Unit 90 Talk about your job

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B1 ; 95 WORDS; 2 STORIES
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Unit 90 Talk about your job

B1 ; 95 WORDS ; 2 STORIES ; GUIDEBOOK

90-1 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

90-2 A Fancy Party

Oscar takes Lucie to a fancy boat party, and he's dressed to the nines in a white tuxedo. He wants to impress the rich yacht owner so that he'll buy a painting. When everyone keeps mistaking Oscar for a waiter, he gets frustrated and accidentally falls off the boat. The rich owner comes to his rescue—and buys a painting.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

90-3 Talk about your job

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Talk about work
Talk about and describe their qualifications
Describe and talk about what they have to do
Use appropriate terms of address in social interactions
GRAMMAR
Structure depuis + passé composé
Encore meaning "even"
Ne pas + infinitive

① encore plus, ne pas, depuis, responsabilité, emploi

② chacun, encore, parler, propre, ancien

③ chic, rangé, produit, livraison, ne plus

④ déménager, réussite, gêner, actuellement, remarquer

⑤ vérité, confiance, bien réussi, supporter, nulle part
Related content : 90-3 INTRO ; 91-3 REVIEW ; 92-4 REVIEW
INTRO ASSIGNABLE

90-4 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

90-5 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)
Related content : 89-5 INTRO ; 90-5 REVIEW ; 91-5 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

90-6 Too Different

Lin decides that she's going to break up with her girlfriend because they're "too different." Béa tries to convince her that they're exactly the same. Lin maintains that they're too different, citing the fact that her girlfriend doesn't have a car—and neither does Lin! In the end, as Lin is breaking up with her girlfriend, she agrees with the break up, telling Lin that she doesn't want to date someone without a car.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

90-7 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

90-8 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

90-9 Review everything from Unit 90

UNIT CHALLENGE

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KEY PHRASES

Talk about your job

Le nouveau chef est encore pire que l'ancien chef.
The new boss is even worse than the former boss.
Paul n'est pas venu au bureau depuis plus d'un an.
Paul hasn't come to the office for more than a year.
Elsa parlera de ses problèmes avec la directrice ?
Will Elsa talk about her problems to the director?
Non, elle veut créer sa propre entreprise.
No, she wants to create her own company.
Paul s'occupe de la livraison des produits.
Paul takes care of product delivery.
Il a décidé de ne plus travailler avec nous.
He decided to no longer work with us.