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Likes/Dislikes

Activities

Days of the week

Weather

Subject pronouns

ER verbs

Adverbs

Articles

Negation

Je m’appelle _______________________

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Leçon A 1. Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? – What do you like to do?

Qu’est-ce que vous aimez faire?

2. Tu aimes…? – You like …?

Vous aimez…?

3. Est-ce que tu aimes…? – Do you like…?

Est-ce que vous aimez… ?

4. J’aime – I like

5. Je n’aime pas – I don’t like

6. faire du roller – to rollerblade

7. faire du shopping – to go shopping/to shop

8. aller au cinéma – to go to the movies

9. sortir avec mes amis – to go out with friends

10. jouer aux sports – to play sports

11. jouer au foot – to play soccer

12. jouer au football américain – to play football

13. jouer au basket/tennis/hockey/volley (etc) – to play _____

14. faire du footing – to jog/run

15. faire du vélo – to bike ride/ to take a bike ride

16. nager – swim

17. plonger – to dive

18. faire de la gym – to do gymnastics

19. faire du patinage – to ice skate

20. faire du ski (skier)/ faire du snowboard – to ski/to snowboard

21. manger (des frites, des pates, de la pizza, une salade)- to eat (fries,

pasta, pizza, a salad)

Do you remember?!

Informal/familiar =

Formal/polite/plural =

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Leçon A – Extension Vocab 1. Quel jour est-ce aujourd’hui? – What day is it today?

2. C’est… - It is…

3. Quel jour sommes-nous? What day is it?

4. Nous sommes… - It is (We are on…)

5. les jours de la semaine – the days of the week

6. lundi – Monday

7. mardi – Tuesday

8. mercredi – Wednesday

9. jeudi – Thursday

10. vendredi – Friday

11. samedi – Saturday

12. dimanche – Sunday

13. Quel temps fait-il ? – What’s the weather like ?

14. Il fait beau – It is nice out.

15. Il fait mauvais. – It is bad out.

16. quand – when

17. faire de la musculation – to lift weights

18. faire du parcours – to do a fitness circuit (workout)

19. danser – to dance

20. travailler – to work

21. en hiver – in the winter

22. en été – in the summer

J’aime faire du vélo en été quand il fait beau.

Je n’aime pas faire du footing en hiver quand il fait mauvais.

slang

kiffer = to love

Now,

you try!

Quand?

Après les cours -

Le soir -

Le matin -

Le weekend -

Le samedi -

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Leçon B

ER VERBS OTHER VERBS

1. aimer – to like/to love faire – to do/to make (used with

various activities – see Leçon A)

2. jouer – to play sortir – to go out

3. manger – to eat *aller – to go (NOT an ER verb!)

4. nager – to swim dormir – to sleep

5. téléphoner (à) – to call lire – to read

6. voyager – to travel faire la cuisine – to cook

7. danser – to dance

8. travailler – to work OTHER VOCAB

9. chanter – to sing un coup de fil – phone call

10. skier – to ski un magazine – a magazine

un e-zine – an online magazine

11. penser – to think un livre/un roman – a book/novel

12. regarder – to

watch/to look at

la télé - TV

13. écouter – to listen (to) la musique - music

14. parler – to speak un texto/un SMS – text

message

15. étudier – to study un lecteur MP3 (un MP3) – MP3

player/ un iPod – an iPod

16. habiter – to live

(someplace)

(jouer aux) les jeux vidéos -

video games

17. arriver – to arrive

18. retourner – to return ADVERBS

19. rester – to stay un peu – a little (bit)

20. aider – to help bien –well (j’aime bien=really like)

21. surfer sur Internet –

to surf the internet

beaucoup – a lot

22. envoyer - to send

23. zapper – to flip

through channels

*Only use these

verbs in the

infinitive form

right now…they

are NOT er verbs!

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives

and other adverbs. They tell how,

how much, where, why or when. You

add the AD VERB directly after the

verb they describe!

