Le Drapeau vert: the story and NOW the board game!

[luddite lady]

Hey Kimmy! Welcome back. You were down there to see a local (London) group with that yummy looking lead singer, right? I forget the name of the band, but I remember the singer is très beau. How were they? Too bad that you couldn't stick around there a few more days. I hear another little band that you like will be playing just up the railway line from Monte Carlo in a few days. And the baguettes will be flying for that show for sure!

I gotta go be a Mom right now. Yes, Dancerina is screaming "Muuuuum! We're gonna be late for dance!" as I'm typing. I'll update y'all on my students' reaction to the story later today.

[luddite lady]

Here we go kiddies! The last chapter of Le Drapeau vert. It's kind of long but I couldn't find a way to divide in two. My students and I are still working our way through it. I'll report on their reaction maybe tomorrow. I do intend to do a little epilogue, too, in which I explain my summer concert plans. The kids need to review the future tense!

English to follow shortly.

Le Drapeau vert: Partie IV
Un drapeau et un chapeau

The Police est entré dans la scène et le concert a commencé. Madame a pu y voir clairement les trois musiciens. Ils étaient très près d’elle. Madame a chanté, a dansé et a agité le drapeau. Ses amies et elle étaient si heureuses.
Après la deuxième chanson, Sting a présenté les membres du groupe. Quand il a présenté Stewart, le batteur a souri et a pointé directement vers Madame et le drapeau. Madame a squeeé. (OK. I just added that sentence now for you guys)
Elle a pensé, <<Oh là là! Il a vu le drapeau tout de suite!>>
Puis, Madame a pointé vers Stewart. Il a ri et a salué de la main.
Le groupe a très bien joué et les fans ont dansé et chanté tout le soir. Stewart a regardé le drapeau, a souri et a pointé fréquemment pendant le concert.
Durant une pause entre deux chansons Betsy a montré un chapeau à Madame. Elle a fabriqué ce chapeau elle-même et il a ressemblé à un vieux chapeau comique d’Andy Summers, le guitariste. C’était une casquette bleue avec des ailes rouges. Andy a souvent porté ce chapeau unique aux concerts pendant les années 80. Il l’a beaucoup aimé. Malheureusement, il y a longtemps, le guitariste a perdu son chapeau durant une tournée. Betsy a fait ce nouveau chapeau parce qu’elle a eu l’intention de le donner à Andy au spectacle. Plusieurs fois, elle a essayé de montrer le chapeau à Andy, mais il n’a pas vu.
Près la fin du concert, Andy est allé au bord de la scène et il a regardé Madame et le drapeau. Il a joué de la guitare et en même temps il a parlé à Madame.
<<Où est mon drapeau?>> il a demandé jalousement.
Madame a ri mais elle n’a pas répondu. Betsy a entendu la question d’Andy. Alors, elle a montré le chapeau et a dit,<<Tu n’as pas de drapeau. Mais voilà ton chapeau!>>
Andy a vu la casquette et il a été très surpris.
<<Veux-tu le chapeau?>> a demandé Betsy
<<Oui! Oui!>> il a dit
Betsy a lancé le chapeau sur la scène. Andy l’a pris et il a mis le chapeau sur la tête. Il a ri fortement. Quand Sting et Stewart a vu Andy avec son vieux chapeau perdu, ils ont été surpris et ils ont ri aussi. Andy a continué de porter le chapeau pendant le reste du concert. Il était très content.
The Police a joué la dernière chanson du concert. Les spectateurs ont beacoup applaudi. Stewart s’est levé derrière sa batterie et il a pointé vers Madame à deux mains. Puis les trois musiciens sont venus au bord de la scène pour la révérence finale. Stewart a regardé Madame et ses amies. Il a lancé doucement sa baguette à Betsy.
Il a dit, <<Merci pour le chapeau d’Andy!>>
Betsy a attrapé la baguette et elle a sauté de joie. Andy, Stewart et Sting ont fait une grande révérence. Puis, Stewart a fixé les yeux sur Madame et le drapeau vert. Il a pointé longtemps vers elle lorsqu’il est sorti lentement de la scène. Quelle expérience inoubliable!

[luddite lady]

The Green Flag Part IV
A Flag and a Hat

The Police came on stage and the concert started. Madame was able to clearly see the three musicians there. They were very close to her. Madame sang, danced and waved the flag. She and her friends were so happy.
After the second song, Sting introduced the members of the band. When he introduced Stewart, the drummer smiled and pointed directly at Madame and the flag.
She thought, "Wow! He saw the flag right away!"
Then Madame pointed at Stewart. He laughed and waved.
The band played very well and the fans danced and sang all night. Stewart looked at the flag and smiled and pointed frequently during the concert.
During a break between two songs Betsy showed a hat to Madame. She made this hat herself and it looked like an old funny hat belonging to Andy Summers, the guitarist. It was a blue cap with red wings. Andy often wore this unique hat at concerts in the 80's. He liked it a lot. Unfortunately, a long time ago, the guitarist lost his hat during a tour. Betsy made this new hat because she wanted to give it to Andy at the show. Several times she tried to show the hat to Andy, but he didn't see.
Near the end of the concert, Andy went to the edge of the stage and he looked at Madame and the flag. He played guitar and at the same time he spoke to Madame.
"Where's my flag?" he asked jealously.
Madame laughed but she did not answer. Betsy heard Andy's question. So, she showed the hat and said, " You don't have a flag. But here's your hat!" Andy saw the cap and he was very surprised.
"Do you want the hat?" asked Betsy.
"Yes! Yes!" he said.
Betsy threw the hat on the stage. Andy took it and he put the hat on his head. He laughed loudly. When Sting and Stewart saw Andy with his old lost hat, they were surpised and they laughed, too. Andy continued to wear the hat during the rest of the concert. He was very happy.
The Police played the last song of the concert. The audience applauded a lot. Stewart stood up behind his drumkit and pointed at Madame with two hands. Then the three musicians went to the edge of the stage for the final bow. Stewart looked at Madame and her friends. He gently threw his stick to Betsy. He said, "Thanks for Andy's hat!"
Betsy caught the stick and jumped for joy. Andy, Stewart and Sting took a big bow. Then, Stewart stared at Madame and the green flag. He pointed at her for a long time while he slowly left the stage. What an unforgettable experience!

