Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40

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Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40
Message de here4u posté le 30-09-2025 à 11:54:05 (S | E | F)
Hello dear Friends!

Another easy exercice that everyone can do! Let's write together...

Comme l'Expression libre est la compétence la plus difficile à bien acquérir dans l'apprentissage d'une langue, il nous faut nous y entraîner, même si c'est notre langue maternelle, d'ailleurs...

Certains m’avaient dit être gênés d’exprimer des idées personnelles ( - ils avaient l’impression – souvent fausse – de les exprimer maladroitement ) Vous savez que je ne vous demande pas de " raconter votre vie " si vous ne le désirez pas... Je souhaite juste vous voir vous exprimer sur tout sujet aussi " librement " que possible.
De plus, je pense que vous aurez maintenant compris que pour moi, toute expression, même maladroite, est intéressante et a de la valeur. Elle nous stimule tous à " trouver mieux " !

Voici les questions auxquelles vous pourrez répondre :

1. Do you like cheating ?

2. Write against cruelty to animals.

3. ‘When a screen is on, a child is off.’

4. Do you understand some men’s absolute love for their cars ?

Vous pouvez répondre à 1 ou 2 questions au choix – en notant bien les références - et développer celle(s) que vous voulez, jusqu’à atteindre en tout un maximum d’environ 150 mots.

Envoyez-moi vos réponses en mp et je publierai une première série que vous 'corrigerez' (en bleu d’abord pendant deux jours) puis en vert… Une fois le premier texte corrigé au mieux, je publierai ensuite la deuxième série... (sans changements donc ! ) Vous gagnez de la liberté (celle de ne pas parler de plusieurs sujets, ceux qui ne vous " inspirent pas "... Vous écrivez la longueur que vous voulez, vous pouvez choisir d'inventer, de plaisanter, ou de répondre avec sérieux... Nous vous suivrons !

Cet exercice sera pour vous un ou en fonction de la qualité de vos écrits et des difficultés (surmontées) dans la prestation...

Cet exercice sera corrigé le lundi 13 octobre 2025 ! Go for it! with THE FORCE.

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de here4u, postée le 02-10-2025 à 13:09:38 (S | E)
Hello dears,

Glad to have an ANSWER to give you to work on...

ANSWER A: Topic 1. Do you like cheating?please, indicate possible mistakes and underline what looks clumsy.

Confronted with a predator, living beings are sometimes driven to cheat to fightback and defend oneself. They use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive, It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

But there are also more or less big cheats to achieve one's own aims : cheats on the exams to pass, having worked hard enough, but also swindles from predators who prey on any victims naïve enough to fall in their trap. They use all their ingenuity to succeed in cheating people and can ruin their live. There are more and more of them, of all kinds. They force us to be constantly vigilant and extremely vigilant. A world like that is not tolerable.

I really don't like cheating, because Human relationship only work with mutual trust. Nevertheless, if I were in danger, I would not hesitate to cheat.

for your help!

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de alouettelulu, postée le 03-10-2025 à 08:03:48 (S | E)
ANSWER A: Topic 1. Do you like cheating?please, indicate possible mistakes and underline what looks clumsy.

Confronted with a predator, living beings are sometimes driven to cheat to fightback and defend oneself. They use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive, It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

But there are also more or less big cheats to achieve one's own aims : cheats on the exams to pass, without having worked hard enough, but also swindles from predators who prey on any victims naïve enough to fall in their trap. They use all their ingenuity to succeed in cheating people and can ruin their live. There are more and more of them, of all kinds. They force us to be constantly *(vigilant) and extremely vigilant. A world like that is not tolerable.

I really don't like cheating, because human relationships only work with mutual trust. Nevertheless, if I were in danger, I would not hesitate to cheat.

* répétition du mot vigilant, à supprimer

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de gerold, postée le 03-10-2025 à 09:14:09 (S | E)
Hello!

ANSWER A: Topic 1. Do you like cheating?please, indicate possible mistakes and underline what looks clumsy.

I agree with alouettelulu's comments.

Confronted with a predator, living beings are sometimes driven to cheat to fightback and defend oneself. They (who is "they"?) use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive, It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

But there are also more or less big cheats to achieve one's own aims : cheats on the exams to pass, without having worked hard enough, but also swindles from (right preposition? not sure) predators who prey on any victims naïve enough to fall in their trap . They use all their ingenuity to succeed in cheating people and can ruin their live. There are more and more of them, of all kinds. They force us to be constantly *(vigilant) and extremely vigilant. A world like that is not tolerable.

I really don't like cheating, because human relationships only work with mutual trust. Nevertheless, if I were in danger, I would not hesitate to cheat.

* répétition du mot vigilant, à supprimer

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de here4u, postée le 03-10-2025 à 23:01:49 (S | E)
Hello!

Thanks for your indications. Green allowed.

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de alouettelulu, postée le 04-10-2025 à 07:51:27 (S | E)
Merci Gerold. Voici mes indications :

ANSWER A: Topic 1. Do you like cheating?

Confronted with a predator, living beings are sometimes driven to cheat to fight back and defend themselves. Living beings also use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive. It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

But there are also more or less big cheats to achieve one's own aims : cheats to pass an exam, without having worked hard enough, but also swindles by predators who prey on any victims naïve enough to fall in their trap . They use all their ingenuity to succeed in cheating people and can ruin their life. There are more and more of them, of all kinds. They force us to be constantly and extremely vigilant. Such a world is not tolerable.

I really don't like cheating, because human relationships only work with mutual trust. Nevertheless, if I were in danger, I would not hesitate to cheat.

