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déménager
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to move out
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emménager
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to move in
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louer
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to rent
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la maision
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house
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un appartement
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apt
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une cave
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basement; cellar
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une cuisine
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kitchen
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un escalier
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staircase
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un immeuble
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building
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un jardin
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garden
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un logement
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lodgings/ housing
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un loyer
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renter
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une pièce
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room
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un quartier
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area, neighborhood
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un résidence
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residence
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une salle à manger
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dining room
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un salon
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formal living room
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un studio
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apt
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la salle
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room
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la chambre
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bed room
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un couloir
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hallway
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une armoire
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wardrobe
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describe making a bed in french
refer to study guide pic 1 |
example answer
il fait la lit. Il est dans sa chambre avec un couverture et un oreiller et les draps. |
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un lavabo
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bathroom sink
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un meuble
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piece of furniture
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un placard
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closet, cupboard
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un tiroir
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drawer
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les toilettes (f)
or (W.C. (m)) |
bathroom
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la salle de bains
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bathroom
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un baignoire
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tub
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describe coming home and putting away groceries
refer to study guide pic 2 |
example answer
elle est dans la cuisine. Elle range beaucoup de norriture dans le frigo. |
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Describe ironing clothes
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il repase dans la pièce â coté de son chambre. Il repasse ses pantalon et beaucoup de chemises.
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une douche
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shower
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describe cleaning house or a room of your house
refer to study guide pic 4 |
Example answer
Elle est dans sa maision. Sa maision est très très sale. Maintenant, elle passe l'aspirateur et range la pièce. |
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match name to room
Study guide pic 1 |
d. la cuisine
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b. la salle à manger
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Match name to room
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a. le salon
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Match name to room
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e. la salle de bains
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Match name to room
Study guide pic 5 |
c. la chambre
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describe your house in great detail
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for this you should probably refer back to the assignment you turned in for class
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le tapis
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rug
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le fauteuil
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armchair
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le miroir
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mirror
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le balcon
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balcony
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une fleur
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flower
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la salle de séjour
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living/ family room
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le canape
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sofa/ couch
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le sous-sol
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basement
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le garage
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garage
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la commode
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dresser
chest of drawers |
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un lit
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bed
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le mur
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wall
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les affiches (f)
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posters
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la lampe
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lamp
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les étagères
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shelves
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les (m) rideaux
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drapes
curtains |
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(f) agence de location
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rental agency
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bail (m)
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lease
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caution (f)
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security deposit
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charges (f)
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basic utilities
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chauffage (m)
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heating
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électricité (f)
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electricity
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locataire
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tenant
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petites announces (f)
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(rental) ads
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un locotaire
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tenant who pays rent
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un propriétaire
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owners
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la banlieue
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suburbs - poor
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un pavillion
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garden - poor
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un balaie
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broom
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une couverture
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blanket
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les draps (m)
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sheets
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un oreiller
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pillow
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what do adverbs in french describe?
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how, when, where
actions take place |
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what do adverbs modify
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adj
v other adv |
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change to an adverb:
actif |
feminine singular:
active adverb: activement actively |
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how do you form an adv from an adj that ends in a consonant
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take feminine singular form
add -ment to the end |
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change to an adverb:
franc |
feminine singular:
franche adverb: franchement frankly |
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change to an adverb:
heureux |
feminine singular:
heureuse adverb: heureusement fortunately |
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change to an adverb:
malheureux |
feminine singular:
malheureuse adverb: malheureusement unfortunately |
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change to an adverb:
nerveux |
feminine singular:
nerveuse adverb: nerveusement nervously |
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dernièrement
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lately
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change to an adverb:
constant |
constamment
constantly |
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how do you form an adverb from an adj that ends in an -ant or -ent in the masculine singular?
