MONTAIGNE INTERNATIONAL N°3 juin 2015

MONTAIGNE INTERNATIONAL
N°3 juin 2015
Dans ce nouveau numéro en anglais et en espagnol, vous trouverez des
travaux réalisés par nos élèves du collège et du lycée Montaigne en cours
de langue vivante.
Il s’agit bien sûr d’un échantillon parmi une foule de projets et de sujets
abordés cette année.
Ce numéro fait la part belle à l’expression dans tous ses états et en toute
liberté !
Merci aux élèves et à leurs professeurs pour leur contribution enthousiaste!
ENJOY! ¡DISFRUTAD!
A. Drabble, rédactrice en chef
DETECTIVE STORIES
Here are 5 short stories; they all
begin the same way, but their
writers had very different ideas
and a lot of imagination.
Have a look!!
The story of Bobby McFischer
He was sitting in an empty carriage of the
10.30 train to Colinbrook. Suddenly, the
lights went off and the train stopped with a
jolt. He jumped slightly of his seat at first,
but then he started panicking. Why were
they stopping ? It was a direct connection,
the weather had been great all day, the
train wasn’t supposed to cross any country
border, and as far as he knew, no war of
any kind had been declared in Europe !
The train had never been more silent.
Michel Miege was now feeling sharp
shivers making their way up his spine. And
considering the fact that he couldn’t see a
thing in the dark, he had his reasons to be
scared. He closed his eyes to reassure
himself. Eventually, after a minute or two,
he could hear what was surely the clicking
of the lights above him. He felt the train
was in movement again, and the tiny
glimpse of darkness that was passing
through his closed eyes switched to a slight
yellow tint. It was just a power cut ! he
thought, smiling. He opened his eyes,
ashamed, and saw his carriage again. But it
wasn’t empty anymore. Sitting in front of
him was Bobby McFischer, his former
biggest Chess rival. Michel Miege knew
this moment would come, one day, but this
was way sooner than he had excepted.
Suspense : Suspense is the word used to describe
the building up of a desire to know what could
happen next, often accompanied with fear and
foreboding. This makes the reader want to carry on
reading, or to buy a book when suspense is used on
the summary of its back cover.
The Whodunit: The word comes from the question
« who has done it ? ».
The Whodunit contains two stories: the story of the
crime and the story of the investigation.
The story of the crime ends before the second story
begins. The characters of the story of the
investigation don't act, they learn. In fact, nothing
can happen to them.
During the separation between the discovery of the
crime and the revelation of the killer, there is a slow
apprenticeship about the case, the clues are
examined cautiously.
« All right Michel. Let’s not waste any of
your precious time. I know you cheated at
our game at the Berlin Chess Tournament.
And I’ve got all the necessary evidence to
prove it. You know what that means, right
? » Michel Miege nodded. He knew
exactly what it meant : his 350 000$
award redistributed to the winner and his
name removed from the official World
Chess Classification, banished from any
chess tournament, and moreover, covered
with shame. He was speechless, and
trembling like an old man on extreme high
dose of caffeine. He had absolutely no clue
what he should be doing or saying now,
except asking himself a simple question,
repeatedly : Why had he cheated ? He was
a talented chess player, was enjoying
playing professionally… although maybe
it was the money that he’d always
wanted… But something wasn’t right.
Wasn’t it a bit abrupt to struggle that much
to find him, manage to stop the train to get
on and meet him, just to announce to him
that he had caught his tricks on the finals…
Bobby McFisher was indeed out of his
mind. He made sure the door leading to the
corridor was locked, came back, and
placed a small wooden chessboard on the
table, an analog game clock, as well as a
18mm fully-loaded handgun on the table,
pointing towards Michel’s head. Bobby
surely had a more extreme plan than that,
Michel thought. « One last game » Bobby
said. « Let’s play the game again, for real
this time. No more fooling around. »
Michel had obviously no choice but to
accept. After putting all the pieces in place,
Bobby rotated the gun a little, while
looking directly at his enemy, and adding
very clearly : « Play the best you can. »
So the game started. One move, two
moves. Clock ticking. Five moves, eight
moves, fourteen moves. Clock ticking.
Clock ticking. Michel Miege had a hard
time concentrating. He was practically
drowning in his own sweat. The game was
about tied, a few pawns down on each side.
Bobby McFischer wasn’t playing as well
as he was used to either. Nineteen moves,
thirty moves, Clock ticking. Forty-seventh
move. Michel couldn’t believe it. He
double-checked, triple-checked, and yet it
was still there : he had a winning move. A
simple move of his bishop could force the
opponent’s king into checkmate. But
would Bobby appreciate losing, again ?
Michel tried to think deeply, but it was
getting all mixed up : the chessboard, the
train, Bobby, the power cut, Berlin, the
bishop, the money, the cheating, the gun.
He remembered that Bobby had asked him
to play his best. So he reached for the
piece, moved it onto the right spot, and
pronounced with a weak voice,
« checkmate » … Bobby couldn’t believe
what he had just heard. He hadn’t seen that
move coming at all. He became mad with
rage, couldn’t take the pressure he was
inflicting on himself, and shot Michel
Miege dead. He immediately heard
screams coming from the surrounding
rooms.
