Why does the narrator remember and reflect upon the story his mother tells him?
What will be an ideal response?
* His mother's story relates very much to what Sonny is feeling about his brother. Like his father, Sonny has also "lost" his brother but in a different way.
* The story also conveys the grief his father felt and reminds him of the promise he made to his mother about looking after Sonny.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sono contento che lui (venire) ______________ al concerto con noi.
Le congiunzioni e il congiuntivo. Scrivete le frasi con il verbo al congiuntivo presente o all’infinito, secondo il caso. (5 pts – 1 each) (Write the sentences with the verb in the subjunctive or in the infinitive, as appropriate.)
Use the names from the lexique to complete the sentences about Séquence 6 of the film Liaisons. You will not use all of the names.
1. ____________________ a écrit le document qui explique le contenu du coffre-fort. Il est venu à Québec avec l’enfant de Madeleine Tremblay Prévost en 1933.
2. ____________________ est la petite fille dans la photo qui a été amenée à Québec pour la protéger de Madeleine Tremblay Prévost.
3. Quand la petite fille a grandi, elle a eu deux enfants, ____________________ et ____________________.
4. Claire voit aussi une photo de/d’ ____________________ de 1959, ce qui est bizarre parce qu’il a la même apparence qu’aujourd’hui.
Read the following text adapted from La France au quotidien by Roselyne Rœsch and Rosalba Rolle-Harold about changes in the composition of French families.
Première étape.
Check off the type of family that corresponds to each description or definition.
Deuxième étape.
Write a short paragraph in French in which you describe what type of family you have (traditional, single-parent, etc.), its members, and your impression of your family as a whole. If you prefer, you may write about someone else's family or a famous person's family.
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