“Un défi” is a challenge. What is his challenge today?
“Le confinement” is the lockdown. What happens to the journalist’s brother and sister in relation to their smartphone?
According to the article in “Le Parisien”, how much time do 2/3 of French teenagers spend in front of their smartphone?
Nathanael asks the question: “Why are we addicted to our smartphones?”. What is the journalist’s first reason?
“Un témoignage” is a testimony, a record of. Some people talk about their addiction to their smartphone. What reason do they give (3 of them)?
Questions (2ème section):
Who does the journalist call to know more about the addictive effect of the smartphones?
According to the specialist, is being addicted to your smartphone like a drug addiction?
The specialist says the followings: « Dans les deux cas, il y a un sentiment important de manque lorsque la personne est séparée de sa substance toxique ou de son écran. Et puis, dans les deux cas, la personne ne peut pas s’empêcher d’avoir recours à cette substance ou à cette activité, même si elle sait que cela peut lui faire du mal, que ça n’est pas bon pour sa santé, ou sa scolarisation ou son activité professionnelle. ». Can you find the words in French that mean: “an addiction”, “can’t help doing something”, “to harm”, “health”, “schooling/education”.
Cette semaine découvrons l’histoire de Virginie: “la championne du fromage!”. Mais qui est-elle? D’où vient-elle? Et une championne du fromage, ça existe vraiment? Bonne découverte à tous!
Voici le podcast sur lequel vous allez travailler:
Vous pouvez aussi le trouver sur votre téléphone en utilisant l’application “Acast”. Cherchez le podcast “Duolingo podcast French” et téléchargez le podcast intitulé: “La championne du fromage (The cheese champion)“. Vous pouvez aussi travailler en utilisant la transcription du podcast en cliquant là.
Et maintenant, les questions (en anglais). Chaque section du podcast en français a une question à répondre:
Why Virginie didn’t like to go to the cheesemonger with her mother as a child?
Give any details about how Virginie and Jean-François feel in love.
What did Virginie say to Jean-François when he decided to open a cheese shop?
Where did Virginie and Jean-François kissed for the first time?
How does Virginie describes Jean-François?
What were Jean-François and his mother selling at the market?
What does Jean-François say about the North of France?
What was Virginie’s dream?
What did Virginie had to do during her pregnancy?
Did Virginie accept to work as the cashier of Jean-François’ shop?
How many children does Virginie have?
What do both Jean-François and Virginie like?
Can you name some of the steps of “l’affinage” (the cheese ripening)?
Why did Virginie take over the shop?
How did her family react to Virginie dropping her studies?
Was it easy for her to take care of the cheese shop?
How many “cheese boards” did she have to prepare for the Christmas holidays?
What was she dreaming about at night?
What big change happen to Virginie during the Christmas period?
What are the different cheese sections in her shop?
Feel free to keep on listening to know what happens to Virginie 🙂
Would you now like to meet Virginie? She opens the doors of her kingdom for you. Spoiler alert: there will be information about how far she got in the Cheese World Championship.
Et pour finir, voici les réponses:
Why Virginie didn’t like to go to the cheesemonger with her mother as a child? – It was always cold there and there was always a bad smell.
Give any details about how Virginie and Jean-François feel in love. – They went to the museum together. They talked about politics, religion. They watched the paintings at the Orsay museum. The looked at each other. They held each other’s hand.
What did Virginie say to Jean-François when he decided to open a cheese shop? – That she would never work with him at the shop.
Where did Virginie and Jean-François kissed for the first time? – On a platform at the train station in Paris.
How does Virginie describes Jean-François? – A man of passion, of great charisma who wanted to create his own business.
What were Jean-François and his mother selling at the market? – bread, fruits, vegetables and cheese.
What does Jean-François say about the North of France? – It is a place with lots of farms, cows and milk. A very rich and interesting area.
What was Virginie’s dream? – University life, German literature, books and poetry.
What did Virginie had to do during her pregnancy? – To take a break from her work and studies.
Did Virginie accept to work as the cashier of Jean-François’ shop? – Yes she did!
How many children does Virginie have? – 4
What do both Jean-François and Virginie like? – To think. The intellectual work.
Can you name some of the steps of “l’affinage” (the cheese ripening)? – Cheese must be washed, turned around and dried several times.
