Centres Étrangers Afrique, 2016
Maria Foscarinis writes to a Los Angeles official to protest against the exclusion of homeless people. Write her letter. (+/- 150 words)
Quel type de texte faut-il rédiger ?
Quels éléments doivent impérativement apparaître ?
Quelle expression traduit le fait de dormir dans la rue ?
Que signifie l'expression "to set an example" ?
Quel champ lexical est développé ?
- Il s'agit d'écrire une lettre avec une adresse au destinataire et des formules de politesse.
- Le ton doit être formel car on s'adresse à une personne de l'administration.
- L'auteure de la lettre est engagée, le vocabulaire utilisé doit refléter cet engagement.
To whom it may concern / Dear Mr or Mrs XXX
I am writing to you today to express my anger and my disgust about the situation in our city. How can we allow human people to sleep rough, on the street, when temperatures regularly drop below zero? Have we become monsters?
I am quite sure that solutions can be, and must be, found. In my neighbourhood we have come up with one solution that we would like to share with you: some of us own empty buildings in the city centre, some of us have holiday houses which we do not use all year long… consequently we would like to provide our city's homeless people with a shelter.
This is not much, but I do believe that we can set an example. Others will follow us, I have no doubt about it.
Let's show the world we are not selfish, heartless and vain people.
Best regards