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de here4u, postée le 04-10-2025 à 12:36:23 (S | E)
Hello dear alouettelulu,

Your writing "living beings" instead of the usual "human beings" tends to prove you're referring to animals. Is that true? If not, I'm sorry I don't understand the point developed in the first paragraph. Please, be more explicit.

Similarly, I'm not sure I understand the last part of your last sentence...

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de alouettelulu, postée le 04-10-2025 à 13:13:52 (S | E)
Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40
Dear Here4u, is it better and more understandable like this ?

Do you like cheating ?

Confronted with a predator and feeling in great danger, living beings, animals or humans, are sometimes driven to cheat to fight back and defend themselves. Animals also use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive. It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

But there are also more or less big cheats to achieve one's own aims : cheats to pass an exam, without having worked hard enough, but also swindles by predators who prey on any victims naïve enough to fall in their trap . They use all their ingenuity to succeed in cheating people and can ruin their life. There are more and more of them, of all kinds. They force us to be constantly and extremely vigilant. Such a world is not tolerable.

I really don't like cheating, because human relationships only work with mutual trust. Nevertheless, if I were in great danger, I would not hesitate to cheat to survive.

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de gerold, postée le 04-10-2025 à 17:33:00 (S | E)
Hello!

Do you like cheating ?

Confronted with a predator and feeling in great danger, living beings, animals or humans, are sometimes driven to cheat to fight back and defend themselves. Animals also use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive. It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

But there are also more or less big cheats to achieve one's own aims : cheats to pass an exam, without having worked hard enough, but also swindles by predators who prey on any victims naïve enough to fall in their trap . They use all their ingenuity to succeed in cheating people and can ruin these people's lives (they/their is ambiguous and they have altogether several lives) . There are more and more of them, of all kinds. They force us to be constantly and extremely vigilant. Such a world is not tolerable.

I really don't like cheating, because human relationships only work with mutual trust. Nevertheless, if I were in great danger, I would not hesitate to cheat to survive.

The last part of the last sentence seems clear to me, even in its original version, but perhaps I haven't noticed something.

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de here4u, postée le 04-10-2025 à 19:38:24 (S | E)
Hello dears,

I don't understand how you can speak of 'cheating' when dealing with animals. Animals are genetically programmed to be 'cunning' and, for example, for a fox to hunt and eat hens, chicks or any sort of poultry... How can that be cheating?
I really don't understand and would need an explanation.

You write: 'if I were in danger, I would not hesitate to cheat.', I'm sorry, but Idon't see what you mean... Could you, please, give me an example. Sorry for these questions, but I can't bear it, when I don't understand!
Have a great weekend.

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de alouettelulu, postée le 05-10-2025 à 07:43:25 (S | E)
Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40

Hello, Here4u !

Do you like cheating ?

1) Isn’t animal camouflage a kind of cheating ?
For instance, animals blend in with the background, so their prey won't see them. Prey animals blend in as well, so they can escape from predators.
Maybe, the word « cheating « is too strong and not appropriate. I don’t know.

2) If someone wanted to harm me intentionally, I would try to escape by tricking him. For instance, to make him believe that I am in a place where I am not. So, I can run away while he is searching me elsewhere. Maybe « tricking » is more appropriate in this case…

Is my post clearer ?

Réponse : Let's suggest 94/ Taking it easy 40 de here4u, postée le 05-10-2025 à 22:42:07 (S | E)
Hello dear Alouettelulu end dear friends,

Confronted with a predator and feeling in great danger, living beings, animals or humans, are sometimes driven to cheat to fight back and defend themselves. Animals also use cunning to hunt preys and feed. In short, they cheat to survive. It is the harsh law of life. These legitimate cheats are often incredibly ingenious and command my respect.

- to lie (to) or behave dishonestly
- to violate rules or agreements
- to take an examination in a dishonest way, such as by having improper means of getting answers
- Informal Terms : cheat on, [~ + on + object]to be sexually unfaithful to ]

Vraiment, je ne vois aucune de ces définitions s'appliquer à l'exemple que tu donnes. Je pense vraiment que les animaux, guidés comme ils le sont contrairement aux Hommes (= H&F) (normalement), par leurs instincts ne peuvent pas être tenus responsables de "dissimulation" si leur peau imite la surface sur laquelle ils sont posés ; un renard ne peut être accusé de tricher s'il entre dans un poulailler et dévore des poules. C'est sa "détermination". Il ne peut pas manger des carottes;

Je continue à penser que ton paragraphe est "hors sujet", mais qu'il est très bien écrit.

Le deuxième paragraphe est également de très bonne qualité de langue, mais franchement, je le trouve aussi " hors sujet ".

- 2) If someone wanted to harm me intentionally, I would try to escape by tricking him. For instance, to make him believe that I am in a place where I am not. So, I can run away while he is searching me elsewhere. Maybe « tricking » is more appropriate in this case…

* tricking here wouldn't be 'cheating', it would be 'defending yourself, fighting for your life' etc.
Yes I do think 'tricking' is more convenient here.

I was thinking about ordinary cheatings (refusing to pay your train ticket and trying to get away with it)
- cheating for an exam peeping on your neighbour's paper, or having a 'copion' (Lien internet
), cheating (sentimentally) with one person, of course, which is lying and being unfaithful.
- very often lying is the same as cheating... Of course, there is cheating at games, which is less serious... and may even be fun...

If I were in great danger, I would try to defend myself and have the upper hand, but I don't think this is cheating.

Please, pardon me... I don't reject your writings : they are very good quality...

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