Session 4

Doc 2

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

I – VOCABULARY

1. Cartouches, munitions		15. Appuyer sur (la détente)
2. Magasin, chargeur		16. Élaborer
3. Contenir		17. Législateur
4. Partisan, militant		18. Caractéristiques
5. Interdire ; une interdiction		19. Fabriquer, produire
6. Soutenir		20. Imposer des limites
7. Adopter, faire passer une loi		21. A peu près
8. Courant, commun		22. Augmenter, stimuler
9. Une faille		23. Une hausse
10. Limiter, refréner, juguler		24. Renouveler
11. Tirer, faire feu		25. Obstacle
12. Gâchette, détente		26. Un rachat
13. Réglementer, réguler		27. Couteux, onéreux
14. Recharger		28. De trop, de manière excessive
		29. Radical, de grande envergure

II – QUESTIONS

1. Which event is mentioned to tackle the article? Why?
2. From which political party do the advocates of gun control essentially come from?
3. Give two pieces of information about the federal assault weapon ban.
4. Right or wrong. Tick the correct answer and justify by quoting the text.
   The use of fully automatic weapons has long been monitored.
   R ☐  W ☐    Line ……
   Quote: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Which decision did Congress take at the time concerning semiautomatic weapons?
6. What was the ban supposed to enforce?
7. What was the exception made to this ban?
8. Why was it so easy to circumvent the law?
9. Which conclusion can you draw on the effect of the ban on violence?
10. Were there any attempts to renew the ban?
11. Which country successfully led a gun control policy? How did they manage? Did they get satisfying results?
12. Could this method be applied to the U.S.A.?

B. Grammar lesson p.34