Warm up What activities do you like to do on your free time? What activities you do not like to do? Explain yourself.

As student or a young person, do you sometimes ask for suggestions? ** About course you would like to take, a movie to watch, a place go or to visit,… **Do you sometimes make suggestions to your friends, to family members,… ** To be able to ask for suggestions or to make suggestions in French is important as you are learning the language.

Asking for and making suggestions To ask for suggestions about what to do: Qu’est-ce qu’on peut faire? On peut… To make a suggestions: On peut se promener sur la plage. we can… Ça te dit d’aller manger une glace? What do you think of going…? Si on allait se baigner? How about going..? * Note culturelle: In Martinique, people speak French and créole (a mixture of French and African languages) **p. 107 # 19 une journée touristique

To emphasizing what you like: Ce que j’aime bien le week end, c’est me coucher très tard. What I like is… Ce que je préfère, c’est me promener sur la plage. What I prefer is… Ce qui me plait à la Martinique, c’est lamer! What I like is…

To emphasize what you don’t like: C’est que je n’aime pas, c’est le maths! What I don’t like is… Ce qui ne me plait pas, c’est de me lever à 6 heures du matin. What I don’t care for… Ce qui m’ennuie, c’est de rester à la maison le week-end. What bores me is… Note culturelle: while using reflexive verb, us me instead se if you’re talking about yourself. Ex. Je me lave, je me baigne,…

P. 108, Do act. # 21, cd 4, Tr. 9 The relative pronouns ce qui and ce que The relative pronuns ce qui and ce que both mean what. * ce qui is the subject of the clause it introduces. Notice that exprressions with plaire and ennuyer require de before an infinitive. Ce qui me plait, c’est de faire de la plongée sous- marine. Ce qui m’ennuie, c’est de me lever tôt.

Ce que is the direct object of the clause it introduces. It is usually followed by a subject. Ce que j’aime bien, c’est de danser le zouk avec mes amis. PP , Act. #4. **Homework* Exit!!