French 2, Semester I; La Routine

Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |  Section 2  |   Section 3   |  Dictionaries

Section Two:

Part A |   Part B  |  Part C

Section Two: Part C Avignon One important historical city in Provence is Avignon. Avignon is presently a commercial center for South France located about 80 miles north of Marseilles. Wine, oil, flour and textiles are produced here but another very important source of revenue for Avignon is tourism. Le Palais des Papes, whose construction began in 1335, draws many visitors each year. Seven popes lived in Avignon, from 1304 until 1423. The bridge in the picture you see above is the bridge over the Rhône River that was first desired to be built by St. Bénezet, a young shepherd who claimed to have been sent by God to Avignon to build the bridge. The bridge that you can see in this picture was partially destroyed in the 17th century. There is a well-known folk song about this bridge, Sur Le Pont d'Avignon. The song talks about dancing "on" the Avignon bridge. As a matter of fact, the dancing did not traditionally take place on the bridge, but under it. The bridge was too narrow to dance on and when there were celebrations with dancing, they took place under the bridge.   Sur Le Pont d'Avignon Let's learn the song. Sur le pont d'Avignon, On y danse, on y danse, Sur le pont d'Avignon On y danse tout en rond. Les beaux messieurs font comme ça Et les belles dames font comme ça. Sur le pont d'Avignon On y danse, on y danse, Sur le pont d'Avignon On y danse tout en rond. On the bridge of Avignon, Everyone dances, everyone dances there On the bridge of Avignon, Everyone dances all in a circle. The handsome men do like this And the beautiful ladies do like this On the bridge of Avignon, Everyone dances, everyone dances there On the bridge of Avignon, Everyone dances all in a circle When you have listened to the song and you feel comfortable with it, record it for a grade. Ce devoir vaut 16 points. Au travail! Look at each picture below and use the subject given to say that person is doing that activity. Click on each picture to see a correct response. je Je me baigne. tu Tu te réveilles. elles Elles se maquillent. ma soeur Ma soeur se lave. nous Nous nous amusons. Yvette Yvette se couche. In order to make these negative, we simply put "ne" in front of both parts of the verb, with "pas" afterwards. Je ne m'amuse pas. Make the above sentences in the negative now. Again, click on each one to see the correct response. je Je ne me baigne pas. tu Tu ne te réveilles pas. elles Elles ne se maquillent pas. ma soeur Ma soeur ne se lave pas. nous Nous ne nous amusons pas. Yvette Yvette ne se couche pas. You are now ready for the Section Quiz. When you are done, go on to Section Three.

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