Travellers 2

Hello friends, the journey continues

04 O6 15 - Marcelle & Maurice

Choice your travel, your services ....

Everyone takes a ticket and choices the desired destination, ....

Maurice/Australia/Camping-car *** Roseline

When do you want to start your tour ? quand voulez vous commencer ...

How long you would spend in A. ? combien de temps .... passer

Six months

From  where do you want to start ? de où voulez vous commencer

Sydney first, then the itinerary....

Good road map feuille de route

Vineyards vignobles

How many Australian exchange rate $/€: nearly equal

taux de change à peu près égal

Marcelle/Tahiti/B&B Hotel/Plane *** Michel - Francine

I'll stay two weeks in Pacific islands

How much does it costs ?  

What do you want to drink on board ? then a meal repas

Michel/Malaysia/Car *** Maurice - Marcelle

*What can I do for you ?

I must take insurance- reliable policy assurance fiable

What type of leasure ? Quels loisirs ?

A guide personne a guidebook un livre guide

Vaccinated necessary because many diseases maladies

(Yellow fever, malaria paludisme, AIDS sida)

*What is the cost of the tour ? a calculation un calcul
To get cold feet se refroidir, faire marche arrière, avoir la trouille 

Marcelle/North American/Car *** Roseline
Departure in August and September for a few months, winter starts early, I want to see Autumn
I'll rent a car to visit country side, lakes and mountains
one way aller simple - round trip aller retour
Down payment acompte  - pay solde
Cash payment paiement comptant Credit card ... par carte.

A bit of grammar

Uncountable nouns:

Remember:
baggage and luggage are uncountable (indénombrable) in English (like butter = toujours au singulier)

check-in attendant: Where is your luggage? passenger: Oh dear, I've left it in the car! 

Please put your luggage on the scales (pluriel en anglais = la balance).

It weighs over 20 kilos; you will have to pay extra. 

2 pieces of luggage = 2 suitcases
one piece of hand-baggage, a carry-on bag

Travels (toujours au pluriel) His travels have taken him all over the world. 
un voyage = a trip/ a journey : Have a good trip / journey.

Quand avoir se traduit par BE :

Are you seasick? / Do you get seasick on a boat? a plane?
I'm hungry/thirsty.
He is afraid to fly.
Are you warm enough?
No, we are cold. Could you give us a blanket, please? 

Prepositions (reminders):

I live in Bullecourt.
I want to go to Spain / to Madrid.
I'd like to take a cruise on the Mediterranean,  on a big ship.
Where do you want to depart from? From Toulon.
Yes, you can embark at Toulon. The harbour is not far from the town centre.
Can you explain to me how to get there?
Of course. I'll show you the way on this map.
Your suite is on the top floor of the hotel, with a beautiful view over the town.
You can see the sea from the balcony.

Travellers

April the 23th, at Roseline's home

Travellers

Travelers (US)

The specialists are :

Travel agent agent de voyage

Tourist information 

Taxi or bus driver  chauffeur taxi ou bus

Car rental service  location de voiture 

Steward(esse)  service à bord

Customs officer douanier (att! custom habitude)

Check-in counter  comptoir de controle
Hotel receptionist employé accueil de l' hotel

Travel vocabulary   :  Useful expressions

When does the bus/train leave for ....

What time does the plane for Ecoust take off / land ?

Where is platform / gate number ... ?

Is there a reduced fare for children/large families ?

Flight XXX to .... is now boarding at gate number ....

Anything to declare ?   =  nothing ...

Remember :

fly     go by plane

drive go by car

sail    go by ship  or on a cruise 

Travellers get in touch with a specialist ...

Danielle / Marcelle- check-in counter   

Put your luggage on the scales I weigh it. peser les bagages 

Waouh ! it is in my car on the car park.

         Danielle / Francine-custom officer
have you anything to declare ? nothing!  and that bottle of whisky- two liters, and this dangerous knife! Put them on the conveyer belt tapis roulant.
Have a good journey Bon voyage

         Marcelle / Michel-Hotel receptionist
I would like to got o England and a room for 6 nights, in "demi pension"(breakfast and dinner), on the second floor étage. Please explain to me how use the safe. coffre fort.

        Maurice / Roseline-tourist information
I want to go to Bruxelles by train with my dog - Dogs are non admitted sir -
I would like to eat french fries US or chips UK
Half-priceTicket = to travel half-fare  voyager demi tarif

        Roseline / Francine-travel agent
I want to go to Spain. What kind of hotel have you ?
No hotel but high standing house.
I want something near the beach.
The house is far from town and the sea, but very high standing,
with a large garden, all in package deal ! tout compris
What about go on a tour ? Spain tour circuit
Thank you, I'll think it over ... je vais réfléchir ...

