.The Road.

The Road is a novel by Cormac McCarthy. It relates the adventure of a father and his son, traveling the road after the end of the world. We read an extract and saw the movie trailer.

The Road - Trailer

This introduces a new sequence: the end of the world.

We then watched another video on the survivors. This enabled us to learn new vocabulary words :

To stockpile things = to store supplies for the future

A shelter = a secret hideout (usually deep underground)

To use perishable/non perishable food

To design sthg after sthg = to find inspiration for a design in sthg

“If the worst comes to worse”

“The have and the have-nots”

“First come, first served”

Luxury : sthg very expensive and that usually calls the attention (a jewel, a furniture…)

We also have had to answer following quiz:

Where is the secret bunker located ?

1. In Los Angeles
2. In a desert  not far from Los Angeles
3. On the border next to Canada
4. In a desert of Mexico

This bunker dates back to:

1. The ancient Maya empire
2. The Second World War
3. The Cold War
4. The Civil War

The developer will design the bunker after

1. a luxury boat
2. a luxury house
3. the White House
4. an ecological house

The amenities that will be available are

1. A dental clinic
2. A hospital
3. A school
4. A movie theater

This type of bunker costs

1. 25,000 per adult
2. 50,000 per adult
3. 25,000 per child
4. 50,000 per child

To prepare for such a catastrophe as the End of World, people

1. Stockpile food and other things
2. Rob the stores
3. Cook a lot
4. buy non perishable food