1. FRENCH I REVIEW
NCVPS Fall 2012

2. Agenda
 Ice Breaker
 Quick review of important concepts Units 1-5
 Review of vocabulary and grammar in Units 6-
10 and Practice in the Chat
 Common Errors
 Question & Answer Session

3. Ice Breaker
 If you were one of the following French
foods, which one would you be and why?
 Le pain (French Bread/baguette)
 Le fromage (Cheese)
 Un escargot (snail)
 Une crêpe

4. Unité 1-5
 Subject pronouns:
 Je=I
 Tu=you
 Il=He
 Elle=She
 Nous=We
 Vous=Y‟all, You (formal)
 Ils=They (masculine)
 Elles=They (feminine)

5. Unité 1-5
 -ER verbs
 1. Drop –ER
 2. Add the endings
 -e, -es, -e, -ons, ez, ent
 JOUERJOU-
 Je jouE
 Tu jouES
 Il/Elle jouE
 Nous jouONS
 Vous jouEZ
 Ils/Elles jouENT
 Practice the endings by writing them in the chat

6. Unité 1-5
 -IR verbs
 Take off the –IR
 Add the endings: -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -
issent
 Je finis
 Tu finis
 Il/Elle finit
 Nous finissons
 Vous finissez
 Ils/Elles finissent
 Practice writing the endings in the chat

7. Unité 1-5
 -RE verbs
 Take off the –RE
 Add the endings: -s, -s, -, -ons, -ez, -ent
 Je vends
 Tu vends
 Il/Elle vend
 Nous vendons
 Vous vendez
 Ils/Elles vendent
 Practice writing the endings in the chat

8. Unité 1-5
 ETRE=TO BE
 Je suis, tu es, il/elle est, nous sommes, vous
êtes, ils/elles sont
 AVOIR=TO HAVE
 J‟ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous
avez, ils/elles ont

9. Unité 1-5
 Question words:
 Qui=who
 Que=what
 Où=where
 Pourquoi=why
 Quand=when
 Comment=how
 A quelle heure=at what time
 Combien=how much

10. Unité 1-5
 Adjective placement:
 Normally in French Adjectives go After the
noun (not like in English). Ex. Une personne
intelligente. (A person smart)
 BAGS adjectives go BEFORE the noun. (like
in English)
 What does BAGS stand for?
 Ex. Une jeune femme (a young woman)

11. Unité 1-5
 Definite articles
 Le, la, l‟, les=the
 Indefinite articles
 Un, une, des=a, an, some

12. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 In Les Endroits you learned to:
 talk about your city or town
 talk about additional stores or places in your town
 describe where things are in relation to other
things in your town
 talk about things you do, like to do, need to
do, want to do or have to do
 talk more about cognates
 research and gather information about Québec
 understand more about cities in French-speaking
countries

13. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 Type a vocabulary word into the chat that you
learned during Unit 6.
 Write a vocabulary word related to cities, or
places.
 Try write a word that your classmates have not
written yet.

14. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 De=_____, __________, ________
 “DE” contractions
 de + la = de la
 de + l’ =de l'
 de + le =du
 de+les=des

15. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 Practice:
 The café is close to the school=?
 The movie theater is to the right of the mall=?
 The park is far from the pool.=?

16. Unité 6-Les Endroits
J‟aime…=
Je veux…=
Je peux…=
Je dois…=

17. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 What is an infinitive?
 What does it mean to conjugate a verb?
 When you have two verbs in the present tense, you
conjugate the first verb, and leave the second verb in
the infinitive form.
 Examples:
 J‟aime danser.
 Tu veux dormir.
 Je peux chanter.
 Tu dois étudier.
 Write one thing that you like to do, can do, want to
do, or should do in the chat.

18. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 Possession with “De”
 NO „S in French.
 Ex. The girl‟s bookThe book of the girl.
 =Le livre de la fille.

19. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 “Qu‟est-ce que tu fais?”
 “Je regard la télé”
 If the verb “faire” is in your answer, it does not
always have to be in your answer.
 Faire=to do/to make
 Fais, fais, fait, faisons, faites, font
 ANSWER IN THE CHAT: Qu’est-ce que tu
fais le weekend?

20. Unité 6-Les Endroits
 Venir=to come
 Viens, viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent
(boot verb)
 Venir+de+infinitive=to have JUST done
something
 Ex. Je viens de manger.=I just ate.
 Write what you “just” did before this review
session in the chat.

21. Unité 7-La Famille
 In La Famille you will:
 talk about your family members
 talk about your family members' birthdays and
ages
 review dates and numbers
 investigate cultural practices in French families
 learn possessive adjectives
 research holidays in the French-speaking world
 learn additional cognates
 learn additional verbs and how they work in
French

22. Unité 7-La Famille
 Type a family vocabulary word or words that
you remember into the chat to review.

23. Unité 7-La Famille
 Age
 In French you “have” a certain number of “years”.
Use the verb “avoir” (to have) in French, instead
of the verb “to be”.
 J’ai trente-et-un ans= I‟m 31 years old.
 (NOT je suis 31 ans)
 Quel âge as tu
 Write your age in the chat in French.
 Quel âge a ton père?
 Write his age in the chat.

