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To discover the news in France, understand to what extend French people likes their dogs and to learn new funny French proverbs with dogs, please read the number 4511 of a pretty good French newspaper. Click here.
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Do you know other French proverbs with animals? which one?
Est-ce que tu connais des proverbes français avec des animaux?Lesquels?

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To discover the news in France and learn more about an historic achievement done by Alan Eustace, which happened in the sky, please read the number 4510 of a pretty good French newspaper. Click here.
http://www.lepetitquotidien.fr/ 

 Why is it an historic achievement ? Pourquoi est-ce que c'est un exploit historique?

Les étoiles de la semaine

This week (2-6 November), the stars are:

Cette semaine (2-6 November), les étoiles sont: 

- gr 2: Josuah and Lily while speaking about how to improve the student behavior.

- gr 3: Ociana and Olivia for being very involve in the vocabulary game.

- gr 4: Liza for all the efforts done to participate more in class. 

- gr 5: Sovana and Marzuka for helping others to understand how to conjugate ER verbs. 

Congratulation!
Félicitation!

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To discover the news in France and learn more about the  “ traditional time change ” (" traditionnel changement d' heure ") and know more about this original habit, please read the number 4507 of a pretty good French newspaper. Click here. 
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http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/france/paris

Le français à Phnom Penh...

Do you like to go out of Phnom Penh and discover more about French culture? Let's go to the French Institute! This week, there is...

Do you like The minions? Est-ce que tu aimes Les minions?

Les français jouent au Rugby...

Avez-vous vu le match entre la France et la Nouvelle Zélande le week-end dernier?
Have you seen the match between France and New Zealand last weekend?

Voici quelques extraits du match:
Here are some extracts: 
What do you think about it?
Qu'en pensez-vous?

Les étoiles de la semaine

This week (19-23 October), the stars are:
Cette semaine (19-23 Octobre), les étoiles sont: 
- gr 5: Molly and Helen for being so original in creating their own french poetry. 

Congratulation!
Félicitation!

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 To discover the news in France and learn more about a “ moving building” ("déménagement d' un immeuble") in New York and know more about this fantastic project, please read the number 4497 of a pretty good French newspaper. Click here.
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Where do you live? in a house or in flat? Où habites-tu? dans une maison ou dans un appartement? Have you ever moved on? As-tu déjà déménagé? 

Le zapping du jour

Here are some original streets in the world. Which one do you prefer? Why?
Voici quelques rues originales dans le monde. Laquelle préfères-tu? Pourquoi? 

http://www.toolito.com/voyage/17-rues-plus-etranges-monde/

Le zapping du jour

Here are some original flowers. What do they make you think about? What do they look like?
Voici quelques fleurs originales. À quoi te font-elle penser? A qui ressemblent-elles?
http://www.toolito.com/voyage/20-fleurs-insolites-ressemblent-autre-chose-fleurs/

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To discover the news in France and learn more about the "stag songs" (le chant des cerfs) and know more about this incredible animal, please read the number 4496 of a pretty good French newspaper. Click here.
http://www.lepetitquotidien.fr/  

Can you write the 4 characteristics of the adult stag given in the first 20 seconds by this commentator? 
Peux-tu écrire les 4 caractéristiques du cerf adulte données dans les 20 premières secondes par ce commentateur? 

Ce n' est qu' un aurevoir!

This week, Jiwon (gr 4) and Ida (gr 5) left us to go abroad. We wish them all the best! 

Here is a special message prepared by the grade 4 students.  

 

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To discover the news in France and learn more about this “panther baby” (un bébé panthère) and know more about the reason why Niemi has it at home, please read the number 4492 of a pretty good French newspaper. Click here. 

What do you think about this panther? qu' est-ce que tu penses de cette panthère? Isn' t it so cute? n' est-elle pas mignone?

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To discover the news in France and learn more about this “one genius at drawing” (un géni du dessin) and know more about his skills (qualifications) and drawings (dessins), please read the number 449 of a pretty good French newspaper. 
Click here. 
http://www.lepetitquotidien.fr/ 

Do you like to draw? Est-ce que tu aimes dessiner?
What do you draw? Qu'est-ce que tu dessines?

Dear reading group, after reading this article, answer these 5 questions please.

1.     Where was he born?

2.     Is that true that he draws very fast? Quote your answer from the text.

3.     In the future, what will be his occupation?

4.     What kind of book is he creating?

5.     Is he still using picture to copy?

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To discover the news in France and learn more about this “ strange cycle” (un vélo étrange) and know more about a tour through Europe done by a French adventurer (un aventurier français), please read the number 4489 of a pretty good French newspaper.  Click here
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Have you ever seen this kind of cycle?
As-tu déjà vu ce type de vélo?
Would you like to travel through Europe with it?
Veux-tu faire le tour d' Europe avec ce vélo?

6 Pronunciation strategies

Fact:  Foreign language learners have lots of problems with pronunciation because of some factors such as native language factor (mother tongue, interference), age, environment, personality, etc. affect their motivation in learning. Rivers (1986:125) urges that many beginners have a great difficulty in understanding what they are trying to say, not because of their lack of knowledge of vocabulary and language structure, but because the sounds they produce seemed peculiar and the voice rose and fell in unexpected places.

1- The parrot approach As with any language skill, practice is key. For pronunciation, the more focused listening and repetition a learner does, the more comfortable they become with the phonics and sound patterns of the language. Listen-and-repeat exercises can be done with any medium, from traditional language learning CDs to TV, movies, and song lyrics. Podcasts about language study or any other topic are especially helpful. Listening carefully to repeated phrases 5 to 10 times. Use audio and video to help you. Then, try saying the phrase correctly in chorus with the recording. Repeat each of the phrases 10 times or more if needed.

2- Mind the stress The English language is one that stresses words (“BROC-co-li”; “trans-por-TA-tion”). It is the instinct of native English speakers to use our own framework of stress patterns when we learn new words. However, we can’t project our own assumptions about rhythm onto foreign language. Some languages have different stress patterns while many do not use stress at all. When learning the new vocabulary of a foreign language, it is important to be mindful of stress, or absence of stress, in new words. It helps neutralize our own British accent and start adopting the accent of your target language. 

3- Practice in context To practice the pronunciation of a word or phrase, it’s best to review it on its own and in the context of a full sentence. The reason? Some word pairings will subtly alter pronunciation. Mastering these pairings is a key component in emulating a native accent. The English language is full of words whose pronunciation changes slightly with context, depending on the type of English accent. For example, the word “will” has a definitive "i" sound, but in the phrase “will you,” the "i" tends to become a "oo" as in “wool.”

4- Record yourself After using all of these tools, students can record their speaking exercises and listen back. The mistakes learners make are often not conscious. They tend to be the product of those deep-seated patterns of our native tongue, such as stress and inflection. Listening to oneself is a good way to hone in on strengths and weaknesses. Most smartphones come with a built-in voice memo app, and websites like Audacity and Vocaroo let users make audio files for free.

 5- Watch  TV or internet programs in that language Briefly, Kenworthy (1987:6) mentions that exposure can be a contributory factor, but it cannot be a whole and necessary factor for the development of pronunciation.  The best ways of being exposed would be native speakers, videos shows, films, cds, radio or TV programs, computer-assisted language teaching programs, and etc. Also, the amount of exposure is crucial and it must make the students creative and active, not passive and dull. 

6- Find a friend or make a friend who is a native and have conversations with them  This is best for learning and after this is done you will become more familiar with the language and at least "high beginner to intermediate" level. Ask the tutor to help you with pronunciation and conversational grammar. Also, don't be ashamed to allow other people to correct you if you pronounce something wrong. No one knows everything. You can record the sessions if possible and take notes.

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To discover the news in France and learn more about clown fish (le poisson clown), please read the number 4486 of a pretty good French newspaper. Here is an extract taken from the newspaper. Click here.
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Have you seen the cartoon Finding Nemo? As-tu vu le dessin animé Nemo? Do you like it? Est-ce que tu l’aimes?

Here is an extract. 

Watch it and answer the question in French:

Nemo find a way to escape. What do you think about it? Nemo trouve un moyen de s'échapper. Qu' en penses-tu?