1. - Hi!
- Ok, Francois?Copy !req
2. And you?Copy !req
3. Stephane... Francois...Copy !req
4. - Still on the team?
- As ready as ever.Copy !req
5. Hello.Copy !req
6. - This one?
- At the back, please.Copy !req
7. Hi, I'm Herve.Copy !req
8. A sports teacher here for 3 years.Copy !req
9. Welcome to all our new colleagues.Copy !req
10. The students can be tough...Copy !req
11. but they're good kids.Copy !req
12. Hi, I'm Olivier.Copy !req
13. I teach physical science...Copy !req
14. and I've been here for 4 years.Copy !req
15. I'm Patrick,Copy !req
16. and I teach multiplication tables,Copy !req
17. and sometimes mathematics!Copy !req
18. I've been at this schoolCopy !req
19. for a number of years.Copy !req
20. Hello, I'm Anne.
I used to work in the Lyon suburbs.Copy !req
21. I teach English.Copy !req
22. I'm looking for my new colleagues.Copy !req
23. Hi, I'm IsabelleCopy !req
24. Nice to meet you.Copy !req
25. I'm Christiane.Copy !req
26. I'm Frederic,
I teach history and geography.Copy !req
27. and I used to work
out in suburbs of Paris.Copy !req
28. I'm happy to be in the city now.Copy !req
29. I'm Julie, the year supervisor.
I'd like to welcome you allCopy !req
30. and wish you a good year.Copy !req
31. I'm Aline and I'm the cookCopy !req
32. I'd like to welcome you all.Copy !req
33. Thank you, Aline!Copy !req
34. Hello. I'm Gilles,
I've been teaching mathematicsCopy !req
35. for many yearsCopy !req
36. I'm retiring at the end of this yearCopy !req
37. I'd like to wish the new arrivals
plenty of courage.Copy !req
38. I'm Francois
I teach French.Copy !req
39. And I'm starting
my fourth year hereCopy !req
40. Welcome everybody.Copy !req
41. We'll meet up at midday...Copy !req
42. in the canteen for a drink
to mark the new year.Copy !req
43. You get Wednesday like you wanted!Copy !req
44. We could swap our classesCopy !req
45. Nice, nice...Copy !req
46. Not nice, not nice at all.Copy !req
47. He's nice.Copy !req
48. Not nice, watch him.
Not nice at all.Copy !req
49. Nice, not nice.Copy !req
50. She's not nice at all.Copy !req
51. Arthur, your cap.Copy !req
52. Good morning.Copy !req
53. That's my place.Copy !req
54. Get lost!Copy !req
55. Calm down now!Copy !req
56. Stop stirring things upCopy !req
57. Remove your hood, pleaseCopy !req
58. You two back there,
there's place here.Copy !req
59. - One up front.
- There's room here too!Copy !req
60. Let's get one thing clear...Copy !req
61. We waste 5 minutes
lining outside,Copy !req
62. 5 coming up, 5 setting down:Copy !req
63. 15 minutes out of hourCopy !req
64. Do you realize
what 15 lost minutes means?Copy !req
65. With 25 hours a weekCopy !req
66. and 30 weeks in the year,Copy !req
67. we lose thousands of minutes.Copy !req
68. In other schools,
they do a full work.Copy !req
69. Imagine how far ahead they get
in a yearCopy !req
70. Figure it out!Copy !req
71. We never do an hour.Copy !req
72. Hand up to speak.Copy !req
73. We never do an hour
You always say that!Copy !req
74. Teachers say we do an hours class
but we never do.Copy !req
75. 8.30 to 9.25 doesn't make an hour.Copy !req
76. All right it's 55 minutes.Copy !req
77. That's an important pointCopy !req
78. Stop saying other schools do an hour
They don't!Copy !req
79. All I'm saying is that
we waste time. Like now.Copy !req
80. To start with,Copy !req
81. take out a sheet of paper,Copy !req
82. fold it in two so that it can standCopy !req
83. on the edge of your desk clearlyCopy !req
84. and using block capitals,Copy !req
85. write your full name.Copy !req
86. Why write our names?Copy !req
87. To know who you areCopy !req
88. - But you know us!
- We had you last year.Copy !req
89. Esmeralda,
half of the kids here are new.Copy !req
90. Be happy. That way
people will know your nameCopy !req
91. I'm not doing itCopy !req
92. I won't if you don'tCopy !req
93. You're rightCopy !req
94. For those of you who don't know me,
I'm Mr. MarinCopy !req
95. - A marine?
- Very funnyCopy !req
96. Corny!Copy !req
97. He wiped you out, sirCopy !req
98. Come on, it shouldn't take so longCopy !req
99. Five minutes to write a nameCopy !req
100. It's ridiculousCopy !req
101. A biscuit for the firs day?Copy !req
102. I'm OK, thanksCopy !req
103. Rachel, a biscuit will buck you upCopy !req
104. All right. "Witty"Copy !req
105. That's word
we'll try to explain later.Copy !req
106. Are there any other wordsCopy !req
107. that you don't understand?Copy !req
108. The word "condescension"Copy !req
109. Yes, that's a complicated word.Copy !req
110. Do you have any ideaCopy !req
111. what that might mean?Copy !req
112. A vague idea but I'm not sureCopy !req
113. You're not sure?Copy !req
114. We'll talk about that later thenCopy !req
115. - Yes, Damien
- "Argentine".Copy !req
116. Argentine. What does that mean?Copy !req
117. It's people who live in Argentina.Copy !req
118. Right, the inhabitants of ArgentinaCopy !req
119. Of course notCopy !req
120. Damien, who lives in Argentina?Copy !req
121. The ArgentinesCopy !req
122. In a soccer match
Argentina's playersCopy !req
123. are called...Copy !req
124. FootballersCopy !req
125. Let's move onCopy !req
126. Any other difficult words
in the text?Copy !req
127. HenrietteCopy !req
128. Is there anything
that you didn't understand?Copy !req
129. "Henceforth".Copy !req
130. "Henceforth".Copy !req
131. "Henceforth"Copy !req
132. Thanks for the prompt, Samantha.Copy !req
133. I think that will do,
Let's take a look at these words.Copy !req
134. All right. AustrianCopy !req
135. Wey was the one
who picked the word AustrianCopy !req
136. Yes, Esmeralda.Copy !req
137. We all know what "Austrian" is.Copy !req
138. - People from Austria.
- Wey doesn't know and...Copy !req
139. Maybe, but everyone else knows!Copy !req
140. We get the message. You didn't
know "misleading"Copy !req
141. so you're not really
in any position to talk.Copy !req
142. But everyone knows
what "Austrian" means.Copy !req
143. Nobody's perfect.Copy !req
144. - "Austrian" is not a very,
important word, Wey.Copy !req
145. It refers to someone
from the land of Austria,Copy !req
146. which is pretty tiny country.Copy !req
147. We can live without the word.Copy !req
148. Can anyone name a famous Austrian?Copy !req
149. Mozart.Copy !req
150. - Who?
- Wol Fang Amadeus Mozart.Copy !req
151. - "Wol Fung" maybe if he
were English, not Austrian.Copy !req
152. Any other famous Austrians?Copy !req
153. Austria could vanish
no one would notice.Copy !req
154. Seriously, it's south of Germany.
So check a map, Wey,Copy !req
155. You'll see where it is.Copy !req
156. Souleymane,Copy !req
157. can you note the words too?Copy !req
158. I forgot my things.Copy !req
159. No one can land you some paper...Copy !req
160. I'll do it at home.Copy !req
161. You'll do it at home. Sure you will.
That's your approachCopy !req
162. Only work at home.Copy !req
163. I'm serious!Copy !req
164. If I could be sure of that...Copy !req
165. Don't worry. It'll be okCopy !req
166. Let's move on to "succulent".Copy !req
167. "Succulent" is a word that we'll try
to guess the meaning of.Copy !req
168. What's is "succulent"?Copy !req
169. SuckCopy !req
170. Suck off.Copy !req
171. Very funny, Boubacar.Copy !req
172. Very witty indeed,Copy !req
173. Here's a sentence...Copy !req
174. with "succulent".Copy !req
175. "Bill enjoys a succulent...Copy !req
176. cheeseburger. "Copy !req
177. Cheeseburgers stink!Copy !req
178. - Who said that?
- Me.Copy !req
179. Why "cheeseburger"?Copy !req
180. Well, since you say that, you
think cheeseburgers aren't succulent.Copy !req
181. Maybe, but they're crap.Copy !req
182. OK, but what I just said
should have made the penny drop.Copy !req
183. - What does that mean?
- Mean what?Copy !req
184. The penny thing...Copy !req
185. To make the penny drop,Copy !req
186. No one knows the expression?Copy !req
187. If the penny drops,
it means you understand.Copy !req
188. When I say,Copy !req
189. if cheeseburger stink
they're not succulent,Copy !req
190. that should help you see
what "succulent" means.Copy !req
191. - What's with the Bills?
- What bills?Copy !req
192. The name Bill.Copy !req
193. You always use weird names.Copy !req
194. Weird? A recent US President
was called Bill.Copy !req
195. Why don't you use Aissata
or Rachid or Ahmed...Copy !req
196. You always use whitey names.Copy !req
197. What names?Copy !req
198. - Honky names.
- What's honky?Copy !req
199. Honkies, Frenchies, frogs.Copy !req
200. You're not French?Copy !req
201. No, I'm not French.Copy !req
202. I didn't know.Copy !req
203. I am, but not proud of it.Copy !req
204. Fine, I'm not eitherCopy !req
205. Why use these names?Copy !req
206. Khoumba, if I start choosing namesCopy !req
207. to suit all your origins, it'll
never end.Copy !req
208. Just change a little!Copy !req
209. What do you suggest?Copy !req
210. Aissata! Fatou, no!Copy !req
211. - No, Aissata.
- Aissata, Aissata!Copy !req
212. Excuse me. You have class 4/3
in French?Copy !req
213. I'm class supervisor too.Copy !req
214. Know what book you'll be reading?Copy !req
215. No, I haven't decided.Copy !req
216. In history I'll start with
Ancien RegimeCopy !req
217. If you want to link into that,
what kind of books are there?Copy !req
218. The Enlightenment will
be tough for them.Copy !req
219. How about Voltaire? Is he tough?Copy !req
220. He's not easy.Copy !req
221. Candide, is simple...Copy !req
222. Not in their yearCopy !req
223. Zadig...Copy !req
224. Yes, but it'd be toughCopy !req
225. You have 20 seconds.Copy !req
226. No, we've not finished yet!Copy !req
227. We've not finished yet!Copy !req
228. We can't spend 2 hours on the
imperfect.Copy !req
229. Dalla, I can give you the time.Copy !req
230. Sir, my pen keeps leaking!Copy !req
231. - It's crap
- Who has a handkerchief?Copy !req
232. Me!Copy !req
233. Rabah!Copy !req
234. Ask before you stand.Copy !req
235. - May I?
- Yes.Copy !req
236. - Gently, Ok...
- The perv!Copy !req
237. He touched her tits!Copy !req
238. Just give him the handkerchief.Copy !req
239. Spare us your comments.Copy !req
240. God dam pedophile!Copy !req
241. - Quiet!
- Sir?Copy !req
242. Why the imperfect indicative?Copy !req
243. Cut it out!Copy !req
244. - Why not just imperfect?
- Quiet, Souleymane.Copy !req
245. All right, Esmeralda,
why the indicative?Copy !req
246. If I knew, I wouldn't ask.Copy !req
247. I can imagine. Anyone know why we
specify the imperfect indicative?Copy !req
248. Why not just the imperfect?Copy !req
249. Nassim?
May I wash my hands?Copy !req
250. Go on, wash them and get it over with.Copy !req
251. Make it quick.Copy !req
252. He'll take a week!Copy !req
253. - I'll go with him.
- EnoughCopy !req
254. The imperfect indicative isCopy !req
255. different than another imperfectCopy !req
256. Which imperfect is that?Copy !req
257. Agam?
- The imperfect subjunctive.Copy !req
258. Exactly.Copy !req
259. The Imperfect subjunctive.
Can anyone give me an example?Copy !req
260. I don't believe it, Khoumba,
but go on.Copy !req
261. I may be wrong...Copy !req
262. I think so too.Copy !req
263. - I were
- I were.Copy !req
264. From the verb "to werr"Copy !req
265. - I don't know...
