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Section One:
Halloween
DAY ONE
In this lesson, I will view an animation titled “Vive
l’Halloween”.
1. Before viewing the animation, read the context below then open
Section One, Day One of the Workbook and do question 1.
2. Read the context below then view the animation “Vive
l’Halloween” on the DVD or Website.
Context: It is Halloween night and Isabelle, Miguel and Élise are trick or treating.
They are approaching Madame Dupuis’ house. They describe the house and they
ring the doorbell. Madame Dupuis gives them candies.
3. Open Section One, Day One of the Workbook and do
question 2.
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Halloween takes place every year on October 31. It is
celebrated in many countries but it is not really celebrated
in France. In Quebec, the expression “to go trick or
treating” translates in French as “courir l’Halloween”,
which literally means “to run the Halloween”.
In Quebec, French speaking children don’t say “trick or
treat” when they go from door to door trick or treating.
They say “Vive l’Halloween !” or simply “Halloween !”
4. Open Section One, Day One of the Workbook and complete the
Reflection.
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DAY TWO
In this lesson, I will be introduced to the French
vocabulary for Halloween.
1. Listen to Track 1 on the Module 4 CD and take some time to
learn the French words associated with Halloween. Use the
following pictures from left to right to help you follow along.
Practice saying each word twice. Record yourself. Compare
your pronunciation to that on the CD. Are you using the correct
pronunciation? What words are giving you difficulty? Listen to
them again and practice saying them two more times each.
le beurre
d’arachide
l'araignée
le bonbon
le chat noir
la chauve-souris
la citrouille
le costume
le fantôme
le hibou
le loup-garou
la maison hantée
le maquillage
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le masque
le monstre
la réglisse
le sac
la sonnette
la sorcière
le squelette
le suçon
le vampire
2. Open Section One, Day Two of the Workbook and do
question 1.
3. View again the animation “Vive l’Halloween” and this time,
listen for the vocabulary words related to Halloween.
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All nouns in French are either masculine or feminine.
When looking at a noun, always look at the word which
precedes it. This word is called an article. A masculine
noun will have either the article un or le in front of it. A
feminine noun will have either the article une or la in
front of it.
There is no simple way to remember if a word is masculine
or feminine. When learning a new word, also remember
the article that comes in front of it. This will help you.
Look at the examples below:
le (definite article )
un (indefinite article)
le chat
un chat
Masculine
Singular:
la (definite article)
une (indefinite article)
Feminine
Singular:
la citrouille
une citrouille
4. Open Section One, Day Two of the Workbook and do
questions 2, 3, and 4.
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DAY THREE
In this lesson, I will review colours and the question
format Est-ce que c’est…?
1. Open Section One, Day Three of the Workbook and complete
the Reflection.
2. Listen to Track 3 on the Module 4 CD. Use the following
pictures from left to right to help you understand. Listen for
the colours. Repeat each sentence out loud.
3. Open Section One, Day Three of the Workbook and do question 1.
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When you want to know something specific about an
object, you can use the question format Est-ce que.
Est-ce que c’est un chat noir?
Oui, c’est un chat noir.
Est-ce que c’est un chat blanc?
Non, c’est un chat noir.
4. Listen to Track 5 on the Module 4 CD. Repeat each question and
each sentence out loud. Use the following pictures from left to
right to help you understand.
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Black cats and witches have been associated with the
celebration of Halloween for centuries. It is believed that
witches would meet in the spring and in the fall to
celebrate the change of seasons. Superstitious people
also believed that they had the ability to transform
themselves into black cats. Still today, many people
believe that seeing a black cat will bring bad luck. On
October 31, various shades of black, grey, white and
orange are used in costumes and ornaments to help create
the atmosphere of mystery traditionally associated with
this special day.
5. Open Section One, Day Three of the Workbook and do
questions 2 and 3.
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DAY FOUR
In this lesson, I will review the singular and plural forms of
nouns and be introduced to the use of colours as
adjectives.
1. Open Section One, Day Four of the Workbook and do question
1.
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Nouns can be singular or plural. How can you tell the
difference? The article before the noun is the first hint.
singular
plural
le
un
la
une
les
des
LE fantôme
UN fantôme = singular
LA sorcière
UNE sorcière = singular
LES fantômes
DES fantômes = plural
LES sorcières
DES sorcières = plural
The spelling of the noun is the second clue. Most often,
nouns will take an “s” when they are plural. In French,
there are many exceptions. The noun “hibou” is one of
them. Instead of taking an “s”, it takes an “x”.
le hibou
les hiboux
You will learn these exceptions as you get more familiar
with the French language.
