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SIMPLE PAST – TODAY – TOMORROW exercises

EX 1 Please write and then answer these questions : Ecrivez les questions, puis répondez-y

What did you do today ? Did you meet any friends ? Did you chat online  with your friends ? Did you set the table ? Did you do anything ? Did you help your parents ?

What are you going to do tomorrow ? Are you going to watch TV ?

Answers to the questions :

Today, I stayed at home /I went to (destination) / I went +Verb-ing (activity)
I met ( friends)/ I didn’t meet any friends.

I chatted online with (friends)/ I didn’t chat online with anyone.

I set the table/ I didn’t set the table.

I watched TV / I relaxed/ I read…./ I didn’t do anything.
I helped my parents / I didn’t help my parents.

Tomorrow, I‘m going to +BV (do my homework/read/help my parents/play video games). I‘m going to watch TV/ I‘m not going to watch T.V.

EX 2 :

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN THE SIMPLE PAST :

1 Did you sing a song yesterday ?

2 Did you spend any time playing video games ?

3 Did you take a shower or a bath yesterday ?

4 Did you sweep the kitchen during the week-end ?

5 Did you speak to any friends ?

6 Did you write in your English book ?

7 Did you sit at your desk or at the kitchen table ?

8 Did you read a book or a magazine ?

9 Did you put on regular clothes or did you stay in your pyjamas ?

10 Did you run ?

correction :

  • 1 Did you sing a song yesterday ? I sang/ I didn’t sing 2 Did you spend any time playing video games ? I spent some time Verb-ing/ I didn’t spend any time Verb-ing3 Did you take a shower or a bath yesterday ? I took…     4 Did you sweep the kitchen during the week-end ?I swept/ I didn’t sweep5 Did you speak to any friends ? I spoke to…/ I didn’t speak to…     6 Did you write in your English book ? I wrote in my book/ I didn’t write in my book7 Did you sit at your desk or at the kitchen table ? I sat at…   8 Did you read a book or a magazine ? I read…/ I didn’t read9 Did you put on regular clothes or did you stay in your pyjamas ? I put on…sports wear/casual clothes/ I stayed in my pyjamas.   10 Did you run ? I ran ../ I didn’t run.EX3  USE THE IRREGULAR VERBS (from PAY to WRITE)1 Yesterday, I __________ from 10:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. this morning.2 Did you _________ your best friend a secret ?3 Did you ____________ your bicycle last week-end ?4 Did you say hello to your parents/mother/father this morning ?5 I (Mrs Chauveau)didn’t ____________ a normal class today.6 I (Mrs Chauveau) just _____________ English through the internet.7 I (Mrs Chauveau) _______________ a video to my students.8 I (Mrs Chauveau)_______________ it was a good video.HELP : thought/teach/taught/ride/slept/sleep/showed/tell . Il y a un intrus. Attention aux formes négatives, affirmatives  et interrogatives. Elles ne se forment pas de la même façon au simple past.

    correction :1 Yesterday, I slept from 10:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. this morning. 2 Did you tell your best friend a secret ?

    3 Did you ride your bicycle last week-end ? 4 Did you say hello to your parents/mother/father this morning ?

    5 I (Mrs Chauveau)didn’t teach a normal class today. 6 I (Mrs Chauveau) just taught English through the internet.

    7 I (Mrs Chauveau) showed a video to my students. 8 I (Mrs Chauveau)thought it was a good video.

    L’ intrus est sleep.

    EX 4 TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES INTO THE NEGATIVE FORM (IN THE SIMPLE PAST) :

  • 1 I put on my pyjamas this morning to work2 I read the correction of my exercises3 I stood up for breakfast4 I spent two hours on video games this morning5 I took a shower at  6 o’clock this morning6 I understood the lesson7 I wrote a mathematics exercise in my English book8 I wept in front of TV
  • Correction 1 I didn’t put on my pyjamas this morning to work     2 I didn’t read the correction of my exercises3 I didn’t stand up for breakfast    4 I didn’t spend two hours on video games this morning5 I didn’t take  a shower at  6 o’clock this morning     6 I didn’t understand the lesson7 I didn’t write a mathematics exercise in my English book     8 I didn’t weep in front of TVEX 5 ASK QUESTIONS (use where/what/who..)Posez des questions pour obtenir des précisions sur ces éléments vagues.1 My friend told me something2 We saw someone3 They slept somewhere4 They sang something