- I wuz.Copy !req
266. I were, we were, you wereCopy !req
267. All right. Not bad but you use it
wrongly.Copy !req
268. You vaguely recall
the imperfect subjunctive.Copy !req
269. Imagine I say:Copy !req
270. "He insist...Copy !req
271. "that I be... "Copy !req
272. Let's say "in shape".
"He insists that I be in shape"Copy !req
273. What is "be" in that example?Copy !req
274. The present subjunctive.Copy !req
275. Very good. For the imperfect
subjunctive,Copy !req
276. we follow the sequence of tenses
and use a past:Copy !req
277. "He insisted... "Copy !req
278. - "He insisted that I... "
Khoumba?Copy !req
279. - Were.
- Were. Yes.Copy !req
280. You really think I'll tell my mom:Copy !req
281. "He insisted that I were'd been in shape?Copy !req
282. Not I were'd been.
Learn to use it firstCopy !req
283. "That I were in shape"Copy !req
284. - The sequence of tenses.
- No one says that.Copy !req
285. I was right!Copy !req
286. "I were".Copy !req
287. Will you let me answer the question?Copy !req
288. If you care.
- You may.Copy !req
289. - Before mastering something,
the imperfect subjunctive,Copy !req
290. you're telling me it's no use.Copy !req
291. Start by mastering it,Copy !req
292. then you can call its use into question.Copy !req
293. Sir, why are you criticizing us?Copy !req
294. They're right, that's the way
people talked in the old days.Copy !req
295. Even my gran didn't say that.Copy !req
296. Or your great granddad
It's from the Middle Ages!Copy !req
297. No it isn't.Copy !req
298. It is!Copy !req
299. It's bourgeois...Copy !req
300. Tell me, when was the last timeCopy !req
301. you heard someone talk like that?Copy !req
302. Yesterday, with friends,
we used the imperfect subjunctive.Copy !req
303. No, someone normal!Copy !req
304. All right, all right.Copy !req
305. The people on the streets...Copy !req
306. Can I reply?Copy !req
307. Yep.Copy !req
308. I'll talk this over, but calmly.Copy !req
309. All right, not everyone talks that way.Copy !req
310. In fact, people who do are pretty rare.Copy !req
311. I'd even say only snobs...Copy !req
312. use the imperfect subjunctive.Copy !req
313. What's a snob?Copy !req
314. Snobs are slightly affected,
slightly precious peopleCopy !req
315. who tend to put on airs.Copy !req
316. Homosexuals?Copy !req
317. No, not homosexuals...Copy !req
318. You can be affected and refinedCopy !req
319. without being homosexual.Copy !req
320. In any case,Copy !req
321. this register may seem
formal and a bit affected,Copy !req
322. and even bourgeois.Copy !req
323. But these different registers existCopy !req
324. as I keep telling you,Copy !req
325. you need to be able to use themCopy !req
326. Familiar, current, formal,
oral and written.Copy !req
327. Move between them
and use them all. Yes, Lucie?Copy !req
328. How do we know what's written
and what's for oral?Copy !req
329. Why is a word more one for one register?Copy !req
330. Normally, that's somethingCopy !req
331. that you pick up as you go alongCopy !req
332. You need to use intuition.Copy !req
333. What's this?Copy !req
334. Intuition is when you can't use thinkingCopy !req
335. When you can't really...Copy !req
336. It's not knowing
but more like sensing something.Copy !req
337. When you sense thingsCopy !req
338. What if you don't sense?Copy !req
339. If you don't sense them, well…Copy !req
340. You gain intuition
by using the language.Copy !req
341. That's when you learn to distinguish...Copy !req
342. almost automatically
between oral and written styles.Copy !req
343. - Souleymane wants to say something.
- Shut it.Copy !req
344. What does he want to say?Copy !req
345. Go on!Copy !req
346. Calm downCopy !req
347. Cut it out. No fightingCopy !req
348. - I'll whop you
- Don't act tough!Copy !req
349. What's wrong? Boubacar, turn around.Copy !req
350. - What is it?
- NothingCopy !req
351. - Apparently not.
- Don't send him to the principal.Copy !req
352. If I tell you,
I'm good for Guantanamo.Copy !req
353. Guantanamo! Guantanamo!Copy !req
354. I'll be tased!Copy !req
355. You won't be tased.Copy !req
356. - You have a question?
- YepCopy !req
357. So ask itCopy !req
358. - It's too wicked
- It's notCopy !req
359. It's the pits for you
- Just ask itCopy !req
360. - I have your word?
- Hurry upCopy !req
361. This is what I heard, ok?
I didn't say it but I heard...Copy !req
362. People say you like men.Copy !req
363. I didn't say it!Copy !req
364. - Who says that?
- Just peopleCopy !req
365. They say Mr. Marin likes men"Copy !req
366. Others say that, not you?Copy !req
367. - You not interested?
- No wayCopy !req
368. - So why do you ask?
- For the others.Copy !req
369. I'm spokesmanCopy !req
370. - But you don't care?
- If you like men, fineCopy !req
371. - So is it true?
- You are asking me.Copy !req
372. Homosexual isn't an insult, sir.Copy !req
373. You say it isn't but it seems
to be a problem for you.Copy !req
374. You find it odd, men liking men.Copy !req
375. Maybe it is, I don't know
It is true or not?Copy !req
376. No, it's not. Feel better now?Copy !req
377. Yeah? Sure.Copy !req
378. Sorry to disappoint you.Copy !req
379. All right, if Souleymane doesn't mindCopy !req
380. now he's settle his hang-ups,Copy !req
381. let's get back
to the imperfect indicative.Copy !req
382. Yeah, like that! Not badCopy !req
383. - What are you doing?
- Stop.Copy !req
384. - What's up?
- Get lostCopy !req
385. Who asked you? Look at your mug
- Get lostCopy !req
386. - It's fucking ok!
Take these jerks,Copy !req
387. then we'll seeCopy !req
388. Go on, show me your backsCopy !req
389. - These guys suck.
- Another one.Copy !req
390. - Classy display
- You betCopy !req
391. - Got one for me?
- Can't afford itCopy !req
392. - How much?
- Too much!Copy !req
393. Stop thinking I'm broke like you!Copy !req
394. She screwed up there
She thinks it's regular verbCopy !req
395. No the verb's swim. Swimmed.Copy !req
396. Justine! "Swimmed"!Copy !req
397. Justine, work it out yourselfCopy !req
398. Swummed. That's better,
it mixes the two.Copy !req
399. Swammed!Copy !req
400. She put swemmedCopy !req
401. - Ok, thank you
- Try swommedCopy !req
402. You can sit downCopy !req
403. Let's see.Copy !req
404. Let's seeCopy !req
405. She can't writeCopy !req
406. She can't write? Can you, Rabah?Copy !req
407. - You bet
- Go on thenCopy !req
408. Conjugate it properlyCopy !req
409. - Swummed
- NoCopy !req
410. Continue.Copy !req
411. SwammedCopy !req
412. Wrong againCopy !req
413. Just kiddingCopy !req
414. - It's not like that
- So what is it?Copy !req
415. Without an ICopy !req
416. Right, no ICopy !req
417. Why make fun of Justine,Copy !req
418. when you can't do better?Copy !req
419. Justine wasn't so wrongCopy !req
420. That's enoughCopy !req
421. You cant focus for more
than 20 secondsCopy !req
422. like 3 year oldsCopy !req
423. People aged 14 or 15
like you're supposed to beCopy !req
424. If I ask a question
they should knowCopy !req
425. Your kidding around goes too far!Copy !req
426. Not at allCopy !req
427. - Everyone thinks so
- Dead rightCopy !req
428. Everyone thinks so
or only you think so?Copy !req
429. No, everyone!Copy !req
430. I think you push it.Copy !req
431. If I cut you some slack,
you'll never get anywhereCopy !req
432. You go too far!Copy !req
433. And you know whyCopy !req
434. I'm sick of these clowns!
Sick of them!Copy !req
435. I can't take any moreCopy !req
436. They're nothing,
they know nothing...Copy !req
437. they look right through you
when you try to teach themCopy !req
438. They cat stay in their shitCopy !req
439. I'm not going to help themCopy !req
440. They're so basic, so insincereCopy !req
441. always looking for troubleCopy !req
442. Go ahead, guysCopy !req
443. Stay in your crap neighborhoodCopy !req
444. You'll be here all yours lives
and it serves you rightCopy !req
445. I'll see the principal and tell him
I'm not working with 3/2 again.Copy !req
446. No more technology
for the rest of the year. Too badCopy !req
447. It's been three months now and
they haven't done a single thingCopy !req
448. Have you seen them in the yard?
It's like they're in heatCopy !req
449. They're all over each other,
like animalsCopy !req
450. It's crazy. It's the same in classCopy !req
451. Kevin spent a whole hour doingCopy !req
452. I've never seen the like
of it in 5 years!Copy !req
453. Enough, no more!Copy !req
454. We're not animals!Copy !req
455. Sorry I'm…Copy !req
456. It's dumb.Copy !req
457. Come on. Let's get some airCopy !req
458. One extract isn't a lot to readCopy !req
459. No one did it?Copy !req
460. We're wasting time hereCopy !req
461. Let's read it again thenCopy !req
462. Who wants to read?Copy !req
463. Great! Excellent work
atmosphere today.Copy !req
464. Khoumba, go on.Copy !req
465. No way.Copy !req
466. You won't read?Copy !req
467. I don't want toCopy !req
468. The class revolves
around your desires?Copy !req
469. - I don't want to read
- Don't careCopy !req
470. What did Khoumba just do?Copy !req
471. - Wey?
- SneerCopy !req
472. I meant her attitude,
What did she show?Copy !req
473. Insolence.Copy !req
474. That's right, you're an expertCopy !req
475. You're all angrulo with meCopy !req
476. What is this?
- That's not trueCopy !req
477. Try saying it in French. What am I?Copy !req
478. AngruloCopy !req
479. Say it in everyday FrenchCopy !req
480. - You've got it in for me
- That's normal FrenchCopy !req
481. I just want you to readCopy !req
482. I have the right to ask you
to read, don't I?Copy !req
483. Don't you think so?
- No.Copy !req
484. No one has read itCopy !req
485. and you're picking on me.Copy !req
486. I'm not. I want to workCopy !req
487. and I've chosen you
as I have the rights to.Copy !req
488. Drop it.Copy !req
489. Shut up and start readingCopy !req
490. I won't readCopy !req
491. You tell me to shut up,
then to read. What is this?Copy !req
492. What's what?Copy !req
493. Make your mind up,Copy !req
494. Think it throughCopy !req
495. Well talk it over after classCopy !req
496. It won't be fun
- SureCopy !req
497. You won't say that laterCopy !req
498. Esmeralda, are you on strike too
or can you read for us?Copy !req
499. It's her lifeCopy !req
500. In that case, will you read for us?Copy !req
501. I'd be delighted toCopy !req
502. All right, were listeningCopy !req
503. "Dear KittyCopy !req
504. I'm known as a bundle
of contradictions.Copy !req
505. "As I've told you several times...Copy !req
506. "my soul is split in twoCopy !req
507. "my mocking approach to
everything, my joy in life,Copy !req
508. "On one sideCopy !req
509. my exuberant cheerfulnessCopy !req
510. "and my ability
to take things lightlyCopy !req
511. "By that I mean not seeing
any wrong in flirting...Copy !req
512. "giving a kiss, embracing someone,Copy !req
513. "or telling a tasteless jokeCopy !req
514. "That side lies in wait
pushing back the other side...Copy !req
515. " which is more beautiful,
purer and deeper.Copy !req
516. "The truth is that no one knows,Copy !req
517. "Anne's better side...Copy !req
518. "and that's why most people...Copy !req
519. "can't stand me.Copy !req
520. "I can be an amusing clown
for an afternoonCopy !req
521. "but then everyoneCopy !req
522. "has had enough of me,Copy !req
523. "So the nice Anne has never once,Copy !req
524. "been seen in companyCopy !req
525. "But, in her loneliness,
she always triumphs.Copy !req
526. "My best to you. Anne Franck.
