French Basics E-Book

• Herausgeber: Pencil
• Kategorie: Fremdsprachen
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Seitenzahl: 124

Beschreibung

Multibhashi French A1.1 is a book suitable for people from all walks of life.

Learn the Language

The book is a great help to beginners who wish to learn the French language. It effectively suffices the requirements of the learners who wish to learn the language and have no prior knowledge of the same.

Ease of use

The concepts covered in the book are explained in a very simple language, making it easy for the user to understand and grasp the concepts.

Using the Lessons

The book covers basic concepts of the French language beginning with Introduction to French Culture and language, moving on to explaining basic conversation concepts like French greetings, days and months in French, and later on covering the grammar of the language. Examples included help in practically implementing the concepts covered through the lesson.

Test Yourself

Towards the end of each lesson are included practice questions to put your learning to test. Questions include Fill in the blanks, MCQs, Translations, and Role-Play. Answers to the questions are also included towards the end for cross-referencing.

Pronunciation Practice

At the end of each lesson are present pronunciation practice links to better the fluency of the reader. Readers can scan the QR code given and access the Pronunciation practice videos on the Multibhashi YouTube channel.

Leseprobe

FrenchBasics

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Contents

FrenchBasics

Frenchcultureandcivilisation

Frenchgreetingsandexpressions

ShortSelfIntroduction

Numbers(LesNombres)

DAYSOFTHEWEEKANDMONTHSOFTHEYEAR

Review1

ExpressionofTime

TellingTime(DireL’Heure)

Indefinitearticles(Lesarticlesindéfinis)

Definitearticles(Lesarticlesdéfinis)

Basicconjugationsandcommonverbs

Masculine,Feminine&PluralinFrench

Review2

PracticeTest1

Adjectives(Lesadjectifs)

PlacementofAdjective

Listeningpractice1

Leprésent-Presenttense

VerbFaireandArticles

Readingpractice

Review3

AdjectifsPossessifs

PastTense(Passécomposé)

Prepositions

GROUPOFVERBS(ER,RE,IR)

CountableandUncountable

FutureTense

Review4

PracticeTest2

Preface

ThisbookintroducesbasicconceptsofFrenchfornewlearners.Manylearnerswhoareinterestedinexploringanewlanguageareunabletodosoduetolackoftime.Thisbookfocusesonintroducingthebasicgrammar,conversationandcomprehen-siontopicstothenewlearners.Thebookcoversawiderangeofskillsincludinggrammar,readingcomprehension,writingpractice,listeningcomprehensionandconversationsamples.

Themainaimofthisbookistoensurethatnewlearnersgetamplepracticeinthelanguage.Thebookincludespracticeexercisesattheendofeachchapterfollowedbytheresponsetoexercises.Theconversationpracticeexercisescoverdialoguesfromdaytodayinteractions.

FrenchBasics

CLASSOBJECTIVE:IwillbeabletoknowthebasicFrenchpronunciationandwords. 

ConceptA:ReasonstolearnFrench

It'soneoftheworld's15mostspokenlanguages.It'sestimatedthatthereareover220millionFrenchspeakersworldwide.ThismakesFrenchoneofthetop10mostspokenlanguagesintheworld. It'sspokenon5continents.FromthestreetsofParistotheshoresofAfrica,theislandsoftheCaribbeanandeverywhereinbetween,FrenchspeakerscanbefoundinNorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandtheCaribbean,Africa,Europe,andeveninformerlyFrench-occupiedpartsofAsia.Thismakesitanextremelyusefullanguagefortravellingtheworld.It'syourentranceintoEuropeandinternationalrelations.Frenchisthesecond-mostwidelyspokenlanguageinEuropeandthesecondmostwidelylearnedlanguageafterEnglish.It'salsobothaworkingandofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNations,theEuropeanUnion,UNESCO,NATO,theInternationalRedCross,InternationalCourtsandtheInternationalOlympicCommittee.It'sagreatcareerasset.FrenchisveryusefulinthebusinessworldsincemanymultinationalcompaniesinawiderangeofsectorsuseFrenchastheirworkinglanguage.Franceisalsotheworld'sfifthbiggesteconomy.Frenchisessentialforanyoneinterestedinacareerwithaninternationalorganizationliketheoneswementionedabove.

