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FRENCH - I
Semester III
By
Aarti Parmar
At the end of this course, the students will be able to express themselves in writing and orally
in basic French. This course content focuses on the speech of the students in a lucid and a
concurrent manner using appropriate vocabulary and pronunciation techniques. Extra stress
will be given on their understanding of grammatical structures and the foreign accent of the
language.
Session Plan :
Let's get to know about France Brief introduction of French and Francophone countries
Initial conversation in French How to greet people. Revision of the same using translation
Introduce oneself/3rd person Self introduction and introducing others using verb " S'appeler "
Temporal expressions How to express time, date, days and months. Translation
Introduction of Subject Pronouns using Conjugation of verb "Avoir- to have" and teaching the subject
verb 'Avoir' pronouns using its conjugation. Translation
Identifying a person, object and place. Indefinite articles - un, une, des, using daily classroom objects
Identifying a specific person, object
and place Definite articles - le, la, les using examples from daily life.
Conjugation of verb "Etre- to be" using images of people in
Professions professions.
Explanation of nationalities using verb Description of Masculine and Feminine Singular & Plural forms of
'Être' nationalities using verb "Etre". Translation
Expressing Actions Explanation and conjugation of -ER ending regular verbs.
Expressing Negation Introduction of negation usinig ne + verb + pas.
Its motto is LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY and its anthem is “La
Marseillaise”.
Now that we have an idea about France, let us get to know about the Francophone countries.
The adjective francophone means "French-speaking", typically as a primary language,
whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. The word is also often used as a noun to
describe a natively French-speaking person. French is spoken officially in 33 countries - that
is, there are 33 countries in which French is either the official language, or one of the official
languages. This number is second only to English, which is spoken officially in 45 countries.
French and English are the only languages spoken as a native language on 5 continents and
the only languages taught in every country in the world. Some of the Francophone countries
are :
Belgium
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey)
Comoros
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Haiti (the other official language is French Creole)
Madagascar
Rwanda
Seychelles
Switzerland
Vanuatu
Vocabulary
Hello - Bonjour
Mr. - Monsieur
Mrs. - Madame
My name is … - Je m'appelle …
Goodbye - Au revoir
Hi - Salut
Bye - Salut
Fine - Ça va.
Fine - Ça marche.
Nothing - Rien
Présentez-vous
Self Introduction
Complétez
Bonjour, je m'appelle [your name]. J'ai [your age] ans et j'habite à [your town].
b.
100 = cent 200 = deux cents 210 = deux cent dix 500 = cinq cents
1000 = mille 2000 = deux mille 2010= deux mille dix 5000 = cinq mille
Écrivez en lettres :
a) 1984 ______________________________________
b) 1990 ______________________________________
c) 2001 ______________________________________
d) 2010______________________________________
e) 1785 _______________________________________
4. Temporal Expressions :
Text :
Paris, devant la Comédie-Française. Sylvie a rendez-vous avec Nicolas.
Sylvie : Tu arrives maintenant !
Nicolas : Je suis en retard ?
Sylvie : La pièce commence à huit heures et demie.
Nicolas : Quelle heure est-il ?
Sylvie : Neuf heures et quart.
Nicolas : Bon. Alors, qu’est-ce qu’on fait ? On entre ? On dîne ?
Sylvie : Non, je rentre chez moi. Bonne nuit !
Le Vocabulaire
du matin – a.m
du soir - p.m
moins – less
midi – noon
minuit – midnight
à l’heure – on time
en retard – late
la minute – minute
seconde – second
un jour = 24 heures
un cadran – a dial
le jour – day
le matin – morning
le soir – evening
la nuit – night
ce soir – tonight
7:15 p.m → Il est sept heures et quart du soir R il est sept heures quin e du soir.
7:30 p.m → Il est sept heures et demie du soir R il est sept heures trente du soir.
7:45 a.m → Il est huit heures moins le quart du matin OR il est sept heures quarante-cinq du
matin.
7:50 a.m → Il est huit heures moins dix du matin R il est sept heures cinquante du
matin.
L’Exercice
02:30 am - ………………….
01:45 pm - …………………..
04:10 pm - …………………..
09:50 am - ………………………
12:00 pm - ………………………
03: 40 pm - ………………………
12:45 pm - ………………………..
01.00 am - …………………………
06:20 pm - …………………………
10: 05 am - …………………………
5. Vocabulaire
La semaine - week
Le jour - day
Premier - first
Dernier - last
Hier - yesterday
Aujourd’hui - today
Demain - tomorrow
L’exercice
Text :
MERCREDI 27 MAI
Roland : Valérie ! Je vais à l opéra vendredi 29 mai. J’ai deux illets. ous venez ?
Roland : Vous aimez la musique classique ? Il ya un concert dimanche 7 juin à Notre Dame.
Valérie : Je suis désolée, Roland. Dimanche, je vais chez des amis à la campagne.
Vocabulaire
Le mois – month
L’année – year
Aujourd’hui – today
La date - date
Note ; The months of the year are always written in small letters in French unless they begin
a sentence.
Dates
- Cardinals (eg. deux, trois) are used for the dates of the month except the first
L’exercice
6. Subject Pronouns
Je
Unlike the English pronoun “I,” the pronoun je is capitalized only when it begins a
sentence. Je becomes j' before a vowel or vowel sound ( y and unaspirated h — meaning
that no puff of air is emitted when producing the h sound):
Tu
Tu is used to address one’s friend, relative, child, or pet and is referred to as the familiar form
of “you.” The u from tu is never dropped for purposes of elision: Tu es mon meilleur ami.
(You are my best friend.)
Vous
Vous is used in the singular to show respect to an older person or when speaking to a stranger
or someone you do not know very well. Vous is the polite or formal form of “you:” Vous êtes
un patron très respecté. (You are a very respected boss.)
