le 22 juin:  We had a great time at the waterfront yesterday for National Indigenous Day.  Here are some pictures:

We had our intérro:

1. I gave a painting to Zimm. J’ai donné une peinture à Zimm.
2. I gave one to him. Je lui en ai donné un.
3. I used to paint with paintbrushes. Je peignais avec les pinceaux.
4. I saw him there. Je l’y ai vu
5. He said “hello” to her.  Il lui a dit “Bonjour”.

We decided to cancel our Butze trip as it was really rainy out at noon (but cleared up later.... grr!).  We had our intérro then played a French version of Seven-Up, then went over in detail everything that needs to be in your presentation.  I gave you time to work on the presentation, then an opportunity for you to practice your presentations in front of the class, but no one felt ready.

I explained to you in detail about my expectations for the presentation:  

• everyone is presenting in front of the class on either Friday or Monday.  I'll call your name on Friday and the expectation is that you will go to the front of the class with your painting and give your presentation in a clear voice that everyone can hear.
• you will be marked not only on the content of your presentation, but also on your presentation skills, which include:
  • volume of voice;
  • not using any English;
  • no excessive pauses or "ummm"s
  • not speaking in a monotone
• you need to hand in your good copy of your presentation (written on the Bill Helin card that I gave you) on the day that you present.  That card will be marked on:
  • how neatly it's done
  • spelling
  • grammar
  • use of the content and grammar/verb points we talked about today

We finished with a fun game of zig zag zog that ended in a head injury from a yeeted candy, but lucky it was just GZ's head.

Homework:  finish up practicing your presentation, due Friday

Intérro:  peindre, utiliser, être, avoir, choisir in imparfait with le, la, les, lui, y, en and les peintures, des peintures, un artiste, un chevalet, des pinceaux, une toile.  Eg:

1.  Some frames?  I was choosing ten of them.  Des toiles?  J'en choisissais dix.
2.  The paints?  I used to use them.  Les peintures?  Je les utilisais.
3.  I used to be an artist.  J'étais artiste.
4.  An easel, some paints?  I wasn't using any of them.  Un chevalet, des peintures?  Je n'en ai pas utilisé.​  Etc.  ♥

le 21 juin:  We didn't have time for an intérro today, as we went down to the waterfront to enjoy National Indigenous People's Day.    And congratulations to P-TACC, who won our competition!  They will announce their prize tomorrow.

Homework:  work on your presentations, due Friday.

​Intérro:  peindre, donner, parler, voir, dire in passé composé for all subject pronouns (je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles), une peinture, les pinceaux as well as the object pronouns le, la, les, lui, leur, y and en.  Eg:

1.  She painted it.  Elle l'a peint.
2.  I gave a painting to him.  Je lui ai donné une peinture.
3.  I gave one of them to Zimm.  J'en ai donné un à Zimm.  ♥
 

le 20 juin:  We had our intérro:

1. Speak French (s).  Parle francais
2. Paint a picture.(pl) Peignez une peinture / un tableau.
3. Let’s answer questions. Répondons aux questions.
4. Use a paintbrush (s). Utilise un pinceau.
5. Eat a sandwich (pl). Mangez un sandwich.

We then began our "object pronoun-palooza" with our workbook, reviewing some concepts to do with object pronouns and learning some new information.  It was quite a busy afternoon, but you guys did great.

Homework:  finish up whatever questions we didn't get to on the worksheet (questions 5, 7, and 10).  As well, keep working on your presentation, due Friday.

Intérro:  peindre, donner, parler, voir, dire in passé composé for all subject pronouns (je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles), une peinture, les pinceaux as well as the object pronouns le, la, les, lui, leur, y and en.  Eg:

1.  She painted it.  Elle l'a peint.
2.  I gave a painting to him.  Je lui ai donné une peinture.
3.  I gave one of them to Zimm.  J'en ai donné un à Zimm.

le 17 juin:  We had our intérro:

1. Peace of mind. Le tranquillité d’esprit.
2. A feeling of identity.  Un sentiment d’indentité
3. My medicine soothes me. Mon médicament m’apaise.
4.  That makes me feel loved. Ça me fait me sentir aimé.
5. The feeling of being home. Le sentiment d'être chez moi.

We took up the homework:

1. My medicine gives me peace of mind. Mon médicament me donne un tranquillité d’esprit.
2. My medicine gives me a sense of home and a sense of family. Mon medicaments me donne le sentiment d’être chez moi, et le sentiment de famille.
3. My medicine reminds me of home and soothes me.  Mon médicament me rappelle d’être et m’apaise.
4. My medicine brings me to another place and makes me feel loved. Mon médicament m’amène à un autre endroit et me fait me sentir aimé.
5. My medicine gives me a sense of purpose and a sense of community. Mon médicament me donne un but et le sentiment de communauté.

I sent around a piece of paper on which you were to write your medicines in English, then I wrote out the translations in French and put the paper on the board.  I think most of you went and  copied down your own medicine translation, or took a picture.  We then went over how to form the impératif, which isn't really a tense but rather a "mood", as it doesn't denote any time frame.  It's used to give instructions, invitations, suggestions, or commands.  I use it all the time in class:  Take out your notebooks; give me the intérro booklets, write "corrected by" and your name on top of the paper as usual, etc.  

​Here's how to form l'impératif:  just take the tu, nous, and/or vous form of the present tense, and use it as a "stand-alone" verb with no subject pronoun.  Eg:

speak French - parle français (there's no "s" on the tu form of regular "er" verbs, for some reason)
choose a partner:  choisissez une partinaire (when speaking to more than one person)
let's go to McDonald's:  allons à McDo (when you're including yourself in the fun)

Here are some examples which we did today:

1.  Choose a paintbrush. (s)  Choisis un pinceau.
2. Let’s use a frame. Utilisons un cadre.
3. Paint in the studio. (pl) Peignez dans l’atelier.
4. Answer the artist. (s) Réponds à l’artiste.
5. Eat a sandwich (pl) Mangez un sandwich.
6. Do the dishes.  (s) Fais la vaisselle.
7. Let’s use ovoids.  Utilisons des ovoïdes.

On Monday we'll go over how to use object pronouns with l'impératif, as well as how to use object pronouns with the passé composé.

Homework:  Work on your projects.  You will have time on Monday, Thursday, and Friday to work on them, but Tuesday and Wednesday we'll be doing other activities.

Intérro:  parler, choisir, répondre, peindre, utiliser, manger in all three forms of the impératif, plus the words français, une partenaire, aux questions, une peinture, un pinceau, des ovoïdes, un sandwich.  Eg:

1.  Speak French, Bob.  Parle français, Bob.
2.  Eat a sandwich, Fred and Mark.  Mangez un sandwich, Fred et Mark.
3.  Let's paint an ovoid.  Peignons un ovoïde.​  Etc.  ♥

le 16 juin:  We talked about what your presentation should look like:

Partie A:  Hello, my name is GZ and I’m a guest on the unceded territory of the Ts’msyen nation.  I’m an adabiis (a butterfly).  I’m not a painter, but…
 
Partie B:
…I’m not a painter / I am a painter / I like to paint… / I don’t like to paint, but…
I made / I painted a painting.  It is a painting of…(what it’s a painting of).  Eg:  It is a painting of two killer whales / two salmon / two jellyfish. I painted this design from Gitxsan artist Michelle Stoney because…(give reason). I also painted my medicines.  My medicines are… (cedar, shellfish, and sticks from my garden).  I chose these medicines because…

Partie C:
To paint my painting, I used… (all of the items you used); I didn’t not use (all of the items that you didn’t use).  I painted using (colours you used).  I coloured Michelle Stoney’s (ovoids, fine lines, u-shapes, t-shapes, positive space, negative space).
 
