Grammar
Time Capsules
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Vocabulary
Surprise!
100

Complete: 

She _________ (to live) in France.

She __________ (to live - negative) in The USA. 


She lives in France. 

She doesn't live in The USA.  

100

What five objects would you include in your time capsule? 

Possibilities: 

A book, a music album, a telephone, a newspaper, pictures, a video, sneakers, food, clothes, a letter ... 

100

Translate: 

Il y a 27 élèves dans la classe. 


There are twenty seven students in the class. 

100

What's English for souvenir ? 


Memory 

100

What is the name of the American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November? 

Thanksgiving 

200

Translate: 

J'ai un petit frère et une grande soeur. 


I have one/a little brother and one/a big sister. 

200


In the video clip from 'Knowing' the children were: 

A. Tired and bored

B. Excited and well-behaved 


A. They were excited and well-behaved 

(They listened to the teacher, they clapped their hands, they smiled...) 

200

Dans ma capsule de temps j'ai mis un livre, une photo et un ballon de tennis. 


In my time capsule I put/included a book, a picture and a tennis ball. 

200

What's English for 'la semaine dernière?' 


Last week (et non 'last weekend') 

200

Tell me three things about Canada. 

Where is it?    /     What does the flag look like?  /

Animals?     /      Language?       /     Landscape? 

300

Complete: 

I _________ born on November 21st. 

I _________ 14 years old.


I was born on November 21st. 

I am 14 years old. 

300

Complete: 

In 1995 (when Mrs. Zwahlen was a teenager), teens __________________________________________

In 1995 teens : 

watched Saved by the Bell 

ate Pop Tarts 

wore flashy clothes

listened to music on cassettes ... 

300

Translate: 

Dans l'image, les enfants sont en train d'écouter la maitresse. 


In the picture, the children are listening to the teacher. 

300

What's English for 'collège?' 


Middle school 

(College in American English means 'university.') 

300

What is graduation? 

-When is it ?     -What is it?     

-What do students receive?      -What do they wear?

-What do students do? 

Graduation is a ceremony at the end of high school when students receive their diplomas. They wear a cap and gown and their family and friends are present for this special day. After the ceremony, families usually have a party with food and drinks. 

400

Put the verbs in the preterit tense: 

I __________ (to finish) my homework. 

I _____________ (to eat - NEGATIVE) candy. 

I ____________ (to drink) 8 glasses of water. 


I finished my homework. 

I didn't eat candy. 

I drank 8 glasses of water. 

400

Give a definition of a time capsule. 

Example: 

A time capsule is a container. Inside, you put objects that are important to you (pictures, clothes, letters, toys...). You open the time capsule on a decided date in the future to remember what life was like in the past. 

A time capsule captures a moment in time. 

400

Translate: 

Ils ont fait leur capsule temporelle en grande section. 


They made their time capsule in kindergarten. 

400

What's English for 'taper dans les mains' and 'crier?' 

Taper dans les mains - to clap (your, my, their ...) hands 

Crier - to scream 

400

Imagine the question: 

________________________________________? 

Answer: I went to elementary school in Loulle. 


Where did you go to elementary school? 


500

Translate: 

Nous avons ouvert la capsule. 

Nous n'avons pas ouvert la capsule. 


Avez-vous ouvert la capsule? 



We opened the capsule. 

We didn't open the capsule. 

Did you open the capsule? 

500

How do you say these verbs in English : 

-Mettre 

-Enterrer 

-Déterrer 


-to put 

-to bury 

-to dig up 

500

Translate: 

Ils ont enterré la capsule temporelle il y a 12 ans et ils vont la déterré à la cérémonie de fin d'études.  


They buried the time capsule twelve years ago and they will/are going to dig it up at graduation. 

500

What three things do you need to play baseball ? 


A bat, a ball , and a glove 

500

How do you pronounce the preterit form of the following verbs : 

Read 

Eat 

Buy 


Read (pronounced: red) 

Ate (pronounced 8) 

Bought (pronounced 'bowte') 

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