This document provides an overview and review of important concepts from French 1 Units 1-5 in preparation for the mid-term exam. It reviews topics such as using tu vs vous appropriately, conjugating -ER, -IR and -RE verbs, asking questions, telling time, adjectives and agreements. Common errors are highlighted and students are reminded that translators may not be used on the exam. Students are encouraged to continue practicing verbs, vocabulary, grammar and reviewing cultural topics in preparation.

1. FRENCH I MID-TERM
REVIEW
NCVPS Fall 2013

2. Agenda
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Review of important concepts Units 1-5
Common Errors

3. Tu vs. Vous
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Remember the TONE when you are writing
conversations.
If this is a person whose first name you
use, use TU (familiar TONE).
If this is a person whose name has a title, use
VOUS (formal TONE).
Do not mix tones with the same person in the
same conversation.

4. Les Jours et La Date
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Be sure to give the date as we have learned.
Be sure to know that the days and months are
not capitalized in French.
Be sure to know the seasons.
Remember that to make things plural in
French we have to make the noun and all
adjectives (articles & adjectives) plural as well.
This is called “agreement”.

5. J’aime….
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Be sure you can ask and answer what others
like to do and tell what you like to do.
Use J’aime to say what “I like” to do
Use Tu aimes to ask or say what YOU like to
do.

6. Le temps
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Be sure you can use Il fait….to talk about the
weather.
Remember “il pleut” and “il neige” do not use
“il fait” in front of them to talk about the
weather.
Be sure you can use clothing ítems to talk
abotu what you wear in different seasons.

7. Verb Conjugation Basics
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Subject pronouns – 1st introducedin Le Jour
page 3A . Review this.
Je=I
Tu=you
Il=He
Elle=She
Nous=We
Vous=Y’all, You (formal)
Ils=They (masculine)
Elles=They (feminine)

8. ER Verbs – Le Temps page 2B
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-ER verbs
1. Drop –ER
2. Add the endings
-e, -es, -e, -ons, ez, ent
JOUERJOUJe jouE
Tu jouES
Il/Elle jouE
Nous jouONS
Vous jouEZ
Ils/Elles jouENT

9. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
nage
Je ___________ dans la piscine. (nager)

10. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
parlons
Nous ___________ anglais et français. (parler)

11. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
danse
Elle ___________ très bien. (danser)

12. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
manges
Tu ___________ à six heures. (manger)

13. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
dînent
Elles___________ chez moi. (dîner)

14. IR Verbs – L’Heure 1A
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-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

15. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
finis
Je ___________ les devoirs. (finir)

16. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
choisit
Elle ___________ la baguette. (choisir)

17. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
finissent
Elles___________ l’examen. (finir)

18. Pratiquons! On the next few slides, fill in the
blanks and then click to see if you are correct.
choisis
Tu ___________ le film. (choisir)

19. Articles – Le Temps 2A
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Definite articles
Le, la, l’, les=the
Indefinite articles
Un, une, des=a, an, some

20. RE Verbs – L’Heure 1B
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-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

21. Être – L’Heure 1C
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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

22. Les Questions – L’Heure 1B
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Question words:
Qui=who
Que=what
Où=where
Pourquoi=why
Quand=when
Comment=how
A quelle heure=at what time
Combien=how much

23. L’Heure – Telling time
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As we learned in L’Heure unit – be sure you
can tell time using “il est”.
Know the expressions:
 Et
quart
 Et demi
 Moins le quart
 Il est minuit.
 Il est midi.

24. Les Adjectifs – Les Couleurs
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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)

25. Changing something from
masculine to feminine
Le garçon est grand.
Becomes
La fille est grande.
Do you know
why? Study this
concept.

26. Common Errors
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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

27. NCVPS Policy
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You may not use a translator on your mid-term
exam.
It is considered cheating and will result in a
zero.
I have caught several of you 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 Blackboard
is your exam.
You may not work with a friend, or get help from
anyone on your test.

28. Continue to review on your own
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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.

29. La Culture / L’Histoire
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Cultural ítems you will want to review:
 Capitals
of French speaking countries we have
learned about.
 Famous monuments or things we have learned
about representative of certain áreas.

30. Questions?
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Ask me questions if you have them!
Text me or BB IM me to get things clear before
you get in to the mid-term exam.