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​ - Hy, Anaïs and me (Jeffrey) found an article include 300 words for the fisrt paragraph : Here is the link []

Hello, there too dear teammates. I've already written down the text from the 'intro-video' for 'Supersize Me', so there it is. If you have any doubts or misunderstandings (regarding especially the vocabulary field) please don't hesitate to make those corrections. Greets, Constantin. **I've changed some things which seemed mistakes for me ! Anais F.**

Everything is bigger in America. We've got the biggest cars, the biggest houses, the biggest companies, the biggest food and finally the biggest people.

America has now become the fattest nation in the world. Congratulations! Nearly 100 million people in America are today either overweight or obese. That's more than 60% of all US adults.

Since 1980 the total number of overweight and obese Americans has doubled with twice as many overweight children and three times as many overweight adolescents. The fattest state in America? The Mississippi, where one in four people are obese. I grew up in West Virginia - currently the 3rd fattest state in America. When I was growing up my mom cooked dinner every single day. Almost all my memories of her are in the kitchen and we never ate out. Only on those few rare special occasions. Today, families do it all the time and they're paying' for it. Not only with their wallets but with their waste lines. Obesity is now second only the smoking as a major cause of preventable death in America with more than 400 000 deaths per year associated with related illnesses.

In 2002 a few Americans got fed up with being overweight and did what we do best: they sue the bastards taking in aim the fast-food companies and blaming them for their obesity and illnesses. A law suit was filed in New York on behalf of two teenage girls. One who was 14-years-old, 4 foot 10, and 170 pounds! The other - 19-years-old, 5 foot 6 and 270 pounds! The unthinkable had suddenly become reality. People were suing the golden arches for selling them food then most of us know isn't good to begin with.

Yet each day, one in four Americans visits a fast-food restaurant and this hunger for fast-food isn't just in America. It's happening on a global basis. McDonald's alone operates more than 30 000 joints in over 100 countries on 6 continents and feeds more than 46 million people worldwide every day. That's more than the entire population of Spain. In the United States alone McDonald's accounts for 43% of the total fast-food market. They're everywhere - ?wall-mars?, airports, rest stops, gas stations, train stations, shopping malls, department stores, amusement parks, even hospitals... That's right! Hospitals.

At least your clothes from the coronary kicks in. Lawyers from McDonald's call the suits frivolous. Stating that the dangers of it's food are universally known, and that these kids can't show that their weight problems and health woes were caused sorely by the McDiets. The judge states however that if lawyers for the teens can show the McDonald's intents for people to eat its food for every meal of every day and that doing so would be unreasonably dangerous, they may be able to state a claim.

Are the food companies so lead a blame for this epidemic? Where this personal responsibility stop and court responsibility begin? Is fast food really that bad for you? "I mean what would happen if I ate nothing but McDonald's for 30 days straight. Would I suddenly be on the fast track and becoming an obese American? Would it be unreasonably dangerous? Let's find out... I'm ready!


 * obese - very overweight
 * to sue - to bring legal charges against
 * behalf - in interest of, in favor of
 * golden arches - the biggest in the business, the indisputable champions.
 * coronary -
 * frivolous - foolish
 * sorely - in a painful manner
 * a woe - suffering

Our article is ready as well. The link is the following one : [] Greetings. Anaïs Z. & Constantin


 * Can you find a video that is longer (2 to 4 minutes)? How about the opening of the documentary? Click** [|here]

(Seen by Caroline).
 * __Samir Bouhaddane & Camille Genet:__ Groupe A **

__**Subject:**__ **__SUPER SIZE ME __**

__**Link of the text:**__ [|here] or here: []

__**Title of the text:**__ " Secret de tournage du film Super Size Me ".

__**More informations:**__ Text written by Zoom-cinema.fr, the 30 of June, 2004.

We didn't translated everything because it was too long and we had to respect the number of words, so our traduction contains 317 words.

The paragraphs translated are number 1,2 and 5, and it begins at " Pourquoi les frites croustillent...".

