Chapter 5: Once upon a time...
Describe what you can see. Guess what fairy tale it is.
Le prétérit simple (Simple Past Tense) On utilise ce temps lorsque l’action s’est déjà produite ou lorsqu’elle est terminée. Pour les verbes réguliers, on ajoute –ed à la base verbale (ou simplement –d si le verbe se termine déjà par e) : Play → Played Type → Typed Pour les verbes irréguliers, il faut les apprendre par cœur à partir de la liste. Exemples : Be → was / were Do → did Go → went
Le prétérit simple (Simple Past Tense) Pour les phrases négatives on utilise : Sujet + did not + base verbale. Exemple : Yesterday, they did not play tennis. Pour les phrases interrogatives on utilise : did + sujet + base verbale. Exemple : Did she win the gold medal?
Le prétérit simple (Simple Past Tense) Exercise – Complete the sentences Put the verb in brackets in the simple past. Yesterday, I __________ (go) to the cinema with my friends. She __________ (see) a very interesting film last night. We __________ (eat) pizza for dinner. He __________ (take) the bus to school this morning. They __________ (buy) a new video game. I __________ (write) an email to my teacher. He __________ (run) very fast during the race. We __________ (come) home late yesterday evening. She __________ (make) a chocolate cake. They __________ (give) a present to their parents.
1. What characters do you recognise ? 2. Where does the story take place? 3. What kind of film is it? 4. Identify three actions in the trailer and say them in the past simple tense.
Who are the main characters?
Say at least 3 things that happened in the trailer using the Past Simple. Do you like the trailer? Why / why not?
G1: HUANG LUCY, BOUBE Titouan, HAETTEL ALEXIS, WALBAUM AUGUSTIN
G2: LEDOUX Maï lan, KORID JOUDE, BRULE Gaspard, PONY Robin
G3: ABDO ARWEN, BOULEY Gaspard, AIT-OUAKLI Jasmine, WU Yisi G4: PINEL Mayalene, BOUKERROUI HANNA-ROSE, MRAD IWAN, LEDUC Arthur
G5: SABLON Mila, CHILLAN LIVIA, DEWILDE Gauthier, RABERIN Malone
G6: DRUGUET Valentina, ZAMORA JULIA, BREILLOT Nathanael
G7: CHANDESRIS LOUISE, ELISSALT TESSA-EKHI, PERROT LOUIS, PRESSARD Achille
G8: GUIBERT CAMILLE, TEMIMI Esthee, CHABANNE Louis, BRIENT-MANTEAU Leonard
G9: DOLLINGER Alaric, BOSSA Ambroise, TEA Elyam,
Final Task : In groups of 4, you must write your own story. It should include : a title, a main character and a description, a problem, a solution and an end. You will find help in your textbook page 70.
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Chapter 5: Once upon a time...
Describe what you can see. Guess what fairy tale it is.
Le prétérit simple (Simple Past Tense) On utilise ce temps lorsque l’action s’est déjà produite ou lorsqu’elle est terminée. Pour les verbes réguliers, on ajoute –ed à la base verbale (ou simplement –d si le verbe se termine déjà par e) : Play → Played Type → Typed Pour les verbes irréguliers, il faut les apprendre par cœur à partir de la liste. Exemples : Be → was / were Do → did Go → went
Le prétérit simple (Simple Past Tense) Pour les phrases négatives on utilise : Sujet + did not + base verbale. Exemple : Yesterday, they did not play tennis. Pour les phrases interrogatives on utilise : did + sujet + base verbale. Exemple : Did she win the gold medal?
Le prétérit simple (Simple Past Tense) Exercise – Complete the sentences Put the verb in brackets in the simple past. Yesterday, I __________ (go) to the cinema with my friends. She __________ (see) a very interesting film last night. We __________ (eat) pizza for dinner. He __________ (take) the bus to school this morning. They __________ (buy) a new video game. I __________ (write) an email to my teacher. He __________ (run) very fast during the race. We __________ (come) home late yesterday evening. She __________ (make) a chocolate cake. They __________ (give) a present to their parents.
1. What characters do you recognise ? 2. Where does the story take place? 3. What kind of film is it? 4. Identify three actions in the trailer and say them in the past simple tense.
Who are the main characters? Say at least 3 things that happened in the trailer using the Past Simple. Do you like the trailer? Why / why not?
G1: HUANG LUCY, BOUBE Titouan, HAETTEL ALEXIS, WALBAUM AUGUSTIN G2: LEDOUX Maï lan, KORID JOUDE, BRULE Gaspard, PONY Robin G3: ABDO ARWEN, BOULEY Gaspard, AIT-OUAKLI Jasmine, WU Yisi G4: PINEL Mayalene, BOUKERROUI HANNA-ROSE, MRAD IWAN, LEDUC Arthur G5: SABLON Mila, CHILLAN LIVIA, DEWILDE Gauthier, RABERIN Malone
G6: DRUGUET Valentina, ZAMORA JULIA, BREILLOT Nathanael G7: CHANDESRIS LOUISE, ELISSALT TESSA-EKHI, PERROT LOUIS, PRESSARD Achille G8: GUIBERT CAMILLE, TEMIMI Esthee, CHABANNE Louis, BRIENT-MANTEAU Leonard G9: DOLLINGER Alaric, BOSSA Ambroise, TEA Elyam,
Final Task : In groups of 4, you must write your own story. It should include : a title, a main character and a description, a problem, a solution and an end. You will find help in your textbook page 70.