La Nouvelle-France (New France)

Learning ObjectivesDescribe historical events using l'imparfait (the imperfect tense) [lam-par-FEH] and le passé composé (the compound past tense) [luh pah-say kohn-poh-ZAY].Understand and use vocabulary related to colonization and historical periods.Talk about historical figures and their actions.Imagine you are an explorer arriving in Quebec in the 17th century. 🗺️ You see immense forests, powerful rivers, and you meet the people who live there. How would you tell the King of France about your discoveries? This lesson will help you do just that! 📜Real-World ApplicationsUnderstand historical texts about Quebec.Visit a museum like the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City and understand the exhibits.Talk about the origins of Quebec's culture with friends.

French TermWhat it MeansExample Sentenceun siècle (a century) [uhn see-ECK-luh]A period of one hundred years.La Nouvelle-France (New France) [la noo-vel frahns] a existé (existed) [ah ex-is-TAY] pendant (for) [pahn-DAHN] plusieurs siècles (several centuries) [ploo-zyur see-ECK-luh].une colonie (a colony) [oon coh-loh-NEE]A territory governed by a distant country.Le Québec (Quebec) [luh kay-BECK] était (was) [ay-TAY] une colonie (a colony) [oon coh-loh-NEE] de la France (of France) [duh la frahns].un explorateur / une exploratrice (a male explorer / a female explorer) [uhn ex-ploh-rah-TUR / oon ex-ploh-rah-TREES]A person who discovers new territories.Samuel de Champlain (Samuel de Champlain) [sa-mwell duh shahm-PLEN] était (was) [ay-TAY] un grand explorateur (a great explorer) [uhn grahn ex...

1. The Imparfait for DescriptionsRule: We use the imparfait (imperfect tense) [lam-par-FEH] to describe a situation, a habit, or a continuous action in the past. It's like painting the background of a story. Example: En Nouvelle-France (In New France) [ahn noo-vel frahns], les hivers (the winters) [lay zee-VAIR] étaient (were) [ay-TAY] longs et froids (long and cold) [lohn ay frwah]. Les gens (The people) [lay zhahn] habitaient (lived) [ah-bee-TAY] dans des maisons en bois (in wooden houses) [dahn day may-zohn ahn bwah].2. The Passé Composé for ActionsRule: We use the passé composé (compound past tense) [luh pah-say kohn-poh-ZAY] to talk about specific, completed events in the past. These are the main actions of the story.Example: Samuel de Champlain (Samuel de Champlain) [sa-mwell duh sha...