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DébutantA1 ÉlémentaireA2 IntermédiaireB1 SYMBOLES INTERACTIVE EXERCISES AUDIO Pour ce printemps, nous vous emmenons en Afrique du Sud, et nous allons plus particulièrement nous attarder sur son histoire, les différentes périodes de la colonisation britannique et hollandaise, et son organisation politique. Saviez-vous que l'Afrique du Sud avait trois capitales ? Et qu'il existait deux pays indépendants à l'intérieur de l'Afrique du Sud ? Vous les découvrirez dans ce numéro, ainsi que divers quartiers du Cap. Vous retrouverez également le vocabulaire des cinq sens, une recette de dessert sud-africain et des nouvelles du monde en anglais. Keep calm and enjoy spring! Valérie Hyenveux, rédactrice en chef LANGUAGE g p a A WHAT’S ITS NAME p. 12-13 The five senses g a A b GRAMMAR FILES p. 16-17 There is / There are g p A b WORDS WORDS p. 18-19 Expressions connected with the senses g p a A b ENGLISH AT WORK p. 22-23 The Bloem Show trade market g p a A b PRONUNCIATION p. 24-25 How to pronounce -s endings p a A NOW YOU’RE TALKING p. 31 South Africa, Freedom Day p a A SURVIVAL KIT p. 33 How to say you are fed upg p A b 10 THINGS TO DO p. 6-7 Cape Town, Western Cape b READ ALL ABOUT IT p. 20-21 South Africa g b CULTURAL NOTES p. 26-29 The history of South Africa p A COOK IN ENGLISH p. 32 Milk tart p a A b GREETINGS FROM p. 34-35 Climbing Table Mountain, Cape Town g A WISH YOU WERE HERE p. 42 Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa PLACES & CULTURE PEOPLE g p a A FORUM p. 4-5 What do you think of when someone mentions South Africa? g p b WHO ARE THEY p. 8-9 Elon Musk p A b MEET p. 14-15 Ray Mare, vinyl, vintage and memorabilia trader p b INTERVIEW p. 38-39 Catherine Kelly, life coach and youth facilitator p b NOW NEWS p. 10-11 p A b STAR WORDS p. 36 p A b NEWS FROM THE STUDIOS p. 37 p A b COMING SOON p. 40 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and John Wick: Chapter 4 p A b MUSIC RELEASES p. 41 Miley Cyrus and Depeche Mode NEWS The five senses p.12 Cape Town p.6 Bo-Kaap, Cape Town p.42 Freedom Day p.31 a A b ENGLISH NOW TEST p. 43-47 NEXT ISSUE AND ANSWERS p. 49 TEST YOURSELF English Now oo 127 April-May 20234 PEOPLEFORUM Article by Louanne Piccolo SANDRA , 41, medical secretary, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Apartheid. When I was young, there was a lot of news about Apartheid. In fact, I don’t know anything else about South Africa. It’s a beautiful country, but that was never discussed. All we saw was the racist actions of their government. What a terrible time in history! GRANT , 50, civil engineer, Lancing, West Sussex, England, UK The Springboks! I’m a rugby fan. South Africa has a rich rugby culture. They are very good rugby players. I also think of the Rugby World Cup in 1995. It was in South Africa, just after the end of Apartheid. The Springboks won at home. It was a great match. THEMBA , 26, veterinary assistant, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa It’s home. I think of our rich and varied culture. The people are friendly and the climate is wonderful. We have beautiful animals you will only find in Africa. South Africa also has great music and delicious food. You must try biltong. It’s a dried meat speciality. You’ll love it. What do you think of when someone mentions South Africa? a civil engineer un ingénieur civil to win (won, won) gagner great super friendly amical wonderful magnifique to find trouver food nourriture to try essayer dried meat de la viande séchée English Now oo 127 April-May 2023 5 retired retraité a postman un facteur let’s see voyons voir without sans a social worker un assistant social to travel voyager anything (ici) rien to appeal to attirer, tenter a building un bâtiment a game park une réserve naturelle the beach la plage warm (ici) chaud the weather la météo cold froid to speak parler HOLLY , 33, social worker, Chicago, Illinois, USA I love traveling, but I don’t feel like going to Africa. When someone mentions ‘South Africa’, I don’t think of anything. Africa doesn’t appeal to me. I prefer Europe because I love history, art and architecture. I like to visit cathedrals and old buildings. South Africa doesn’t have any historical architecture, does it? RAJ , 72, retired postman, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland Let’s see… Elon Musk was born in South Africa. Charlize Theron is also South African. She’s beautiful and she’s a great actress. Of course, I also think of Nelson Mandela. You can’t think about South Africa without Mandela. And if I think of Mandela, I think of Apartheid too. ©Sahroe/Shutterstock JIMMY , 19, student, St Andrews, Scotland, UK I think of my friend, Colin. He’s South African. He talks about game parks, the beach and the warm weather. Scotland is too cold for him. He loves to barbecue. In South Africa, a barbecue is called a braai. He can also speak three languages: English, Afrikaans and Zulu. 2-3 English Now oo 127 April-May 20236 10 THINGS TO DO Article by Talitha Linehan ©LukasBischoffPhotograph/Shutterstock CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA ©Finnstock/Shutterstock. ©WirestockCreators/Shutterstock. More than 24 million visitors a year go to Cape Town’s Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront. Here, you will find