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Share Ami is a super project aimed at linking learners of French (minimum level B1 - very good A-level) with elderly people in France via video link. The video above, which shows the project in action, is linked to a worksheet I made for frenchteacher.net, which I have reproduced here. The video and worksheet would be suitable for Y12 (intermediate/low advanced) and could even work with a very good GCSE class.

 

Share Ami  3m 17


Après avoir visionné la vidéo, quels sont les objectifs de ce projet, d’après vous ?

Présentez Andrée et Saif

Quelle comparaison Andrée fait-elle entre l’enseignement et les ponts et chaussées (civil engineering – building roads, bridges etc) ?


Comment dit-on ?

guess my age - __________________                      it’s the same - ___________

something written - __________________                to cancel - ________

that means nothing to me - __________________________

thesis, dissertation - ________ / __________           water diviner - _______

it starts to spin - ________________________         in quotes - ___________________

wisdom - ___________         

                                                                          

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C’est un projet qui vise à connecter/relier des gens qui apprennent le français avec des personnes âgées en France. Donc, il y a des buts linguistiques et sociaux.

 

Andrée vient d’Afghanistan. Il a 22 ans. Il est étudiant et il prépare un mémoire sur les ponts et chaussées. Andrée est une retraitée de 91 and qui était professeure d’anglais. Elle avait fait aussi des études d’ethnologie/anthropologie. Elle a fair un mémoire sur les sourciers.

 

L’enseignement relie les gens par l’♪0ducation tandis les ponts et chaussées relient les gens physiquement, grâce aux routes, ponts, tunnels etc

 

guess my age – devine mon âge                               it’s the same – c’est pareil

something written – quelque chose d’écrit                 to cancel - annuler

that means nothing to me – ça ne me parle pas du tout

thesis, dissertation - maîtrise / mémoire                    water diviner - sourcier

it starts to spin – il se met à tourner                           in quotes – entre guillemets

wisdom – sagesse (f)

 

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