MALVINAS WAR 1 GLOSSARY OF THE VIDEO

MALVINAS WAR GLOSSARY OF THE VIDEO On FRIDAY APRIL 10TH AT 6.30 PM we will be discussing the first two parts of the VIDEO ON MALVINAS Please study the following vocabulary, as you will hear these phrases on the Video. Look up the translation of the missing parts. in a bilingual dictionary VIDEO CLASS 1 An Odyssey of the South Battle of the MALVINAS -Falklands THE LEAVING Instructions : 1) Read the following phrases that can be heard in the video. 2) Translate into Spanish 3) Print and bring to class 4) Then listen to the video and identify the phrases with the events in the movie Note : Tre translations need not be accurate. The equivalents are merely for the purpose of the understanding of the ideas War preparations • Aircraft carrier flaship of the British . fleet sets off bound for war : buque de bandera de la flota Britanico con destino a la,Guerra • The vessels: los buques HMS Sir Galahad - HMS Egemus - HMS Glasgow- HMS Sheffield-HMS Invincible -HMS The Hermes-HMS Plymouth -The Canberra- • Sea harriers • A deck crowded with subs seeking helicopters la cubierta con helicópteros caza submarinos • All it could look forward to was the scrap yard estaba destinada al desarmadero • National might to be tested in battle for the first time todo el poderio naval iba a ser puesto a prueba por primera vez • National feelings were mixed : patriotism a little higher - jingoism straying into humour habia sentimientos encontrados , un alto patriotismo que a veces rayaba en lo comico • A generation that had never before watched their men go off to war una generación que nunca habia visto a sus hombres ir a la Guerra • Reassured by the impressive hardware se sentian confiados por la Fortaleza de sus naves • She too joined the Hermes south se unió , se encontró con …. • The task force to see action. Las fuerzas de combate realmente deberían entrar en acción ? • Wasn’t this a flexing of diplomatic muscle to pile on the pressure of a diplomatic settlement No se trataba simplemente de poner los musculos en forma para una resolución diplomática • Called upon to mobilize on a scale not seen since the Second World War convocada a movilizarse en una escala que no se veia desde la segunda Guerra mundial • She would give a good account of herself iba a hacer un buen papel • In Gibraltar • NATO exercise celebrated se realizo un ejercicio militar de la OTAN ORGANIZACION DEL TRATADO DEL ATLANTICO NORTE • Bandsmen were to become Stretcher bearers : MUSICOS QUE IBAN A CONVERTIRSE EN CAMILLEROS • Destroyer destructor • Rear Admiral • HMS Coventry was destined to be sunk estaba destinado a ser hundido • A lucky escape and then destruction at San Jorge un escape fortuito y luego la destruccion en SAN JORGE • Lose nine men in a missile attack • Recruitment of troops reclutamiento de tropas • Troops marshalled with special equipment and even an optimistic fishing rod or two tropas acuarteladas con equipaminto especial y una optimista caña de pescar • Sir Galahad was the worst tragedy of the campaign • Establish their first bridgehead Establecer su primera cabeza de puente • Moving into top gear a toda velocidad The Camberra was a luxury liner un crucero de lujo • Responding to the urgency , men toiled round the clock respondiendo a la urgencia los hombres trabajaban noche y dia • 14th Commando El batallon 14 • extra bedding and supplies were loaded se parovisionaron con camas y viveres • Return to their barracks volver a su cuartel • An antiwar movement was never going to make much headway Un movimiento contra la guerra que no iba a prosperar M.P. Tony Benn as the spirit swept through the region • Noone guessed that the second largest liner passenger would soon need all the luck she could get Nadie sospecho que el segundo barco de pasajros en importancia pronto iba a necesitar toda la suerte del mundo para escapar • Morale boosting messages Mensajes de aliento a la tropa Now look up the following : THE REASON • Bleak and windswept island 200 of them • Carrying an area about the size • The history was not strange to the claims of other countries • Colonized by the French who made the first settlement at Forst Loius before selling them to Spain • lost them in a brush • Later abandoned by both although England never gave up its claim • Reassert the British claim • Uninterrupted British rule • Garrisoned the island but lost them in a brush with the American navy • For the F. it was the start of 100 years uninterrupted British rule • Victorian terraced houses- local pubs • 800 islanders whose economy is based entirely on sheep farming divided between those who would not talk And those ……………….. • Argentine threat way of life – even had a London taxi • when Britain destroyed a German destroyed a naval squadron • deterrent • The Argentines would make belligerent noises in their direction • hijacked a plane to free what they considered oppressed islanders • friendlier planes provided the only tie with the world • The matter could be settled by diplomatic means • Briefed his marines • The argentines should leave the islands • Diplomacy would save the day • The Patrol Ship Bahia Paraiso boldly guided them • Outnumbered 8 to 1 • Armoured troops marshalled to consolidate the invasion • Many believed what their officers and government had told them liberate the islanders from British yoke • They were in for a rude awakening • In Argentina • The realization of a dream - a dream fostered by years of propaganda • President Galtieri was mobbed by those who had booed him only two days before • At The U.N. • The Security Council • U.N. Resolution was passed • Most countries except the Soviet Union backed England The class does not intend to portray a complete view of the war. But the war broke out and it had its reasons on both sides They say that it takes two to tango. In the class we will merely examine what led to this war that should never have taken place in the first place. It may be a little difficult to understand all , but you will certainly have a better picture as seen by these two journalists who courageously dared to shoot these scenes and prepare this movie which cannot be seen at the cinema . The rest of the translations will be provided in class. See you on the 10h. Prof Patricia Grey CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INGLESES C-65, 2015