Partie D:
Thank you for your attention. (Merci pour votre attention.)

We then discussed what are specific medicines are, and how they make us feel:

the beach
-because it reminds me of family
-because it brings me peace

band symbol
reminds me of a special person

pictures of family and friends
Make me feel good about myself

hockey stick
represents self-confidence and friends

easter lilies
life/death symbol, represents what I’ve lost

music
brings me to another place / takes me away from reality / brings me peace of mind

basketball
makes me feel part of a family tradition

painting
shows my feelings, let’s me express my feelings

the sun
reminds me of family, makes me feel loved

numbers (27-30)
sense of belonging, of accomplishment, of family

runes
sense of family and history, of continuity

family members
feeling of purpose

echidna
reminds you of a loved one

books
escape from reality, bring comfort and peace of mind, sense of accomplishment and pride

tire
amazed and proud of family

stars
wistful reminiscing, sense of identity

  
I want to improve
je veux m’améliorier

it gives me a sense of home
ça me donne le sentiment d’être chez moi

it gives me a sense of family
ça me donne le sentiment de famille

it gives me a sense of community
ça me donne le sentiment de communauté

it reminds me of home
ça me rappelle la maison

it reminds me of family
ça me rappelle la famille

it brings me peace
ça m’apporte la paix

it soothes me
ça m’apaise

I’m amazed
Je suis étonné(e)

I’m proud
Je suis fier (fière)

it’s wistful reminiscing
c’est un souvenir mélancolique

peace of mind
tranquillité d’esprit

escape from reality
une évasion de la réalité

a special person
une personne spéciale

it represents self-confidence and peace
il représente la confiance en soi et la paix

it makes me feel good about myself
ça me fait me sentir bien dans ma peau

It represents what I’ve lost
Il représente ce que j’ai perdu

it brings me to another place
ça m’amène à un autre endroit

it makes me feel part of a family tradition
cela me donne l’impression de faire partie d’une tradition familiale

it makes me feel loved
ça me fait me sentir aimé

it gives me a sense of purpose
ça me donne un but

it gives me a sense of identity
ça me donne un sentiment d’identité

We also went over how I'm going to be marking you:

-presentation skills
-content
-present, passé composé, imparfait
-object pronouns – affirmative, and in the negative. – order of object pronouns.


Homework:  Translate the following sentences:

1.  My medicine gives me peace of mind.
2. My medicine gives me a sense of home and a sense of family.
3. My medicine reminds me of home and soothes me.
4. My medicine brings me to another place and makes me feel loved.
5. My medicine gives me a sense of purpose and a sense of community.

Intérro:  le tranquillité d'esprit, le sentiment d'être chez moi, un sentiment d'identité, mon médicament m'apaise, ça me fait me sentir aimé.  The sentences on the intérro will be just as they are here.  ♥

le 14 juin:  We had our intérro:

1. He used to know how to paint ovoids. Il savait peindre des ovoïdes.
2. You used form line design. Tu as utilisé la conception de ligne de coffrage.
3. I know the Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. Je connais l’artiste haïda MNY.
4. I used to paint positive space. Je peignais l’espace positif.
5. I used to know Fred. Je connaissais Fred.

We then took up the homework:

1.  Qui est Lucy Trimble?
2. Lucy est artiste et écrivaine.
3. Elle est Nisga’a.
4. Elle a illustré « Sisters Learn Traditional Foods ».
5. Elle peint avec les peintures et un pinceau.
6. Est-ce qu’elle les utilise dans l’atelier?
7. Oui, elle les utilise.
8. Nous apprenons de l’art aborigène de la côte nord-ouest de Lucy.
9. Elle enseigne les lignes de coffrage, les lignes fines, les ovoïdes, et les formes en u.

​We then did our practice test:

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Then we took up the answers:

1.  Voici un peintre.
2. Il est dans l’atelier.
3. Il utilise une palette et un chevalet.
4. Il n’a pas de cadre.
5. Il peint avec un pinceau.
6. Il a des peintures.

 

1.  Voici un sculpteur.
2. Il sculpte un mât totémique en cèdre.
3. Voici une tisseuse.
4. Elle a tissé avec la laine.
5. Elle tissait avec un métier à tisser.

 
 

1.  Voici un artiste.
2. Il peint avec la conception de ligne de coffrage.
3. Il utilisait les ovoïdes.
4. Il n’utilise pas d’espace positif.

 

1.  Keri est muraliste.
2. Elle a peint les fresques.
3. Elle en a dix.

​No homework or intérro, just study for your test and work on your artwork if you feel like it.  ♥

le 13 juin:  We had our intérro:

1. I know Keri, a Nisga’a artist.  Je connais Keri, une artiste Nisga’a.
2. I know that Keri is a muralist. Je sais que Keri est muraliste.
3. He knew how to paint.  Il savait peindre.
4. She doesn’t know how to carve.  Elle ne sait pas sculpter.
5. You knew that Lisa Hageman Yagulanaas is a weaver.  Tu savais que Lisa Hageman Yagulanaas est tisseuse.
6. She knows the painter.  Elle connaît le peintre.

We did an overview of the differences between savoir and connaître, which we learned last week. I then gave you some sentences to practice on for our test on Wednesday, and gave you some Indigenous art terms on a worksheet:

Homework:  Translate the 9 questions on the worksheet, and trace your design for your painting on to your tracing paper.

Intérro:  savoir, connaître in the present and imparfait tenses, peindre, utiliser in infinitive, présent, passé composé, and imparfait, l'espace positif, un ovoïde intérieur, la conception de ligne de coffrage, l'artiste, Haïda, Ts'msyen.​  Eg:

1.  He knows how to use formline design.  Il sait utiliser la conception de ligne de coffrage.
2.  I know the Haida artist Corey Bulpitt.  Je connais l'artiste haïda Corey Bulpitt.
3.  I used to know how to paint, but now I know how to use interior ovoids.  Je savais peindre, mais maintenant je sais utiliser les ovoïdes intérieurs.  Etc.  ♥

le 10 juin:  We did our intérro:

1. I said « bonjour » to Zimm. J’ai dit “bonjour” à Zimm.
2. She did it (f). Elle l’a fait.
3. He saw her. Il l’a vu.
4. You painted some (of them). Tu en as peint.
5. I  read a book.  J’ai lu un livre.

We took up the homework by playing a game:

1. I am painting a picture. Je peins un tableau.
   2.  I'm using a paintbrush and some paints. J’utilise un pinceau et des peintures.
   3.  I'm using some. J’en utilise.
   4.  I was using an easel... J’utilisais un chevalet…
   5.  ...and now I'm using a canvas and a frame. …et maintenant j’utilise une toile et un cadre.
   6.  I painted the painting. J’ai peint la peinture.
   7.  I painted it. Je l’ai peint.
   8.  I used some paints. J’ai utilisé des peintures.
   9.  I used some. J’en ai utilisé.
   10.  Paintbrushes?  I used 10 of them. Les pinceaux?  J’en ai utilisé dix.

We then learned how to use the verbs:

1. Does he know Zimm?  Est-ce qu’il connaît Zimm?
2. He used to know Zimm.  Il connaissait Zimm.
3. Does he know how to paint?  Est-ce qu’il sait peindre?
4. He doesn’t know how to paint.  Il ne sait pas peindre.

We played several games of "Où est Twinkie?" to practice our French.  Fantastic fun!