Why did Virginie take over the shop? – She was the only one able to do it. She felt she didn’t have any other choice.
How did her family react to Virginie dropping her studies? – That it was such a pity. How could such an intellectual like Virginie could sell cheese?
Was it easy for her to take care of the cheese shop? – No. It was difficult and humiliating.
How many “cheese boards” did she have to prepare for the Christmas holidays? – 300
What was she dreaming about at night? – Cheese.
What big change happen to Virginie during the Christmas period? – She eventually feel in love with cheese!
What are the different cheese sections in her shop? – cheese from the region, goat cheese, soft and hard cheese.
Cette semaine découvrons “Jacques Brel”… ou plutôt: “Arnaud Bassecourt”… Un sosie de Jacques? Un chanteur comme Jacques? Un imitateur de Jacques? Découvrons tous ensemble l’histoire insolite de cet homme là.
Voici le podcast sur lequel vous allez travailler:
Vous pouvez aussi le trouver sur votre téléphone en utilisant l’application “Acast”. Cherchez le podcast “Duolingo podcast French” et téléchargez le podcast intitulé: “En scène avec Jacques Brel (In the Spotlight with Jacques Brel)“.
Et maintenant, les questions (en anglais). Chaque section du podcast a une question à répondre:
First section: What does Arnaud say about his work as craftsman?
Second section: Why did he pick this cd?
Does Arnaud like the songs of Jacques Brel? How do we know that?
What’s the difference between him and the others”?
Why does Arnaud want to sing at the Olympia?
Did Arnaud’s partner support him?
What other artists have interpreted Jacques Brel’s songs.
How does Arnaud describe Jacques?
What did the singing teacher say to Arnaud’s mother?
Where did Jacques Brel work before becoming singer?
What body parts are mentionned in this section?
What did Arnaud do before he first started to sing in front of an audience?
How was Arnaud feeling the first time he went to sing at the entrance of the subway?
What do people who are listening to Arnaud do?
What did the music remind the listener about?
How do you say “to clap/to applaud” in French? The answer is in this short section.
What do the policemen say to Arnaud?
What does the bystander say to the policemen?
What was difficult for Arnaud’s children?
How doesn Arnaud describe the artist life?
Et voici les questions (en français). Chaque section du podcast a une question à répondre:
Comment Arnaud décrit-il son travail d’artisan?
Pourquoi a-t-il choisi ce cd?
Est-ce que Arnaud aime les chansons de Jacques Brel? Comment le savez-vous?
Quelle est la différence entre lui et “les gens”?
Pourquoi Arnaud veut-il chanter à l’Olympia?
Est-ce que la compagne d’Arnaud le soutenait? Expliquez votre réponse.
Quels autres artistes ont interprétés Jacques Brel?
Comment Arnaud décrit-il Jacques Brel?
Qu’a dit le professeur de chant à la mère d’Arnaud?
Où travaillait Jacques Brel avant de devenir chanteur?
Quelles parties du corps sont mentionnées dans cette section?
Qu’a fait Arnaud avant de chanter devant les gens?
Comment se sentait Arnaud la première fois qu’il est allé chanter dans le métro?
Que font les gens qui écoutent Arnaud?
Que rappelait la musique aux gens qui écoutaient Arnaud?
Comment dit-on “to clap/to applaud” en français? La réponse est dans cette petit section.
Que disent les policiers à Arnaud?
Que dit l’homme à la mallette (the briefcase) aux policiers?
Qu’est-ce que les enfants d’Arnaud trouvaient difficile?
Comment Arnaud décrit-il la vie d’artiste?
Si vous voulez écouter les chansons de Jacques Brel, Duolingo Podcast a créé une playlist Spotify pour votre plaisir. Elle se trouve ici.
Vous pouvez aussi travailler en utilisant la transcription du podcast en cliquant là.
Ici c’est Jacques Brel:
Et là c’est Arnaud Askoy:
Trouvez-vous qu’il y a une certaine… ressemblance?
Et pour finir, voici les réponses en anglais, puis en français:
First section: What does Arnaud say about his work as craftsman? – Difficult, quickly get tired, solitary job, far from the family, he wants to stop working as a craftsman.
Second section: Why did he pick this cd? – He doesn’t know. Maybe because everyone says he looks like Jacques Brel.
