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Unité 4 Le monde personnel et familier
Leçon 10: Vive la différence!
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Haiti occupies the western part of the large Caribbean island on masters in 1805 and established the first independent Black nation in modern history. Today many Haitians have emigrated to France, Canada, and especially to the United States. There are sizable Haitian communities in Florida and in cities along the northeastern seaboard. Haitians are friendly, industrious, and artistic people. In the twentieth century, Haitian painters developed their own widely appreciated folk art style and Haitian paintings are now in collections around the world. The Haitians also love music, especially compas or kompas which highlights a variety of instruments including conga drums, guitar, and keyboard. Its creole lyrics are expressed against a background of African, Caribbean, reggae, and rock rhythms. Haitian creole cuisine, which features rice dishes, pork, and shellfish, is often quite spicy. Typical Haitian dishes include griots (fried pork), riz djon-djon (rice with mushrooms), and pain patate (sweet potato cake).
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A. Le verbe avoir The verb avoir (to have, to own) is irregular. Note the forms of this verb in the present tense. avoir to have j’ ai I have J’ai une copine à Québec. nous_avons we have Nous_avons un ordinateur. → There is liaison in the forms: nous_avons, vous_avez, ils_ont, elles_ont.
VOCABULAIRE Expressions avec avoir avoir faim to be hungry J’ai faim. Et toi, est-ce que tu as faim?
B. Les noms et les articles: masculin et féminin LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE NOUNS are words that designate people, animals, objects, and things. In French, all nouns have GENDER: they are either MASCULINE or FEMININE.
NOUNS • Nouns designating PEOPLE
→EXCEPTIONS
• Nouns designating ANIMALS, OBJECTS, and THINGS
LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE Nouns are often introduced by ARTICLES. In French, ARTICLES have the same gender as the nouns they introduce. ARTICLES Note the forms of the articles in the chart below.
INDEFINITE un a, an une a, an un garçon une fille DEFINITE le the la the le garçon la fille → Both le and la become l’ before a vowel sound:
LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE Nouns may be replaced by PRONOUNS. In French, PRONOUNS have the same gender as the nouns they replace. PRONOUNS Note the forms of the pronouns in the chart below. MASCULINE il he Où est le garçon? Il est en classe. .FEMININE elle she Où est la fille? Elle est en ville.
C. Les noms et les articles: le pluriel Compare the singular and plural forms of the articles and nouns in the sentences below.
PLURAL NOUNS In written French, the plural of most nouns is formed as follows:
→ If the noun ends in -s in the singular, the singular and plural forms are the same.
→ In spoken French, the final -s of the plural is always silent. → NOTE: des gens (people) is always plural. Compare:
SINGULAR AND PLURAL ARTICLES The forms of the articles are summarized in the chart below.
DEFINITE ARTICLE le (l’) the les the les garçons les_ordinateurs
INDEFINITE ARTICLE un a, an des some des garçons des_ordinateurs
→ There is liaison after les and des when the next word begins with a vowel sound → Des corresponds to the English article some. While some is often omitted in English, des must be expressed in French. Contrast:
Les articiles: PowerPoint D. L’article indéfini dans les phrases négatives Compare the forms of the indefinite article in affirmative and negative sentences.
Tu as un vélo? Non, je n’ai pas de vélo. No, I don’t have a bike. After a NEGATIVE verb:
→ Note that pas de becomes pas d’ before a vowel sound.
→The negative form of il y a is il n’y a pas: Dans ma chambre,
→ After être, the articles un, une, and des do not change.
VOCABULAIRE Expression pour la conversation → How to contradict a negative statement or question:
E. L’usage de l’article défini dans le sens général In French, the definite article (le, la, les) is used more often than in English. Note its use in the following sentences.
LANGUAGE COMPARISONS In contrast with English, French uses the definite article (le, la, les) to introduce ABSTRACT nouns, or nouns used in a GENERAL or COLLECTIVE sense. F. L’usage de l’article défini avec les jours de la semaine Compare the following sentences.
To indicate a repeated or habitual event, French uses the construction:
→ When an event happens only once, no article is used.
Prononciation le /lə/ les /le/ Les articles le et les Be sure to distinguish between the pronunciation of le and les. In spoken French, that is often the only way to tell the difference between a singular and a plural noun. Répétez: /lə/ le le sac le vélo le portable le copain le voisin
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