Unit 77 Discuss emergencies

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A2 ; 140 WORDS; 2 STORIES
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Unit 77 Discuss emergencies

A2 ; 140 WORDS ; 2 STORIES ; GUIDEBOOK

77-1 Comment on sports

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Talk about performance and achievements
Describe their habits and routines
Describe and compare people
Talk about events in the past
GRAMMAR
Structure: c’est...qui
Related content : 75-1 INTRO ; 76-1 REVIEW ; 77-1 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

77-2 I Want to Be like You

Junior excitedly tells Eddy that he wants to be a lion trainer. Eddy asks where he got such a strange idea for a job. Junior says he wants to be like his dad. He saw the whips and leather pants in Eddy's closet… so, he must be a lion trainer.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

77-3 Discuss emergencies

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe the physical characteristics of things
Describe and talk about health problems
Ask others for help
Obtain medical help
GRAMMAR
Past tense: passé composé of pronominal verbs with and without direct object complement
Expression: se faire mal

① couper, en faisant, samu, appelle, sang, faire mal, répondu

② saigner, grave, brûler, en utilisant, machine, ne porte pas, blessure

③ aire de jeux, en jouant, activité, rester, faites, danger, cassé

④ tuer, ventre, aide, aidez, urgences, urgent, tirer

⑤ cœur, écran, son, passer, demandé, individuel, essayé
77-3 INTRO ; 78-3 REVIEW ; 79-3 REVIEW
INTRO ASSIGNABLE

77-4 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

77-5 Talk about road trips

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe and talk about chores
Make suggestions and recommendations
Talk about nature
Ask for and give directions
GRAMMAR
Past tense: past participles of 1st group verbs and conduit, plu, fait
Related content : 76-5 INTRO ; 77-5 REVIEW ; 78-5 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

77-6 Bird Sitting

Lin is watching a friend's bird while he's away. When he calls to check on her, it's revealed that the bird escaped and Lin destroyed the house.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

77-7 Communicate in class

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Make suggestions and recommendations
Use technology
Describe and compare people
Talk about educational practices
GRAMMAR
Structure: être+ adjective +de
Comparison with comme
Related content : 75-7 INTRO ; 76-7 REVIEW ; 77-7 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

77-8 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

77-9 Review everything from Unit 77

UNIT CHALLENGE

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KEY PHRASES

Rescue

Elle s'est coupée.
She got cut.
Appelle vite le SAMU !
Call the paramedics quick!
Je me suis fait mal en utilisant un couteau.
I hurt myself while using a knife.
Elle s'est cassé la jambe en faisant du snowboard.
She broke her leg while going snowboarding.
J'espère qu'elle ne restera pas longtemps à l'hôpital.
I hope that she won't stay long at the hospital.
Si le son est trop fort, tu auras mal aux oreilles !
If the sound is too loud, your ears will hurt!

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TIP

Ouch!

Remember,verbslike se blesser or se couper use être in the passé composé .
And they change depending on gender² and number³!

Nous nous sommes brûlés.
We got burned.​
Elle s'est blessée.
She got hurt.​

But if you know exactly which body part was affected, there's no ending changes!

Ils se sont coupé les cheveux.
They cut their hair.​
Elle s'est brûlé la main.
She burned her hand.

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²gender In French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine, even when they don’t refer to people.
³Number is the category that shows if a word refers to one thing or multiple.