Homework:  no homework.
Intérro:  savoir, connaître in the present and imparfait tenses for je, tu, il, and elle; l'artiste, le sculpteur, la tisseuse, la muraliste, le peintre, peindre, sculpter, tisser.  Eg:

1.  I know how to paint.  Je sais peindre.
2.  He knows the weaver.  Il connaît la tisseuse.
3.  She knows that (que) Christian is a carver.  Elle sait que Christian est sculpteur.
4.  I know the artist.  Je connais l'artiste.​  Etc.  ♥

le 9 juin:  We had our intérro:

1.  The carver was carving the totem pole. Le sculpteur sculptait le mât totémique.
2. He was carving it. Il le sculptait.
3. She painted. Elle a peint.
4. She is using some paints. Elle utilise des peintures.
5. She is using some. Elle en utilise.
6. The weaver weaves. La tisseuse tisse.
7. I have a paintbrush. J’ai un pinceau.

     8.  You use some of them. Tu en utilises.

We took up the homework:

1. Do you want some candy? Est-ce que tu veux des bonbons?
   2.  Yes, I want some. Oui, j’en veux.
   3.  Yes, I want six of them. Oui, j’en veux six.
   4.  Does he use some paintbrushes? Est-ce qu’il utilise des pinceaux.
   5.  Yes, he uses some. Oui, il en utilise.
   6.  Am I painting some paintings? Est-ce que je peins des peintures?
   7.  Yes, I'm painting five. Oui, j’en peins cinq.
   8.  Does she have some canvases? Est-ce qu’elle a des toiles?
   9.  Yes, she has two. Oui, elle en a deux.

I then did a review of regular passé composé verbs that take avoir, then went over the verbs which are irregular in the passé composé:

We then had a little competition to see which group could figure out where object pronouns are placed when one is using passé composé, and unfortunately we all tied for zero!  lol  Here are the answers:

Homework:  Please translate the following:

1.  I am painting a picture.
2.  I'm using a paintbrush and some paints.
3.  I'm using some.
4.  I was using an easel...
5.  ...and now I'm using a canvas and a frame.
6.  I painted the painting.
7.  I painted it.
8.  I used some paints.
9.  I used some.
10.  Paintbrushes?  I used 10 of them.

Intérro:  dire, prendre, faire, voir, lire, peindre, boire in the passé composé for je, tu, il and elle, and also the object pronouns le, la, les, and en.
Eg:

1.  I painted some of them.  J'en ai peint.
2.  I painted them.  Je les ai peint.
3.  She saw them.  Elle les a vu.
4.  He took it.  Il l'a pris.  Etc.  ♥

le 8 juin:  We had our intérro:

1. The artist uses some paints. L’artiste utilise des peintures.
2. He has a paintbrush. Il a un pinceau.
3. She used a frame. Elle a utilisé un cadre.
4. I was using a canvas. J’utilisais une toile.
5. You (s) were using a paintbrush. Tu utilisais un pinceau.

We then took a look at a powerpoint of some of Michelle Stoney's work and chose which design we wanted to use for our project (due June 23).  Here's the powerpoint; if you were away today, please look at it and choose a design:

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We then did a review of our object pronouns:

le - him/it
la - her/it
les - them

We reviewed that they are placed in front of the verb.  Eg:  I want them = Je les veux.  You paint it = Tu la peint.

We then learned a new object pronoun:  en.  En replaces any derivation of "de" (du, de la, des, de l', etc) and the object which follows it.  It's English translation is "some" or "any".  If you add a number to the sentence, the meaning changes slightly to "<number> of them".  Eg:

Tu veux des bonbons?       Do you want some candies?
Oui, j'en veux.                      Yes, I want some.
Oui, j'en veux deux.             Yes, I want two of them.

If you're having trouble with this concept, please take a look at this website: www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-grammar/how-to-use-the-pronoun-en-in-french/#:~:text=Expressions%20with%20%E2%80%9CEn%E2%80%9D-,En%20in%20French%20Is%20Linked%20to%20a%20Notion%20of%20QUANTITY,by%20a%20notion%20of%20quantity.

That's a big one!

Homework:  Please translate the following:

1.  Do you want some candy?
2.  Yes, I want some.
3.  Yes, I want six of them.
4.  Does he use some paintbrushes?
5.  Yes, he uses some.
6.  Am I painting some paintings?
7.  Yes, I'm painting five.
8.  Does she have some canvases?
9.  Yes, she has two.

Intérro:  peindre, utiliser, avoir, tisser, sculpter  in je, tu, il, and elle for present, imparfait, and passé composé, un mât totémique, un chevalet, des peintures,  un pinceau, une tisseuse, un sculpteur, and the use of the object pronouns le, la, les and en.  Eg:

1.  The carver used to carve some totem poles.  Le sculpteur sculptait des mât totémiques.
2.  He used to carve some.  Il en sculptait.
3.  The weaver is weaving two of them.  La tisseuse en tisse deux.
4.  I was using an easel.  J'utilisais un chevelet.
5.  I was using one.  J'en utilisais un.   Etc.  ♥​

le 7 juin:  We started our new unit today, and learned some vocabulary for the artist's workshop.  We also learned about the importance of respecting Indigenous art and artists, and how vital it is that we understand what the art signifies and that it's not for us to copy unless we have permission.  One of our Elders Mr, Spencer came in to talk to us about this.

Homework:  Because I wasn't able to have internet access until later in the evening, there's no homework.  There is, however, an...

Intérro:  l'artiste, utiliser, (in present tense, passé composé, and imparfait; utiliser takes avoir and is regular in all tenses); avoir (in the present tense); un pinceau, des peintures, un cadre, une toile.  Be prepared to use some questions and negatives.  Eg:

1.  He didn't use a paintbrush.  Il n'a pas utilisé un pinceau.
2.  I have some paints.  J'ai des peintures.
3.  You (s) don't have any paints.  Tu n'as pas de peintures.
4.  Do you have a canvas and a frame?  Est-ce que tu as une toile et un cadre?  Etc.  ♥

le 6 juin:  We did the rest of our house presentations, and took our test.  Tomorrow we start our new unit, "L'art".  ♥

le 3 juin:  We did most of our house presentations today; congratulations!  We'll do the rest on Monday.

Don't forget you have your test on Monday.  Here are some sample questions:

-be able to say what is in a room (from the five that we did):  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans une chambre?  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans un salon?  Each question will be worth one mark for each of the items I expect, plus one extra mark for the sentence structure. 

Eg:  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans une salle de bains?  /5          Dans une salle de bains, il y a un lavabo, une baignoire, des toilettes, et un tapis de bains.

You will be able to choose which items you want to mention.

-be able to say what you did, were doing, and are doing in each of the five rooms we concentrated on.  Use the verb chart I made for you yesterday to remind yourself what actions belong in which room.

Eg:  Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans le salon?  /4  Dans le salon, je m'assieds sur le sofa, je parle au téléphone, et je joue aux jeux vidéos.

-be able to translate your entire introduction into French.

-be able to translate sentences which are in imparfait, passé composé, and the present tense, with object pronouns.

Eg:  I made a sandwich in the kitchen and I'm eating it.  J'ai fait un sandwich dans la cuisine, et je le mange.
       I was doing the dishes;  I'm doing them.  Je faisais la vaiselle; je la fais.
       There isn't any attic.  Il n'y a pas de grenier.

I won't ask you for any of the rooms that we didn't concentrate on.  So, no foyer, entrance hall, wine cellar, family room, etc.

Hope this helps!  Faites un bon weekend!  ♥

le 2 juin:  Today we had our intérro:

1. I’m sitting on a sofa in the living room. Je m’assieds sur un sofa dans le salon.
2. I played video games in the laundry room. J’ai joué aux jeux vidéos dans la lingerie.
3. I was ironing my t-shirt… Je repassais mon t-shirt…
4. … and now I’m hanging it up.  …et maintenant je l’accroche.
5. There is an armchair in the salon. Il y a un fauteuil dans le salon.