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replace the -ant ending with -amment
replace the -ent ending with -emment |
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change to an adverb:
courant |
couramment
fluently |
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change to an adverb:
différent |
différemment
differently |
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change to an adverb:
évident |
évidemment
obviously |
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patiemment
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patiently
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indépendamment
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independently
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irregular adj to adv
bon |
bien
well |
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irregular adj to adv
gentil |
gentiment
nicely |
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irregular adj to adv
mauvais |
mal
badly |
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form adv from adj
rapide |
rapidement
fast |
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vite
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fast
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verb of frequency
de temps en temps |
from time to time
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verb of frequency
en général |
in general
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verb of frequency
quelquefois |
sometimes
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note
place an adverb that modifies an adj or another adv before the word it modifies |
EXAMPLE:
la pièce est assez grande. = the room is pretty large Ils font très vite les rénovations. = they're remodeling very quickly |
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note
place an adverb that modifies a verb immediately after the verb |
EXAMPLE:
Elle parle bien le francais? = does she speak french well? ils déménagent constamment = they move constantly |
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note
in the past tense place short adv before the past participle long ones after the past participle |
EXAMPLE:
ils ont vite emménagé = they moved in quickly ils ont gagné facilement = they won easily |
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What is the imparfait used to talk about?
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actions that took place repeatedly or habitually during an unspecified period of tme
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débarrasser la table
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clear the table
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enlever/ faire la poussière
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to dust
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essuyer (la vaisselle/ la table)
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to (dry dishes/ wipe the table)
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faire la lessive
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to do the laundry
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faire le ménage
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to do housework
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laver
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to wash
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mettre la table
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set the table
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passer l'aspirateur
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to vacum
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ranger
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to tidy up
to put away |
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salir
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to soil
to make dirty |
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sortir la/ les poubelle(s)
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to take out the trash
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propre
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clean
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sale
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dirty
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un appareil électrique/ ménager
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electrical/ household appliance
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une cafetière
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coffee maker
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un grille-pain
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toaster
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un lave-linge
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washing machine
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un lave-vaisselle
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dishwasher
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un sèche-linge
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clothes dryer
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une tâche ménagère
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household chore
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balayer
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to sweep
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faire le lit
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to make the bed
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repasser (le linge)
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to iron (the laundry)
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un congélateur
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freezer
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un cuisinière
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stove top
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un fer à repasser
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iron
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un four
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(microwave) oven
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un micro-ondes
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microwave
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un frigo
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fridge
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un évier
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kitchen sink
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boxon (m)
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shambles
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gourbis (m)
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pigsty
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plaule (f)
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pad
room |
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souk (m)
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mess
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dégueulasse
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disgusting
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impeccable
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spic-n-span
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ringard
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cheesy
old fashioned |
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crécher
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to live
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semer la pagaille
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to make a mess
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facts about passe compose vs imparfait
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they are not interchangeable
they vary on context context varies on POV |
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Uses of PC
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- express actions that started and ended in the past and are viewed by speaker as completed
- to express the beginning or end of an action in the past - narrate series of events or past actions |
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Uses of imparfait
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- to describe an ongoing past action with no reference to its beginning or end
- to express habitual past actions - to describe mental, physical, and emotional states or conditions |
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Expressions that signal pc
soudain |
suddenly
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Expressions that signal PC
tout d'un coup |
all of the sudden
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Expressions that signal PC
une (deux, etc) fois |
once (twice, etc)
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Expressions that signal Imparfait
autrefois |
in the past
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Expressions that signal Imparfait
d'habitude |
usually
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Expressions that signal Imparfait
parfois |
sometimes
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Expressions that signal Imparfait
souvent |
often
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Expressions that signal Imparfait
toujours |
always
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Expressions that signal Imparfait
tous les jours |
everyday
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reconnaître
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to recognize
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What does HLM stand for?
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subsidized housing
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What percentage of the French population lives in public housing in the suburbs?
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15%
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What social class are apt's reserved for?
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low income families
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More than half of the French live in what?
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individual houses
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hôtels particuliers
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old mansions
town houses |
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What have many old hôtels particuliers been transformed into?