[kimmy]

I LOVE THIS STORY!!

It was brilliant the first time but.....WOW!! I really hope the kids are enjoying it too?!

Thanks for the great entertainment LL!!


Kimmy

[bella]

dang, I just now saw this thread. Very very cool.

did Stew really say thank you for Andy's hat? Or was that more "artistic license"? lol.

[luddite lady]

[quote="bella"]dang, I just now saw this thread. Very very cool.

did Stew really say thank you for Andy's hat? Or was that more "artistic license"? lol.[/quote]

Thanks for noticing it. I posted the last chapter just a few hours before the whole crazy Aug 7 MSG announcement stuff. It was understandably buried by more pressing concerns. Thanks, bella, for digging it out of the pile. Life in Le Drapeau vert land is so much simpler. Madame says I want to go to a concert. She buys a ticket and goes. Wouldn't it be nice if things really worked that way instead of all this strategizing that we have to do?

You're right. There was a fair bit of artistic license in the last installment. Stewart never said any direct thank you, but PR was pretty sure that he threw her the stick as a token of thanks. The long, lingering stare and point at the end totally happened though. Oh là là! Bless smudge's heart! She even captured it on video, along with the stick throw.

[bella]

Oh yes. I know all the details of the hat and the flag and YOUR flag point back to Stew and the rest. It was just that thank you from Stew that sounded DREAM-like. lol.

[English-lion]

oooOOOooo can't wait to hear your students reactions

[Lynne]

LL, this is magnifique! I can't wait to hear the denoument!

[luddite lady]

Now that the pre-sale insanity is over, I thought I'd post the final bit of Le Drapeau vert. I posted Part IV just a couple of hours before the last show anouncement, so some of you may have missed it. My students will be reading or rather conjugating this tomorrow and then their final assignment is to write a short story about what they think will happen at the last show. I'll share some of the funny stuff my kids have been saying in the Madame was so stewpid thread.
Here we go. The English to follow, comme d'habitude.

Le Drapeau vert
Épilogue

La tournée de Police va finir cet été. Le dernier concert va avoir lieu à Madison Square Gardens à New York le 7 août 2008. Le concert va être télévisé. Beaucoup de fans vont y aller pour regarder ce spectacle. Ils vont venir du Canada, de partout aux États-Unis, d’Europe, et même d’Amérique du Sud et d’Australie. Madame va assister à ce concert aussi. Elle va y rencontrer Nancyrose, Kellie, Kate et Betsy. Il y va avoir beaucoup d’autres fans que Madame connaît d’Internet. À ce dernier concert, Kellie va donner le drapeau à Stewart. Probablement, il va garder le drapeau à sa maison en Californie. C’est bizarre. Madame n’a pas d’autographe de Stewart Copeland, mais à la fin de la tournée, Stewart va avoir l’autographe de Madame et les autographes de beaucoup d’autres fans sur le dos de son drapeau.
Vous devez revenir à notre école pour rendre visite en automne. Vous pouvez chercher Madame après les classes. Elle va montrer des photos et raconter ses nouvelles aventures au dernier concert à New York. Amusez-vous cet été! Vous savez que Madame va bien s’amuser aussi.

[luddite lady]

The Green Flag
Epilogue

The Police tour is going to end this summer. The last concert is going to take place at Madison Square Gardens in New York on August 7, 2008. The concert is going to be televised. Lots of fans are going to go there to watch this show. They are going to come from Canada, everywhere in the United States, from Europe and even from South America and from Australia. Madame is going to attend this concert too. She is going to meet Nancyrose, Kellie, Kate and Betsy there. There are going to be many more fans there that Madame knows from the Internet. At this last concert Kellie is going to give the flag to Stewart. Probably, he is going to keep the flag at his house in California. It's weird. Madame does not have Stewart Copeland's autograph, but at the end of the tour, Stewart is going to have Madame's autograph and the autographs of many other fans on the back of his flag.
You must come back to our school to visit in the fall. You can look for Madame after school. She is going to show photos and tell about her new adventures at the last concert in New York. Have fun this summer! You know that Madame is going to have a lot of fun, too.

[DirtyMartini]

[quote]C’est bizarre. Madame n’a pas d’autographe de Stewart Copeland, mais à la fin de la tournée, Stewart va avoir l’autographe de Madame et les autographes de beaucoup d’autres fans sur le dos de son drapeau. [/quote]

That's really nice, llady.

I'm going to refrain from mentioning again how very bizarre this all is from this end.

[Lynne]

Madame is absolument going to bien s'amuser cet été! [how's that for some horrible franglais?]

I can't wait to hear the stories your students come up with!

[DirtyMartini]

S'amuser -- always one of the more fun reflexive verbs.

[copeland_girl5]

LL...You've got to be the koolest language teacher of all time...alas I took Spanish while in school...but if the word had ever gotten about about a "hip" French teacher (like you)... instead of si senor it would have been...wee wee -oui oui (OMG that was bad...I'm clueless). Can't wait to have the updates from the kids at the beginning of the school year...