We then took up the homework:

1.  I am sitting on the sofa in the living room on the basement floor.  Je m’assieds sur le sofa dans le salon au sous-sol.
2.  I was speaking quietly to my mother on the telephone about my friends, but now I'm playing video games.  Je parlais doucement à ma mère au téléphone aux amis, mais maintenant je joue aux jeux vidéos.
3.  Here's my t-shirt.  I was ironing it, and now I'm hanging it on a hanger.  Voici mon t-shirt.  Je le repassais, et maintenant je l’accroche sur un cintre.
4.  Here's a sandwich.  I made the sandwich, and now I'm eating it. Voici un sandwich.  J’ai fait le sandwich, et maintenant je le mange.
5.  There is an oven, a stove, a fridge, a freezer, and a microwave in the kitchen.  There isn't any kettle or coffee maker. Il y a un four, une cuisinière, un frigo, un congélateur, et un micro-ondes dans la cuisine.  Il n’y a pas de bouilloire ou cafetière. 

​We went over the verbs that are associated with each room:

I gave you the rest of the block to work on your houses.  You all did a great job at using your time!

Homework:  prepare for tomorrow's presentations.  Looking forward to hearing you present and seeing your houses!
Intérro:  no intérro.  ♥

le 1 juin:  After our intérro we took up the homework, then we learned furniture and verbs to do with the living room.  We practiced putting these verbs into the imparfait and present tenses (and some of you put them into the passé composé; bravo!).  

Homework:  Practice your presentation, which is due on Friday, plus translate the following sentences into French:

1.  I am sitting on the sofa in the living room on the basement floor.
2.  I was speaking quietly to my mother on the telephone about my friends, but now I'm playing video games.
3.  Here's my t-shirt.  I was ironing it, and now I'm hanging it on a hanger.
4.  Here's a sandwich.  I made the sandwich, and now I'm eating it.
5.  There is an oven, a stove, a fridge, a freezer, and a microwave in the kitchen.  There isn't any kettle or coffee maker.

Intérro:  un fauteuil, un sofa, je m'assieds, un panier à linge, aux jeux vidéos, la lingerie, le salon, and the verbs jouer, repasser, and accrocher in the present, passé composé and imparfait tenses (just for "je").  Eg:

1.  There is an armchair in the living room.  I'm sitting in the armchair.  Il y a un fauteuil dans le selon.  Je m'asseids sur le fauteuil.
2.  There isn't a laundry basket in the laundry room.  Il n'y a pas de panier à linge dans la lingerie.
3.  I played video games in the living room, I was ironing in the laundry room, and now I'm hanging up my t-shirt.  J'ai joué aux jeux vidéos dans le salon, je repassais dans la lingerie, et maintenant j'accroche mon t-shirt.  ♥​

le 31 mai:  We didn't have any homework or intérro today, so we started right in with a sheet of questions about Phil in the kitchen, and Claire in the laundry room.  Here are the answers:

1.  Claire est dans la lingerie au rez-de-chaussée.
2. Elle repasse avec le fer à repasser et la table à repasser.
3. Il y a un lave-linge, un sèche-linge, le fer à repasser, la table à repasser, et un panier à linge.
4. Il n’y a pas d’étendoir, une étagère (un placard), ou de cintres.
5. Elle faisait le lessive / Elle séchait le lessive / Elle lavait le lessive / Elle accrochait un t-shirt.

 

1.  Phil est dans la cuisine, au rez-de-chaussée.
2. Il mange le dîner à la table.
3. Dans la cuisine, il y a frigo, un four, des chaises, une bouilloire, une table, des étagères, un congélateur, un cuisinière, des placards, et un comptoir.
4. Il n’y a pas de grille-pain, des couverts, une poubelle, un lave-vaisselle, une lampe, ou un micro-ondes.
5. Il mangeait une pizza / Il faisait la cuisine / la vaisselle.  Il faisait un grilled cheese / un croque monsieur.

​I then went over the project again, and specified what you should be including.  Mention:

-l'hall d'entrée / le foyer
-le séjour
-la cave
-la cuisine*
-la salle à manger
-la chambre*
-le bureau
-la lingerie*
-la salle de bains*

Make sure that for the starred rooms above you mention 5-6 things per room.  Mention a few things that aren't in the rooms, as well.  For the other rooms, you can just mention the rooms themselves.

As for the actions, I'd like to hear three imparfaits, and three passé composés (minimum), two object pronouns, one negative, and lots of present tense.  Don't put any of the prenominal verbs into the passé composé (s'habiller, se laver, se lever, etc) as they all take être.  Keep them in the present tense or in l'imparfait.

If you're still a bit confused as to what to say for your presentation, here's a sample in English:

Hello, my name is GZ and I'm a guest on the unceded territories of the Ts'msyen nation.  I'm an adabiis (a butterfly).  Here's my house.  How many floors are in my house?  There are four floors in my house:  the ground floor, the first floor, the second floor, and the attic.  There isn't any basement.

On the ground floor there's an entrance way and a wine cellar. 

On the first floor there's a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom. 

In the kitchen there's a microwave, an oven, a stove, a fridge, a freezer, and a cabinet.  There isn't any toaster.  I made a sandwich in the kitchen, and now I'm eating a sandwich. I'm eating it.

In the bedroom there's a bed, sheet, pillow, pillowcase, quilt, dresser, and shelves.  There isn't any bedside table.  I was getting up in the bedroom, and now I'm getting dressed. 

In the bathroom there's a sink, a tap, a shower, a bathmat, a towel, and some soap.  There isn't any bathtub.  I was looking at myself in the mirror, but now I'm washing.

On the second floor there's an office.  There is a computer and a phone in the office.  I used the computer, and now I'm talking quietly to my friend on the phone about homework.

There is a dining room and a family room.

On the third floor there is a laundry room.  In the laundry room there is an iron, and ironing board, a washer, a dryer, and a basket.  There isn't any drying rack or laundry basket.  I hung my t-shirt on the hanger in the laundry room, and now I'm ironing with the iron and the ironing board.  I'm ironing my t-shirt; I'm ironing it.

I hope I haven't forgotten anything!  I'm sure you'll tell me if I have.  ;)

Homework:  Keep working on your presentation, and translate the following statements into French:

1.  I was hanging up my t-shirt on a hanger.
2.  I was hanging it up.
3.  I  hung it up.
4.  I was making a sandwich.
5.  I was making it.
6.  I washed the bathtub.
7.  I was washing it.

Intérro:  se lever, le laver, se réveiller, s'habiller, se déshabiller in the present and imparfait tenses for "je", dans la chambre, dans la salle de bains, au rez-de-chaussée, au premier étage, au deuxième étage, au sous-sol, au grenier, il n'y a pas de.  Eg:

1.  There isn't any basement.  Il n'y a pas de sous-sol.
2.  I was washing in the bathroom.  Je me lavais dans la salle de bains.
3.  I was getting undressed in the bedroom.  Je me déshabillais dans la chambre.​  Etc.  ♥

 le 30 mai:  We had our intérro:

1. I wash my t-shirt. Je lave mon t-shirt.
2. I was washing my t-shirt. Je lavais mon t-shirt.
3. I ironed the laundry. J’ai repassé le lessive.
4. I hung up my t-shirt. J’ai accroché mon t-shirt.
5. I am drying my t-shirt. Je sèche mon t-shirt.

I then did a passé composé review on the board, then we played Kahoot with our vocabulary and our new tense.