Anne's diary ends hereCopy !req
527. It ends here. Why?Copy !req
528. Because the police turned up
at the roomsCopy !req
529. where they were hiding
and deported them.Copy !req
530. She died shortly afterCopy !req
531. That's what I asked earlier
We talked about it.Copy !req
532. I learn about Anne FrankCopy !req
533. because she talks about herself
and so I get to know her.Copy !req
534. When I ask you to write
your own self-portraits,Copy !req
535. I'll expect the same.Copy !req
536. In other words, to learn things
through your feelings,Copy !req
537. You can talk about facts...Copy !req
538. that will allow
me to know you better.Copy !req
539. Yes, Lucie?Copy !req
540. What we writeCopy !req
541. won't be as gripping as...
as what Anne Franck wroteCopy !req
542. Our lives aren't as gripping.
- All rightCopy !req
543. Juliette?Copy !req
544. Someone aged 70
could talk about their life,Copy !req
545. but we have nothing to tell at 13,Copy !req
546. At 14, 15 or even 13
you've had experiencesCopy !req
547. - Less then someone aged 70
They've live a lot more.Copy !req
548. - OK
- They've seen life.Copy !req
549. It's funny. You don't think
your lives are interesting.Copy !req
550. We just come to school, go home,
eat and sleep.Copy !req
551. You come to school, eat, sleep, fineCopy !req
552. The bare facts of your life are dullCopy !req
553. But what you feel is interesting
- That's my businessCopy !req
554. Maybe, but I'm interestedCopy !req
555. That's differentCopy !req
556. Why is it different?Copy !req
557. Because you're a teacher.Copy !req
558. It's not the teacher talking.Copy !req
559. - It's the human being
- It's your jobCopy !req
560. I think you're only saying that
to get us to talk and stuffCopy !req
561. but its not true.Copy !req
562. It isn't? What isn't true?Copy !req
563. The fact that you're interested
in knowing all thatCopy !req
564. So I'm not interested at allCopy !req
565. and I'm pushing at thisCopy !req
566. to convince you its interesting?Copy !req
567. Not as much as you sayCopy !req
568. Maybe I am exaggerating a little.Copy !req
569. It's only natural since
you don't agree with meCopy !req
570. But, deep down, I'm totally sincereCopy !req
571. Why it is such a problem for youCopy !req
572. to talk about your lives?
Boubacar.Copy !req
573. Well there stuff...Copy !req
574. There's private stuff.Copy !req
575. Of courseCopy !req
576. What could be hard to say
about your private lives?Copy !req
577. Burak.Copy !req
578. - We may be ashamed
to say certain thingsCopy !req
579. Yes, it has to do with shame.Copy !req
580. Things you find it hard to say
and even harder to write.Copy !req
581. On your life, when were you ashamed?Copy !req
582. You can be ashamed of pal's mom...Copy !req
583. Why? Because you find her ugly?Copy !req
584. No. For instance, Rabah's mom,Copy !req
585. She offered me lunch but I refusedCopy !req
586. because I was ashamedCopy !req
587. Ashamed to eat with her?Copy !req
588. Because it's beneath you?
- No.Copy !req
589. I don't understand, Tell me why.Copy !req
590. I'm ashamed to eat with her
because I respect her.Copy !req
591. You never eat with people who
you respect?Copy !req
592. I mean, she's not my girlfriend!Copy !req
593. You can only eat with
a girlfriend...Copy !req
594. Tell me why. I'm interestedCopy !req
595. I can't explain it.
In any case, I'm ashamedCopy !req
596. I always hang out with RabahCopy !req
597. so I respect his momCopy !req
598. I don't eat in front of herCopy !req
599. So if Boubacar eats in front of us
he doesn't respects usCopy !req
600. No, it's not that!Copy !req
601. - You can't understand.
- I'm not smart enough?Copy !req
602. You just can't understand.Copy !req
603. Rabah?Copy !req
604. I was at a party with CamembertersCopy !req
605. Camemberters?Copy !req
606. Yeah, like youCopy !req
607. What's a Camemberter?Copy !req
608. Someone who stinks of cheeseCopy !req
609. So the people at the party
stank of cheese?Copy !req
610. They were all in suits and ties.Copy !req
611. I was in my baggies and
got these weird looksCopy !req
612. You were ashamed?Copy !req
613. Because of the looksCopy !req
614. They were embarrassed because of youCopy !req
615. and you felt the sameCopy !req
616. They weren't embarrassedCopy !req
617. They looked at me
like I was an E.T.Copy !req
618. You are an E.T.!Copy !req
619. "Why's that Arab here?"Copy !req
620. Ok, so it was a race thingCopy !req
621. I don't knowCopy !req
622. But the snacks were bacon-flavoredCopy !req
623. So I... abstainedCopy !req
624. Right. Bacon, ham... Ok, I get itCopy !req
625. Wey...Copy !req
626. Young people now have no shame.Copy !req
627. Young people now? Like you?Copy !req
628. YeahCopy !req
629. - Drop your briefs!
- They have no shameCopy !req
630. It's normal. Always normalCopy !req
631. Are you like them?Copy !req
632. - No.
- Are you ashamed?Copy !req
633. Yes, ashamed of them.Copy !req
634. I'll waste your ugly mug!Copy !req
635. Anyone can speak, but
you stay polite, OK.Copy !req
636. So why are you ashamed for them?Copy !req
637. They have no shameCopy !req
638. They yell, they hit each other.
They make jokes,Copy !req
639. bother others. No shameCopy !req
640. Wey, aren't you confusingCopy !req
641. shame and discipline?Copy !req
642. You find the others...Copy !req
643. rowdy and impolite.Copy !req
644. It can be shameful tooCopy !req
645. Louise?Copy !req
646. You can be ashamed of your appearanceCopy !req
647. AbsolutelyCopy !req
648. Tell me LouiseCopy !req
649. what are you ashamed of?Copy !req
650. My earsCopy !req
651. Your ears?Copy !req
652. Can we see? You're ashamed of your ears?Copy !req
653. What's wrong with them?Copy !req
654. They stick outCopy !req
655. - You think they stick out
- Mine tooCopy !req
656. I think that covers it all.Copy !req
657. You have all you need
to figure it outCopy !req
658. Take out your exercise books.Copy !req
659. Note the following exercise
for next ThursdayCopy !req
660. It's very simple:
Write your self portrait.Copy !req
661. A self-portrait
isn't an autobiography.Copy !req
662. I don't want your life storyCopy !req
663. Describe yourself and your personality.Copy !req
664. We'll read them in classCopy !req
665. and see how we can use themCopy !req
666. Khoumba.Copy !req
667. You know I want to see youCopy !req
668. Give me your report bookCopy !req
669. Why?Copy !req
670. You know why.Copy !req
671. No, give it to me. Politely.Copy !req
672. That's enough nowCopy !req
673. Put your photo on itCopy !req
674. Is it normal to refuse to readCopy !req
675. when teacher asks you to?
Is that normal?Copy !req
676. There's others in the class.Copy !req
677. I can't turn a blind eye to this.Copy !req
678. Can I?Copy !req
679. OK.Copy !req
680. What happened this summer?Copy !req
681. What happened during the vacation?Copy !req
682. - I didn't see you
- I know.Copy !req
683. I'm intrigued.Copy !req
684. At the end of the year in JuneCopy !req
685. we'd gotten on pretty well togetherCopy !req
686. You participated in class.Copy !req
687. Since September,
since the start of this year,Copy !req
688. You're not cooperative,Copy !req
689. You keep sulking,
You refuse to read... What happened?Copy !req
690. I don't like reading now.
Can you hurry, please?Copy !req
691. No, I won't hurry!Copy !req
692. Explain.Copy !req
693. Why have things changed
all of a sudden?Copy !req
694. I can't stay a kid foreverCopy !req
695. So it's a kid thing to cooperate?Copy !req
696. That's it
- There's others in the class.Copy !req
697. Of course, when you work, it'sCopy !req
698. I haven't finished.Copy !req
699. My moms waiting for meCopy !req
700. I want an apology firstCopy !req
701. An apology for what you didCopy !req
702. "I apologize for
being insolent, sir"Copy !req
703. Sorry. Ok?Copy !req
704. No, not sorry.Copy !req
705. "I apologize for being insolent"Copy !req
706. Go aheadCopy !req
707. "I apologize, sir"Copy !req
708. - "No, I apologize
for being insolent"Copy !req
709. Be sincere. I want a real apologyCopy !req
710. Can you hurry up, please?Copy !req
711. - My moms waiting
- For your apologyCopy !req
712. Let's deal with thisCopy !req
713. I want a sincere apologyCopy !req
714. that'll stand for the rest of the yearCopy !req
715. We won't go on like thisCopy !req
716. I apologize for being insolent.Copy !req
717. More conviction!Copy !req
718. I'm not saying it 50 timesCopy !req
719. - You two,
What are you up to?Copy !req
720. We're waitingCopy !req
721. Hurry, I'm listeningCopy !req
722. I apologize for being insolent.Copy !req
723. May I go now, please?Copy !req
724. I didn't mean itCopy !req
725. Two weeks ago, at the last meetingCopy !req
726. the teachers suggestedCopy !req
727. introducing a penalty point system
for the studentsCopy !req
728. based on the driving license systemCopy !req
729. If student broke a ruleCopy !req
730. they would lose pointsCopy !req
731. As its teachers idea,
I'll let them to speakCopy !req
732. Since last September...Copy !req
733. we've noticed an increase
in problems within the school.Copy !req
734. Punishment has no effect
on the studentsCopy !req
735. So we had the ideaCopy !req
736. of a penalty systemCopy !req
737. The students would have
for example six points eachCopy !req
738. and depending on the misdeed
they'd lose one or two points.Copy !req
739. And when they run out of points?Copy !req
740. They go before the disciplinary committee.Copy !req
741. As a parents representative...Copy !req
742. this is typical
of the schools bad habits…Copy !req
743. You always condemn the students...Copy !req
744. but never praise themCopy !req
745. They earn praise on their ownCopy !req
746. They do it with their grades,
by moving up a classCopy !req
747. and we do it in staff meetings...Copy !req
748. by encouraging them to work.Copy !req
749. There's the honor roll,
the congratulations.Copy !req
750. that all counts.Copy !req
751. In your systemCopy !req
752. you take away points for misdeedsCopy !req
753. but why not furtherCopy !req
754. and give points to those
who do good things?Copy !req
755. Like gold stars.Copy !req
756. I'm all for praising the students.Copy !req
757. but if student collect points
and end up with 34 points, say,Copy !req
758. That leaves room
for all kinds of trouble,Copy !req
759. we can't controlCopy !req
760. Without going as far...Copy !req
761. as these imaginary 34 pointsCopy !req
762. six points to start with,Copy !req
763. means they can cause trouble
without punishment.Copy !req
764. Losing a point or two
isn't a real punishment.Copy !req
765. It can create
a dangerous sense of impunity.Copy !req
766. For me, the ideas
totally wrong-headed.Copy !req
767. In that case,Copy !req
768. we could find a punishmentCopy !req
769. where the students
lose all their points in one go...Copy !req
770. But why bother with the points
in that case?Copy !req
771. It's trickyCopy !req
772. - What you call a sense of impunity
gives us a room to maneuver,Copy !req
773. When you're dealing
with punishments.Copy !req
774. that are cut and dried,Copy !req
775. you can't adapt them to each caseCopy !req
776. I don't agreeCopy !req
777. The rules apply in the same wayCopy !req
778. to all the studentsCopy !req
779. They break them, they're punishedCopy !req
780. If not, why bother with rules?Copy !req
781. Dealing with extremely strict rulesCopy !req
782. creates the greatest tension...Copy !req
783. Take cell phonesCopy !req
784. We agreed on a rule...Copy !req
785. that cell phones
were not allowed in classCopy !req
786. Sorry, but I break that ruleCopy !req
787. because it wasn't problem for meCopy !req
788. There's room to be tolerant.Copy !req
789. The reign of the arbitrary.Copy !req
790. No, the law
and the spirit of the law.Copy !req
791. We could talk all night
but its not possibleCopy !req
792. We have other topics to tackle.Copy !req
793. In particular, one vital issue,Copy !req
794. a very sensitive one,
concerning the staff coffee machine.Copy !req
795. It's a sensitive issue, all rightCopy !req
796. There's a real problem this year...Copy !req
797. The price of a coffee has gone up
from 40 centimesCopy !req
798. to 50 centimesCopy !req
799. That may seem petty...Copy !req
800. but with several coffees a day,Copy !req
801. at 8, 10 or 4
in the afternoon...Copy !req
802. it works out a lotCopy !req
803. So we've clubbed together
to buy a coffee maker.Copy !req
804. - That way we can drink
as much coffee as we want...Copy !req
805. without having to count.Copy !req
806. - Mr. Pierre will be delighted
to reply.Copy !req
807. - First of all, this machine
was installed in 2001...Copy !req
808. to replace a machineCopy !req
809. that needed the intervention of...Copy !req
810. an outside company for restockingCopy !req
811. repairs etc.
It was very expensiveCopy !req
812. And not at all profitableCopy !req
813. We switched to the new machine,
which isn't profitable yetCopy !req
814. I'm sorry to hear that!Copy !req
815. And so we increasedCopy !req
816. the price of coffee by ten centimes.Copy !req
817. The thing has to be
economically viableCopy !req
818. - Nobody's shocked?