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2. Open Section One, Day Four of the Workbook and do
question 2.
3. View again the animation “Vive l’Halloween”. This time, listen
carefully to the segment where Madame Dupuis gives candies
to the children.
Colours are often used as adjectives and they are very
useful to describe the appearance of something. They
take the masculine or feminine and singular or plural
forms of the noun they describe.
Below are the most common colours and their proper
spellings.
Masculine
Singular
Feminine
Singular
Masculine
Plural
Feminine
Plural
blanc
blanche
blancs
blanches
bleu
bleue
bleus
bleues
brun
brune
bruns
brunes
jaune
jaune
jaunes
jaunes
noir
noire
noirs
noires
orange
orange
orange
orange
rose
rose
roses
roses
rouge
rouge
rouges
rouges
vert
verte
verts
vertes
violet
violette
violets
violettes
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continued…
Look at the examples below.
le chat noir
la réglisse noire
Did you notice that the spelling of some colours changes
from the masculine to the feminine form?
le bonbon rouge
la réglisse rouge
Did you notice that some colours have the same spelling
whether they are masculine or feminine?
All the colours presented in the chart except orange take
an “s” when they are plural. The colour orange is an
exception and it never takes an “s”.
Always look at the noun described by the colour. It will
help you to decide if the adjective is masculine or feminine
and singular or plural.
4. Open Section One, Day Four of the Workbook and do
questions 3, 4, and 5.
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DAY FIVE
In this lesson, I will review the plural forms of nouns and
be introduced to the expression il y a.
1. Open Section One, Day Five of the Workbook and do question
1.
2. View again the animation “Vive l’Halloween”. This time, listen
carefully at the description of Madame Dupuis’ house.
When describing something, a location, a situation or a
scene, we often use the expression il y a.
Il y a une maison hantée.
There is a haunted house.
Il y a quatre suçons.
There are four lollipops.
While in English “there is” becomes “there are” when more
than one element is mentioned, it doesn’t change in
French. It always stays as il y a.
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3. Open Section One, Day Five of the Workbook and do
question 2.
4. Read the context below then listen to Track 7 on the Module 4
CD. Use the following pictures from left to right to help you
understand.
Context: Isabelle is describing what’s in her house at Halloween.
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We have seen that in order to transform a singular noun
into plural, we can use the articles les or des and add an
“s” to the noun.
Another way to transform a singular noun into plural is to
use numbers. The number replaces the article before the
noun.
Look at the examples below.
un chat
trois chats
un squelette
dix squelettes
Numbers from 1 to 10 in French are as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
:
:
:
:
:
un
deux
trois
quatre
cinq
6:
7:
8:
9:
10
six
sept
huit
neuf
: dix
5. Open Section One, Day Five of the Workbook and do
questions 3, 4, and 5.
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DAY SIX
In this lesson, I will be introduced to the prepositions of
place dans, devant, derrière.
1. View again the animation “Vive l’Halloween”. This time, listen
for the location of the various objects Madame Dupuis used to
decorate her house.
2. Open Section One, Day Six of the Workbook and do question 1.
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Prepositions of place are used to indicate where a person,
an animal or an object is located.
Look at the chart below:
dans
in
derrière
behind
devant
in front of
Look at the examples below:
Le suçon est dans le sac.
Le monstre est derrière la
porte.
Le vampire est devant l’arbre.
When said in French, these prepositions of place sound
similar. They even look similar. There is no simple way to
remember them. Learn them by making a drawing or
repeating them to familiarize yourself with their meaning
and the way they sound.
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3. Read the context below then listen to Track 8 on the Module 4
CD. Use the following pictures from left to right to help you
understand.
Context: Isabelle is describing what you can see around Madame Dupuis’ house.
4. Open Section One, Day Six of the Workbook and do
questions 2, 3, and 4.
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DAY SEVEN
In this lesson, I will be introduced to the prepositions of
place sur and sous.
1. Read the context below then listen to Track 10 on the Module 4
CD. Use the following pictures from left to right to help you
understand.
Context: Élise is back from trick or treating and she is describing where she put her
candies in her kitchen.
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There are two other prepositions of place frequently used
in French.
sous
under
sur
on
Look at the examples below:
Le chat gris est
sous la chaise.
Le suçon violet est
sur la table.