People rumbled across the whole train. An
alarm went off, the train started to slow
down, blood was flooding from Michel’s
body onto the carpet, children were
whispering, screaming, panicking… It
wasn’t going at all like he had planned.
Everything went way too fast for Bobby, so
fast, that he wasn’t even realizing that his
fingers were sliding onto the trigger of his
gun.
The instant later, he was dead.
Eliott Mamon - Yannis Oudjit - Louis Volle Gabriel Le Marchand
Vocabulary Box:
- Chess : A popular board game for two
players, each moving their white or black
pieces on a checkered board.
- glimpse : a small vision or a small
amount of light.
- bishop : a piece in the game of chess.
- speechless : silent, unable to speak.
- trigger : the part of the gun you press to
shoot the bullet.
The silent murder
She was sitting in an empty carriage of the
10:30 train to Collinbrook. Suddenly, the
lights went off and the train stopped with a
jolt. The train driver informed the
passengers that the electricity had shut
down, and ordered them not to open the
doors. It was dark outside, and there was
steam on the window, but she had just seen
a light coming to the train. Maybe it was a
technician who was here to
repair the problem. Out of curiosity, she
opened the window and took a look
outside. She saw a motorcycle stopping in
front of her. She attempted to call the
motor driver, but she discerned that he was
targetting her with a silenced pistol. Then
she fell and was motionless. The murderer
closed the window and left the place.
“Collinbrook station! Please leave the train
without forgetting your belongings!”
The ticket controller checked in every
carriage in case someone had forgotten
their luggage. He entered the crime scene,
and discovered the woman lying on the
seat. He attempted to wake her up, then he
saw a hole right in her head. She had been
shot to death during her travel.
Célian Ousaci – Gaspard Salomon – Julien
Lin– Nagulan Selvachandra
Vocabulary box:
Steam: mist
Motionless: still
Belongings: luggage
Desire for revenge
She was sitting in an empty
carriage of the 10:30 train to Collinbrook.
Suddenly the lights went off and the train
stopped with a jolt. Caroline was a famous
lawyer in the country. She built her
celebrity by winning an important trial.
The accused was Jon Smith, a gardener
who had been working for an old
billionaire lady. The police were
investigating her mysterious death and the
judge was about to clear him when
Caroline discovered that his alibi was
faulty. Then, he had been declared guilty
and sent to prison for 10 years.
Let's get back to our story. At first,
Caroline thought that someone was about
to come to explain to her what was going
on. But after 10 minutes, she began to feel
a bit scared. It was getting cold in the
carriage, she covered herself with her big
fur coat and watched through the window.
She saw the lights of Collinbrook shining
in the valley. She took her handbag and
walked to the carriage door to ask the other
travelers what was happening. The doors
were locked and Caroline started to hit
them with anger. Suddenly, she heard the
sound of broken glass, she turned back and
saw the silhouette of a man who was
breaking into the carriage. He was holding
a gun in his left hand and a flash light in
the other one. Caroline began to yell for
help and tried to open the door with
despair. The man turned the flash light on
in front of her so it was blinding her. She
was scared to death and fell on the floor.
The man laughed and walked slowly to
her. He put his arm on her forehead and
said :
« Ten years... You stole ten years of my
life. »
Caroline instantly understood who she was
facing. He turned the flash light on himself
then she saw his face. Some people say
that prison changes you but the man she
was looking at had no ressemblance with
the man she had sent to prison. His face
was colorless and there were many scars
on it. He had a disgusting beard which was
hiding his mouth.
He murmured with a controlled anger :
«My plan was perfect, I was about to get
half the inheritance, five billion dollars !
You ruined it all and I am here to get my
revenge.
-You deserved to be sent to jail ! You
murdered an old lady without any pang of
conscience ! You are a monster ! »
A tear dropped from her eye, she was
afraid and brave at the same time, her
profession had thaught her not to show her
emotions. He reloaded his gun and was
about to pull the trigger when suddenly,
the train restarted. He fell down and
dropped his weapon. Caroline stood up and
ran to the gun, she took it and saw
Mr.Smith running toward her. He took a
knife from his pocket and shouted madly :
«Die !!!»
Caroline was terrified , she closed her
eyes. The gunshot resonated, Jon Smith
was dead, lying on the floor, his face on
the ground.
Vocabulary box :
Carriage : compartiment
Inheritance : heritage
Trigger : gachette
Forehead : front
Despair : désespoir
Léonard Rispal, Sybel Sfar, Matthieu
Manuellan, Thomas Salomon.
A crime of passion
She was sitting in an empty
carriage of the 10.30 P.M train to
Collinbrook. Suddenly, the lights went off
and the train stopped with a jolt. Her heart
sped up for a second and she was so scared
that she brutally grabbed the arm of
someone who had just sat next to her. The
train had just braked suddenly but she felt
as if she had had a heart-attack. She let go
of the man’s arm who looked at her like
she was a madwoman; he stood up and
went out leaving her on her own. She was
trembling with fear, her hands, especially,
were. She was emotionally unstable
because of all the things that she had in
mind, so she couldn’t think straight. She
knew that it would happen, that she would
do it because she had to ; but she wasn’t a
killer, not yet.