Does Arnaud like the songs of Jacques Brel? How do we know that? – He says that the song is incredible, the music is fantastic, his voice is connecting to the one of Jacques Brel.
What’s the difference between him and the others”? – People hesitate a lot while he takes swift decisions.
Why does Arnaud want to sing at the Olympia? – Because Jacques Brel did his biggest shows over there.
Did Arnaud’s partner support him? Explain your answer. – No, she did not take him seriously and she thought he would quickly give up.
What other artists have interpreted Jacques Brel’s songs. – Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Leonard Cohen.
How does Arnaud describe Jacques? – Exceptional on stage, very theatrical, he showed lots of emotions.
What did the singing teacher say to Arnaud’s mother? – Yes, he can do this job. He seems to be made for it.
Where did Jacques Brel work before becoming singer? – In a belgian factory.
What body parts are mentionned in this section? – The jaw (la mâchoire), la bouche, les dents, les lèvres, the tongue, the larynx.
What did Arnaud do before he first started to sing in front of an audience? – He bought a microphone and an amplifier.
How was Arnaud feeling the first time he went to sing at the entrance of the subway? – He was scared (Il avait le trac).
What do people who are listening to Arnaud do? – They don’t move, they stay, they are attentive, they smile, they give them money, they talk to him.
What did the music remind the listener about? – An encounter, a period in time, their youth.
How do you say “to clap/to applaud” in French? The answer is in this short section. – Applaudir.
What do the policemen say to Arnaud? – Get out.
What does the bystander say to the policemen? – Thanks to Arnaud, the “chanson française” is still alive.
What was difficult for Arnaud’s children? – To see their dad singing in the streets.
How doesn Arnaud describe the artist life? – “It’s a life full of parties”.
Comment Arnaud décrit-il son travail d’artisan? – C’est difficile, on se fatigue rapidement, un métier solitaire, loin de la famille, il veut arrêter d’être artisan.
Pourquoi a-t-il choisi ce cd? – Il ne sait pas. Peut être parce que les autres lui disent qu’il ressemble à Jacques Brel.
Est-ce que Arnaud aime les chansons de Jacques Brel? Comment le savez-vous? – Il dit que c’est une chanson incroyable, la musique est magnifique, sa voix s’est connectée à celle de Jacques Brel.
Quelle est la différence entre lui et “les gens”? – Les gens hésitent beaucoup, lui il prend des décisions très rapidement.
Pourquoi Arnaud veut-il chanter à l’Olympia? – Parce que Jacques Brel y a fait ses plus grands concerts.
Est-ce que la compagne d’Arnaud le soutenait? Expliquez votre réponse. – Non, elle ne le prenait pas au sérieux et pensait qu’il abandonnerait cette idée très vite.
Quels autres artistes ont interprétés Jacques Brel? – Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Leonard Cohen.
Comment Arnaud décrit-il Jacques Brel? – exceptionnel sur scène, très théâtral, il montrait beaucoup d’émotions.
Qu’a dit le professeur de chant à la mère d’Arnaud? – Il peut faire ce métier, il est fait pour cela.
Où travaillait Jacques Brel avant de devenir chanteur? – Dans une usine en Belgique.
Quelles parties du corps sont mentionnées dans cette section? – la mâchoire (the jaw, la bouche, les dents, les lèvres, la langue, le larynx.
Qu’a fait Arnaud avant de chanter devant les gens? – Il a acheté un micro et un amplificateur.
Comment se sentait Arnaud la première fois qu’il est allé chanter dans le métro? – Il avait le trac, il avait peur.
Que font les gens qui écoutent Arnaud? – Ils ne bougent pas, ils restent, ils sont attentifs, ils sourient, ils lui donnent de l’argent, ils l’encouragent, ils lui parlent.
Que rappelait la musique aux gens qui écoutaient Arnaud? – Une rencontre, une époque, leur jeunesse.
Comment dit-on “to clap/to applaud” en français? La réponse est dans cette petit section. – Applaudir.
Que disent les policiers à Arnaud? – Tu t’en vas!
Que dit l’homme à la mallette (the briefcase) aux policiers? – Grâce à lui, la chanson française est toujours vivante.
Qu’est-ce que les enfants d’Arnaud trouvaient difficile? – Le voir chanter dans la rue.