After that I gave you a vocabulary graphic sheet for the items in the kitchen, and we filled it out:

​a table
une table

some chairs
des chaises

the dishes
la vaiselle

utensils
les couverts

a counter
une comptoire

the cupboard
le coffret

a dishwasher
un lave-vaiselle

a sink
un évier

the fridge
le frigo

the stove
la cuisinière

the tea towels
les serviette de séchage

the microwave
le micro-ondes

the dishrag
le torchon

the oven
le four

the toaster
une grille-pain

the freezer
le congélateur

the coffee pot
une cafétière

the kettle
une bouilloire

​Well, when I updated the webpage yesterday, I didn't finish the entry.  So I guess no intérro or homework!  ♥

le 27 mai:  We learned a new tense today:  the passé composé.  This is a compound tense which translates to "I walked" or "you ran" or "he stole", "she sneezed", etc.  It requires a helper, or auxiliary verb in order to be formed (unlike the present and imparfait tenses).  If you were away, take a look at this website to learn a bit about the passé composé.  All we did today was regular er, ir, and re verbs that take avoir as their helper:  www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-verb-conjugation/passe-compose/.

We then learned all about what's in a laundry room from the following worksheet:

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We put together the French from the board with the English on the worksheet by numbering "a washing machine" as #1, "a dryer" as #2, etc:

We also had a bit of a talk about those of you in the class who speak in a very low tone through their masks, and I can't hear you.  Whatever the reason why you speak this way, please understand that it is affecting your participation mark, and makes it very difficult for me to help you with pronunciation and fluency.  I obviously can't force you to speak more loudly, so we won't talk about this again.  You can always come and talk to me if I can help you with your volume issues.

I gave you some verb conjugations in the present and passé composé (see picture below).

Homework:  no homework
Intérro:  see the picture below:

(laver, repasser, accrocher, faire and sécher in present, imparfait, and passé composé; le lessive, mon t-shirt.)  ♥

le 26 mai:  We had our test today, then had an early dismissal for parent-teacher interviews.  ♥

le 25 mai:  We had our intérro:

1.  What is in the bedroom?  Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans la chambre?
2.  There is a bed and a sheet in the bedroom.  Il y a un lit et un drap dans la chambre.
3.  What’s in the bathroom? Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans la salle de bains?
4.  There’s a mirror and a sink in the bathroom. Il y a un miroir et un lavabo dans la salle de bains.
5.  What do you do in the bedroom? Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la chambre?
6.  I speak to my friend on the phone about homework.  Je parle à mon ami au téléphone des devoirs.
 
 We then took up the homework by having you answer my questions based on what you wrote.  We had answers that would earn you one point, answers that would earn you two, or three, etc.

I then gave you the rest of your bathroom vocabulary, both items and activities:

Les choses dans la salle de bains
a faucet
un robinet

a toilet
les toilettes

the floor
le plancher

a shower
une douche

a closet
un placard

a medicine cabinet
un placard à pharmacie

soap
du savon

a toothbrush
une brosse à dents

a plunger
un piston

to unclog
déboucher

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We also went through some test questions:

1.  Qu'est-ce que tu faisais dans la chambre / dans la salle de bains?
2.  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la chambre / dans la salle de bains?
3.  Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la chambre / dans la salle de bains?

Remember that however many points I indicate for an answer is the number of items/activities you need to provide.  And you always have to use full sentences.

As well, there will be a fill-in-the-blank for your introductory house information; please concentrate on the following words:  unceded territories, guest, butterfly, and the five floors of the house.  Also make sure you can list:  la chambre, la salle de bains, le foyer, l'hall d'entrée, la cave, le bureau, la cuisine.​  Bon chance!  ♥

le 24 mai:  Welcome back from May Long!  Today we went over what we've done so far on the unit, and reviewed what our TTOC did on Thursday:

Dans la chambre (in the bedroom):

-je parle fort (I speak loudly) au Zimmerman (to Zimmerman) des devoirs (about homework) au téléphone (on the phone) (you could also be talking to your friend (à mon ami), to your mother (à ma mère); you could be talking softly (doucement) or speaking French or English (je parle français / je parle anglais);

-j'utilise l'ordinateur (I use the computer);
-je dors sous la couverture à mon lit (I sleep under the blanket in my bed)
-je me couche (I go to bed)
-je me réveille (I get up)
-je m'habille (I get dressed)

We then spoke at length about pronominal verbs, and the category of reflexive verbs, which are the verbs that you use when the subject of the sentence is also the object of the sentence (as in "I get up": I am doing the getting up so I'm the subject, but I'm also receiving the action of getting up, which makes me the object too).  Check here if you need some extra information:  www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/reflexive-verbs/ or 
grammar.collinsdictionary.com/french-easy-learning/how-do-you-use-reflexive-verbs-in-french.

We tried our hand at some sentences:

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1.  I get up in the bedroom.  Je me lève dans la chambre.
2. In the bedroom, I get dressed.  Dans la chambre, je m’habille.
3. I get undressed, and I go to bed.  Je me déshabille, et je me couche.
4. I rest under the blanket on my bed. Je me repose sous la couverture sur mon lit.

After that, I gave you a short list of things that you can find in the bathroom:

a bathtub
une baignoire

a mirror
un miroir

toilet paper
le papier hygiénique

a sink
un lavabo

a towel
une serviette de bain

a shower curtain
un rideau de douche

a bathmat
un tapis de bain


We'll add to that list tomorrow.

Homework:   First of all, keep practicing your introduction about who you are, how many floors you have in the house and what they are, and the rooms on the floors that we know so far.  Also, make sure you're working on the construction of your house.

And don't forget your test on Thursday!   We'll go over what it will look like tomorrow.

Write a conversation between two people that looks like this (but in French):

P1:  What do you do in the bedroom?
P2:  I was sleeping, but now I'm getting up.  What do you do in the bedroom?
P1:  I was getting dressed, but now I'm getting undressed and going to bed.
P2:  What's in the bathroom?  (Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la salle de bains?)
P1:  There's a sink, bathtub, shower curtain, bathmat, toilet paper, and mirror in the bathroom.

(You can use whatever verbs you like for the bedroom part of the conversation)

Intérro: je parle des devoirs à mon ami au téléphone, je dors à mon lit, qu'est-ce que tu fais dans la chambre, qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la chambre, un lit, une couverture, un drap, un oreiller, qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la salle de bains, il y a un miroir, un lavabo, un tapis de bain. 

  Eg:

-I'm speaking to my friend on the phone about homework - Je parle à mon ami au téléphone des devoirs.
-What's in the bathroom?  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la salle de bains?
-There's a mirror, a sink, and a bathmat.  Il y a un miroir, un lavabo, et un tapis de bains.
-What's in the bedroom?  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la chambre?
-There's a bed, a blanket, a sheet, and a pillow.  Il y a un lit, une couverture, un drap, et un oreiller.  ​♥

le 18 mai:  Today we had our intérro:

1.  Here’s my house. Voici ma maison.
2. I’m a guest…  Je suis un(e) invité(e)
3. …on the unceded lands….sur les territoires non-cédés…
4. …of the Ts’msyen nation. de la nation Ts’msyen.
5. On the ground floor… Au rez-de-chaussée…
6. …there’s a bedroom and a bathroom. …il y a une chamber et une salle de bains…
7. On the second floor…au deuxième étage…
8. …there’s an office and a kitchen.  il y a un bureau et une cuisine.
9. There’s a foyer and an entrance hall.  Il y a un foyer et un hall d’entrée.
10. On the attic floor there’s a dining room. Au grenier, il y a une salle à manger.