        Francine / Danielle-travel agent
I want to go on a cruise in Mediterranean Sea on a beautiful boat
Do you get seasick? No. mal de mer
Where do you want to board ? In Toulon.
I''take the sleeping car from Arras with dining car. What is the timetable for embarkment?
I'll see what' s available ...  I have 8 pm or 10 am, do you make a stop over ?escale
I'll send you the tourist guide with sights and fare and I'll sum it up résumé

         

Have a good day !
See you later.

what would you do if ...

What would you do if ...

Vocabulary

shopping, buying spree  "fièvre acheteuse"

to go on a shopping spree partir courir les boutiques

spry alerte (a spry old lady)

a buyer in a company  le responsable des achats

lively frolic activité joyeuse (frolic : batifoler, espiègle)

private sales ventes privées

outil pour marquer bétail (burnt)

brand marque, good bargain on the internet for brands (bonne affaire sur internet ...)

stain tâche

handkerchief mouchoir, paper hankie en papier

to shatter casser en 1000 morceaux

to spank donner une fessée

to slap ... gifler, donner une claque

you should ask me for money vous me demanderez de l'argent

when ever you like quand vous voulez

slide show diaporama

What would you do if ...

ONE YOUR SHOES FELL ONTO THE TRACKS AS YOU WERE GETTING A TRAIN

YOU WERE INVITED TO A PARTY BY SOMEONE YOU DISLIKED

YOU BROKE A VALUABLE OBJECT IN A SHOP

YOU DISCOVERED SOMEONE HAD USED YOUR BANKING CARD ILLEGALLY

YOU WERE OUT ON AN EMERGENCY CALL, BLOCKED BEHIND A TRACTOR IN A 
SNOWDRIFT

YOU CAUGHT YOUR GRANDSON STEALING MONEY FROM YOUR PURSE

YOU REALIZED YOU HAD LEFTYOUR TELEPHONE IN A DEPARTMENT STORE AFTER CLOSING HOURS

PLEASE SEND ME A RESUME, A FEW WORDS... OF YOUR ANSWER

MAIL TO : mauricelemr@gmail.com
Be happy you'll be published !

Chez Roselyne le 5 février 2015

For Sale or On Sale     $$$$$$$$         Shopping 

! à vendre ou en soldes


Giant discount   Rabais géant 
a bargain           une bonne affaire
to bargain          marchander
60%  off    "sixty per cent" off, 6O % de réduction
time payment    payer à tempérament

Let's go on a shopping spree ! ... faire le tour des boutiques.

1) Book shop

(says the customer) "Hello, I want to buy a book 
(the shop assistant) -The author (or ...the writer) of this book tells the story of a woman who searches, gives her point of view, describes characters, ...., she received many awards (prix, récompenses)
"How much it costs (or ... is it)
n.b.: a client is only for liberal profession

2) Shoe store

" I prefer the black shoes near the brown in the window ...
- with laces or buckles ? 
- high heels or flat shoes (or ... low)"no, these walking shoes

n.b.at this time you should try to bargain with the sales person...

3) Liquor shop

brand  marque

lest known  les moins connues

price is no object  peu importe le prix

straight whisky or with ice cubes (= on the rocks)  sec ou avec 
glaçons
from what country? Scotch, Irish, American (bourbon = maize)

Tea Time

no liquor but orange juice ...

an excellent nuts cake

Seller and Customer

Shopping - Seller and Customer

At Francine and Michel 
February the 25th

A seller (vendeur) is a sales person, salesman or saleswoman
A buyer (acheteur)is a customer (client, consommateur)

Francine / Roseline

a rattle, un hochet 
a doll, une poupée
a bright green dog, un chien vert brillant
a gift box for send in Switzerland, une boite cadeau pour expédier en Suisse





Danielle  / Michel

she wants a bicycle for her boy, a strong bicycle. It is necessary to go(take) up (raise) the saddle. Un vélo solide, monter la selle
What price range, quelle gamme de prix ? Save up Economiser
Have you a big car, a station wagon for example. un break
With pedal or electric ? Vélo à pédales ou électrique

Michel is a shrewd sales man Un vendeur judicieux, rusé ...

Francine / Roseline?

She wants a blouse with strass Un chemisier avec du strass
Low neck, not too, not indecently, more distinguish. Un peu décolleté, pas trop, pas indécent, plus distingué
Try it on. Essaie le
Put, lay aside. Mettre de coté


Michel / Francine

Mr wants a tie (Cravate) red and black, with pink flowers
Not a bow tie (Noeud papillon), because the tuxedo (smoking) will be more appropriate.
Mr wishes to show off, souhaite se mettre en valeur
With a black top hat it is one of its kind, avec un haut de forme c'est inégalable
Very fashionable, fashion designers. Très mode

Maurice / Danielle

Mr wants snow boots to go skiing, white colored
The saleswoman measure his size, too big !
He is choosy, ne prend que ce qu'il aime
A bit picky, un peu tatillon

Meanwhile Marcelle got lost in a traffic jam
Pendant ce temps Marcelle s'est perdue dans un encombrement




Tea Time

delicious cake, far breton
apple juice

Animal, Vegetable and Mineral

Animal, Vegetable and Mineral


Nice to see you again. Today it's a game for children  !!!

