Module 4: Ma ville

Lesson 4:00 La Culture Can you list 4 facts about French markets and specialty stores?

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Lesson 4:01 La Ville

Vocabulaire:

English French (make sure to include the article as well)

train station

library

pool

la poste

pharmacy

le cinéma

house

l’hôtel

hospital

l’usine

school

la banque

shop/store

le centre-ville

mountain

la campagne

airport

l’église; la cathédrale

beach

le village

Please practice listening to, saying and using these words in the activities in the lesson.

Have you completed your Collaboration yet?

COLLABORATION ASSIGNMENT OPTION THREE – You will need to complete only

one collaboration each segment. Feel free to read these instructions so you know what to

expect. There are four other options. Whenever you are ready to complete yours, you can

submit it as assignment 5.05. See your teacher’s announcement page for more details on

finding a partner.

Lesson 4:02 Aller (It’s time to learn another verb!)

aller = to go

Singular Plural

Je _____________ (I go) Nous_______________ (We go)

Tu _____________ (You go)

Vous _______________ (You go)

(You plural or formal when referring to older people or people you do not know very well or higher hierarchy)

Il _____________ (He goes) Elle _____________ (She goes) On _____________ [One goes, we go (informal)]

Ils _______________ [They go

(masculine or mixed)]

Elles _______________ [They go (feminine)]

Imperative Commands (Command forms – telling someone what to do)

Va ! (tu form)

Allons! (nous form)

Allez! (vous form)

Helpful Hints:

With the verb aller you will use the preposition "à."

à + le contract into "__________" EXAMPLE : Je vais au parc.

à + les contract into "__________" EXAMPLE : Nous allons aux magasins.

à + la stays the same EXAMPLE : Je vais à la boucherie.

à + l' stays the same EXAMPLE : Nous allons à l'hôpital.

Preposition à meanings :

"À" + a city is "in" EXAMPLE: J’habite à Miami.

"À" + a place is "to the," "in the," or "at the" EXAMPLE: Vous allez au cinéma.

More Helpful Hints:

Note the following tips to help you with the verb "aller":

When speaking, the "s" at the end of the word "vas" is __________________________________,

so "va" and "vas" are pronounced alike.

In English "je vais" means "___________" or "________________________." French uses only one

form to express both meanings.

In France, the pronoun "on," which means "people" or "one," is often used instead of

"nous" to mean "we." "___________" is also used when you do not know exactly which

people or how many people are involved.

o Example: On aime les hot-dogs en France.

o We express the same idea in English with "People do not like him" or "They say

it is not so."

You learned that the imperative form of verbs is used to give commands or to make

suggestions:

o Ecoutez! ("Listen!")

o Allons à la plage! ("Let's go to the beach!")

o When using the "tu" form as a command, the "s" is dropped:

o Va à la plage! (Go the the beach!). Allez à la plage! (Go to the beach!)

Take some time to practice ALLER in the lesson.

COLLABORATION ASSIGNMENT OPTION FOUR – You will need to complete only one

collaboration each segment. Feel free to read these instructions so you know what to expect.

There will four other options. Whenever you are ready to complete yours, you can submit it as

assignment 5.05. See your teacher’s announcement page for more details on finding a partner.

Lesson 4:03: Où

Vocabulaire:

English French

This is an American flag.

C’est un drapeau canadien.

This is a French flag.

C’est une carte de la France.

This is a pen.

C’est une boîte.

This is a waste basket.

C’est un feutre.

This is a CD player.

C’est un mp3.

This is a CD.

C’est une table.

This is a computer.

C’est une imprimante.

This is a CD.

C’est une télé.

This is a backpack.

Ce sont les devoirs.

This is a calculator.

Voilà une fille. Elle est sur la table.

Now, she is in front of the table.

Et voilà, maintenant, elle est sous la table.

Where are the papers ? They are in the trash can.

Et finalement, où est-elle? Elle est derrière la table.

What’s…?

some

Where are….?

le, la, l’, les

ils/elles

homework, class assignments

over there

or

Aren’t they?

Those are, these are

Take some time to practice your vocabulary in the lesson.

