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Section 1 — Warm-up Exercices

A - Listen and repeat              

  • Li fè cho anpil

  • Li fè frèt jodi a

  • Gen gwo van

  • Lapli ap tonbe

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B - Listen and repeat                   

  • Ki tan li fè ?

  • Èske li fè cho oswa li fè frèt ? 

  • Èske gen lapli ?

  • M mete rad lejè 

  • M mete chanday 

  • M pote parapli

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Section 3  —  Vocabulary focus 

PART I          
Click the audio icon to listen to the pronunciation and example sentence. 

A - Listen and repeat 

1 - Li fè ...

     Li fè cho / Li fè frèt.  

2 - Gen ...

     Gen gwo van / gen lapli / gen solèy.

3 - Lapli

     Lapli ap tonbe.

4 -  Solèy

      Solèy la klere nan syèl la.

5 -  Chanday

       M mete chanday.

6 -   Djakèt

       M mete djakèt.

PART II - Exercices Answer Keys
Listen and repeat the model answers 

A – Model answer 1 :

“Li fè cho. Pa gen van. Pa gen lapli. Mwen mete djakèt si li frèt.”

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B – Model answer 2 :

“Li fè cho. Solèy la klere nan syèl la. Pafwa gen gwo van. E mwen mete djakèt si li frèt.”

C – Read each statement aloud. Say “True” or “False” and correct it if needed.

  1. False

  2. False 

  3. False 

  4. True 

  5. False

  6. False 

  7. False 

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B - Listen and repeat

7 - Parapli

      M pote parapli.

8 -  Rad lejè

      M mete rad lejè.        

9 -  Tan

      Ki tan li fè jodi a ?

10 - Èske gen ... ?

        Èske gen van ?

        Èske gen lapli ? 

11 - Kisa w ... ?

       Kisa w mete si li fè frèt ?

       Kisa w pote si gen lapli ?

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​Leson X – what’s the weather like ?    

Learn how to talk about the weather and seasons

Lesson Objectives :

  1. Ask and answer questions about the time 

  2. Talk about the weather in Haitian Creole

  3. Use the present tense to describe daily routines

  4. Use time and frequency adverbs and colors

  5. Write about today’s schedule 

  6. Speak confidently about daily activities, time, and weather

  7. Reflect on the proverb “Dèyè mòn gen mòn

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🗣️ Section 2 — Dialogue   

Listen and repeat the dialogue                 

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A: Bonjou !

     Ki tan li fè jodi a ?

B: Li fè cho anpil.

      Solèy la klere nan syèl la.

A: Èske gen van ?

B: Non, pa gen van.

A: Lè li fè frèt, kisa w mete ?

B: M mete chanday

      oswa djakèt.

A: E lè lapli tonbe ?

B: Mwen pote parapli.

Section 4 —  Grammar - Exercice Answer Key

A – Read each sentence carefully. For each sentence :

  • Identify the Noun Group (NG)

  • Identify the Predicate Group (PG)

  • Identify Predicate 

  • Decide whether the verb should be used with “ap” or without "ap"

  • Correct the sentence if necessary or write OK if it is correct.   

Sentences :

1. Mwen ap manje pen.  

    NG  →   Mwen   

    PG  →   ap manje pen 

    P    →   ap manje (VP)

    Comment →   Action (OK)

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2. Timoun nan ap jwe nan lakou a.

    NG →   Timoun nan  

    PG →   ap jwe nan lakou a 

    P →   ap jwe (VP)

    Comment →   Action (OK)

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3. Li grangou anpil.

    NG →   Li   

    PG →   grangou anpil 

    P  →   gangou (AP)

    Comment →   State (OK)

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4. Li gen lè tris.

    NG →   Li 

    PG →   gen lè tris 

    P →   gen lè (VP)

    Comment →   Appearance (OK)

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5. Yo kontan nouvèl la.

    NG →   Yo  

    PG →   kontan nouvèl la 

    P →   kontan (AP)

    Comment →   State (OK)

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6. Mwen ap tande mizik.

    NG →   Mwen  

    PG →   ap tande mizik 

    P →   ap tande (VP)

    Comment →   Action (OK)

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7. Nou bwè dlo chak maten.

    NG →   Nou  

    PG →   bwè dlo chak maten 

    P →   bwè (VP)

    Comment →   Action, habitual (OK)

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8. Sara sanble malad.

