Les Métiers Créatifs (Creative Professions)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify several creative jobs, or métiers créatifs (creative jobs) [may-tee-AY kray-ah-TEEF].Describe the activities of creative professionals using the présent (present tense) [pray-ZAWN].Talk about past creative projects using the passé composé (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY].Express future goals using the futur proche (near future tense) [foo-TOOR prosh].Imagine you're visiting a festival in Montreal! 🎪 You see people who chantent (sing) [shahnt], artistes (artists) [ar-TEEST] who are drawing portraits, and acteurs (actors) [ak-TUR] performing in a play. What are their métiers (jobs) [may-tee-AY]? That's what we're going to discover together!Real-World ApplicationsTalk about your favorite movies, songs, or books.Describe your own creative hobbies, like drawing...

FrenchExplanationExampleun artiste / une artiste (an artist) [uhn ar-TEEST / oon ar-TEEST]A person who creates art, like painting or sculpture.L'artiste (The artist) [lar-TEEST] dessine (draws) [deh-SEEN] un beau paysage (a beautiful landscape) [uhn boh pay-ee-ZHAZH]. 🎨un acteur / une actrice (an actor / an actress) [uhn ak-TUR / oon ak-TREES]A person who plays a role in a movie or at the theater.L'acteur (The actor) [lak-TUR] joue (acts) [zhoo] dans un film (in a movie) [dahnz uhn feelm]. 🎬chanter (to sing) [shahn-TAY]To make music with your voice.Elle (She) [el] aime (likes) [em] chanter (to sing) [shahn-TAY]. 🎤peindre (to paint) [pandr]To create a picture with paint.Je vais peindre (I am going to paint) [zhuh vay pandr] un tableau (a painting) [uhn tah-BLOH].dessiner (to draw) [deh-s...

1. The Present Tense (Le Présent) [luh pray-ZAWN] to Describe ActionsRule: We use the present tense to talk about someone's usual actions or what they are doing now.Example: Un artiste (An artist) [uhn ar-TEEST] peint (paints) [pan] des tableaux (paintings) [day tah-BLOH]. Une actrice (An actress) [oon ak-TREES] joue (plays) [zhoo] un rôle (a role) [uhn rohl].2. The Passé Composé [luh pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] to Talk About Finished ProjectsRule: To describe a creative action that is finished, we use the passé composé. It's often formed with the helping verb avoir (to have) [ah-VWAR] and the past participle of the main verb.Example: J'ai dessiné (I drew) [zhay deh-see-NAY] un chat (a cat) [uhn shah]. L'artiste (The artist) [lar-TEEST] a fini (finished) [ah fee-NEE] sa sculpture (his sculpture)...