Lesson 4:04 Les Adjectifs Possessifs Possessive adjectives are little words that show _______________________. Possessive adjectives

will agree with the nouns they describe in ___________________ (masculine and feminine) and in

______________________ (singular and plural). Here is how you would say "my," "your," "his,"

"her," and "its."

Matching : Match the English possessive adjectives to their French equivalents:

my

your

his, her, its

son, sa, ses

ton, ta, tes

mon, ma, mes

When do I use each one ? You use _____, ton, and ______ with masculine nouns.

You use _____, ______, and sa with feminine nouns.

You use mes, ______, and _____ with plural nouns.

Exception:

If a __________________ noun starts with a vowel or an "h" you will use "_____, _____, _____" so

you can make a liaison: mon affiche, ton affiche, son affiche.

EXAMPLE:

C'est la télé de Luc? Oui, c'est sa télé. (Is that Luc’s TV? Yes, it’s his TV.)

C'est la télé de Marie? Oui, c'est sa télé. (Is that Marie’s TV? Yes, it’s her TV.)

Notice that even though Luc is male and Marie is female, you would use the feminine

possessive adjective "sa" because "télé" is feminine.

Helpful Hints:

The possessive adjective describes the _____________ (the thing that is owned), it does not

matter if the owner is masculine or feminine.

Did you notice?

When you speak, make the ____________ with the "n" of "mon," "ton," and "son" before nouns

beginning with a vowel sound: son(n)hôtel

You will also make the ____________ with the "s" of "mes," "tes," and "ses" and pronounce the "s"

like a "z" before nouns beginning with a vowel: mes(z)amis

Take some time to practice possessive adjectives in the lesson.

Lesson 4:05 Les Adjectifs Possessifs Deux

Matching : Match the English possessive adjectives to their French equivalents:

our

your

their

leur, leurs

notre, nos

votre, vos

When do I use each one ? You will use "________," "________," and "________" with all singular nouns whether they are

masculine or feminine.

You will use "________," "________," and "________" with all plural nouns.

Did you notice?

Do not forget the _____________ with the "s" of "nos," "vos," and "leurs" as a "______" sound if it

is followed by a noun beginning with a vowel.

Helpful Hints:

one object: c’est two or more objects: ce sont

one person mon, ma (my) ton, ta (your) son, sa (his, her, its)

mes (my) tes (your) ses (his, her, its)

one object: c’est two or more objects: ce sont

two or more people notre (our) votre (your) leur (leur)

nos(our) vos (your) leurs (their)

Take some time to practice the possessive adjectives in your notes.

Lesson 4.06 Les Nombres à Mille

Take some time to review your notes in Module 2 on numbers 0-70.

Did you notice for 70?

French does not have a specific word for __________________ so when we start to count from 70,

we use the word _______________ and add ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and so on. Look at these

examples:

70 is ___+___ in French you would say soixante-dix

77 is ___+___ in French you would say soixante-dix-sept

Matching:

____ 70

a) soixante-seize

____71

b) soixante-dix-neuf

____72

a) soixante-quatorze

____ 73

b) soixante-dix-huit

____ 74

c) soixante-quinze

____ 75

d) soixante-dix

____ 76

e) soixante et onze

____ 77

f) soixante-dix-sept

____ 78

g) soixante-treize

____ 79

h) soixante-douze

Did you notice for 80?

The eighties are even more involved. Since we do not have a word for 80, we say "4 20s," or "quatre-

vingts." 80 is quatre-vingts. For 81-89, we add the digits 1 to 9 to quatre-vingt.

Remember to include the "_____" at the end of quatre-vingts for 80. It is the only time it will have an

"s." There is no "_____" on vingt for the numbers 81–89.

Matching:

____80

a) quatre-vingt-un

____81

b) quatre-vingt-trois

____82

c) quatre-vingt-sept

____ 83

d) quatre-vingt-huit

____ 84

e) quatre-vingt-cinq

____ 85

f) quatre-vingts

____ 86

g) quatre-vingt-neuf

____ 87

h) quatre-vingt-quatre

____ 88

i) quatre-vingt- deux

____ 89

j) quatre-vingt-six

Did you notice for 90?

The nineties continue to use ________________________ but you add the numbers from 10 to 19.

