ENGLISH NOW n°138 - Page 1 - 138 Abonnez-vous maintenant sur goenglish.fr Vous vous entraînez avec des exercices. Vous lisez et écoutez un article adapté à votre niveau. Vous le comprenez grâce aux guides de compréhension fournis. 10 MINUTES PAR JOUR ! APPRENEZ L’ANGLAIS EN SEULEMENT 1 2 3 4 Une gamme complète : Novembre 2024 no108 March - April 2024 japprendslanglais.fr BASÉ SUR LE PROGRAMME OFFICIEL DE L’ÉDUCATION NATIONALE A U D I O SUR INTER N E T Gratuit! WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE? Fleurs de printemps TRAVAUX MANUELS Les animaux Les adjectifs opposés Les couleurs du printemps VOCABULAIRE Chameau ou dromadaire ? Dès 6 ans 8-12 ans (CM1-5e ) A1 à B1 - Débutant à intermédiaire B1 à C2 - Intermédiaire à avancé Vous avancez à votre rythme, en toute autonomie ! Les seuls magazines d’anglais spécialement conçus pour la jeunesse ! UNIQUE ! English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 3 no138 February-March 2025 Un exercice interactif se rapporte à cet article dans Go Digital. Article en anglais américain Article lu et enregistré (téléchargeable sur www.englishnow.fr) + exercices de prononciation et d’intonation Les articles couvrent les niveaux A1 à B1 du Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les langues. Débutant A1 Élémentaire A2 Intermédiaire B1 SYMBOLES INTERACTIVE EXERCISES AUDIO En ce début d'année, nous vous emmenons en Oregon, un état de la côte Pacifique américaine, situé entre la Californie au sud et l'état de Washington au nord. C'est un des états les plus pluvieux des États-Unis, avec des forêts luxuriantes, une nature à couper le souffle et un endroit idéal pour observer les baleines. L'Oregon est aussi connu pour être le théâtre de manifestations drainant des milliers de personnes : des suffragettes à la fin du 19e siècle au mouvement Black lives Matter en 2021. Vous trouverez dans ce magazine du vocabulaire et des dialogues autour du militantisme et un portrait du défenseur des océans, Paul Watson. Bonne lecture ! Valerie Hyenveux, rédactrice en chef LANGUAGE gpaA WHAT’S ITS NAME u p.12-13 The forest in Oregon g aAbGRAMMAR FILES p.16-17 Ordre des mots 1/2 gp AbWORDS WORDS p.18-19 Idiomatic expressions about activism gpaAbENGLISH AT WORK p.22-23 Activism gpaAbPRONUNCIATION p.24-25 Silent letters p A NOW YOU’RE TALKING p.31 Going to demonstrations p A SURVIVAL KIT p.33 How to be a climate advocate gpAb 10 THINGS TO DO u p.6-7 Portland, Oregon, USA gpAb READ ALL ABOUT IT p.20-21 Greenpeace and sea shepherd: similarities and differences g b TRAVELOGUE u p.20-21 Exploring Oregon’s natural beauty and vibrant cities pA COOK IN ENGLISH u p.32 Marionberry pie paAbGREETINGS FROM u p.34-35 Ski trip in Oregon Ab WISH YOU WERE HERE up.42 Ashland, Oregon, USA PLACES & CULTURE PEOPLE gpaA Forum p.4-5 What do you thing of Paul Watson’s arrest ? gpb Who Are They p.8-9 Captain Paul Watson pAb Meet u p.14-15 Mackenzie Bakewell, artist from Portland, Oregon pb Interview u p.38-39 Chandra LeGue, Senior Conservation Advocate at Oregon Wild p AbNOW NEWS p.10-11 p AbSTAR WORDS p.36 p AbNEWS FROM THE STUDIOSp.37 p AbCOMING SOON p.40 Snow White and Captain America: Brave New World p AbMUSIC RELEASES p.41 Greentea Peng and Sam Fender NEWS Oregon’s natural beauty p.26 Ski trip in Oregon p. 34 Marionberry pie p.32 Portland, Oregon p. 6 aAbENGLISH NOW TEST p. 43-47 NEXT ISSUE AND ANSWERS p. 49 TEST YOURSELF English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 4 PEOPLE FORUM Article by Louanne Piccolo Charlotte , 28, environmental lawyer, Melbourne, Australia Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd don’t respect the law. This means their work is controversial. People will be arrested if they don’t follow the rules. Protecting the environment is a good act, but it is not a good act when you break the law. I hope Watson understands that now. © Greyboots40/Shutterstock Liam , 32, marine biologist, Galway, Ireland Paul Watson’s arrest is complicated. Sea Shepherd wants to save the oceans. This is positive, but their methods are aggressive. Watson’s act caused legal problems. We need a fair solution that must respect the law and protect the environment. Is that possible? I am sure it is! © Frederic Legrand - COMEO/Shutterstock Sophie , 35, law professor, Bath, UK Watson’s work brings attention to big problems. But can you break the rules for that? No, you can’t. The law exists for a good reason. It protects people. If Watson goes to Japan, he will be in trouble. This is a useful discussion about activism for my law students! © oleschwander/Shutterstock What do you think of Paul Watson’s arrest? an environmental lawyer un avocat de l’environnement the law la loi to mean vouloir dire to break