C Lab Worksheet and Review
C.7 Self-Check : Meeting chapter 1 objectives
Do you feel that you have mastered the objectives for this chapter ? If you do not feel confident that you have mastered the following points, please review the sections beginning on the indicated pages and then consult with your teacher for further assistance or practice. Please note that since grammar provides you with the tools you need to speak and understand a language, the relevant grammar section is indicated first, followed by the communicative activities to practice.
Communication Objectives :
Do you feel that you can : If not, see pages :
Greet other people ? 38 and 12
Introduce yourself ? 12 and 29
Understand basic commands given in French class and re-spond appropriately ?
44, 19, and 27
Count and spell in French ? 34, 49, 12, 19, and 21
Identify yourself and other people ? 38, 42, 55, and 18 Describe yourself, other people, and objects ? 51, 24, and 29 Culture objectives :
Do you feel that you have an idea of : If not, see pages : Where French is spoken and by how many people ? 15 and 22
How to address another person formally or informally, as appropriate ?
38 and 12 Grammar Objectives :
Do you feel that you understand and can use the follo-wing grammatical structures ? In addition to using them in conversation, could you demonstrate your knowledge of them on a test ?
If not, see pages :
The French alphabet, numbers, and the basics of French pronunciation ?
34 The subject pronouns and the difference between tu and vous ?
38 The conjugation of the present tense of the verb ˆetre ? 42
The concept of gender for people and things ? 38 and 45 Gender and number agreement of adjectives ? 51
If you feel that you can do all these things, congratulations ! You have taken a huge first step towards being able to communicate in French !
Answers to Written Section B Exercises
Answers to B.1.1, French pronunciation self-test, page 36 Since the answers to the self-test are given in the margin, they are not repeated in this key. However, you should have written out and corrected your answers as you did the self-test.
Answers to B.1.2, Pronunciation practice and IPA, page 37 This is an oral exercise; you do not need to write any answers.
Answers to B.2.1, French Subject Pronouns, page 39 You do not need to write the additional information in parentheses; it is there to help you understand as you check your answers. 1. vous you (formal or plural); 2. ils they; 3. on one, people; 4. nous -we; 5. elles - they (a feminine group); 6. il - he; 7. tu- you (singular informal)
Answers to B.2.2, Subject Pronouns, page 39 You do not need to write the additional information in parentheses; it is there to help you understand as you check your answers. 1. je; 2. ils (teach-ers = they; they = ils); 3. tu or vous; 4. nous (George and I = we; we=nous); 5. elle (my mother = she; she=elle); 6. il; 7. ils (Maria etc. = they; they=ils if at least one member of the group is masculine); 8. nous; 9. ils (the presidents = they; they=ils)
Answers to B.2.4, Vous and tu, page 41 1. b.; 2. probably a, but perhaps b.; 3. d.; 4. c.; 5. b.; 6. a; 7. probably b., but perhaps a.;
8. b; 9. b or a; 10. c.
Answers to B.3.1, Practice conjugation, ˆetre, page 43 You should have written the verb four times and checked it against the correct conjugation given in the text.
Answers to B.3.2, Verb endings, ˆetre, page 43 You should have filled in the final letters as follows: je suis; tu es; il est; ils sont. Je and tu forms of regular and irregular -ir and -re verbs usually end in -s; il forms in -t; ils forms in -nt.
Answers to B.3.3, Conjugating ˆetre, page 44 1. suis; 2. est; 3.
sommes; 4. est; 5. sont; 6. est; 7. ˆetes; 8. suis; 9. sont; 10.
est; 11. es; 12. sommes (Reminder : another person + I = nous).
Translation: 1. I am intelligent; 2. Marie is Mexican; 3. We are happy; 4. Philippe is small (or short); 5. They are intelligent; 6.
Helene is blonde; 7. Are you French?; 8. I am French; 9. Georges and Marie are short (or small); 10. The president is serious; 11. Are you happy?; 12. Paul and I are American.