She remembered everything that
had happened, how she had learnt about
her husband’s affair with the woman that
she thought of as her friend. It was a few
days ago. She had started to build a true
friendship with Jane that she had known
for a couple of weeks. Jane told her
everything in her life, even her love life.
She told her about a man that she had met
in a bank, she had fallen in love with him
and they had started to date. However, one
day she went to her husband’s office to
take some stuff and then, she found out a
letter stuck between two pages of a book.
Out of curiosity, she just took a look at the
letter and discovered with horror that it
was a love letter addressed to Charles, her
husband. Moreover, the sender who wrote
this dreadful letter was in all likelihood :
Jane Bingley. She was petrified and
overwhelmed with emotions. Promptly, her
pain turned into anger, she was mad with
rage. Charles had betrayed her and
furthermore with Jane ! Her best friend !
She wanted to hurt them bad.
“They have to pay, Jane and Charles have
to pay !”, she told herself.
She had always been a rational
person with a very concrete mind, but at
this moment she just couldn’t be like this.
She started to think about how the police
would resolve her crime of passion when
she would be gone. She had planned
everything : the place, the time, the murder
weapon, the victim, how she would be
alone with her, the way that she would kill
her… everything ! First, at 11 P.M, she
would bring her away from the passengers
pretending that it was such a coincidence,
that they were together on the same train
and she wanted to speak to her privately.
Then, when it was just themselves, she
would draw out a knife which she would
stick into Jane’s throat and watch her die.
She revolved her plan in her mind. It was
the only thing that she could focus on,
otherwise she would be frightened out of
her wits.
When the time came, she was
shaking with fright and she couldn’t
separate good from evil. She followed her
plan without even thinking ; she looked
hypnotized until she was alone with her.
According to the plan, she threatened her
with the knife. Jane was crying but no one
could hear them because of the noise of the
machine beside them.
Just before killing her, she wanted
to get more information from her about the
affair with Charles. Jane begged for her
life and told her that she didn’t know that
he was married. But she didn’t believe her
and she killed her. She stayed to watch her
die and when Jane breathed out her last
breath, a large vicious smile showed on her
face. She had no pang of conscience for
what she had just done. She turned out to
be a psychopath. “With the death of Jane,
Charles will suffer too. “, she thought.
Afterwards, she took the knife and killed
herself.
Sarah Nizard, Kenza Lounicci, Ombeline
Vaujour, Roselène Nebbache, Marie
Lemasson
Vocabulary Box :
! In
all
likelihood
possibly/supposedly
! Overwhelmed = submerged
! Furthermore = moreover
! Pang of conscience = remorse
=
Revenge
He was sitting in an empty carriage
to the 10:30 train to Collinbrook.
Suddenly, the lights went off and the train
stopped with a jolt. Mr. Smith, our
detective, was surprised and decided to get
off the train to see what was happening.
Just in front of the locomotive, a powerful
grizzly was eating a big fish on the
railway: that was why the train had
stopped. The driver attempted to frighten
the grizzly to make it run away with a
whistle. When the bear left the railroad,
Mr. Smith shouted to the driver to start
again. The lights were switched on and Mr.
Smith got back into the train. He realized
that his glass was empty and he decided to
go to the dining car.
The train was composed of four
carriages; the first of them was a first class
carriage where Mr. Smith was sitting.
There were few people in the second and
the third ones. The last one was the dining
car.
Mr. Smith walked through the first
and the second cars, just before he entered
the third one, he saw a door open.
When the train had stopped, an
unknown passenger had entered through
this door. He had baited the grizzly with a
huge salmon. He had a reason for entering
this train: he wanted to get revenge.
Mr. Smith closed the door behind
him and stepped across the red carpet.
With horror he saw a leg protruding out of
the compartment-door and a pool of blood.
He dropped his glass which broke into
pieces. He saw a woman lying on the seats
who was dead and had been raped. The
murder weapon was on the floor.
He opened the door of the dining
car violently and everybody turned round
and looked at him. Mr. Smith looked all
around him and in the mirror, he saw a
man with a blood stain. But he couldn’t see
his features…
Ingrid MORIN, Guillaume THIEULLEN,
Olivia SOUBRILLARD, Kent SILLY
Vocabulary box:
With a jolt: with a violent shake
Rape: violent sexual assault
Whistle: the song of a bird
Stain: a coloured mark
To attempt: to try
Features: Characteristics of the face
To bait: to attract animals with food
To protrude: To stick out
Première S 5, Mrs Renaud
I am Poems
At the beginning of the school year, my three
groups of seconde read and studied some “I am poems”
written by American students and then they wrote their own
on the same pattern.
Here are a few of the best ones.
Secondes 2 – 3 – 4 – 7 – 8, Mrs Pedergnaga
We had to write a scenario based on “The Umbrella Man”, a short story by Roald
Dahl that we had studied in English class. Then we were supposed to stage it or shoot
a short film and play it before our classmates.
The Umbrella Man
The scene takes place in a street in London, on a rainy day. A mother and her daughter are
standing there getting wet and waiting for a taxi to come.
