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A2 ; 139 WORDS; 2 STORIES
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A2 ; 139 WORDS ; 2 STORIES ; GUIDEBOOK
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
Lucie and Lin hear a scream on their sleeper train. Lucie wants to investigate, but Lin persuades her to go to sleep. Later, in the middle of the night, Lin wakes up and sees that Lucie is gone. She hears Lucie scream in the cabin next door, so she runs to find that Lucie is… in the middle of a card game.
STORY ASSIGNABLE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Express opinions
Name and describe food and drink
Make and discuss plans
Describe how things have changed
GRAMMAR
Future tense: vouloir and boire
Related content : 74-3 INTRO ; 75-3 REVIEW ; 76-3 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE
PRACTICE
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
① mauvaise, région, océan, carte, vérifier, tourné, conduit
② circulation, sauvage, endroit, doucement, oublier, colline, arrêter
③ plu, fait, neigé, camping, désert, dessiné, vent
④ essence, panne, mouton, batterie, lune, hip-hop, bois
⑤ dansé, large, profond, attendu, changer, champ, monté
Related content : 76-5 INTRO ; 77-5 REVIEW ; 78-5 REVIEW
INTRO ASSIGNABLE
When Vikram's wife comes home, he explains that he had planned a surprise birthday dinner for her, but he ruined it and almost burned the house down in the process. His wife laughs, saying she's not surprised… Vikram does this every year.
STORY ASSIGNABLE
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
PRACTICE
UNIT CHALLENGE
Je vais vérifier si j'ai fermé la maison.
I'm going to check if I closed up the house.
Je dois conduire doucement parce que la voiture a un problème.
I have to drive carefully because the car has a problem.
Est-ce qu'il a fait beau pendant vos vacances ?
Was it nice out during your vacation?
La voiture est tombée en panne à trois kilomètres de la maison.
The car broke down three kilometers from the house.
Nous avons attendu pendant qu'il changeait le pneu de la voiture.
We waited while he was changing the car tire.
Je suis monté dans la voiture et je suis parti.
I got in the car and I left.
There's a difference between s'arrêter and arrêter .
You use arrêter to stop something or someone, and you use s'arrêter to stop yourself.
La voiture s'arrête au feu rouge.
The car stops at the red light.
Ils ont décidé d'arrêter la grève.
They decided to stop the strike.
Je me suis arrêté parce que j'étais trop fatigué.
I stopped because I was too tired.