"Don't you know ?" ( A song/video from EL-T-Funk / The present simple)
J'ai découvert il y a peu ces chansons-rap. Je ne dirais pas que j'adore
mais j'en
aime beaucoup certaines dont celle-ci sur le présent simple.
J'ai noté le texte en ajoutant quelques traductions mais la plupart du temps, les images parlent d'elles-mêmes.
Écoutez et fredonner, vous verrez, vous retiendrez !
Planes fly
The wind blows
Babies cry
The Moon glows
The sun shines
Plants grow
You ask me why
Don't you know ?
A bell rings
Bands play
A bird sings
People pray
The present simple : it's not hard !
I am, he/she/it is, you are
You don't have to be a star !
Give yourself a break. (= accordez-vous une pause / give me a break = laisse-moi
respirer)
We learn each day from the mistakes we make.
Relax. Repeat.
Don't be tense !
The present simple will start to make sense.
How do we use it ?
The most common way is to talk about the things
that we do every day
I sleep
She thinks
You eat
He cleans
These are our habits,
our daily routines.
I go there often.
She works every night.
We meet on Tuesdays
They're sometimes right
We use it when something is always true,
like geese fly south and cows go "moo"
For general actions :
Sue drives a car
Anne paints pictures
and Jack plays the guitar
A knife cuts
Wheels turn
A door shuts
Fires burn
Balls bounce
A dog barks
Cats pounce (pounce = bondir)
A car parks
Pens write
A pie bakes
Teeth bite
A glass breaks
You need to know the contractions with the verb "to be" :
it's, I'm, you're, we're, they're, he's, and she's
Don't worry
It's a breeze !
Follow these 3Rs !
Even negative structures aren't hard !
I'm not a bad guy
She's not in school.
He isn't kind
Now, that's not cool.
They aren't rich
We're not at home
Is it time to make questions ?
Indeed, let's go !
Am I loud enough ?
Is it easy to hear ?
Are you into this tune ?
Are the examples clear ?
Yo,
EL-T-Funk !
Are we strong ?
We're strong
So keep on !
I hope everybody follows along to this song
Mountains form
A hose sprays
The Earth warms
Hair grays
Food spoils
A cut bleeds
Water boils
A plan succeeds
A horn beeps
Eyes blink
A broom sweeps
Ships sink
Bubbles pop (pop = crever)
A barrel rolls
Buses stop
A couple strolls
Tape sticks
Storms hit
A pin pricks
Clothes fit
Ovens cook
A bomb explodes
Eyes look
A truck unloads
Snakes hiss
A floor creaks
Shots miss
A roof leaks
A lemon squirts (squirt = gicler)
Planets revolve
The truth hurts
Ideas evolve
A flower blooms
Windows close
A rocket zooms
Models pose
A frog jumps
Boxes stack
An elbow bumps (bump = cogner)
Armies attack
Paper rips (rip = déchirer)
Trees shade
A cup chips (chip = ébrécher)
Memories fade
Computers crash
Paint peels
Colours clash
A wound heals
Planes fly
The wind blows
You ask me why
Don't you know ?