french final

Question 1

What are four different francophone holidays described in this unit?

Answer 1

le jour de l’an, la Saint-Valentin, l’action de grace, Noel. (new year’s day, valentine’s day, thanksgiving, and christmas).

Question 2

When are they celebrated and how?

Answer 2

first day of the year, february 14, 4th thursday in november, december 25

Question 3

What are some holidays that Francophones celebrate that most Americans do not?

Answer 3

la fete nationale paris: le 14 juillet, la fete nationale 1st juillet, la Saint-Jean

Question 4

How do you conjugate a regular -er verb in the present tense?

Answer 4

je: e nous: ons
tu: es vous: ez
il/elle/on: e ils/elles: ent

Question 5

List 10 regular -er verbs you do every day.

Answer 5

aimer, chercher, ecouter, etudier, aider, commencer, laisser, parler, penser, traivailler

Question 6

List 5 regular -ir verbs that you can conjugate.

Answer 6

choirir, applaudir, reagir, accomplir, agir.

Question 7

Can you conjugate a regular -re verb in the present tense?

Answer 7

je: s nous: ons
tu: s vous: ez
il/elle/on: no ending ils/elles: ent

Question 8

What are the negative expressions in French? What do they mean?

Answer 8

ne pas: not
ne personne: nobody, no one
ne rien: nothing, not anything
ne jamais: never
ne plus: no longer/not anymore
ne pas encore: not yet
ne que: nothing (but)

Question 9

What do possessive adjectives match with in French?

Answer 9

mon, ma, mes: my
ton, ta, tes: your (informal)
his/her/its: son, sa, ses
notre, notre, nos: our
votre, votre, vos: your (formal/plural)
leur, leur, leurs: their

Question 10

How do we say “my family”, “my friends” and “my teacher”?

Answer 10

ma famille, mes amis, mon proffesseur

Question 11

How do you use possessive adjectives to talk about “his books” “our house” and “their book”?

Answer 11

ses livres, notre maison, leur livre

Question 12

What would you expect to find in your own backpack? List 5 items and include the possessive adjective.

Answer 12

ma calculatrice, mes stylos, mon sac a dos, mes devoirs, mon dejener,

Question 13

What would you expect to see in your friend’s bedroom? List 5 things and include the possessive adjective (think of ChouChou’s house)

Answer 13

ses livres, leur pizza, sa musique, son chein, leurs devoirs

Question 14

How do you ask a yes/no question in French?

Answer 14

Est-ce que

Question 15

Name in French 5 different types of shows you would like to watch.

Answer 15

un dessin anime, un reportage sportif, une serie/une sitcom, un emission de tele-realite, un film

Question 16

Name 3 you types you would not like to watch.

Answer 16

un reportage sportif, la meteo, les informations

Question 17

How can you give a positive review of a show or movie?

Answer 17

les emission de tele realiste sont passionnantes

Question 18

Negative review?

Answer 18

les emission de tele realiste ne sont passionnantes pas

Question 19

What are the 6 forms of “avoir” in the present tense?

Answer 19

j’ai nous avons
tu as vous avez
il/elle a ils/elles ont

Question 20

What are the 6 forms of “etre” in the present tense?

Answer 20

je suis nous avons
tu es vous avez
il/elle/on est ils/elles sont

Question 21

How do you say that you are hungry and thirsty in French?

Answer 21

avoir faim, avoir soif

Question 22

How do you ask someone if they are hungry or thirsty in French?

Answer 22

Est-ce que tu as faim/soif?

Question 23

Which French adjectives are part of the BAGS acronym?

Answer 23

beauty, age, goodness, size

Question 24

What are the different ways to say “new” in French? When do you use each form?

Answer 24

nouveau, nouvelle {singular, masculine, feminine}
nouveaux, nouvelles {plural, masculine, feminine}

Question 25

What are the different ways to say “beautiful” in French? When do you use each form?

Answer 25

beau, belle {singular, masculine, feminine}
beaux, belles {plural, masculine, feminine}

Question 26

What are the different ways to say “old” in French? When do you use each form?

Answer 26

vieux, vieille {singular, masculine, feminine}
vieux, vieilles {plural, masculine, feminine}

Question 27

How do you say “large house” and “small car” in French? What is special about the adjectives?

Answer 27

maison grande, voiture petite

Question 28

How do you say “white house” and “expensive car” in French? What is special about the adjectives?

Answer 28

maison blanche, voiture cher

Question 29

How do you make a positive comparison in French?

Answer 29

___ est plus bonne que ___.

Question 30

How do you compare 2 shows?

Answer 30

___ est plus amusante que ___.

Question 31

How do you make a negative comparison in French?

Answer 31

___ est moins mauvais que ___.

Question 32

How would you compare 2 articles of clothing?

Answer 32

___ est plus magnonne que ____.

Question 33

List 6 positive character traits in French

Answer 33

magnonne, geniale, genereuse, heureuse, belle, intelligente

Question 34

List 3 negative character traits in French

Answer 34

vieille, egoiste, mauvaise

Question 35

Conjugate faire in the present tense.

Answer 35

je fais nous faisons
tu fais vous faites
il/elle/on fait ils/elles font

Question 36

Name 3 types of art pieces commonly found in an art museum

Answer 36

un autoportrait réaliste, une sculpture, le peintre a dessiné une nature morte