In addition, vous is always used when speaking to more than one person, regardless of the
degree of familiarity.
Il and elle
On
On refers to an indefinite person: you, we, they, or people in general. On is often used in
place of nous, such as in the following: on part (we're leaving).
Ils refers to more than one male or to a combined group of males and females, despite the
number of each gender present. Elles refers only to a group of females.
Anne et Luc partent. (Ann and Luke leave.) Ils partent. (They leave.)
J’ai (I have)
Tu as (you have)
7. Indefinite Articles
In French all nouns are either masculine or feminine; this is referred to as 'gender'. The
masculine word for 'a' or 'an' is un, the feminine is une. Both become des in the plural.
As a very rough guide, there is a fair chance that a word ending in the written form with 'e'
will be feminine,
- des refers to an undefined number in the plural and applies to both masculine and feminine,
eg: des filles ; des hommes
- A few nouns designating people use the same form for men and women, eg: un, une
propriétaire; un, une comptable; un, une collègue; un, une analyste.
Some examples :-
Text :
La Pointe Rouge est un beau quartier du 8e arrondissement de Marseille, situé au sud de la
ville. Dans ce quartier, il y a un très grand port de plaisance, une belle plage (la plage de
Pointe Rouge), des restaurants, des cafés et des clu s. C’est un quartier très animé, surtout en
été. Grâce aux transports publics, le centre-ville de Marseille se trouve à moins de 15
minutes.
_____ crayon
_____ ballon
_____ voiture
_____ pizzas
_____ horloge
_____ bonbons
_____ montre
_____ tables
_____ stylo
_____ sandwich
_____ gomme
_____ cahier
_____ livre
_____ fromage
_____ montre
_____ chocolat
8. Definite Articles
French articles have to agree with the nouns they modify and don't always correspond to
articles in other languages. If you have a noun in French, there is mostly always an article or
some other kinds of determiner in front of it.
The French definite article corresponds to "The" in English. There are four forms of the
French definite article:
1. le - masculine singular
2. la - feminine singular
3. l' - m or f singular in front of a vowel or h muet (silent)
4. les - m or f plural
The usage of definite article depends on three things: the noun's gender, number, and first
letter:
The definite article is used in front of the following kinds of nouns, whereas it is often not
used here in English.
A. When there are two or more nouns in a sentence, the definite article must be
used in front of each one.
Le papier et les stylos sont dans le tiroir. The paper and pens are in the drawer.
J'aime la glace, le chocolat et le gâteau. I like ice cream, chocolate, and cake.
Text 1 :
Le lundi 4 mai, Roland Brunot rencontre un chanteur. C’est Nicolas Legrand, l’ami de Sylvie
Roman. Nicolas Legrand est artiste. Il habite le Quartier Latin. Il aime bien les cafés et les
restaurants du boulevard Saint-Michel.
Text 2 :
Paris. Le Café de la Paix.
Nicolas : Tiens ! La photo du concert !
Sylvie : La jolie fille, qui est-ce ?
Nicolas ; Je ne sais pas. Une spectatrice…
Sylvie : Et ça… qu’est-ce que c’est ? Un cadeau ?
9. Professions
Text :
PORTRAIT
NICOLAS LEGRAND
n aime ien l’artiste. L’homme est différent. Il a 27 ans. Il ha ite un grand appartement,
boulevard Saint-Michel et il adore le quartier. Il va beaucoup au cinéma, c’est aussi un
sportif. Il fait du tennis et du ski. La musique classique ? Il ne déteste pas, mais il préfère le
jazz et la chanson.
Vocabulary
Masculine Feminine
1) Il est _________
3) Il est __________
5) Il est _________
9) Il est _________
Vous ou Tu ?
En anglais, il y a “ Y U”.
Texte :
Examples :
Je suis grec
Tu es marocain
All verbs whose infinitive ends in “er” elong to this group (except ‘aller’ – to go). The
present tense of all –er ver s is conjugated y removing the ‘er’ ending and adding the
endings –e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent to the radical of the verb.
Parler - to speak
Chanter - to sing
Travailler - to work
Visiter - to visit
Adorer - to adore
Préférer - to prefer
Détester - to hate
Marcher - to walk
Entrer - to enter
Passer - to pass by
Parler – to speak
Je parle I speak
Il parle he speaks
Préférer - to prefer
Je préfère I prefer
Appeler – to call
J’appelle I call
Text :
Manger - to eat
Ranger - to arrange
Voyager - to travel
Nager - to swim
The conjugation of the a ove written (‘ger’) ver s is almost the same except the ‘nous’ form:
Manger - to eat
Je mange I eat
Commencer - to start
Je commence I start
Note: In ver s ending in ‘cer’, such as commencer (to egin), prononcer (to pronounce), the
c becomes ç before the ending –ons with ‘nous’ form, to show that c retains the sound of s.
Essuyer to wipe
Essayer to try
Nettoyer to clean
Payer to pay
J’essaie I try
Note: In these a ove mention ‘yer’ ver s replace ‘y’ y ‘i’ efore silent ‘e’ throughout the
conjugation.
II. In negative articles, indefinite articles (un, une, des) are changed to de/d’ except with
être. For example:-
Text :
Les exercices :-
Inversion: In this method we interchange the places of verb and the subject. For example :
b) Tu as une gomme.
Visitez-vous Paris?
Note: -- 1) When two vowels come together after inverting the verb and the subject, we
put –t- between the vowels.
a) Il a un chien.
A-t-il un chien?
Arrive-t-elle à la maison?
c) Il écoute la chanson.
Ecoute-t-il la chanson?
d) Marie a un chat.
Text :
Mettez à l’interrogatif: