Course Overview

• Course Title: FSL100 Elementary French I

• Semester: Fall 2024

• Week Number: 7

Class Agenda

• Main Topics:

  • Articles and prepositions with geographical locations

  • Regular -re verbs

  • Reading & Oral Comprehension Tests 2

Test Information

General Guidance

• Queries or Remarking Requests:

  • For clarification: Contact the instructor post-class or during office hours.

  • For remarking: Contact the Course Coordinator via email:

    • Coordinator: Prof. Mamode (meilan.mamode@utoronto.ca)

• Remarking Procedure:

  1. Understand your error: Evaluate whether a remarking is necessary.

  2. Email Coordinator: Clearly detail why you need a remarking.

     • Email Subject: FSL100 – [Your Name] – Remarking Request – Test 1

  3. Accept the final grade after remarking, regardless of change.

  4. Non-compliance with this format will result in ignored requests.

Family Tree Review

• Characters:

  • Françoise: 72 years

  • Richard: 78 years

  • Bachir: 52 years

  • Marie: 50 years

  • Aurélie: 44 years

  • Grégoire: 42 years

  • Miriam: 40 years

  • Roxy Léa: 20 years

  • Lucas: 8 years

  • Édouard: 13 years

  • Lucie: 10 years

  • Prince:

Review Questions

1. Who are Léa's parents?

2. How old is Léa's mother? and her father?

3. What are the names of Grégoire and Miriam's children?

4. Who are Aurélie's two nieces?

5. How old is Aurélie's nephew?

6. Who are Léa's grandparents?

7. How many grandchildren are in the family?

8. What are the names of Françoise and Richard's two grandsons? And the two granddaughters?

9. Who is no longer married?

10. How many pets are there in the family?

Definite Articles in Geography

Rules

• Geographical Locations: Most require definite articles, except cities.

• Examples:

  • Le Québec est une belle province.

  • L’Argentine est superbe!

  • J’aime bien le Mexique.

  • La Russie est un grand pays.

  • On adore Paris/Montréal/Londres.

Definite Article Forms

• Fill in the Blanks:

  • Countries/Provinces and Appropriate Articles:

    • l'Allemagne, les Allemands, l'allemand

    • Québec

    • États-Unis

    • Japon

    • Chine

    • Égypte

    • Brésil

Verbs: Aller, Venir, Revenir

Conjugation

• Aller:

  • Je vais, tu vas, il/elle/on va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont

  • Use with countries: au Brésil, au Cambodge, au Japon, au Sénégal, aux États-Unis, aux Pays-Bas.

• (Re)venir:

  • Je (re)viens, tu (re)viens, il/elle/on (re)vient, nous (re)venons, vous (re)venez, ils/elles (re)viennent

  • Feminine countries: en France, en Chine, en Égypte, en Italie, en Amérique du Nord, en Asie/en Afrique

Practice Exercises

Questions with Prepositions

1. Qui va... Berlin / Allemagne / Europe?

2. Tu vas... Tokyo / Japon / Asie?

3. Vous allez... Los Angeles / États-Unis / Amérique du Nord?

4. Qui vient... Dakar / Sénégal / Afrique?

5. Tu viens... Sydney / Australie?

6. Vous venez... Bogota / Colombie / Amérique du Sud?

Activities on Regular -re Verbs

1. Identify verbs from sentences and classify as regular or irregular.

2. Complete conjugation exercises for regular -re verbs:

   • Attendre (to wait), Vendre (to sell), Répondre (to respond)

Group Activity

Instructions

• Describe yourself using expressions with être and avoir:

  1. Age: avoir ___ ans

  2. Nationality: être ___

  3. Physical traits: être ____, avoir les yeux ____, avoir les cheveux ____.

  4. Character traits: être quelqu'un de/d' ____.

  5. Number of courses: avoir ___ cours

• Group Discussion: Compare and present similarities/differences among members.

References

• Bruce, A. & Dolidon, A. (2020). En Avant! : beginning French, 3rd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.