French I, Semester I; Les Couleurs

Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |  Section 2  |   Section 3   |  Dictionaries

Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |  Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E |   Part F

Section One - Part C Writing Assignment Write a short paragraph in French using vocabulary you have learned in this course to talk about people you know. Identify who they are (garçon/fille/monsieur/jeune femme/professeur , etc.) and say at least one thing about them in describing them. You can also write about yourself. Write at least 8 sentences. Turn in your assignment at Writing 1c. This assignment is worth 20 points. La Lecture Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow. After you have answered the questions, click on the question to see if you answered it correctly.When you see words that you do not know yet, first try to guess at their meaning. Those that you do not know are translated for you beneath the paragraph. Je suis Amadou Bayo. Je suis de la Côte d'Ivoire. Je suis un homme intelligent. J'aime être en Côte d'Ivoire parce que c'est un très beau pays. Ce n'est pas très grand mais il y aº beaucoup de jolies chosesº dans mon pays. J'aime aller à Yamassoukro pour voirº la basiliqueº. Aussi, j'aime aller aux belles plages pour nager et me reposer au soleilº. Ma famille et moi, nous sommes grands et minces. Mon ami, Greg, est des Etats-Unisº. Il parle très bien le français et naturellementº, il parle anglais. Il est très intelligent. Moi aussiº je suis un homme intelligent et je travaille beaucoup. ºil y a, there is; ºbeaucoup de choses,many things; ºvoir, to see; ºla basilique, the basilica; ºme reposer au soleil, rest in the sun; ºEtats Unis, United States; ºnaturellement, naturally Qui est Amadou Bayo? C'est un homme. Comment est-il? Il est intelligent. / Il est grand et mince. Comment est son ami des Etats-Unis? Il est intelligent. Qui est l'ami d'Amadou? L'ami d'Amadou est Greg. Comment es-tu? If you translate this question literally, you get "How are you?" But, do you remember how to say that in French? It's actually Comment vas-tu? Comment es-tu? means "what are you like?" So, Comment es-tu?, Comment est-il ?, etc., asks what a person is like, asking for a description of them.   Parlons! Go to Discussion 1c. Post a discussion about what you are like, responding to the question: Comment es-tu? Ask a classmate what he or she is like and respond to one of the postings. This assignment is worth 8 points. Un homme fort You may have noticed in the reading passage, Amadou said that he was un homme intelligent - "a smart man." Where is the adjective in French? Generally, it goes after the noun it is describing. So instead of "intelligent man", we say homme intelligent in French. Look at the following examples. Click on the words if you do not remember the meanings. un garçon timide a shy boy un monsieur fort a strong man un professeur brun a brown-haired teacher une fille mince a thin girl une femme intelligente a smart lady There are a few exceptions to this. Some adjectives do come in front of the noun, as in English. Adjectives of quantity (un, une, beaucoup, numbers) come in front of the noun. We do not say ami un--we say un ami. Many of the short common adjectives (grand, gros, beau, petit) precede. There's an easy way to remember. The BAGS adjectives precede. What are BAGS adjectives? Beauty beau/belle; joli/jolie Age jeune; vieux/vieille; nouveau/nouvelle Goodness gentil/gentille; mauvais/mauvaise; bon/bonne Size gros/grosse; petit/petite; grand/grande; long/longue In the paragraph, you saw il y a beaucoup de jolies choses dans mon pays. Did you wonder why jolies came before choses? Now you know!   Au Travail! Make the following constructions in French. Write this exercise in your notebook. When you've written the phrases, then click on each one to see if you are correct. a fat man un gros homme a thin lady une femme mince a shy friend un ami timide/ une amie timide a blond boy un garçon blond a little girl une petite fille Va à 1d

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