- It's clear and logical for me.Copy !req
819. - Good evening. Don't move
- We have to goCopy !req
820. We haven't finishedCopy !req
821. " RespectCopy !req
822. " Adolescents
learn to respect their teachers...Copy !req
823. " because of threats...Copy !req
824. " or the fear of having problemsCopy !req
825. " For starters, I respect you...Copy !req
826. " and respect must be mutualCopy !req
827. For instance,
I didn't say you're hystericalCopy !req
828. " so why do you say I am?Copy !req
829. " I've always respected youCopy !req
830. " so I don't understand
why I have to write this.Copy !req
831. " I know you have it in for me
but don't know why.Copy !req
832. " I shall sit at the back...Copy !req
833. " to avoid any other conflicts.Copy !req
834. " unless you come looking for them.Copy !req
835. " I admit I can be insolent...Copy !req
836. " but only if provoked.Copy !req
837. " I wont look at you again,Copy !req
838. " so you cant say
my look is insolent.Copy !req
839. " In theory, in French class,Copy !req
840. " you talk about French,
not your grandma or sisterCopy !req
841. " or girls periods.Copy !req
842. " And so, from now on,Copy !req
843. " I wont spell to you again.. "Copy !req
844. Signed Khoumba.Copy !req
845. - What is it?
- Secret.Copy !req
846. - A secret?
- A secret.Copy !req
847. It won't stay a secret for long.Copy !req
848. Esmeralda,
Why have you changed places?Copy !req
849. No reason.Copy !req
850. I felt like it.Copy !req
851. - A problem?
- No, not at all.Copy !req
852. No problem.Copy !req
853. I wanted a change of scene.Copy !req
854. Ok, that's enough.
Let's get to work.Copy !req
855. No, sir, please!Copy !req
856. Please, sir!Copy !req
857. You're just copying
what you did at homeCopy !req
858. You've had plenty of timeCopy !req
859. Esmeralda.Copy !req
860. I have to?Copy !req
861. Yes, absolutely.Copy !req
862. My name is Esmeralda Ouertani.Copy !req
863. I'm 14...Copy !req
864. I live on Allee du Pere Dhuit...Copy !req
865. Paris 20,Copy !req
866. with my two parents and
my three brothers and sisters.Copy !req
867. Later,Copy !req
868. I'd like to be a policewoman...Copy !req
869. because people say
all policeman are bad,Copy !req
870. and so we need good ones.Copy !req
871. If not, I'd like to be a rapper...Copy !req
872. and I'm fan of Bakar, Medine,Copy !req
873. Younes, Marvin and Mafiak1 Fry.Copy !req
874. Otherwise,Copy !req
875. I like eating, sleeping
and hanging out in the hood.Copy !req
876. Or rather?Copy !req
877. - The neighborhood.
- You can say it right.Copy !req
878. When you write,Copy !req
879. you use the standard style...Copy !req
880. Don't make me correct you.Copy !req
881. Wey, go on.Copy !req
882. My names Wey, I'm Chinese.Copy !req
883. I'm 15, I have two sisters,
I'm the youngest.Copy !req
884. My hobby is playing video gamesCopy !req
885. at least 4 hours a day.Copy !req
886. I find it hard
using French correctly.Copy !req
887. It's so hard expressing myself...Copy !req
888. that others don't understand me.Copy !req
889. That's why I don't communicate much.Copy !req
890. I hardly ever go out.
Nothing much interests me outside...Copy !req
891. The environment doesn't suit me here
since I'm allergicCopy !req
892. but I don't know what.Copy !req
893. Allergic to yourself, that's what.Copy !req
894. That's good, Wey.Copy !req
895. I feel I know you better...Copy !req
896. after hearing your self portrait.Copy !req
897. That's the goal. To tell us things.Copy !req
898. He's just happens to be good,
not oursCopy !req
899. No, not at all.Copy !req
900. I can congratulate WeyCopy !req
901. and I'd gladly congratulate you,Copy !req
902. if you manage to do it well.Copy !req
903. Rabah, read us...Copy !req
904. …your self portrait
- No.Copy !req
905. How can I congratulate you
if you don't?Copy !req
906. I don't need that.Copy !req
907. Make your mind upCopy !req
908. We're listening.Copy !req
909. My name's Rabah. I'm 14.Copy !req
910. I listen to rap.Copy !req
911. I love my village in Kabylia
and go there every year.Copy !req
912. I like music, rap and slam.Copy !req
913. I have two brothers
but I don't like school.Copy !req
914. I don't like tramps.Copy !req
915. I like Zidane.Copy !req
916. I like to talk and I like
Psy 4 de la Rime's videos,Copy !req
917. Go Marseille!Copy !req
918. We can manage without Marseille.Copy !req
919. Go Paris!Copy !req
920. We don't need it in a self-portraitCopy !req
921. - That's all.
- He skipped two lines.Copy !req
922. Cut it out.Copy !req
923. Go, dude.Copy !req
924. Boubacar!
- I like to make loveCopy !req
925. I like to look good for the womenCopy !req
926. and I like summer,Copy !req
927. to see girls cleavage.Copy !req
928. Why not, Rabah?Copy !req
929. I never wrote that.Copy !req
930. It looks like your writing.Copy !req
931. No way!Copy !req
932. There's no shame in liking cleavage.Copy !req
933. It's not a sin.Copy !req
934. Souleymane stop rocking
and read your self-portrait.Copy !req
935. - I'm very curious
- Huh?Copy !req
936. No, not huh.Copy !req
937. I wrote nothing.Copy !req
938. - I saw your writing earlier
- No, I wrote nothingCopy !req
939. You didCopy !req
940. - Nothing
- We're listening.Copy !req
941. I'm Souleymane.
I have nothing to say about meCopy !req
942. because no one knows me but meCopy !req
943. - Bravo!
- All rightCopy !req
944. That's good. A bit long maybeCopy !req
945. You can't make the effort
that the others did?Copy !req
946. I don't talk about myself.Copy !req
947. How come the others do?Copy !req
948. That's their problem
I don't talk about my lifeCopy !req
949. He just can't write, that's all!Copy !req
950. What's up, you cop?Copy !req
951. You talking to me, cop?Copy !req
952. I can live with itCopy !req
953. - Enough!
- Arrest guys...Copy !req
954. instead of talking to me.
Got your cuffs?Copy !req
955. Your breath stinks!Copy !req
956. - Chill.
- Heard of Aquafresh?Copy !req
957. Souleymane…Copy !req
958. there's no need
to be offensive.Copy !req
959. Need a toothbrush?Copy !req
960. Souleymane,Copy !req
961. You're a lot better
at oral insults than writingCopy !req
962. He can't even write his name.Copy !req
963. Zip it! What does this say?Copy !req
964. Spare us your Koran.Copy !req
965. Shut it. What's wrong
with the Koran.Copy !req
966. I'll spare you when you calm dawnCopy !req
967. It's the Koran.Copy !req
968. Bullshit!Copy !req
969. What's that tattoo, Souleymane?Copy !req
970. Why are you showing it?Copy !req
971. He claims it's KoranCopy !req
972. What is it? Why are you showing us?Copy !req
973. It means shut your mouth.Copy !req
974. It doesn't mean thatCopy !req
975. So give us the real translation
Go on, tell usCopy !req
976. I don't want toCopy !req
977. You show it in my class so tell us.Copy !req
978. It says here, right here:Copy !req
979. "If your words are less important
than silence, keep quiet. "Copy !req
980. What I saidCopy !req
981. It's not what you said.Copy !req
982. Why isn't it the same?Copy !req
983. It's different.
I think it sounds betterCopy !req
984. Yes it's better put.Copy !req
985. If only you could write such
interesting things on paper,Copy !req
986. that would be greatCopy !req
987. I think so too.Copy !req
988. That proves you can do it.Copy !req
989. After these fires few
self-portraits, Id like you,Copy !req
990. to rewrite them and polish them...Copy !req
991. making sure you answer
the questions that we listed:Copy !req
992. what I like and don't like...Copy !req
993. my qualities and flaws
who I'd like to be?Copy !req
994. Come in.Copy !req
995. Stand up please. Good morning.Copy !req
996. That goes for those at the back tooCopy !req
997. Come on, stand up.Copy !req
998. Cherif, you heard me?
Everyone has to stand.Copy !req
999. It's a way of greeting an adultCopy !req
1000. It doesn't mean
submission or humiliation.Copy !req
1001. Good. Sit back downCopy !req
1002. I've come to introduce
a new student.Copy !req
1003. Carl.Copy !req
1004. Try to make him welcome...Copy !req
1005. until the end of the year.Copy !req
1006. Thank youCopy !req
1007. Carl, go sit in the third row,
in that free placeCopy !req
1008. Khoumba, move your thingsCopy !req
1009. Take a sheet of paper and a penCopy !req
1010. and try to catch up with the othersCopy !req
1011. We'll talk afterCopy !req
1012. Don't forget the homework
for Monday without fail.Copy !req
1013. Let's finish with thisCopy !req
1014. Carl, stay here a minute or twoCopy !req
1015. WelcomeCopy !req
1016. I don't know if you knowCopy !req
1017. but I'm Mr. Marin,
your class supervisor.Copy !req
1018. If there's a problem, tell me.Copy !req
1019. I know who you are...
why you're hereCopy !req
1020. The principal told meCopy !req
1021. but that doesn't matter for meCopy !req
1022. We'll start from scratch hereCopy !req
1023. It will all go well.Copy !req
1024. You've seen that we...Copy !req
1025. Were on self-portraits to be
handed in next Monday.Copy !req
1026. - Maybe you could do one too
- OK.Copy !req
1027. Know when the next class is?Copy !req
1028. Monday, 9.30Copy !req
1029. Good.Copy !req
1030. You like French?Copy !req
1031. Like everyone, I guess.Copy !req
1032. That doesn't mean much.Copy !req
1033. Ok, off you go.Copy !req
1034. Good byeCopy !req
1035. You know what a self-portrait is?Copy !req
1036. - Yes.
- You're sure?Copy !req
1037. Yes.Copy !req
1038. Have a good day.Copy !req
1039. Pleased to meet youCopy !req
1040. Sit down, please.Copy !req
1041. Thank you for comingCopy !req
1042. I know it isn't easyCopy !req
1043. We're very pleased with WeyCopy !req
1044. Very pleased. All the teachers
at the staff meeting said so.Copy !req
1045. He's kind, he's pleasant...Copy !req
1046. It's good to have him in class.Copy !req
1047. And it's showing in his grades.Copy !req
1048. we have...Copy !req
1049. the usual good grades in mathematics.
