Review Guide: French I Final Exam 2014 [Staple 2 feuilles de papier to this packet before starting!!!] Nom Over the last year, you have hopefully become successful with basic communication in the French language. Because your skills cover such a broad spectrum, it would be difficult to do a deep review of everything. However, this packet will serve as a guide as you prepare for the final exam: topics of vocabulary to review, regular verb families, irregular verbs, present tense, near-future tense, descriptions (adjectives), grammatical gender, etc. 1. Expressing OPINIONS TRANSLATE the following phrases related to expressing likes, dislikes, and opinions in FRENCH. Do you like? =...? What do you like to do? =? I like = I love = I prefer = I want = I kinda like = but = I don t like = I hate = I don t want = (Remember the 1-2 Punch Rule! Only conjugate the FIRST VERB ; the other remains in the infinitive!) Do you like to cook? = I love to (an activity you love). = Who likes to eat? = (conjugate qui like il/elle!) 2. Recognize and use CORRECT SUBJEC-VERB AGREEMENT (CONJUGATION!) Conjugating Regular ER verbs Step 1: Form the stem by removing CREATE A FULL CHART HERE: chanter = Step 2: Add the appropriate ENDINGS je nous je = nous = tu = vous= tu vous il/elle/on = ils/elles = il/elle/on ils/elles Conjugating Regular RE verbs Step 1: Form the stem by removing CREATE A FULL CHART HERE: perdre = Step 2: Add the appropriate ENDINGS je nous je = nous = tu = vous= tu vous il/elle/on = ils/elles = il/elle/on ils/elles
Conjugating Regular IR verbs Step 1: Form the stem by removing CREATE A FULL CHART HERE: choisir = Step 2: Add the appropriate ENDINGS je nous je = nous = tu = vous= tu vous il/elle/on = ils/elles = il/elle/on ils/elles We also learned lots of IRREGULAR VERBS! On one of your separate sheets stapled to this packet, create conjugation charts of ALL these verbs: être faire aller avoir pouvoir vouloir Create a full CONJUGATION CHART What do they mean in English? Write1 positive sentence Write 1 negative sentence (ne/n pas) Write 1 interrogative sentence (a question!) What is the correct grammatical structure/formula to make a sentence negative? SUBJECT + / + + CAREFUL: placing the Hands of Negativity can be tricky when there is more than one verb. Translate: I m not scared of swimming. = You don t like to do HW? = Monique doesn t want to go. = 3. Using SEQUENCES: alphabet, numbers, time, days of the week, months, seasons, etc. TRANSLATE THESE QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! What time is it? = What is the date? = 8:00AM = noon vs. midnight = 5/13 = New Year s Day = 10:30PM = ton anniversaire = What s the weather like? = What season is it? = On your separate sheet, write out the four seasons + 2 months, & 2 common weather conditions in each! Review numbers; 3,13, 30 4, 14, 40 5, 15, 50 6, 16, 60. Also the 60 s, 70 s, 80 s, 90 s, 100 s, & 1,000!
4. Using VOCABULARY in context meaningfully Obviously, this is a very broad category. You will see different types of questions which all relate to the vocabulary terms in Themes 1-7. You should use your Listes de Vocabulaire and my numerous Quizlet Sets. Pay special attention to the gender of nouns! (masculine or feminine?) Greetings, likes, dislikes, formal vs. informal phrases School Subjects, school supplies, days of the week, opinions of classes Family, my/your/his & her, describing people (physically and personality) Sports and hobbies, months, weather, seasons Chores and responsibilities, in the home, frequency expressions City locations, making plans, invitations, who/what/when/where/how/why? Making suggestions and Invitations, turning down / accepting invitations / giving excuses Clothes, colors, style, shopping, Demonstrative Adjectives ( this/that/these/those ) Foods, drinks, and ingredients, Partitive Phrases 5. Identifying correct GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTION This is another diverse skill that you have developed. Be prepared to identify phrases that contain mistakes or to choose the appropriate expression that will correctly complete a phrase with a blank in it. 6. Recognizing the concept of GRAMMATICAL GENDER as reflected in spoken and written forms Questions relating to this objective will ask you to identify correct gender and agreement between THE all forms = mari femme enfants ami A, AN or SOME all forms = chapeau jupe bananes Adjective Agreement = usually add to make the feminine form; but some are usually add to make the plural form; but some are Possessive Adjectives my, your, his/her, our, y all s, their 7. Asking for SPECIFIC INFORMATION and responding meaningfully/accurately to questions A VERY useful structure used in asking many types of questions is (literally means is it that ) who = when = what = how = where = why = because = Write one complete sentence QUESTION using each of the expressions above: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7.
