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Unit 5: La science-fiction · Lesson 8

8. Un récit qui fait réfléchir (A Thought-Provoking Story)

Plan and justify a coherent science-fiction story that connects a central conflict to a broader theme.

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Practice sentences

« Bien que mon récit se déroule sur une autre planète, son thème principal est la solidarité. »

Although my story takes place on another planet, its main theme is solidarity.

Say it like: byehn kuh mohn ray-SEE suh day-ROOL soor oon oh-truh plah-NET, sohn tem prehn-see-PAL eh lah soh-lee-dah-ree-TAY

« J'ai choisi le point de vue du robot afin que le lecteur remette en question ses idées sur l'intelligence. »

I chose the robot's point of view so that the reader would question their ideas about intelligence.

Say it like: zhay shwah-ZEE luh pwehn duh VOO doo roh-BOH ah-FEHN kuh luh lek-TUR ruh-MET ahn kes-TYOHN say zee-DAY soor lehn-tay-lee-ZHAHNS

« Au dénouement, le personnage principal comprend que son invention, qui devait résoudre le conflit, l'a plutôt aggravé. »

At the resolution, the main character realizes that their invention, which was supposed to resolve the conflict, instead made it worse.

Say it like: oh day-noo-MAHN, luh pair-soh-NAZH prehn-see-PAL kohn-PRAHN kuh sohn ehn-vahn-SYOHN, kee duh-VEH ray-ZOODR luh kohn-FLEE, lah ploo-TOH ah-grah-VAY