He's doing well thereCopy !req
1050. 13/20.Copy !req
1051. In French,
we have a 9 hereCopy !req
1052. Not a lotCopy !req
1053. He doesn't speak French very well
yet but that's only normalCopy !req
1054. He speaks a lot.
He tells me about a lot of things.Copy !req
1055. He talks about his computerCopy !req
1056. He's into thatCopy !req
1057. Always too lateCopy !req
1058. He works too late?Copy !req
1059. Yes, too late, not sleep good.Copy !req
1060. After, school not good.Copy !req
1061. Eyes get sick afterCopy !req
1062. He may spend a lot of time
on the computerCopy !req
1063. but things are fine at school
for nowCopy !req
1064. He works well
and he doesn't seem tiredCopy !req
1065. Nassim... I'd like him to do...Copy !req
1066. He can go far. He has all he needsCopy !req
1067. At his age, I wasn't that luckyCopy !req
1068. I'm behind himCopy !req
1069. Anything he needs, I get himCopy !req
1070. But he has to do rightCopy !req
1071. Things are good at home with himCopy !req
1072. but I'd like him
to keep on studyingCopy !req
1073. Me and his mother,Copy !req
1074. we'd like to be proud of himCopy !req
1075. That's what we ask of himCopy !req
1076. I think we all agree
on what we need to do.Copy !req
1077. It's crazy how alike you areCopy !req
1078. We're lookers in familyCopy !req
1079. You're right.Copy !req
1080. An adolescent who talks
with his family,Copy !req
1081. who has good grades,Copy !req
1082. who has friends,Copy !req
1083. even if he's a bit of a loner,Copy !req
1084. he's an outcast?Copy !req
1085. He's a boy who talks with adults,
who exchanges with themCopy !req
1086. Maybe he doesn't with youCopy !req
1087. but that meansCopy !req
1088. he's just a teenager
trying to define himself.Copy !req
1089. I was useless at school for years,Copy !req
1090. I rejected the idea
of marking us fit in with the system.Copy !req
1091. Do his black clothes bother you?Copy !req
1092. The way he looks?Copy !req
1093. I don't get it.Copy !req
1094. I'd like him to go to the best,Copy !req
1095. to Henri IV.Copy !req
1096. Why?Copy !req
1097. Standards again...Copy !req
1098. Because they have
very high standards.Copy !req
1099. A mother wants the best for her sonCopy !req
1100. She's scared I'll feel lost
in high school because of othersCopy !req
1101. went to fancy private schools.Copy !req
1102. and Dolto Hogh isn't like thatCopy !req
1103. It's a pity that the teachers...Copy !req
1104. I don't want to accuse anyoneCopy !req
1105. Go on, accuse us. It's a pleasureCopy !req
1106. Why don't you tryCopy !req
1107. to push the better studentsCopy !req
1108. a little harder, say?Copy !req
1109. They get bogged down
by other students...Copy !req
1110. who aren't as goodCopy !req
1111. My mom makes stuff up.
Dolto High isn't useless.Copy !req
1112. - I didn't say useless,
I said averageCopy !req
1113. I didn't call it uselessCopy !req
1114. - We talked about Souleymane
a great deal...Copy !req
1115. at the staff meetingCopy !req
1116. Many teachers have complained
about his attitudeCopy !req
1117. that is very negative.Copy !req
1118. What?Copy !req
1119. Many complain...Copy !req
1120. that he comes without his things,Copy !req
1121. When he comes, as he's often absentCopy !req
1122. - I think you know that
- No we didn't knowCopy !req
1123. Souleymane tells us he works hardCopy !req
1124. She doesn't think so.Copy !req
1125. - There have been notes
in his report book...Copy !req
1126. since September, 3 month nowCopy !req
1127. Notes about the problems
he was having.Copy !req
1128. - She signs them without knowing
because she cant read.Copy !req
1129. You read the notes too?Copy !req
1130. Yes, but I'm just his brother. You see?Copy !req
1131. But you knew there was a problem?Copy !req
1132. - No, I didn't know.
He says things are fine when I askCopy !req
1133. Does he work at home?Copy !req
1134. He stays in his roomCopy !req
1135. She doesn't understand the notesCopy !req
1136. I realize thatCopy !req
1137. You know the situation nowCopy !req
1138. I'm telling you officially:
there's a problemCopy !req
1139. - Talk to him.
- I'll talk to him about itCopy !req
1140. Just having an idea.Copy !req
1141. Maybe conversation with his fatherCopy !req
1142. could help.Copy !req
1143. I'll talk to my father
and see what we can doCopy !req
1144. We're not settling scores.Copy !req
1145. We want to improve thingsCopy !req
1146. - Your mom?
- You bet.Copy !req
1147. - Ugly old crow!
- She hates photosCopy !req
1148. Me and my bro pissed her offCopy !req
1149. Sir! Souleymane has a photosCopy !req
1150. for his self-portraitCopy !req
1151. Cut it out, my photos are crap.Copy !req
1152. - That's a good idea.
- Get your downCopy !req
1153. Painters do self-portraitsCopy !req
1154. - I'm no painter
- Yes, I know that.Copy !req
1155. Let's goCopy !req
1156. Caps, pleaseCopy !req
1157. I spend all my free time
playing the guitar.Copy !req
1158. If you're typing, hurry and finish
to let the others...Copy !req
1159. type up their self-portraitsCopy !req
1160. Souleymane,
Dont blow the place up!Copy !req
1161. - You know what you're doing?
- YeahCopy !req
1162. As a computer genius
you'll put it all back after.Copy !req
1163. Don't worry.Copy !req
1164. I'm counting on you.Copy !req
1165. - Ok, Carl?
- Yes, sirCopy !req
1166. - I can't see it?
- No, not yet.Copy !req
1167. Sir?Copy !req
1168. How do you spell Lafayette?Copy !req
1169. - How do you mean?
- Like Galeries Lafayette.Copy !req
1170. Why mention that?Copy !req
1171. I go there often
so I want to add itCopy !req
1172. Wow! That's four metro stops
A huge leap from your neighborhoodCopy !req
1173. We're not HicksCopy !req
1174. We're city kidsCopy !req
1175. Really? You go into
the center of Paris?Copy !req
1176. I go everywhere. The 1st, the 5th,Copy !req
1177. the 20th, the 12th, the 19thCopy !req
1178. Why do you go to the 5th?Copy !req
1179. In the 5th, I go to see palsCopy !req
1180. in high schoolCopy !req
1181. Near Luxembourg.Copy !req
1182. The Luxembourg gardens?Copy !req
1183. Not the gardens, Luxembourg.Copy !req
1184. The country?Copy !req
1185. No, the Luxembourg metro station!Copy !req
1186. So you do get out and aboutCopy !req
1187. I see you two have made upCopy !req
1188. - It's our business
- And not yoursCopy !req
1189. So, how do you spell Lafayette?Copy !req
1190. Lafayette is L-A-F-A-Y-E-T-T-E.Copy !req
1191. With a capitalCopy !req
1192. Much better now!Copy !req
1193. Much betterCopy !req
1194. Yes, that is a good photoCopy !req
1195. - You could add a legend.
- A legend?Copy !req
1196. Like a story or tale.Copy !req
1197. A caption under the photo
like in papers.Copy !req
1198. You mean, like in Le Parisien?Copy !req
1199. Yes, like in Le ParisienCopy !req
1200. What could you put? Who is she?Copy !req
1201. - My old woman.
- Meaning?Copy !req
1202. - My mother
- You could say she's your mother.Copy !req
1203. Then you could explainCopy !req
1204. why she's making this gesture
to the photographerCopy !req
1205. They'd pissed her offCopy !req
1206. I'm not gonna write that!Copy !req
1207. - So why is she doing that?
- She hates photosCopy !req
1208. So write that
"My mother hate havingCopy !req
1209. "her photo taken".Copy !req
1210. That's a legend.Copy !req
1211. - Understand?
- YeahCopy !req
1212. Do that with all the photos
and you're setCopy !req
1213. - Printed everything?
- Yeah, I'm goodCopy !req
1214. ExcellentCopy !req
1215. What are you doing now, sir?Copy !req
1216. As you can see,
I'm putting the photos upCopy !req
1217. to get a global viewCopy !req
1218. The others read out,
their self-portraitsCopy !req
1219. so you're going to put yours...Copy !req
1220. on show.Copy !req
1221. You know my photos suckCopy !req
1222. Not at all, they're very goodCopy !req
1223. SureCopy !req
1224. When a student does good work,Copy !req
1225. I let the whole class see itCopy !req
1226. You're just winding me upCopy !req
1227. No, I wind you up if I feelCopy !req
1228. you can do better. This is good.Copy !req
1229. That's bullshitCopy !req
1230. If you've finished,
come and take a lookCopy !req
1231. at Souleymane's masterpieceCopy !req
1232. SlowlyCopy !req
1233. I'll straighten themCopy !req
1234. Look at the tattoo!
You're hideous!Copy !req
1235. I like playing soccerCopy !req
1236. I like playing computer gamesCopy !req
1237. I like playing with pretty girlsCopy !req
1238. I like vacations in the CarribeanCopy !req
1239. I like fries, zouk and dancehall musicCopy !req
1240. I like watching MTV BaseCopy !req
1241. and I like my parents and my brother.Copy !req
1242. I like my pals and staying up all nightCopy !req
1243. I like the series on the slave tradeCopy !req
1244. I like my hood
I like the series Homeland SecurityCopy !req
1245. I like eating in restaurants
and going wild.Copy !req
1246. I hate people crying for no reasonCopy !req
1247. I hate techno and tectonicCopy !req
1248. I hate guys and girls who show offCopy !req
1249. I hate visiting my brother in jailCopy !req
1250. I hate talent contest shows on TVCopy !req
1251. I hate politicians,
the war in Iraq,Copy !req
1252. Goths and skatersCopy !req
1253. I hate teachers who are too strictCopy !req
1254. I hate mathematics, racistsCopy !req
1255. and I hate MaterazziCopy !req
1256. I hates the Paul Eluard school
and I like being hereCopy !req
1257. I have something to sayCopy !req
1258. Could you listen to me, please?Copy !req
1259. I have something to say
The mother of WeyCopy !req
1260. a student in 4/3
has been arrestedCopy !req
1261. She was in France illegally.Copy !req
1262. She has been picked upCopy !req
1263. and may be tried next weekCopy !req
1264. She may be deported to China.
I thought you should knowCopy !req
1265. as its importantCopy !req
1266. She's been here 3 years now!Copy !req
1267. I know but that's how it goes,Copy !req
1268. wrong place, wrong timeCopy !req
1269. Not the father?Copy !req
1270. He doesn't have papers eitherCopy !req
1271. but they don't bother himCopy !req
1272. To start withCopy !req
1273. as lawyers cost a lotCopy !req
1274. we could do a collectionCopy !req
1275. and maybe even go to courtCopy !req
1276. to try have some influence
on the verdictCopy !req
1277. Will Wey have to leave?Copy !req
1278. Not for now but you never know.Copy !req
1279. Well,Copy !req
1280. I feel kind of pathetic after thatCopy !req
1281. I had something to tell you,Copy !req
1282. but this isn't a good timeCopy !req
1283. You've said too much nowCopy !req
1284. I'm pregnantCopy !req
1285. That calls for a celebration!Copy !req
1286. How far gone?Copy !req
1287. Two months. I'll only have a dropCopy !req
1288. Just a dropCopy !req
1289. Bravo, Vincent!
I didn't do it on purpose!Copy !req
1290. Who shook it?Copy !req
1291. Any names yet? If it's a boy, say?Copy !req
1292. You already know?Copy !req
1293. If it's a boy, I like Enguerran.Copy !req
1294. Seriously?Copy !req
1295. What a handicap!
That won't be easyCopy !req
1296. I hope not. Thanks a lot!Copy !req
1297. You all have a glass?Copy !req
1298. Hold on a secondCopy !req
1299. I have two wishesCopy !req
1300. I have two wishesCopy !req
1301. My first wishCopy !req
1302. is that Wey's mom stays in FranceCopy !req
1303. And my second wishCopy !req
1304. is that my child will be
as intelligent as WeyCopy !req
1305. "Jackie Chan"!Copy !req
1306. C'mon, playCopy !req
1307. I didn't do nothingCopy !req
1308. He just fell!Copy !req
1309. Play, SouleymaneCopy !req
1310. - What do you say, Mali man?
- What's up, you Caribbean shit?Copy !req
1311. Malian bastard!Copy !req
1312. MotherfuckerCopy !req
1313. C'mon lets play!Copy !req
1314. - Caribbean fag!
- I'll waste the fuckerCopy !req
1315. Shut upCopy !req
1316. Blow Thierry Henri, faggotCopy !req
1317. Stand there. Talk loud enoughCopy !req
1318. for them to hear
and try to convince them.Copy !req
1319. Go aheadCopy !req
1320. The African Cup of Nations
will be starting soonCopy !req
1321. I'm glad Morocco's playingCopy !req
1322. It's the best team in the world
in my opinion.Copy !req
1323. The sick thing isCopy !req
1324. that my pals,
the Malians aren't playing.Copy !req
1325. It's tough for them.Copy !req
1326. They weren't good enough to qualify.Copy !req
1327. Morocco would have let them play
on a friendly basis...Copy !req
1328. but 4-0 is really hurtsCopy !req
1329. - 4-0 how?
