Habitual events in the present

Monologic narration task

La salade de Sophie

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Stephen Owen, Emma Marsden & Nick Avery

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Rachel Hawkes

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To talk about something which happens in the present,

we use the PRESENT tense:

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e.g. Tous les samedis, elle joue au tennis.

Every Saturday, she plays tennis.

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JOUER is a regular –ER verb. The infinitive ends in -ER.

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PARLER is also a regular –ER verb.

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The next few slides provide practice in using PARLER in the present tense.

Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden / Nick Avery

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Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden

parler

[to speak | speaking]

parle

[speaks | is speaking]

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Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden

parler

[to speak | speaking]

parle

[speaks | is speaking]

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Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden

parle

[speaks | is speaking]

Elle parle français.

[She speaks | is speaking French.]

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Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden

parler

[to speak | speaking]

Elle aime parler français.

[She likes speaking French.]

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[She speaks | is speaking French.]

Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden

parle

[speaks | is speaking]

Elle _____ français.

parle

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[to speak / speaking]

Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden

parler

Elle aime ______ français.

[She likes speaking French.]

parler

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Sophie is a real foodie! She’s making her favourite salad with Marc.

Listen and decide who does what.

écouter

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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écouter / écrire

________________les instructions.

Il regarde

1

________________les ingredients.

Il compte

2

3

________________la salade.

Elle lave

________________les tomates et les poivrons.

Il coupe

4

________________tout.

5

Elle mélange

Listen again and write what you hear.

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Listen again and write what you hear.

écouter / écrire

________________des croûtons.

Elle ajoute

________________la vinaigrette.

Il prépare

________________la vinaigrette sur la salade.

Elle verse

________________ la salade.

Il partage

________________la salade.

Elle mange

6

7

8

9

10

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Sophie’s salad was so tasty that Marc wants to make it again!

This time he’s making it with his sister. Who does what this time?

lire

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Rachel Hawkes

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Student A: translate sentences 1-5 into English.

1. ___________________________.

He looks at the instructions

2. ____________________________.

She counts the ingredients

3. _______________________.

He washes the salad

She chops the tomatoes and the peppers

4. ___________________________________________.

He mixes everything

5. ______________________.

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Student B: translate sentences 1-5 into English.

6. _________________________.

He adds some croutons

7. _________________________________________.

She prepares the vinaigrette (dressing)

8. ___________________________________________.

She pours the vinaigrette on the salad.

He eats the salad

9. __________________________.

He shares the salad

10. ___________________.

Answers

lire / écrire

Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden / Nick Avery

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Rachel Hawkes

Pour vous aider

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Nouns

instruction – instruction (f)

ingredient – ingrédient (m)

salad – salade (f)

tomato – tomate (f)

Pronoun

everything – tout

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Verbs

look at – regarder

count – compter

wash – laver

cut – couper

mix – mélanger

add – ajouter

prepare – préparer

pour (on) – verser (sur)

share – partager

eat – manger

like – aimer

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One year later…

The only problem is that he has lost Sophie’s recipe!

He can’t remember what order to do things in.

Student A: use the prompt cards to tell your partner the story.

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Student B: take notes about who does what.

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He is trying to make Sophie’s salad with his cousin Christine.

What happens?

parler / écouter

Mark has to make some food for a family event.

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parler / écouter

C’est normal?

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lave la salade

ajoute les croutons

mélange tout

compte les ingrédients

coupe les tomates et les poivrons

prépare la vinaigrette

verse la vinaigrette sur la salade

partage la salade

Answers

parler / écouter

mange la salade

aime la salade

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parler / écouter

C’est normal?

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prépare la vinaigrette

coupe les tomates et les poivrons

lave la salade

ajoute les croûtons

compte les ingredients

mélange tout

verse la vinaigrette sur la salade

partage la salade

mange la salade

Answers

parler / écouter

Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden / Nick Avery

aime la salade

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Now write your own salad-making story!

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Choose one male and one female character.

Choose your order of 10 events (those you’ve practised).

Write the sequence, using ‘il’ and ‘elle’ to refer to each character.

Swap the story with your partner.

Read your partner’s salad-making story.

C’est normal?

lire / écrire

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Rachel Hawkes