Unité 5: Leçon 15 Pages 218 - 223

NEW Verb time!!!!

Venir = to come To ask Where someone comes from: D’où viens-tu? Je NOTES Venir = to come Je Nous Tu Vous Il Elle Ils/Elles viens venons viens venez vient viennent To ask Where someone comes from: D’où viens-tu?

Revenir = to come back *** looks just like venir but with re- added!!! NOTES Revenir = to come back Je Nous Tu Vous Il Elle Ils/Elles reviens revenons reviens revenez revient reviennent *** looks just like venir but with re- added!!!

de The preposition de has many meanings: from Patrick est de Lyon. NOTES de The preposition de has many meanings: from Patrick est de Lyon. Patrick is from Lyon of Quelle est l’adresse de l’ècole? What’s the address of the school? about Je parle de mon copain. I’m talking about my friend.

Remember, we learned some French contractions last lesson À + le = au Je vais au cinéma. À + les = aux Tu vas aux magasins. À + la = à la Éric va à la piscine. À + l’ = à l’ Vous allez à l’hôtel.

MORE French contractions NOTES MORE French contractions When you use de+ some Definite articles you get a contraction (meaning: to/at/in the) Definite articles = THE = le, la, les, l’ de + le = du Marc vient du café. de + les = des Je parle des chiens. BUT (mais) de + la = de la Tu reviens de la piscine. de + l’ = de l’ Vous arrivez de l’aéroport.

We’ve learned quite a few sport in French: NOTES We’ve learned quite a few sport in French: Notice: They are all masculine French speakers play “at” sports.  Je joue au foot. (I play at the soccer) Au is used here, remember, because à le does not exist.

Let’s learn some games: NOTES Let’s learn some games: Notice: They are all plural French speakers play “at” games.  Je joue aux échecs. (I play at the chess) Aux is used here, remember, because à les does not exist.

Instruments, are a little different: NOTES Instruments, are a little different: Notice: They are all MIXED, some are masculine, some are feminine French speakers play “of” instruments.  Je joue de la flûte. (I play of the flute.) Je joue du piano. (I play of the piano.) du is used here, remember, because de le does not exist.

Another way to look at it: NOTES Another way to look at it:

De + nom (noun) In English, we sometimes use a NOUN to describe another noun… Computer game Comic Book Strawberry pie But, they: switch the order of the nouns AND add the word “of” in between the two nouns. So, it becomes more like: A pie of strawberry They do this in French, too: Un jeu d’ordinateur une tarte de fraise

NOTES This means no le, la, les, un, une, ma, mon, etc --- only in this case --- when you have one noun describing another

More pronouns:

NOTES singular

NOTES plural

Uses of stress pronouns

Notice how they work with CHEZ

On your own paper –for a grade On your own paper –for a grade! (pg 222 in book) - First, we’ll do the odd together. J’étudie souvent avec eux. Je travaille pour eux. 5. Je vais souvent au cinéma avec elles. 7. Je reste chez moi pendant les vacances. 9. Je joues aux jeux vidéo avec lui.

On your own paper –for a grade! (pg 219 in book) Sylvie vient du Louvre. Jean-Paul vient du Centre Pompidou 5. Cécile vient de l’avenue de l’Opéra 7. Marc vient du jardin du Luxembourg. 9. Pierre vient des Galeries Lafayette.

On your own paper –for a grade! (pg 220 in book) Write what YOU play using the pictures. 2. Je joue de la flûte. 4. Je joue de la clarinette. 6.. Je joue aux échecs. 8. Je joue aux cartes. 10. Je joue au tennis.