French 1 semester 1 unit 5
Les livres sont grands.
The books are big
L'ordinateur est rouge.
The computer is red.
La robe est rose.
The dress is pink
Les amis sont faibles. / Les amies sont faibles.
The friends are weak.
La fille est rousse
The girl is a red head
L'homme est grand et mince.
The man is tall and skinny.
Le crayon est vert.
The pencil is green.
Les étudiants sont très intelligents. / Les étudiantes sont très intelligentes
The students are very smart.
La femme est brune.
The woman is a brunette
la femme est forte.
The woman is strong.
La femme est grande et mince.
The woman is tall and skinny
A big book
Un grand livre
Senufo Drums from Ivory Coast
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa. In addition to being a work of art, they are used as a musical instrument in ceremonial functions, which include dances, rituals, story-telling and communication. Many of them are embellished with low relief carvings of animals, figures and objects.
l'anglais la littérature la composition
English literature composition
le professeur de mathématiques
Math teacher.
La pomme est rouge et verte
My apple is red and green.
La calculatrice est verte et jaune.
My calculator is green and yellow.
Ma couleur préférée est ________
My favorite color is _____
Non, il n'y a pas d'ordinateur dans mon sac à dos.
No, there's no computer in my backpack.
l'éducation physique la santé
P.E
L'éducation physique
Physical education (P.E)
Elle est rousse.
She is red headed
les études sociales l'histoire
Social studies/history
la classe d'espagnol
Spanish class
La chimie
chemistry
des crayons de couleur
colored pencils
some strong men
des hommes forts
un dictionnaire
dictionary
une gomme
eraser
gros; grosse
fat
Goodness words
gentil/gentille; mauvais/ mauvaise; bon/bonne
Goodness
gentil/gentille; mauvais/mauvaise; bon/bonne
la géographie
geography
grand masculine
grande feminine
gris
gray
vert
green
Size
gros/grosse; petit/petite; grand/grande; long/longue
gros masculine
grosse feminine
les devoirs
homework
Interesting facts about Ivory Coast:
it is slightly bigger than the state of New Mexico it has borders with Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali it has 515 km (320 miles) of coastline it has a tropical climate along the coast and a semiarid climate in the far north its population is 17,300,00 the median age is 17 years old the life expectancy is 42.5 years 51% of the population 15 years old and over can read and write French is the official language, but there are 60 native dialects, with Dioula being the most widespread Independence Day (from France) is August 7, 1960
je / un parapluie
j'ai un parapluie
Age words
jeune; vieux/vieille; nouveau/nouvelle
l'homme / une chemise rouge
l'homme a une chemise rouge
biology student
l'étudiant de biologie
French student ("student of French" as opposed to "a student who is french")
l'étudiant de français
Social studies class
la classe d'études sociales
la femme/ un portable
la femme a un portable.
Spanish teacher
le professeur d'espagnol
French teacher
le professeur de français
les amis/ beacoup de livres
les amis ont beaucoup de livres.
beaucoup de livres
many books
un portable
mobile computer/phone
mon ami / un crayon
mon ami a un crayon
Mince, Timide, and jeune are
neutral in gender, as in they already have e's at the end of the words so nothing needs to be added.
nous/ des devoirs
nous avons des devoirs.
ils elles (avoir)
ont
Orange
orange
Le papier
paper
petit masculine
petite feminine
Rose
pink
joli; jolie
pretty
Rouge
red
roux; rousse
red head
roux masculine
rousse feminine
les sciences
sciences
des ciseaux
scissors
petit; petite
short, small
Il y a is the same for
singular or plural
intelligent; intelligente
smart
l'espagnol
spanish
fort; forte
strong
grand; grande
tall, large
C'est la classe d/de
that is the class of
L'ange est blanc
the angel is white
le garçon est blond.
the boy is blonde
Le garçon est intelligent
the boy is smart
L'ordinateur est gris, noir et blanc.
the computer is gray, black, and white
Le fille est blonde.
the girl is blonde
L'homme est gros
the man is fat
L'homme est fort
the man is strong
les mathématiques
the mathematics
la musique
the music
Le papier est blanc.
the paper is white
Les chaussettes sont violettes.
the socks are violet.
Les matières
the subjects
Le soleil est jaune et orange.
the sun is yellow and orange
Le tee-shirt est bleu
the t-shirt is blue
L'arbre est vert.
the tree is green
La femme est brune.
the woman is brunette.
La femme est rousse
the woman is red-headed
il y a
there is
Il y a un grand sac à dos
there is a big backpack
il n'y a
there is not
mince
thin
être
to be
In Les Couleurs you will learn:
to describe yourself and others using être and adjectives to describe things using colors that adjectives in French have different forms based on gender and number that most adjectives in French are placed differently than in English additional people nouns how to talk about basic things that might be in your school, desk or backpack how to talk about your school day about Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
avoir
to have
laid; laide
ugly
a shy friend
un ami timide/ une amie timide.
a blonde boy
un garçon blond.
a fat man
un gros homme.
a thin lady
une femme mince.
a little girl
une petite fille.
Violet
violet
vous/ deux calculatrices
vous avez deux calculatrice.
Nous sommes grands et forts. / Nous sommes grandes et fortes,
we are tall and strong.
faible
weak
Comment es-tu?
what are you like?
