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Sunday, February 28, 2010

la cérémonie de clôture

the closing ceremony

La cérémonie de clôture sera tenue ce soir.
The closing ceremony will be held tonight.

TODAY
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

la ligne d’arrivée

the finish line

Le skieur a franchi la ligne d’arrivée.
The skier crossed the finish line.

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Friday, February 26, 2010

une équipe

a team

L’équipe canadienne a gagné le match.
The Canadian team won the game.

THIS WEEK
We’re continuing our look at vocabulary about the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — and wintertime sports.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

faire du ski

to ski, to go skiing

Nous voulons faire du ski ce weekend.
We want to go skiing this weekend.

THIS WEEK
We’re continuing our look at vocabulary about the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — and wintertime sports.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

une rondelle

a hockey puck

Georges a frappé la rondelle et marqué le but gagnant.
George hit the puck and scored the winning goal.

THIS WEEK
We’re continuing our look at vocabulary about the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — and wintertime sports.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

marquer un but

to score a goal

Qui a marqué le premier but?
Who scored the first goal?

THIS WEEK
We’re continuing our look at vocabulary about the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — and wintertime sports.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

une patinoire

an ice rink

Le hockey sur glace se déroule sur une patinoire.
Ice hockey is played on an ice rink.

THIS WEEK
We’re continuing our look at vocabulary about the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — and wintertime sports.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

remporter

to take, to win

Ces athlètes ont remporté le plus de médailles.
These athletes won the most medals.

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In honor of the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

le patinage artistique

figure skating

La danse sur glace fait partie du patinage artistique.
Ice dancing is part of figure skating.

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In honor of the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

une médaille

a medal

Il y a une médaille d’or, une médaille d’argent et une médaille de bronze.
There’s a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal.

THIS WEEK
In honor of the Winter Olympic Games – les Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver in French — we’ll be exploring some of the vocabulary of these exciting days in Vancouver.

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