Answers to B.4.1, Identifying Imperatives, page 45 1. Fermez;
2. Excusez; 3. Ecoutez; 4. R´ep´etez; 5. Ouvrez; 6. Ecrivez; 7.
Regardez; 8. Epelez; 9. Prenez; 10. Allez; 11. Mettez; 12. Dites (Dites is one of only two verbs in the entire language where the vous form of the imperative does not end in -ez). Translations: (You do not have to correct your translation if it has the words in slightly
different order.) 1. Close the book. 2. Excuse me, Ma’am. 3. Listen to the vocabulary. 4. Repeat the sentence. 5. John, open the door, please. 6. Marie and Jos´e, write on the board. 7. Pierre, look at the board, please. 8. Please spell your name, sir. 9. Everyone, take out (pick up) a pen. 10. Go to the board. 11. Put your homework on the desk. 12. Say hello!
Answers to B.5.1, Self-check: Gender and definite articles, page 47 Here is the explanation of the “false” answers: 1. Both people and things have gender in French. 3. The definite article has four forms in French: le, la, l’, and les. 4. The final -s on a noun is generally not pronounced, but the article may tell you whether the noun is singular or plural. 6. The singular definite article (le or la) becomes l’ before a vowel, but the plural definite article does not change before a vowel. 8. The only certain way to tell the gender of a French noun is to memorize it – learning the noun with the article will help you, because the article indicates the gender. 11.
The masculine pronoun il refers to both people and things, so il can mean either he or a masculine it. 13. People may get confused if you use the wrong pronoun or article to refer to a thing, because they may think you are referring to something else.
Answers to B.5.2, Form of definite articles, page 48 Note: Ac-cording to the directions, you had to pick the answer based on the form of the article only, disregarding whether you knew if the noun was masculine or feminine. L’ and les are used with both feminine and masculine nouns; therefore, all of those should be marked ??.
1. fem.; 2. masc. (even if the professor is a woman, the noun and therefore the article are masculine); 3. no way to tell; 4. masc.; 5.
no way to tell; 6. no way to tell; 7. no way to tell; 8. no way to tell;
9. fem.; 10. masc.
Answers to B.5.3, Definite articles and nouns, page 48 1. l’; 2.
le; 3. l’; 4. le; 5. les; 6. les; 7. la; 8. la; 9. les; 10. les
Answers to B.6.1, Chiffres 0-50, page 49 1. 42; 2. 36; 3. 11; 4.
16; 5. 21; 6. 12; 7. 18; 8. 34; 9. 13; 10. 57; 11. 29; 12. 45
Answers to B.6.2, Chiffres 0-50 en mots, page 50 Be sure to check your spelling and use of hyphens. 1. neuf; 2. quatorze; 3.
vingt-trois; 4. trente-sept; 5. quarante-quatre; 6. quinze; 7. deux;
8. quarante-neuf; 9. cinquante-huit; 10. trente et un; 11. vingt-six;
12. cinquante-sept
Answers to B.6.3, Chiffres 60-100, page 51 1. 63; 2. 86; 3. 95;
4. 79; 5. 71; 6. 84; 7. 96; 8. 62; 9. 72; 10. 90; 11. 103; 12. 67 Answers to B.6.4, Chiffres 60-100 en mots, page 51 Be sure to check your spelling and use of hyphens. 1. quatre-vingt-dix-huit;
2. soixante et un; 3. quatre-vingt-trois; 4. soixante-quinze; 5.
neuf; 6. quatre-vingt-douze; 7. quatre-vingts; 8. soixante-quatre; 9. soixante-treize; 10. quatre-vingt-dix-sept
Answers to B.7.1, Adjective endings, page 53 1. grande - grands-grandes; 2. rouge - rouges - rouges; 3. vive - vifs - vives; 4. stricte - stricts- strictes; 5. japonaise - japonais - japonaises; 6. nerveusenerveux nerveuses; 7. contente contents contentes; 8. calme -calmes- calmes
Answers to B.7.2, Adjective agreement, page 53 Marie est grande;
Suzanne est am´ericaine; Claire est fran¸caise; H´el`ene est blonde;
Marc est petit; L’acteur est content; Sa femme est brune; Philippe est intelligent; Marie et Lise sont s´erieuses; Colin et Julien sont polis;
Elles sont timides.
