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I D A (H) O
How to present + analyse a document (oral exam)
Comment présenter et analyser un document à l'oral d'un examen
...
Mnemonics (technique mnémotechnique) ->
The method IDA(H)O
...
Ø IDENTIFY / IDENTIFICATION
-What is it *? -> the document is** …
-Where was it taken from? -> it was taken from …/ it must have been taken from (doit provenir de) …
-What is it about? -> the document is about (parle de) …/ the main topic (theme) of the document is …
** an advertisement / an advert / an ad (une publicité), a text, an extract (un extrait), a book extract (extrait de livre), a novel extract (extrait de roman), a magazine article, an internet article, a website article (article d'internet), a newspaper article (article de journal), a picture (image), a snapshot (photo d'amateur), a photography (photo d'un professionnel), a cartoon (dessin humoristique), a comic strip (bande dessinée), an advertisement / advert / ad(publicité), a poster, a graph (graphique), chart (tableau), a magazine cover (couverture de mag.), a shot (from a film) (prise de vue -tirée d'un film), a painting (peinture), a chart (diagramme), a pie chart (un "camembert"), a poem , a song (chanson), a balloon (une bulle), a caption (une légende), a play (pièce de théâtre)...
Ø DESCRIBE / DESCRIPTION
-COMPOSITION + EXPRESSIONS. The … can be divided into ...… parts.
-in the foreground / in the background / in the top left-hand corner / middle
-at the top / at the bottom
-from bottom to top
-if we move clockwise, … (si l’on évolue dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre) …
-the colours enhance (mettre en valeur) …
-the red colour stands out against the black background (le rouge se détache sur le fond noir)
-the setting (l’environnement) is …
-the landscape (paysage) is …
Ø ANALYSE / ANALYSIS / INTERPRETATION : THE AUTHOR’S INTENTION
HIDDEN CONTENT (contenu caché/ implicite)
-this document is intended to …
-the author probably intends to (est destiné à) …
-he highlights (faire ressortir) …
-he brings out (faire ressortir) …
-he focuses on (se focaliser sur) …
-he draws attention on (attirer l’attention sur) …
-he criticizes (critiquer) …
-he mocks (se moquer de) …
-he uses devices to (utiliser des procédés pour) …
-he alludes to (faire allusion à) …
-he wants to convey a message (transmettre un message) …
-he makes us aware of (nous fait prendre conscience de) …
Ø MY PERSONAL REACTION AND OPINION
-personally, I believe that (je crois que) …
-it seems to me that (il me semble que) ..
-as far as I am concerned (en ce qui me concerne), …
-in my opinion/ For my part (selon moi), …
-I approve of … / I disapprove of …
-I agree with … / I disagree with …
-It reminds me of (cela me rappelle) …
-it makes me think of (cela me fait penser à) …
-what strikes me is (ce qui me frappe c’est) …
* + OPTIONAL : MY PROFESSIONAL PROJECT...
MORE WORDS. MORE VOCABULARY.
Ø * ADJECTIVES
The doc. is quite (plutôt) … convincing (convaincant)- attractive (attrayant)- humorous (humoristique) – funny (drôle)- commonplace (banal)- ironical (ironique)- satirical (satirique)- moving (émouvant)- realistic (réaliste)- symbolical (symbolique)- biased (partial)- interesting (intéressant)- efficient (efficace) – boring (ennuyeux)- eye-catching (accrocheur)- entertaining (amusant)-
Ø CONCLUSION -to conclude …/ as a conclusion …
-I would like to conclude by saying that …(j’aimerais conclure en disant que) …
Mnemonics (technique mnémotechnique) ->
The method IDA(H)O
...
Ø IDENTIFY / IDENTIFICATION
-What is it *? -> the document is** …
-Where was it taken from? -> it was taken from …/ it must have been taken from (doit provenir de) …
-What is it about? -> the document is about (parle de) …/ the main topic (theme) of the document is …
** an advertisement / an advert / an ad (une publicité), a text, an extract (un extrait), a book extract (extrait de livre), a novel extract (extrait de roman), a magazine article, an internet article, a website article (article d'internet), a newspaper article (article de journal), a picture (image), a snapshot (photo d'amateur), a photography (photo d'un professionnel), a cartoon (dessin humoristique), a comic strip (bande dessinée), an advertisement / advert / ad(publicité), a poster, a graph (graphique), chart (tableau), a magazine cover (couverture de mag.), a shot (from a film) (prise de vue -tirée d'un film), a painting (peinture), a chart (diagramme), a pie chart (un "camembert"), a poem , a song (chanson), a balloon (une bulle), a caption (une légende), a play (pièce de théâtre)...
Ø DESCRIBE / DESCRIPTION
-COMPOSITION + EXPRESSIONS. The … can be divided into ...… parts.
-in the foreground / in the background / in the top left-hand corner / middle
-at the top / at the bottom
-from bottom to top
-if we move clockwise, … (si l’on évolue dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre) …
-the colours enhance (mettre en valeur) …
-the red colour stands out against the black background (le rouge se détache sur le fond noir)
-the setting (l’environnement) is …
-the landscape (paysage) is …
Ø ANALYSE / ANALYSIS / INTERPRETATION : THE AUTHOR’S INTENTION
HIDDEN CONTENT (contenu caché/ implicite)
-this document is intended to …
-the author probably intends to (est destiné à) …
-he highlights (faire ressortir) …
-he brings out (faire ressortir) …
-he focuses on (se focaliser sur) …
-he draws attention on (attirer l’attention sur) …
-he criticizes (critiquer) …
-he mocks (se moquer de) …
-he uses devices to (utiliser des procédés pour) …
-he alludes to (faire allusion à) …
-he wants to convey a message (transmettre un message) …
-he makes us aware of (nous fait prendre conscience de) …
Ø MY PERSONAL REACTION AND OPINION
-personally, I believe that (je crois que) …
-it seems to me that (il me semble que) ..
-as far as I am concerned (en ce qui me concerne), …
-in my opinion/ For my part (selon moi), …
-I approve of … / I disapprove of …
-I agree with … / I disagree with …
-It reminds me of (cela me rappelle) …
-it makes me think of (cela me fait penser à) …
-what strikes me is (ce qui me frappe c’est) …
* + OPTIONAL : MY PROFESSIONAL PROJECT...
MORE WORDS. MORE VOCABULARY.
Ø * ADJECTIVES
The doc. is quite (plutôt) … convincing (convaincant)- attractive (attrayant)- humorous (humoristique) – funny (drôle)- commonplace (banal)- ironical (ironique)- satirical (satirique)- moving (émouvant)- realistic (réaliste)- symbolical (symbolique)- biased (partial)- interesting (intéressant)- efficient (efficace) – boring (ennuyeux)- eye-catching (accrocheur)- entertaining (amusant)-
Ø CONCLUSION -to conclude …/ as a conclusion …
-I would like to conclude by saying that …(j’aimerais conclure en disant que) …