French text -> English translation

Pourquoi les frites croustillent.. -> Why French fries are crispy... [...] Clients, concurrents et même critiques gastronomiques apprécient depuis longtemps le goût des frites McDonald's. Leur goût particulier ne vient ni de la variété de pommes de terre achetée par McDonald's, ni de la technologie utilisée pour leur transformation, ni de l'équipement culinaire qui les cuit. D'autres chaînes achètent leurs frites chez les mêmes fournisseurs, utilisent des Russet Burbank et disposent de friteuses similaires dans leurs cuisines. Le goût d'une frite dépend essentiellement de l'huile de cuisson. Pendant plusieurs dizaines d'années, McDonald's a fait cuire ses frites dans un mélange de 7% d'huile de coton et de 93% de graisse de boeuf. les frites y gagnaient un arôme unique - et plus de graisse de boeuf saturée par livre qu'un hamburger -> [...] Customers, competitors and even food critics have been enjoying for a long time the taste of McDonald's French fries. Their specific taste comes neither from the variety of potatoes bought by McDonald's, nor from the technology used for their transformation, nor from the cooking equipment they are cooked in. Other chains buy their French fries from the same suppliers, use Russet Burbank and have similar deep fryers in their kitchens. The taste of a French fry depends essentially on the cooking oil. For over ten years, McDonald's cooked its French fries in a mixture of 7 % cotton oil and 93 % beef fat. French fries gained a unique aroma - and more beef fat saturated by pound than in a hamburger. (127 words) Confrontée à un concert de critiques portant sur la quantité de cholestérol des ses frites, la société McDonald's est passée à l'huile végétale pure en 1990. Ce changement représentait un défi considérable : comment faire des frites au subtil goût de boeuf sans les cuire dans le suif ? Un simple coup d'oeil aux ingrédients utilisés actuellement pour la préparation des frites McDonald's renseigne sur la façon dont le problème a été résolu. -> Confronted with plenty of critics concerning the quantity of cholesterol in its French fries, the McDonald's company switched to pure vegetable oil in 1990. This change represented a considerable challenge: how to make French fries with a subtle taste of beef without cooking them in the tallow? A simple look at the ingredients now used for the preparation of McDonald's French fries gives information about the way the problem was solved. (200 words) Mais les techniques de conservation, de congélation et de déshydratation utilisées pour traiter les aliments en détruisent presque entièrement le goût. Une gigantesque industrie s'est développée au Etats-Unis depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L'industrie des fast-food n'existerait pas sans celle des arômes. Or, si les noms des grandes chaînes américaines de fast-food et de leurs produits phares sont devenus célèbres dans le monde entier et font désormais partie de notre culture populaire, très peu de gens sont capables de cites les noms des sociétés qui fabriquent le goût du fast-food. L'industrie des arômes est d'une discrétion extrême. Ses chefs de file ne divulguent ni la formule exacte des divers composants aromatiques, ni l'identité de leurs clients.  -> But the techniques of preservation, freezing and dehydration used for the treatment of food destroy almost completely the taste. A huge industry developped in the United States since the end of the Second World War. The fast-food industry would not exist without the flavor industry. Now, if the names of the big American chains of fast-food and their best-selling products became world-famous and are henceforth part of our popular culture, very few people are able to quote the names of the companies which make the taste of fast-food. The flavor industry is extremely secretive. Its leaders neither reveal the precise formula of the diverse flavor compounds, nor the identity of their clients. (317 words)

Bests,

Camille G & Samir B.

__Jeffrey & Anais translation :__ ​ Corrections here

Here is the translation taken from : []

=Super Size Me=

Michael Moore has opened the documentary way which the aim is to denounce the numerous problems peculiar to USA while keeping a big dose oh humor in order to made the documentary a entertainment for all. Morgan Spurlock, a young filmmaker and lightly impetuous takes back the same rule by tackling to obesity and more precisely the fast-food, focus on the big McDonald with his movie //Super size me.//

He saw in New-York two fatty teenager who had intent a process to this company because it was the reason of their physical problems. The hamburger king protects himself answering that nobody proved the noxiousness of the serve food. It’s the reason why that Morgan Spurlock go into a big challenge.

This man well build ( 6 foot 2 and 185 pounds) is going to try to prove the danger of this food in the most dangerous way, which means only eating in Mac Donald during a month. All his breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will only be constituted of Big Mac, giant Cola, pancakes or others strawberry milkshakes.