We then took up the homework:

1. Where is the kitchen?  The kitchen is on the ground floor.  Où est la cuisine?  La cuisine est au rez-de-chaussée.  

2.  Where is the bedroom?  The bedroom is on the first floor.  Où est la chambre?  La chambre est au premier étage.
3.  Where is the wine cellar?  The wine cellar is on the basement floor. Où est la cave?   La cave est au sous-sol.
4.  How many floors are in my house? Combien d’étage est-ce qu’il y a dans ma maison?
5.  There are five floors in my house.  Dans ma maison, il y a cinq étages.
​6.  Where is the office?  The office is on the second floor.  Où est le bureau? Le bureau est au deuxième étage.
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We then went drumming with Ms. Clifton; you guys were incredible!  Thank you for being so respectful.

We continued on with our bedroom vocabulary:

a bed
un lit

a duvet
un duvet

a blanket
un couverture

a quilt
un édredon

a pillow
un oreiller

a pillowcase
un taie d’oreiller

a sheet
un drap

a desk
un bureau

a rug
un tapis

a wardrobe
une armoire

a dresser
une commode

an alarm clock
un réveil

a bedside table
une table de chevet

a lamp
une lampe

some shelves
des étagères

a window
une fenêtre

some curtains
des rideaux

some posters
des affiches

some books
des livres

a computer
un ordinateur


We then did an oral exercise whereby we practiced saying what was in our bedroom.

Homework:  Write out the intro for this unit, including how many floors are in your house.  Add in what rooms are on what floor, then say 15 things that are in your bedroom.

Intérro:  Voici ma maison, il y a, une chambre, all of the floors including the use of au, dans ma chambre, un oreiller, un réveil, des étagères, un édredon, une couverture.  Eg:

1.  There are some curtains in my bedroom.  Il y a des rideux dans ma chambre.
2.  There is a blanket on my bed.  Il y a une couverture sur le lit.
3.  In my bedroom there is a pillow.  Dans ma chambre il y a un oreiller.​  etc.  ♥

le 17 mai:  There was a bit of a mixup on my part with the intérro today, so I'll include what I gave you, as well as what I should have given you:

1.  the ground floor le rez-de-chaussée
2. the kitchen is on the first floor la cuisine est au premier étage.
3. the wine cellar is on the basement floor la cave est au sous-sol.
4. the dining room is on the second floor la salle à manger est au deuxième étage.
5. the attic le grenier

 
There is a kitchen on the first floor.  Il y a une cuisine au premier étage.
There’s a wine cellar on the basement floor.  Il y a une cave au sous-sol.
 
There’s a kitchen in the attic.  il y a une cuisine au grenier.

We practiced our oral introduction for our project, then added three new rooms to our house:  la chambre, la salle de bains, and le bureau.

Homework:  Keep on practicing your intro, plus translate the following into French:

1.  Where is the kitchen?  The kitchen is on the ground floor.
2.  Where is the bedroom?  The bedroom is on the first floor.
3.  Where is the wine cellar?  The wine cellar is on the basement floor.
4.  How many floors are in my house?
5.  There are five floors in my house.
​6.  Where is the office?  The office is on the second floor.

Intérro:  Il y a, une cuisine, une chambre, un bureau, une salle de bains, un foyer, une hall d'entrée, une salle à manger, and all the floors (including the use of au).  Also, Voici ma maison, and Je suis une invitée sur les terrotoires non-cédés de la nation Ts'msyen.  Eg:

1.  There's a foyer on the ground floor.  Il y a un foyer au rez-de-chaussée.
2.  Here is my house.  Voici ma maison.
3.  There is a bathroom on the attic floor.  Il y a une salle de bains au grenier.
4.  I am a guest on the unceded territories of the Ts'msyen nation.  Je suis une invitée sur les territoires non-cédés de la nation Ts'msyen.​  etc.  ♥

le 16 mai:  Today we began our new unit, "La Maison".  I took a picture of the board which I'll put up when I get home (I have a meeting in 7 minutes).  We learned the first part of our presentation:

Bonjour, je m’appelle GZ, et je suis un(e) invité(e) sur les territoires non-cédés de la nation Ts’msyen.  Je suis adabiis (le papillon).
 
Voici ma maison.  Combien d’étages est-ce qu’il y a dans ma maison?  Dans ma maison, il y a cinq étages : le sous-sol, le rez-de-chaussée, le premier étage, le deuxième étage, et le grenier. 
 
Au sous-sol, il y a (une pièce) et (une pièce).  Au rez-de-chaussée, il y a (etc)

Homework:  Draw a house, draw the floors and label them, draw some rooms and label them.  As well, work on memorizing your introduction.
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Intérro:  le sous-sol, au sous-sol, le rez-de-chaussée, au rez-de-chaussée, le premier étage, au premier étage, le deuxième étage, au deuxième étage, le grenier, au grenier. la cave, la cuisine, la salle à manger, il y a.  Eg:


1.  the first floor - le premier étage
2.  on the second floor - au deuxième étage
3.  there is a kitchen on the ground floor - il y a une cuisine au rez-de-chaussée  etc ♥

le 13 mai:  We had our test and projects today.  Bon travail!

le 12 mai:  We had our intérro:

1. The doctor prescribes him some antibiotics. Le médecin lui prescrit des antibiotiques.
2. She writes a prescription for him. Elle lui fait une ordonnance.
3. The sick person opens his mouth. Le malade ouvre la bouche.
4. He makes a diagnosis. Il fait un diagnostic.
5. He gives him some medication. Il lui donne des médicaments.

We then took up the homework; we did well on the first activity but found the second activity difficult to understand.  My advice to you was to do your homework the evening before the next class, and if you don't understand it, you can text me for clarification.  Some of you came to me after class had started, and said that you didn't understand the homework; what I would have preferred was a text last night (before 9:00pm, as you know), asking for specific help.  If there was a word in the question you don't understand, why not look it up?  

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  Here are the answers:

1.  Bob ne se sent pas bien.  (I am NOT putting this on the test)
2. Il est malade.
3. Il toussait…
4. …mais maintenant il éternue.
5. Il a le nez qui coule…
6. …mais il avait la gorge qui gratte.
7. Il a les yeux qui piquent…
8. …mais il avait mal au ventre.
9. Il vomissait…
10. …mais maintenant il est constipé.
11. Il avait mal partout…
12. …mais maintenant il a de la fièvre.
13. Il était fatigué.

Partie B :

1.  Le médecin examine le malade.
2. Il l’auscultait.
3. Il fait un diagnostic.
4. Il lui fait une ordonnance.
5. Le malade prenait les médicaments.
6. Il avale les comprimés.

​Good luck with your JM est Malade and your test tomorrow!   And don't forget your health comic is also due. ♥

le 11 mai:  We had our intérro:

1. I was sick. J’étais malade.
2. I am swallowing the pills. J’avale les comprimés.
3. I was examining him. Je l’examinais.
4. I had a runny nose. J’avais le nez qui coule.
5. I am taking the medication. Je prends les médicaments.
6. I have a scratchy throat. J’ai la gorge qui gratte.
7. I had irritated eyes. J’avais les yeux qui piquent.
8. I had it.  Je l’avais.

I showed you www.liveworksheets.com, so that you could look up worksheets which have to do with imparfait.  I'll create some specialty worksheets for you on the weekend.

We then played "Où est Twinkie" with our health sentences, and it was a particularly hilarious time.  :)

After that, we played a game where we practiced using our health sentences in the present tense as well as the imparfait.

Homework:  Please do the exercises on page 470 in your booklet.