- Last timeCopy !req
1330. Mali played Morocco,
they wasted 4-0Copy !req
1331. But the weird thing isCopy !req
1332. when Mali doesn't playCopy !req
1333. it's like all the Africans here,Copy !req
1334. aren't AfricanCopy !req
1335. With each cup, they all go crazyCopy !req
1336. but when Mali doesn't play,
they keep a low profile.Copy !req
1337. Weird.Copy !req
1338. So, whether Mali plays in the
African Cup of Nations or not,Copy !req
1339. the Africans in this class
feel more or less African. Ok.Copy !req
1340. Thank you, Nassim.Copy !req
1341. I get the feeling
your words are directedCopy !req
1342. at your neighbor, SouleymaneCopy !req
1343. Morocco jerk'sCopy !req
1344. not even on my radar,Copy !req
1345. Arthur is nextCopy !req
1346. I see you have your notes
just like a politicianCopy !req
1347. - Exactly
- That's goodCopy !req
1348. Speak up Arthur.
Esmeralda, let him speak firstCopy !req
1349. I want to defend my lookCopy !req
1350. A lot of people say it sucksCopy !req
1351. I don't dish your clothes,
so you don't dish mine.Copy !req
1352. Clothes are freedom of speechCopy !req
1353. I dress how I want
you dress how you want, okCopy !req
1354. I dress like this to be differentCopy !req
1355. and not follow the others
like sheep.Copy !req
1356. You're the sheep here!Copy !req
1357. I feel better being myselfCopy !req
1358. and not being like othersCopy !req
1359. I also think
if there were 22 goths here,Copy !req
1360. and one guy like you
you'd keep quiet thenCopy !req
1361. There's a contradiction
in what you sayCopy !req
1362. You want to be you.
Are those clothes you?Copy !req
1363. Those clothes are worn
by a huge number of peopleCopy !req
1364. Most people who wear them
are gloomy insideCopy !req
1365. so we're all kind of alikeCopy !req
1366. - You're all alike, you're all gloomy,
so that's not you.Copy !req
1367. By being differentCopy !req
1368. You're different and the same.Copy !req
1369. Thank you for taking a standCopy !req
1370. and being brave enough to do soCopy !req
1371. Boubacar, go onCopy !req
1372. Boubacar, my palCopy !req
1373. Listen to himCopy !req
1374. I've come up to reply to NassimCopy !req
1375. He says that since MaliCopy !req
1376. isn't in the Africa Cup of Nations
black Africans have no team to supportCopy !req
1377. But he's forgetting Ivory Coast!Copy !req
1378. With an ace player Didier DrogbaCopy !req
1379. He beats any MoroccanCopy !req
1380. He plays for Chelsea
What Moroccan plays in England?Copy !req
1381. They're not up to itCopy !req
1382. I'm through.Copy !req
1383. Thanks, BoubacarCopy !req
1384. I think that rectification
was indeed...Copy !req
1385. indispensableCopy !req
1386. Who wants to speak now?Copy !req
1387. Carl, go onCopy !req
1388. Actually, I'd like to sayCopy !req
1389. they're starting to piss us off...Copy !req
1390. with the Africa CupCopy !req
1391. At recess you're there
pissing us off with your cupCopy !req
1392. It hasn't even started yet...Copy !req
1393. Carl, I'll be polite with youCopy !req
1394. Sorry to interrupt, but tell me,
what's your national team?Copy !req
1395. FranceCopy !req
1396. Why do you say you're Caribbean...Copy !req
1397. rather than French?Copy !req
1398. We're French. It's a French regionCopy !req
1399. Why don't you ever say
you're French?Copy !req
1400. - It's the same
- I don't think soCopy !req
1401. Look at the players.
Thierry Henri, Wiltord…Copy !req
1402. Abidal, Thuram...Copy !req
1403. Where does Diarra play?Copy !req
1404. He won't play in Mali, bro,
he's not crazy enough.Copy !req
1405. Shut your mouth, pal,
I'm not your bro!Copy !req
1406. An ape like this jerkCopy !req
1407. No need to loose your cool.Copy !req
1408. We can talk calmly!Copy !req
1409. That isn't a slanging match.
It's a debate.Copy !req
1410. Souleymane,
watch your languageCopy !req
1411. He's fuming!Copy !req
1412. Clam up. Go get fucked!Copy !req
1413. No vulgarityCopy !req
1414. - I ain't talking to you, man
- I'm talking to youCopy !req
1415. Is that any way
to talk to a teacher?Copy !req
1416. That's enough now
You're coming with meCopy !req
1417. - I'm talking to you
- Don't start yelling at me, okCopy !req
1418. I'll get you, faggotCopy !req
1419. You just can't talk normally?Copy !req
1420. Shut up, apeCopy !req
1421. Nobody else movesCopy !req
1422. Hurry it upCopy !req
1423. - Move it
- Hands off!Copy !req
1424. Aren't you sick
of assing around?Copy !req
1425. Sorry to bother youCopy !req
1426. I have a troublemaker who's
been disrespectful in class.Copy !req
1427. I didn't ask you to sit down,
Souleymane.Copy !req
1428. My class is waitingCopy !req
1429. Sit down now.Copy !req
1430. I'm listeningCopy !req
1431. Will you tell me what happened?Copy !req
1432. A teacher should have to leave
his class to bring you here?Copy !req
1433. "ResultsCopy !req
1434. "too unevenCopy !req
1435. "Too much talking in classCopy !req
1436. Now let's move on to Louise,Copy !req
1437. present here todayCopy !req
1438. A total disaster.
What can we do with you?Copy !req
1439. No, good workCopy !req
1440. Always good, I'd sayCopy !req
1441. It's a joy having a student
like her. We need to say it.Copy !req
1442. Shall we offer this young lady
a commendation?Copy !req
1443. I'm sorry, but I don'tCopy !req
1444. totally agree with you.Copy !req
1445. She's relatively well-placed
in the classCopy !req
1446. from a numerical angleCopy !req
1447. But a commendation?
There's room for progress,Copy !req
1448. huge room for progressCopy !req
1449. and I don't think
her general attitudeCopy !req
1450. really merits a commendationCopy !req
1451. That's the problemCopy !req
1452. with commendationsCopy !req
1453. Are they purely numerical
and mathematicalCopy !req
1454. or are they also to doCopy !req
1455. with her attitude and behavior
as top of the class?Copy !req
1456. That means, to get commendation,Copy !req
1457. you have to be an excellent studentCopy !req
1458. and, at the same time,
be a class leader?Copy !req
1459. So a commendation this termCopy !req
1460. Louise is intelligentCopy !req
1461. and will realize she can do better
to satisfy youCopy !req
1462. Now, CherifCopy !req
1463. Our friend CherifCopy !req
1464. I have a problem with CherifCopy !req
1465. He's a kid with abilities
he could do wellCopy !req
1466. could easily give him 17/20Copy !req
1467. but he spends so much time talkingCopy !req
1468. and disturbing the class,Copy !req
1469. his average grade is poor
And that's a pityCopy !req
1470. His behavior's irregular.
He can be a disasterCopy !req
1471. and you cant do a thing with himCopy !req
1472. or he can be really goodCopy !req
1473. - What does Cherif get?
A warning about his workCopy !req
1474. or his behavior?Copy !req
1475. For me, behavior,Copy !req
1476. not workCopy !req
1477. - In my class, it's more his work
- That's a problem.Copy !req
1478. It's more like a work problem
looking at his grades.Copy !req
1479. 6Copy !req
1480. 8Copy !req
1481. History and geography: 9Copy !req
1482. 9,5Copy !req
1483. Excuse me!Copy !req
1484. Science 12. Music 11Copy !req
1485. His grades are pretty low but…Copy !req
1486. it seems to be a behavior problemCopy !req
1487. Why don't we put that for now
and say he can work harder?Copy !req
1488. So I'll put CherifCopy !req
1489. " can succeed as long asCopy !req
1490. " his attitude changesCopy !req
1491. " in relation to his work. "Copy !req
1492. Let's move on to SouleymaneCopy !req
1493. Someone else can start.Copy !req
1494. What do we say?Copy !req
1495. Nothing good.Copy !req
1496. - What else?
- We already discussed himCopy !req
1497. in the first term. We said it all
He has huge weakness,Copy !req
1498. notably in written FrenchCopy !req
1499. I don't think there's anything
particularly newCopy !req
1500. this termCopy !req
1501. Feeling better, Esmeralda?Copy !req
1502. I didn't know being class rep
was such funCopy !req
1503. We were talking about SouleymaneCopy !req
1504. In relationCopy !req
1505. to what Francois just said,Copy !req
1506. he forgot his things
most of the time this termCopy !req
1507. and didn't do muchCopy !req
1508. It's not just that,
It's way beyond thatCopy !req
1509. Sir!Copy !req
1510. He's more and more unruly
He prevents the others from working.Copy !req
1511. Can I say something?Copy !req
1512. If you put the biscuit away.Copy !req
1513. Remember, you aren't allowed
to eat in classroomCopy !req
1514. Well, his overall grade
has gone from 6,75 to 7,25.Copy !req
1515. We're not discussing his gradesCopy !req
1516. but his behavior for nowCopy !req
1517. I have the impressionCopy !req
1518. we need to consider
disciplinary actionCopy !req
1519. His attitude's wrongCopy !req
1520. It's simple. Every other class
I throw him outCopy !req
1521. I don't even throw
him out anymore,Copy !req
1522. He's only too happy when I do.Copy !req
1523. I don't think disciplinary action
will help...Copy !req
1524. because things will getCopy !req
1525. really bad thenCopy !req
1526. They're already really bad
It's gone too far.Copy !req
1527. It's like he's mad at the others
for being normalCopy !req
1528. I'll remind you Mr. MarinCopy !req
1529. you brought him to me yesterday.Copy !req
1530. Yes, but it was this year's
first incident.Copy !req
1531. He was disrespectful, I set a limitCopy !req
1532. I did what I did but I don't thinkCopy !req
1533. it will go any further than thatCopy !req
1534. I don't have any real complaints,Copy !req
1535. apart from yesterdayCopy !req
1536. Our job isn't to make sureCopy !req
1537. students sit quietly at the back
and don't cause any trouble.Copy !req
1538. We have to bring them out!Copy !req
1539. I won't do that
with threats or punishment,Copy !req
1540. I'd rather stress his good work.
Some things interest him.Copy !req
1541. He can come out
with some pretty good stuffCopy !req
1542. Simply because he doesCopy !req
1543. something positive now and then,Copy !req
1544. we let him sink
and wallow in his hole...Copy !req
1545. and we do nothing. You
just want to buy social harmony.Copy !req
1546. That said,Copy !req
1547. what do we say? What do we do?
A warning?Copy !req
1548. I don't think a warnings
what he needs.Copy !req
1549. Maybe we should say
he has reached his limit,Copy !req
1550. because he's
limited scholastically.Copy !req
1551. That's all well and good
but I'm dim and have a line to fill.Copy !req
1552. What do we put?Copy !req
1553. It's not rightCopy !req
1554. saying thatCopy !req
1555. Three rhymes per verse.
What do you call that?Copy !req
1556. - Verses of three lines... Wey?
- A tercetCopy !req
1557. Very goodCopy !req
1558. And four rhymes would be?Copy !req
1559. A quatrainCopy !req
1560. From quatre, fourCopy !req
1561. Tercet, three rhymes.
Quatrain, fourCopy !req
1562. How many syllabes per line?Copy !req
1563. Can you tell me that?
Khoumba.Copy !req
1564. I know here are 10Copy !req
1565. You know that?Copy !req
1566. - Want me to show you?
- Yes.Copy !req
1567. "Noir-dans-la-nei-ge...Copy !req
1568. "et-dans-la-bru-me. "Copy !req
1569. Thats 10Copy !req
1570. You say that and...Copy !req
1571. You have twoCopy !req
1572. extra syllables
by counting the mute Es.Copy !req
1573. Don't count them, they're muteCopy !req
1574. That makes 8Copy !req
1575. We can underline each syllableCopy !req
1576. I'll come back to that oneCopy !req
1577. Two octosyllables
and one four-syllable lineCopy !req
1578. - What is it?
- A problem,Copy !req
1579. Is 11.47 the number of syllables here?Copy !req
1580. No, my grade. It's down!
They lowered my grade!Copy !req
1581. What's that to do with poetry?Copy !req
1582. Who gave you your grade?Copy !req
1583. You shouldn't have it yetCopy !req
1584. Esmeralda told meCopy !req
1585. So the class repsCopy !req
1586. did do something after allCopy !req
1587. I took a load of notes!Copy !req
1588. I got the impression you weren'tCopy !req
1589. really following the meeting
- I noted all!Copy !req
1590. Louise, I'm delighted
you've doneCopy !req
1591. a good job passing on information...Copy !req
1592. Let's get back to this poemCopy !req
1593. The rule is to count
in front of a consonant...Copy !req
1594. A questionCopy !req
1595. What?Copy !req
1596. I heard you really wiped me outCopy !req
1597. at the meeting yesterdayCopy !req
1598. Another remark about poetry, I see.Copy !req
1599. No, it isn'tCopy !req
1600. Yes, I know it isn't about poetryCopy !req
1601. What do you mean?Copy !req
1602. I dunno. You wiped me outCopy !req
1603. Some teachers, not me,Copy !req
1604. said if you carry on like thisCopy !req
1605. you'll be in trouble,Copy !req
1606. not wiped out.Copy !req
1607. That's revenge. I don't get it
Why do for revenge?Copy !req
1608. How come it's revenge?Copy !req
1609. If you say stuff about me
getting in trouble, that's revengeCopy !req
1610. It's not revenge at allCopy !req
1611. We're not on the streetsCopy !req
1612. It's a warning
Our goal here isn't revenge,Copy !req
1613. it's disciplineCopy !req
1614. - Get the difference?