Mother : - We must get a taxi ! It feels as if this rain is never going to stop... Oh, I wish we
had a car with a chauffeur !
A man comes.
Man : - Excuse me, I do hope you will excuse me...
Mother (coldly): - Yes ?
Man : I wonder if I could ask a small favour of you, it's only a small favour.
The mother looks at him suspiciously.
That woman is a very suspicious person. With strange men, she has a golden rule which says
« the nicer a man seems to be, the more suspicious you must become ». This man was very
nice, polite, well spoken, well dressed... He was a real gentleman. Look at his shoes : they're
beautiful. The mother has another saying that she likes to use : « you can always spot a
gentleman by his shoes. »
Man : -The truth of the matter is I've got myself into a bit of a scrape. I need some help... Not
much, I assure you. It's almost nothing, in fact, but I do need it. You see, madam, old people
like me often become terribly forgetful.
The mother's chin is up and she still looks suspicious.
Man : - I beg you to believe, madam, that I am not in the habit of stopping ladies in the street
and telling them my troubles.
Mother : - I should hope not.
The daughter felt quite embarrassed by her mother's sharpness. She didn't say anything, but
she was thinking that the man was very old, that he was sweet and polite and he was in some
sort of trouble, so her mother could just help him instead of being so cold !
Man : - I've never forgotten it before...
Mother (sternly) : You've never forgotten what ?
Man: - My wallet, I must have left it in my other jacket. Isn't that the silliest thing to do ?
Mother : - Are you asking me to give you money ?
Man : -Oh, good gracious me, no ! Heaven forbid I should ever do that !
Mother (getting impatient): - Than what are you asking for ? Do hurry up, we're getting very
wet standing here !
Man : - I know you are, and that's why I'm offering you this umbrella of mine to protect you,
and keep foerver if... if only...
Mother : - If only what ?
Man : - If only you would give me in return a pound for my taxi-fare just to get me home.
Mother (still suspiciously) : - If you had no money in the first place, then how did you get
here ?
Man : - Every day I go for a long walk and I summon a taxi to take me home, but today I've
gone too far already. I don't think I could manage it on these silly old legs of mine.
The mother starts chewing her lower lip.
The mother started to melt, and the idea of getting an umbrella to protect her from the pouring
rain must have tempted her.
Man : - It's a lovely umbrella.
Mother: - So I've noticed.
Man : - It's silk.
Mother : - I can see that.
Man : - Then why don't you take it, madam ? It cost me over twenty pounds, I promise you.
But that's of no importance so long as I can get home and rest these old legs of mine.
The mother looks back at her daughter, who is watching her as well.
The mother wasn't sure what to do. Her daughter seemed to tell her not to take advantage of
an old man in this way.
Mother : - I don't think it's quite right that I should take a silk umbrella from you worth twenty
pounds. I think I'd just better give you the taxi-fare and be done with it.
Man : - No, no, no ! It's out of the question ! I wouldn't dream of it ! Not in a million years ! I
would never accept money from you like that ! Take the umbrella, dear lady, and keep the
rain off your shoulders !
The mother gives her daughter a triumphant look. She takes a pound from her purse, gives it
to the man. The man hands her the umbrella, pockets the pound, raises his hat and bows.
Man : - Thank you, madam, thank you.
He goes away.
Mother : - Aren't we lucky ? I've never had a silk umbrella before. I couldn't afford it.
The daughter, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke.
Daughter : - Why were you so horrid to him in the beginning ?
Mother (looking satisfied) : - I wanted to satisfy myself he wasn't a trickster. And I did. He
was a real gentleman.
Daughter : - Yes, mummy.
Mother : - This will be a good lesson to you. Never rush things. Always take your time when
you're summing someone up. Then you'll never make mistakes.
Daughter : - There he goes. Look !
Mother : - Where ?
Daughter : - There !
She points at the man who is crossing a street very fast.
Daughter : - He doesn't look very tired to me, does he to you, mummy ?
The mother looks annoyed.
Daughter : - He doesn't look as though he's trying to get a taxi either.
The mother stands still, staring at the man who is in a terriffic hurry.
Mother : - He's up to something.
Daughter : - But what ?
Mother : - I don't know. But I'm going to find out. Come with me.
The mother takes her daughter's arm and they cross the street in order to follow the old man.
Mother : - Can you see him ?
Daughter : - Yes. There he is. He's turning right down the next street.
The mother and her daughter kept following the man, trying hard to keep up with him. They
were nearly running, but he was still faster then them !
Mother : - What is he up to ?
Daughter : - What if he turns around and sees us ?
Mother (determined) : - I don't care if he does. He lied to us. He said he was too tired to walk
any further and now he's practically running us off our feet ! He's a barefaced liar ! He's a
crook !
The man turns left, then right.
Mother : - I'm not giving up now.
Daughter : - He's disappeared ! Where's he gone ?
Mother : - He went in that door ! I saw him ! Into that house ! Great heavens, it's a pub ! Let's
watch from outside.
Daughter (pointing at the man) : - There he is, over there.
The man gives a pound to the barman in exchange for a glass full of whisky.
