FRENCH I UNIT 1 Study Guide
FRNCH I
UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE
25 octobre 2010
This review sheet is not exhaustive, but covers the most crucial concepts of our first quarter. In combination with your French notes and homework, it should prepare you well for the test on WEDNESDAY. Bon courage!
GREETINGS
Objective: Introduce yourself.
Know two ways to say hello.
And one way to say goodbye.
Conjugate the verb s’appeler, or «to be named,» in the sentences below.
Comment -tu?
Je Madame Aredas.
Et toi? Tu Monsieur Hagerty, n’est-ce pas?
Vous Monsieur Moore et Mademoiselle Chall.
Non, il Monsieur Salomen.
Comment elle ?
Elle Madame Hayworth.
Nous Lee et Lily. Ne nous confondez pas!
Review these common mistakes.
English / Bad French / Mistake / Good FrenchMy name is… / Je suis… / Use the verb “to be named”
Jem appel… / Separate subject (je) from reflexive verb (m’appelle)
What is your name? / Comment tu appel? / S’appeler is a reflexive verb
Comment t’appelles toi? / Use a dash when inverting subject and verb (tu, not toi)
Your name is… / Tu t’appelle… / When conjugating for tu, don’t forget “s”
Her name is… / Il s’appelle… / Use the correct pronoun
Your names are… / T’appelle tu? / Plural subject is vous, don’t forget question word
ALPHABET
Objective: Pronounce and recognize letters of French alphabet.
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/ee endings become /ay.
letter / in English / in FrenchB / /bee / /bay
P / /pee / /pay
T / /tee / /tay
/ay endings become /ah.
letter / in English / in FrenchA / /ay / /ah
K / /kay / /kah
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Others are entirely different. How do you pronounce the following?
H Q
Y Z
Pay attention to these confusing letter pairs.
E /uh G /jay O /oh
I /ee J /gee U /ew
ACCENTS
Objective: Understand crucial role accents play in correct French spelling.
Où est l’accent aigumanquant ?
americain desole fatigue collegien enchante
americaine desolee fatiguee collegienne enchantee
Où est l’accent gravemanquant ? tres college sac-a-dos eleve
Où est l’accent circonflexe ? s’il vous plait
Où est la cédille? ca va francais francaise comme ci comme ca
Où est le tréma? le noel
Why are accent marks necessary? Give two reasons.
PRONUNCIATION
Obj: Speak French comprehensibly.
Know the difference between “u” and “ou.” How do you pronounce the following? Circle one.
tu /ew OR /oo
vous /ew OR /oo
plus /ew OR /oo
une /ew OR /oo
salut /ew OR /oo
Know the difference between “e” and “é.” How do you pronounce the following? Circle one.
je /uh OR /ay
j’ai /uh OR /ay
de /uh OR /ay
des /uh OR /ay
Realize that many letters at the end of French words are silent. Underline the silent letters:
T et salut comment
S élèves français très trois pas suis
R papier s’appeler parler
Z écoutez assoyez répétez
deux sept
Final –n is not silent, but is pronounced with a nasal sound.
canadien crayon examen américain non bien
NUMBERS
Objective: Recite numbers 0-79
xxx / vingt / trente / quarante / cinquante / soixante / soixante-dix*xxx and one, no dashes / vingt et un / trente et un / quarante et un / cinquante et un / soixante et un / soixante-onze*
xxx-two, dashes / vingt-deux / trente-deux / quarante-deux / cinquante-deux / soixante-deux / soixante-douze*
* Careful with the 70s. Use the words for sixty - teen.
Write out the following numbers.
16 31
55 18
69 10
CLASSROOM OBJECTS
Objective: Name common objects in classroom.
pen backpack paper
binder chalkboard marker
test classroom quiz
desk notebook poster
book dictionary school
chair homework worksheet
People too.
teacher (m) student (m) middle schooler (m)
teacher (f) student (f) middle schooler (f)
CLASSROOM VOCAB
Obj: Communicate learning needs to teacher.
The teacher just said a phrase you have never heard. What do you say?
You want to say something in French, but only know how to say it in English.