Intérro:  Il lui donne des médicaments, il fait un  diagnostic, le médecin lui prescrit des antibiotiques, elle lui fait une ordonnance, le malade ouvre la bouche.  Present tense only. ♥

le 10 mai:  THERE IS IMPARFAIT WORK AT THE END OF THIS ENTRY, IF YOU NEED EXTRA PRACTICE.  We had our intérro:

1. He wasn’t ausculting him. Il ne l’auscultait pas.
2. We take the pills (les comprimés). Nous prenons les comprimés.
3. He’s tired. Il est fatigué.
4. You (s) were constipated. Tu étais constipé.
5. You (pl) had a sore throat. Vous aviez mal à la gorge.
6. They (m) have a stomach ache. Ils ont mal au ventre.
7. He examines them.  Il les examine.
8. We had diarrhea.  Nous avions la  diarrhée.

We then took up the homework:

1.   I'm coughing, but (mais) he was sneezing.  Je tousse, mais il éternuait.   
2.  The doctor was examining him. Le médecin l’examinait.
3.  They (m) weren't taking the pills. Ils ne prenaient pas les comprimés.
4.  I was tired. J’étais fatigué.
5.  Paul was swallowing the pills. Paul avalait les comprimés.

I asked you to create a paragraph about someone who was feeling ill, or is still feeling a bit ill, using a lot of vocabulary from our unit including imparfait and object pronouns.  Here's what I put:

Voici Bob.  Qu’est-ce qu’il a?  Il éternuait, mais maintenant il tousse.  Il avait mal à la tête, mal au ventre, et mal au bras, mais maintenant il vomit, il a des frissons, il est constipé, et il est fatigué.  Il ne prenait pas de médicaments et il n’avalait pas de comprimés.  Est-ce qu’il était enrhumé, ou est-ce qu’il a une mauvaise grippe?

You all did a good job with your answers.

IMPARFAIT WORK IF YOU NEED IT:

Translate into French:

1.  I was constipated.
2.  You (s) were tired.
3.  She had a headache.
4.  He was coughing.
5.  We were sneezing.
6.  The doctor was examining the sick person.
7.  The sick person was swallowing the medicine.
8.  He was taking the pills.

If you want some practice that's a bit more fun, try this interactive worksheet online: 

www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/fr/Fran%C3%A7ais_Langue_%C3%89trang%C3%A8re_(FLE)/L'imparfait/L'imparfait_rn603623qy.

The first part tells you the endings for regular "er" words, then in the second part you actually draw a line with a little digital pencil between a subject pronoun and a word that has been conjugated for that pronoun (like Je...... toussais), and in the third part you type in the correct conjugations for the verbs supplied.  When you click on "finish", it allows you to check your answers, plus you can email it to me so that I can see your progress.   It will ask for your name, your subject (French), your level (10), and my email (ngriffithzahner@sd52.bc.ca).  
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Homework:  Work on your comics, and on your JM is Malade presentation.  Both are due on Friday, and we're doing our quiz on Friday as well.

Intérro:  avaler, examiner, ausculter, prendre, avoir, être in present and imparfait, but only in the "je" form, as well as les comprimés, les médicaments, le malade, la gorge qui gratte, les yeux qui piquent, le nez qui coule, and le, la, les.  Eg:

1.  I was examining him.  Je l'examinais.
2.  I was ausculting her.  Je l'auscultais.
3.  I had irritated eyes.  J'avais les yeux qui grattent.
4.  I'm swallowing the pills.  J'avale les comprimés.  ​etc.  ♥

le 9 mai:  We had our intérro then did an auto-évaluation:

1.The sick person was swallowing the pills.  Le malade avalait les comprimés.
2.  He is taking them.  Il les prend.
3.  The doctor was ausculting him. Le médecin l’auscultait.
4.  We’re choosing a doctor. Nous choisissons un médecin.
5.  They (f) were not taking them.  Elles ne les prenaient pas.

We then played a game whereby you took individual words on scraps of paper and had to put them in the order I indicated during a time limit.  Félicitations Bryce et Daniel!  We then learned how to use Pixton to create our health comics which are due on Friday.

Homework:  Work on your comic, and also translate the following:

1.   I'm coughing, but (mais) he was sneezing.
2.  The doctor was examining him.
3.  They (m) weren't taking the pills.
4.  I was tired.
5.  Paul was swallowing the pills.

Intérro:  ausculter, examiner, prendre, être, avoir in all conjugations and present as well as imparfait, fatigué, constipé, mal a la gorge, mal au ventre, la diarrhée, des frissons.  I'll be putting some of these sentences into the negative, and we'll use le, la, les.  Eg:

1.  He was having diarrhea.  Il avait la diarrhée.
2.  He was examining him.  Il l'examinait.
3.  She was tired.  Elle était fatiguée (notice the extra "e" on the end of "fatigué"; it's because the subject is feminine).
4.  We had a sore throat.  Nous avions mal à la gorge.  ♥
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le 6 mai:  THERE ARE SOME IMPARFAIT QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THIS ENTRY IF YOU NEED EXTRA HELP.  IF YOU LIKE, DO THE QUESTIONS AND EMAIL ME YOUR ANSWERS, AND I'LL EMAIL YOU BACK ANY CORRECTIONS THIS WEEKEND.

Before we had our intérro, I did another lesson on l'imparfait.  Then we had the intérro:

1. I am. Je suis
2. I was. J’étais
3. He is sneezing. Il éternue
4. She was coughing. Elle toussait.
5. You were throwing up. Tu vomissais.
6. I had a headache. J’avais mal à la tête.
7. She has the shivers. Elle a des frissons.

We then took up the homework:

1.  Je tousse.   Je toussais.
2. Il éternue.     Il éternuait.
3. Elle a mal au ventre.   Elle avait mal au ventre.
4. Le médecin examine le malade. Le médecin examinait le malade. 
5. Il ausculte le pauvre.  Il auscultait le pauvre.
6. Nous parlons à Paul.  Nous parlions à Paul.
7. Vous choisissez une partenaire.  Vous choisissiez une partenaire.
8. Ils prennent les médicaments.  Ils prenaient les médicaments. 
9. Elles attendent le professeur.  Elles attendaient le professeur.
10. Je suis fatigué.  J’étais fatigué.
11. Nous sommes fatigués.  Nous étions fatigués.
12. Paul avale le comprimé.  Paul avalait le comprimé.

I then began our lesson on object pronouns.  An object pronoun is a small word which replaces the object in a sentence (the object being the noun that receives the action of the verb).  We learned the object pronouns le, la, and les, which mean respectively him/it, her/it, and them.

Eg:

Le médecin examine le malade - Le médecin l'examine (The doctor examines the sick person; the doctor examines him)
Il ausculte le pauvre - Il l'a ausculte (He auscultes the poor sick guy; he auscultes him)
Ils prennent les médicaments - Ils les prennent (They take the medications; they take them).

Extra imparfait questions if you need help

1.  What are the eight endings in imparfait for the subject pronouns?  (je, tu, etc).
2.  How do you form the imparfait?
3.  Put the following sentences into the imparfait:

-Je tousse.
​-Il éternuer
-Il a mal à la tête.

Homework:  Just practice your JM est Malade, and be thinking about your comic which is due on Friday.
Intérro:  ausculter, examiner, choisir, prendre, attendre in all conjugations for both present and imparfait tenses, plus le médecin, le malade, les comprimés, and the object pronouns le, la, les.  Eg:

1.  The doctor used to ausculte him.  Le médecin l'auscultait.
2.  The sick person chooses a doctor.  Le malade choisit un médecin.
3.  The doctor was waiting for him.  Le médecin l'attendait.
4.  He used to take the pills.  Il prenait les comprimés.
5.  He used to take them.  Il les prenait.​  ♥

le 5 mai:   Happy Red Dress Day.  Today we wear red to honour and respect missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and two-spirit people.

