UNIT 2 - On the Bayou 3e

UNIT 2

On the Bayou

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Dans cette Unité Tu vas découvrir:

-La Louisiane et La Nouvelle Orléans -Le festival de mardi gras -Le vodou -Le jazz

Tu seras capable de:

-Faire part d'un souhait et l'expliquer -Lire un texte de façon expressive -mettre en relation des informations collectées afn d'émettre des hypothèses -rédiger un e-mail

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Et tu vas:

-FIRST TASK : enregistrer une vidéo pour convaincre une amie de t'accompagner en Louisiane -FINAL TASK : enregistrer un podcast d'1 min sur la Louisiane.

Index

Introduction

Lesson 2 Mysteries in New Orleans

Lesson 2 Help Marcel

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Lesson 2 The curse

Lesson 1 Welcome to Louisiana

Final task

1st task

Introduction

Look at the photo and describe it!

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Level 1 I bet you can name 10 words related to the photos.

Road - sign - Louisiana - music - brass (cuivre) - instrument - balcony - music - New Orleans - Carnival - party - festival - fleur-de-lis - float - parade - costumes - dress up - fun - colours - colorful - a lot of people - a crowd

What words do you recognise in this conversation?

-Look at the road sign! We’re in Louisiana! - New Orleans, Louisiana? Wow, the city of jazz, brass bands and carnivals! People having fun and parading, colourful floats and people on the balconies cheering.

Level 2 Look carefully at the words and symbols in document A. Do they look familiar?

The sign is in French and English. Orleans is a city in France. Louisiana starts with the name Louis. The fleur-de-lis is a French symbol. These photos were taken in Louisiana, a state in the USA. The main city is New Orleans.

What can you guess about the place?

Maybe it was a French territory/ colony before.

In the center On the left/ right At the top/ bottom In the picture, people are V+-ING In the center, the man is V+-ING

HELP!

Level 3 Describe picture B and C in detail. What do you think they are doing?

a brass band= une fanfare a float = char décoré a tuba= un tuba

Level 4 From your observations, present 2 or 3 important aspects of the culture in Louisiana.

Music / mix of French and other cultures/ carnival like in the West Indies

This parade is based on French culture: they call it “Mardi Gras” which is a French phrase. (This festival lasts between 28 to 63 days) The architecture is original. It dates back to the 19th century. Music (jazz for example) is played in the street. Musicians are “marching” so they’re called marching bands. People love partying! They enjoy being together, playing music, listening to music, parading, watching parades.

Level 5 How would you feel about visiting Louisiana and New Orleans?

I would love to visit New Orleans because…....................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ I don’t think I would enjoy myself in New Orleans because...................... .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Lesson 1

Welcome to Louisiana

1. The Pelican state

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1. The Pelican state

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1. The pelican state

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1. The pelican state

RECAP

Listen to Cajun

2. Welcome to Dixieland

Dixieland= a style of traditional jazz music with a two-beat rhythm that began in New Orleans in the US in the early 20th century

Look at the document before reading it! What does it look like?

Scan the text and sport the recurring pronoun. Who is this document addressed to?

Can you confirm your first impressions about the nature of the document?

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In groups:Read each paragraph and pick out the keywords. Compare and sum up

Recap all the information you have gathered in your workbook and present one paragraph to the other groups

3. Up for a festival?

Look at the two documents. Can you identify their nature and their functon?

What can you say about the colors? Look carefully at the people and spot the details: Who are they and what do they represent? What conclusion can you draw about these festivals?

Would you like to attend these festivals? Why? Why not?

Yes, I would love to attend because... No, I wouldn't be interested in going to those festivals because...

+ - great/ beautiful/nic boring/ dull amazing silly/crazy/ stupid wonderful too noisy/loud so lively too crowded colorful too different spectacular odd/ strange/ interesting weird incredible/breathtaking too popular/ public

Phonology

noms propres + accent UK/US

Phonology

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Practise your vocab

1st Task : Convince a friend to go to Louisiana with you

Record a 1 minute video/ a 1 minute speech to explain why you would like to visit Louisiana. I'd love to go to ...because... I'd like to discover...I can't wait to see/ listen/attend...

