1. Déjeuner du matin Jacques Prévert
This is a very famous poem by a well-known French poet. The title in English means…?
Challenge 1  Fill in the gaps with the right part of avoir + the past participle. * = irregular verb
Challenge 2  Complete the crossword, using the poem to help you find the answers to the clues.
Challenge 3  Use the crossword clues, the irregular verbs sheet and your brain to work out what is happening in the poem. Make notes next to the poem in English
Challenge 4  Practise reading the poem out with a good French accent. Think about common sound patterns.
Challenge 5  Produce an illustrated version of the poem, with pictures to show all the things that are happening

2. Déjeuner du matin
Il a mis le café Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait Dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre Dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuiller Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me parler .
Il a allumé Une cigarette Il a fait des ronds Avec la fumée Il a mis les cendres Dans le cendrier Sans me parler Sans me regarder
Il s’est levé Il a mis Son chapeau sur sa tête Il a mis Son manteau de pluie Parce qu’il pleuvait Et il est parti Sous la pluie Sans une parole Sans me regarder
Et moi j’ai pris Ma tête dans ma main Et j’ai pleuré.

3. Déjeuner du matin
Il a mis le café Dans la tasse Il a mis le lait Dans la tasse de café Il a mis le sucre Dans le café au lait Avec la petite cuiller Il a tourné Il a bu le café au lait Et il a reposé la tasse Sans me parler .
Il a allumé Une cigarette Il a fait des ronds Avec la fumée Il a mis les cendres Dans le cendrier Sans me parler Sans me regarder
Breakfast in the morning
He put the coffee
In the cup
He put the milk
In the cup of coffee
He put the sugar
In the milky coffee
With the little spoon
He stirred
He drank the milky coffee
And he put the cup down
Without speaking to me
He lit
A cigarette
He made rings
With the smoke
He put the ashes
In the ashtray
Without looking at me

4. Il s’est levé Il a mis Son chapeau sur sa tête Il a mis Son manteau de pluie Parce qu’il pleuvait Et il est parti Sous la pluie Sans une parole Sans me regarder
Et moi j’ai pris Ma tête dans ma main Et j’ai pleuré.
He got up
He put
His hat on his head
He put on
His raincoat
Because it was raining
And he left
In the rain
Without a word
Without looking at me
And me, I put
My head in my hands
And I cried.

5. 5 minutes discussion in groups of 2 or 3
Things to think about…
5 minutes discussion in groups of 2 or 3
Who is the narrator (the person telling the story) in the poem?
Are they male or female?
What relationship are they to the other person?
What has happened before the events in the poem?
What do you think might happen afterwards?

6. Common sound patterns in the poem
* Remember – the last letter in a word is usually silent
an/en sounds like on (if you say it holding your nose!)
ui sounds like wii
er/é sounds like ay
au/eau sounds like oh
eu sounds like er
oi sounds like wa
ain sounds like an (if you say it holding your nose!)
Now we’re going to go round the class – everyone read one line

7. write out the poem on A4 paper with pictures
Challenge 5
You’re going to produce an illustrated version of Déjeuner du matin. You can either:
write out the poem on A4 paper with pictures
around it to show all the things that happen OR
on A4, set out the poem like a cartoon strip