FLVS Module 9 Review Flashcards
What is the Mintel?
The Minitel was a computer-type machine that many French homes had back in the 1980s.
What was the Mintel used for?
people could access bus, plane, train schedules, movie listings and schedules, phone guide directories, and other similar kinds of information—all right at their fingertips.
What is a cybercafé?
A place wherepeople can rent the use of a computer or other equipment, such as a scanner, for a certain period of time. They usually pay by the hour to use these machines. While they are surfing the net or answering e-mails, people might also have a snack, as most of these cybercafés do also serve food.
Indochine (French Indochina) serves as an example of what?
reciprocal influences
country
pays
the north
le nord
the south
le sud
the west
l’ouest
the east
l’est
To talk about going to or being in a country with a feminine name, use what? If the name of the country is masculine, use what?
With a feminine name, use en. With a masculine name, use au or aux.
To talk about coming back from a country with a feminine name, use what? If the name is masculine, use what?
With a feminine name, use de or d’ (when a word begins with a vowel) without the article. With a masculine name, use du or des.
Most country names are what?
Feminine.
All countries that end in -e are ____ except le Mexique, le Mozambique, Le Cambodge, le Zimbabwe.
Feminine.
Where?
Où?
From where?
D’où?