many great shops, restaurants, bars and other attractions. Visit the Two Oceans Aquarium and the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, and then take a sunset cruise from the harbour. ShopShop, eat and, eat and have funhave fun at the V&Aat the V&A WaterfrontWaterfront44 Visit two museumsVisit two museums Go to Company’s Garden, which is the oldest garden in South Africa, created by the region’s first European settlers in the 1650s. It is also a park and a heritage site. Next to the garden, you can visit two of Cape Town’s most renowned museums: the Iziko South African Museum, which has incredible collections of African zoology, palaeontology and archaeology; and the Iziko South African National Gallery, which has Dutch, French and British art from the 17th to 19th centuries, and contemporary art from South Africa. ©CC-BY-SA-3.0 22 Explore the cityExplore the city on footon foot Known as the Mother City, Cape Town is one of South Africa’s three capital cities. Situated in the Western Cape province on the southwestern coast of the country, it is surrounded by beautiful mountains, beaches, vineyards and historical monuments. The city centre is small, compact, and easy to walk around in a day. So, why not begin your visit to Cape Town by exploring it on foot to see its many historical buildings, sculptures, mosaics and street art? ©ArTono/Shutterstock. 11 Buy AfricanBuy African craftscrafts at Greenmarket Squareat Greenmarket Square Constructed in 1696, Greenmarket Square is a historical square market that has been used as a slave market, a vegetable market and even a car park over the centuries. It is now an African crafts market, where you can buy incredible handmade objects and other unique souvenirs. ©freespirit20/Shutterstock 33 on foot à pied surrounded by entouré de a vineyard un vignoble to walk around (ici) parcourir à pied to begin commencer a settler un colon a heritage site un site historique renowned renommé Dutch néerlandais crafts (ici) de l’artisanat a slave un esclave a vegetable un légume a car park un parking a century un siècle handmade fait main to shop faire du shopping to have fun s’amuser the waterfront les quais a sunset cruise une croisière au coucher du soleil a harbour un port English Now oo 127 April-May 2023 7 Before winning the Nobel Peace Prize and becoming President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island for 18 years. You can visit the island in Table Bay, tour the prison, learn about its history and see the incredible wildlife that lives in this area. ©MarekPoplawski/Shutterstock TourTour the prison on Robben Islandthe prison on Robben Island88 Spend a daySpend a day at Table Mountain National Parkat Table Mountain National Park One of the most popular tourist destinations for visitors to Cape Town is Table Mountain National Park, which is the most visited national park in South Africa, with over 4 million visitors a year. Ascend Table Mountain on foot or on a cableway for spectacular views of the city and region. ©KobusSaayman/Shutterstock 1010 Connect with nature at the magnificent botanical garden of Kirstenbosch, situated at the foot of Table Mountain. See plants from many different regions in the garden’s conservatory, and then explore the grounds to see an enormous variety of plants indigenous to the Western Cape province. ©Arnold.Petersen/Shutterstock. Relax at Kirstenbosch National Botanical GardenRelax at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden77 Explore the Cape WinelandsExplore the Cape Winelands Take an excursion to the Boland, a region better known as Cape Winelands, which has some of the oldest vineyards in the Southern Hemisphere. Travel on mountain roads through beautiful forests to visit some of these historical vineyards and savour superb vintages from the locality. ©LongJon/Shutterstock. 99 Cape Malay is a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa. You can discover the Cape Malay culture in a part of Cape Town called Bo-Kaap. This formerly racially segregated area is known for its colourful houses and is said to have the largest concentration of pre-1850 architecture in South Africa. ©Finnstock/Shutterstock. Discover the Cape Malay cultureDiscover the Cape Malay culture55 Cape Town gets around 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, which is double that of London, and has some of the most beautiful beaches on the planet. Camps Bay is perfect for families, for example, because it has many great facilities. You can also find beaches that have ideal conditions for surfers or for horse riding on the sand. ©DavidSteele/Shutterstock Go to the beachGo to the beach66 Muslim musulman formerly anciennement a racially une zone segregated area soumise à la ségrégation raciale sunshine (ici) l’ensoleillement a facility (ici) un équipement horse riding l’équitation the sand le sable a conservatory (ici) une serre the grounds les lieux to tour (ici) visiter through (ici) à travers a vintage (ici) un millésime, un cru to spend a day passer une journée to ascend (ici) gravir a cableway un téléphérique 4-5 PEOPLE English Now oo 127 April-May 20238 WHO ARE THEY? Article by Talitha Linehan very successful and was acquired by Compaq Computer in 1999 for $305 million. This acquisition earned Elon Musk $22 million. The brothers then