Activity 10 -1
Site
|
|
|
Before we leave Brittany, let's look at the
lighthouses which are so important in this maritime region. Click on the
link above and look around at the lighthouses. When you're ready
choose Histoire and answer the following questions.
(1) Read through the text without stopping to check on all the words,
then suggest a short (one or two word) title for each of the four paragraphs
which indicates their content.
(2) When was the first documented lighthouse built?
(3) How did the first lighthouses produce the light?
(4) Now let's look at the verbs in the first paragraph. Some
are in the Passive
voice, which you've just studied. Here are most of these verbs, with
their context. Translate each one, being careful about the tense,
and indicate passive forms with a (P).
-
Le phare le plus ancien au monde n'est pas connu.
-
Il fut bâti par l'architecte Sostrate (Note that fut is a past form
of the verb to be (= was)
-
Il était considéré comme l'une des 7 merveilles du
monde
-
sa hauteur atteignait près de 150 mètres
-
A son sommet étaient allumés des feux de bois
-
les flammes étaient visibles
-
Le phare fut détruit par un tremblement de terre
-
Ces phares étaient
-
La partie supérieure se terminait par une plate-forme
(5) Click to go on to the next page. Without going into details,
summarize in two or three sentences the developments described on
this page. |
Activity 10 - 2
Site
|
|
|
Select the Jardins, Serres, Arboretum section
on the menu and then the Jardin des Plantes. This is a great
place to visit in Paris, with or without Children. There are plants,
animals, a museum, all sorts of neat stuff.
Answer the following questions
-
What is the relationship between the Ginkgo Biloba and the dinosaurs?
-
What is the difference between rose, rosier and roseraie?
-
How often are the flower beds changed?
-
How big is the Botanic School?
-
What are the opening hours of the Jardin des plantes, and how much does
it cost?
|
Activity 10 - 3
Site
|
|
|
Here's a good way to finish off your little visit to France.
The Pyrenees have some of the best skiing in Europe, though they're not
as well known as the Alps. Go to the above site and in the left column
choose Les Stations (ski resorts), then on the new page, choose one of
the 38 ski resorts. See what it has to offer and how much ski lifts cost.
Then check out a few more. You need to decide which one will be best for
you, based on facilities, price, size, etc.
Write down the name of the ski resort you have chosen and explain what's
so good about it. Include as much detail as you can. Your paragraph should
be around 150 words long. You can use the currency
converter to convert euros to Canadian dollars. Though note that not
all resorts indicate prices. |
|
