Article links for Presentations Group 1

The students doing the article summary should put a link to their chosen article in this thread before Saturday Morning along with a list of useful Economic vocabulary from the article (at least 5 words) and their French translation. The rest of the class should read these articles before class on the Wednesday.

Failure to do so will be punished.

Hello everybody, here's the article I will present to you next week :
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35398426

There is a video in the article, I wouldn't present it, you aren't obliged to watch it unless the mad mood takes you.(it's not worth it)


Here are the economic words vocabulary that can help you :
barrel : baril
oil-producing : petrolifère (lieu où se trouve du pétrole)
OPEC : Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole
to help prices rises : aider les prix à remonter
the additional supply : l'offre supplémentaire
world's oil production : La production de pétrole du monde
tumbling prices: la chute des prix
curbing production : réduire la production

Pierre Laurend wrote:Hello everybody, here's the article I will present to you next week :
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35398426

There is a video in the article, I wouldn't present it, you aren't obliged to watch it unless the mad mood takes you.(it's not worth it)


Here are the economic words vocabulary that can help you :
barrel : baril
oil-producing : petrolifère (lieu où se trouve du pétrole)
OPEC : Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole
to help prices rises : aider les prix à remonter
the additional supply : l'offre supplémentaire
world's oil production : La production de pétrole du monde
tumbling prices: la chute des prix
curbing production : réduire la production

That's a great article Pierre. I hope that everyone in the class gives themselves time to read it and read around the subject it could generate a good discussion. Personally I like the idea that OPEC countries who have held us to ransom for decades are now running frightened. I love the idea that Iran is going to further flood the market with oil - partly because of their dislike of the Saudi regime and partly for investment reasons.

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21688938-europes-new-arrivals-will-probably-dent-public-finances-not-wages-good-or

vocabulary:

displaced people= réfugiés
pinch the public purse= profiter d'une part du Trésor Public
pay packets=leurs salaires
not fret= n'ont pas besoin de se tracasser
measly=dérisoire
the share= la part
wage-dampening= Ce frein aux salaires
sulking on the dole= bouder et de rester au chômage
a fiscal burden= une charge fiscale
state support=aide de l’État
public expenditure= dépenses publiques
upward creep= augmentation graduelle

http://money.cnn.com/interactive/economy/the-cost-to-produce-a-barrel-of-oil/index.html?iid=EL

I just found a link that I want to share to everybody, even if it's a bit late it permits to make a comparaison with Pierre's article.
You've production costs there from the main oil worldwide producers.

Matthieu Godet wrote:http://money.cnn.com/interactive/economy/the-cost-to-produce-a-barrel-of-oil/index.html?iid=EL

I just found a link that I want to share to everybody, even if it's a bit late it permits to make a comparaison with Pierre's article.
You've production costs there from the main oil worldwide producers.

Thanks for that Mat.

the poor UK!

Hello everybody, I have chosen an article which is about with the big European banks in relashionship with Iran.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/24/europes-big-banks-remain-wary-doing-business-with-iran

For your reading , I have precised some vocabulary words whitch help you to understand

-US treasury : trésor américain
-Assets : actifs
-disclose : divulguer
- branch : sucursale, branche
- money laundering : blanchiment d'argent
-OFAC : Office of Foreign Assets Control : Bureau de control des actifs étrangers
-AIPAC : American Israel Public Affairs Commitee : Comité américain des affaires publiques d'israeliennes
-greater stake : plus grande participation

Hello everyone! Here is the link of article!
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/01/us-personal-income-dec-2015.html

Vocabulary:

Upwardly: vers le haut
Revised: modifié
Polled: intérogé
Edge up : augmenter légèrement
Gross domestic product (GDP) : produit intérieur brut (PIB)
Pile up : entasser
Cutbacks : la compression
Stock index futures : contrat à terme sur indice boursière
U.S. Treasuries : bon du trésor américain
Shooting up : monter en flèche
Outpace : dépasser
Blow : choc
Market Sell-off : baisse du marché boursier
Surge : augmenter fortement
Retreat : reculer
Slip : baisser
Tick up : atteindre ou augmenter
PEC price index : l’indice de dépense personnelle à la consommation (DPC) mesure le taux d’inflation de la population, et reflète l’évolution des prix des biens et des services de consommation. Core PEC index : il exclut l’alimentation et l’énergie.

