5 DUBLIN: today's work

 

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3 DAUDET: today's work

 Conjugate using the past perfect.

Madam C.J. Walker had learned about hair care from her brothers.   

She was born after her parents had gained their freedom.

By the time she was 7, she had become an orphan because her parents had died.

After her parents had passed away, she went to live with her sister.

She had a daughter after she had married Moses McWilliams.

 

Choose the right tense: simple past  or past perfect?

Before the plane took off, the passengers had fastened their seat belts.

She checked in after she had arrived at the airport.

By the time we reached the hotel, the sun had already set.

He forgot his passport because he had not prepared his bag.

They shared the photos they had taken during their holidays.

When she started her journey, she had already planned everything.

When we entered the museum, the guide had already begun the tour.

She felt tired because she had not slept well.

Vocabulary:

Pass away: mourir

An orphan: un(e) orphelin(e)

 

3 DAUDET: the biography

 A biography

Her name was Madam CJ Walker but her birth name was Sarah Breedlove.

She was born in 1867 in Louisiana.

Unlike (Contrary to) her parents and her siblings, Sarah was born free

-       - because Lincoln had abolished slavery.

     - because Lincoln had already enacted the Emancipation Proclamation.

    -  because the Emancipation Proclamation had been passed. 

    

At 7 years old, Sarah lived with her sister because her parents had died.

At 14 years old, she married and she had a daughter.

Later, she lived with her brothers because her husband had died.

She worked as a washerwoman because she needed money. Before, she had worked as a house servant.

         

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VOCABULARY

Unlike / contrary to: contrairement à

Birth name: nom de naissance

Siblings: fratrie

Son: fils

Daughter: fille

Washerwoman: blanchisseuse

Need: avoir besoin de

House servant: domestique

Later: ensuite / plus tard

Before: avant

After: après

                                

        

5 DUBLIN: today's lesson

 

For me, they will not sleep more.

Veniciano believes they will not cook more.

Camille thinks British people will not exercise more.

Milan guesses British people will not eat healthy.