Mother : - That's my pound ! By golly, he's got a nerve !
Daughter : - What's in the glass ?
Mother : - Whisky. Neat whisky. That must be a treble whisky.
Daughter : - And what's a treble whisky, mummy ?
Mother : - Three times the normal measure.
Daughter : - Well, that was a jolly expensive drink !
Mother : - It's ridiculous ! Fancy paying a pound for something you swallow in one go !
Daughter : - It cost him more than a pound, mummy. It cost him a twenty pound silk
umbrella.
Mother : - So it did. He must be mad !
The man licks his moustache.
Daughter : - Oh, that was disgusting !
The mother didn't say anything, but she thought the same thing.
The man reaches the hatstand and puts his hat and coat on. Before going away, he steals
discreetly an umbrella from near the coat-rack.
Mother (shocked) : - Did you see that ! Did you see what he did !
Daughter (whispering) : - Hush ! He's coming out !
They lower the umbrella to hide their faces. He doesn't see them and opens his new umbrella
scurrying off down the street.
Mother : - So that's his little game !
Daughter (ironically) : - Neat. Super.
They follow him back to the main street where they first met him. He exchanges his umbrella
for a pound, just as de did for them, and than goes in the opposite direction.
They were very surprised. First, they thought he was a real gentleman, and now he appears to
be a vulgar crook who cheated them ! They were astonished, and now the daughter has doubts
as far as her mother's sayings are concerned.
Mother : - You see how clever he is ! He never goes to the same pub twice !
Daughter : - He could go on doing this all night.
Mother : - Yes, of course. But I bet he prays like mad for rainy days.
THE END
Featuring : Zoé Thomasset, Armelle Guérin, Athina Ziaka, Adèle Barthlen
Troisième 4, Mrs Kesler
EN CARTELERA
Unos alumnos de 3e5 han visto la película del
director mexicano Jorge R. Gutiérrez que se
estrenó en 2014:
Lleva el título francés de
La légende de Manolo.
¡A ver qué nos cuentan nuestros espectadores!
El argumento
Los elementos típicos de la fiesta de los
muertos :
Es una historia que se ambienta el día de los
muertos, habla de la leyenda de Manolo, y sus
aventuras con sus amigos, Joaquín y María y su
familia.
Cuando eran niños, la Muerte y Xibalba hicieron
una apuesta para ganar reinos:
-Si Manolo se casa con María, la Muerte gana la
apuesta
-Si Joaquín se casa con María, Xibalba gana la
apuesta.
A lo largo de la película, Xibalba hace trampa:
-la primera vez Xibalba da una medalla a
Joaquín, la medalla permite ser inmortal y ser
valiente.
-la segunda vez, Xibalba engaña y envenena a
Manolo y Manolo se muere. Manolo se
encuentra en el mundo de los muertos y dice a la
Muerte que Xibalba ha hecho trampa. La Muerte
se enfada. La Muerte y Xibalba se explican y al
final ... ¡id a ver la pelí para saberlo!
La historia se ambienta durante el día de los
muertos en México, en la ciudad de San Angel.
Notamos muchos elementos típicos en esta
película, como:
-las velas, cuando Manolo llama a María en el
puente cerca del árbol y en la Muerte ;
-la música con los mariachis, los amigos de
Manolo ;
-el papel recortado, en el mundo de las almas
queridas ;
-las calaveras, cuando Manolo está en el otro
mundo ;
- la ofrenda de comida y de flores en las
tumbas ;
-la Muerte lleva dos flores cempasuchiles detrás
de las orejas ;
-un país mágico, fantástico, colorido ;
-la danza ;
-las familias que comparten este momento.
Antoine Lisetto, Mathis Zanotti
Noa Cordeiro
Manolo
Joaquín
Manolo Sánchez vive en la ciudad de San Ángel
con su padre, tiene un mejor amigo que se llama
Joaquín y está enamorado de la hija del alcalde
de la ciudad : María.
Su padre Carlos Sánchez vive con su hijo y su
madre que es la abuela de Manolo. Carlos es un
torero como todos sus antepasados y quiere que
Manolo haga lo mismo. Manolo es un gran
torero pero no quiere matar al toro sino tocar
música.
Su madre Carmen Sánchez está muerta y
encuentra a su hijo cuando estaba en el mundo
de los almas queridas. Manolo desea ser
mordido por las serpientes de Xibalba para
encontrar a María que creía muerta y cuando
está en el mundo de los muertos encuentra a
toda su familia:
Su bisabuelo que está en el mundo de las almas
queridas, también era torero. Había también
todos los antepasados de la familia hay un
antepasado que como Manolo deseaba tocar la
guitarra en lugar de ser un torero.
Las gemelas, primas de Manolo que están
muertas desde la revolución mexicana.
Y por fin su tío que era como los antepasados de
la familia Sánchez un gran torero.
Al principio, es un niño que es guapo, tiene el
pelo castaño y le gusta luchar. Después, es un
hombre que es muy muscoloso, grande y fuerte.
