french lesson 2 notes

 

                                           Leçon 2 – Où vas-tu?

Grammaire

Les articles contractés –

The ones which mean ‘ to the/at the/in the’

i)                   Au – masc.sing. noun      e.g. au cinéma – to the cinema hall

ii)                 A la – fem sing noun        e.g. à la plage – to the beach

iii)               A l’ – masc/fem sing noun starting with a/e/i/o/u/h e.g. à l’école – to the school

iv)               Aux – masc/fem plural nouns   e.g. aux villes – to the cities

v)                 A – if someone’s name is used e.g. à Pierre – to Pierre, à Londres – to London

The ones which mean ‘of the/from the/about the’

i)                   Du – masc.sing.noun  e.g. du village – from the village

ii)                 De la – fem. Sing.noun  e.g. de la piscine – of the swimming pool

iii)               De l’ – masc/fem sing. Noun starting with a/e/i/o/u/h  e.g. de l’école – from the school

iv)               Des – plural nouns   e.g. des parents – about the parents

v)                 De – if someone’s name is used e.g. de Neha – of Neha

Vocabulaire –

1)     le cinéma

2)    Le supermarché – supermarket/mall

3)    Le magasin – shop

4)    Le stade – stadium

5)    Le restaurant

6)    La gare – railway station

7)    L’aéroport

8)    La bibliothèque – library

9)    Le musée

10)                       Le parc d’amusement

11)                       La plage – beach

12)                       La cafeteria

13)                       Le jardin – garden

14)                       Le théâtre – theatre

15)                       La piscine – swimming pool

16)                       L’école – school

17)                       Le salon – beauty parlor

18)                       Le coiffeur – hair dresser

19)                       Le garage

20)                       La poste

21)                       La banque

22)                       L’hôpital

23)                       La gym

24)                       Le zoo

25)                       Le collège

26)                       L’université

27)                       Le terrain de sports – sports ground

28)                       Le tribunal – court

29)                       La prison

30)                       Le temple

31)                       L’église – church

32)                       Le port

33)                       Le bureau – office

Les stations de radio en France

1.     Française à diffusion internationale – Radio France Internationale

2.     Francaise d’information –  France Info

3.     Publique de Monaco – RMC

4.     Nationale -  France Inter