No French Club This Week

No French Club This Week
Mrs. Goulet/Labovitch is on a business trip

Lesson 11

J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette

Lesson 10

Louis Pasteur


Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was the great French scientist whose work has saved millions of lives. Through careful study of microbiological organisms, he divined how these tiny "microbes" cause disease. His discovery that microbes could be killed through heating has people heating liquids, such as milk or juice, in a process called Pasteurization. Because of his work, hospitals developed more rigorous hygiene practices, which made them much safer places to recover from illness.
Pasteur was known as the father of stereochemistry, but his contributions to microbiology and medicine were greater. Pasteur discovered anaerobic bacteria and two silkworm diseases. It was he who discovered that if you take a microbe that causes a particular disease, for instance, smallpox, and make a weakened form of it, that weakened smallpox microbe can be used to fight off the stronger smallpox microbes. Doctors now inoculate people against all kinds of diseases and, for a time, had almost eradicated smallpox. Pasteur also invented the anthrax vaccine, the chicken cholera vaccine, and the rabies vaccine.

These discoveries made him so famous that he was able to build an institute in Paris for research, teaching, and treating disease. Inaugurated in 1888, the Pasteur Institute ranks as one of the foremost research centers in the world.

Louis Pasteur was one of the first scientists to understand the importance of microorganisms — both good and bad. Some microorganisms (or germs as Pasteur called them) are helpful, such as those that cause grapes to ferment and become wine. Among his most important discoveries was pasteurization. This process kills harmful bacteria in liquids such as wine and milk, without destroying the liquid.
Louis Pasteur focused much of his research on how to prevent the spread of harmful microorganisms by developing vaccines. Pasteur is most famous for discovering the rabies vaccine. For his many contributions to both medicine and industry, Louis Pasteur is remembered as one of the great minds of science.

More information on The Pasteur Institute
Pasteur Institute - English
Pasteur Institute - Francais



Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau - Calypso
Song written and sung by John Denver

When Jacques-Yves Cousteau died on June 25, 1997, the world lost more than just an esteemed biologist and oceanographer. The world lost its greatest guide of the chartless realms that make up the planet’s oceans. Through his documentaries and books, Cousteau contributed more to our understanding of the oceans than almost any other person.

Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France, to Daniel and Elizabeth Cousteau. He spent much of his early childhood near the water, swimming and tinkering with gadgets such as underwater cameras and mechanical toys. After high school, he entered the French armed forces, fighting with distinction in the Navy during World War II. During his years with the French Navy, he designed and tested the Aqua-Lung, a predecessor to the SCUBA systems used by divers worldwide today. His Aqua-Lung was used by the allies after World War II to remove enemy mines from international waters.

In the late forties, Cousteau set out to fulfill a lifelong dream of finding new and exciting ways to explore the world’s oceans. In 1948 he purchased the boat Calypso, part ocean-going lab and part yacht, that would soon become synonymous with Cousteau and his underwater adventures. In 1956, with the help of Calypso and her crew, Cousteau’s position as the world’s most famous marine biologist was cemented when he received an Academy Award for his breathtaking undersea documentary, The Silent World.

Of the 120 documentaries Cousteau completed in his lifetime, one of his most important was "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau," a television series which began in 1968. This series brought unforgettable images into millions of homes, images of the exotic undersea environs populated by coral reefs and fearsome sharks. It contributed to a deeper understanding of a part of the world few people ever visited. The series also has been credited with raising public awareness of the unique problems faced by the world’s marine environments as human encroachment threatens the very foundations of aquatic life worldwide.

Cousteau's boat - Calypso

More information on Jacques Cousteau and Calypso http://www.cousteau.org

Lesson 05

Emperor Napoleon crowning Empress Josephine

Napoleon on Marengo the famous war horse

Napoleon in his trademark pose with hand inside coat

Je m'appelle / My name is

Bonjour / Hello

J'ai Perdu le do de ma clarinette / I lost the "Do" on my clarinet

Les Couleurs / The Colors

Les Couleus / The Colors Pronunciation 1

Les Couleus / The Colors Pronunciation 2

Dans La Cuisine / In the kitchen

Lesson 04

Basilique du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre / Basilica of the Sacred Heart of the Martyr on the Mountain

The Sacré-Cœur Basilica, "Basilica of the Sacred Heart", is a Roman Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.