Tiene muchas medallas porque es el protector de
la ciudad contra Chakal. Está enamorado de
María que es la hija guapísima del alcalde. Tiene
la medalla de la vida eterna y está un poquito
celoso de su amigo Manolo porque Manolo está
también enamorado de la misma chica. Su padre
está muerto y de su madre no sabemos. Al final,
Joaquín sabe que María prefiere a Manolo.
Joséphine Jean-Ortiz y Emilie Yildiz
Ben Vincent
María
El padre de María es el jefe de la aldea. No
sabemos quien es su madre y su otra familia. Es
una chica muy hermosa.
Tiene el pelo marrón y largo, los ojos marrones,
es muy delgada, es fuerte y puede luchar.
Manolo y Joaquín están enamorados de ella.
Réha Bonnin y Colin Jarrige-Ashraf
La Muerte y Xibalba
La Muerte es la figura de culto de un
movimiento religioso mexicano. Es responsable
del mundo de las almas queridas. Es agradable y
siempre con un buen corazón. Representa la
esperanza. Ella lleva un sombrero con un
montón de velas y los colores de su vestido son
rojo y amarillo. Es guapísima.
Xibalba es también una figura de culto de un
movimiento religioso mexicano .Es responsable
del reino de las almas olvidadas. Se parece a un
dragón. Es de color negro y verde. Es astuto y
tramposo.
Xibalba hace una apuesta con la Santa Muerte .
Esta consiste en la elección de un niño entre los
dos amigos de María . Si Joaquín gana, Xibalba
entonces gobernará las almas queridas. Mientras
que si es Manolo, la Muerte permanecerá en su
reino.
Los tres mundos
Al final de la película, Manolo y Joaquín con los
aldeanos luchan contra Chacal. Por poco Chacal
destruye la ciudad pero Manolo se sacrifica y
con la ayuda de Joaquín que le dio la medalla de
invencibilidad salva la ciudad y logra sobrevivir.
Los antepasados de Manolo abandonan el
inframundo para rescatarlo. Al final Joaquín
devuelve la medalla a Xibalba ya no es corrupto.
En una historia paralela los niños del museo
descubren que las personas qua han contado la
leyenda de Manolo son la Muerte y Xibalba lo
que nos hace pensar que la historia es real y que
Manolo existió de verdad.
El mundo de los almas olvidadas : Se sitúa
debajo de la ciudad de San Angel. Primero, el
dirigente de este mundo, es Xibalba, y después
La muerte, y al final es Xibalba . Es un mundo
sin color, oscuro, gris. Todos los personajes que
están allá, son olvidados por los allegados. Es en
este momento cuando vemos la batalla con el
gigantesco toro y Manolo, y Manolo gana. Es
muy difícil de volver en este mundo, y nadie
consigue... salvo Manolo, y su familia.
El mundo de los vivos : Se sitúa en San Angel,
México. Este mundo es feliz con un buen
ambiente. Los habitantes de la ciudad son
solidarios, porque cuando hay un combate con
un enemigo, por ejemplo Chacal (busca la
medalla de la vida eterna, y del valor), todos los
ciudadanos luchan juntos contra Chacal, y
ganan. Es una ciudad típica de México porque
hay mariachis, el desierto, sombreros mejicanos,
plaza de toros. Además, hay dos familias
David Tencer famosas ; Sánchez los toreros más grandes de
San Angel, y la familia de Joaquín, que son los
Un final feliz y ejemplar
salvadores o héroes de la ciudad.
Vassilis Kazakos
¿Qué opinan los espectadores?
Noa: Me encanta esta película porque hay
muchas emociones, momentos felices y
momentos tristes como cuando María se va de
San Angel.
Es una historia apasionante, habla de leyendas,
tradiciones, amor, amistad y valores familiares.
Los personajes son entrañables, y el diseño es
precioso.
Esta película es una película moderna, colorida
que rinde homenaje a México, los muertos, las
leyendas y tradiciones.
Pero no me gusta la rivalidad entre los dos
amigos de infancia.
El mundo de los muertos : Este mundo es muy
feliz y festivo. Todos encuentran a sus familias y
sus allegados gracias a la muerte . Hay muchos
colores . Es más alegre que el mundo de los
vivos.
Laura Baruc y Thomas Labrador
Troisième 5, Sra Drabble
Ben: La película es muy interesante porque la
fiesta de los muertos está muy presente y los
grafismos son muy bonitos y algunas
escenas son divertidas. Pero la historia es un
poco evidente.
MACBETH
La seconde 9 estudió esta obra de
Shakespeare en clase de francés y de
inglés. Luego los alumnos vieron la
función en el teatro de La Cartoucherie y
redactaron los artículos siguientes:
Retrato de Macbeth
Notamos otros elementos sobrenaturales, como
el fantasma de Banquo que atormenta la mente
de Macbeth y las visiones de Lady Macbeth
causados por sus remordimientos, como la
sangre en sus manos. También invoca y ruega
las fuerzas del mal que respondan a su llamada,
provocando los fenómenos paranormales, por
creciendo el afán ejemplo: los vasos que caen, las puertas que se
de poder. Es en cierran, el silbido del viento etc ...
