This document introduces some key aspects of the French language. It discusses how French words flow together without pauses between sounds. It also explains the concept of liaison, where adding a linking sound contracts words that end in vowels and start with vowels. Examples are provided of liaison in sentences, such as "Tuveut de l'eau" for "Tu veut de le eau". The document then discusses how liaison is important for identifying language structures like verb tenses and plurals. It provides another example of liaison converting a plural to end in a "z" sound. Finally, it presents the basic structure of simple French sentences as Subject + Verb + Article + [Adjective] + Noun.

1. Le Monde du Travail en Français Leçon Un: Introduit la Langue de Français.

3. French is spoken without breaks between sounds

4. French sounds alternate between hard and soft

5. Contract words that ends in a vowel sound which are followed by words that start with a vowel sound.

6. Generally, drop the consonant sound at the end of words when the following word begins with a consonant sound.

7. The Liason may be used to contract ( “l’eau”) words1. Would you like some water? Tu (you) veut (like) de (some) le (article) eau (water) ? Tuveut de l’eau ?

9. A liason, or link, gives flow and structure to French

10. A liason is essential to use in identifying language structures like: verb tenses, plurality, noun gender, etc.

11. The Liason affect may also contract ( “l’eau”) words and convert some plurals into “z” sounds1. Would you like some water? Tu (you) veut (like) de (some) le (article) eau (water) ? Tuveut de l’eau ? 1. Do you see the birds? Tu (you) vois (see) les (article) oisseaus (noun) ? Tuvoisles oisseaus? (dit: lay – zwah-zohs)

12. La Structure: Les Sentenses Simples Sujet + Verb + Article + [Adjectif] + Nom. Je suisvotrecollègue. Tu as une petite fille.