Sacré Cœur Gargoyle

Gargoyles once served the very practical purpose of funneling water from the roof when it rains and directing the resultant jet of water out away from the foundations where the water could cause real damage. Yes, gargoyles are water spouts with a decorative aspect to them too.

Le funiculaire de Montmartre / The funicular of the Martyr on the Mountain

Dans la maison (In the house) / Dans la salle de bain (In the bathroom)

Lessson 03 La fête de Noël / Christmas Party

SMSR French la fête de Noël

Bonne Année! / Happy New Year!

Newsflash - Holiday Party on Dec 18

We will have a Joyeux Noel party this Thursday/Jeudi Dècembre 18.

Just a few days ago I learned that the fourth grade will perform "Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle!" at the Christmas show so we will not perform there.    That's life/C'est la vie.

Le Petite Prince

The trip to see "Le Petit Prince" at the Players Club of Swarthmore was fantastique.    Merci beaucoup to everyone.

SMSR French Club is planning a trip on
Sunday December 7 to see the play
"The Little Prince"
at the Player's Club of Swarthmore
(It's a French story performed in English)
Click here for details

Click here for the story of Le Petit Prince/The Little Prince

Permission slips will be distributed in school on Wednesday November 26.     Please return them with payment of $8 to the school on Monday December 1.

We will leave the SMSR school parking lot on Sunday December 7 at 1PM and will return sometime around 5PM.

Mrs. Goulet/Labovitch's cell phone # is 302-598-0185.

NO French Club this
Thursday November 27!

Thanksgiving!

NO French Club this
Thursday November 20!

Mrs. Goulet/Labovitch's daughter Josette will have her Confirmation!

Lesson 02

SMSR French Club



Dur dur d'être bébé! - by Jordy

Fun Fact - Jordy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest singer ever to have a #1 charted single. He achieved this feat at the tender age of four and a half with the song "Dur dur d'être bébé!" ("It's Tough to Be a Baby" (Child)). "Dur dur d'être bébé" was #1 for 15 weeks in France and was a dance hit across Europe, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Japan. It landed at #58 on the US charts.


Notre-Dame in Paris


Les Véhicules


Click here for the verb être with Tex


Click here for the verb avoir with Tex


Click here for Le Petit Prince/The Little Prince

Lesson 01


Notre Père / Our Father

Notre Père qui es aux cieux,
que ton nom soit sanctifié,
que ton règne vienne,
que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offenses,
comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation,
mais délivre nous du Mal.

Amen


La Tour Eiffel / The Eiffel Tower

Designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889 (World's Fair), the Eiffel Tower commemorated a century from the French Revolution. It was inaugurated on March 31, 1889. At 1,710 steps and 1,050 feet high it was the tallest building in the world until 1929.

Games - Hector at the Eiffel Tower


Les Animaux / The Animals



Chanson alphabet en français / The alphabet song in French



Alphabet en français / The alphabet in French (showing pronounciation)



Alphabet en français / The alphabet in French



Alphabet en français / The alphabet in French



Comptons avec les billes / Counting with the balls 0 - 20



Comptons les chiffres / Counting the numbers 0 - 9



Comptons les chiffres / Counting the numbers 10 - 20


Joke Time!

Q: There's 2 cats, "One two three" cat, and "Un deux trois" cat. 
They're swimming across the English Channel in a race.   Only "One two three" cat got to the other side.   Why?

A: Because "Un Deux Trois" Cat Sank.



Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle!
Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!

The carol tells the story of two milkmaids, Jeanette and Isabella, who went to milk their cows in a manger in Bethlehem, only to find the baby Jesus sleeping in the hay. The two girls ran to town to tell the village of the coming of Christ, and the townspeople came with their own torches to view the sight for themselves.

Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle,
Un Flambeau, courons au berceau!
C'est Jésus, bonnes gens du hameau;
Le Christ est né, Marie appelle!
Ah! Ah! Ah! Que la mère est belle,
Ah! Ah! Ah! Que l'enfant est beau!

Come with torches, Jeanette, Isabella
Run unto the cradle, run!
Christ is born, all come before him;
Mary calls us to adore him!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Such a lovely mother;
Oh! Oh! Oh! Such a lovely son!