A French person just explained how to find the metro station, but too quickly for you to understand.
The classroom is out of control. What three things might Mme Aredas say to return you to civility?
After five minutes of explanation, you finally get it! What do you say?
NOUN GENDER AND QUANTITY
Obj: Identify noun gender and quantity based on spelling patterns or context. Understand adjective and article agreement.
Fill in the correct definite article.
copine garçon amies cousine
filles copain cousins copains
garçons copines amis ami
cousin cousines amie fille
FIl in the correct indefinite article
.
copine garçon amies cousine
filles copain cousins copains
garçons copines amis ami
cousin cousines amie fille
What is the difference between the definite and indefinite article? Explain with translation and explanation.
English singular / French singular / English plural / French pluralDefinite
Indefinite
A definite article
An indefinite article
Pick the correct adjective.
Voilà Carla. Elle est . gentil OU gentille
Paul: . enchanté OU enchantée
Les élèves sont . génial OU génials
Belicia: Je suis . fatigué OU fatiguée
Les professeurs ne sont pas . stupide OU stupides
Bonjour Will. Tu es . américain OU américaine
L’école est . grand OU grande
Alex, tu es . fou OU folle
Mia est assez . social OU sociale
Mon enseignante est . méchant OU méchante
NATIONALITIES
Obj: Explain where you’re from and ask others.
Review these common mistakes.
English / Bad French / Mistake / Good FrenchI am British. / Je suis de anglais. / No preposition needed with adjectives.
Je suis Anglais. / Nationalities are always lowercase.
You are French. / Tu es de français. / No preposition needed.
Tu es Françiais. / Nationalities are always lowercase. Also, please know how to spell FRENCH!
She is American. / Elle est americain. / Adjective must agree with noun.
Elle est americaine. / Don’t for get the accent aigu!
You are from [a city] / Tu es DC. / You are the city itself? Where is the preposition?
I am from [a city]. / Je suis de la Boston. / Cities don’t need articles.
I am from the USA. / Je suis les Etats-Unis.. / You are the country itself? Where is the preposition?
Je suis de Etats-Unis. / Countries DO need articles.
Je suis de les Etats-Unis. / Be careful with countries. The preposition and article often contracts.
Je suis américain. / Nope, that’s the adjective. Although, it’s a good way to avoid the preposition + article + country mess.
ASKING/EXPRESSING FEELINGS
Obj: Ask someone what they are feeling, respond to similar questions.
Give six ways to ask “how are you?”
______
______
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What verb must you use to ask someone how he is? être (to be) OU aller (to go)
Mad libs! Complete the following sentences.
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Je bien.
verb adverb
Ça ne pas.
verb
Il .
verb adjective
Elle bien.
verb adverb
Tu bien.
verb adverb
Vous .
verb adjective
verbs
va
vas
vais
êtes
adjectives
malade
fatigué(e)(s)
faché(e)(s)
adverbs
très
énormément
assez
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How else could you respond to “how are you?” in French?
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______
TUTOYER V. VOUVOYER
Obj: Understand difference in register and number.
You want to greet an old lady and ask how she is. What do you say?
You see a classmate you haven’t met before. How do you ask his name?
Your professor is very strict and old-fashioned. Ask him how he is.
A group of strangers approach you. They are the same age as you. Ask their names.
You are meeting the President! Greet him and tell him he is nice/mean or intelligent/not intelligent.
OTHER VOCABULARY
Obj: Expand your vocab and communicate in everyday situations.
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Tu es français?
, je suis américan.
Vous allez bien?
, nous allons très bien!
Comment t’appelles-tu?
, je m’appelle Madame Aredas.
Vous avez fini les devoirs?
Non, .
Mme A: L’examen est mardi, ?
Elève: ?!!?!
Mme A: Non, non, je . L’examen est MERCREDI.
Mme A: Comment dit-on «pen» en français?
Elève: On dit stilla.
Mme A: . En fait, on dit stylo.
Je suis fatiguée. ?
Bof, ça va.
presque
oui
non
n’est-ce pas
et toi
moi
pas encore
ouais
hein
blague
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