the law enfreindre la loi a marine biologist un biologiste marin fair juste a law professor un professeur de droit to bring attention to porter à la connaissance de to be in trouble avoir des ennuis useful utile activism le militantisme English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 5 on one hand d’un côté on the other hand de l’autre (côté) a referee un arbitre wildlife la faune et la flore an estate agent un agent immobilier to kill tuer a whale une baleine a dolphin un dauphin a shark un requin to be allowed to être autorisé à an environmental activist un militant écologiste a fight une bataille brave courageux to support soutenir James , 45, journalist, Halifax, Canada It’s not easy to answer that question. On one hand, Sea Shepherd’s work to save the oceans is good. But on the other hand, their methods are illegal. There should be an international referee about wildlife. Personally, I understand Paul Watson’s actions. What about you? © Shaun Robinson/Shutterstock Emily , 40, estate agent, Wellington, New Zealand People say that Sea Shepherd’s methods are illegal but killing the whales is also illegal. Japan and Denmark don’t respect the law by killing whales, dolphins and sharks. If states are allowed to break the law, what’s left to save the oceans? © KasperFiil/Shutterstock Aiden , 22, environmental activist, Portland, USA Paul Watson’s arrest is bad news for the whales and oceans. I hope there aren’t negative consequences for Sea Shepherd because it is an important organization. Environmental activism is a dangerous fight and you need to be brave. After Watson’s arrest, maybe more people will support Sea Shepherd? © Hadrian/Shutterstock 2-3 English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 6 10 THINGS TO DO Article by Julie Bridgeman © Sean Pavone/Shutterstock PORTLAND, OREGON, USA Visit the Portland Art Museum Visit the Portland Art Museum The Portland Art Museum is the largest museum in Oregon and takes up an entire city block in downtown Portland’s cultural district. Founded in 1892, the museum features artwork from thousands of artists, from well-known painters Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir, to regional contemporary artists. There is also a collection of Native American art, with over 3,500 works from at least 200 tribal communities. Additionally, several special exhibitions are presented throughout the year. © ARTYOORAN/Shutterstock 1 1 Browse Browse Powell’s City of Books Powell’s City of Books Portland has many independent bookstores, but the most famous is Powell’s City of Books. Located in the Pearl District, Powell’s is the world’s largest independent bookstore, with more than a million new and used books for sale. For the comfort of the shopper, it has two entrances and nine color-coded rooms, and the books are categorized into 3,500 different subsections! © ARTYOORAN/Shutterstock 2 2 Have a coffee Have a coffee Coffee culture is very important to the people of Portland. There are more than 200 coffee shops in the city, with approximately 80 of these being independent roasters. One of the most famous is Stumptown Coffee Roasters, owned by Duane Sorenson, who sources, roasts and delivers his coffee beans to the café’s various locations around the city. © Michael Gordon/Shutterstock 3 3 Check out Check out the International Rose Test Garden the International Rose Test Garden Portland is nicknamed the Rose City because it is home to the century-old International Rose Test Garden (also called the Portland Rose Garden) in Washington Park. Over 10,000 rose bushes of 600 different varieties bloom here. Admission is free, as are the guided tours which take place daily at 1:00 pm between May and September. © Jakub Zajic/Shutterstock 4 4 to take up prendre a city block un pâté de maisons, d’immeubles downtown le centre ville to feature présenter, inclure well-known célèbre throughout tout au long de to browse jeter un œil, regarder used d’occasion for the comfort of pour le confort de color-coded à code couleur a subsection une sous-section a roaster (ici) un torréfacteur to source se procurer to roast torréfier to deliver livrer coffee beans des grains de café a location un établissement to check out (ici) aller faire un tour nicknamed surnommé century-old vieux d’un siècle a rose bush un rosier to bloom fleurir, éclore admission l’entrée English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 7 a species une espèce the grounds (ici) le domaine an exhibit (ici) les animaux présents an area une zone, un territoire seasonal events un événement saisonnier an advance-purchase ticket un ticket en pré-vente required requis, obligatoire top (ici) meilleur an earthquake un tremblement de