GNS Textbook Draft 1 PDF
GNS Textbook Draft 1 PDF
GNS Textbook Draft 1 PDF
Bonjour ! Comment ça va ?
I - LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning how to make contact, draw someone’s attention,
ask after people, respond to questions about how you’re doing as well as ask for direction
using the French verb chercher [= to look for]. You will also learn the French alphabet, how
to use the definite and indefinite articles as well as how to conjugate the verbs être [= to be],
avoir [= to have] and s’appeler [= to be known], a verb used to introduce oneself and others.
III - DIALOGUES
1 : Bonjour ! Je m’appelle…
In this dialogue, Taiye, who is new on campus, approaches Emeka to ask for direction
to the Department of French. Emeka obliges him and points to the office, which
happened to be just two doors away on the right [= la deuxième porte à droite].
Comprehension questions
1. Is Taiye a “staylite” or a “fresher”?
2. Taiye is seeking help to find (a) the University library, or (b) the Department of English,
or (c) the Department of French?
3. What does Taiye say to draw Emeka’s attention?
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2 : Elle s’appelle Maja…
In this dialogue, which occurs a few days after they first met, Emeka runs into Taiye
again. This time, Emeka is with his girlfriend [= copine], Maja. Emeka introduces Maja
to Taiye, taking the pain to spell out her name. Because Maja thinks—and actually
remarks—that Taiye looks quite young, she asks him how old he is.
EMEKA : Tiens, salut Taiye ! Comment ça va ?
TAIYE : Ça va bien, merci. Et toi ?
EMEKA : Moi aussi, je vais très bien, merci… Voici ma copine. Elle s’appelle Maja, Maja
avec un ‘j’ [= Maja with a ‘j’] : M-A-J-A !
MAJA : Enchantée, Taiye [= Nice to meet you, Taiye.] ! Euh…, tu as l’air très jeune… [= You
look quite young, Taiye…] Quel âge as-tu ?
TAIYE : Ah, j’ai seize ans. [= I am sixteen years old.]
Comprehension questions
1. What is the relationship between Emeka and Maja?”
2. When Emeka says “Maja avec un ‘j’” [= Maja with a ‘j’], he suggests a) ‘Maja’ is a
foreign name. b) ‘Maja’ can also be spelled in other ways c) Maja is difficult to spell.
3. How old is Taiye? Could you repeat the exact same sentence Taiye uses to tell his age?
Dialogue-based Activities
Phonetic drill
This segment is designed to provide you with additional pronunciation, intonation and pace
practice with materials from the dialogues. Play back the corresponding audio and repeat after
each sequence, making sure to imitate as closely as possible the pronunciation, intonation and
pace of the speaker in the audio.
Pardon, excuse-moi...
Bonjour !
o Bonjour, monsieur !
o Bonjour, Emeka !
Enchanté !
o Enchantée, Taiye !
Je peux t'aider. [= I can help you.]
o Je peux t'aider ? [= How may I help you?]
Je vais bien !
o Je vais très bien !
o Je vais très bien, merci !
o Moi aussi, je vais très bien, merci !
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Role plays
1. Try practicing with the dialogue audios two, three or even more times until you have
memorized them and then without reading from your manual, work with a classmate
to reenact it. (Even if you are working by yourself, you can still take on all the roles.)
2. Replace the identities of the characters in the dialogue, with you now as one of the
characters.
3. Imagine the conversation in the first dialogue is between you and one of your
lecturers. Pay attention to the things that need to change: excuse-moi excusez-moi;
bonjour bonjour, monsieur; etc.
For the second dialogue, let the conversation be between you and your lecturer and his
spouse. Again, pay attention to the things that need to change.
IV - COMMUNICATION FOCUS
1. Introducing oneself or others
a. Je m’appelle… ; Je suis…
b. Je m’appelle Emeka.
c. Je suis Emeka.
2. Establishing contact
a. Bonjour ! ; Salut !
b. Bonjour, Emeka ! ; Salut, Taiye !
c. Bonjour monsieur/madame/mademoiselle/tout le monde !
Note: You can only use Salut with a classmate, a friend, etc., but not with your
teacher, an older person, a stranger or someone you’re not on first name terms
with.