24. Unité 7-La Famille
 The date:
Le+ # + month
Ex. Aujourd‟hui c‟est le 9 décembre. (The 9
December vs. December 9th)
9/12/12=12/9/12 (shortest to longest-
day, month, year)
Write your birthday in French in the chat.

25. Unité 7-La Famille
 My=mon/ma/mes
 Your (familiar & singular)=ton/ta/tes
 His/Her=son/sa/ses
 Possessive adjectives agree with the noun, not
the person who owns the item.
 Ex. C‟est mon père. (“Mon” agrees with the
masculine noun “père”, not with me, a female)
 Write the translations in the chat:
 1. My brother.
 2. Your cousins.
 3. Her dog.

26. Unité 7-La Famille
 Dire=_______, _________
 Dis, dis, dit, disons, dites, disent
 Lire=_________
 Lis, lis, lit, lisons, lisez, lisent
 Écrire=_______
 écris, écris, écrit, écriVons, écriVez, écriVent

27. Unité 7-La Famille
 Plural Possessive adjectives:
 Our=notre/nos
 Your (formal or plural)=votre/vos
 Their=leur, leurs
Write the translations in the chat:
1. Our house.
2. Your cousins.
3. Their cars.

28. Unité 8-La Cuisine
 In La Cuisine you will:
 talk about foods
 learn to order food and converse in a
restaurant
 learn the partitive article in French
 learn additional factors in making a sentence
negative in French
 learn about dining habits in the French
speaking world

29. Unité 8-La Cuisine
 Write a food, drink, or restaurant vocabulary
word in French in the chat.

30. Unité 8-La Cuisine
 Prendre=______, _________, ________
 Prends, prends, prend, prenons, prenez, prenn
ent
 What difference do you notice between the
singular and plural forms of the verb?
 Mettre=______, _________
 Mets, mets, met, mettons, mettez, mettent
 What difference do you notice between the
singular and plural forms of the verb?

31. Unité 8-La Cuisine
 What is the partitive? When do you use it?
 Du, de la, de l‟, des
 In negative sentences changes to DE, or D‟
 Je mange du poulet.
 Je ne mange pas DE poulet.

32. Unité 8-La Cuisine
 Boire=________
 Bois, bois, boit, buvons, buvez, boivent (boot
verb)
 What difference do you notice between the
singular and plural forms of the verb?

33. Unité 9-Les Passetemps
 In Les Activités you will:
 talk about sports and leisure time activities in the
French-speaking world
 learn how to talk about what you like to do
 learn the verb "jouer"
 learn what activities you might be able to do in the
French-speaking world
 learn to talk about what games you like to play
 learn to talk about how frequently you do activities
 learn the stress pronouns and additional prepositions
to use them with
 learn additional cognate patterns

34. Unité 9-Les Passetemps
 Write a vocabulary word related to free-time
activities in the chat.

35. Unité 9-Les Passetemps
 Jouer+à + sport or game
 À+le=au
 À + les=aux
 À la
 À l‟
 Jouer + de+ instrument
 De+le=du
 De+les=des
 De la
 De l‟
 Write one sport, game, or instrument that you
play into the chat.

36. Unité 9-Les Passetemps
 Stress pronouns
 Me=moi
 You=toi
 Him=lui
 Her=elle
 Nous=us
 Vous=you
 Eux=them
 Elle=them

37. Unité 9-Les Passetemps
 “avoir” expressions
 Avoir chaud
 Avoir froid
 Avoir…ans
 Avoir faim
 Avoir soif
 Avoir tort
 Avoir raison
 Avoir sommeil
 Conjugate avoir to make it agree with the subject
pronoun.
 Avoir=to have
 In English we use the verb “to be” with these
expressions

38. Unité 10-L‟école
 In L'école et La routine you will:
 talk about schools and school activities in the
French speaking world
 learn to talk about your school day in more detail
 learn to talk about your house
 learn to talk about chores and responsibilities you
have at home
 learn to talk about your plans
 review verb structures we have had in this year of
French
 learn additional cognate patterns

39. Unité 10-L‟école
 Write school, house, or chore related
vocabulary into the chat.

40. Unité 10-L‟école
 Savoir=
 Sais, sais, sait, savons, savez, savent
 Je sais parler français.=I know how to speak
French.

41. Common Errors
 Accent Marks: très, mère, père, frère, à…
 Conjugating verbs
 Articles before nouns (le, la, les, l‟)
 Adjective Agreement (-, -E, -S, -ES) Ex. unE
joliE fillE
 Writing the date=le + # + month
 Using “avoir” for age, hot, cold, hungry, and
thirsty
 Both parts of the negative-ne….pas
 Je---J‟ and nen‟ before a vowel sound

42. NCVPS Policy
 You may not use a translator on your final
exam.
 It is considered cheating and will result in a
zero.
 I have caught at least half the class trying to
use a translator at some point during the
semester.
 You may not use your notes, or textbook.
 You may not use Google.
 The only item you may have open in

43. Continue to review on your own
 Review cultural concepts.
 Listen to announcements again, or listening
activities for listening practice.
 Verb Practice:
http://conjuguemos.com/list.php?type=verbs&div
ision=verbs&language=french
 Vocabulary and Grammar Practice:
http://www.quia.com/shared/french/
 Go back and review announcements.
 Make sure you have read the feedback I left you
on all of your assignments.

44. Questions?
 Raise your “hand”
 Write your question in the chat
 Press talk