ConceptB:FRENCHALPHABETS

A

aah(likeopening

yourmouth

forthedentist)

ananas

-pineapple

B

beh

bateau 

-ship

C

say

carte

-map

Dday

donner

-togive

E

euh

école-schoolFefffamille-familyG

jay(likeJ

inEnglish)

glace

-ice/icecream

Hashhôpital-hospitalIeeimage-imageJ

jee(similarto

GinEnglish)

je

I

Kkahkilo-kilogramLellunettes

-glasses

Memmère-motherNennon

-no

Oohodeur-smellPpayporter

-towear/tocarry

Qcooqui-whoRerrrouge-redSessamedi

-Saturday

Ttaytu

-you

Uuune-oneVvayvous-youW

dooblevay

wagon-carX

eex

xylophone

-xylophone

Yee-grayk

lesyeux

-theeyes

Zzedzèbre

-zebra

ConceptC:Syllableswiththevowels 

eu:jeune;bleuau:automne;fauxan:maman;charmant en:vent;lentilleain:pain;vainin:vin;malinui:oui,puisou:roux;loupon:ronde;longue eau:chapeau,tableau oi:poisson;croire

ConceptD:Subjects(Pronouns)

Singular

1stperson

IJe

2ndperson

YouTu

3rdperson

He,ItIl

3rdperson

She,ItEllePlural

1stperson

WeNous

2ndperson

You(Plural/Formal)Vous

3rdperson

TheyIls

3rdperson

TheyElles

ConceptE:RecalltheBasicFrenchWords

BonjourHello,Goodmorning.SalutHelloBonaprès-midiGoodafternoonBonsoirGoodEvening BonnenuitGoodnight AurevoirGoodbye.PardonExcusemeDésoléSorryD’accordOkayOuiYes.NonNoMerciThankyou.MercibeaucoupThankyouverymuch.FilleGirl.GarçonBoy.

PRACTICEA:Answerthefollowing

Howdoyousay‘GoodMorning’?Howdoyouthankyoutosomeone?PronouncethewordJeune. PronouncethewordPain.PronouncethewordRonde.PronouncethewordPuis. 

PRACTICEB:

    •I_____

    •____Tu

    •He____

    •____Elle

    •We____

    •You(formalandPlural)_____

    •_____Ils

    •_____Elles

AnswerstoPRACTICEA:

BonjourMerciJun(जन)Paan(पान)Rond(रॊंद)Pui(पुई)

AnswerstoPRACTICEB:

JeYouIlSheNousVousThey(male)They(female)

LessonSummary:

ScanQRcodetoplaypronunciationaudios

ConceptinFrench

ConceptinEnglish

Bonjour

Hello,Goodmorning

Salut

Hello

Bonaprès-midi

Goodafternoon

Bonsoir

GoodEvening

Bonnenuit

Goodnight

Aurevoir

Goodbye

Pardon

Excuseme

Désolé

Sorry

D’accord

Okay

Oui

Yes

Non

NoMerci

Thankyou

Mercibeaucoup

Thankyouverymuch

Fille

Girl

GarçonBoy

eu

FrenchVoweleu

au

FrenchVowelau

an

FrenchVowelan

en

FrenchVowelen

Ain               

FrenchVowelAin

in

FrenchVowelin

ui

FrenchVowelui

ou

FrenchVowelou

on

FrenchVowelon

eau

FrenchVoweleau

oi

FrenchVoweloi

jeune

young

automne

autumn

maman

momvent

wind

painbreadvinwineouiYesrouxgingerronderondechapeauhatpoissonfishbleubluefauxfalsecharmantcharminglentillelensvainvainmalincleverpuisthenloupwolflonguelongtableauboardcroirebelieveJeITuYouIlHe,ItElleShe,ItNousWeVous

You(Plural/Formal)

IlsTheyEllesTheyaahAsayCdayDeuhEeffF

jay(likeJinEnglish)

GashHee

I

jee(similartoGinEnglish)JkahKenNrougeredvousyou

Frenchcultureandcivilisation

CLASSOBJECTIVE:TostudymoreaboutFrance.