To say 95 you would use quatre-vingt(80) and quinze(15), so the word for 95 is quatre-vingt-quinze.

Look at the example: 80 + 17= 97 quatre-vingt-dix-sept

Matching:

____90

a) quatre-vingt-dix-sept

____91

b) quatre-vingt-treize

____92

c) quatre-vingt-quinze

____ 93

d) quatre-vingt-dix

____ 94

e) quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

____ 95

f) quatre-vingt-quatorze

____ 96

g) quatre-vingt-douze

____ 97

h) quatre-vingt-seize

____ 98

i) quatre-vingt- onze

____ 99

j) quatre-vingt-dix-huit

Did you notice for 100?

Counting in French from 100 and up is super easy! We say "cent" which looks like the English word

"cent;" but it is not _____________________ the same way as in English. We say cent. Then we just

start counting again: cent un, cent deux, cent trois, cent quatre, and so forth.

cent cent un cent deux cent trois

Did you notice for more than 100?

If we want to say more than 100, for example, 200, we just add the number two, deux, to make deux

cents. When you write out the numbers 200, 300, 400, etc., add an "s" to cent.

100 = cent

200 = deux cents

300 = trois cents

400 = quatre cents

Exception:

The "s" is added to "cent" only in the ____________ hundred numbers: deux cents and trois cents, and so forth, but we would say "deux cent onze." Look at the following number 345: you first say the hundred "trois cent," then the number for 45 "quarante-cinq." So 345 is "trois cent quarante-cinq."

Did you notice for 1000 and higher?

Counting to 1.000 in French is very easy because we are just going to say "_______, deux _______,

trois _______, quatre _______, cinq _______..." all the way up to a million.

1.000= mille

2.000 = deux mille

3.000 = trois mille

4.000 = quatre mille

Helpful Hints:

Note that the French use a __________ where we use a _________: 2.110.

When you write out the number 80, remember to include the "_____" at the end: quatre-vingts.

There is no "s" on vingt for the numbers 81—89.

When you write out the numbers 200, 300, 400, etc., add an "_____" only in the exact 100

numbers: cent, deux cents, trois cents, but deux cent onze. Mille doesn't change to become

plural: deux mille.

Million adds an "_____" in the plural: un million, deux millions.

Dates below 2000 may be said in two different ways:

o 1620 - mille six cent vingt or seize cent vingt

o 1492 - mille quatre cent quatre-vingt-douze or quatorze cent quatre-vingt-douze or

quatorze cent quatre-vingt douze

Dates above 2000 use mille only: 2002 - deux mille deux.

Lesson 4.07: Les Adjectifs Comme Vert You have learned that French adjectives must agree with the _____________ they describe. You have

learned that you have to make adjectives feminine by adding an "____" and plural by adding an "____."

We have used only adjectives which ended with a vowel so the sound did not change: poli-polie

Exception:

Now you are going to study adjectives that have a different sound between masculine and feminine.

Listen to the following in the lesson:

Singular Plural

Masculine Le pull est vert. Les pulls sont verts.

Feminine La jupe est verte. Les jupes sont vertes.

Did you hear the difference?

Helpful Hints:

The masculine forms of adjectives like vert end in a silent consonant. When you add the e to

make an adjective feminine you will hear the __________________ and it will allow you to

know that the adjective is __________________.

EXAMPLES: grand/grande, court/courte, gris/grise

Some adjectives have a different spelling in the ____________________ form, you will have

to memorize them to be able to use them accurately.

EXAMPLES: cher/chère, violet/violette, long/longue, blanc/blanche

Adjectives in French come after the noun they describe except for a short list of adjectives. Do

you remember what each letter stands for?

o B_________________

o A_________________

o N_________________

o G_________________

o S_________________

Take some time to practice these adjectives in the lesson.

Module Review for DBA: Here are the topics to review for your exam and DBA.

4.00

French markets and specialty stores

4.01

Places in the community vocabulary

4.02

Aller

4.03

Vocabulary related to the classroom and home schoolwork area

4.04

Singular possessive adjectives

4.05

Plural possessive adjectives

4.06

Numbers to 1.000

4.07 Adjectives like vert