Lesson 1:00 La Tour Eiffel

Module 1: La Famille

Fun Facts:

The Eiffel Tower:

- was designed by .

- was built for the held in the year .

- is a tribute to .

- was only supposed to stand for years, but it quickly became a tourist attraction even though Parisians thought it was an eyesore!

- is feet tall and gets painted every years with 3 different colors.

Lesson 1:01 Les Adjectifs Every noun in French has a gender. Nouns are either or . All adjectives will with the noun they are describing.

- If your noun is masculine and singular, you don’t add anything to the adjective. ex: Il est grand.

- If your noun is feminine and singular, you simply add E to the adjective. ex: Elle est grande.

- If your noun is masculine and plural, you simply add S to the adjective. ex: Ils sont grands.

- If your noun is feminine and plural, you simply add ES to the adjective. ex: Elles sont grandes.

Adjectives that end in "s" in the masculine singular do not change in the masculine plural. o Ex: Il est français. / Ils sont français. Adjectives that end in "e" in the masculine singular, you do not add another “e” in the feminine form. o Ex: Il est riche. / Elle est riche. **Keep in mind that, generally, when you make an adjective plural, no pronunciation difference is made (the “s” is not pronounced. **All adjectives go AFTER the noun unless it is describing BAGS (Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size). Some adjectives do not follow this simple spelling change pattern.

Adjectives ending in: Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Masculine Plural Feminine Plural -eux généreux généreuse généreux généreuses -if sportif sportive sportifs sportives -al original originale originaux originales -il gentil gentille gentils gentilles

Être:

"Être" is the infinitive of the French verb meaning to be.

In English, an infinitive is a verb with "to" in front. Example: I am going to be there at noon.

In French it is the form of the verb given in the dictionary.

Je suis (I am) Nous______(We are)

Tu es (You are) Vous ______(You go)

Il ______(He is) Ils ______(They are - masculine or mixed) Elle ______(She is) Elles ______(They are - feminine) On ______(It is)

**The "s" in the forms "es" and "est" is almost never pronounced.

** The final "t" of "est" and "sont" is frequently pronounced before a vowel sound. The final consonants of the other forms may also be pronounced in front of vowel sounds.

Imperative Commands (to tell someone how to act – “be”) Sois! (tu form) ex : sois poli(e) = be polite

Soyons! (nous form) ex : Soyons aimables = Let’s be nice

Soyez! (vous form) ex: Ne soyez pas timide = Don’t be shy Lesson 1.02 La Famille

Des Adjectives:

Most adjectives go AFTER the noun, but adjectives that describe BAGS go the noun.

BAGS stands for: 2 adjectives that go with each:

B *beau,

A *vieux,

G bon,

S grand,

*irregular spelling pattern (see below)

Fill in the chart with the missing adjectives:

Masculine singular Masculine singular Masculine plural Feminine singular Feminine plural before a vowel beau bel ______belles

______vieil ______vieille ______

bon bon bons ______

petit ______petits ______

Possessive Adjectives:

These are adjectives you will use to say what belongs to yourself or others.

**The adjective you choose depends on the noun, not who it belongs to!!

Masculine singular noun / Feminine singular noun Plural noun (masc/fem) Feminine noun beginning with a vowel. My mon ma mes Your (singular) ton ta tes His/Her son sa ses Our notre notre nos Your (formal or plural) votre votre vos Their leur leur leurs ex : Elle est mon amie. C’est notre maison. Vous avez vos crayons ?

Lesson 1.03 La Martinique

Fun Facts:

La Martinique was discovered and named by in .

The took over the island in .

Today the people of Martinique are citizens.

The official language is , but when walking around the island you will hear spoken. Creole is a combination of French and dialect.

Martinique cuisine includes a lot of and shellfish.

The symbol of Carnival is .

A Carnival style music called is very popular in Martinique.

Les Verbes:

You should be familiar with 3 types of REGULAR verbs : -er, -ir, -re.

You cannot always leave a verb in its infinitive form. Sentences like “I to play soccer” and “He to eat pizza” don’t make sense! You have to conjugate the verb, or give a different form of the verb so that it makes sense (I play soccer and He eats pizza).

-er verbs:

The most common type of regular verbs are –er verbs. Some examples are: jouer, écouter, regarder, adorer, chanter, etc.