    Correction 

    1 My friend told me something. What did your friend tell you ?        2 We saw someone. Who did you see ?

    3 They slept somewhere. Where did they sleep ?        4 They sang something. What did they sing ?

    EX6 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

    1 Did you sing a song yesterday ?

    2 Did you spend any time playing video games *during lockdown ? = pendant le confinement

    3 Did you watch videos or a movie yesterday ?

    4 Did you help your parents during lockdown ?

    5 Did you speak to any friends ?

    6 Did you write in your English book ?

    7 Did you sit at your desk or at the kitchen table for your homework ?

    8 Did you read a book or  magazines ?

    9 Did you put on regular clothes or did you stay in your pyjamas or in your *tracksuit? = survêtement

    10 Did you *exercise ?  = faire des exercices physiques

    11 Are you Ok ? Is your family fine ?

    12 What are you going to do when lockdown is finished ?

    EX 7  ADD THE RIGHT WORDS FOR A CORRECT QUESTION. Ajoutez les mots nécessaires à formuler une question  correcte au passé.

    a- _______ you ___________ your grandparents recently ?

    b- _______ the weather fine yesterday ?

    c- _______ it rain ?

    d- _______ it windy ?

    e- ________ you _________ a shower or a bath yesterday ?

    f- ________ you _________ games ?

    g- ________ you __________ a postcard to your English teacher ?

    h__________ there any difficulties in your exercise ?

    HELP : see/meet/did/were/was/have/write/play

    Correction 

    1 ADD THE RIGHT WORDS FOR A CORRECT QUESTION.

    a- did you see/meet your grandparents recently ?     b- was the weather fine yesterday ?

    c- did it rain ?    d- was it windy ?

    e- did you have a shower or a bath yesterday ?   f- did you play games ?

    g- did  you write a postcard to your English teacher ?   h- were there any difficulties in your exercise ? (le sujet est au pluriel, donc, c’est were there)

    EX 8 Complete the sentences (in the right tense) : complétez les phrases au temps qui convient, le verbe est à la fin, il faut choisir.

    Remember last summer when we_________ to France? go/went

    I__________in the hills, you just ___________ to dance. wake/walked/want/wanted

    The year before that we both_______ to Brazil fly/flew
    And I _______ shops but you _____ you _______ ill.visit/visited/say/said/are/was/were

    We _________ through Italy three years ago I _______ the museums but you___n’t____.travel/travelled/like/liked/went/did not go
    We ________ in a lovely hotel close to Rome But you _____n’t _____ it and so we went home.stay/stayed/did not like/liked.

    Correction  Complete the sentences (in the right tense) :

    Remember last summer when we WENT  to France ?  I WALKED in the hills, you just WANTED to dance.

    The year before that we both FLEW to Brazil. And I VISITED shops but you SAID you WERE ill.

    We TRAVELLED through Italy three years ago I LIKED the museums but you DIDn’t GO.

    We STAYED in a lovely hotel close to Rome But you DIDn’t LIKE it and so we went home.

    Now listen to the video « Remember last summer »

SIMPLE PAST, WRITE A POSTCARD

1 Send me a postcard about your weekend :

a- Create a beautiful illustration (draw it or make a collage)

b- Write your message and answer the usual questions :

Where did you go ? How did you go ? Who did you see ? What did you do ? (give at least two examples and add one negative example) What was the weather like ? Did you enjoy your weekend ?

You may write about your real weekend OR invent  everything.

Have a look at my postcard below.

   

Dear students,

I hope you are all OK. 
Last weekend, I flew to Quarantine city. The plane was very comfortable and I watched one of my favourite musicals : Hair.
Then, I got a taxi to Quarantine City and I found a nice hotel. Everybody had a mask, but I saw George Clooney and Timothee Chalamet sitting at the bar with Rihanna. I went shopping for good books and I had dinner in my room. Of course, I chose a chocolate dessert. The next day, I went around Quarantine city for a walk. It is beautiful, but I felt lonely because of the Covid instructions. Finally, I came back to Angers and realized there is no place like home, especially in Covid times.

I hope to see you soon at school.