Of course, he has also the right to take water or the suggesting salads but MacDonald isn’t reputed for this. Moreover, Morgan Spurlock is going to impose himself another challenge more extreme. When we propose the Super size menu (means giant chips, one litter of Coke and a huge hamburger), he must take it and finish this menu, that isn’t with any problem.

During his test, he is going to be followed by three doctors, a nutritionist and a sport professor who will indicate him his metabolic and mental evolution.

Constantin Dimov And Anaïs Zins: Groupe A __Subject__: Supersize Me __Link to the text__: [] __Title of the text__: ‘Mc Donald propose une boisson à 1,2L aux Etats-Unis’ __Additional information__: Text written by Samy, on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 for [|www.buveurs.com] website. Оur translation includes 80% of the whole article (paragraphs 1-6 included) and consists of 254 words.

Text in French -> Translated text in English Depuis quelques années, Mc Donald a essayé d’améliorer son image (suite à plusieurs publicités négatives dont le film "Supersize Me") et de proposer des plats moins caloriques. Mais ils ont cédé à la tentation!!! Ils proposent maintenant une boisson de 1,2L. For a couple of years, Mc Donald tried to meliorate its image (referring to many negative publicities one of which the film 'Supersize Me') and to propose less caloric meals. But they yielded to the temptation. They offer right now a drink of 1.2L. En 2003, Mc Donald a décidé de se recentrer pour améliorer la qualité de sa nourriture au lieu de la quantité. A coup de salads (Premium salads) et de tranches de pommes à la sauce caramel (apple dippers), ils ont réussi à relancer les ventes. Le prix de l’action de Mc Donald a quadruplé dans les quatre dernières années. In 2003, Mc Donald decided to refocus on the better quality of its food instead of the quantity. With a punch of salads (Premium salads) and slices of apples topped with caramel sauce (apple dippers), they managed to boost sales. The stock price of McDonald quadrupled during the last 4 years. Alors maintenant que les gens ont un peu maigri, ils peuvent les engraisser à nouveau. Rappelez vous en 2004, le film "Supersize Me". So right now, as people lost weight McDonald can fatten them again. Let's not forget 2004, the movie 'Supersize Me'. Morgan Spurlock, un journaliste américain (en bonne santé physique) a mangé tous les jours au Mc Donald pendant 1 mois. Dès que le serveur lui proposait la taille Supersize, il devait la prendre. Les résultats étaient affligeant (il a pris 13 kg, son foie était malade, il a eu des troubles de la vue, perte de la libido,...) Morgan Spurlock, an American journalist (physically healthy) has been eating every single day in McDonald's for a month. When the waiter suggested him a Supersize Menu, he had to take it. The results were distressing (he gained 13kg, his liver was sick, he had sight disorders, losses of libido...) Deux mois après, McDonald retirait de la vente son menu "Supersize". (En disant qu’il n’y avait aucun lien avec le film. Two months later, McDonald withdrew the Supersize Menu, saying that there's no link to the movie....  Depuis McDonald a fait profil bas mais aujourd’hui ils sont de retour !! Ils proposent une boisson de plus de 1,2L (42 oz) qu’ils ont baptisé "Hugo". Ce soda contient pas moins de 410 calories et coûte seulement 0,89 cents. Ca paraît complètement dingue que l’on puisse acheter 1,2 litres de soda pour 0,89 cents (soit 0,64 centimes d’euros).  Since then McDonald kept a low profile, but today they're back! They suggest a drink of 1.2L that they named 'HUGO'. This soda contains no fewer than 410 calories and costs only 0.89 cents. This looks totally crazy : buying 1.2 litres of soda for only 0.89 cents (that is 0.64 euro cents)...

Vocabulary : to meliorate = to improve, to make better - ameliorer referring to - suite a to yield = to give up on sth/sb - ceder a qch/qn to refocus = to recenter - recentrer instead of - au lieu de, a la place de to quadruple = to do/make 4 times - quadrupler let's not forget = to remind ourselves of - rappelons nous de distressing = saddening - affligeant sight disorders - troubles de la vue to be back - etre de retour to withdraw = to take off - retirer, barrer, enlever