French I, Semester I; Le Temps

Sections:

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

Section Three:

Part A |   Part B  |  Part C  |   Part D

Section Three, Part A Ma veste ou ta veste? There are a couple of ways to show possession in French. One way is to use a word like mon/ma or ton/ta. But what if the item is not mine or yours? Then we need to say it belongs to someone else. In English, we show possession with an apostrophe, then s. Pablo's, my dad's, etc. There is no apostrophe in French. In order to show possesion in this way in French, we say it like this: C'est la veste de Paul. It's the coat of Paul. (It's Paul's coat.)   In these examples, see if you can say who the items belong to. Paul C'est la ceinture de Paul. Janine C'est la veste de Janine. Michelle C'est la robe de Michelle. Yann C'est l'imperméable de Yann. There's a slight change if we are saying that more than one item belongs to someone: Ce sont les chaussettes de Paul. They're the socks of Paul. (They're Paul's socks.)   Now see if you can say that these items belong to the people shown: Paul Ce sont les gants de Paul. Janine Ce sont un jean de Janine. Michelle Ce sont les sandales de Michelle. Yann Ce sont les chaussettes de Yann.   Practice Activity Do this practice activity to see if you have understood how to tell who something belongs to in French. Writing Assignment Prepare this assignment for your teacher and turn it in at Writing 3a. Say whose items the following are. 1. They're Paul's socks 2. It's Janine's jacket 3. They're Patrick's shoes 4. It's Michelle's shirt 5. It's Geneviève's skirt 6. It's Monique's dress 7. It's Marianne's scarf. 8. It's Bernard's raincoat. This assignment is worth 16 points.    Flashcards A wonderful way to study vocabulary is to practice it in several ways. Use these vocabulary flashcards to practice the vocabulary from Unit 3. Va à 3b.

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