    NG →   Nou  

    PG →   bwè dlo chak maten 

    P →   bwè (VP)

    Comment →   Action, habitual (OK)

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9. Papa mwen renmen bwè kafe.

    NG →   Nou  

    PG →   bwè dlo chak maten 

    P →   bwè (VP)

    Comment   → Action, habitual (OK)

B – For each sentence, write : Right Now, Habitual, or State

  1. Right Now     

  2. Habitual        

  3. State               

  4. State               

  5. Right now     

C – Rewrite each sentence using the correct predicate form for the present tense, according to the rules you have learned.

👉 “Ap” is used only for ongoing actions.

Sentences :

  1. Mwen ap manje diri ak sòs poul. 

  2. Timoun nan ap dòmi nan kabann li. 

  3. Li grangou.

  4. Nou ap repoze nou nan salon.

  5. Mari leve a sizè chak maten.

  6. Li renmen tande mizik.

  7. M ap mache nan lakou a.

  8. Nou konn bwè akasan nan aswè.

  9. M santi mwen fyè.

  10. Li gen lè fache.

Section 5  —  Vocabulary 

PART I - Time Adverbs  

Click the audio icon to listen to the pronunciation and example sentence. 

A - Listen and repeat 

1 - Kounya / kounye a

      M ap li kounya. 

2 -  Jodi a

      M la jodi a. 

3 -  Chak

       M li chak jou. 

4 -  Toujou

       M toujou li. 

5 -   Pafwa

       M li pafwa.

6 -   Souvan

       M li souvan. 

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B - Listen and repeat 

7 - Vèt

      Pyebwa sa vèt.

8 -  Ble

      Syèl la ble jodi a.

9 -  Jòn

      Solèy la byen jòn. 

10 - Nwa

       Li renmen mete rad nwa.

11 - Blan

       Kay yo blan.

12 - Wouj

        Sara renmen wè flè wouj.

13 -  Gri

        Nyaj yo gri nan syèl la.

PART II - Exercice Answer Key 

Read, Choose and Rewrite

Instructions                                             

For each sentence :

  • Choose the correct form (“ap” + verb or bare verb)

  • Rewrite the sentence correctly

  • Pay attention to colors, climate, and time expressions

A – Choose the correct form

  1. Kounye a, lapli ap tonbe.

  2. Nan sezon sèk, syèl la ble.

  3. Jodi a, solèy la klere. 

  4. Nan sezon lapli, nyaj yo gri. 

  5. Pyebwa yo toujou vèt. 

  6. Souvan, nou rete lakay nou lè lapli tonbe.

  7. Jodi a, nyaj yo gri nan syèl la. 

B – Identify the predicate type: VP (Verbal Predicate) or AP (Adjectival Predicate)

  1. AP 

  2. VP  

  3. AP  

  4. VP  

C – Read each sentence and match it with the correct color in English.

  1. → b

  2. → a

  3. → e

  4. → d

  5. → f

  6. → c

Section 7 —  Written communication

PART I - The text 

Click the audio icon to hear the text read aloud.

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                                                                                                     Tan li fè jodi a

Maten an, li fè cho. Solèy la klere nan syèl la byen bonè. Sara ap mache nan lakou a. Li santi l byen. A de zè nan aprèmidi, gen gwo van. Lapli ap tonbe e li fè frèt. Sara rantre nan kay la. Li mete djakèt paske li fè frèt.  

PART II - Exercice Answer Key 

A – Read the sentences and say whether they are true (V) or false (F) based on the text. Correct the false ones.

  1. Se pa vre 

  2. Se vre 

  3. Se vre 

  4. Se pa vre 

  5. Se pa vre 

B – Complete the sentences with the correct word from the text.

  1. Maten an, li fè cho.

  2. Sara ap mache nan lakou a.

  3. Li santi l byen.

  4. Sara rantre nan Kay la paske gen gwo van e lapli ap tonbe.

  5. Sara mete djakèt paske li fè frèt.

C – Answer the questions aloud or write full sentences in Kreyòl :

  1. Maten an, li fè cho

  2. Sara rantre nan kay la paske gen gwo van e lapli ap tonbe.

  3. Li mete djakèt paske li fè frèt.

Section 7 — Haitian Proverb                          
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Listen and repeat

 

“Dèyè mòn gen mòn.”

Litteral traduction :

Behind mountains, there are more mountains.

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