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CHAPTER 3
A PROSE TEXT (MAURITIAN CREOLE)
  1. Write drills only for new points of grammar that the trainees might want to explore.

The narration is preceded by an English sentence which sets the stage for the reader, by telling him that Jacqueline goes first to the shop, and then to the market.


Section 1

Original text: Samji fin vini. Zaklin aste rasyõ komã too Ie semen. Li sarye en zoli tãt vakwa dã so lamẽ. (Saturday has come. Jacqueline buys groceries as (she does) every week. She carries a beautiful 'vakwa' basket in her hand.)

Comprehension questions:

Eski Zacqueline pou alle asseté ration zourdi?

Qui zour Zacqueline asseté ration?

Eski Zacqueline asseté ration tous les sémaines?

Eski Zacqueline asseté ration tous les zours?

Eski Zacqueline pou asseté ration?

Eski Zacqueline pou asseté linze?

Eski zacqueline apé sarrié ene tente?

Qui qualité tente Ii apé sarrié?

Qui li apé sarrié?

Eski tente vacoas lá zoli?

Eski Ii sarrié tente la lors so latete?

Eski Ii sarrié tente la lors so ledos?

Eski Ii sarrié tente la dans so lamain?


These questions cover the section rather thoroughly. Some groups of questions elicit very much the same answer,

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