3. Drawing someone’s attention
a. Tiens, …
b. Pardon…
c. Excuse-moi…; Excusez-moi…
Note: Taiye will say “Excuse-moi…” to Emeka because they are fellow students,
mates or friends. On the other hand, if he is speaking to the teacher, an older
person, a stranger or more generally someone he is not on first-name terms with,
we would have to say: Excusez-moi…; Excusez-moi, monsieur…; Excusez-moi
madame…; etc.
V - LANGUAGE FOCUS
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b bay g zhay L ell
c say h ash m em
d day I ee n en
e euh J zhee o oh
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p pay t tay x eks
q coo u u y ee-grek
r err v vay z zed
s ess w doob-ley-vay
Spelling in French
a. Ma mère s’appelle ……….. [Complete with your mother’s first name and then spell
it.]
b. Introduce yourself and then spell your last name, e.g.,
Je m’appelle Tunde Fatorki: F-A-T-O-R-K-I!
OR
Je suis Tunde Fatorki: F-A-T-O-R-K-I !
Conjugation of the verbs être [= to be], avoir [= to have] and s’appeler [= to be known as]
In the dialogues, we encountered the following verbs:
excuser [= to excuse]: Excuse-moi…
pouvoir [= modal verb ‘can’]: je peux…
aider [= to assist, to help]: Je peux t’aider ?
s’appeler [=to be known as…]: Je m’appelle…
chercher [= to look for]: Je cherche…
être [= to be]:Je suis…
aller [= to go] : Je vais très bien…
avoir [= to have] : Quel âge as-tu ?
However, in this language focus section, we focus on and learn how to conjugate in the
present indicative only three of these: être and avoir (easily two of the most frequent verbs in
French because of their status as both auxiliary and full verbs and also their use in a host of
expressions, e.g., J’ai seize ans [= I am sixteen years old.]) as well as the pronominal verb
s’appeler used to introduce oneself.
To conjugate a verb is simply to work out the different forms the verb can take relative to the
grammatical persons (I, you, h/she, we, etc.) in a sentence. It is very important to learn how to
do this almost intuitively if you want to be able speak in grammatically correct and fluent
French.
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est… sont a …
tu vous vous
t’appelles… appelez …
EXERCISES
Complete with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Example: Elle ……………………. Folashade. (s’appeler)
Elle...s’appelle…Folashade.
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la voiture (f) [= the car] les voitures
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Masculine Singular Form Plural Form
un des
un garçon (m) [= a boy] des garçons
un vélo (m) [= a bicycle] des vélos
un livre (m) [= a book] des livres
un professeur (m) [= a teacher] des professeurs
un tableau blanc (m) [= a des tableaux blancs
whiteboard]
EXERCISES
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate article: un, une, des; le, la, l’, les.
Example:
1. Je mange [= I am eating] ……… banane (f).
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4. ………… étudiants de de M. Ojo [= Monsieur Ojo’s students] sont dans la salle de
classe [= in the classroom].
CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learned how to say ‘Hi’ or make contact using the following expressions:
Bonjour, Emeka !
Bonjour, monsieur !
Salut, Taiye !
Pardon, excuse-moi…
Pardon, excusez-moi, monsieur…
Tiens, Taiye…
You further learned how to conjugate in the present indicative three important verbs in
French, i.e. être [= to be], avoir [= to have] and s’appeler [= to be known as], which is used to
introduce oneself or someone. You may want to return to the conjugation tables for these
verbs above to revise them.
Finally, you learned about the uses and forms of the definite and indefinite articles (le, la, l’
and les for the definite article and un, une, des for the indefinite article), vary with the gender
and number of the nouns they determine.
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Lesson 2
Se présenter
I-LESSON PREVIEW
This lesson will be the continuation of Lesson 1. In this lesson, you are going to be learning
how to introduce a friend, meet someone through a friend, welcome someone, respond to
questions about how someone is doing as well as ask / say your or someone’s nationality and
profession. You will also learn how to form the plural of nouns as well as the number and
gender of Adjectives in French.
II-EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Introduce a friend from another country as well as inquire about how he or she is
doing
2. Form the plural of nouns in French,
3. Form the number and gender of adjectives in French
4. Say nationalities and professions in French
III-DIALOGUES
1 : Kunle rencontre encore Kemi (Kunle meets Kemi again)
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In this dialogue, Kunle, who is Kemi’s school friend meets again and asks her why she is still
here. Kemi responds that she is waiting for a friend, who is coming from Côte d’Ivoire. He is
an Ivorian [Il est ivoirien].
