French I, Semester 2, La Cuisine

Sections:

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

Section Two:

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

Section Two - Part B Des phrases négatives We have talked before about making sentences negative in French. Do you remember this well? Observe ici: Je veux parler français. Je ne veux pas parler anglais. The basic rule of negation in French (making a sentence negative) is that we put ne in front of the verb and pas after it. This is not a new concept to us. Try your hand at it here, making these sentences negative. After you have written the activity in your notebook, click on each affirmative sentence to see if you have done the negation correctly. J'étudie le français. Je n'étudie pas le français. J'habite à Paris. Je n'habite pas à Paris. Je suis canadien. Je ne suis pas canadien. Il est français. Il n'est pas français. Nous sommes italiennes. Nous ne sommes pas italiennes. Ils vont au Canada. Ils ne vont pas au Canada. Roger danse bien. Roger ne danse pas bien. Isabelle joue bien. Isabelle ne joue pas bien. Being a review concept, if you are having trouble, be sure to let your teacher know so that some suggestions can be made for additional practice with this. Un / une / de l' / des / des / de la The new information we need to talk about here is not the above review of negation. But it has to do with negative sentences. When "un" / "une" / "de l'" / "des" are immediately after "pas", we are simply going to use "de". Look at these examples: Est-ce que tu manges de la soupe? --Non. Je ne mange pas de soupe. Est-ce que tu prends du lait? --Non. Je ne prends pas de lait. Try to answer these negatively, making sure to change the indefinite (un, une, des) or partitive (du, de la, de l', des) articles when you make the sentences negative. Est-ce que tu prends de l'eau? Non, je ne prends pas d'eau. Est-ce que tu manges des pommes de terre? Non, je ne mange pas de pommes de terre. Est-ce que tu veux du poulet? Non, je ne veux pas de poulet. Est-ce que vous mangez des crêpes? Non, nous ne mangeons pas de crêpes. Est-ce que ton père prend du thé? Non, il ne prend pas de thé. Est-ce que ta mère prend du café? Non, elle ne prend pas de café. Est-ce que tes frères prennent de la salade? Non, ils ne prennent pas de salade.   Au travail Prepare this assignment to turn in to your teacher. Write five questions asking a friend of yours if he/she wants to eat or drink certain items. Answer for each question negatively as if you were that friend. This assignment is worth 16 points. Quelques plats typiques What are some typical French meals? Let's see.... La bouillabaisse--a soup made primarily from seafood and also having saffron as a spice. Du coq au vin--chicken in wine sauce. Des escargots--snails marinated and cooked in butter sauce. Pâté de fois gras--fatted goose liver meat spread. Un croque monsieur--a kind of a grilled ham and cheese sandwich except this one has swiss cheese melted on top of it and then is grilled. The French love to labor over cooking a delicious meal and then they love even more to savor it with friends and family. This is one of the French "joie de vivre" -- joys of living. Dining in France or in the French-speaking world is not simply eating as it sometimes is in the United States--it is an experience to treasure each day. Avance à la Partie C.

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