J aime/je n aime pas

Je m appelle J aime/je n aime pas Le Goals for this unit : 1. Students will express their likes and dislikes. 2. Students will learn when to use definite and indefinite articles. 3. Students will be able to form sentences in the present tense using ER verbs. 4. Students will give their opinions on a variety of topics. Expressions of Like/Dislike To ask someone if they like something say: Tu aimes? - Tu aime ou? - To say that you like something say: J aime J aime bien J adore Je prèfére J aime mieux J aime beaucoup J aime surtout - To say that you dislike something say: Je n aime pas - Je déteste Je n aime pas tellement. Je n aime pas beaucoup. Je n aime pas du tout. You can use the expressions alone or as short answers: Beaucoup Surtout Pas tellement Pas beaucoup Pas du tout 1

Note on negation: To make a negative statement you add ne pas AROUND the verb! J aime la pizza. Je n aime pas la pizza. I like pizza. I do not like pizza. Sports et passe-temps: jouer au foot(ball) jouer au football américain faire de la vidéo faire du roller en ligne faire du patin à glace faire du théâtre faire de l athlétisme faire du vélo faire de la natation faire de l aérobic faire du jogging faire de la/des photo(s) jouer à des jeux video faire du ski (nautique) jouer aux cartes jouer au base-ball jouer au tennis jouer au basket(-ball) jouer au golf jouer au hockey jouer au volley(-ball) faire un pique-nique faire de la randonnée faire des haltères faire de la gymnastique faire du surf faire de la voile D autre mots : une équipe des joueurs une joueuse un terrain un spectateur le cyclisme (faire de la bicyclette) Note : When you talk about playing a sport you use jouer à (which forms a contraction with the definite article) Example jouer au tennis 2

Les contractions avec à et de : Avec à : - The preposition à can mean,, or. - à is contracted with definite articles: à + le = à + l = à + la = à + les = Avec de: - The preposition de can mean or. Or can show possession or ownership. - de is contracted with definite articles: de + le = de + l = de + la = de + les = Des activités regarder la télé sortir avec les copains parler au téléphone dormir étudier faire du sport faire les magasins faire le ménage faire de l équitation voyager écouter de la musique nager danser lire voir un film faire de l exercice manger au fast-food faire des textos jouer sur l ordinateur - Des taches menagères: débarrasser la table faire les courses faire le ménage faire la vaisselle garder laver la voiture passer l aspirateur promener/sortir le chien 3

ranger la chambre sortir la poubelle tondre le gazon (la pelouse) arroser les plantes balayer faire la cuisine nettoyer faire la lessive - vider le lave-vaisselle faire le lit - Verbe + infinitif: - In French, when the verbs aimer (to like/love), adorer (to love/adore), and détester (to dislike/hate) are followed by another verb, the second verb is in the infinitive form. Examples: Il aime rigoler. He likes to laugh. J adore écouter la radio. I love to listen to the radio. On déteste travailler. People hate to work. - In negative sentences, the ne pas goes around the first verb! Example: Vous n aimez pas travailer? You don t like to work? Opinions : Comment tu trouves ça? Comment tu trouves? To express a favorable opinion: C est - facile génial super To express indifference: cool intéressant passionnant C est pas mal. Ça va. To express an unfavorable opinion: C est - 4

difficile pas terrible- pas super zéro nul barbant Les verbes réguliers en ER au présent : - a word that expresses an action or state of being is a verb - quitter (to leave), habiter (to live in), arriver (to arrive), passer (to spend time), parler (to talk), écouter (to listen), étudier (to study), détester (to dislike), poser (to ask), jouer (to play), rigoler (to laugh), déjeuner (to have lunch), regarder (to watch/to look at), demander (to ask), travailler (to work), aimer (to like/love), and rentrer (to come back) are all regular ER verbs because they follow a similar pattern of conjugation - They are called ER verbs because their infinitive forms end in er. - Like with the verb, être, French verbs change with each subject - To conjugate a regular ER verb: 1. Find the stem: To find the stem of an ER verb, drop the er ending Example: parler drop er parl- (stem) 2. Add the ending: There is a different ending for each subject Je -e Nous -ons Tu -es Vous -ez Il /Elle -e Ils /Elles -ent Note : The endings for je, tu, il /elle, and ils /elles are spelled differently ; however, they are all pronounced the same Therefore, if I want the tu form of parler, I drop the er, so my stem is parl- and then I add the corresponding ending, which is es, so the form is tu parles The entire conjugation would look like: Je parle Nous parlons Tu parles Vous parlez Il/Elle/on parle Ils /Elles parlent 5

