French 2, Semester 2; Le Transport

Sections:

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

Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E   |   Part F

Section One - Part F La Tunisie Many tourists go to Tunisia for its long Mediterranean coastline - for the sun, the beach and the sea. But, the uniqueness of the country lies in its interior - the medieval towns, the Roman ruins, the architecture, the sand dunes and luxurious oases. The country has had a long history of "visitors" from the Phoenicians in the 8th century B.C to the Romans 150 years B.C. to the Vandales 500 years later. The Phoenicians founded the city of Carthage that ruled North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia and many regions of Spain until the Roman invasion. Écrivons Some time ago, we learned how to say what "we are going to do." Do you remember this construction? We use the verb aller followed by an infinitive. Regarde: Ma famille va voyager. Je vais acheter le billet. Negation goes around the conjugated form of aller: Ma famille ne va pas voyager. Je ne vais pas acheter le billet. Remember that if there is an object or reflexive pronoun, the pronoun will go between the verbs. The pronoun is actually related to the action verb, not aller, which only indicates time. Je vais m'amuser. Nous allons nous amuser. Write down the sentences that you see here. Then write them as if you (or the people mentioned) were going to do the things in the near future. Click on the first sentence to see if you are correct. Je vais au Canada. Je vais aller au Canada. Je vais avec mes frères. Je vais aller avec mes frères. Nous faisons les valises. Nous allons faire les valises. Nous achetons les billets. Nous allons acheter les billets. Nous voyageons en avion. Nous allons voyager en avion. Nous arrivons à l'aéroport et nous nous presentons au guichet. Nous allons arriver à l'aéroport et nous allons nous présenter au guichet. L'agent nous demande les passeports et les billets. L'agent va nous demander les passeports et les billets. Nous parlons avec l'agent. Nous allons parler avec l'agent. Mes frères vont à la salle de bains. Mes frères vont aller à la salle de bains. Après, nous passons par la sécurité. Aprés, nous allons passer par la sécurité. Nous attendons une heure. Nous allons attendre une heure. Finalement, nous partons et nous embarquons. Finalement, nous allons partir et nous allons embarquer. J'ai un siège près de la fenêtre. Je vais avoir un siège près de la fenêtre. Nous nous amusons pendant le voyage. Nous allons nous amuser pendant le voyage.   Quelques virelangues Listen to this just for fun: Un pâtissier qui pâtissait chez un tapissier qui tapissait, dit un jour au tapissier qui tapissait: vaut-il mieux pâtisser chez un tapissier qui tapisse ou tapisser chez un pâtissier qui pâtisse ? A pastry chef who was making pasteries at a rug maker who was making rugs, said one day to the rug maker: is it better to make pastries at the home of a rug maker that is making rugs or to make rugs at the home of a pastry chef that is making pasteries? OK, now your turn. This one's a bit shorter and easier. Listen to as many times as you need to. Trois tortues trottaient sur un trottoir très étroit. Memorize it and turn in a recording of it at Speaking 1f. Ce devoir vaut 16 points. Le Projet For the project in Unit 10, you are going to plan a trip to a French speaking country. You may choose whatever country you like as long as it is approved by your teacher. You will write a 200 word essay in French that you have learned in this course talking about what you will do while you are there and about getting there. You will need to include the following in your project: Why you are interested in visiting that country? When you are going to go? What you will pack in your suitcase? What you will do while you are there? What these things will cost? What money will you use while there? You will include a section about the specifics about the actual trip--going to the airport, waiting for the flight, etc. You will need to include pictures of the items you find in your essay. There are four deadlines for the project: Deadline 1: Country idea: 5 points Deadline 2: Outline and brainstorming: 5 points Deadline 3: Rough draft: 5 points Deadline 4: Final project: 25 points Go to Projet 1F to hand in this assignment. The second deadline is due now. Ce devoir vaut 5 points. You should review all of the material in this section and then you are now ready for the Section 1 Quiz. Then go on to Section Two.

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