Answers to B.7.3, Singular to plural, page 54 1. Nous sommes intelligents; 2. Ils sont mexicains; 3. Les professeurs sont stricts; 4.
Les ´etudiantes sont s´erieuses; 5. Les stylos sont rouges; 6. Vous ˆetes enthousiastes; 7. Elles sont fran¸caises; 8. Les chaises sont conforta-bles; 9. Les fenˆetres sont ouvertes; 10. Nous sommes contentes.
Note on #6: Remember that the verb form for vous is the same whether vous has a singular or plural meaning. However, if the meaning is plural, the adjective must be in the plural form.
Answers to B.7.4, Plural to singular, page 54 1. Le sac `a dos est lourd; 2. Le devoir est difficile; 3. Je suis enthousiaste; 4. Vous ˆetes sociable? (formal singular) or Tu es sociable? (informal singular);
5. Le mur est blanc; 6. L’´etudiant est pr´esent; 7. Le t´el´ephone portable est cher; 8. Le pupitre est petit; 9. L’homme dans la classe est grand; 10. Elle est honnˆete.
Note: in #4, Vous ˆetes sociables is clearly plural because the adjec-tive is plural. When you make it singular, it could be either formal (vous) or informal (tu), but the adjective is singular in either case.
As explained in the previous exercise, the vous form of the verb remains the same whether vous has a singular or a plural meaning.
Answers to B.8.1, Questions and statements, page 55 This is an oral exercise which you may do in class or practice with a friend;
there are no set answers.
Answers to B.8.2, Questions or statements?, page 55 This is an oral exercise which you may do in class or practice with a friend;
there are no set answers.
Answers to B.8.3, Forming questions, page 56 Part 1: 1. Tu es cr´eative? 2. Tu es sportive? 3. Tu es travailleuse? 4. Tu es polie?
5. Tu es int´eressante? 6. Tu es timide?; part 2: 1. Tu es am´ericain?
2. Tu es fort? 3. Tu es studieux? 4. Tu es ´energique? 5. Tu es imaginatif? 6. Tu es calme?
Answers to Written Section C Exercises
Answers to C.1.2, Formal or informal?, page 60 The answer is given, and an explanation in parentheses of the words that indicate the level of formality. 1. informal (use of tu); 2. informal (salut, first
name); 3. informal (toi); 4. formal (Madame); 5. formal (vous); 6.
informal (salut); 7. formal (Madame); 8. formal (vous); 9. informal (first name); 10. informal (first names, te).
Answers to C.1.4, Pr ´esentations ou amis?, page 60 1. Amis - they use each other’s names. 2. Pr´esentation - they introduce themselves. 3. Amis - even though it is a formal conversation, they clearly know each other and ask how the other person is doing. 4.
Pr´esentation - the student introduces himself to his teacher.
Answers to C.1.5, Comment c¸a va?, page 60 1. bien; 2. mal (rhumatismes); 3. bien; 4. bien; 5. mal.
Answers to C.3.1, Numbers - Recognition, page 61 a. 7; b. 9;
c. 12; d. 15; e. 28; f. 34; g. 43; h. 51; i. 62; j. 76; k. 86; l. 93; m 1;
n. 4; o. 11; p. 26; q. 37; r. 40; s. 53; t. 64; u. 78; v. 84; w. 91 Answers to C.3.4, Numbers - Population, page 62 1. Belgique 10,2; 2. France 60; 3. Tunisie 9,9; 4. Mali 11,6; 5. S´en´egal 10,5; 6.
R´ep. D´em. Congo 56,6; 7. Cameroun 15,8; 8. Cˆote d’Ivoire 16,9; 9.
Suisse 7,3; 10; Alg´erie 32,8.
Answers to C.4.1, To be or not to be, page 63 1. suis; 2. est; 3.
sommes; 4. est; 5. es; 6. ˆetes; 7. sont; 8. est; 9. suis; 10. sont; 11.
sommes; 12. ˆetes.
Answers to C.4.2, Comment sont-ils?, page 63 1. sportive; 2.
de droite; 3. brune; 4. grand; 5. s´erieux; 6. intelligent; 7. facile; 8.
canadienne; 9. mexicain.