ConceptA:DoyouknowwhereFranceislocated?

●LaFranceestunpaysd’Europedel’ouest.(FranceisacountryinWesternEurope)

●LaFranceestletroisièmeplusgrandpaysenEurope.(Franceisthe3rdlargestcountryinEurope)

●LaFranceestgrandeetbelle(Franceislargestandbeautifulcountry)

●LaCapitaledelaFrance-C’estParis.(ThecapitalofFranceisParis)

●ParisestlavilleLumièreetlavilledelamode(Parisisthecityoflightsandthecityoffashion.)

ConceptB-LearningaboutthecountryFranceandthethingsit’sfamousfor.

1.LespaysvoisinsdelaFrancesont:(theneighbouringcountriesoffranceare)-

LaBelgique(Belge)laSuisse(Switzerland)l’Espagne(spain),L’Allemagne(Germany),L’Italie(Italy),LeLuxembourg(Luxembourg).

2.LaFranceestconnuepoursesFromages(Franceisfamousforitscheese),

sesparfums(perfumes),

sesmonuments(monuments),etc,

LaFranceestconnuepourles‘beauxArts’aussi.(Franceisknownforitsfineartsalso.)

3.Lesfromagescélèbres(famous)delaFrancesont(famouscheesesofFranceare)-

lecamembert,lebrie,legruyère.

4.LesmonumentscélèbresdelaFrancesont(thefamousmonumentsoffranceare)-

lacathédraledeNotreDame,leMuséeduLouvre,leSacré-Coeur,lepanthéonetlatourEiffel.

5.ÀParis,ilyabeaucoupdecouturierscélèbrescomme

(InParis,Therearealotoffamousdressmakerslike)

CocoChanel,ChristianDioretc

6.LamonnaiedelaFranceestl’euro(ThecurrencyofFranceistheeuro)

Lesvillesfrançaisessont(thecitiesinfranceare)-

Marseille,Lyon,Nice,Toulouse.

ConceptC:Doyouknow?

●TheFrenchFlaghasthreeprominentcolours-bleu,blanc,rouge.

●Thereareover600typesofcheesefoundinFrance.

●Franceisthelargestwineproducerintheworld.

●Frenchlongbreadiscalled‘labaguette’.

●LatourEiffel(Eiffeltower)wasbuiltin1889byGustaveEiffel.

●Lemuséedulouvrehousessomeoftheworld’smostrenownedandfamousartworksincludingMONALISA.

Infrench,MonaLisaisknownas‘laJaconde’.

PracticeA–Choosethecorrectanswer

1.Lamonnaiefrançaiseest——————(roupie/euro/dollar)

2.Unevillefrançaiseest—————(Lyon/londres/Rome)

3.LaFranceestle——————(premier/quatrième/troisième)

4.UnpaysvoisindelaFranceest———-(L’Italie/L’Algérie/LePakistan)

PracticeB-Namethefollowing

1.Desvillesfrançaises

2.LespaysvoisinsdelaFrance

3.Lesfromagesfrançais

4.Lescouturiersfrançais

PracticeAanswers:

1.euro

2.Lyon

3.troisième

4.l'Italie

PracticeBanswers:

1.Nice,Toulouse

2.laSuisse,l'Italie

3.lecamembert,lebrie

4.CocoChanel,ChristianDior

Frenchgreetingsandexpressions

ClassObjective–Iwillbeabletogreetfriendsandacquaintancesinformalandinformalsettinganduseexpressions.

ConceptA-Howtogreet? 

●Bonjour(hello/goodmorning)(Formal) 

●Salut(Hi/Hey)(Informal) 

●Bonaprès-midi(goodafternoon) 

●Bonsoir(goodevening) 

●Bonnenuit(goodnight)  

●Bonnejournée(Haveagoodday)  

●Bonnesoirée(Haveagoodevening) 

●Aurevoir(goodbye)  

ConceptB–Distinguishbetweenaformalandaninformalsituation   

•Àl'université(attheuniversity)  

