Chez Roselyne

Not even scared !  Thursday 20th, Roseline and Jules

NEWS

depressing weather for everyone !

THEME

A guest ask you give advice for interesting something, places to visit, etc...

Answer With the sentences :

- you should/must see 

- it is a beautiful place/play

- they have interesting exhibitions

- they sell/show

I think/advice/suggest

  recommend

Danielle starts on Arras : There are squares, a cathedral, the belfry (classified as a national monument)                                            old  houses with gables (pignon), Main Square Festival during three days

(French= place carrées, beffroi)

Marcelle continues on Amiens : the illuminated cathedral (by night is lit up). Into it look at the
              labyrinthe ground
              the carriages with two horses and the Perret Tower.
              you w'd eat at the restaurants along the canal, see barges and ducks.
                                         Antique shops sell many beautiful things.
              (French = sol, voiture, péniches et canards, boutiques d'antiquités)
Roselyne flies to Canberra : have beers and french fries

Max is lost in St Quentin in the hiking trails, on paths and perhaps onto roads Compostelle....

Laurence returns in Arras Paul Doumer street for Arts Deco exposition and discuss with Max ...

Vocabulary

 - la construction résultative, "économique":

sing the baby to sleep            Endormir le bébé en chantant
kick the door shut                  Fermer la porte d'un coup de pied (more friendly that in the shin (tibia)

- foam (mousse), un peu = a lot of foam .... se rapporter à la feuille "les quantifieurs"
  quite a bit, a few, a lot ... en quantité négligeable
- pride (fier)  proud (fierté)
- even more slowly (encore plus lentement)
- not even scared! ( même pas peur!)

Cider Time And starved to death we devour the gingerbread and the minicakes preparated by       Roselyne.

See you soon ...

Chez Danielle, february 6th

Hi there all !
A bit of revision won't hurt ....
*************************************************** Sunday was " la fête de la Chandeleur ", a Holy Day in "l'hiver se meurt ou prend vigueur"
like the Ground Hog (marmotte) :
if it is sunny she comes out, winter stop   .... if it is cloudy she return back for several weeks

Ground Hog on the snow

-- What theme do you want to do ?

- Laurence says she is perhaps going to write a book, her memories ....
  Memory
Archives   ph  K , architect, psychology, Achille  ... but  ph tch... , child, church ...

about Achille : le talon   Achille heel ph son long, hill son bref

about fit et suit : it fits you well (il vous va bien .... for size)
                          it suits you  ( il vous va bien  ... for look)

- Ruth was in Rouen for a Lecture = conférence.
  but conference is un colloque in English

- Exclamations 

    What   + a  devant un dénombrable au singulier : What a man !
                   devant des expressions exclamatives : What a mess !, what a shame (désordre, honte)

               sans a ..................................au pluriel : What teachers !

   Such   + a (same rule)  Such a good child   
   Quite  + a       -              Quite a big room    une bien assez grande pièce


-- following what theme ....

- Danielle ask for the small talk with her tourists   ... Hello ! Can I help you ?

 .. Have a good journey   ?                                Avez vous fait bon voyage 

 .. Do you want a drink    ?                              Désirez vous une boisson
 ...Is the bed comfortable   ?                             Avez vous trouvé le lit confortable
... Have you everything you need   ?                 Avez vous besoin de quelque chose
... Are you settled in ? Comfortably?               Etes vous bien installés
... What are you planning to visit ?                  Qu'avez vous prévu de visiter
... Do you want a flyer?                      un document pub but ... a frequent flyer is un grand voyageur


 -- Vocabulary     

  - If you have the flu you need a handkerchief        un mouchoir (foulard/main)
  - le pluriel est en s, par contre attention aux finales en f qui deviennent ves :
          wife       wives     femme
          thief      thieves   voleur
          elf         elves      fée
          roof      rooves    toit
 - rappel de la prononciation du I qui sf exceptions se dit AIE !!!!!!
         life, knife, ride, collide ....

-- Prépositions   suite ...

15. Poor fellow. He collided WITH a train on his way FROM work
16. Her beautiful voice  compensates FOR her hideous face and lack OF intelligence
17. We compliment you ON your good taste IN literature
18. I must congratulate him FOR his success ON the examination
19. He has not contributed much TO the solutions TO our difficulties
20. Can I depend ON you not to be angry WITH me FOR being late
21. He tried to hinder me FROM going out, but IN spite OF all his efforts, he could not prevent me               FROM doing so.

Good Bye Everyone 

the train starts tomorrow to two to two too ..... 

  and thank you for the Jelly Roll cake succulent !

NB : And don't forget Jelly Roll Morton, un géant du jazz ..