UNIT 1 & 2
What's the French equivalent for:
Primary school
Middle school
High school
College
Primary school = Ecole primaire
Middle school = Collège
High school = Lycée
College = Université
WRITE the answers in your copybook.
TRUE OR FALSE?
"In English, the adjective is placed after the noun."
Give an example.
FALSE!
In English, the adjective is placed BEFORE the noun. Ex.: Superman has a red cape.
EXPLAIN in French how to use the preterit.
Give in English, one example of a sentence at the preterit.
Ex. "I walked to the bus station"
Pour parler du passé, de quelque chose de fini.
Négation avec DO au prétérit sauf pour les auxiliaires (BE/HAVE).
Terminaison -ED pour tous les verbes sauf les verbes irréguliers.
Différentes prononciations du ED.
PUT in order (negative to positive) the following:
- cannot stand
- love
- dislike
- enjoy
- hate
- be crazy about
+++ be crazy about
++ love
+ enjoy
- dislike
-- hate
--- cannot stand
How do you express (in English):
- Impossibility
- Possibility
- Interdiction
- Obligation
With modals:
CAN'T - Impossibility
CAN - Possibility
MUSTN'T - Interdiction
MUST - Obligation
What must you remember to write at the end of verbs for He/She/It at the present tense?
GIVE EXAMPLES.
You must finish the verb with "-s".
Ex.: She likes to play football. He has a little brother. It is a beautiful day.
In which country, city and borough is 'Chinatown'?
In Manhattan, NYC, USA.
GIVE the English words for the country AND nationality for:
- Ecosse
- France
- Japon
- Pologne
- Italie
- Grèce
Scotland (country) = Scottish (nationality)
France = French
Japan = Japanese
Poland = Polish
Italy = Italian
Greece = Greek
What's the English for:
- Il y a des cartes postales dans le coin en bas à gauche
- Au milieu à droite, il y a un journal à côté d'une photo
- Il y a des cartes postales dans le coin en bas à gauche = There are postcards in the bottom left-hand corner
- Au milieu à droite, il y a un journal à côté d'une photo = In the middle, on the right, there is a newspaper next to a photograph
What's "Avoir" in English? What's "Etre" in English? CONJUGATE the two with all the pronouns at the present tense.
"Avoir" is "(to) HAVE"
I have, You have, He/She/It haS, We have, You have, They have.
"Etre" is "(to) BE"
I am, You are, He/She/It iS, We are, You are, They are.
What are the plurals for:
- Witch
- Dwarf
- Werewolf
- Fairy
- Vampire
The plurals are:
- WitchES
- DwarVES
- WerewolVES
- FairIES
- VampireS
TRANSLATE in French: "Though Spiderman is taller than Antman, he is not as tall as Batman."
"Bien que Spiderman est plus grand que Antman, il n'est pas aussi grand que Batman."
What are the 3 different pronunciations for the preterit (-ED)?
What is the correct pronunciation for verbs ending in /t/ and /d/?
ANSWER in French, except when you pronounce -ED sounds.
-ED can be pronounced /id/, /t/ or /d/.
For verbs ending in /t/ and /d/ sounds, the pronunciation of -ED is /id/.
What are your plans for the weekend? GIVE three sentences in English at the future tense.
I will + bv...
This weekend, I + be au présent + vb-ing...
I'm going to + bv...
This weekend, I + vb au présent...
What's the superlative? How do you use it? When?
Give examples.
ANSWER in French.
Le superlatif s'utilise pour comparer dans l'absolu. L'équivalent FR = le plus ou le moins (adj).
Le superlatif d'infériorité se fait avec : "the least + adj." ex: The least expensive = le moins cher.
Le superlatif de supériorité se fait avec : "the most + adj.long" ex: The most amazing = le plus génial
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"the + adj.court -est". ex: The fastest = le plus rapide.
TALK about Class Rules. USE different modals. Minimum 4 sentences.
You can raise your hand to talk.
You mustn't chat.
You must have your copybook with you.
You can't ride your bike in the classroom.
...
EXPLAIN how to get from the classroom to the schoolyard. BE precise!
Class opinion? REACT.
(Connecteurs ? Impératif ? Directions ?)
EXPLAIN in detail, in French, what happened to immigrants on Ellis Island.
- STEPS Webquest
- Isle of Hope/Tears
- boat arrival, interrogation and passport, medical exam, quarantine, exchange dollars and stairs of separation, kissing post, NYC...
TRANSLATE in French:
"I would like to play tennis with my best friend because I'm crazy about playing this sport and I love Roger Federer."
"I would like to play tennis with my best friend because I'm crazy about playing this sport and I love Roger Federer."
FR= J'aimerais jouer au tennis avec mon/ma meilleur/e ami/e parce que je suis fou de ce sport et j'adore Roger Federer.
GIVE two examples for the different pronunciations of "TH" in English.
"TH" can be:
θ as in ˈθɜːzdeɪ for "thursday"
or ð as in ˈmʌðə for "mother".
You're invited to another teacher party. Of course, you don't want to come!
GIVE a prior engagement (use WILL and BE -ING).
Ex.: I'm sorry I'm going to the vet. I will not come.
GIVE 5 iconic monuments/places in NYC and the things to do there in English.
IN/AT
the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Little Italy, the Museum of Natural History, Soho, 5th Avenue, ...
YOU CAN
visit, shop / go shopping, take pictures / photographs, rest, walk, buy souvenirs, eat, bake,...
READ the text. ADD every number and GIVE the RESULT in English. You can USE a calculator, of course!
"Ellis Island's Immigration Center was finally built in 1900. From 1892 to 1924, nearly 12,000,000 immigrants were processed there under federal law."
1,900 + 1,892 + 1,924 + 12,000,000 = 12,005,716
or in English "twelve million five thousand seven hundred and sixteen".
In English, with your own words, GIVE the definition of a Time Capsule, Bucket List or Future Self Letter.
TC = a box where you put stuff from your present, you close it and bury it to reopen it and rediscover it in the future.
BL = a list of activities/stuff you would like to do in the future.
FSL = a letter you write in the present for your future self.
PRONOUNCE perfectly and TRANSLATE in French:
The thirteenth : /ðə ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ/
Finally : /ˈfaɪnəli/
Pronunciation : /prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/
How : /haʊ/
Who : /ˈhuː/
Something : /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
the thirteenth : /ðə ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ/ : le treizième
finally : /ˈfaɪnəli/ : pour finir ou finalement
pronunciation : /prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/ : la prononciation
how : /haʊ/ : comment
who : /ˈhuː/ : qui
Something : /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ : quelque chose