Danielle's May 30th 2014

Chez Danielle 

1) Look at souvenirs in Paul's room. Many things he has brought back from travels.

Max : see Italy , Pise Tower which is tilted (or slanted)
Maurice : a kangaroo boxing on the bed
Francine : see Canada on the pillow(or a cushion) on the bed
Marcelle : in Italy, Colisseum in Roma and the female wolves
Danielle : in India has seen the statue of Boudha
Michel : a mexican hat on the wall
everybody saw the Eiffel Tower

2) At the supermarker, phone another customer for something  

What are you going to buy  Qu'allez vous acheter
look for  sausage, pork, beef, lamb chercher après saucisses de porc, boeuf, mouton
lost  perdu
in a hurry   pressé
taste   gouter
on or off duty   en ou fin de service
turn left   tourner à gauche
hens for the eggs  oeufs pour le poules
cashier  caissier

3) Phonétique :  Accent des mots, l'accent principal et l'accent secondaire

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Chez Marcelle et Maurice

May 1st in Ecoust 

In this day everybody receives a gift :

Sprig of lily of the valley

Past events : april 25th . Each one describes a picture

Bullecourt celebrated the war 1914. There is many people before the town hall at the beginning of the ceremony. Then we move toward the Australian monument digger.

digger       soldat des tranchées   true blue digger trail authentique chemin des soldats

arm band  brassard     school band musiciens d'école

veterans holding flags   les anciens combattants porte-drapeaux

the new mayor making speech with mike le nouveau maire faisant un discours au micro

sky bluish   ciel bleuâtre

bag pipe player  joueur de cornemuse    How this instrument works

very proud of his kilt, red, pink, salmon ... Fier de son kilt (couleurs selon le clan)

the woman giving a speech was Minister foreign affairs

she wear a black coat, she seemed very dignified    très digne, "classe"

the interpretor was a blurry red-headed   chevelure rousse flou

soldiers wore nice patent leather shoes  chaussures vernies

a long weekend   un pont

Vocab. and Phonetic

May Day   Labor day in US(first monday)   Premier Mai
maypole     mat enrubanné

Easter    Pâques   NB attention les R en finale se font oublier sauf si liaison avec une voyelle  
Easter egg hunt   chasse aux oeufs    lots (of) eggs (to) hide ...  NB ( ) ne s'entendent pas
Dover  Douvres  ... pour le R muet

Tea Time

an ice box cake made by Marcelle

Everybody liked it...

See you soon
Best wishes
t wishes

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 !

    

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 ...

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 ..

9 janvier 2014 - Les Rois chez Marcelle et Maurice

News : New Year's resolution:
            or  I resolve to ...
                     I promise
                     I vow (pr. VAO)

Marcelle promise to practice piano
Roselyne resolves to really learn English
Francine wants to be on time, better organized (poorly ...well...better...best)
Maurice doesn't change nothing at all !
Max would drink less wine the evening
Laurence less Champaign
Ruth wishes successful for her library
Michel dreams of become mayor ...

Formules de fin de lettre

signing a letter
best, all my best
best wishes
regards, best regards
sincerely yours
love (seul, mais jamais wishes seul)

lots of love, much love, all my love  ....  ! à réserver à son amoureux-se

Usage des prépositions :

TO - AT -   à -rattachement, avec notion de direction pour AT
IN - INTO - dans, avec mouvement pour into

OF -  de
FROM - de, avec notion de séparation, éloignement

ON - sur

WITH - avec

BY- par     

FOR - pour

1. Concentrate ON doing a little work FOR a change
2. The success OR our venture depends ON our skill
3. It is cruel to separate children FROM their parents
4. What has happened TO this poor man
5. I'm not interested IN modern art AT all
6. The soldier poured the beer FROM the jug INTO the glass.
7. Don't worry. I will protect you FROM harm
8. He is terribly absorbed IN his work ON bacteria
9. Abstain FROM alcohol. It i dangerous FOR you IN your condition
10. He assured me OF his full consideration IN the business ( but WITH his homework)
11. Our newspaper aims AT having a million readers BY next year (si date butoir sinon in)
12. We are not arrived AT any decision ON the matter IN question
13. The books are ON loan* TO us FROM a private library
14. She averted her face FROM the sight OF his suffering
15. Poor fellow; he collided WITH a train ON his way FROM home

* loan prêter, but books are lent by the library, borrow emprunter
( à suivre ...)

Quick, go and get the doctor :

After the festive seasons .... You 'll have perhaps :
 - a sore throat gorge sensible, irritée
 - a headache mal de tête
 - a backache mal de dos       " ache"évoque le mal persistant


Twelfth-Night pancake ; galette des Rois

Max is the King