KUNLE : Kemi, tu es encore là? [Kemi, are you still here?]
KEMI : Oui, j’attends un ami. [Yes, I am waiting for a friend]
KUNLE : lequel ? [Which one ?]
KEMI : Il est le fils de l’ami de mon père [He is the son of my father’s friend]. Il s’appelle
Yao
[His name is Yao]. Il est étudiant d’anglais à l’université d’Abidjan [He is a student of
English at the Université d’Abidjan].
KUNLE : Il vient donc de la Côte d’Ivoire? [So, he comes from Côte d’Ivoire?]
KEMI : Oui, il est ivoirien. [Yes, he is an Ivorian]
Comprehension questions
1. Who is Yao?
2. Is he a student of French?
4. Is he a Nigerian?
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l’Hôpital Général de Cocody. [Me, I am studying English at the University of Abidjan
and my father is a medical doctor at the General Hospital of Cocody]
Comprehension questions
1. Is Kunle a student of English at the University of Abidjan?
2. Is Yao a teacher?
IV-COMMUNICATION FOCUS
1. Introducing someone
a. Il est le fils de l’ami de mon père ; Elle est le/la………………..
2. Welcoming someone
a. Tu es le bienvenu ; Vous êtes le/la/les…………………………
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Plural of nouns ending in – au=aux: un bateau [a boat] ----------- des bateaux
un gâteau [a cake] ---------- des gâteaux
un tuyau [a pipe] ---------- des tuyaux
un drapeau [a flag] -------- des drapeaux
Attention ! The plural of some nouns in au ends with s instead of x : les landaus, les sarraus
Plural of nouns ending in – eu=eux : un cheveu [a hair] ---------- des cheveux
un lieu [a space] ------------- des lieux
Attention ! The plural of some nouns in eu ends with s instead of x: les bleus, les pneus
Plural of nouns ending in –ou=ous: un sou [a penny] -------- des sous
un trou [a hole] -------- des trous
Attention ! The plural of some nouns in ou ends with x instead of s: des bijoux, des cailloux,
des genoux, des hiboux etc.
Note:
1) Nouns are always preceded by articles in French although there are a few exceptions.
2) When a singular noun ends in –s, -x, or –z the plural form remains the same:
4. Les filles de notre professeur ont des (gâteau) dans leurs………… (sac).
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8. Fais attention aux …………. (chacal) de ce village.
Feminine
Singular Plural
La fille est grande [The girl is tall] Les filles sont grandes
Voici une histoire importante [Here is an Voici des histoires importantes
important story]
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Note:
1. When a masculine adjective ends in e, the feminine remains the same.
Attention! In French, the adjective follows the noun in general but there are some exceptions.
Beau [Nice] Mon père a une belle voiture.
Joli [Beautiful] C’est la jolie moto de mon oncle.
Bon [Good] La fille du professeur aime les bons amis.
Grand [Tall] C’est un grand garçon.
Mauvais [Bad] Les mauvais étudiants ne viennent pas en classe.
Gros [Fat] C’est une grosse fille.
Petit [Small] La petite fille est calme.
Bref [Brief] C’est une brève maladie.
Faux [False] Ma mère a un faux billet de 1000 naira.
Jeune [Young] Le jeune homme est gentil.
Nouveau [New] Le nouveau marché est grand.
Meilleur [Best] Le meilleur ami de mon oncle est riche.
EXERCISES
Put in the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
Example: Les femmes de mon oncle sont ………. (gentil)
Les enfants de mon oncle sont gentils. [kind/nice]
1. Le frère de mon ami est ………….. (calme)
Nationalities
As with majority of the French Adjectives, there is a masculine and feminine form for most of
the names of nationalities. Generally, all you need to do is to add an “–e” to the masculine
form.
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Olivier est français.[Olivier is French] Brigitte est française.
Note: The names of nationalities in French are written in small letters, unlike in the English
language.
Some masculine and feminine forms of nationalities in French
Masculine Feminine
Diouf est sénégalais. [Diouf is a Senegalese] Aminata est sénégalaise.
Adewale est nigérian. […….. Nigerian] Chioma est nigériane.