​Today we started right in with learning about the uses and formation of the imparfait tense.  If you would like to have a little refresher, try this link:www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/french/french-ii/french-ii-past-tenses/the-imparfait.

Homework:  please finish the worksheet I gave you today.
Interro:  tousser, éternuer, avoir, être, vomir in the present and imparfait for je, tu, il, and elle only; mal à la tête, des frissons.  Eg:

1.  I have a headache.  J'ai mal à la tête.
2.  I had a headache.  J'avais mal à la tête.
3.  He is coughing.  Il tousse.
4.  He was coughing.  Il toussait.
5.  She is throwing up.  Elle vomit.
6.  She was throwing up.  Elle vommissait.​  Etc.  ♥

le 4 mai:  We had our test today.  If you did poorly, please consider coming to talk to me about some extra help so that we can get you on track.  There's no shame in needing a bit more time to learn.  :)

After the test, we went over the "chez le médecin" vocabulary in our booklet, then watched a PowerPoint about a little visit to the doctor (Pauvre Paul).  Here it is below:

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As we did a test today, there will be no homework for tomorrow and no intérro.  Enjoy your evening!  ♥

le 3 mai:  Today we had our intérro:

1. I have irritated eyes.  J’ai les yeux qui piquent.
2. I’m vomiting.  Je vomis.
3. I have a stomach ache. J’ai mal au ventre.
4. I have a fever.  J’ai de la fièvre.
5. I’m sneezing. J’éternue
6. I have a scratchy throat. J’ai la gorge qui gratte.

We then went over what's on the test tomorrow:  body parts, flu symptoms, and cold symptoms.

We then worked quite a bit on the J-M est Malade presentation; you all did amazing!  I really mean it.

Intérro:  no intérro
​Homework:  just study for your test.  ♥

le 2 mai:  Today we started with learning our regular "ir" verb conjugations:

We took a look at a handout I gave you which had 10 sentences to translate; here are the answers:

1.  Je vomis.
2. Il finit ses devoirs.
3. Tu choisis un bonbon.
4. Il remplit l’ordonnance.
5. Elle vomit.
6. Nous choisissons un médecin.
7. Vous finissez les médicaments.
8. Ils vomissent.
9. Elles replissent la bouteille.
10. Je choisis une comprimé.

​We then went over cold symptoms:

​Then went over flu symptoms:

We practiced our "J-M est malade" skit a little bit (congratulations to those who have kept up with their daily memorization!).

Homework:  You don't need to memorize any more lines tonight, but please listen to the audio file I put on the webpage on Sunday to work on your pronunciation.  Try to memorize all of the lines that were due for today.  We'll try presenting again tomorrow.

Intérro: j'ai mal au ventre, je vomis, j'ai de la fièvre, j'ai la gorge qui gratte, j'éternue, j'ai les yeux qui piquent.  ♥

le 29 avril:  We had our intérro:

1.  She is sneezing.  Elle éternue
2. You are coughing. Tu tousses
3. I am coughing.  Je tousse.
4. He is sneezing. Il éternue
5. You are sneezing. Tu éternues
6. He is coughing. Il tousse.
7. She is coughing. Elle tousse
8. I am sneezing. J’éternue

We then worked on our lines then performed a bit.  I collected the 8 line homework as we didn't have time to take it up.

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À demain!  ♥

le 28 avril:  We had our intérro:

1. He has a stomach ache.  Il a mal au ventre.
2. She has sore teeth. Elle a mal aux dents.
3. I have a sore throat. J’ai mal à la gorge.
4. You have a sore arm. Tu as mal au bras.
5. He has a sore mouth. Il a mal à la bouche.

We went over how to pronounce some of our lines, then we performed.  Bon travail!  We also played our first game of "Je Passe"; félicitations Justin!

We spent a bit of time on the very basics of verb conjugations:

We will be leaving with Dueck's class for our walk tomorrow afternoon at 1:45.  So we will have time for the intérro and to perform our lines before we head out to the park.  There will be treats!

Homework:  There are two parts to your homework.  Part #1:  memorize your next two lines of J-M est malade (so that you can perform your first 6 lines tomorrow)  The second part of the homework is:  write 8 small health sentences:

   -two for "je"
   -two for "tu"
   -two for "il"
   -two for "elle"

In these sentences, you'll either use the verb "tousser" (to cough) or éternuer" (to sneeze).  You can also include other health vocab if you feel fancy.  Here are a couple of examples:

J'ai mal à la tête et je tousse.  I have a headache and I'm coughing.
Tu tousses et tu éternues.   You're coughing and you're sneezing.
Il éternue.  He's sneezing.

Intérro:  the je, tu, il, and elle forms of tousser and éternuer.  Eg:

I'm coughing - je tousse.
You're sneezing.  Tu tousses.  Etc.  ♥

le 27 avril:  Today we had our intérro:

1. Fingers  les doigts
2. Shoulder     l’épaule
3. Nose   le nez
4. Head  la tête
5. Back   le dos

I listened to you do your first two lines of "J-M est malade", and you did a great job!  Those who didn't go today can get their mark by presenting tomorrow.

We then listened to a tape with an accompanying sheet:

We learned (reviewed?) the present tense conjugations of avoir (to have), which are used in the construct of "having  pain in" a body part:

j'ai               nous avons
tu as            vous avez
il a               ils ont
elle a           elles ont

We also reviewed what happens when you want to use the preposition "à" with le, la, or les, as in "I have pain in the head" or "He has pain in the knee":

à + le = au (you can't say à le when you want to say "in the" for a masculine body part, you have to say "au":  j'ai mal au dos)
à + la = à la (à la is ok)
à + les = aux (you can't say à les when you want to say "in the" for a plural body part, you have to say "au":  j'ai mal aux yeux)

I gave you a Rick and Morty sheet on which you labelled the body parts, then we did a little competition to see how quickly the teams could translate some "pain in a body part" sentences.  Bon travail!

Finally we divided up our "avoir mal à" sentences into the categories of je suis enrhumé (I have a cold - what body parts hurt?) and j'ai la grippe (I have the flu - what body parts hurt?) and came up with this:

je suis enrhumé
J’ai mal à la tête
J’ai mal à la gorge
J’ai mal à l’oreille
J’ai mal aux yeux
J’ai mal au dos
 
J’ai la grippe
J’ai mal au ventre
J’ai mal partout

There will be more symptoms of course, but none that fit into the "avoir mal à" construct.

Homework:  memorize your next two lines of J-M est malade.

Intérro:  -le bras, le ventre, les dents, la bouche, la gorge, with  avoir mal à (je, tu, il, elle). Eg:

She has a sore arm.  Elle a mal au bras.
He has sore teeth.  Il a mal aux dents.  Etc.   ♥

le premier mai:  Here we go, as promised, my audio recording of Jean-Marc est Malade.  Remember to listen to it as often as you can, so that you can perfect your pronunciation:

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le 26 avril:  Bienvenue à la classe!  After going over our classroom routines, I showed you a PowerPoint with all of our unit, test, and project dates on it.  We also took a look at our course outline.

I gave you a copy of "Jean-Marc est malade", which is our oral project for our first unit, "La Santé".  We went over the pronunciation of each line and the translation, and I assigned parts to the class.

We then went over what body parts you know, and chose 5 body parts for the intérro:

Homework:  memorize your first two lines from J-M est malade, and be ready to perform them with a partner in front of the class tomorrow.

Intérro:  l'épaule, la tête, les doigts, le dos, le nez​.  I'll give you the English, and you write the French.  ♥