Rituals
24 hours with the A-club
Canada
Ireland
Social media wizards
100
Who wrote in one of its plays: “To be or not to be ?"
William Shakespeare.
100
Change this sentence into a question:
We went to the cinema yesterday.
Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
100
Complete: (25pts each)
Toronto is in the province of ___, ___ (=country). It ___ the capital. The capital is ___.
Toronto is in the province of Ontario, Canada. It isn’t the capital. The capital is Ottawa.
100
Give minimum 4 symbols (numbers in green).
1: the Loch Ness Monster
2: a bagpipe
3: a kilt
4: sheep
5: an Irish dancer
6: a Celtic cross
7: the Book of Kells
8: a leprechaun
100
Complete with:
a. proper names (25pts)
b. an object personal pronoun (50pts)
c. a noun group (25pts)
Morgan and Kevin let ___ watch TV after dinner on Saturday nights.
Morgan and Kevin let
a. Louisa and Tom
b. them
c. their children
watch TV after dinner on Saturday nights.
200
Read this tongue twister without any mispronunciations + translate it in French.
The cat catchers can’t catch caught cats.
Les attrapeurs de chats ne peuvent pas attraper des chats (déjà) attrapés.
200
What's the French for...
the underground, hurry, walk back home, miss the bus
50 points each
underground: le métro
hurry: se dépêcher
walk back home: rentrer à la maison à pied
miss the bus: rater/louper le bus
200
Observe and deduce:
maple, baseball, makeup, Ontario, reindeer, Nation, Canadian, state, population, USA.
They share the same sound: [eɪ]
200
How do you say "Il a été écrit en Latin" in English ?
It was written in Latin.
200
Complete: (for the %, approximate numbers are accepted)
The vast ___ (50pts) of American ___ (50pts) say they go online daily, __% (50pts) according to a 2015 report by the Pew Research Center. This includes __% (50pts) who say they are on their ___ (50pts) almost constantly.
The vast majority of American teenagers say they go online daily, 92% according to a 2015 report by the Pew Research Center. This includes 24% who say they are on their devices almost constantly.
300
What is the corresponding expression in English, and its equivalent in French ?
Meaning: describes a person who is very vain, proud, or arrogant.
(as) proud as a peacock: fier comme un coq/paon
Meaning: describes a person who is very vain, proud, or arrogant.
300
Give 3 expressions to make hypotheses.
(je pense...)
I think/I suppose/I imagine/I guess/I assume
300
Complete with superlativ forms and the correct preposition. (150pts each)
This is ___ ___ ___ (bel) place __ Canada.
It’s ___ ___ (bien) year __ my life.
This is the most beautiful place in Canada.
It’s the best year of my life.
300
Answer this quesiton in English:
Que ferais-tu si tu étais millionaire ?
If I were a millionaire, I would + VB...
300
Complete with the correct word to do comparaisons.
100pts: ___(+) time; ___(-) time
50pts: ___(+) teenagers; ___ (+) phones
150pts: ___(-) computers; ___(-) people
more (+) time; less (-) time
more (+) teenagers; more (+) phones
fewer (-) computers; less (-) people
400
Find the quesiton again:
Have you ever dropped your phone on your face ?
400
Complete:
100pts: be → ___(sing.)/___(pl.) : être
50pts: ___→ had : ___; AUXiliaire
50pts: ___→ ___: poser ; mettre
100pts: find → ___: ___
be → was (sing.)/were (pl.) : être
have → had : avoir ; AUXiliaire
put → put : poser ; mettre
find → found : trouver
400
Find the name of minimum 4 coins: (100pts each)
400
Where is Waterford ? (in its country - côte - and in relation to Cork)
Waterford is on the east coast of the Republic of Ireland, and it's to the north east of Cork.
400
Look at this cartoon.
1. Who’s speaking? How do you know? (= justify) 300pts
2. What is the woman doing ? 100pts
1. The person who is speaking is the man because his mouth is open.
2. The woman is only listening to the man.
/She’s looking at him.
500
Complete with BE or DO (present tense). (100pts each)
1. Where ___ you going?
2. Why ___ I so tired?
3. How ___ she doing?
4. When ___ class begin?
5. These keys ___ work. (negative)
1. Where are you going?
2. Why am I so tired?
3. How is she doing?
4. When does class begin?
5. These keys don’t work.
500
Say this in English:
100pts: Adam a eu beaucoup de problèmes ce matin.
150pts: D'abord, il ne s'est pas réveillé à l'heure
150pts: car son réveil n'a pas sonné.
Adam had a lot of problems this morning. First, he didn’t wake up on time because his alarm clock didn’t ring.
500
Complete in English:
Le terme «aborigène» («aborigine» en anglais) désigne les premiers peuples, les premiers habitants d’un lieu. Pour le Canada, on parlera de « Aboriginal Canadians » (les « First Canadians ») et cela fait référence à trois peuples :
- les ’’Indiens’’ (dits d’Amérique, ou « Amérindiens») : «___ ___» (200pts)
- les Inuits : « ___ ___ » (150pts)
- et les descendants à la fois d’Indiens et d’Européens: « ___ ___ ». (150pts)
Le terme «aborigène» («aborigine» en anglais) désigne les premiers peuples, les premiers habitants d’un lieu. Pour le Canada, on parlera de « Aboriginal Canadians » (les « First Canadians ») et cela fait référence à trois peuples :
- les ’’Indiens’’ (dits d’Amérique, ou « Amérindiens») : «First Nations »
- les Inuits : « Inuit people »
- et les descendants à la fois d’Indiens et d’Européens: « Métis people ».
500
Complete:
1. This is ___. (50pts) This monument is 5,200 years old which makes it ___ ___ (150pts) Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza !
2. It is a ___ ___ (100pts). It’s also called a tumulus, that is a burial mound.
3. This mound is 85m in diameter and 13m high. So it isn’t ___ ___ (150pts) the pyramids !
1. This is Newgrange. This monument is 5,200 years old which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza !
2. It is a passage tomb . It’s also called a tumulus, that is a burial mound.
3. This mound is 85m in diameter and 13m high. So it isn’t higher than the pyramids !
500
List minimum 5 adverbs in English, and give its meaning in French.
always, usually/frequently, often, sometimes, rarely/hardly ever, never