Study Guide  Chapters 1-5

1.  Verbs

Irregular

avoir                                etre

faire                                aller

venir

Regular

-er                                             -re

aimer                                     vendre

**ger   manger                                                    **cer commencer

How are they different from regular er verbs?

preferer                                                                   acheter

1.  Vocabulary:  

Numbers 1-30

1                                 11                                21

2                                 12                                 22

3                                 13                                 23

4                                 14                                24

5                                15                                 25

6                                16                                 26

7                               17                                  27

8                              18                                  28

9                               19                                 29

10                           20                                      30

La famille p.90

grandmother                                                       aunt

grandfather                                                        uncle

mother                                                                  niece

father                                                                   nephew

brother                                                                  husband

sister                                                                    wife

How would you say, my mother, my father, my sisters, my brothers.

Do the same for your mother, your father, your sisters, your brothers.

Copy the possessive adjective chart here.  (p. 94)

my

your (tu)

his/her/its

our

your (vous)

their

Describing people p. 78-79

physical description

athletic, tall, strong,…

personality

lazy, smart, nice,…

hair color

How would you say, he has blond hair?

She has black hair?  Long hair? Short hair?

eye color

How would you say, he has brown eyes?

She has blue eyes?

Choose a friend and describe him/her.  Also say what he/she likes to do.

School subjects  p.112

math, gym, french biology, English, chemistry, computers, history, geography, art, lunch,…

class schedules p. 113

Can you name the days and time (written out)you have classes?

describing classes   p. 114

boring, fascinating,…

school supplies p. 124

What do you need for your classes?

Days of the Week  p. 113

Seasons

spring                                      winter

summer                                      fall

Weather

Activities/ places

Definite article rainbow

Indefinite article rainbow

Final Presentation: Reflection and Demonstration

Include:

Things you know how to do in French

What was easy? Challenging? Surprising?

Similarities and differences between French and English

Future plans- Continue with French? Different language?

What you hope to be able to do with a foreign language.

How can speaking a foreign language benefit you / your community?

What could you do over the summer to help you with

French/ learning a different language?

What will you do the same or differently next year?

Choose 2-3 things to present/ teach / final scene

Chapter 2 Study Guide

1. To ask about likes and dislikes and respond

Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?

J’aime __________.

J’aime bien ______________.

J’adore __________________.

Tu aimes __________?                                     Est-ce que tu aimes ___________?

Oui, j’aime ______________.

Non, je n’aime pas ______________.

Non, je deteste ________________.

***vocab. pp.40-41

1. Definite articles

Write the definite articles and say when you use them:

Contractions with a (to the / at the)

1. -er verbs

Choose an er verb and conjugate it.

Verb:  ________________

You should know the verbs:

lire                              parler

sortir                            aimer

manger                        nager

jouer                            dessiner

etudier                            travailler

ecouter

IV:  Activities pp. 52-53– Bell work

Tu aimes ______________________ regulierement?

jamais                  rarement                De temps en temps                                souvent

1. To ask about preferences and respond

Tu preferes nager ou aller au cafe?

Tu aimes mieux nager ou aller au cafe?

Quelles sont tes activites preferees?

J’aime

J’aimes bien

Je prefere

et

mais

1.  To ask how well you do something and respond

Tu _______ bien _______?   Tu parles bien francais?

Tres mal                   mal                   assez bien                   bien                  tres bien

1. Conjunctions

Write and, but and or and a sentence with each.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Culture

1.  What is Rai?
2.  Who are Gaston Lagaffe and Lucky Luke?
3.  What is La bourree?
4.  How are French movie theaters different from the US?

1. Essays:

1.  Write a short paragraph about a friend.  Give his/her name and age and describe 3 of his/her favorite activities and 1 activity he/she does not like.

2.  What do you like to do?  Write a paragraph describing 3 things you usually like to do and tell where you do each one.

Examen Chapitre 1

A. Listening: Who is likely to say… teacher or student

B. Listening: Short conversation match to picture

C. Reading: Description of a classroom answer true or false questions

D. Reading: Coversation answer questions (accents, how someone is feeling, age)

E. Culture

F. Vocabulary: Matching- question w/ answer

G. Answer the question in a complete sentence (email, how do you spell)

H. Grammar: Give correct indefinite article

I. Grammar: Complete the sentence with the correct subject pronoun (need to look at the verb!!)

J. Grammar: Answer the question. (avoir, il y a, + and -)

K. Writing: Write a conversation when you meet someone (greeting, my name is, How are you, fine, thanks and you? How old are you? Introduce a friend, etc.)

L. Writing: Unruly class– write 5 commands

You need to be able to:

Say and write numbers from 0-30

Introduce someone

Greet someone and say goodbye

Ask/answer

What’s your name?

What’s his/her name?

How are you?

How old are you?

**You will have 2 minutes at the end to check your notes. Bring a book or something quiet to do in case you finish early.