Comment Arnaud décrit-il la vie d’artiste? – “C’est aussi une vie de fête.”
Some students have yet to upload the description of their “Estate agent”. Please do so today.
Find some props for tomorrow’s class so you can better impersonate your role as an estate agent. Make it fun (ie. funny hat, fake mustach, your assistant teddy bear, etc.)!
Mercredi & Jeudi (online lesson):
La vente aux enchères:
La maison des sept nains – Patrick (Michael)
La maison de bob l’éponge – Ciara & Juliet (Aaron)
La maison de cendrillon – Barra (Patrick)
La maison blanche – Lochlan (Hugo)
La maison de Fortnite – Fionnuala (Yubo)
La maison du président irlandais – Sadbh
La maison de James Joyce – George (Andrew)
La maison de Taylor Swift – Ava (Aaron)
La maison du Président français – Michael & Aaron (Ciara)
La maison de Minecraft – Cillian & Hugo (Michael)
La maison de Bilbo le Hobbit – Alannah (Cillian)
La maison d’Ironman – Ellie (Lochlan)
La maison de Dark vador – Ali & Yubo (Alanah)
La maison d’Astérix et Obélix – Andrew & Francesca (Barra)
La maison de Gaudi – Rachel (Juliet)
DM: copy and learn the two new irregular verbs page 122 & p212 + blue box p170 + get acquainted with the sports p171 + start your summer exam revisions
So here we are, second week back to school. Here are some info for you all:
All assignments are du by Monday the 4th of May. Best is if you do them during your assigned French class. However feel free to organise your work differently if it fits better with your schedule.
Here is the “top 5” of last week’s Kahoot on the theme of “Pâques”. Well done to he 50 students who took part in it!
DM (to be done during Thursday’s French timetabled class) : Réviser les préposition de lieu + corriger les questions de l’oral + apprendre par cœur les verbes en -IR + any 3 exercises of your choosing from :https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/French/ET2/IR_Verbs/Index.htm
Mardi:
Watch the following video to learn a little about the 1st of May which is a holiday in France.
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Try your best to answer the following questions linked to the video. It’s ok if you don’t get everything. Just try your best. The answers to the questions can be found at the very bottom of this post.
What were american workers asking for during a protest on the 1st of May 1886?
What happened in the city of chicago?
What was the 1st of May until recently?
What happened in 1919?
What was the consequences of the law of 1947?
Finally, what is also the meaning of the 1st of May?
Révision: “Il y a” + pièces de la maison (p142 + p138)
Il y a (= there is / there are) une entrée, une salle à manger, une cuisine, un salon, une chambre, des toilettes, une salle de bain et une buanderie.
Description de l’activité “vente (vendre = to sell) aux enchères” (description d’un élève, € 100, vente aux enchères, acheter la maison où un trésor est caché…)
Choix de votre maison (ordre aléatoire).
La maison des sept nains – Patrick
La maison de bob l’éponge – Ciara & Juliet
La maison de cendrillon – Barra
La maison blanche – Lochlan
La maison de Fortnite – Fionnuala
La maison du président irlandais – Sadbh
La maison de James Joyce – George
La maison de Taylor Swift – Ava
La maison du Président français – Michael & Aaron
La maison de Minecraft – Cillian & Hugo
La maison de Bilbo le Hobbit – Alannah
La maison d’Ironman – Ellie
La maison de Dark vador – Ali & Yubo
La maison d’Astérix et Obélix – Andrew & Francesca
La maison de Gaudi – Rachel
Exemple de description d’une maison (la maison des septs nains).
Brick: “La maison est confortable et chaleureuse. Il y a un grand jardin et il y aussi une belle vue. La maison est un petit cottage dans le bois (the wood). Dans la maison il y a une grande chambre, il y (there) fait (for temperature) chaud, il ya un joli petit chat et aussi une grande cave avec beaucoup de jeux vidéo.”
DM: Write your ID card in a google doc in the appropriate section on Google classroom + Write a description of the house you have chosen (no need to upload it, will be used next class). Feel free to use online tools such as dictionaries, translators, etc. However if you use translators try not to translate whole sentences but rather words. You still have to make the effort of creating the sentence using your current knowledge of the French language.
Jeudi:
Do the assigned homework during the last two online lessons (Monday’s and Wednesday’s class).