with love from Mat K.:

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vocabulary :

surrounding = environnant

net gain = bénéfice net

to homeowners = pour les propriétaires

idle assets = actifs inutilisés

meteoric rise = ascension fulgurante

commercial landlords = location commerciales

the tax code = le code des impôts

peer-to-peer = d'égal à égal

global policy and public affairs = politique globale et des affaires publiques

lower costs = baisse des couts

Hey everyone !

Recap :
This is talking about a historical and old cofee shop business. It told how the activity keep customers attracted  : low prices, original and various supply, good&skilled staff, etc ... Also there's a point about competitors (Sarbucks for example) that are really present in this market segmentation.

Link :
How to brew up a successful coffee business

Few words :
word-of-mouth = bouche-à-oreilles
to nail down = déterminer ou jouer un rôle déterminant dans
turnover = chiffres d'affaires
twiddling your thumbs = se tourner les pouces
foolhardy = téméraire, imprudent

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/13/degrowthers-challenge-supremacy-of-economic-growth/

Hi everybody! Here is an article about degrowth! Sorry, there are a lot of translated words, because my article is a bit long…

The degrowth = La décroissance
The embrace = L’adoption (d’un système)
The advocates = Les défenseurs (de quelque chose)
To remain flat = Rester stationnaire
A paradigm = Un paradigme (une représentation du monde : dans l’article, voir la croissance comme le modèle à suivre)
Sustainable = Soutenable
A hotbed = Un foyer
To tout = Vanter les mérites
To gain momentum = Gagner du terrain
The proponents = Les partisans
To highlight = Mettre en évidence
To remain trapped = Rester pris au piège
The outcomes = Les résultats
To flourish = Prospérer
To spread = S’étendre
The leisure time = Temps pour les loisirs
To put something on the backburner = Mettre quelque chose en attente
The burgeoning = L’éclosion
The plight = La situation critique

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140312-frances-mythic-35-hour-week

Hi everyone, there's an article about the myth spending all over the world that we're working less in France than other countries in Europe. There's also some explications on the way some countries succeed to get low unemployement by developping part-time basis jobs.

sluggish = endormi/apathique (pour une personne), lente/calme/molle (pour une tendance).
To lump = Regrouper.
to know otherwise = Penser autrement.
merely =seulement/simplement.
threshold = seuil
Blue-collar workers = "col bleu", désigne les ouvriers.
billable = facturable
workers logged on a average of 38h = Les employés travaillent en moyenne 38 heures.

Hi guys, hope you enjoy your "educational break" !

http://europe.newsweek.com/what-are-secrets-behind-chinas-football-boom-426430?rm=eu

There is an article about the boom of China's Football. It is especially about the reasons behind the growth of players transfers to China and the rise of the level of the championship.

Transfer window = période des transferts
Sudden = soudain
Herald = annoncer
Witness = assister à
To bid for = répondre à une offre
Ensuring = s'assurer de
Match fixing = matchs truqués

Sorry to choose this article for people who don't like football !
(I pass my presentation the 9th of march)

Hey guys ! Here's my article :

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-33141819

It's not really interesting but it's essentially to give a context for my little speech. Have a good end of holidays !!!