- I don't get it.Copy !req
1615. When a judge sends someone to jail,Copy !req
1616. he doesn't do it to get revengeCopy !req
1617. It helps society run smoothlyCopy !req
1618. You just want revenge.
You're riffed with me.Copy !req
1619. All I care about is revenge?Copy !req
1620. I wake up and say
I'll get Souleymane today?Copy !req
1621. You insulted him yesterday anyhow.Copy !req
1622. He really laid into you!Copy !req
1623. I did not.Copy !req
1624. What did he say, Louise?Copy !req
1625. That you we're limited.Copy !req
1626. I underlined it, I was so shockedCopy !req
1627. Me? Limited?Copy !req
1628. Brilliant...Copy !req
1629. Esmeralda, Louise,Copy !req
1630. What's your role as class reps?
You represent the studentsCopy !req
1631. to help this class work
or you stir up trouble for me?Copy !req
1632. We just do our job.Copy !req
1633. Wicked!Copy !req
1634. We report on the meeting.Copy !req
1635. Of course.Copy !req
1636. I didn't realizeCopy !req
1637. When I saw you sniggerCopy !req
1638. at the meeting, I felt bad for youCopy !req
1639. It wasn't the place or timeCopy !req
1640. It didn't look very seriousCopy !req
1641. Nobody minded in any caseCopy !req
1642. - They did!
- Only youCopy !req
1643. No, it bothered me and I thinkCopy !req
1644. it bothered the others tooCopy !req
1645. No. It only bothered youCopy !req
1646. Sorry, but laughing like that
made you look like two skanks.Copy !req
1647. What?
Have you just lost it?Copy !req
1648. That's a bad thing!Copy !req
1649. You can't dump on usCopy !req
1650. The word is insult.Copy !req
1651. You're crazy insulting on us.Copy !req
1652. You say "dump on" or "insult"Copy !req
1653. It's either one or the other, ok.Copy !req
1654. Yeah keep on talking!Copy !req
1655. In fact I never said
you we're skanks,Copy !req
1656. I said that at one pointCopy !req
1657. in the meetingCopy !req
1658. you acted like skanks.
Understand?Copy !req
1659. Don't try to con us,
you said skanksCopy !req
1660. I'm just explaining the difference.Copy !req
1661. Sir, you don't talk to girls like that!Copy !req
1662. Look who's talking!Copy !req
1663. You always insult everybody!Copy !req
1664. He wants revenge on the girlsCopy !req
1665. No way. The noble knight
riding to rescue act,Copy !req
1666. won't wash!Copy !req
1667. You don't talk to me, man!Copy !req
1668. Show some respect!Copy !req
1669. I will if I want!Copy !req
1670. You're heading for trouble!Copy !req
1671. Think you're tough?Copy !req
1672. It's a question of discipline!Copy !req
1673. I'll take you anytime!Copy !req
1674. Stop playing the big shortCopy !req
1675. - Calm down
- Stay outta thisCopy !req
1676. Cut it out!Copy !req
1677. Don't touch me!Copy !req
1678. Don't touch me.Copy !req
1679. You're crazy!Copy !req
1680. Cut it outCopy !req
1681. What are you doing?Copy !req
1682. I'm outta hereCopy !req
1683. You can't just walk out of my class.Copy !req
1684. Are you nuts?Copy !req
1685. - Calm down
- Let go of meCopy !req
1686. Stop itCopy !req
1687. - Let me go
- Ah!Copy !req
1688. - Where are you going?
- Let go, fuckerCopy !req
1689. PatheticCopy !req
1690. FuckCopy !req
1691. What do we do?Copy !req
1692. I think we need to convene
the disciplinary committeeCopy !req
1693. This is starting to add up
it beginsCopy !req
1694. with disrespect, then the fight,Copy !req
1695. with a student injured,Copy !req
1696. and finally he leaves the class
without permission.Copy !req
1697. There was only one incident
and it all spread out from there.Copy !req
1698. One thing led to another,Copy !req
1699. a chain reaction.Copy !req
1700. WellCopy !req
1701. what I can do is take
a protective measureCopy !req
1702. since this is so seriousCopy !req
1703. by suspending Souleymane
for 48 hours.Copy !req
1704. That'll give us a little timeCopy !req
1705. to reach a decisionCopy !req
1706. OK.Copy !req
1707. Shall we do that?Copy !req
1708. However, I need to see you tomorrow.Copy !req
1709. Could you come to my office?Copy !req
1710. - Good bye.
- Good byeCopy !req
1711. Francois!Copy !req
1712. I need a word with youCopy !req
1713. There's a rumor going around...Copy !req
1714. A rumor?Copy !req
1715. Some students came to see me
and told me...Copy !req
1716. you insulted themCopy !req
1717. Who? Louise and Esmeralda?Copy !req
1718. They told meCopy !req
1719. you called them skanksCopy !req
1720. and that led to the incidentCopy !req
1721. with SouleymaneCopy !req
1722. And you believe them?Copy !req
1723. That's why I needed to see you.Copy !req
1724. You didn't mention it
in your incident report...Copy !req
1725. I didn't mention it.
What can I say?Copy !req
1726. - Did you do it or not?
- What?Copy !req
1727. - Did you...
- Hi!Copy !req
1728. Hi.Copy !req
1729. Did you call them skanks?Copy !req
1730. But Souleymane's another matter!Copy !req
1731. I know it had nothing to do with himCopy !req
1732. But word's getting around.Copy !req
1733. People are talking.
I wantedCopy !req
1734. to let you know
- Thanks for letting me know.Copy !req
1735. Hey, you two
You complained about me.Copy !req
1736. - Thanks a lot!
- You're welcomeCopy !req
1737. You could have talked to meCopy !req
1738. Teachers can complain about us
and vice versa, right?Copy !req
1739. No, it doesn't work both ways.Copy !req
1740. What are you after?Copy !req
1741. To see you punishedCopy !req
1742. - Punished?
- Yes!Copy !req
1743. - You, punish me?
- You insulted us, you get punished.Copy !req
1744. Where will that get you?Copy !req
1745. I'll have spoken out.Copy !req
1746. Great, that's a lot of use.Copy !req
1747. Do you know what 'skank' means?Copy !req
1748. I never called you skanks!Copy !req
1749. Yes, you did. For me
skank means prostitute.Copy !req
1750. It's not that at allCopy !req
1751. For me, it doesn't mean that.Copy !req
1752. It's nothing important at all,Copy !req
1753. just a girl laughing stupidlyCopy !req
1754. Hey, skank means prostitute, right?Copy !req
1755. You bet!Copy !req
1756. - Will Souleymane get expelled?
- No.Copy !req
1757. - A disciplinary hearing?
- We don't know yet.Copy !req
1758. It's a possibilityCopy !req
1759. Stop yelling
before anything is decidedCopy !req
1760. It's all settled anywayCopy !req
1761. - Why say that?
- Because it's always the same!Copy !req
1762. You're in no position to talk.Copy !req
1763. You're the one who got hurtCopy !req
1764. He didn't mean itCopy !req
1765. There was a metal thing in his bagCopy !req
1766. In any case he blew a fuse
and that's badCopy !req
1767. Sir,Copy !req
1768. anyone can blow a fuseCopy !req
1769. And then calm down afterCopy !req
1770. That's not sureCopy !req
1771. - You did
- No!Copy !req
1772. You're calmer nowCopy !req
1773. I'm not. You don't know me!Copy !req
1774. All the teachers say
your attitude is perfect now...Copy !req
1775. You think you've tamed me?Copy !req
1776. No, being sent here helpedCopy !req
1777. you understand things, see?Copy !req
1778. Teachers helped youCopy !req
1779. and we'll do the same
for Souleymane.Copy !req
1780. I say teachers who
expel students are fuckersCopy !req
1781. Right on.
You want to repeat that?Copy !req
1782. - Yeah, fuckers
- Everyone goes wildCopy !req
1783. over some word I said. You
say fucker and I shouldn't react?Copy !req
1784. They're fuckers!Copy !req
1785. Cut it out!Copy !req
1786. You say skanks, we say fucker.
It's the same thingCopy !req
1787. They're nothing alikeCopy !req
1788. A teacher can say certain things
that students can't say.Copy !req
1789. Try to understand that!Copy !req
1790. We have no right to speak?Copy !req
1791. You keep talking all the time!
You never stop speakingCopy !req
1792. Whenever we talk, you yell.
What is this?Copy !req
1793. Enough...Copy !req
1794. Sir!Copy !req
1795. - Sir?
- What?Copy !req
1796. Will Souleymane get a hearing?Copy !req
1797. Give it a restCopy !req
1798. You sound like you want
him to. It fires you up.Copy !req
1799. You know what'll happen
if he's expelled?Copy !req
1800. He'll change schools.Copy !req
1801. No, he won't change schools.Copy !req
1802. It's automatic. It's obligatory.Copy !req
1803. That goes for Souleymane too.Copy !req
1804. Do you know his father?Copy !req
1805. I've seen him once or twice.Copy !req
1806. No, you don't know him!Copy !req
1807. If he's expelled, his dad'll
send him back to their villageCopy !req
1808. Don't get overdramaticCopy !req
1809. He'll go back to MaliCopy !req
1810. I think we all need
to keep our heads.Copy !req
1811. Don't worryCopy !req
1812. You can't smoke here sirCopy !req
1813. I know, but since I was aloneCopy !req
1814. Ok, you went too far
with those girls.Copy !req
1815. We all screw up.Copy !req
1816. Souleymane overreacted.Copy !req
1817. He's right.Copy !req
1818. I saw Khoumba.
Her face was all bloodyCopy !req
1819. What he did is unacceptable.Copy !req
1820. That's for sure.Copy !req
1821. I know that.Copy !req
1822. His bag hit her by accident.Copy !req
1823. A split eybrow bleeds a lot.
That's all.Copy !req
1824. You can't ignore it.Copy !req
1825. Don't take it to heart.
Seen how they talk to us?Copy !req
1826. How's that relevant?
Souleymane is going to get expelledCopy !req
1827. That's it!Copy !req
1828. - No.
- That's kind of logical.Copy !req
1829. How many hearings last year?Copy !req
1830. Not that many.Copy !req
1831. He could be right.Copy !req
1832. I know, I'm on the committee
so I saw them allCopy !req
1833. An average of two per month,Copy !req
1834. The hearing is where
we talk things overCopy !req
1835. Ok, 12 students were expelledCopy !req
1836. but maybe there was no other solution.Copy !req
1837. talk about debate!Copy !req
1838. But 12 out of 12 just meansCopy !req
1839. when a student has a hearing,
it's too late.Copy !req
1840. Or it was justified.Copy !req
1841. Ok, things happen
that lead to a hearingCopy !req
1842. But then what happens?Copy !req
1843. What do we expect from a hearing?Copy !req
1844. There are prior stages:Copy !req
1845. Pre-disciplinary committees,Copy !req
1846. we inform the parents,
the students are warned...Copy !req
1847. - Not in this case.
- We've no time.Copy !req
1848. It's pretty rare.Copy !req
1849. It's rare because we have
this final punishmentCopy !req
1850. that allows us to ignore
the prior steps.Copy !req
1851. And even if we did use them,Copy !req
1852. the simple fact
of expelling a student...Copy !req
1853. is a disavowal
of everything we have tried.Copy !req
1854. Ok, but it's Souleymane's chance
to justify himselfCopy !req
1855. At a hearing, you don't speak.Copy !req
1856. You're scared. You're paralyzed.Copy !req
1857. Exactly.Copy !req
1858. Let me sum up.Copy !req
1859. He'll get a disciplinary hearing,
he'll be expelledCopy !req
1860. and maybe even sent back to MaliCopy !req
1861. You're being overdramatic.Copy !req
1862. No, I'm notCopy !req
1863. Students who know him better
than any of us here,Copy !req
1864. who know his father,
say that he is likely Mali...Copy !req
1865. to send him back to Mali after thisCopy !req
1866. Some are threatenedCopy !req
1867. with boarding school
but in never happensCopy !req
1868. It can happen.Copy !req
1869. A lot of parents spend their timeCopy !req
1870. threatening their kids with that.