De quelle couleur est l'ordinateur? (un ordinateur)
what color is the computer?
avoir is a verb used to talk about
what we have
blanc
white
Adjectives in french change gender depending on
who is being described
jaune
yellow
un cahier
A notebook
Un crayon
A pencil
La Côte d'Ivoire
Although we call it the Ivory Coast in English, the official name is Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of the French-speaking countries in West Africa. It has a population of 13 million, 16% of which are Christians and 23% are Muslim. The majority practice traditional African religions involving ancestral worship. They believe that after people die, they become spirits who remain in constant contact with the living. Masks have a very important symbolic role in Ivoirian life.
les devoirs de biologie
Biology homework.
Foutou
Foutou is a kind of purée made of a mixture of ripe and green bananas and manioc flour. The balls are used as we would use bread to soak up the sauce of main dishes. photo from http://www.afriquecuisine.com Ingredients 2 1/2 cups of manioc (cassava) - don't use very center of the cassava. 5 plantain bananas -- don't use center. Preparation Boil manioc and plantains like you would potatoes until they're done. Pound manioc, regularly sprinkling water to keep it from sticking and to give it the right consistency. Pound the plantains separately. You don't need water for the plantains. Pound the two together adding water as you did for the manioc. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt during the process if desired. Makes three foutou balls.
le français
French
la géométrie
Geometry
Il est laid.
He is ugly
Je suis blonde
I am blonde
Je ne suis pas timide.
I am not shy
Je suis grand (grande) et mince.
I am tall and thin.
J'ai un crayon pour écrire.
I have a pencil to write.
J'ai besoin d'un livre, un cahier et un stylo.
I need a book, a notebook, and a pen.
J'ai besoin de chaussures dans la classe d'éducation physique.
I need shoes in PE class.
J'utilise une calculatrice en classe de mathématiques.
I use a calculator in math class.
J'utilise un dictionnaire en classe d'anglais
I use a dictionary in english class.
J'utilise un cahier pour écrire.
I use a notebook to write.
J'utilise un stylo pour écrire.
I use a pen to write.
J'utilise un crayon pour écrire.
I use a pencil to write.
J'utilise un T-shirt et des shorts en classe d'éducation physique pour courrir.
I use a t-shirt and shorts in physical education class for running.
J'utilise des crayons de couleur en classe d'art.
I use colored pencils in art class.
Je vais en classe de français. / Je vais à la classe de français.
I'm going to a french class.
Est-ce qu'il y a un livre dans ton sac à dos?
Is there a book in your backpack?
Est-ce qu'il y a une calculatrice dans ton sac à dos?
Is there a calculator in your backpack?
Est-ce qu'il y a un ordinateur dans la classe?
Is there a computer in the class?
Est-ce qu'il y a un ordinateur dans ton sac à dos?
Is there a computer in your backpack?
Est-ce que ton sac à dos est grand ou petit?
Is your backpack big or small?
Est-ce que ton livre est grand ou petit?
Is your book big or small?
GEOMETRY CLASS
LA CLASSE DE GéOMéTRIE
The political situation in Ivory Coast
Until 1999, Ivory Coast was the world's largest cocoa producer and the model of political and social stability in Africa. President Félix Houphouet-Boigny (who built the Yamassoukro Basilica you may remember from Unit 1), maintained good relations with the West from the time he took office - when the country gained its independence from France - to when he died in December 1993. The falling world market prices for Ivory Coast's primary export crops of cocoa and coffee put economic pressure on the government. On December 24, 1999, it experienced its first coup d'état, and then another one on January 7, 2001, when heavy fighting broke out between rebels and the government troops. 2005 has been relatively quiet, but volatile. About 10,000 UN and French peacekeepers are patrolling the buffer zone between the rebel-run north and the government-held south to try to keep the country at peace.
Comment es-tu ?
What are you like?
De quelle couleur sont les chaussettes? (une chaussette)
What color are your socks?
De quelle couleur est le stylo?
What color is the pen?
De quelle couleur est le soleil?
What color is the sun?
De quelle couleur est le tee-shirt?
What color is the t-shirt?
De quelle couleur est l'arbre? (un arbre)
What color is the tree?
De quelle couleur est l'ange?
What color is your angel?
De quelle couleur est la pomme?
What color is your apple?
De quelle couleur est ton sac à dos?
What color is your backpack?
De quelle couleur est la calculatroice?
What color is your calculator
De quelle couleur est ta calculatrice?
What color is your calculator?
De quelle couleur est ton cahier?
What color is your notebook?
De quelle couleur est ton stylo?
What color is your pen?
De quelle couleur est ton crayon?
What color is your pencil?
De quoi as-tu besoin?
What do you need?
Comment est-il?
What is he like?
Quelle est ta couleur préférée?
What is your favorite color?
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans ton sac à dos?
What's in your backpack?
Quelle est ta couleur préférée?
What's your favorite color?
Oui, il y a un livre dans mon sac à dos.
Yes, there is a book in my backpack.
Oui, il y a une calculatrice dans mon sac à dos.
Yes, there is a calculator in my backpack.
il, elle on (avoir)
a
un sac à dos
a backpack
un livre
a book
un professeur brun
a brown-haired teacher
Un stylo
a pen
Une règle
a ruler
un garçon timide
a shy boy
une femme intelligente
a smart lady
un monsieur fort
a strong man
une fille mince
a thin girl
j' (avoir)
ai
L'algèbre
algebra
Un agenda
an agenda (to do list)
l'art
art
tu (avoir)
as
vous (avoir)
avez
nous (avoir
avons
Beauty words
beau/belle; joli/jolie
la biologie
biology
noir
black
blond; blonde
blonde
blond masculine
blonde feminine
bleu
blue
marron/brun
brown
brun masculine
brune feminine
brun; brune
brunette