Answers to C.5.3, Les questions, page 64 Questions are #s 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11. Statements are #s 2, 5, 7, 8, and 12.
Answers to C.5.4, Les portraits, page 65 [the end of “Christophe’s”
description got cut off, so you will not have heard or written the adjectives in brackets.] Emmanuelle: fran¸caise, brune, ´energique, gentille, travailleuse, active. Christophe: fran¸cais, am´ericain, pe-tit, brun, sportif, [g´en´ereux, sociable]. Val´erie: am´ericaine, petite, brune, impatiente, anxieuse, intelligente, s´erieuse, paresseuse Make sure you had the proper spelling and gender (masculine/feminine).
Answers to Written Review Exercises
Answers to C.6.1, Dialogues, page 66 Many answers are possible.
Here are some examples: 1. Marc: Pauline, je te pr´esente S´ebastien.
Pauline: Enchant´ee. S´ebastien: Enchant´e.
2. Michel: Bonjour, je m’appelle Michel. Comment t’appelles-tu?
Marie: Je m’appelle Marie. C¸ a va, Michel? Michel: Oui, ¸ca va. Et toi? Marie; C¸ a va bien, merci.
3. Christine: Salut, Marc! (Marc arrive). Marc: Salut, Christine.
C¸ a va? Christine: Paul, je te pr´esente Marc. Paul: Bonjour, Marc.
C¸ a va? Marc: C¸ a va bien. Et toi? Paul: Oui, merci. Marc, tu es
´etudiant? Marc: Oui, je suis ´etudiant.
Answers to C.6.2, Formel ou informel?, page 66 Formel: #2,
#3, #6, #7, #8; Informel: #1, #4, #5
Answers to C.6.3, Que dit-on?, page 66 1. f; 2. c.; 3. h.; 4. g.; 5.
e.; 6. d.; 7. j.; 8. a.; 9. b.; 10. i.
Answers to C.6.4, Les instructions du professeur, page 67 1. c;
2. a; 3. b.; 4. i.; 5. d.; 6. j.; 7. e.; 8. f.; 9. g.; 10. h. (Other answers are possible for some, but I think this is the only combination that matches everything up correctly.)
Answers to C.6.5, Vocabulaire, page 67 1. Le professeur; 2. craie;
3. stylo; 4. fenˆetre / porte; 5. livre / cahier; 6. sac `a dos; 7. ´ecrivez;
8. ouverts / ferm´es; 9. bonjour; 10. Excusez
Answers to C.6.6, Le verbe ˆetre, page 67 1. sommes; 2. suis; 3.
es; 4. sont; 5. est; 6. ˆetes; 7. est; 8. est; 9. sont; 10. suis
Answers to C.6.7, Les adjectifs, page 68 You only need one ad-jective as an answer, but I have given you a few examples. Obvi-ously, your answers will probably be different; but make sure the adjective is the right form (masculine/ feminine, singular/ plural).
Ask your teacher to check your answers if you are unsure you did this correctly. 1. (if you are a man:) grand, enthousiaste, s´erieux (if you are a woman:) grande, enthousiaste, s´erieuse; 2. gentille, petite, brune; 3. brun, am´ericain, grand . . . ; 4. grand, sportif; 5.
petite, blonde, intelligente; 6. gentils, s´erieux; 7. enthousiastes, in-telligents; 8. intelligents, travailleurs; 9. brune, petite, cr´eative; 10.
int´eressantes, difficiles
Answers to C.6.8, Singular au pluriel et pluriel au singulier, page 68 1. Nous sommes contents. 2. Je suis ´etudiant(e). 3.
L’´etudiant est calme. 4. Les ´etudiantes sont gentilles. 5. Vous ˆetes fran¸cais. / Tu es fran¸cais. 6. Vous ˆetes am´ericaines. 7. Les professeurs sont patients. 8. Le devoir est facile. 9. Le stylo est rouge. 10. Les livres sont lourds. 11. Les cartes t´el´ephoniques sont ch`eres. 12. La chaise est confortable. 13. L’affiche est grande.
14. Les fenˆetres sont ouvertes. 15. Les sacs `a dos sont bruns. 16.
L’acteur est cr´eatif.