You can't take it into accountCopy !req
1871. - Even if there was just a slight risk
that a hearing could leadCopy !req
1872. to him being sent back,
I don't think I can take that risk.Copy !req
1873. It's like when you hesitateCopy !req
1874. over punishing a kid
because when he goes home,Copy !req
1875. once that door closes,Copy !req
1876. he'll get a beating
from his parentsCopy !req
1877. We've all seen thatCopy !req
1878. But we still have to punishCopy !req
1879. them when they go too farCopy !req
1880. Whatever the consequencesCopy !req
1881. which don'tCopy !req
1882. concern you!Copy !req
1883. So I ignore that?Copy !req
1884. I know punishment
can have such a consequence,Copy !req
1885. but I turn a blind eye, is that it?Copy !req
1886. You can't take it into account
in every caseCopy !req
1887. The violence…Copy !req
1888. him being sent back...Copy !req
1889. - No more Christmas presents...
- True, you have to consider itCopy !req
1890. but after a while...Copy !req
1891. It's a question of principleCopy !req
1892. We each have a role to playCopy !req
1893. We can't substitute
ourselves for the parentsCopy !req
1894. Sorry, but if I rewind the movie,Copy !req
1895. it's a weird chain of events.
It starts with reprimands,Copy !req
1896. when Souleymane forget
his things, talks back.Copy !req
1897. We punish him. Again and again,Copy !req
1898. until a disciplinary hearingCopy !req
1899. leading to who knows what
Everything gets out of handCopy !req
1900. Sure, looking at it that wayCopy !req
1901. it's really shockingCopy !req
1902. But the school won't
expelling SouleymaneCopy !req
1903. He's been gone for a whileCopy !req
1904. Francois, I didn't
expect you so soon.Copy !req
1905. Have you reached a decision?Copy !req
1906. I don't think I have much choice.Copy !req
1907. By the way, Julie told me…Copy !req
1908. you had a heated exchangeCopy !req
1909. with two girls in your class.Copy !req
1910. Yes, the two class reps
but it happened first soCopy !req
1911. You apparently
called them "skanks"Copy !req
1912. Let's say that, yesCopy !req
1913. That complicates things,
but the problem remains.Copy !req
1914. I'd like you to mention it
in your reportCopy !req
1915. I don't want it used against us
at the disciplinary hearing.Copy !req
1916. Don't bother hiding it,
just write it down.Copy !req
1917. I understand.Copy !req
1918. I'll let you reread thisCopy !req
1919. before we launch the procedure.Copy !req
1920. So I… I just need to add...Copy !req
1921. Yes, without going into detail.Copy !req
1922. Does that suit you?Copy !req
1923. OK.Copy !req
1924. Can you take the minute.Copy !req
1925. - Hello
- Hello.Copy !req
1926. Hello, sir.Copy !req
1927. - Please sit down.
- Thanks.Copy !req
1928. "Carl tried to reason with him,
but Souleyman broke free,Copy !req
1929. "winging his bag that hit Khoumba
in the face.Copy !req
1930. "He left, insulting everyone
and slamming the door.Copy !req
1931. "I didn't go after him
because I needed...Copy !req
1932. "to help Khoumba
whose eybrow was bleeding. "Copy !req
1933. Those are the facts
that led to today's hearingCopy !req
1934. Madame, it doesn't mean
Souleyman is a bad boy.Copy !req
1935. That's not we're sayingCopy !req
1936. But, sometimes,
a student in a classCopy !req
1937. through voluntary or
involuntary behavior,Copy !req
1938. can create an atmosphere that...Copy !req
1939. prevents the class from working.Copy !req
1940. Do you understand
what we're saying?Copy !req
1941. If I may say something, it's trueCopy !req
1942. there had been number of signsCopy !req
1943. that should have warned us.Copy !req
1944. We could have reacted soonerCopy !req
1945. But how we have to deal
with an incidentCopy !req
1946. that is fairy violentCopy !req
1947. and that's simply unacceptable.Copy !req
1948. I'd like to know
if you realize that, Souleymane?Copy !req
1949. We're not saying you're
deliberately violent.Copy !req
1950. The problem is you can't control
what you say,Copy !req
1951. and what you doCopy !req
1952. You're here to express
your point of view.Copy !req
1953. Go aheadCopy !req
1954. I don't give a damn.
I've got nothing to sayCopy !req
1955. Do whatever you want to doCopy !req
1956. Excuse me...Copy !req
1957. Can you translate?Copy !req
1958. She says I'm a good boyCopy !req
1959. I do my homework.Copy !req
1960. I help my brothers and sisters
with their work when I canCopy !req
1961. I always wash the dishes
and help her when I canCopy !req
1962. We don't doubt he's a good son.
That's not the problem.Copy !req
1963. Let's considerCopy !req
1964. his school recordCopy !req
1965. Excuse me, but could we focus
on the facts here?Copy !req
1966. Firstly, I'd like to sayCopy !req
1967. that we're surprised to see
the teacher involved in the incidentCopy !req
1968. on this committeeCopy !req
1969. We find it highly irregularCopy !req
1970. It's true. It's odd
to be both judge and litigant.Copy !req
1971. First of all,Copy !req
1972. Mr. Marin was elected
to the administrative board.Copy !req
1973. as the teachers' representativeCopy !req
1974. Moreover, I think
that the incident...Copy !req
1975. that occurred in
Mr. Marin's classCopy !req
1976. doesn't involve the teacher
directly.Copy !req
1977. I'm sorry, you mentionCopy !req
1978. some harsh wordsCopy !req
1979. spoken by the teacher...Copy !req
1980. Apparently, you used
the word "skanks"Copy !req
1981. to describe the class reps.
And that's a problemCopy !req
1982. I did say thatCopy !req
1983. but it wasn't something
that concerned Souleymane.Copy !req
1984. I think he used the excuse
of a rather heated exchangeCopy !req
1985. to express the bad moodCopy !req
1986. that he was in that day.Copy !req
1987. He tried to defend themCopy !req
1988. So I feel that it's relevantCopy !req
1989. Sorry, but absolutely
nothing justifiesCopy !req
1990. being disrespectful to a teacher,Copy !req
1991. insulting everyone and leaving
a class without permission.Copy !req
1992. Souleymane, do you
have anything to say?Copy !req
1993. I don't know. What can I say?Copy !req
1994. Souleymane?Copy !req
1995. - What did she say?
- The same thing againCopy !req
1996. Souleymane?Copy !req
1997. She apologizes on my behalf.Copy !req
1998. You can come back in now.Copy !req
1999. Madame, the committee
has conferredCopy !req
2000. and has decided to expel Souleymane
from the school for good.Copy !req
2001. You will receive the ruling
by registered mailCopy !req
2002. and have eight days to appeal,Copy !req
2003. We shall do our best to find
Souleymane another schoolCopy !req
2004. Goodbye, Messieurs, MesdamesCopy !req
2005. Souleymane, come to see me
before the end of the week, please.Copy !req
2006. Mathematical proportionality.Copy !req
2007. This year, you learned
mathematical proportionality?Copy !req
2008. - I liked science
- What you learned, not liked.Copy !req
2009. If you liked it, you learned.Copy !req
2010. So what did you learn?Copy !req
2011. All about volcanoes, earthquakes,Copy !req
2012. plates...Copy !req
2013. Convergence and divergence,Copy !req
2014. movement of the Earth's plates,Copy !req
2015. - It was fascinating.
- It interested you?Copy !req
2016. - Yeah.
- Good.Copy !req
2017. Well, in mathematics,Copy !req
2018. trigonometry Pythagoras
theorem, Thales theorem.Copy !req
2019. I'll stop you there.Copy !req
2020. You can't sit there and brag...Copy !req
2021. you learned Pythagoras theorem.
Recite it for usCopy !req
2022. If, in a triangleCopy !req
2023. two sides are equal toCopy !req
2024. If the square rotCopy !req
2025. If the square of two sidesCopy !req
2026. is equal to the squareCopy !req
2027. the square of the hypotenuseCopy !req
2028. then the triangle's a rectangle.Copy !req
2029. More or less, yesCopy !req
2030. It's spot onCopy !req
2031. All right. I believe you.Copy !req
2032. In history, I learned
about triangular trade.Copy !req
2033. The fact that ships left Europe...Copy !req
2034. with manufactured goods that
they took to Africa to trade for men,Copy !req
2035. who'd became slaves
that they took to America to work.Copy !req
2036. Then they took the money
they made back to Europe.Copy !req
2037. That's triangular tradeCopy !req
2038. ChemistryCopy !req
2039. What in chemistry?Copy !req
2040. CombustionCopy !req
2041. What's that?Copy !req
2042. Blending Fehling's solution
and glucose.Copy !req
2043. What do you get?Copy !req
2044. Heat up test-tube,Copy !req
2045. and it changes color.Copy !req
2046. - What's the interest?
- The interest?Copy !req
2047. I dunno. Why teach it to us
if there's no interest?Copy !req
2048. ReproductionCopy !req
2049. What did you learn
about human reproduction?Copy !req
2050. Human reproduction...Copy !req
2051. Well, the spermCopy !req
2052. gets into the ovumCopy !req
2053. then you wait 9 months,Copy !req
2054. then you do a sonogram
and then it comes outCopy !req
2055. The sperm does?Copy !req
2056. No, the babyCopy !req
2057. The human being that's inside.Copy !req
2058. - Khoumba?
- Me?Copy !req
2059. Yes. That is your name?Copy !req
2060. Yes.Copy !req
2061. In music, I learned to play
the alto recorder...Copy !req
2062. and in SpanishCopy !req
2063. The recorder in Spanish?Copy !req
2064. No, in music, I learnedCopy !req
2065. to play the alto recorder.
- RightCopy !req
2066. - And other stuff in Spanish
- Good.Copy !req
2067. Can you say something
to us in Spanish?Copy !req
2068. - And that means?
- "It's the vacation soon".Copy !req
2069. I didn't learn anythingCopy !req
2070. You cant spend 9 months at
school and not learn anything.Copy !req
2071. I'm the living proofCopy !req
2072. You got something
from the books we read.Copy !req
2073. - Your books are shite.
- They're what?Copy !req
2074. They're useless.Copy !req
2075. What about a book
you read by yourself?Copy !req
2076. The books I read?Copy !req
2077. Well, there's The RepublicCopy !req
2078. Platon's "Republic"?Copy !req
2079. You read that?Copy !req
2080. How come?Copy !req
2081. My big sister had itCopy !req
2082. - She does philosophy?
- No, lawCopy !req
2083. So what's it about?Copy !req
2084. Well, there's this guy...Copy !req
2085. His name's SocratesCopy !req
2086. Yeah, Socrates.Copy !req
2087. He stops people in the street
and asks them:Copy !req
2088. "Are you sure of thinking
what you think?"Copy !req
2089. "Are you sure of doing
what you do? and so on?"Copy !req
2090. After that, people
start getting confused.Copy !req
2091. They ask questions.Copy !req
2092. The guy's too muchCopy !req
2093. What does he ask people about?Copy !req
2094. Everything.Copy !req
2095. Love, religion, God
people, everythingCopy !req
2096. - It's good you read it
- I knowCopy !req
2097. It's not a skank's book!Copy !req
2098. Wait a second. Before you leave,
here are your self-portraitsCopy !req
2099. One by one. When you have
yours, you can go.Copy !req
2100. What is it?Copy !req
2101. What is it?Copy !req
2102. These are the self-portraits
that you wroteCopy !req
2103. and that we made up
with the class photo and so onCopy !req
2104. You too, Eva.Copy !req
2105. You don't have one?Copy !req
2106. - You look good in it
- Cut it outCopy !req
2107. You're like a leaderCopy !req
2108. Very good.Copy !req
2109. - Good bye, Sir.
- Good bye.Copy !req
2110. - Have a good vacation.
- You tooCopy !req
2111. - Sir?
- Yes…Copy !req
2112. What is it?Copy !req
2113. I didn't learn anythingCopy !req
2114. What? That doesn't mean anythingCopy !req
2115. Earlier, all the others...Copy !req
2116. said they'd learned somethingCopy !req
2117. Compared to them, I learned nothingCopy !req
2118. You learned as much as themCopy !req
2119. They had to think hard too.Copy !req
2120. It's not easyCopy !req
2121. to remember what you learned...Copy !req
2122. But I don't understandCopy !req
2123. What do you mean?Copy !req
2124. I don't understand what we do.Copy !req
2125. In French?Copy !req
2126. In schoolCopy !req
2127. You can't say you don't
understand everything.Copy !req
2128. That's not true...Copy !req
2129. I don't want to go
to vocational school.Copy !req
2130. There's no question of that yetCopy !req
2131. You're moving on to the next year.Copy !req
2132. You'll have plenty of time
to think about your futureCopy !req
2133. Vocational school isn't
an absolute certaintyCopy !req
2134. It all depends on how you do next yearCopy !req
2135. But I don't want to.Copy !req
2136. Ian BurnleyCopy !req