Grammar
Complete:
She _________ (to live) in France.
She __________ (to live - negative) in The USA.
She lives in France.
She doesn't live in The USA.
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 ...
Translate:
Il y a 27 élèves dans la classe.
There are twenty seven students in the class.
What's English for souvenir ?
Memory
What is the name of the American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November?
Thanksgiving
Translate:
J'ai un petit frère et une grande soeur.
I have one/a little brother and one/a big sister.
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...)
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.
What's English for 'la semaine dernière?'
Last week (et non 'last weekend')
Tell me three things about Canada.
Where is it? / What does the flag look like? /
Animals? / Language? / Landscape?
Complete:
I _________ born on November 21st.
I _________ 14 years old.
I was born on November 21st.
I am 14 years old.
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 ...
Translate:
Dans l'image, les enfants sont en train d'écouter la maitresse.
In the picture, the children are listening to the teacher.
What's English for 'collège?'
Middle school
(College in American English means 'university.')
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.
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.
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.
Translate:
Ils ont fait leur capsule temporelle en grande section.
They made their time capsule in kindergarten.
What's English for 'taper dans les mains' and 'crier?'
Taper dans les mains - to clap (your, my, their ...) hands
Crier - to scream
Imagine the question:
________________________________________?
Answer: I went to elementary school in Loulle.
Where did you go to elementary school?
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?
How do you say these verbs in English :
-Mettre
-Enterrer
-Déterrer
-to put
-to bury
-to dig up
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.
What three things do you need to play baseball ?
A bat, a ball , and a glove
How do you pronounce the preterit form of the following verbs :
Read
Eat
Buy
Read (pronounced: red)
Ate (pronounced 8)
Bought (pronounced 'bowte')