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Table des matikres
Skills ...........................................................................................i
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Le jeune Houdini 3
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DCcrivez 5
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Comment completer les phrases 6
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La magie des lapins 9
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Le lapin magique 11
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Cherchez les mots 13
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Quel mot va bien ? 14
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La magie du professeur 16
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Une autre conclusion 18
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Qui. ou. pourquoi? 19
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Quelle est la capitale ? 21
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~colHee nri Garneau .u n plan 23
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Merlin aime 1'Ccole 25
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Avoir et &re 27
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Avoir ou etre 28
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Les cartes blanches 30
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Que dites-vous ? 33
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Trop d'erreurs 35
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Mon lapin imaginaire 38
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Un message mysterieux 39
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Un tour de magie 41
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La classe de gkographie 43
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Les illusions d'optique 46
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Mots caches 47
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Vocabulaire 49
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maureen Chudyk has been teaching for over 30 years, at both the elementary and secondary
levels. Although western Canadian by birth, Maureen has spent her teaching years in various
Ontario communities. She currently teaches in St. Catharines, Ontario in Canada. Over the
past several years she has given numerous workshops on Integrated Programming and Unit
Planning, Active Learning in the F.S.L. Classroom, and Computer Use in the F.S.L. Classroom.
Other titles by Maureen Chz~dyk:
~ ' ~ c o l e J'aime Ccrire 1 Exercices de grammaire
ISBN 0-92 1376-7 1-5 ISBN 1-894738-89-6
Quoi Porter? J'aime Ccrire 2 Exercices de grammaire
ISBN 0-92 1376-59-6 ISBN 1-894738-70-X
J'adore les sports J'aime lire 1
ISBN 0-92 1376-69-3 ISBN 0-921 376-90-1
En Ville J'aime lire 2
ISBN 0-92 1376-79-0 ISBN 1-894738-94-2
CClCbrons 1 La musique
ISBN 0-92 1376-87-1 ISBN 1-894738-95-0
CClCbrons 2 En route
ISBN 1-894738-14-4 ISBN 1-894738-17 -9
Animaux amusants Les medias
ISBN 1-894738-1 8-7 ISBN 1-894738-44-6
J'aime lire 3
ISBN 0-92 1376-30-6
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List of Skills
Contents
Le jeune Houdini, pp. 3-4 Story
Comprehension, character,
adjectives
ComplCtez les phrases p. 6 Comprehension, plot d d d
La magie des lapins, p. 9-1 0 Story d d
Le lapin magique, p. 1 1- 12 Comprehension, plot
Cherchez les mots, p. 13 Pronuncation, spelling
Les beaux chapeaux p. 14 Word comprehension
La magie du professeur, Story
pp. 16-17
Une autre conclusion, p. 18 Comprehension, plot d d d
Qui, oh, pourquoi ? p. 19 Comprehension, question d d d
words
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Quelle est la capitale? p. 2 1 Research, geography 4
Un plan, p. 23 Classrooms, subjects I d
~colHe enri Garneau, p. 24 Classrooms, subjects d d d
Merlin aime l'ecole, p. 25 Comprehension d d
Avoir et Ctre, p. 27 Avoir, etre - present tense d d d
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Avoir ou etre, pp. 28-29 Game, avoir, &re
I d
Les cartes blanches, p. 30 Game
Lisez-vous ? p. 32 Lire-present tense I d
Que dites-vous ? p. 33 Dire-present tense d d d
Prendre, prefixes-present d d d
Trop d'erreurs, p. 35 ER verbs-present d d d
Mon/ma/mes, p. 36 Possessive pronouns
Mon lapin imaginaire, p. 38 Shadow puppets, d d d
monologue, dialogue
Un message mystkrieux, p. 39 Mirror w~iting d d d
Le tour de magie, (A) et (B) Mad-lib, parts of speech d d d
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La classe de geographie (A) et (B), Mad-lib, parts of speech
pp. 43-44
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Les illusions d'optique: p. 46 Optical illusions,
research
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Mots caches, pp. 47-48 Word search
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Vocabulaire, p. 49 French-English word list
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Teaching Suggestions and Answer Key
The following notes may act as a guide to help the teacher use the various activities. With some
activities there are suggestions for variations that will help the teacher make modifications for
students with less experience or for those with greater competency in the French language. Not
all activities need to be used. The teacher should select the activities or variations that best suit
the teacher's program and the students in the class. To maximize the oral use of the language,
the teacher should, wherever possible, have activities read aloud in partners, small groups, or
within the class as a whole. A vocabulary list or mini-dictionary is on page 49. The teacher may
wish to give this page to students before beginning the unit or as needs be.