J’aime un peu faire la cuisine.

Je téléphone beaucoup à mes amis.

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS

What is a noun? ___________________ __

What is a pronoun?_________________________

What is the subject of a sentence?__________________________________

Underline the subject in the following sentences:

1. Valerie is going to the store. subject pronoun: ________

2. My dog likes to eat ice cream. subject pronoun: ________

3. Joel and Ray are going to the movies. subject pronoun: ________

4. They like to play ping-pong.

5. Do you know how to speak French?

6. Where are we going for dinner?

7. You are my best friend.

8. The book is on the table. subject pronoun: _____

9. My watch doesn’t work. subject pronoun: _____

10. Jackie and Denise are going shopping. subject pronoun: _____

Replace!

Replace!

Replace!

The Fish

“he, it”

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SUBJECT

PRONOUNS

Singular Plural

je = ___I____ (j’ = elision before vowel) nous = __we_____________

tu = __you____ (informal/familiar) vous = __you________(plural/polite)

il = __he, it____ *ils = ___They (masculine)___

elle = _she, it____ elles = _They (feminine)____

on = __one (everyone) *ils form is used for groups of boys & girls

Replace the following subjects (nouns) with subject pronouns:

1. Marie = _______ 2. Claude = ___________

3. Anne et Sophie = ________ 4. Charlotte et André =_______

5. Sabrina et moi = __________ 6. One = ___________

7. Marc et Bernard = _________ 8. Le livre = _______

9. La fille = _________ 10. Les cahiers = _________

11. Le garcon = ________ 12. le pupitre = __________

13. Les touristes =___________ 14. la chaise = ___________

15. Ma soeur = _________ 16. Ton frère = __________

17. la fenêtre = _________ 18. les animaux = __________

19. une affiche = _______ 20. un stylo = ____________

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La Chanson des Pronoms Sujets!

It is very important to learn not only what the

subject pronouns mean, but also their order!

This song will help with both!!

JE is I

TU is YOU

IL HE

ELLE is SHE.

ON means ONE

NOUS is WE

And VOUS can mean YOU ALL.

ILS is THEY (ELLES is THEY!)

ILS is THEY (ELLES is THEY!)

And VOUS can also mean YOU FORMAL, hey!,

hey!, hey!

Now repeat!!!!

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PRESENT TENSE OF VERBS

Nouns and pronouns are rarely used by themselves, because

we always talk about what the person or thing is doing.

So…they are followed by a VERB.

VERB:________________________

Verb Examples: ___________________________

_______________________________________

In English, a verb may consist of one or more words. Underline the verbs in

the following sentences:

1. His parents are buying him a new bicycle.

2. Exercise helps the circulation of the blood.

3. We receive the mail at 3:00.

4. Snow is falling on the city.

5. The waiter is keeping the change.

6. These musicians generally play jazz.

7. I am voting for the best candidate.

8. The class is watching an excellent film today.

9. They understand French.

10. Alison shares her candy with her brother.

Which tense are all of the above sentences? _____________

THE TENSE OF A VERB REFERS TO:

______________________________________________

Verbalicious!

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ER VERBS

In French, there are 3 types of regular verbs (ER, IR, RE). Verbs are

grouped according to their endings. Most French verbs belong to the

regular “ER” group.

REGULAR VERB: ____It follows a pattern _____

INFINITIVE: It is the unconjugated (unchanged) form of the verb. It is

preceeded with “to” in English (to sing). If it is an ER verb, it will end in

“er” in French (chanter).

Look at your lists of vocabulary in Leçon A & A Extension.

Can you find some ER verb infinitives?

