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12 janvier, 2026

3 DAUDET: today's lesson!

 The Reconstruction Era

The period after the Civil War was called the Reconstruction Era.  

The Americans rebuilt the country and added amendments to the Constitution.

 


The 13th Amendment was passed in 1865 and abolished slavery.

The 14th Amendment was passed in 1868 and protected rights (life, liberty, property).

The 15th Amendment was passed in 1870 and guaranteed the right to vote to former slaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary:

Abolish: abolir    

Protect: protéger

Guarantee: garantir

The right to vote: le droit de vote   


Country: pays

Add: ajouter

6 DANUBE: today's work

 




09 janvier, 2026

6 DANUBE: exercises!

 

1- Her name is Anna.  She is 12.

2- His name is Ben. He is German.

3- My father ? He is a doctor.

4- My best friend is Lola. She is in my class.

5- There is a man in the street. He is lost !

6- I have a baby brother.  His bedroom is upstairs.

7-My mother is a teacher. She loves her job !

8- Ted is my cousin. He is 10 and his sister is 14.

 

Vocabulary:

Father: père

Mother: mère

Sister: soeur

Brother: frère

Cousin: cousin(e)

Baby: bébé

Street: rue

Bedroom: chambre

Lost: perdu

There is: Il y a + singulier

Upstairs : à l’étage

Job : métier

 

3 PURY: exercises!


A.Lincoln (kill) was killed in 1865.

Back then, people (judge) were judged by the color of their skin.

They (send) will be sent back to their country next month.

Nowadays, racial discrimination (forbid) is forbidden by law.

His car (repair) was repaired yesterday.

You forgot your umbrella, it (find) was found at work.

In a few months, the criminals (judge) will be judged.

The rights of colored people (protect) are protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

During Reconstruction, many Blacks in the South (mistreat) were mistreated.

Back then, most African Americans (not treat) were not treated as citizens.

My laptop is finally working again: it (repair) has been repaired!

They (send) were sent to jail last year.

The presents (offer) will be offered tomorrow.

Slavery (outlaw) was outlawed at the end of the Civil War.

Theft (punish) is punished by law.   

Nowadays, most clothes (make) are made in China.

Today, English (speak) is spoken almost everywhere!

Tax reforms (announce) will be announced soon.

I’m sure your problem (solve) will be solved tomorrow.

The leak (repair) was repaired / has been repaired by our plumber.

 

Vocabulary:

The color of their skin: la couleur de leur peau

Forbid: interdire

Mistreat: maltraiter

Punish: punir

Solve: résoudre

Citizen: citoyen

Nowadays: de nos jours

Back then: à l’époque

 

 

 

 

 

06 janvier, 2026

6 DANUBE: a boy!

 Listen and take notes

Tom  Brown              British              London (come from)

June, 15th ( summer)          14

dark blue = favorite color             Math + English = favorite school subjects            Like / school

Cat (Bella, white, 2)     Dog (Max, black, 3)    è love / pets

 

His last name is Brown and his first name is Tom.

He is British.

He comes from London.

He is fourteen.

His favorite color is dark blue.

He likes school.

He has two pets, one cat and one dog.