Quelle est l’une des plus efficaces – et plus agréables – façons d’améliorer son niveau d’anglais ? C’est de regarder les séries anglo-américaines en version originale. Testez vos connaissances avec le quiz qui suit, en VO, bien sûr :

1. Episode of the royal “The Crown” (Season one) deals with Churchill’s lack of response when London is facing :

1. Heavy snow
2. An earthquake
3. Heavy smog

2. The showrunner of the very British “Downton Abbey” is Julian Fellowes. He is also a novelist and one of his novels is about a famous district in London. Is it :

1. Notting Hill
2. Belgravia
3. Soho

3. The title of the timeless “Mad Men” refers to :

1. A team of crazy publicists
2. A team of journalists working for a satirical magazine
3. A team of publicists working for an agency on Madison Avenue, NYC.

4. The leading role of the sparkling “Emily in Paris” is played by :

1. Phil Collins’ daughter
2. Rod Stewart’s daughter
3. Eric Clapton’s daughter

5. In the brilliant “Succession”, the four children are caught in a fierce struggle for power. The children are :

1. Four sons
2. Three sons and a daughter
3. Two sons and two daughters

6. In the tumultuous “Game of Thrones”, the motto of the Stark family is :

1. “The storm is coming”
2. “War is coming”
3. “Winter is coming”

7. Season one of the hilarious “White Lotus” is set :

1. On the Island of Bali
2. On the Island of Maui
3. On Mosquito Island

8. In the one-of-a-kind “Dark winds”, the officer Joe Leaphorn has to solve a number of crimes :

1. On a Navajo reservation
2. On a Mohawk reservation
3. On a Cherokee reservation

9. In the poignant “It’s a sin”, a group of young men start a new and exciting life in London but this is cut short by :

1. The advent of COVID
2. The Spanish flue
3. The advent of AIDS

10. Sarah Jessica Parker, Carrie Bradshaw in the groundbreaking “Sex and the City”, is an icon in NYC. She is now the owner of :

1. A beauty salon
2. A tea salon
3. A shoe boutique

Answers:

1. c)
2. b)
3. c)
4. a)
5. b)
6. c)
7. b)
8. a)
9. c)
10. c)

Once you’ve checked your answers, share your opinion about the series above (or others) with your tutor. For example: are you fond of “The crown”? Why? Are there any series that you don’t like? Why? You can give your thoughts about: the genre (detective, history, fantasy, comedy, sci-fi), the story, dialogue, characters, social content, special effects, etc..

Choose a series that isn‘t in the quiz and test your tutor in the same way!

Choose a French series you like and convince your tutor to watch it.