terre a star une étoile to conduct mener, diriger an experiment une expérience a lab un laboratoire whole entier to enjoy apprécier a skyline une ligne d’horizon a commuter aerial tramway un tramway aérien de banlieue silver argenté busy (ici) très fréquenté at rush hour aux heures de pointe midday midi a foodie un gourmet a food cart un stand de nourriture a tip (ici) un conseil a stained-glass ceiling des vitraux au plafond to take a break faire une pause mammal un mammifère to support (ici) abriter to seek out chercher arts and crafts fair un marché d’artisanat Perhaps the best way to enjoy the view of the city skyline is from the Portland Aerial Tram, one of only two commuter aerial tramways in the entire United States. The silver cabins take passengers 500 feet (150 meters) into the air, starting at South Waterfront and arriving at Marquam Hill four minutes later. The tram gets very busy at rush hour, so consider visiting at midday or on the weekend. © Siyi H/Shutterstock Take the Portland Aerial Tram Take the Portland Aerial Tram 7 7 If you are a foodie, you will love Portland. The city is home to plenty of restaurants and food carts serving local, seasonal ingredients. Our top tip in terms of charm is Huber’s Cafe, known as “Portland’s oldest restaurant”, which has a beautiful stained-glass ceiling and a great cocktail menu. © DR Eat, drink and be happy Eat, drink and be happy 8 8 Also in Washington Park is the Oregon Zoo, which contains over 2,000 animals from 165 species. The grounds of the zoo cover 64 acres (25.9 hectares) and the exhibits are grouped into six geographical areas. The zoo hosts special seasonal events, such as the Zoo Nights summer concert series, and “Howloween” in October. Advance-purchase tickets for the zoo are required and can be bought on the Oregon Zoo’s website. © ARTYOORAN/Shutterstock Look around the Oregon Zoo Look around the Oregon Zoo 5 5 Situated on the Willamette River, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is one of the top science centers in the US. From feeling an earthquake, to exploring the stars in the planetarium, to conducting an experiment in a lab, the exhibits at the OMSI offer fun for the whole family. © Victoria Ditkovsky/Shutterstock Explore the Oregon Museum of Explore the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Science and Industry (OMSI) 6 6 This outdoor market is considered the largest arts and crafts fair in the United States, with up to one million visitors during its annual season. Alongside the city’s finest artisans and chefs, there are also performances from local musicians, creating a fun and festive atmosphere. © quiggyt4/Shutterstock Walk around Portland Saturday Walk around Portland Saturday Market Market 10 10 Located in the city’s north-west corner, this 8-mile-long (13 km) urban forest reserve covers 5,156 acres (2,086 ha), providing a break from urban life and supporting more than 112 bird and 62 mammal species. Visitors to the park should also seek out the Pittock Mansion, a 100-year-old stately home which provides lovely views from nearly 1,000 feet (304 m) above the city. © Klara_Steffkova/Shutterstock Take a break Take a break in Forest Park in Forest Park 9 9 4-5 PEOPLE English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 8 WHO ARE THEY? Article by Claire Cullen Founding the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society After leaving Greenpeace, Watson started the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977. The group works to protect marine life by taking direct action. Sea Shepherd became well known for its bold tactics, such as stopping illegal fishing and blocking whaling ships. While many people support their efforts, others think their methods are too extreme. Sea Shepherd’s actions have also led to legal challenges. Under Captain Paul Watson’s leadership, Early life and activism Paul Watson was born on December 2nd, 1950, in Toronto, Canada. From a young age, he cared deeply about animals. When he was nine years old, he stopped hunters by breaking their traps to protect wildlife. This was the start of his life as an activist. In 1969, Watson joined the Sierra Club, an organisation that works to conserve the environment. He went on to join Greenpeace in the early 1970s and took part in campaigns against nuclear testing and whaling. Some people say Watson was one of the founders of Greenpeace, but others disagree. His focus on activism caused disagreements in the organisation, and he left in 1977. © Captain Paul Watson Foundation Captain Paul Watson is a Canadian-American activist who is famous for protecting the oceans. He began his work with Greenpeace and later started the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Watson