Yes/No questions

Is it big, small, hard, soft, black, yellow, shiny, heavy, valuable, dangerous, round, furry … ?

grand, petit, dur, doux, noir, jaune, brillant, lourd, de valeur, dangereux, rond, velu ...

Is it a substance

Can we hold it?
on peut la tenir ?

A brick for Francine

Can we eat it?

Snail of Michel

Does it have (2, 4, 6, 8) legs?

The squirrel of Roseline with 2 legs... Hum!

Can we have it as a pet?

= animal familier

Does it live in water?

Fish of Danielle in her garden

... in trees, in the desert, 

in the garden, in a cage…?

Is it a substance, 

Coal of Maurice

an object?

Spoon of Danielle

Is it a flower, 

Daisy of Marcelle

a tree,

Pine tree of Roseline

a cereal,

 a root, 

Asparagus of Marcelle

= cette tige est un rhizome

a fruit?

Corn of Francine

NB : Ce fruit est un akène, mais un akène particulier dans lequel la paroi mince du fruit (péricarpe) est intimement soudée à la paroi de la graine  ...

Tea Time

Kinds of cookies

Made by Marcelle

To eat with some Champagne,

A very very Happy New Year 2015

Francine and Michel's Home, december 18th

Francine and Michel's Home, december 18th

Nice holidays Michel

The Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, 

my true love sent to me 

A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas, 

my true love sent to me 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas, 

my true love sent to me 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

and a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas, 

my true love sent to me 

Four calling birds, 

Three French hens, 

Two turtle doves, 

And a partridge in a pear tree. 

On the fifth day…

five gold rings

On the sixth day…

six geese a-laying

On the seventh day…

seven swans a-swimming

On the eighth day…

eight maids a-milking

On the ninth day…

nine drummers drumming

On the tenth day…

ten pipers piping

On the eleventh day

eleven ladies dancing

On the twelfth day

twelve lords a-leaping

Share our Christmas menus ....

For the different cooks here are many courses : 

Main course
goose foie gras (nb : liver or Med: hepar adiposum)
smoked salmon saumon fumé
scallop coquilles st Jack, coquilles St Jacques gratinées
seashells  fruits de mer
roasted chicken or beef poulet ou boeuf roti
fishes poissons
goose oie
white sausage boudin blanc

Vegetables (you'll see what you you find ! )
mushrooms champignons
zucchini squash courgette

Dessert
chestnut cake roll gateau roulé aux marrons
ice cream log buche glacée
nougat cake

Phonétique

"about the difficulties of pronunciation", thanks Ruth for the recording !

http://cinco.ly/!AMwCBsi7POpL
(poussez le son à fond SVP)

BRUSH UP YOUR ENGLISH

(Hints on pronunciation)

I take it you already know

Of tough and bough and cough and dough.

Others may stumble, though not you,

On hiccough, thorough, trough and through...

Well done!  And now you wish, perhaps,

To learn of  less familiar traps?

Beware of heard, a dreadful word

That looks like beard and sounds like bird.

And dead  : it's said like bed, not bead --

For goodness' sake, don't call it "deed"!

Watch out for meat and great and threat --

(They rhyme with suite and straight and debt).

A moth is not a moth in mother,

Nor both in bother, broth in brother,

And here is not a match for there,

Nor dear and fear for bear and pear.

And then there's dose and rose and lose,

(Just look them up) and goose and choose,

And cork and work, and card and ward,

And font and front, and word and sword,

And do and go, and thwart and cart...

Come, come, I've hardly made a start!

A dreadful language ?  Man alive,

I'd mastered it when I was five!

Tea Time   Cheers !

Awesome ginger bread with champagne !  Thanks Michel and Francine

Singing Christmas Carols

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin Mother and Child

Holy Infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Hark! The herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King!

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled"

Joyful, all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With the angelic host proclaim:

"Christ is born in Bethlehem"

Hark! The herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King!"

O Come All Ye Faithful

O Come All Ye Faithful

Joyful and triumphant,

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold Him,

Born the King of Angels;

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

Joy to the World

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And Heaven and nature sing,

And Heaven and nature sing,

And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, 

Fa la la la la, la la la la. 

Tis the season to be jolly, 

Fa la la la la, la la la la. 

Don we now our gay apparel, 

Fa la la, la la la, la la la. 

Troll the ancient Yule tide carol, 

Fa la la la la, la la la la. 

Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Best wishes everyone