1.Greetingaprofessor 

-Bonjourprofesseur/monsieur/madame 

2.Greetingafriend

-SalutMaria

ConceptC–UsefulExpressions 

Salut-Hi(Informal)Bonjour-Hi/GoodMorning(Formal)Monsieur:SirMadame:Mrs/Ma’amMademoiselle:Ms/Ma’amMerci–thankyou  Mercibeaucoup-ThankyousomuchPardon–sorry/excuseme  Derien–welcome(respondingtothankyou)  Bienvenue–welcome(athome/atarestaurant)  Àdemain-seeyoutomorrowÀlundi-seeyouonMondayÀplustard-Seeyoulateràlasemaineprochaine–seeyounextweek  Aurevoir–bye   Bonnechance–bestwishes/allthebest  Bonappétit–haveagoodmeal  Bonvoyage-HaveagoodtripEnchanté(m)–pleasedtomeetyou  Enchantée(f)–pleasedtomeetyou  S'ilteplait(inf)–please  S'ilvousplaît(formal)–please  Commentçava?(inf)–howareyou?  Commentallez-vous?(formal)–howareyou? Jevaisbien.–Iamfine(formal)  Çavabien.–Iamfine(informal) Commenttut’appelles?-Whatisyourname?Jem’appelleNiyati-MynameisNiyatiPasmal-Notbad 

PracticeA:(pratiquer) 

A-Greetyourprofessor  

B-Greetafriend  

C-Askafriendhowhe/sheisdoing?  

D-Askyourprofessorhowtheyaredoing? 

PracticeB:

A.MatchtheEnglishtotheFrench

A.Jem'appelle                    Goodbye            

B.Bonjour                            I'mok

C.Aurevoir                         What'syourname?

D.I'mverywell                    Çavatrèsbien

E,Pasmal                           I'mnotok

F.Çanevapas                   Mynameis

G.Çavabien                       Howareyou?

H.Commenttut'appelles? Hello

I.Çava? I'mwell

B.Fillinthegaps:

        1.Je__'appelleBob.

        2.Bonjou_ 

        3.Bonjour,ça_?

        4.Çanevap_-

        5.Çavatrèsbien,aurev__r.

        6.Commentt'appelles? 

        7.Ça__bien.

PracticeC:GivetheEnglishequivalentofthefollowingwords.

1.Salut

2.Bonjour

3.Pasmal

4.bien

5.Trèsbien

6.Monsieur

7.Madame

8.Mademoiselle

9.Bonsoir

10.bonnenuit

11.enchanté

12.bonnejournée

13.jevaisbien

14.aurevoir

15.tut'appellescomment

16.Jem'apelle

17.Mal

18.commeçicommeça

19.Trèsmal

20.Bienmercir

AnswersforPracticeA

A-Bonjour

B-Salut

C-Commentçava?

D-Commentallez-vous?

AnswersforPracticeB

APart

A-6

B-8

C-1

D-4

F-5

G-9

H-3

I-7

BPart

mrvaasoituva

AnswerstoPracticeC

HelloGoodMorningNotbadGoodVerygoodSirMa’am/MrsMa’am/MsGoodEveningGoodNightNicetomeetyouGooddayIamgoodByeWhatisyourname?MynameisBadOkayokayVerybadGood,thankyou 

LessonSummary:

ScanQRcodetoplaypronunciationaudios

ConceptinFrench

ConceptinEnglish

Bonjour

Goodday/Goodmorning(formal)

Salut

Hello(informal)

Bonaprès-midi

Goodafternoon

Bonsoir

Goodevening

Bonnenuit

Goodnight

Bonnejournée

Haveagoodday

Bonnesoirée

Haveagoodevening

Aurevoir

Goodbye

Àl'université

Attheuniversity

Bonjourprofesseur/monsieur/madame

Greetingaprofessor

Salut/BonjourMaria

Greetingafriend

Salut

Hi(Informal)

Bonjour

Hi/GoodMorning(Formal)

Monsieur

Sir

Madame

Mrs/Ma’am

Mademoiselle

Ms/Ma’am

Merci

thankyou

Mercibeaucoup

Thankyousomuch

Pardon

Sorry/excuseme

DerienWelcome

Bienvenue

Welcome(athome/atarestaurant)

Àdemain

Seeyoutomorrow

Àlundi

SeeyouonMonday

Àplustard

Seeyoulater

Àlasemaineprochaine

Seeyou