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samedi 19 avril 2014

Chez Francine et Michel

April 10th 2014- In the mayor's home

Phonétique  

idem : day  say  play  way

feuille de transcription phonétique du français



How to do something ...

* Danielle : shine shoes...  with a cloth: chiffon (clothes = vêtement), garment = habit)
   apply then rub shoe-polish ...

* Laurence : change a light bulb ...  with a stepladder (escabeau) or climbing on the table, unscrew the bulb of the socket (douille) and bayonet, screw base), replace a new bulb light, at the end switch on the light

* Max : light a fire in a fire place ... place some logs (buches) with tongs(pinces), breath or use bellows (soufflet), move with the poker (tisonnier

*Maurice : nous raconte des salades sur son blog... oh sorry no, he prepares salad : in the morning goes at the bottom of the garden, choices a lettuce, washes it, tears in pieces. In a green bowl put a spoon of oil, a few vinegar, mustard, one shallot cut in small slices At the end toss (faire sauter) it with big spoon and fork.
Good appetite  !

*Michel : make a bed ... goes upstairs in his bedroom, mattress (matelas), pillow (oreiller), blanket (couverture), sheet on bed (drap de lit),

*Roseline : frame picture ... measure painting or picture, cut with scissors, apply glue or adhesive tape

*Marcelle : cover a library book needs adhesive tape, scissors, rule, cloth ; difficulties are to avoid the bulbs, so edges (bords)


Tea Time 



Champagne rosé !
It is a great celebration because Michel becomes the mayor or our village. Congratulations Michel !

    

samedi 5 avril 2014

Chez Ruth et Max

In English please



Petit comité pour cette reprise ...
Laurence et Danielle excusées, Max in late ??
First we review the pronunciation of english vowels

Important! sinon vous risquez de mourir de faim


Tableau imagé de quelques mots à prononcer

Phonétique illustrée


Spelling and Sounds
Each letter has 2 or 3 pronunciation :
colonne 1 : one sound short
colonne 2 :                   long
colonne 3 :  le 'r' simple
colonne 4 : centring di or tri-phthong




Rappel de vocabulaire pour Vrai ou Faux
- a statement (at a question) is true or false
- choice of a road is right or wrong



HOW T ...  ou le jeu des enveloppes

Everyone opens an envelope. Inside a paper with a few words or verbs, he tells us how to ...

Marcelle - How to ... feed your animals

Michel - How to put wallpaper

Roselyne- How to make pancakes

Maurice- How to wash his car

Francine- How to plant a rose bush

Max- How to make concrete (béton) as a punishment because he was late !

Tous exercices exécutés avec brio et dans la bonne humeur...

Tea Time


Ruth had made some succulent brownies




Cable Car Chocolate Brownies       

2 eggs                                                             2/3 cup sifted flour
¾ cup sugar                                                   ¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract                         ¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup melted butter                                  ½ cup chopped walnuts
                                                     ¾ cup ground chocolate


Stir eggs with sugar and vanilla; add butter. Sift ground chocolate with flour, baking powder, salt. Stir into egg mixture; add nuts. Spread into greased square pan. Bake at 175° C for 20 minutes. Let cool in pan. Cut into squares.



Cable car in San Francisco


Bye, Bye, see you soon ...