Lesson 2 : Mysteries in New Orleans

1. Dive into New Orleans and its secrets

a. Look at the picture and the title and imagine what happened

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2. Seraphina's voodoo shop

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2. Seraphina's voodoo shop

3. Discover voodoo

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4. Baron Samedi, a prominent voodoo figure

Look at the gris-gris, describe its symbols

There is a cross above a tomb = grave, there are two coffins on either side, there are flowers and little X letters. The cross is a reference to Catholicism. The coffins refer to dead people / the burial of the dead. The tomb below the cross is a reference to the graveyard = cemetery. It is bigger than the coffin so maybe it is Baron Samedi’s vault. Baron Samedi is an important figure, he rules over dead people in their after-life.

4. Baron Samedi

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Baron Samedi, "The Master of the dead" in Voodoo, occupies a popular place as the guardian of cemeteries, and the spirit responsible for an individual's transportation to the underworld. [...] He fills a vital role in Haitian voodoo as the master of the dead, ushering the newly deceased into the afterlife. [...] Baron is portrayed in Haitian voodoo wearing a top hat, black tuxedo, dark glasses, and cotton plugs in his nostrils. His image is often said to resemble that of a corpse that has been dressed and prepared for burial in traditional, Haitian manner. His face is said to resemble a skull, and he uses a nasal voice. Baron spends the majority of his time in the invisible realm of Haitian voodoo spirits. His behavior is described as outrageous. He is known to spend his time drinking rum and smoking cigars, swearing profusely, and making filthy jokes to the other loas. [...] Baron's time is spent lingering at the crossroads of life and death in the human world. When someone dies, Baron is said to dig their grave and meet their soul as it rises from the grave. He guides them into the underworld. Only Baron Samedi has the power to accept an individual into the world of the dead.

Lesson 2 The curse

6. Marcel's curse

Two days later, Marcel doesn't feel any better and Seraphina decides to contact Ms Grayson, a genealogist, for help

Recap what Marcel has been through to prepare Seraphina's e-mail to Ms Grayson

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Write Seraphina's e-mail to Ms Grayson following the different steps in your workbook. Seraphina has to introduce herself briefly

THE PASSIVE VOICE

Pour exprimer ce que subit quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

On utilise l'auxiliaire "BE" conjugué au temps voulu, suivi du participe passé du verbe.

Le participe passé des verbes réguliers = verbe + -ED ex: play -> played In New Orleanes, music is played everywhere. Le participe passé des verbes irréguliers est à connaître par coeur. (3e colonne des verbes irréguliers) Ex: break / broke/ broken put / put/ put

THE PASSIVE VOICE

Pour exprimer ce que subit quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

Pour utiliser la voix passive au présent, je conjugue simplement l'auxiliaire "BE" au présent, (is/are) suivi du participe passé du verbe.

Ex : New Orleans (know) .......... ...........................for its festivals.

Pour utiliser la voix passive au prétérit, je conjugue simplement l'auxiliaire "BE" au prétérit, (was/were) suivi du participe passé du verbe.

Ex : In 1699, New Orleans (know) .......... already ...........................for its festivals.

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7. The origins

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The Black Code

No code has such a complicated history as Louisiana's Black Code. The Code Noir was introduced in Louisiana in 1724, based on earlier codes developed in French Caribbean colonies. The French laws about slavery gave greater rights to enslaved persons than their British and Dutch counterparts. Owners of enslaved persons were required to baptize them in the Catholic faith and to give them Sundays off for worship. They were forbidden from severe mistreatment. Enslaved persons were allowed to marry and separation of families was not permitted. However, Louisiana's law differed from the law in the Caribbean in several negative ways. Interracial marriage was prohibited. Enslaved persons could no longer be freed at their master's discretion; instead, the Superior Council's approval was required to grant all requests for freedom. Freedom could not be granted out of mere generosity. The Council required an extraordinary reason for freedom.

Pour exprimer une obligation, une autorisation ou une interdiction au passé

On emploi les expressions "had to" + BV, be allowed to + BV et "be forbidden to" + BV Ex: Slaves were allowed to marry but they were forbidden to marry white people.