THERE ARE 3 FORMS TO THE VERB:

1. l’infinitif = infinitive

2. la racine = root/stem **never changes

3. la terminaison = endings (always change to match the subject)

EXAMPLE

To sing = chanter

1. chanter = l’infinitif

2. chant = la racine

3. er = la terminaison

Try this one…

To play =____________

1. l’infinitif =

2. la racine =

3. la terminaison =

Infinitives

Infinitives are used AFTER expressions

such as:

J’aime/Je n’aime pas…

Je peux/Tu peux…

Je veux/Tu veux…

Je voudrais/Tu voudrais…

Je dois/tu dois…

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ER VERB CONJUGATIONS

CONJUGATE: Change the verb (ending) to match the subject.

In English, we also make changes to the verb.

We don’t say, “I to play”! We say “I play.” or “He plays.”

First, we need a subject…let’s review our subject pronouns:

je= _______ nous=________

tu= ______ vous= ________

il= ________ ils= _________

elle= _____ elles= ________

on= ________

qui=________

NOW, we have to conjugate a verb to match our subjects. Follow the steps

below:

1. DROP THE ‘ER’ FROM THE INFINITIVE

2. ADD THE CORRECT ENDING (TERMINAISON) THAT MATCHES THE

SUBJECT GIVEN

Danser = to dance (Infinitive)

1. drop ER from infinitive (dans)

2. add the following endings:

je __e_____ nous __ons______

tu __es_____ vous __ez______

il ___e_____ ils ___ent______

elle _e______ elles __ent______

on ___e_____

***Now, YOU TRY!!

Danser = to dance

je _________ nous ____________

tu _________ vous ____________

il, elle, on ________ ils, elles ___________

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CONJUGATIONS AND TRANSLATION

***IN ENGLISH, THE ACTION MAY BE EXPRESSED USING MORE THAN ONE VERB.

FOR EXAMPLE: SHE IS READING A BOOK. HOWEVER IN FRENCH, ACTIONS ARE

EXPRESSED USING ONLY ONE VERB. SEE THE DIFFERENCE BELOW:

French: Je danse. French: Il joue.

English: (3 ways!) English: (3 ways!)

1. I dance. 1.

2. I do dance. 2.

3. I am dancing. 3.

***CONJUGATE, THEN TRANSLATE (REMEMBER, YOU CAN TRANSLATE IT 3

DIFFERENT WAYS INTO ENGLISH!)

STEPS

1. DROP THE ‘ER’ FROM THE INFINITVE

2. ADD THE ENDING THAT MATCHES THE SUBJECT

French English

1. (arriver)

Tu _______________. ___________________

2. (skier)

Nous _______________. ___________________

3. (jouer)

Il __________________. ___________________

4. (aimer)

J’ _________________. ___________________

5. (parler)

Vous _______________. ___________________

6. (habiter)

Ma mère et mon père

___________________ à Paris. ___________________

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Leçon C

Qu’est-ce que tu préfères ? - What do you prefer ? Préférer = to prefer

Je préfère Nous préférons

Tu préfères Vous préférez

Il/elle préfère Ils/Elles préfèrent

Les sports (m)/les activités (jouer = to play)

Le basketball (basket) Le tennis

Le foot Le football américain

Le footing Le baseball

Le roller Le volley

Le skate La natation (swimming)

L’athlétisme (track) Le rugby

La musique

Le hip-hop

Le rock

La pop

La country

La musique alternative

La world

Le reggae

La techno

Les passe-temps (m)

le cinéma (regarder un film)

le shopping

faire les courses (grocery shop)

lire les blogues

surfer sur ordinateur

envoyer des textos

télécharger de la musique =

to download music

la zik = music (slang)

écouter = to listen (to)

mon playlist = my playlist

la chanson = song

ou – or

et - and

moi aussi – me too (aussi=also)

pas moi – not me

Pourquoi ? Parce que…

C’est ennuyeux – It’s boring.

C’est passionnant – It’s exciting !

C’est amusant – It’s fun.

C’est intéressant – It’s interesting.

C’est pénible – It’s annoying.

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Leçon C – Extension Vocab

Quel est ton numéro de téléphone ?