este
momento
cuando comienza
Podemos relacionar lo sobrenatural en la
su lucha con el obra de Macbeth y la obra de Goya "Las Parcas"
mal. Su esposa,
Lady
Macbeth
conoce
sus
ambiciones y le
empuja a matar al rey Duncan. Después del
asesinato, Macbeth se arrepiente de sus acciones, y
tiene remordimientos. Se convierte en una persona
inhumana e hipócrita. Tiene miedo de perder el poder
que ha recibido. Sospecha de todos. Y la espiral
descendiente comienza : Macbeth mata a Banquo y a
todos los opositores. Se convierte en el mal, se Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) fue
vuelve loco después de ver el fantasma, es sin un pintor y grabador español. Su obra abarca la
piedad, no tiene ninguna compasión. Se siente pintura de caballete y mural, el grabado y el
indestructible. Durante la historia vemos su ambición dibujo. En todas estas facetas desarrolló un
deshonesta. Es un personaje trágico y posesivo. estilo que inaugura el Romanticismo.
Lucha contra su miedo, y por último pierde el poder
tan pronto como lo recibió.
La obra tiene como objetivo de destacar los
Samanta Bertrand y Emilia Misko cuatro personajes que están en el primer plano:
podemos decir que son seres malos, gracias a la
expresión de su cara, su actitud en levitación y
su ropa . Cada persona tiene un objeto en la
Lo sobrenatural en Macbeth
mano como una lupa, tijeras, un reloj de arena
Lo sobrenatural en la obra de Macbeth que simbolizan el destino, la muerte y el tiempo.
está muy presente, principalmente por las brujas En el fondo, vemos la decoración sombría,
que representan el destino, las fuerzas del mal y misteriosa e inquietante. Notamos un bosque
el mal interior de Macbeth. Aparecen dos veces oscuro, símbolo del mal y el peligro, través de la
en la obra, al principio y al final. En la primera cual un río iluminado por un sol que no está
oculto
por
las
nubes.
apariencia, las brujas le predicen un éxito : se presente,
Por
lo
tanto
podemos
suponer
la
presencia
de lo
convertirá en rey, y en la segunda apariencia,
anuncian un fracaso: va a morir. Durante la sobrenatural.
Olivia Dolega, Gabriela Puzio,
historia, las profecías se hacen realidad.
Myriam Tounsi, Aleksandra Wielgos
La obra comienza en la alegría, la felicidad. Podemos
decir que Macbeth es un valiente general que salvó a
su país y es amado por el pueblo, por el rey. Todos
están agradecidos. Pero después de conocer a las
brujas, va
El af!n de poder,
"a qu# conduce?
El poder es la influencia,
la dominación que son
ejercidos
sobre
una
persona o un grupo de
individuos.
Puede ser físico, moral o psicológico. Le
permite a un individuo o a un grupo aplicar,
hacer ejecutar o imponer, a veces por la fuerza,
decisiones en sectores muy variados (cultura,
economía, política).
Primero, Macbeth se define como un ser
ambicioso. Al principio Macbeth es un soldado
noble y leal, es un hombre valiente, no tiene
miedo de nada. Luego se convierte en un tirano,
gracias a la revelación de las tres brujas y a su
mujer. Lady Macbeth lo influencia y lo
convence que es el mejor de los reyes con su
fuerza y su inteligencia.
Pensamos que el poder puede hacernos felices,
pero según Macbeth sabemos que tiene un cierto
momento habrá una transferencia de situación.
Es decir después de haberse hecho rey, Lady
Macbeth y Macbeth se sienten encantadas de ser
admirados en Escocia.
Poder y seducci$n
Macbeth es una obra de teatro que cuenta la vida
de un general del ejército escocés que mató al
Rey después de una predicción de tres brujas.
El poder crea una fascinación en
Macbeth por su potencia y suscita los celos entra
los protagonistas. El poder tiene un gran papel
en esta historia y crea mucha fascinación.
En Macbeth, destacamos una relación
entre la seducción y el poder. Por supuesto, la
mujer de Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, utiliza la
seducción y el encanto para influir en su marido
para que actue. Lo manipula.
En la obra de teatro el poder hace perder
la cabeza. Los periodistas están atónitos ante el
poder del rey Macbeth. En el caso de Macbeth,
cegado por su potencia y su fuerza, olvida
completamente la desgracia de otros. Hasta tal
punto que esta persona puede volverse
incontrolable. Finalmente, actuando de esa
manera, esta misma persona perjudica a su
entorno y a sí mismo. Por eso pensamos que el
poder no hace necesariamente feliz.
Romane Binsse y Angelika Kiszczak
De hecho, aunque la tragedia se titula Macbeth,
el personaje epónimo cobra importancia solo en
la pareja que forma con Lady Macbeth.
Sabemos que por fin, Lady Macbeth sufre un
trauma por matar al rey Duncan , se vuelve loca
y muere. Mientras que Macbeth debe pelearse
para sobrevivir solo. Esto muestra esta inversión
de situación: la vida feliz es imposible.
Hay una mezcla de remordimiento y de balanceo
hacia la locura y la muerte.
El afań de poder conduce a las personas a
menudo a la desgracia.
