Unit 89 Discuss your health

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B1 ; 95 WORDS; 2 STORIES
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Unit 89 Discuss your health

B1 ; 95 WORDS ; 2 STORIES ; GUIDEBOOK

89-1 Talk about the past

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Narrate and describe past events
Express reactions to past events
Describe or talk about emotions
Express surprise
GRAMMAR
Passé composé VS imparfait with mental/emotional verbs (vouloir, falloir, devoir, sentir)
Prepositions of time à ce moment-là, cette année-là, ce jour-là; au moment où, le moment où
Related content : 88-1 INTRO ; 89-1 REVIEW ; 90-1 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

89-2 The Magic School

Eddy has started reading one of Junior's books. Junior threatens to spoil the ending if he doesn't get ice cream. When Junior threatens to do it again the next time he doesn't get his way, Eddy reveals that he finished reading all of the books in the series—and he threatens to spoil them for Junior.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

89-3 Discuss athletics

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Narrate and describe past events
Talk about holidays and special events
Talk about and describe habits
Talk about their interests
GRAMMAR
Relative pronoun où with time (le jour où, la saison où, l'année où, etc.)
Passé composé VS imparfait
mieux VS meilleur
Related content : 87-3 INTRO ; 88-3 REVIEW ; 89-3 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

89-4 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

89-5 Discuss your health

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Narrate and describe past events
Express opinions
Talk about health conditions
Obtain medical help
GRAMMAR
Gerund expressing cause
Passé composé with reflexives without agreements (COI)

① rhume, gorge, fièvre, front, cachet

② urgence, grippe, allergique, maladie, peu

③ faire, tomber, continuer, aveugle, fumer

④ grossir, maigrir, manger, buvant, régime

⑤ faible, menton, sourd, langue, raser
Related content : 89-5 INTRO ; 90-5 REVIEW ; 91-5 REVIEW
INTRO ASSIGNABLE

89-6 Eddy the Princess

Junior chooses costumes for him and his dad for a costume party at his school. Junior is going to be a dragon and he wants his dad to be a princess—like in his favorite book! Eddy objects, but eventually, Junior convinces him. At the party, a mom dressed as a warrior flirts with Eddy—she says she's there to save the princess.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

89-7 Talk about the environment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Express strong opinions and preferences
Tell others what they should or have to do
Talk about nature
Express approval and disapproval
GRAMMAR
Review of various conjugations
Related content : 88-7 INTRO ; 89-7 REVIEW ; 90-7 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

89-8 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

89-9 Review everything from Unit 89

UNIT CHALLENGE

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KEY PHRASES

Discuss your health

Je suis tombé malade en mangeant de la viande.
I got sick from eating meat.
Si tu as de la fièvre, tu dois rester au lit.
If you have a fever, you have to stay in bed.
J'ai mal à la tête et je me sens faible.
I have a headache, and I feel weak.
Elle s'est coupé la langue en tombant chez elle.
She cut her tongue from falling at her place.
Si c'est une urgence, tu ne dois pas attendre.
If it's an emergency, you must not wait.
Mes amis se sont brûlés en buvant du thé vert.
My friends got burned from drinking green tea.