For –er verbs, it’s simple!! Just follow these steps:

1. Start by crossing off the –er at the end of the verb. ex: regarder

2. You are left with a stem (regard)

3. Add the following endings to the remaining stem:

Je - e Nous - ons Tu - es Vous - ez Il/elle/on - e Ils/elles - ent

**remember to drop the E on je when followed by a vowel or vowel sound (ex. j’adore, j’habite)

Je regarde Nous regardons Tu regardes Vous regardez Il/elle/on regarde Ils/elles regardent Ex: -ir verbs:

The 2nd largest group of regular verbs is –ir verbs. Some examples are: finir, maigrir, grossir, rougir.

Just like for –er verbs, it’s simple to conjugate –ir verbs!! Just follow these steps: 1. Start by crossing off the –ir at the end of the verb. ex: finir 2. You are left with a stem (fin) 3. Add the following endings to the remaining stem:

Je - is Nous - issons Tu - is Vous - issez Il/elle/on - it Ils/elles - issent

**remember to drop the E on je when followed by a vowel or vowel sound (ex. j’adore, j’habite)

Je finis Nous finissons Tu finis Vous finissez Il/elle/on finit Ils/elles finissent Ex:

-re verbs:

This is the smallest group of regular verbs. Some examples are: vendre, répondre, attendre.

It’s just as simple for –re verbs as it is for –er and –ir verbs!! Just follow these steps:

1. Start by crossing off the –re at the end of the verb. ex: vendre

2. You are left with a stem (vend)

3. Add the following endings to the remaining stem:

Je - s Nous - ons Tu - s Vous - ez Il/elle/on - Ils/elles - ent

Did you notice? The il/elle/on form? You don’t add anything to the stem!

Je vends Nous vendons Tu vends Vous vendez Il/elle/on vend Ils/elles vendent Ex: Irregular Verbs:

Some verbs do not follow a regular pattern and they have to be learned separately. You already know some of these.

Être, Aller, Avoir and Faire are all irregular verbs. They are called irregular verbs because their present-tense forms do not follow a pattern like –er, -ir and –re verbs do.

Être = to be Je suis Nous sommes Tu es Vous êtes

Il/elle/on est Ils/elles sont

Aller = to go Je vais Nous allons Tu vas Vous allez

Il/elle/on va Ils/elles vont

Avoir = to have J’ai Nous avons Tu as Vous avez

Il/elle/on a Ils/elles ont

Faire = to do / to make Je fais Nous faisons Tu fais Vous faites

Il/elle/on fait Ils/elles font Lesson 1.04 La Pronunciation Please spend time in the lesson practicing the consonant, vowel and special sounds.

A good basic pronunciation rule to remember is that no final are pronounced. The exception to this rule is that the letters , , and are generally pronounced at the end of a word. Lesson 1.05 La France

Fun Facts:

The north of France includes two regions: and . La Picardie is located between Paris and . It has been a place for battles and invasions during both .

La Picardie is famous for the writer who wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and John Calvin, who created the religion during the .

In La Picardie, there is an amusement park called . You will find the famous cartoon characters and

Le Nord Pas de Calais is an region that was destroyed during both wars.

Lesson 1.06 Leçon À et De

Prepostion à:

The preposition à can be the equivalent of , , , or in English.

Remember that à may contract to form a new word »

When à is followed by le, it changes to .

When à is followed by la, it stays .

When à is followed by l’, it stays .

When à is followed by les, it changes to .

Prepostion de:

The preposition de can mean or . De is also used to show possession.

De may also contract to form a new word :

When de is followed by le, it changes to .

When de is followed by la, it stays .

When de is followed by l’, it stays . When de is followed by les, it changes to .

Did you know? In the negative, all forms of de (du, de la, de l’ and des) revert back to de after pas. ex: J’achète du riz. Je n’achète pas de riz.

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

01.00  La Tour Eiffel

01.01  lesson vocabulary  numbers to 70  adjectives  être 01.02  family vocabulary  irregular adjectives  possessive adjectives 01.03  La Martinique  regular present tense verbs  For extra practice with regular present tense verbs, visit the Français Interactif's Verb Practice at the University of Texas website. 01.04  French pronunciation 01.05  Northern France  review questions 01.06  the prepositions à and de

01.07  lesson vocabulary  listening comprehension