repeated their success, but on an even grander scale. They used the money from the acquisition to found a company called X.com. In 2000, X.com merged with another company to form Paypal, and two years later, eBay acquired Paypal for $1.5 billion. SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company It was in 2002 that Musk founded SpaceX, which designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company soon began working with NASA, and in 2012, it made history by becoming the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station. SpaceX is now offering commercial flights into space, at a cost of $55 million per ticket, and is developing a reusable launch vehicle called Starship, to attain its ultimate goal of colonizing Mars. As well as being the CEO of SpaceX, Musk is also the CEO of Tesla, which he joined in 2004. Tesla is known for producing electric cars but also produces battery products and solar roofs. It is the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles, and in 2017, it surpassed General Motors to become the world’s most valuable From South Africa to the US Born to a Canadian mother and South African father, Musk, 51, grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. He became interested in computers at a young age and created a computer game when he was just 12. After finishing school, he went to the University of Pretoria for a short period, before moving to Canada at age 17, to avoid mandatory service in the South African military. In Canada, Musk attended Queen’s University at Kingston in Ontario. Then, two years later, he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania in the US city of Philadelphia, where he obtained two degrees: one in economics and the other in physics. He went on to Stanford University in California, to do a PhD in energy physics. However, just two days into the program, he left to take advantage of the growing popularity of the Internet and found his first company. Becoming a multi-millionaire In 1995, along with Greg Kouri and his brother Kimbal, Musk founded Zip2, a searchable business directory with maps included. The company became ©CC-BY-SA-2.0 Elon Musk showcasing a Neuralink device in 2020 Elon Musk wants to change the world, and he has the money and power to do so. Musk, 51, is the world’s richest man, with an estimated net worth of around $200 billion, and is at the head of some of the world’s most powerful companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company and, following a controversial takeover last year, Twitter. Elon Musk a CEO un PDG to embrace (ici) saisir net worth (ici) la fortune a takeover (ici) un rachat mandatory obligatoire a degree (ici) un diplôme a PhD un doctorat growing croissant a directory un annuaire a map une carte, un plan to earn rapporter (de l’argent) a scale une échelle to merge (ici) fusionner a rocket une fusée a spacecraft un vaisseau spatial a flight un vol reusable réutilisable a solar roof une toiture solaire FULL NAME Elon Reeve Musk BORN June 28th 1971 KNOWN AS the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter QUOTE “Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.” English Now oo 127 April-May 2023 9 carmaker. Tesla is developing software to facilitate autonomous driving, though its Autopilot system has often been criticized over safety concerns. In 2015, Musk co-founded an artificial intelligence research laboratory called OpenAI, to advance digital intelligence for the benefit of humanity. A year later, he co-founded Neuralink Corporation, a neurotechnology company that is developing implantable brain–machine interfaces, and The Boring Company, to reduce traffic in urban areas. The Boring Company has already built two tunnels in Las Vegas, Nevada, to facilitate a new form of transportation envisioned by Musk called Hyperloop, which transports people inside pods at high speeds. Taking over Twitter Although admired by many, Musk has often been criticized for the things he’s said and done. He was at the center of controversy last year over his acquisition of Twitter; after he initially reneged on his offer to buy the company for $44 billion, Twitter sued him. Soon after acquiring the company, he fired about half of its employees, including some of its top executives. Musk also introduced an $8 monthly subscription on Twitter for a ‘blue check’, traditionally used to verify the identity of high-profile users. However, he had to suspend the program days later after users began impersonating public figures and companies and tweeting under their names, with embarrassing and often hilarious results. n ©kavidesigns/Shutterstock ©FedericoRostagno/Shutterstock. The SpaceX launch complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida a carmaker un constructeur automobile a software un logiciel safety concerns des questions de sûreté traffic (ici) la circulation a pod (ici) une capsule to renege ne pas tenir parole to sue intenter un procès to fire (ici) licencier a top executive un dirigeant a monthly subscription un abonnement mensuel to impersonate (ici) se faire passer pour a public figure une personnalité publique Roles and responsibilities A business magnate and investor, Elon Musk is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; cofounder of Neuralink and OpenAI; president