Decades = décennies
Leading up = menant
Seek = chercher
Polls = les sondages
Unveiled = dévoilé
Delighted = enchanté
Sceptical EU = euro sceptique
Sticking point = point de friction
Draft blueprint = Projet de plan
Landmark = point de repère

Hey everybody ! The article talk about the FIFA's election. I think it is important to know that the article was writted the 26th january and that the vote is the 26th february. Latest new : Tokyo Sexwale has given up. I hope you love fotball.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/sports/soccer/fifa-president-election-prince-ali.html?ref=soccer&_r=0

Trumpeted commitments = Proclamer leur engament
Scale = Balance
The endorsement = Le soutien
Broad support = Large soutien
Loath to do sth = Répugner à faire qch
Outright = Complètement
To bid for = Etre en compétition pour
Hosting right = Droit d'hébergement
Riddled = Plein de

[url= http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/falsified-emissions-scandal-push-volkswagen-to-limits-a-1055897.html]Elena's Article[/url]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/falsified-emissions-scandal-push-volkswagen-to-limits-a-1055897.html

Hello everyone,

Here is my article from The Economist. It's talking about banknotes, espescially the bigger ones and their uses.

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21693976-getting-rid-big-banknotes-not-easy-it-sounds-cash-talk

Some words:

banknote: billet
store of value : réserve de valeur
money laundering : blanchiment d'argent
to get rid of smthg: se débarasser de quelque chose
to phase out : éliminer
foreseeable: prévisible

Hi everybody,

I'm not Juliette, I'm Alice and my article talks about the miniaturized atomic warhead produced by the North Korea and the question " should the U.S. take the lead in taking down Pyongyang’s nuclear menace by force? "

http://time.com/4252372/north-korea-nuclear-missile-attack/

Some words :

To shrink = rétrécir, diminuer
A nuclear warhead = une ogive nucléaire
Pacific-spanning rocket = fusée capable de couvrir l’étendue du Pacifique
Purportdly = sois-disant
To infringe = enfreindre
Beleaguered = cerné, sous-pression
to jangle North Korean nerves even more = mettre encore plus les nerfs de la Corée du Nord à vif
retaliation = représaille
dismantle = démanteler

Hi everybody,

Here is the link of my article about health problems that your phone can cause on your body « Is your phone cooking your sperm ? » : http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2016/feb/22/mobile-phones-sperm-count-fertility-health-scare

Some cocubulary :

- Guilt : culpabilité
- Sunk : ruiné, coulé
- heat : chaleur
- speed up : go faster
- onset : commencement, début
- melanoma : mélanome
- merely : tout juste

Hi everybody,

My article deals about sport (sorry for this topic for some of you) and especially the case of the doping of the russian tenniswoman, Maria Sharapova :
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/sports/tennis/maria-sharapova-failed-drug-test.html

Vocabulary :

Widespread = Répandu
Deeply = profondément
enhancing performance = Améliorer les performances
He is holding out = Il tient à
To acknowledge = Elle reconnait
ITF = International Tennis Federation
Prominent = Connu
Tremendous = Énorme

Hello everyone !
The topic of my article is the life of youngs in India with the failings of their state and their strict culture.

http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21694984-indias-youth-are-trading-fatalism-and-karma-free-willand-higher

beguiling: séduisant
wretched: miserable
thwarted: contrecarré
skewed: biaisé
pilfered: pillé
chiefly: principalement
louts: rustres
rickshaw driver : "conducteur" de pousse-pousse
feeling gloomy: se sentir lugubre, morose

Hi,
Il chose this article to tell you about a very important traity wich is elaborated in shadows and will have strong impacts on many country : the TTIP.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/13/unite-says-government-is-reluctant-to-exempt-nhs-from-ttip

Vocabulary :
TTIP : Transatlantic Trae and Investment Partnership
TAFTA : Transatlantic Free Trade Area
NHS : National Health Service
Deeply : profondément
Threatened : menacé
Fierce : féroce / cruel
Allay : dissiper / appaisé
Misconception : fausses idées

Hello everyone, the topic of my article is the threat of a President Trump

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/03/17/donald_trump_poses_a_top_ten_global_risk_says_the_economist_intelligence.html

Threat= menace
GOP=Grand old party
EIU=economist intelligence unit
Trump=Trump

Hello everybody,

here's the article i will present to next week :
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/20/cuba-obama-visit-anti-castro-protesters-clash

Some words :
-to bundle : grouper
-eardrum : tympan
-countless times : des centaines de fois
-timeline : chronologie
-jail : prison
-behal :prison

rectiication :
-behalf : défense