Mon numéro de téléphone est…

Quel est le numéro de téléphone de (person) ?

Le numéro de téléphone de Marie est…

0 – zéro 11 – onze

1 – un 12 – douze

2 – deux 13 – treize

3 – trois 14 – quatorze

4 – quatre 15 – quinze

5 – cinq 16 – seize

6 – six 17 – dix-sept

7 - sept 18 – dix-huit

8 – huit 19 – dix-neuf

9 – neuf 20 – vingt 10 – dix

Quel est le numéro de téléphone de Paul ? C’est le 01.20.18.09 Quel est ton numéro de téléphone ?

Answer the question in

a complete sentence,

and then write out the

numbers (in words) below it!

-Allo?

-Salut Estelle, c’est Anna. -Bonjour Anna! Ça va ?

-Oui, ça va. Qu’est-ce que tu fais maintenant ? (What are you doing now ?)

-J’écoute la musique. Tu veux faire quelque chose? (You want to do something ?) -Oui, on va au café ?

- D’accord, à plus tard !

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Les Articles Définis et Indéfinis

Les Articles:

Nouns are preceded by articles which must agree in ________________

and ____________________ with the nouns they introduce.

Definite –

le – masc. sing.

the = la – fem. sing.

les – masc + fem. plural

l’ – before a vowel or silent “h”

Indefinite –

a, an = un – masc. sing.

une – fem. sing.

some = des – masc. + fem. plural

Masculine Feminine Plural English

un une des a/an

le la les the

mon ma mes my

ton ta tes your

son sa ses his/her

Look back at your vocabulary…can you find the nouns? Are they

masculine or feminine? How do you know?

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NEGATION…NOT!

When negating a sentence (expressing “not”), use the following construction:

___Subject______ + __ne_______ + ___verb_____+ __pas___+ __R.O.S.__

Before a vowel:

___n’______ (collision = elision!!!)

******The “ne…pas” always goes around the verb!

Examples:

1. English: My brother does not eat grapefruit.

French: Mon frère ne mange pas de pamplemousse.

2. Your sister is not helping.

3. My dog does not swim.

Je veux voyager.

Nous aimons nager.

Je ne veux pas voyager.

Nous n’aimons pas nager.

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UNIT 2 KEY QUESTIONS

Q A

Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire ?

Qu’est-ce que vous aimez faire ?

What do you like to do ?

J’aime (+ various activities).

Be sure to use an infinitive after

“J’aime”.

Tu aimes…(jouer au foot)?

Vous aimez…(le hip-hop)??

You like…(activity or a thing) ?

Oui, j’aime (various activities/things).

Non, je n’aime pas (various activities/

things)

Est-ce que tu aimes...(jouer au foot)?

Est-ce que vous aimez…(le hip-hop)?

Do you like…(activity or a thing) ?

Oui, j’aime (various activities/things).

Non, je n’aime pas (various activities/

things)

Quel jour est-ce aujourd’hui ?

Quel jour sommes-nous aujourd’hui ?

What day is it today?

C’est…(lundi, mardi…).

Nous sommes…(lundi, mardi…).

Quel temps fait-il ?

(en été - summer, en hiver - winter)

What is the weather like ?

Il fait beau. (It is nice out.)

Il fait mauvais. (It is bad out.)

Quand ?

When ?

Après les cours – after class

Le soir – in the evening

Le matin – in the morning

Le weekend – on the weekend

Le samedi – Saturday (or whatever day)

Qu’est-ce que tu préfères ?

Qu’est-ce que vous préférez ?

What do you prefer ?

Je préfère… (various answers from

Leçon C)

Pourquoi ?

Why ?

Parce que…(because)

C’est ennuyeux – It’s boring.

C’est passionnant – It’s exciting !

C’est amusant – It’s fun.

C’est intéressant – It’s interesting.

C’est pénible – It’s annoying.

Quel est ton numéro de téléphone ?

What is your phone number?

Mon numéro de téléphone est…

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