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    Unit 1-THE WITCH IN THE UK AND IN THE USA - Axis: Fic ons and reali es

    Key issue: What are the many faces of the witch in the UK and the USA?

    ICONS FOR YOUNG WOMEN?

    Notes: Blasted (l1) = decaying, withering, decomposing; A heath (l2) = type of shrub; uncul vated field;
    To flourish (l3) = to develop well, to be successful; To blink (l3) = to open and close eyes; A slew (l9)
    (informal) = a lot of (un tas de …); Upcoming (l9) = imminent; Self-professed (l12) = self-proclaimed
    (autoproclamé); A curator (l17) = a museum custodian/guardian; Turmoil (l17) = agita on; Undermined
    (l19) = feeling less confident; Upside-down (l19) = mixed up, troubled; To indulge (l21) = to abandon
    oneself to; prone to (l22) = suscep ble to ; A hoax (l27) = a humorous or malicious decep on, a ruse;
    Gruelling (l31) = arduous, exhaus ng; To speak out (l38) = to state one’s opinion publicly; To embrace
    (l39) = to accept; to welcome; Conforming (l48) = mainstream; The pushback (l51) =resistance, nega ve
    response; Heartening (l52) = encouraging
    Ques ons

    1) What type of document is it? Where and when was it released?

    2) Consider the tle and the picture illustra ng the text. What is the document about?

    3) List the films or series about witches men oned in the text.

    4) Explain why “today’s witches are flourishing” on television (line 2).

    5) Focus on lines 16 to 47. Analyze the role played by these TV shows.

    6) Read lines 40 to the end. Show to what extent witches in these TV shows reflect society’s stereotypes about women.

    7) Write a short ar cle for your school newspaper to explain the role TV shows about witches play in today’s society.

    Vocabulary
    A witch film/TV series A wart (une verrue)
    A coven = a group of witches (une assemblée de sorcières) A crooked nose (un nez crochu)
    A female role model A pointed hat (un chapeau pointu)
    An icon/an iconic figure A broomstick (un balai)
    A stereotype/a stereotypical vision A fantasy = a dream
    A representation A make-believe world = an illusion
    An appeal = an attraction, an interest Magical thinking

    Today’s society Cast out = excluded, banished


    Patriarchy = a system of fatherly authority Punished (puni)
    An outcast = a rejected person Looked down = treated as unworthy of respect (méprisé)
    Stigmatisation (sign of inferiority)/rejection Disparaged = belittled, spoken badly of (dénigré)

    Popular/well-liked/appreciated Dangerous = able to do harm, threatening (menaçant)


    Different = not like others, special, odd Occult = supernatural, magical
    Endowed with (powers) Unruly ≠ obedient
    Powerful = strong Patriarchal = rigid, strict ≠ flexible, liberal

    To stand out = to be remarkable To reclaim one’s rights = to take back one’s rights
    To dare to = to be brave enough to To trust oneself = to have confidence on oneself
    To ride a broomstick (voler sur un balai) To take a stand = to maintain an opinion against opposition
    To be rooted in a culture = to be firmly implanted To right wrongs = to correct an injustice
    To respect society’s rules ≠ to break society’s rules To rise up against = to rebel

    To enable somebody to = to allow somebody to To regain control


    To empower = to give power to To find solace
    To conform to gender expectations To escape reality
    To take a break from something = to escape from sth To identify with

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