Best, 

MCC

HOW TO … write an email

A : GREETINGS :

– Dear Mrs Chauveau/ Hello Mrs Chauveau (formal – pour un professeur, ou autre, avec qui on n’est pas camarade)

– Hi ! (informal : to a friend – informel : pour un ami)

B : YOUR MESSAGE :

Here is my work

I’m writing to send you my work …

Please find my exercise/oral exercise/ drawing/photo attached. Si vous avez une pièce jointe

C: 2nd part of your message (if necessary)

D:

Closing (salutations) :

Hope you are well/fine

Hope you are doing fine

Have a nice/lovely/great/wonderful day/week-end

Best regards,

Bye for now

E : your first name

Please do not forget to write the subject (objet du mail) : Your name + homework

PORTRAIT OF A PARENT OR A GRANDPARENT….OR ANY ADULT YOU REALLY LOVE B1

 

 

INTERVIEW A PARENT OR A GRAND PARENT, TO PREPARE A PORTRAIT :

Interviewez un parent ou un grand-parent. Je vous recommande de ne pas écrire les phrases en vous servant du français directement, mais de prendre les questions comme base d’écriture

a- Ask them to choose 4 adjectives to describe their personality. What are they like ?

b- Describe them physically. What do they look like ?

c- Ask them to tell you about experiences that have changed them or influence their life now :

what they have studied / the people they have met who have influenced them  in a good way/ the jobs they have had /

 the best experiences they have ever had…

d- ask them about what they used to be like as a child or a teenager / what sort of student they were/ where they used to live/

what sort of school they used to attend/ how they used to go to school / if they used to help at home/ who their best friends were then

e- Ask them about what makes them very happy now and what used to make them very happy when they were a child or a teenager

f- Ask about their dreams when they were your age

g- Ask them about their regrets, and their wishes now for the future

h- Write about what you like about them, what you admire about their personality, what you are grateful for (= reconnaissant)

HOW TO …write a recipe

 

 

Here is an example, with my SUPER EASY CARROT SOUP  IN COCONUT MILK :

Serves 4

Ingredients :

2 or 3 large carrots (chopped small)

1 onion (chopped small)

1 teaspoon of fresh ginger (grated)

1 can of coconut milk

400 ml water or vegetable broth

salt (to taste)

Method : how to …

Add the carrots, onions, ginger,  to a soup pot and cover with the water or vegetable broth and the coconut milk. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, until carrots are soft.

Let it cool a little. Then puree with a blender. Season with salt to taste.
Serve it hot or cold. You can add fresh coriander if you want.

Vocabulary :

Verbs :  to add = ajouter/ to chop = couper/ to cool = refroidir/to cover = couvrir, recouvrir/to grate = raper/to puree = réduire en purée/  to season = assaisonner/ to serve = servir/to simmer = laisser mijoter

Adjectives and nouns …and the rest :

carrot= carotte/coconut milk= lait de  coco/cold=froid/coriander=coriandre/easy = facile/fresh= frais, fraîche/ginger=gingembre/hot= chaud/onion=oignon/salt=sel/soft= tendre/soup pot= grande casserole/ to taste= selon votre goût/until= jusqu’à ce que/vegetable broth=bouillon de légumes/water=eau

 

 

ANIMALS _ description

WRITE ABOUT AN ANIMAL, WHETHER REAL OR FICTIONAL, AND DRAW IT : écrivez sur un animal, réel ou inventé, et dessinez-le. Vous pouvez m’envoyer le dessin et le texte.

Vous vous servirez des questions pour vous guider. Attention : on utilise le présent simple. Si l’on commence le texte au singulier, il est préférable de continuer ainsi? Même chose pour le pluriel. Je donne chaque question aux deux formes.

1 WHAT’S ITS NAME ? What is their name ?

2 WHERE DOES IT LIVE ? where do they live ?

3 WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE ? what do they look like ?

4 WHAT DOES IT EAT ? What do they eat ?

5 HOW DOES IT MOVE ? How do they move ? DOES IT  FLY/SWIM/CRAWL/CREEP/JUMP/RUN ? Do they fly/swim/crawl/creep/jump/ run

6 IS IT AN ENDANGERED SPECIES ? Are they an endangered species ? (= espèce en voie de disparition)

 

WRITING : the Shelfie Challenge

TAKE A SHELFIE ! NOT a selfie !

 This is a selfie. BORING !

This is a shelfie :   a photo of your *shelf. OK ! this one is boring too !

*a shelf = étagère/ shelves  = étagères

But let’s make it interesting ! Here are the instructions :

PART 1

A – Draw or take a photo of a celebrity’s shelf. Add the objects/books/ photos they love..Dessine ou prends une photo de l’étagère d’une célébrité, ajoute objets, livres, photo aimés par cette personne.

