Je m’appelle ____ = (lit. I call myself ______) My name is _____

1. Je m’appelle ____ = (lit. I call myself ______) My name is _____ Et vous? = And you? (formal singular; ALL plurals) Et toi? = And you? (singular, informal) Vousvousappelez comment? = What is your name? Tut’appelles comment? Il/elles’appelle = his/her name is __________ Demandez-lui . . . . = ask him/her Enchanté(e) = pleased to meet you

2. Chapitre 1 Une révision

3. Adjectives – cognate patterns, agreement (les accords) • Adjectives ending in “-eux” (masc., sing.) [“heureux”] • Fem. sing: “-euse” [“heureuse”] • Masc. plural: “-eux” [“heureux”] • Fem. plural: “-euses” [“heureuses”] • Adjectives ending in “-ique” (masc. and fem. sing.) [“comique”] • Masc. and fem. plural: “-iques” [“comiques”] • Adjectives ending in “-able” (masc. and fem. sing) [“adorable”] • Masc. and fem. plural: “-ables” [“adorables”] • Adjectives ending in “-el” (masc. sing.) [“naturel”] • FS: “-elle” [“naturelle”] • MP: “-els” [“naturels”] • FP: “-elles” [“naturelles”]

4. Adjectives ending in “-if” (masc. sing.) [“actif”] • FS: “-ive” [“active”] • MP: “-ifs” [“actifs”] • FP: “-ives” [“actives”] • Adjectives ending in “-ien” (masc. sing.) [“vietnamien”] • FS: “-ienne” [“vietnamienne”] • MP: “-iens” [“vietnamiens”] • FP: “-iennes” [“vietnamiennes”] • Adjectives ending in “-ant” (masc. sing.) [“méchant”] • FS: “-e” [“méchante”] • MP: “-s” [“méchants”] • FP: “-es” [“méchantes”] • *Adjectives ending in “-al” (masc. sing.) [“rival”] • FS: “-e” [“rivale”] • *MP: “-aux” [“rivaux”] • FP: “-ales” [“rivales”]

5. The order of nouns and adjectives • In general, French adjectives follow nouns • Un livreintéressant • Des examensdifficiles • Exceptions • The “BANGS” adjectives • B = Beauty (beau, joli, laid) [“unejolie femme”] • A = Age (jeune, nouveau, vieux, ancien) [“un vieuxgentilhomme”] • N = Number [“troisthéories”] • G = “Goodness” (bon, excellent, mauvais, terrible) [“les bonslivres”] • S = Size (grand, petit) [“un grand problème”] • Occasionally, an adjective that typically follows a noun will precede it, for emphasis

6. Verbs – cognates (and nouns formed from verbs) • Admirer • Adorer • Commencer • Choisir • Danser • Descendre • Étudier • Finir • Grandir • Indiquer • Interrompre • Interroger • Offrir • Paraître • Partir • Présenter • Reconnaître • Retourner • Sembler • Servir • Terminer • Vendre

8. Les faux amis – false cognates • Avertir • Blesser • Crier • Rester • La conférence • La lecture • La pièce • Actuel(le)(s) • Gros(se)(s) To warn To wound To shout (≠to cry) To stay The lecture The reading The room/the play Current Large, fat

9. Pratique – on met tous ensemble! • Le film indiensembletrèsintéressant. Il estbasésurune pièce. Mais je ne reconnais pas les acteursprincipaux. • The Indian film seems very interesting. It’s based on a play. But I don’t recognize the main actors. • Le spécialisteoffreuneconférenceparticulièrementperspicace. • The specialist is offering a particularly insightful lecture. • C’est un textedifficile pour le cours, maiscen’est pas un grosproblème. Les étudiantssonttrèsintelligents, et ilsadorent les belles lectures. • It’s a difficult text for the class, but it’s not a huge problem. The students are very intelligent, and they love beautiful readings.