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apts
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type of housing in Paris
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house with small garden
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type of housing in North France
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brick houses with slate roofs
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briques
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brick
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toits en ardoise
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slate roof
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type of housing in Alsace-Lorraine
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old wood mansions with parts of wood wall
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bois
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wood
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type of housing in West France
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thatched roof houses
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dont
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of which
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type of housing in South France
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Mediterranean-style villas with red tile roofs
and Provencal stone farmhouses |
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grands ensembles
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high-rise buildings
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assez
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rather
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chaume
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thatch
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tuiles
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tiles
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habitations à loyer modéré
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low cost government housing
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mas
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farmhouses
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pierre
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stone
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how many rooms does the Frontenac Castle have?
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618
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taille
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size
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how many floors does the Frontenac Castle have?
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18
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list a few features of Frontenac Castle
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gourmet restaurant
swimming pool sports center |
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what is Frontenac Castle?
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luxury hotel
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2 festivals in new orleans
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carnival of Mardi Gras
Jazz Festival in April |
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where is Frontenac Castle located?
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quebec
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when was Frontenac Castle built?
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between the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century
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la moitié
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1/2
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Where is the old French quarter or the old square? (in america)
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new orleans
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demonstrative pronouns help what
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avoid repitition
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what is new orleans known for
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Creole culture
nightlife music |
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list the demonstrative pronouns
masculine |
SINGULAR:
celui PLURAL: ceus |
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what do visitors come to do in new orleans
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come to participate in its festivals
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list the demonstrative pronouns
feminine |
SINGULAR:
celle PLURAL: celles |
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oldest cathedral in the US in New Orelans
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Saint Louis Cathedral
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when is the jazz festival in new orleans
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april
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un quart
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1/4
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un tiers
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1/3
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feature of french lobbys
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there is usually a door leading to a garden
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are french or american apt's/ houses bigger?
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american
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necessary appliances in a french kitchen
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stove top
oven microwave, fridge |
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un sur cinq
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one in five
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explain the bathroom in France
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there are 2 rooms
1 room has the actual toilet the other room has the sink and shower |
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how do the windows open in france
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they open to the interior of a room
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what is different from french hallways and american hallways in homes
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france has mailboxes in the halls
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mousiquaires
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screens
mosquito nets |
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what is different from french homes/ hotels and american holmes/ hotels as mode of transportation?
(stairs etc) |
france has stairs
america has elevators |
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do french windows have screens
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no
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principal industries of Alsace
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Brewing beer
forest harvesting Automotive Tourisim |
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principal villages in Alsace
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Colmar
Mulhouse Strasbourg |
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would you most likely find a dishwasher in an french or US apt
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US
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where are washing machines located in french apt/homes
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in the kitchen
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volets
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shutters - as for a window
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In 1919, what document makes Alsace and Moselle to France
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treaty of versailles
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How many times Alsace and Moselle have they changed their nationality
since 1871 |
5 times
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how did jeanne d'arc die?
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Joan of Arc was convicted of heresy. She was burned at the stake May 30, 1431. They burned her body thrice.
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At what time of year the mix of cultures, it is particularly
visible in Alsace |
The mixture of cultures is visible at Christmas with German and French traditions (Christmas trees, St. Nicolas, markets)
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describe the type of houses in Central and West Africa
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the houses are constructed on stilts with a rice loft
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describe the type of houses in North Africa
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houses in Pisa (red earth mixed with straw) built around a central courtyard and often with a rooftop terrace
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describe the type of houses in the Caribbean
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wood all colors with metal roofs
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describe the type of houses in French Polynesia
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bungalows on stilts
or houses on the ground often bamboo with roofs of straw or coconut leaves |
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describe the type of houses in Vietnam
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houses on stilts built on lakes or rivers just above the ground
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What is the main ingredient of sauerkraut
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Shredded cabbage fermented in a barrel with salt and juniper berries. Then the cabbage is cooked in white wine or beer and ate sausages with alascienne and potatoes
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pilotis
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stilts
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who particularly appreciated sauerkraut?
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Sailors because of the long journeys
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grenier à riz
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rice loft
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Why is Strasbourg a major city?