B- Draw or take a photo of someone’s shelf. Add the objects/books/photos  they love … Invent their life…Dessine ou prends une photo de l’étagère d’une célébrité, ajoute objets, livres, photo aimés par cette personne. Invente sa vie.

C- Draw or take a photo of your shelf. Add the objects/books/photos  YOU love …dessine ou prends une photo de ton étagère. Ajoute objets/livres/photos que TU aimes.

PART 2

Write about the picture in English :

  • say where the objects come from, who gave them to you, what they represent or what they mean for you. Dites d’où viennent ces objets, qui vous les a donnés, ce q’ils signifient pour vous.
  • describe the shelf : on the shelf, on the right of the shelf, on the left of the shelf, in the middle, on the top shelf, on the bottom shelf, next to, between, behind, in front of… sur l’étagère, à droite , à gauche de l’étagère, au milieu, sur l’étagère du haut, sur l’étagère du bas, à côté de… entre, derrière, devant
  • There is + singular. There is a photo of me when I was 5 years old. Il y a suivi du singulier
  • There are + plural. There are books I read them every day. I read this when I was… Il y a suivi du pluriel

Voici 3 exemples, avec 3 niveaux différents.

Niveau A1: This is  my shelfie. There are boxes for my earrings. There is my collection of Wonder Woman objects, and there is a photo of my children on the right. There is a photo of me at school in front of the boxes. In the middle, there is a vase with moss. I love nature. Next to the vase, there is a sea-shell in a glass dome.

Niveau A2: This is my shelfie. There are boxes where I keep my earrings on the left. There is a black and white teddy bear from Boston on the right. Some students gave it to me 4 years ago. It is sitting on the books I am reading. Reading is one of my favourite activities. There are three Wonder Woman objects, because I’m a fan. There are photos of my children when they were little, and a photo of me in a dance costume. There is a sea shell in a glass dome, it is a souvenir from my father.

Niveau B1 : This is my own shelfie : there are round boxes on the left, with my collection of earrings in them. In front of the boxes, there is a photo of me when I was 5. I was participating in a dance show with my school. In front, there are a few Wonder Woman objects that my friends gave me (because I am a fan of the comics). In the middle, there is a vase with rocks covered in green moss, as I love nature. It has a soothing effect on me. In font of the moss, there is a sea shell under a glass dome. My father gave it to me, and that is the last of a huge collection we had, which makes it very meaningful to me.

Behind the shell, there is a photo of my 3 children when they were little. On the right, there are the books that I am currently reading (this is something I never get tired of). On top of  the books, there is a teddy bear that some students gave me in Boston, and in front of the teddy bear, there is a small yellow wooden toy, which got a prize for design –  I’m very interested in design.
Last but not least, there is a fake banknote with the face of Barack Obama on it. It is a souvenir from a trip to New York that I took with my family. Some proud Black American men gave it to me in 2010, because they were  so happy to support candidate B. Obama !

Come on, show me your shelfies !

 

Example for 6èmes :

This fiction character is world famous. She’s a girl in a story, with a rabbit, a clock and an evil Queen….Can you guess ?

My Favourite…

WRITE THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR ENGLISH BOOK AND ANSWER THEM (écrivez ces questions dans votre cahier et répondez en faisant des phrases ):

  • 1 What is your favourite *dish/*dessert ?
  • 2 What is your favourite colour ?
  • 3 Who is your favourite actor/actress/ singer /athlete ? Why ? is he/she ….*interesting/adorable/*beautiful/*funny/*kind ?
  • 4 What is your favourite place in the *world ?
  • 5 What is your favourite activity ?
  • 6 What is your favourite book/song/*movie /*comic book ?
  • 7 How do you feel today ? Are you happy /*sad/*bored/*annoyed/*tired/*sick ?
  • 8 Who are you *with ? Are you with ….your parents/grandmother/….brothers and sisters / your cat ?

Vocabulary (write the list in your English book) :

dish= plat/dessert=dessert/interesting=intéressant/beautiful=belle (on dit handsome pour un homme)/funny=drôle/kind = bon, généreux, gentil, humain/world= monde/comic book=BD/sad=triste/bored=ennuyé/annoyed=énervé/tired=fatigué/sick=malade/with=avec