If you want to say what someone does not do: Use the negative ne pas - Ne will come before the verb, pas will come after the verb. Example: Je n étudie pas. I don t study. Attention: - There is an elision when je or ne is followed by a verb that begins with a vowel or silent h Examples: J habite à Paris. Je n habite pas à Lyon. J aime les maths. Je n aime pas les sciences. - There is a liaison with all plural subjects and a verb that begins with a vowel of silent h (the s on the pronoun is pronounced as a z) Examples: nous étudions vous aimez ils habitent Conjugation of nettoyer : In French there are certain verbs that have spelling changes in the present tense. If the verb ends in yer then it undergoes a spelling change for the mute endings in other words - in the boot (je, tu, il/elle/on, and ils/elles) forms. The spelling change that occurs is the y changes to an i y i Je Tu Il/elle/on Nous Vous Ils/elles The pronoun on: - You will see the subject pronoun on used a great deal - On has several different meanings,, or. - When you use on it always conjugates like il / elle Example: On parle français. People speak French. 6

- In spoken French, on is used more than nous To make a suggestion: On fait du patin à glace? - On joue au foot? - To turn down a suggestion: Désole(e), mais je ne peux pas. Ça ne me dit rien. Non, c est barbant! To accept a suggestion: D accord. Bonne idée. Oui, c est genial! Allons-y! La négation (Making a sentence negative): - To make a sentence negative in French, you use ne pas. - The ne pas is going to go around the verb you are making negative. (so the ne will come before the verb and the pas will come after the verb) Example: Je suis américaine. Je ne suis pas américaine. (negative sentence) I am American. I am not American. - Note: Ne changes to n before a vowel. Example: Il est sociable. Il n est pas sociable. He is social. He is not social. 7

Conjugation of devoir : In French there is an irregular verb that means to have to, must Je Nous Tu Vous Il/elle/on Ils/elles Commonly used nouns : le téléphone la portable la télévision (la télé) la musique le livre le roman le stylo le crayon la pizza les frites le hamburger la sac à dos l argent les vacances l école les amis la danse l ordinateur - le cinéma le centre commercial - Les articles au singulier: - In French, every noun (person, place, thing) has a gender either masculine or feminine. Except for people, you CANNOT tell what the gender of a noun is just by looking at it. - Many words that accompany nouns can indicate gender. They are called gender markers. - un and une and le and la are gender markers. Un and le = masculine, une and la = feminine 8

Les articles indéfinis (Indefinite articles) - The indefinite articles are: o un = used before masculine nouns o une = used before feminine nouns - The indefinite articles mean a or an in English - Note: the n of the indefinite article is pronounced (forms a liaison) when it comes before a noun that begins with a vowel Les articles defines (Definite articles) - The definite articles are: o le = used before masculine nouns o la = used before feminine nouns - The definite articles mean the in English Note: le and la are shortened to l when they come before a noun that begins with a vowel. When pronounced, the vowel sound is dropped (called elision) Use your Definite Article packets to answer the following questions. What definite article would you use for a noun ending in 1. er? 7. sion? 2. trice? 8. ment? 3. anne? 9. oire? 4. eur? 10. eau? 5. al? 11. ier? 6. tion? 12. ence? Fill in the blanks with the correct indefinite article (un, une). 1. cassette 2. gymnastique 3. bateau 4. ami 5. enfant 6. programmeur 7. patronne 8. paysanne 9. Parisien 10. boulangère 11. épicier 12. actrice 9

