"The New Colossus"

"(1)______me your (2)______, your (3)______,

Your huddled (4)______yearning to (5)______(6)______,

The wretched (7)______of your teeming (8)______.

(9)______these, the (10)______, (11)______-tossed to (12)______,

I (13)______my (14)______(15)______the (16)______(17)______!"

Emma Lazarus, 1883

Vocabulary

blotti : (18)______

désirant, aspirant : (19)______

respirer : to (20)______

misérable, infortuné : (21)______

grouillant : (22)______

secoué, ballotté : (23)______

lever : to (24)______

près de : (25)______

"The New Colossus" caricature

"Give me on a (1)______(2)______your (3)______and (4)______(5)______,

Your huddled masses yearning to be (6)______of a (7)______(8)______,

(9)______(10)______the (11)______of the wretched refuse (12)______your teeming shore.

(13)______(14)______(15)______, send these, the homeless, (16)______to their (17)______to (18)______for (19)______(20)______,

I lift my (21)______beside the 370 (22)______of (23)______(24)______!"

Emma Lazarus, 1883

Vocabulary

en bonne santé : (25)______

qualifié : (26)______

prolétariat : (27)______

garder : to (28)______

déposer sa candidature à : to (29)______for

torche électrique : (30)______

frontière : (31)______

barrière, clôture : (32)______

The Declaration of Independence

"We hold these (1)______to be self-evident, that all (2)______are (3)______(4)______, that they are endowed by their (5)______with certain unalienable (6)______, that among these are (7)______, (8)______and the (9)______of (10)______."

to endow = doter

The Pledge of Allegiance

(1)______(2)______(3)______(4)______(5)______(6)______(7)______(8)______(9)______(10)______(11)______(12)______, (13)______(14)______(15)______(16)______(17)______(18)______(19)______(20)______, (21)______(22)______(23)______(24)______, (25)______, (26)______(27)______(28)______(29)______(30)______(31)______.

all allegiance America and and Flag for for God I indivisible it justice liberty Nation of of one pledge Republic stands States the the the to to under United which with

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The Pledge of Allegiance

Listen to the American <a style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" onclick="window.open(' false;">Pledge of Allegiance</a> and find the missing words.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

to (11)______, (12)______, (13)______= tenir

to (14)______= doter

created Creator endow equal Happiness held held hold Liberty Life men pursuit Rights truths

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The Declaration of Independence

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

to hold, held, held = tenir

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After apply apply back basis border border country eight fence fence healthy healthy keep keep miles on part permanent permanent Please residence rest searchlight searchlight skilled skilled temporary underclass underclass workers years

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The New Colossus caricature

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"The New Colossus" caricature

"Give me on a temporary basis your healthy and skilled workers,

Your huddled masses yearning to be part of a permanent underclass,

Please keep the rest of the wretched refuse on your teeming shore.

After eight years, send these, the homeless, back to their country to apply for permanent residence,

I lift my searchlight beside the 370 miles of border fence!"

Emma Lazarus, 1883

Vocabulary

en bonne santé : healthy

qualifié : skilled

prolétariat : underclass

garder : to keep

déposer sa candidature à : to apply for

torche électrique : searchlight

frontière : border

barrière, clôture : fence

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beside beside breathe breathe door free Give golden homeless huddled lamp lift lift masses me poor refuse Send shore teeming tempest tired tossed wretched yearning

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"The New Colossus"

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Emma Lazarus, 1883

Vocabulary

blotti : huddled

désirant, aspirant : yearning

respirer : to breathe

misérable, infortuné : wretched

grouillant : teeming

secoué, ballotté : tossed

lever : to lift

près de : beside

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