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Last updated: SEPT 15, 2023

ON LE PREND, CE PARAPLUIE ?

Tu penses qu’on devrait apporter un parapluie avec nous ?

Franchement, j’en sais rien. J’ai vu que d’après les prévisions météo, il y a de fortes chances qu’il pleuve.

Oui, d’ailleurs, on dirait qu’il va pleuvoir là. En plus, je n’ai aucune envie d’être mouillée…

Après, on peut toujours faire demi-tour s’il commence à pleuvoir.

Mais ça veut dire qu’on devra revenir sous la pluie…

Bon, bah, on n’a qu’à le prendre.

[…]

Ah, bah, tiens ! Il pleut !

Ouf, on a bien fait de prendre ce parapluie !

EXPLANATIONS

  • The sentence “Tu penses qu’on devrait apporter un parapluie avec nous ?” is a question. The subject is “tu”, the verb is “penser”, the interrogative pronoun is “que”, the direct object is “apporter un parapluie avec nous”, and the interrogative particle is “?”.
  • The sentence “Franchement, j’en sais rien” is a statement. The subject is “je”, the verb is “savoir”, the adverb “franchement” indicates that the speaker is being honest, and the negative pronoun “rien” indicates that the speaker does not know anything.
  • The sentence “J’ai vu que d’après les prévisions météo, il y a de fortes chances qu’il pleuve” is a statement. The subject is “je”, the verb is “voir”, the prepositional phrase “d’après les prévisions météo” indicates that the speaker is basing their opinion on the weather forecast, the relative pronoun “qui” introduces the relative clause “il y a de fortes chances qu’il pleuve”, the verb “y avoir” is in the present subjunctive mood, the adverb “de fortes” indicates that the chances of rain are high, and the noun “chances” is plural because it refers to multiple chances.
  • The sentence “Oui, d’ailleurs, on dirait qu’il va pleuvoir là” is a statement. The subject is “on”, the verb is “dire”, the adverb “oui” agrees with the subject, the adverb “d’ailleurs” indicates that the speaker is adding information, and the verb “ressembler” is in the present indicative mood.
  • The sentence “En plus, je n’ai aucune envie d’être mouillée…” is a statement. The subject is “je”, the verb is “vouloir”, the adverb “en plus” indicates that the speaker is adding additional information, the negative pronoun “aucune” indicates that the speaker has no desire, and the adjective “mouillée” is feminine because it agrees with the subject.
  • The sentence “Après, on peut toujours faire demi-tour s’il commence à pleuvoir” is a statement. The subject is “on”, the verb “pouvoir” is in the present indicative mood, the adverb “après” indicates that the speaker is referring to the consequences of their decision, the adverb “toujours” indicates that the speaker is making a general statement, the verb “faire” is in the infinitive form, the prepositional phrase “demi-tour” indicates that the speaker is referring to turning back, and the conditional clause “s’il commence à pleuvoir” indicates that the speaker is referring to a hypothetical situation.
  • The sentence “Mais ça veut dire qu’on devra revenir sous la pluie…” is a statement. The conjunction “mais” indicates a contrast, the verb “vouloir” is in the present indicative mood, the adverb “ça” refers to the previous statement, the relative pronoun “qui” introduces the relative clause “on devra revenir sous la pluie”, the verb “devoir” is in the present indicative mood, the adverb “encore” indicates that the speaker is referring to something that has already happened, and the prepositional phrase “sous la pluie” indicates that the speaker is referring to being in the rain.
  • The sentence “Bon, bah, on n’a qu’à le prendre” is a statement. The adverb “bon” indicates that the speaker is making a decision, the conjunction “bah” expresses surprise, the verb “avoir” is in the infinitive form, the pronoun “on” refers to the speaker and the other person in the conversation, the prepositional phrase “le prendre” indicates that the speaker is referring to taking the umbrella.
  • The sentence “Ah, bah, tiens ! Il pleut !” is an exclamation. It expresses surprise.
  • The sentence “Ouf, on a bien fait de prendre ce parapluie !” is an exclamation. It expresses relief.

