{"product_id":"quest-il-arrive-au-maillot-paperback","title":"Qu'est-il arrivé au maillot ? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheresa Marrama\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eFrançoise Piron\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eZoey Bashor\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMathieu was a typical 7-year-old boy from the U.S. But, he was a huge fan of the professional soccer teams in Europe, especially the teams in the French league, Ligue 1. When Mathieu was not playing soccer, he was watching soccer videos on his iPad. He always looked the part, too, wearing uniforms of players on his favorite team, Paris Saint-Germain. His focus on the ball continued when he traveled to the Ivory Coast with his family on an annual trip where he met Jean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean was a 6-year-old Ivoirien boy who also loved soccer. Like Mathieu he played every chance he got. Also like Mathieu, Jean idolized his favorite player on the National Ivory Coast team, Didier Drogba. He wanted nothing more than to wear a jersey with the famous forward's name and number, but those were difficult to find where he lived in the south of the Ivory Coast near the North Atlantic Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this level 2 book in the past tense, readers learn about the culture of the Ivory Coast and how a soccer jersey further connects two soccer-obsessed boys from two different countries.\u003c\/p\u003eTotal words: 5,537; unique: 294: cognates 165. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeachers: In French, the \u003cb\u003epassé simple\u003c\/b\u003e is the usual tense for narrating stories in the past, especially in literary texts, fairy tales, and historical accounts. However, for our purpose in this reader, we are focusing on teaching students the \u003cb\u003epassé composé\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eimparfait\u003c\/b\u003e, which are the tenses most commonly used in everyday speech and writing. The \u003cb\u003epassé composé\u003c\/b\u003e is used for completed actions, while the \u003cb\u003eimparfait\u003c\/b\u003e describes ongoing situations, habits, or background details. By using these two tenses instead of the \u003cb\u003epassé simple\u003c\/b\u003e, students can better understand how to express past events in practical and conversational contexts.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48317409034461,"sku":"9781956594720","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/wUGfc7rA3Z9781956594720.webp?v=1785872371","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/quest-il-arrive-au-maillot-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}