Since both words begin with the letter “s”, the following
hint may help you to learn and use them properly..
Sous is the longer word which means “under”, which is
also the longest preposition in English.
Sur is the shorter word which means “on”, which is also
the shortest preposition in English.
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2. Listen to Track 11 on the Module 4 CD. You will hear sentences
describing the location of each of the objects in the following
pictures from left to right. Listen to one sentence at a time and
repeat it out loud, then move on to the next sentence.
3. Open Section One, Day Seven of the Workbook and do
questions 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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DAY EIGHT
In this lesson, I will continue working with colours, the
prepositions of place and the expression Est-ce que.
1. Listen to Track 13 on the Module 4 CD. Look at the following
pictures from left to right to help you understand. Repeat twice
each set of questions and answers.
a.
c.
b.
d.
e.
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In French, when using an adjective representing a colour,
the adjective always comes after the noun.
le sac rose
(the pink bag)
la réglisse rouge (the red licorice)
Remember that the adjective will either be masculine or
feminine and singular or plural, depending on the gender
and number of the noun described.
le sac rose
(masc. sing.)
les sacs roses
(masc. plur.)
la réglisse rouge
(fem. sing.)
les réglisses rouges
(fem. plur.)
2. Open Section One, Day Eight of the Workbook and do
questions 1 and 2.
3. Listen to Track 14 on the Module 4 CD. You will hear the same
questions as in number 1. Listen for keywords and the
prepositions to help you understand. You may also use the
pictures from number 1. Then answer each question with Oui
or Non.
4. Open Section One, Day Eight of the Workbook and do
questions 3 and 4.
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DAY NINE
In this lesson, I will be introduced to the verb Aimer.
1. Open Section One, Day Nine of the Workbook and complete the
Reflection.
2. Read the context below then listen to Track 15 on the Module 4
CD. Use the following pictures from left to right to help you
understand.
Context: Miguel and Isabelle are back from trick or treating and they are looking at
the contents of their bags. They say what they like and dislike and they exchange
candies.
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The verb Aimer is used to express likes and dislikes.
When you want to express that you like something, you
say:
J’aime.
(note that Je become J’ in front of a vowel)
When you want to express that you dislike something you
say:
Je n’aime pas.
3. Open Section One, Day Nine of the Workbook and do
question 1.
4. Listen to Track 16 on the Module 4 CD. You will hear two
sentences for each of the following pictures from left to right.
One will express a like and the other will express a dislike.
Listen carefully and repeat out loud after each sentence.
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The kings of France were the first ones to popularize
candies. First sweetened with honey, candies were served
after a meal and were made mostly for members of the
king’s court.
In the 16th century, candy makers started replacing honey
with sugar to make their candies. More and more people
began to eat them and in the 18th century, candy makers
created, for the first time, fruit candies of various colours
and shapes, chewing gum, and licorice.
In 1924, the first lollipop was invented by a French candy
maker who decided to insert a small wooden stick in one
of his rock candies.
While candies are eaten year round, Halloween is the time
of the year where most candies are sold and eaten in
North America.
5. Open Section One, Day Nine of the Workbook and do
questions 2, 3, 4, and 5.
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DAY TEN
In this lesson, I will review concepts from previous lessons
in Section One.
1. Before moving to today’s activities, take some time to review this section and be
aware of all that you have learned.
Day One:
Can you name in French five objects that we associate with Halloween?
Day Two:
Look at the four objects below. Which ones are feminine and which ones are
masculine? Say what the object is and the article before it. Use the Glossary for
help.
Day Three:
Look at the picture below. Answer the question Est-ce que c’est un suçon rouge ?
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Day Four:
Look at the two pictures below and tell the colour of each bag.
Day Five:
Look at the pictures below. Describe how many items you see in each picture using
the expression il y a.
Day Six:
Look at the cat in the three pictures below. Can you describe where it is in each
picture using the correct preposition of place (dans, devant, derrière)?
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Day Seven:
Which of the two cats below are sous a table?
Day Eight:
Look at the cat in the two pictures below. Answer in French the following
questions :
Est-ce que le chat brun est devant la citrouille?
Est-ce que le chat gris est devant la citrouille?
Day Nine:
Name in French one thing that you like and one thing you dislike about Halloween.
Use the sentence starter below to help you.
J’aime _________________________.
Je n’aime pas ___________________.
2. Open Section One, Day Ten of the Workbook and do
questions 1, 2, and 3.
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