MNEMOTECHNICS

apporter – A present over there

pleuvoir – Pleez void (please void/empty)

faire demi-tour – Face the other way

vouloir dire – “want to say that”

parapluie – para + pluie (against rain)

franchement – frankly

selon – A salad

d’ailleurs – All doors

en plus – In plus size

mouillé – Moist

sous la pluie – “under the rain”

on n’a qu’à – Only one to do

Ah, bah, tiens ! – A bathtub surprise

Ouf – Ouf like a dog

on a bien fait de – One a bed fit do

PHONIE

In this exercise, you will hear a long sentence for each number. Check the box if you heard the word that corresponds to the number. Keep in mind that the word may not always be in the sentence, so leave the box blank if that happens.

apporter

parapluie

d’après

fortes chances

pleuvoir

mouillé

demi-tour

veut dire

n’a qu’à

n’a bien fait de

1 · ________

2 · ________

3 · ________

4 · ________

5 · ________

6 · ________

7 · ________

8 · ________

9 · ________

10 · _______

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FAST SPEECH

In this exercise, you need to fill in the blanks with the right words among the list. Be careful, the pace is quite fast.

apporter · parapluie · d’après · fortes chances · pleuvoir · mouillé · demi-tour · veut dire · n’a qu’à · n’a bien fait de

1 · J’_____________ mon parapluie au cas où*.

2 · J’oublie tout le temps* mon _____________.

3 · _____________ les prévisions, il va faire beau.

4 · Il y a de _____________ qu’il pleuve demain.

5 · Il _____________.

6 · Je suis _____________.

7 · J’ai fait _____________.

8 · Je sens des gouttes*. Cela _____________ qu’il va pleuvoir.

9 · Tu _____________ emporter ton parapluie.

10 · On _____________ apporter notre parapluie !

 

au cas où · just in case

tout le temps · all the time

des gouttes · drops

RECYCLAGE

In this exercise, you need to fill in the blanks based on the context. This text is a rephrased version of our first dialogue.

apporter

parapluie

d’après

fortes chances

pleuvoir

mouillé

demi-tour

veut dire

n’a qu’à

n’a bien fait de

Franchement, je ne sais pas si on devrait ___________ un ___________. ___________ les prévisions météo, il y a de ___________ qu’il pleuve. D’ailleurs, on dirait qu’il va ___________ là. En plus, je n’ai aucune envie d’être ___________.

Après, on peut toujours faire ___________ s’il commence à pleuvoir. Mais ça ___________ qu’on devra revenir sous la pluie. Bon, bah, on ___________ le prendre.

Ah, bah, tiens ! Il pleut ! Ouf, on ___________ prendre ce parapluie !

ORAL PROMPT

Answer the following questions using one or two expressions that we learnt. For example : Tu as regardé la météo pour demain ? Oui, j’ai vu les prévisions météo !

1 · Qu’est-ce que tu va amener pour le dîner chez nos amis ?

________________________________________________________

2 · Comment on appelle déjà l’objet qui nous protège de la pluie ?

________________________________________________________

3 · Selon toi, il va faire beau aujourd’hui ?

________________________________________________________

4 · Tu sais si aujourd’hui, il est possible qu’il y ait de la pluie ?

________________________________________________________

5 · Mais tu es trempé !

________________________________________________________

6 · Il pleut. Tu penses qu’on devrait revenir à la maison ?

________________________________________________________

7 · Que signifie “trempé” ?

________________________________________________________

8 · J’ai peur d’être mouillé… Il pleut…

________________________________________________________

9 · Je suis content qu’on ait pris notre parapluie !

________________________________________________________

AUTHENTIC TRANSLATION

Translate orally each sentence. Underline the words or expressions that you don’t remember or that take too much time to recall.

Do you think we should bring an umbrella with us?

Honestly, I don’t know.

I saw that according to the weather forecast, there’s a good chance of rain.

Yeah, actually, it looks like it might rain.

Plus, I don’t really want to get wet…

We could always turn back if it starts to rain.

But that would mean we’d have to come back in the rain…

Well, we might as well take it.

[…]

Oh, well, there you go! It’s raining!

Phew, we’re glad we brought that umbrella!

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