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In france
Holds seat of Council of Europe Holds headquarters of European Court of Human rights and European Union Parliament |
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terre
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clay
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What is one of the role of the Council of Europe
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European integration
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mélangée
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mixed
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why did Jeanne d'Arc go to war
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In 1429, when France was at war with England, Joan of Arc decided to go into battle to liberate her country. She was the head of an army and liberated the city of Orleans from the English.
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paille
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straw
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What foreign language teaching is there for small Alsatians
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The Alsatian language is a Germanic dialect and German is now taught in primary schools
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feuilles de cocotier
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coconut palm leaves
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au-dessus du sol
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off the ground
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anciens hôtels particuliers
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former private mansions
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bénéficient de certains équipements collectifs
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benefit from certain shared facilities
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hall
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entryway
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bôites aux lettres
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mailboxes
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conduit à
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leads to
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s'il y en a un
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if there is one
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au milieu de
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in the middle of
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cour
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courtyard
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bâtiment
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building
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plus petites que
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smaller than
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un seule
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only one
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séparée
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separate
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la plupart (de)
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most (of)
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s'ouvrent
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open
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par contre
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on the other hand/
on the contrary |
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Premier ministre
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prime minister
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roi
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king
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la maision natale
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birthplace
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la famille princière
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the prince and his family
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conjugate in imparfait
savoir |
je savais
tu savais il savait nous savions vous saviez ils savaient |
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conjugate in imparfait
connaître |
je connaissais
tu connaissais il connaissait nous connaissions vous connaissiez ils connaissaient |
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Where is l'hôtel Matignon located and who resides there
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in France
residence of the Prime Minister |
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Where is le Palais royal de Rabat located and who resides there
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Morocco
residence of the prince and his family |
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Where is la Pagerie located and who resides there
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Martinique
birthplace of Josephine de Beauharnais - wife of Napoleon Bonaparte |
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Where is Le Palais du Prince located and who resides there
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Monaco
residence of the prince and his family |
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Where is le Palais presidentiel de Dakar located and who resides there
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Senegal
residence of Senegal's president in a tropical garden |
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how do you conjugate the imparfait?
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conjugate nous in the present tense
drop the ons on the end add the new endings |
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conjugate parler in imparfait
parler = parlons = parl... |
je parlais
tu parlais il/elle parlait nous parlions vous parliez ils/elles parlaient |
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conjugate finir in imparfait
finir= finissions= finiss... |
je finissais
tu finissais il/elle finissait nous finissions vous finissez ils/elles finissaient |
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conjugate vendre in imparfait
vendre = vendons = vend... |
je vendais
tu vendais il/elle vendait nous vendions vous vendiez ils/elles vendaient |
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conjugate boire in imparfait
boire=buvons=bu... |
je buvais
tu buvais il/elle buvait nous buvions vous buviez ils/elles buvaient |
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conjugate être in imparfait
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j'étais
tu étais il/elle était nous étions vous étiez ils/elles étaient |
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Conjugate savoir
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to know facts
je sais tu sais il/elle sait nous savons vous savez ils/elles savent past tense su |
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conjugate connaître
GIVE PAST TENSE |
to know or be familiar with a person, place or thing
je connais tu connais il/elle connaît nous connaissions vous connaissez ils/elles connaissent past tense connu |
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Gustave Dorésculptor
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illustrator
painter from Alsace 1832-1883 |
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Auguste Bartholdi
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sculptor
sculpted statue of liberty in NY from Alsace 1834-1904 |
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Albert Schweitzer
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doctor
won Nobel Peace Price in 1952 from Alsace 1875-1965 |
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Principal industries in Lorraine
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automobile industry
food processing wood for paper metal work |
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Principal villages in Lorraine
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Forbach
Metz Nancy épinal |
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Georges de la tour
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painter
from Lorraine 1593-1652 |
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Bernard-Marie Koltès
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playwright
from Lorraine 1948-1989 |
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Patricia Kaas
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singer
from Lorraine 1966- |