2nd years:
Lundi:
Watch the following video to learn a little about the 1st of May which is a holiday in France.
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Try your best to answer the following questions linked to the video. It’s ok if you don’t get everything. Just try your best. The answers to the questions can be found at the very bottom of this post.
What were american workers asking for during a protest on the 1st of May 1886?
What happened in the city of chicago?
What was the 1st of May until recently?
What happened in 1919?
What was the consequences of the law of 1947?
Finally, what is also the meaning of the 1st of May?
Luke: put the mange into its infinitive (manger) then use to go (in present tense) into it (dylan va + manger)
Futur proche = aller in the present tense + add the infinitive of the verb
Olivia parle à Evie. -> Olivia va parler à Evie.
Danny finit ses devoirs. -> Danny va finir ses devoirs.
Andrew va au supermarché. -> Andrew va aller au supermarché.
Le futur simple!
Take the infinitive of the verb (manger, partir, vendre, etc.). Careful -RE verbs drop the E
Add the endings of the futur simple: ai, as, a, onz, ez, ont (which look very similar tothe verb avoir in the present tense: J’ai, Tu as, Il a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont)
Do the homework from yesterday’s class. If you have some time left, feel free to do one of the “Extra” activities of the week (you can find them in the introduction section of this post).
Thursday:
Correction orange box p43
Il lira. Elles danseront. Tu boiras. Nous attendrons. Elle tombera. Vous saisirez. Je mettrai. IL écrira. Tu prendras. Ils joueront. Vous partirez.
Tu écouteras. Nous partirons. Vous voyagerez. Ils travailleront. Elle écrira.
Watch the following video to learn a little about the 1st of May which is a holiday in France.
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Try your best to answer the following questions linked to the video. It’s ok if you don’t get everything. Just try your best. The answers to the questions can be found at the very bottom of this post.
What were american workers asking for during a protest on the 1st of May 1886?
What happened in the city of chicago?
What was the 1st of May until recently?
What happened in 1919?
What was the consequences of the law of 1947?
Finally, what is also the meaning of the 1st of May?
better / worse than = meilleur que / pire que (+ adjectif) Les chaussures d’Obélix sont meilleures que celle d’Astérix. OR mieux que ( + verbes): -> Idéfix saute mieux qu’ Obélix / Idéfix court moins bien qu’ Astérix.
Start working on you past paper Sample E. Type in Google doc and upload in the “Papiers d’examen” section on Google classroom your answer to the following written question (“JC 2016” instead of question 18):
You are on a school exchange in France, and are staying with a French family. Write a letter in
French to your penpal Annette who lives in another part of France. In your letter
– apologise for not writing sooner and give an excuse
– describe the family with whom you are staying
– tell her about some things you like/dislike about France
– say that you are going to spend a few days in Paris next week
– invite her to come to Ireland during the summer holidays.
Use the French period on Thursday to try and finish the past paper. If you are not finished by then, finish it for Monday the 4th of May.
Thursday:
Use this period to finish your Past paper sample E and the written question “JC 2016.
3rd years (group 2):
Mardi:
Watch the following video to learn a little about the 1st of May which is a holiday in France.
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Try your best to answer the following questions linked to the video. It’s ok if you don’t get everything. Just try your best. The answers to the questions can be found at the very bottom of this post.
What were american workers asking for during a protest on the 1st of May 1886?
What happened in the city of chicago?
What was the 1st of May until recently?
What happened in 1919?
What was the consequences of the law of 1947?
Finally, what is also the meaning of the 1st of May?
Start working on you past paper Sample E. Type in Google doc and upload in the “Papiers d’examen” section on Google classroom your answer to the following written question (“JC 2016” instead of question 18):
You are on a school exchange in France, and are staying with a French family. Write a letter in
French to your penpal Annette who lives in another part of France. In your letter
– apologise for not writing sooner and give an excuse
– describe the family with whom you are staying
– tell her about some things you like/dislike about France
– say that you are going to spend a few days in Paris next week
– invite her to come to Ireland during the summer holidays.
Don’t forget to sign off.
If you are not finished today, finish the past paper for Monday the 4th of May.
Vendredi:
Correction orange box p267
Comparatif (2/2):
better / worse than: meilleur que / pire que (noun)
Bonjour tout le monde.
Bonjour tout le monde!