Le jeune Houdini (pages 3-4)
Le jeune Houdini is a short story about a magic trick that doesn't work. When mother comes
home after work she is unable to find her son, Jerome. Jerome's sister, Diane, who is reading a
teen magazine, doesn't know where he is and isn't interested. Mother suggests he may be at
Denis's house or at school finishing work. Diane says he isn't and the school called to say he
wasn't at school in the afternoon. Mother and Diane search the house and the neighbourhood
but don't find Jerome. Mother calls his friend, Marie-Hilkne. Marie-Hklkne explains that
Jerome wanted to try a Houdini trick. He wanted to escape from the basement cupboard that she
locked him in at noon. Mother and Diane find him in the cupboard eating popcorn, drinking
pop, and reading comics with a flashlight. Jerome admits the Houdini trick didn't work but he
was prepared with food and drink.
Variationsf or. Presentation:
The teacher may pre-teach vocabulary in the story or give students a vocabulary list
(Vocabulaire, p. 49) to work their way through the story on their own.
The teacher may read the story aloud before giving the students a written copy. The teacher
may then read the story aloud again before having the students read it on their own or in
groups or partners.
The teacher may give a written copy of the story to the students to follow along as the
teacher reads the story aloud. The teacher may then have the students read the story alone or
in partners or groups.
The teacher may have the students read the story silently before the teacher or students read
it aloud.
The teacher may have various students read the story aloud and then have the students
reread it on their own.
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DCcrivez (page 5)
After reading the story Le jeune Houdini @ages 3-4) students are to find adjectives to describe
each character. They need to pay attention to the gender of the noun and adjective. In most
cases, the adjectives are similar to the English, but if the students are not certain of the meaning,
they should use a dictionary. For more experienced students, the teacher may wish to leave the
list of adjectives off the page and have the students develop their own, using a dictionary.
Students are to write adjectives of their own choosing to describe themselves (Moi) and a
friend. The teacher may wish to brainstorm ideas with the class.
Answers may vary. Some possible answers are:
Houdini est I. remarquable 2. formidable
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JQiime est 1. curieux 2. aventureux
Maman est 1. nerveuse 2. inquikte
Comment complCter la phrase ? (page 6)
After reading the story Le jeune Houdini (pages 3-4), students are to find the endings for
each sentence from the list at the bottom of the page. For more experienced students, the
teacher may wish to leave the list of endings off the page.
Answers:
1. Diane est la seur de Jeriime.
2. Diane lit son magazine pour adolescents.
3. Jiriime admire Houdini. le maaicien remarquable.
4. La secritaire de l'icole dit que Jeriime n'itait pas a l'icole.
5. Denis veut jouer au soccer.
6. Diane cherche Jiriime dans sa chambre.
7. Maman tiliphone a Marie-Helkne.
8. Jiriime est dans un placard au sous-sol.
9. I1 mange du mays souffle et il lit ses bandes dessinies.
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Le jeune Houdini
Maman rentre a la maison aprks une journee au bureau. Elle
appelle son fils << JMme !
Jerijme ! >>
<< Ou est ton frere, Diane ? >>
Diane lit son magazine pour
adolescents dans le salon. Je ne
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sais pas, maman. >>
<< I1 est quatre heures et demie. I1 est peut-6tre chez un ami. Diane,
telephone a Denis, s'il te plait. >>
<< I1 n'est pas chez Denis. Denis vient de telephoner, il cherche
J6r6me pour aller jouer au soccer. >>
<< Peut-Gtre est-il rest6 a l'ecole. Peut-6tre qu'il finit ses devoirs. >>
/ Diane, qui ne s'interesse pas a son fiere, continue a lire son /
magazine. << Non, maman, la secretaire de l'ecole a t6lkphon6.
Jer6me n'ktait pas a l'ecole cet aprks-midi. >>
<< Alors, tu ne t'inquietes pas pour ton fiere ? C'est incroyable ! >>
<< J'imagine qu'il est dans sa chambre. >>
<< Va chercher ton frere ! >>
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( c< Ah, maman. Je suis certaine qu'il va bien. >>
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Diane monte l'escalier. Quelques minutes plus tard elle annonce,
<< I1 n'est pas dans sa chambre, maman. >>
Diane et sa mere cherchent dans la cuisine, dans le garage et dans
la cour. Ou est Jer6me ? Elles cherchent dans le voisinage, dans le
part, dans la cour de l'ecole. Toujours pas de Jer6me.
Maman telephone a Marie-Helene, une amie de JkrGme. << Marie-
Helene, sais-tu ou est Jer6me ? >>
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