8. Describing people, places, and things using ADJECTIVES (color, size, personality, or possession) This objective has everything to do with making adjectives agree with the nouns they describe. This is a concept we have focused on from the very beginning! In French, MOST adjectives come not before but the noun they describe. In MOST cases, if an adjective describes a feminine noun, add an to make it agree. In MOST cases, if an adjective describes a plural noun, add an to make it agree. Review the appropriate ways to express this, that, these, those (Theme 7) this masc. noun* = this fem. noun = these ALL plural nouns = *if it starts w/ a vowel = if farther away, add to the end of TRANSLATE on your other sheet of paper: a) this pencil b) these bananas c) this dress d) this hat e) these strawberries f) this calculator g) this computer h) these boys i) that jacket (over there) j) those socks (over there) MY YOUR (informal) HIS / HER OUR YOUR (formal/plural) THEIR POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES If what is owned If what is owned If what is owned is MASCULINE is FEMININE is PLURAL TRANSLATE on your other sheets of paper: a) my father b) your aunt (informal) c) our dog d) his daughter e) their children f) yall s books g) my mother h) yall s uncle i) her son j) our binders k) their sisters l) my peanuts 9. MORE Random Vocabulary and Expressions On your separate feuilles de papier For ALL of the following topics, make a bullet point and a) create a LIST OF VOCAB. related to the topic, and/or b) write an explanation of the topic in ENGLISH. tu vs. vous Accepting + Turning Down Invitations (with excuses) 24-hour clock FAIRE + Expressions TWO ways to express NEED Please, thank you, you re welcome, etc. (politeness) Titles to use with adults The pronoun on ; its meaning and how to use it Household items (rooms, furniture, etc.) Food categories fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, etc. PREPOSITIONS AVOIR + Expressions under, next to, behind, to the right/left of, hunger, thirst, right, wrong, fear, cold, hot, in, on, near/far, here, over there, etc. need, dizzy, sleepy, have a date, etc. 1-2 Punch Present Tense Verb Rule FOUR ways to say to the and why are there so many? Le Futur Proche (near future tense); how Expressing OBLIGATION ( I have to / I need to ) does it work? Provide 3 examples! Partitive Phrases; what are they? What are they for?
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS Marc is interviewing Lucie, a foreign exchange student. Read parts of their conversation and select the phrase that completes his questions appropriately. (Refer to her answers!) 1. est-ce que tu nages? Lucie: A la plage et à la piscine. a. qui b. qu c. comment d. où e. quand 2. est-ce que tu fais à l école? Lucie: J étudie, bien sûr! a. qui b. qu c. comment d. où e. quand Situations 3. You would like to know what Pierre needs at the store: a. Qu est-ce que tu manges aujourd hui? b. Avec qui est-ce que tu fais les courses? c. Qu est-ce qu il te faut au supermarché? 4. You want to know what Annie DID this weekend. You ask: a. Qu est-ce que tu as fait ce weekend? b. Où est-ce que tu aimes faire le weekend? c. Qu est-ce que tu vas faire ce weekend? The right choice 5. Tu faire les courses? 6. Voici cousine. a. pouvons a. ma b. peux b. mon c. peuvent c. mes d. pouvez d. -- 7. Tu aimes calculatrice? 8. Nous allons les vitrines. a. ce a. faire b. ces b. font c. cette c. faisons d. -- d. fait 9. Comment s appelle père de Daniel? 10. Voici oncle de Juliette! a. le a. le b. la b. la c. l c. l 11. Éric et Vincent en France. 12. Nous au tennis. a. es a. jouez b. êtes b. jouons c. sommes c. jouer
d. sont d. joue The following students are looking for their own missing objects 13. Frederic cherche crayon. 14. Alice cherche règle. a. mon a. tes b. sa b. sa c. ton c. mes d. ses d. son e. son e. ses Choose the word that does not correctly complete the sentence OR does not belong with the other three. 15. M. Duval visiter Paris. 16. a. quarante a. adore b. quand b. peut c. quinze c. mange d. quatre d. aime 17. Il me faut des. 18. a. dimanche a. pommes b. rarement b. pêches c. toujours c. beurre d. souvent d. bananes Read the following questions and choose the most logical response 19. Pourquoi est-ce que Luc est à Boston? 20. Est-ce que tu joues au volley? a. Il étudie l anglais. a. Je suis amusant et mignon. b. Il n aime pas jouer au foot b. Bien sûr! Il adore danser. c. Le mardi et le jeudi. c. Oui, mais pas très bien. d. Non, il est à Paris. d. Pas avec toi! 19. Quand est-ce que tu joues au football? 20. On va au parc? a. Il étudie l anglais. a. Je suis amusant et mignon. b. Il n aime pas jouer au foot b. Désolé, je suis occupé. c. Le mardi et le jeudi. c. Oui, mais pas très bien. d. Non, il est à Paris. d. Parce que j aime faire les promenades. Read each statement below and decide if it is true (vrai) or false (faux) V F 21. Le dîner is the largest and most important meal for the French. V F 22. To express 10:30 PM, the French would say, Vingt-deux heures trente.