Until 1865, Louisiana landowners ......... .................. ......buy slaves. According to the Code Noir, slaves .......... ...................... .....have a rest on Sundays but they ............ ........ work long hours during the week. Their owners ................ ...................... ........ punish them but they ............ ........................ ....... mistreat them. They .............. ......... respect them. Black people .......... .................... ...... marry and their owners ........... .................... ..... separate families.

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8. Check your guesses

Ms Grayson is now at hand for a phone call. Watch the video and learn the story behind Marcel's curse.

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Lesson 2 Help Marcel

Analyse the elements from Seraphina's vision

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What information do you learn from these lines?

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Now choose wisely how to break the curse and save Marcel

Watch the end of the animated movie to see if you have saved Marcel

Level 5 : From your observations, present two or three important aspects of the culture in Louisiana

Watch the end of the video

Watch the end of the video, take notes and discover more about the history of Louisiana. Recap everything you've learnt!

Louisiana is called the Pelican State because a lot of pelicans live there. Jazz was born in Louisiana. Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz musician. Food in Louisiana has Cajun and Creole origins because it was a French territory. The state was named after the French king, Louis XIV but it was bought from the French by the Americans in 1803. It officially became an American state in 1812. You can still find French names in the contemporary culture of Louisiana / in some dialects.

Both posters use many different bright colours. Both posters feature a person. -In document A, the person seems to be a pianist playing jazz. He seems to be having fun.He represents the music that is played in New Orleans: it is energetic, the rhythm can be felt in the colours and in the way the city is represented in the background, with a lot of lights and colours.

-In document B, we only see the face of the person. He / She is wearing a lot of make-up. He / She seems to be looking straight into our eyes. He / She looks like an African mask but his / her headdress looks Native American. The person on poster B is surrounded with voodoo symbols: scary faces, a skull, snakes, eyes. I imagine the festivals are quite lively, full of colours and movement. People like to dress up in extravagant clothes. In New Orleans, there are influences from African and traditional Native American cultures.

Level 2 : Look carefully at the words and symbols in document A: Do they look familiar? What can you guess about the place?

Make at least 3 references to cultural events to convince your friend it is worth visiting!Music/ food/ festivals/ nature... Use superlatives and make sure you pronounce the French words with an American accent!

We can conclude that Louisiana was French before it became American. As a matter of fact "Louisiana" was named after the French King, Louis XIV, after it was "discovered" by a French explorer in 1682. Louisiana was later on sold to the Americans by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803.

In the picture C, we can see a street with buildings. The buildings have balconies all around. There are people on the balconies watching a parade. In the centre, we can see a float. It probably represents a black American musician as we can see music notes on it. Floats are very important in parades. People are dressed up. They seem to be having a lot of fun.

I can see an American road sign. On the road sign, there is a sentence written in French : "Bienvenue en Louisiane". The symbol is a fleur de lis. The fleur de lis can often be observed on the French coat of arms (armoiries).The French kings long used the fleur-de-lis as an emblem of their sovereignty because it represents purity and that was an important value for the Catholic Church and Kings.

Level 3 : Describe picture B and C in detail. What do you think the people are doing?

This is a street scene in New Orleans. A jazz band is playing while walking along the street. There are eleven musicians playing different wind instruments - trumpet, saxophone, trombone, horn (cor)- as well as drums. They are all people of colour, Blacks and Hispanics. They’re wearing casual clothes and seem to be having a good time playing music in the street. The houses are typical of the French quarter in New Orleans with their balconies and wooden shutters.The street is Bourbon Street as we can see on one of the shop signs. The people walking up and down the street look like tourists. Everybody is wearing light clothes, shorts and t-shirts. It could be during a festival, perhaps a Jazz festival.

Level 6 : How would you feel about visiting Louisiana and New Orleans?

Level 1 I bet you can name 10 words related to the photos. What words do you recognise in this conversation?

Marcel (take)........ ................to Seraphina's shop. He (examine) ......... ........................ . Jazz (introduce) ........ .......................... in New Orleans about 130 years ago. During colonization, Africans (capture) ........... ........................... and (sell) ................... into slavery. They (mistreat) ............ ................by their masters.

The first mardi gras (celebrate)........ ................... in 1699. Every year, mardi gras (celebrate) ......... ........................ in New Orleans. Every week-end, music (play)........ .................. in the streets and local food (serve) ...... .................. Mardi gras krewes (create)........ ................as early as 1704.