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81 - La biographie Flashcards

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1
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I can talk about important life events

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Je peux parler des événements importants d’une vie.

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I can organize my narrative in time.

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Je peux organiser mon récit dans le temps.

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Make a list of the different events that we can find in a life story.

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Faites une liste des différents évènements que l’on peut trouver dans un récit de vie.

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biography

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la biographie

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autobiography

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l’autobiographie

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Both genres consist of life stories. In your opinion, what’s the difference between a biography and an autobiography?

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Les deux genres consistent en des récits de vie. À votre avis quelle est la difference entre une biographie et une autobiographie ?

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childhood

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l’enfance

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the age of majority

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la majorité

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birth

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la naissance

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adolescence

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l’adolescence

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adulthood

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l’âge adulte

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old age

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la vieillesse

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When in (lit. ‘at what period of’) your life did you first…

… experience love?
… witness a birth?
… drink alcohol?
… travel abroad?

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À quelle période de votre vie avez-vous pour la première fois…

… connu l’amour?
… été témoin d’une naissance ?
… bu de l’alcool ?
… voyagé à l’étranger ?

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14
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Couple life

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La vie à deux

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to move in

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emménager

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I met the woman of my life at a jazz concert.

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J’ai rencontré la femme de ma vie à un concert de jazz.

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17
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separation

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la séparation

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18
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We celebrate the marriage at the town hall.

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On célèbre le mariage à la mairie.

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civil union

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le Pacte Civil de Solidarité (PACS)

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to sign a PACS

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se pacser

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21
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love at first sight

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le coup de foudre

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When he saw Giselle, it was love at first sight. He already knew it was his soul mate.

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Quand il a vu Giselle, c’était le coup de foudre. Il savait déjà que c’était son âme sœur.

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23
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to get old

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vieillir

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24
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to die

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décéder

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25
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funeral

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l’enterrement

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My parents grew old together in their house in the countryside.

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Mes parents ont vieilli ensemble dans leur maison, à la campagne.

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My mother died at the age of 90, and my father died at the age of 95.

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Ma mère est morte à l’âge de 90 ans, et mon père est décédé à l’âge de 95 ans.

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My father’s funeral took place in July.

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L’enterrement de mon père a eu lieu en juillet.

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We are delighted (lit. ‘have the joy’) to announce to you the birth of our daughter, Nathalie! The baby is doing well and the mom too!

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Nous avons la joie de vous annoncer la naissance de notre fille, Nathalie ! Le bébé se porte bien et la maman aussi !

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We have the honor of announcing the marriage of our son Jean with Jeanne.

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Nous avons l’honneur de vous annoncer le mariage de notre fils Jean avec Jeanne.

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31
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To drive you must have reached the age of majority.

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Pour conduire il faut avoir atteint la majorité .

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We regret to inform you that our father, Marc, has passed away at the age of 79.

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Nous avons le regret de vous informer que notre père, Marc, est décédé à l’âge de 79 ans.

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33
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Becoming an adult is not easy.

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Devenir un adulte n’est pas facile.

34
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He was born in 1995

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Il est né en 1995

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We settled (i.e., were civilly united) on April 10, 2005.

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On s’est pacsé le 10 avril 2005.

36
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I got married in September.

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Je me suis marié en septembre.

37
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I met him at Christmas.

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Je l’ai rencontré à Noël.

38
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To situate on event in relation to an other, we use: (during), (after), (before), (while/during)

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Pour situer un événement par rapport à un autre on utilise : pendant, après, avant (de), lors de.

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“Lors de” rather expresses the fact that the two events take place at the same moment. It is rather used with an event.

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« Lors de » exprime plutôt le fait que les deux événements ont lieu au même moment. Il s’utilise plutôt avec un événement.

40
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“Pendant” rather specifies the duration and is used with a period.

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« Pendant » précise plutôt la durée et s’utilise avec une période.

41
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He was born during the holidays.

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Il est né pendant les vacances.

42
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I got married after the birth of my child.

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Je me suis mariée après la naissance de mon enfant.

43
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He drove his first car before his majority.

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Il a conduit sa première voiture avant sa majorité.

44
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He drove his first car before he was 18.

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Il a conduit sa première voiture avant d’avoir 18 ans.

45
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During his stay abroad, he met his wife.

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Lors de son séjour à l’étranger, il a rencontré sa femme.

46
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The event occurred…

A

L’événement est survenu

47
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What is the most important event in your life? Can you describe it?

A

Quel est l’événement le plus important de votre vie ? Pouvez-vous le décrire ?

48
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As a kid, he didn’t like school.

A

Petit, il n’aimait pas l’école.

49
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He graduated (lit. ‘had his Bac’) in 2008.

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Il a eu son bac en 2008.

50
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He was studying (lit. ‘doing his studies of’) sociology when he met Marc.

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Il faisait ses études de sociologie quand il a rencontré Marc.

51
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I started teaching in England, that’s where I met my future husband. We’re getting married next September.

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J’ai commencé à enseigner en Angleterre, c’est là que j’ai rencontré mon futur mari. On va se marier en septembre prochain.

52
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I left to study in Spain for three years. I graduated as a (lit. ‘got my diploma of’) Spanish teacher.

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Je suis partie étudier en Espagne pendant 3 ans. J’ai eu mon diplôme de professeur d’espagnol.

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I grew up in Germany. It was really nice as a childhood! We lived in a big house with my parents, my brothers and sisters.

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J’ai grandi en Allemagne. C’était vraiment agréable comme enfance ! On habitait dans une grande maison, avec mes parents, mes frères et sœurs.

54
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I was born in Germany. My mother is French and my father is German.

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Je suis née en Allemagne. Ma mère est française et mon père est allemand.

55
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Choose a famous person. Tell their life in a few sentences. Your classmates guess who the character is.

A

Choisissez une personne célèbre. Racontez sa vie en quelques phrase. Vos camarades devinent qui est le personnage.

56
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humble (pronunciation)

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(um-ble) (like the number 1 + ble)

57
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I’m trying to be mindful (lit. ‘have full conscience’)

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j’essaie d’avoir pleine conscience

58
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day by day

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au jour le jour

59
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as a result

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du coup

60
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inasmuch as

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en tant que

61
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thoughtful

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pensif, pensive

62
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distracted

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distraits, distraites

63
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anyone

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n’importe qui

64
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to prevent

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empêcher

65
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relaxed (two options)

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détendu, détendue (of people)
décontracté (of, like, muscles)

66
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angry (two options)

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fâché, fâchée
en colère

67
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mistrustful, suspicious

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méfiant, méfiante

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guilty

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coupable

69
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funny (two options)

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drôle
rigolo, rigolote

70
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to exhaust

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épuiser

71
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surprised, astonished

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étonné, étonnée

72
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disappointed

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déçu, déçue

73
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to type

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taper

74
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le temps (pronunciation!)

A

le TAN

75
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a boyfriend
a girlfriend

A

un petit ami
une petite amie

76
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to send

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envoyer

77
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selfish

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égoïste

78
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they move all the time

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ils bougent tout le temps

79
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it’s easy to…

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c’est facile de

80
Q

to correct

A

corriger

81
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one of my brothers

A

l’un de mes frères

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