has spent his life taking bold action to save marine animals and their habitats. Captain Paul Watson an activist un militant a shepherd un berger bold courageux, audacieux to care deeply s’intéresser profondément a hunter un chasseur a trap un piège nuclear testing des essais nucléaires whaling la pêche à la baleine to disagree ne pas être d’accord a tactic une stratégie fishing la pêche a ship un bateau to support soutenir to lead to (led, led) mener à legal challenges des contestations judiciaires under so’s leadership sous la direction de Paul Watson in media • Television: Watson became famous through the TV series ‘Whale Wars’. The show followed Sea Shepherd’s missions to stop whaling and protect marine life. • Documentary: He was the subject of the awardwinning film Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011), which tells the story of his activism. • Books: Watson has written several books, including Earthforce! An Earth Warrior’s Guide to Strategy (1993) and Seal Wars: Twenty-Five Years on the Front Lines with the Harp Seals (2002). • Speaking Events: Watson is a popular speaker and shares his ideas about protecting the oceans at events around the world. a speaker un conférencier an event (ici) une conférence FULL NAME Paul Franklin Watson BORN December 2nd, 1950 KNOWN AS Founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society QUOTE “If the ocean dies, we die.” English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 9 Sea Shepherd became a global organisation. The group has a fleet of ships, often called ‘Neptune’s Navy’, which travels the world to protect marine wildlife. Their missions include stopping illegal whaling and shark finning*. Sea Shepherd has also worked with governments and local communities to enforce marine conservation laws. In 2022, Watson left the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and started a new group called the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. This organisation continues Watson’s work of protecting marine animals and their habitats. Like Sea Shepherd, it focuses on taking strong action to stop activities that harm the oceans. Legal issues In July 2024, Captain Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland. Japan had issued an international warrant for his arrest because of his anti-whaling actions. His detention led to global discussions about his methods. Some people admired him for his bravery, while others questioned whether his tactics were too extreme. Watson was released in December 2024 and he returned home. Personal life and legacy Watson has been married several times and has three children. In 2015, he married Yana Rusinovich in Paris, and they have two sons together. Watson now lives in Paris with his family, where he has applied for political asylum. Paul Watson has spent his life fighting to protect marine life and the oceans. His bold actions have made him a hero to many, but his methods have also caused controversy. Through the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, he continues to fight for the oceans and inspire others to care about the planet. * Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins while the remainder of the living shark is discarded in the ocean. © Captain Paul Watson Foundation © Captain Paul Watson Foundation global mondial a fleet une flotte shark finning le prélèvement des ailerons de requins to harm faire du mal Greenland Groenland a warrant un mandat bravery le courage a son un fils political asylum l’asile politique to care se sentir concerné 6-7 NEWS NOW NEWS English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 Article by Robert J. Schweitzer 10 Equal pay in New Zealand New Zealand’s Parliament has just passed the Equal Pay Amendment Bill’ that ensures workers are not paid less due to gender. This new legislation goes beyond making sure men and women are paid equally for the same work. This has already been the law since 1972: You do the same work, you get paid the same money. This new bill attempts to ensure that there is more equity by attempting to give women, in historically underpaid female dominated jobs, the same pay as men in different but equally valued work. This bill attempts to set clear guidelines for workers to lodge pay equity claims for female and male dominated jobs if they have “substantially similar skills, responsibility and service”. When she was elected in 2017, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised to amend existing legislation. She wrote on Instagram: “The bill delivers on our promise to create a more equitable Aotearoa (New Zealand) by making it easier for employees to raise a pay equity claim, and by