of the Musk Foundation; and owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc. Although now unmarried, he has been married three times – twice to the same woman – and is the father of ten children, including triplets and two sets of twins. an investor un investisseur the founder le fondateur an angel investor un investisseur providentiel the owner le propriétaire twice deux fois a set of twins une paire de jumeaux 6-7 NEWSNOW NEWS English Now oo 127 April-May 2023 Article by Talitha Linehan 10 free (ici) gratuit a school meal un repas à la cantine a soft drink un soda content (ici) la teneur a sugar-free drink une boisson sans sucre to tackle (ici) s’attaquer à childhood obesity l’obésité infantile however cependant at least au moins instead à la place hunger la faim a teacher un enseignant breakfast le petit-déjeuner disruptive (ici) turbulent ©tornadoflight/Shutterstock A request for more free school meals If you buy a soft drink with high sugar content in the UK, you’ll probably pay more for it than for a sugar-free drink. That’s thanks in part to British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who was instrumental in persuading the UK government to introduce a tax on sugary soft drinks in 2018. In the first full year after the tax was introduced, it generated £336 million in revenue, which was used for programmes that tackle childhood obesity. However, Oliver is now asking the government to use this money to pay for free school meals for at least 800,000 more children instead. Speaking on BBC Radio 4, he discussed the “poverty of hunger” and the impact it has on children and their teachers. If a family is too poor to give their child breakfast, it can result in them being “disruptive or sleeping” in class, and “that affects plan A, plan B and plan C of a teacher’s hour,” he said. ©Sharomka/Shutterstock. Studying the origins of UFOs There’s no doubt that unidentified flying objects, commonly known as UFOs, exist. Now NASA is conducting an independent scientific study into their origins. It has recruited a team of 16 researchers, including physicists, a former astronaut and an oceanographer, to conduct a nine-month study based on unclassified data, and plans to publish the results of the study this year. While some assume UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin, NASA says there is no proof of this. The leader of the study, astrophysicist David Spergel, told CNN, “We should be open to the idea that we’re looking at several different phenomena… I’ve spent most of my career as a cosmologist. I can tell you, we don’t know what makes up 95% of the universe. So there are things we don’t understand.” a UFO un OVNI to conduct (ici) mener a study une étude, des recherches unclassified non confidentiel data des données to assume supposer a proof une preuve several plusieurs to make up (ici) composer ©MarkoAliaksandr/Shutterstock. English Now oo 127 April-May 2023 11 Giving back through computer science Nelly Cheboi is doing what so many heroes do; she is giving back to her community. Cheboi grew up in poverty in rural Kenya and worked hard to get a scholarship to study computer science in the US. Now a software engineer, she has created a nonprofit called TechLit Africa, to help thousands of children in rural Kenya to become computer literate. The programme uses recycled computers from the US to establish computer labs at schools in Kenya, where students can take classes in computers and everything from video production to coding. TechLit is now working with 10 schools and hopes to connect with 100 more by early next year. Cheboi told CNN she hopes that when TechLit students leave school, they can “get a job online because they will know how to code, they will know how to do graphic design, they will know how to do marketing… By bringing the resources, by bringing these skills, we are opening up the world to them.” to give back rendre computer science l’informatique to grow up grandir (grew, grown) a scholarship une bourse a software engineer un ingénieur en informatique a nonprofit une association à but non lucratif computer literate capable de se servir d’un ordinateur a computer lab une salle informatique a student un élève early (ici) au début to bring apporter a skill une compétence ©CC-BY-SA-4.0 Breakdancing: a new Olympic sport You’ve probably seen it in films: American teenagers on urban streets spinning on their heads, balancing on their hands and doing other crazy tricks to music. This athletic style of dance originated in New York City in the 1970s. It was originally called ‘breaking’ or ‘b-boying’, but is popularly known as ‘breakdancing’, and practitioners are known as ‘b-boys’, ‘b-girls’, ‘breakdancers’ or ‘breakers’. Now, the International Olympic Committee has announced that it is introducing breakdancing as a new Olympic sport, under the name ‘breaking’. The sport will debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Paris and 16 other French cities from July 26th to August 11th. So, get ready for the coolest Olympics ever! a teenager un adolescent to spin tourner to balance (ici) tenir en équilibre crazy fou a trick (ici) une figure a practitioner (ici) un pratiquant ever (ici) de tous les temps ©oneinchpunch/Shutterstock. 8-11
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