Cuando cometemos un crimen y cuando se
siente una fuerza más fuerte, empezamos de Léxico: el afán de poder: la soif de pouvoir
nuevo a hacer varios crímenes.
Las brujas: les sorcières
Esto es la definición del afań de poder.
Mathilde Bosser, Gabriela Kuzniar
Ropa moderna para un drama
"Qu# opinan los espectadores?
atemporal
“Disfruté de la pieza, Ariane Mnouchkine ha
hecho un muy buen trabajo, que ha tenido
Los trajes en esta puesta en escena han sido mucho éxito, pero es un poco aburrido hacia el
totalmente cambiado, los trajes son muy final”-Pierre
modernos mientras que en la obra original de
Macbeth los actores llevan ropa de la edad “He encontrado esta obra muy dinámica, lo
media porque Macbeth es une obra de la edad disfruté, las transiciones entre las escenas
media.
salieron muy bien, fue una alegría para ver y
En esta obra de Macbeth, podemos ver que los recomiendo esta obra a todos”-Damian
hombres llevan ropa militar y civil muy
moderna .
“Me parece que esta obra de teatro está bien
Lo que me sorprendió es que Lady Macbeth representada en esta sala porque el autor
llevara pantalones lo que inmediatamente me quiere transmitir un mensaje y denuncia una
trae a la edad moderna, porque las mujeres no sociedad moribunda”llevaban pantalones sino vestidos antes porque
los pantalones estaban prohibidos para las “Me gusta mucho el juego de los actores sobre
mujeres.
todo las brujas. Pienso que la puesta en escena
También notamos que en la fiesta los hombres es moderna, ella nos hace entender que la
llevaban un esmoquín y que el esmoquín no ambición es algo positiva pero no hay que
existía antes.
abusar “-Myriam
No sé si eso también existía antes pero el rey
llevaba medallas de mérito fue el traje que “Era una obra de teatro que estaba bien
también me pareció muy moderno.
representada con un decorado rico”-Aleksandra
Las brujas también estaban vestidas de manera
moderna, pero como gitanas y fueron muy “Creo que la sala está muy bien organizada, los
groseras.
decorados fueron cambiados en unos minutos.
Creo que la única persona que no recibió el Los actores eran buenos. Me gusta mucho esta
cambio en Macbeth es el hijo de Banco porque obra y quiero verla otra vez”-Gabriela
llevaba calcetines largos y pantalones cortos.
Algunos personajes al final de Macbeth tenían “Encontré el inicio aburrido hasta que Macbeth
rifles contra Macbeth .
se volviera loco, me gustó la puesta en escena
Amon-Donovan Holo que fue muy bien hecha. Los asientos no eran
cómodos”-Donovan
“El comienzo fue bueno, la escena con las flores
era hermosa, los trajes estaban bien, pero no me
gusta la transposición”-Sylwia
Théophile Michaux, Maksymilian Nadolski,
Victor Kurzawa y Alexandre Wyka
Seconde 9, Sra Drabble
LA CASA DE
BERNARDA ALBA
La clase de seconde 9 vio esta famosa obra de
Federico García Lorca y estudió unas escenas.
Dos alumnas comentan unos temas muy
presentes en este drama :
La muerte y el luto: se abre la obra con la
muerte del padre y un luto de 8 años que será la
causa de muchas peripecias en la familia. A lo
largo de la obra, las hijas de Bernarda Alba
tendrán que guardar el luto y tener cuidado con
el qué dirán. No disfrutarán de libertad. Este
tema está presente al final con la muerte de la
joven Adela. Se suicida por amor y
desesperanza.
Eve Mirek
Agradecemos también a los alumnos de
seconde 1, a su profesora la señora García y
al director de teatro Hervé Petit por su
emocionante
espectáculo
sobre
el
compromiso, la figura y la obra de García
Lorca.
LIBERTAD DE OPINIÓN
LIBERTAD DE EXPRESIÓN
Después de los atentados del mes de enero, los
alumnos de seconde 5-7 reflexionaron sobre la
la libertad de opinión y de expresión y
redactaron unos comentarios en reacción a lo
sucedido.
El amor y los celos: Es el tema principal de
la obra. Primero lo vemos de una manera
extraña : el amor de la madre, Bernarda, por sus
hijas no es muy cariñoso sino duro. Quiere
protegerse y protegerlas del qué dirán.
Luego está la batalla de las hermanas por Pepe
el Romano, el hombre más guapo de todo el
pueblo. Pero él es un hombre quien ama el
dinero y decide elegir a la hija que consiguió la
herencia. Así están presentes otros temas: los
celos y la deseperanza.
Katarzina Koziel
Léxico :
-el luto : le deuil
-el qué dirán : le qu’en dira-t-on (les
commérages)
-disfrutar de : profiter de
-los celos : la jalousie
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«el Jueves», revista española. En el dibujo
hay un tarro de tinta roja. La tinta roja
derramada representa la sangre vertida en
el atentado por las víctimas.
La frase «Malos tiempos para el humor»
significa que ahora no se puede reír,
porque más de 12 personas fueron
matadas. Una parte de ellas fueron matadas
mientras que daban sus opiniones,
dibujando dibujos satíricos y humorísticos
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