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Most verbs are in the preterite. Find the infinitive and complete the grid
Infinitive preterite Past participle Translation
Brought
Cried
Heard
Looked out
Wondered
Filled
Read Have read
Wrote Have written
sang Have sung
She said she would dance with me if I brought her red roses.
Who is she ? …………………………………………………………………………………….
Who is the narrator ? ……………………………………………………………………………
Say the sentence : « If you bring me red roses,………………………………………………. »
From her nest in the holm-oak tree, the Nightingale heard him and she looked out through the
leaves and wondered.
What is unusual in this sentence ?
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Pain
Pomegranates
Be purchased
Be weighed out
Stringed instruments
The harp : …………………………………
The violin :………………………………..
The courtiers
Throng (verb)
Flung (verb preterite)
Buried (verb preterite)
Wept (verb preterite)
Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the market place.
Translation for « nor » : ……………………………………………………………………..
See what happens after « nor » …………………………………………………………………
It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold.
Translate.
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What is « it » ? …………………………………………………………………………………
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Check in the dictionary
Butterfly
To flutter
To whisper
A daisy
Lizard
To laugh outright
Sorrow
To soar
The grove
Shadow
Other words ? ?
What must the Nightingale do if she wants a red rose ? Explain in your own words
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Match the words and their opposite. Some are in the text
Death (n) Moon (n)
Mighty (adj) Unwise, stupid (adj)
Pleasant (adj) Bitter (adj)
Dear (adj) Worse(adj)
Gold (n) Life (n)
Sweet (adj) Silver (n)
Sun (n) Sad (adj)
Wise (adj) Weak (adj)
Happy (adj) Cheap (adj)
Better (adj) Unpleasant (adj)
What will he do ?
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The future
sujet Aux ? ? BV
sujet Aux ? ? BV
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There are a lot of verbs in the preterite. Make a list and complete the grid.
infinitive preterite Past participle Translation
Sang
Got up
Said
Went
Lay down
Began
Fell
Shone
Flew
Set
Make a list of the words you do not understand and find the translation
Theme of song