13. essence 14. limonade 15. spectacle 16. compagnie 17. distance 18. princesse Talking about more than one person or thing: Le pluriel: articles, noms, et adjectives: To form the plural of most nouns, add an -s Definite Articles: - The definite articles le, la, and l are all singular. - To make them plural they all change to les and then add an s to the noun Examples: le garçon les garcons la fille les filles l école les écoles Indefinite Articles: - The indefinite articles un and une are both singular - To make them plural they both change to des and then add an s to the noun. Examples: un ami des amis une fille des filles Attention: Masculine nouns and adjectives ending in al: - If a masculine noun or adjective ends in al, to make it plural you change the al to aux Example: un journal des journaux un animal des animaux - If you have a noun or adjective that ends in al that you want to make feminine, follow the normal rules of making something feminine (add e) or plural (add s) Example: une ville internationale des villes internationales 10

La negation des articles indéfinis: - In the negative (following ne pas) the indefinite articles,, and change to de or d (before a vowel or silent h). Examples: Postive sentence Negative sentence Julie regarde un CD. Eric ne regarde pas de CD. Julie regarde une vidéo. Eric ne regarde pas de vidéo. Julie regarde des photos. Eric ne regarde pas de photos. Make the following sentences negative. Remember to change the indefinite articles when necesary. 1. Ils regardent des livres. 2. Jʼécoute un disque. 3. Nous parlons au téléphone du soir. 4. Elle invite un copain. 5. Vous donnez une fête. 6. Tu regardes une vidéo. 7. Nous posons une question. 8. Il regarde des magazines. 9. Les élèves passent des examens. 10. Mme Hanagan donne des devoirs. 11. Tu écoutes une cassette. 12. Jʼinvite un ami à la fête. 13. Il a un stylo. 14. Elle casse une calculatrice. 15. Vous louez un appartement. 11

C est moi! Purpose: To create a mini-poster (half the size of a sheet of poster board), in French, about yourself which expresses your likes and dislikes. You will present this to the class. What you need to include: 1. Your name (in a complete sentence) 2. Your age (in a complete sentence) 3. At least 3 sentences describing (physical and characteristics) yourself. 4. 3 things/activities you LIKE/LOVE 5. 3 things/activities you DO (conjugate the verb, example : Je joue au foot.) 6. 3 things/activities you HAVE TO DO (devoir) 7. 3 things/activities you DO NOT LIKE 8. 10 pictures that represent you and your likes/dislikes Due Date: 12

You will be graded on the following rubric: C est moi! Très bien Bien Pas bien Nul Spelling Contains 0-1 Spelling Errors 10 Accent marks Contains 0-1 errors with accent marks 10 Content All content is included Verb Conjugations Photos 15 14 Contains 0-1 errors with conjugation 15 14 Contains 10 neat clear photos. Contains 2-3 spelling errors 8 Contains 2-3 accent mark errors 8 At least 85 % of content is included 13 12 11 Contains 2-3 errors with conjugation 13 12 11 Contains 7-9 photos but they are somewhat blurry. Contains 4-6 spelling errors 5 Contains 4-5 accent mark errors 5 At least 50 % of content is included 10 9 8 7 Contains 4-6 errors with conjugation 10 9 8 7 Contains 3-6 photos. Contains 7 or more spelling errors 3 2 1 0 Contains 6 or more accent mark errors 3 2 1 0 Less than 50 % of content is included 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Contains 7 or more errors with conjugation 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Contains 2-0 photos. Pronunciation Eye Contact 10 Good intonation and largely accurate pronunciation with slight accent 15 14 Makes eye contact 90% of the time. 10 8 Acceptable intonation and pronunciation with distinctive accent 13 12 11 Makes eye contact at least 75% of the time. 8 Total: /85 points 6 4 Errors in intonation and pronunciation with heavy accent 10 9 8 7 Makes eye contact at least 50% of the time. 5 2 0 Errors in intonation and pronunciation interfere with listener s comprehension 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Makes eye contact less than 50% of the time. 0 13