UNIT1, step3 Lesson3

On the team, not out of the field! The document on page 27 is a press article, which was published in a sports newspaper or magazine. It deals with / it’s about the importance of sport for young people. Indeed, many parents want their children to practise sport activities regularly in order to be healthy and have dense bones. But Local sports programs cannot offer them activities with a limited number of participants, because there aren’t enough coaches. So, only the most gifted have the possibility to compete. As a consequence, parents should look for sports with small groups or take more time themselves to play with their children.

I learn my ocabulary: A field, a ground, a pitch (football, rugby) A tennis court A golf course To publish a book, a newspaper…

To deal with a subject Enough (inaf), = sufficient To be on the team To be gifted = to be talented

Grammar points: reflexive pronouns I Myself

You Yourself

He Himself

She Herself

It Itself

We You They Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

-We use the reflexive pronouns to indicate that the person who realizes the action of the verb is the same person who receives the action. -Reflexive pronouns (pronoms réflichis) translate some French pronominal verbs: Elle s’est brûléeà she burnt herself Nous nous sommes blessés à we hurt ourselves

Grammer exercises Choose the correct reflexive pronouns from the following list : « myself - yourself - himself herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves – themselves » 1) Robert made this T-shirt __________________. 2) Lisa did the homework __________________ 3) We helped to some cola at the party__________________. 4) Emma, did you take the photo all by __________________? 5) I wrote this poem __________________. 6) He cut with the knife while he was doing the dishes__________________. 7) The lion can defend__________________ . 8) My mother often talks to__________________ . 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help __________________. 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers__________________

Exercises Choose the correct reflexive pronouns from the following list : « myself - yourself - himself herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves – themselves » 1) Robert made this T-shirt __________________. 2) Lisa did the homework __________________ 3) We helped to some cola at the party__________________. 4) Emma, did you take the photo all by __________________? 5) I wrote this poem __________________. 6) He cut with the knife while he was doing the dishes__________________. 7) The lion can defend__________________ . 8) My mother often talks to__________________ . 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help __________________. 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers__________________

Exercises Choose the correct reflexive pronouns from the following list : « myself yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves – themselves » 1) Robert made this T-shirt __________________. 2) Lisa did the homework __________________ 3) We helped to some cola at the party__________________. 4) Emma, did you take the photo all by __________________? 5) I wrote this poem __________________. 6) He cut with the knife while he was doing the dishes__________________. 7) The lion can defend__________________ . 8) My mother often talks to__________________ . 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help __________________. 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers__________________

Exercises Choose the correct reflexive pronouns from the following list : « myself yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves – themselves » 1) Robert made this T-shirt __________________. 2) Lisa did the homework __________________ 3) We helped to some cola at the party__________________. 4) Emma, did you take the photo all by __________________? 5) I wrote this poem __________________. 6) He cut with the knife while he was doing the dishes__________________. 7) The lion can defend__________________ . 8) My mother often talks to__________________ . 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help __________________. 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers__________________