encouraging collaborative mediation before issues are escalated to the courts.” New Zealand is always striving for equality and was the first nation to give women the right to vote in 1893. to pass (ici) adopter a bill une proposition de loi to ensure garantir less moins due to (ici) selon equally équitablement to attempt essayer de equity (ici) équité underpaid sous payé equally valued évalué équitablement to set clear guidelines poser des lignes directrices claires to lodge (ici) faire opposition à a pay equity claim une réclamation concernant l’égalité salariale substantially conidérablement a skill une compétence to amend modifier an issue un problème to strive s’efforcer de © ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock stale éventé, rassis unsold non vendu to let go to waste laisser gaspiller to convert into transformer renewable renouvelable to power alimenter a wastewater treatment plant une usine de traitement des eaux usées biodegraded décomposé sewage sludge des boues d’épuration a facility (ici) un établissement to repurpose (ici) exploiter, réutiliser expired périmé Stale unsold beer turned into electricity? Australia had millions of liters of beer that went stale due to the restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of letting the beer go to waste, they have converted it into renewable energy to help power a wastewater treatment plant. The beer is biodegraded under high temperatures in large tanks, using natural bacterial processes to release biogas. This is mixed with sewage sludge, and together they create an even stronger biogas which is used to power the whole facility at the SA Waters Glenelg wastewater treatment plant, just west of Adelaide in South Australia. The wastewater plant repurposes 150,000 litres of expired beer every week – enough to power 1,200 houses in total. © AustralianCamera/Shutterstock English Now o o 138 February-March 2025 11 Making electronic products last longer Inspired by the people in Cuba and Kenya, who would never throw away an electronic device before trying every way possible to fix it, a charity in London, England, called ‘The Restart Project’ was created. Cofounder Janet Gunter says: “The longer we use things, the less impact they have.” The goal of the project is to keep old electronics out of the dumpster by repairing them while having fun and making new friends in the neighbourhood. Members encourage people to learn how to repair their devices, but also to rethink their relationship to electronics. Instead of feeling trapped by their gadgets when something goes wrong, they learn how to take them apart and understand how they work. The group even hosts regular ‘restart parties’ where people can find quality second-hand products and learn about repair facilities, where almost anything can be fixed. In addition to their hands-on work, the group supports the repair movement in other ways, including politically. They have called for the UK government to make repairs affordable through tax reductions and repair vouchers. From tablets to toasters, from iPhones to headphones, consider repairing your electronics instead of throwing them away. To learn more, visit therestartproject.org. to last durer to throw away jeter a device un appareil to fix réparer a dumpster une benne à ordures a neighbourhood un quartier to learn apprendre trapped piégé to take sth apart démonter second-hand d’occasion a repair facility un atelier de réparation hands-on pratique to support soutenir affordable abordable a repair voucher un bon de réparation a toaster un grille-pain headphones un casque audio looted dérobé, pillé an artifact un objet ancien to hand over remettre recovered (ici) retrouvé, obtenu the Netherlands les Pays Bas, la Hollande smuggled sorti en douce to topple renverser a lack of funding un manque de financement such tel, pareil a shipment (ici) une expédition United States returns looted artifacts to Iraq Over 17,000 ancient artifacts have been handed over to the Iraqi Ministry of Culture. Most of the artifacts date back to ancient Mesopotamia and were recovered by the US in a recent trip by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kaddhimi. Pieces were also returned to the Ministry by Japan, Italy and the Netherlands as part of a months-long effort to find and return smuggled goods. Most were looted due to the invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein and the instability and lack of funding for archaeological sites across the country. There have been at least five such shipments since 2016 as existing laws are being used to force smugglers to return the artifacts to their place of origin. 8-11
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