Biya est camerounais. […….. Cameroonian] Calixthe est camerounaise.
Kabila est congolais. [………… Congolese] Pauline est congolaise.
Kroos est allemand. […………… German] Lena est allemande.
Kagawa est japonais. [………… Japanese] Yui est japonaise.
Kane est anglais. [……………. English] Elizabeth est anglaise.
Most of the time it will change the pronunciation but there are some exceptions where it
remains the same.
Paulo est espagnol [……….. Spanish] Paula est
espagnole
If the masculine form ends with “en”, you need to double the “n” before adding “e” to get the
feminine form.
Koffi est ghanéen. [Koffi is a Ghanaian] Mercy est ghanéenne.
Cissé est malien. […… Malian] Ramatou est malienne.
If the name of the adjective of nationality ends with e, the word remains the same.
Paul est russe [………. Russian] Marie est russe.
EXERCISES
Follow the example :
Monsieur Macron est (France)
Monsieur Macron est français.
1) Kodjo est (Bénin)
………………………………………………………………………..
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3) Venance est (Côte d’Ivoire)
………………………………………………………………
Professions
Professions can be divided into two groups namely A and B:
A. Masculine Feminine
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3. Funke Akindele est ……………………………………………………………………
CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learned how to introduce someone using the following expressions:
- Il est le fils de l’ami de mon père
- Il s’appelle Yao
- Il est étudiant
- Il est ivoirien
You also learned how to welcome someone:
- Tu es le bienvenu
- Sois le bienvenu
In addition, you learned how to form the plural of nouns as well as number and gender of
adjectives in French.
You further learned how to say nationalities in French, i.e. français [French], malien [Malian]
etc. You may want to return to the “nationalities” section above to revise their masculine and
feminine forms.
Finally, you learned professions in French, i.e. chanteur/chanteuse [Singer], avocat/avocate
[Lawyer], pilote/pilote etc. You may also return to the “professions” section above to revise
their masculine and feminine forms.
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Lesson 3
Dans une école
I - LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning words associated with school, objects in the
classroom, objects outside the classroom, places in the school compound, respond to
questions about what you are doing, where you are going as well as ask for where your school
friends and mates are using the French verb faire [= to do] and aller [= to go]. You will also
learn how to conjugate the French –er verbs.
III - DIALOGUES
1: Dans une école
In this dialogue, it is the first day of the new session, three new students [Dupe, Bunmi and Titi] while
chatting move around the school compound to locate their classroom.
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DUPE: Il y a [There are] sept salles de classes [seven classrooms] dans cette [in this] école
BUNMI: J’aime[I like] la nouvelle bibliothèque [new library]. Elle est belle. [It is beautiful]
TITI: Voici [This is] notre classe. Il y a des nouvelles chaises[chairs] et tables bien
arrangées[well arranged]
BUNMI: Le tableau-noir [blackboard] est bon [good] et le ventilateur [fan] marche très bien
[works very well].
DUPE: Voilà [That is] le livre de français [French textbook], les craies [chalks], le chiffon
[duster], la règle [ruler] et la gomme [eraser] sur [on] la table du professeur [teacher’s
table].
BUNMI : Voilà l’horloge [wall clock] et le tableau-blanc [white board] à coté de [beside] la
fenêtre [window].
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TITI: Voici un cahier [exercise book/note book]. S’il te plait [please] Dupe, est-ce que tu as
un
stylo[pen] dans ton sac [your bag]?
DUPE: Non. Je n’ai pas [I don’t have] un stylo. J’ai un crayon[pencil] et une feuille blanche
[a
white sheet].
Comprehension questions
4. List 5 objects in the class mentioned in the dialogue.
5. The whiteboard in the class is located ………….. (a) on the window (b) beside the
window (c) in the window
6. How many classrooms are there in the school?
7. Who likes the new library?
8. Who asks for a pen? (a) Dupe (b) Titi (c) Bunmi
2: Pendant la recréation
In this dialogue, it is the school’s break time after the morning lessons. The three new students
[Dupe, Bunmi and Titi] come outside the classroom to have lunch and observe their rest time
with each of them having different things to do with their leisure time.
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Dupe: Allons-y [Let us go]. J’ai besoin [I need] de l’eau [water] et des bonbons [sweets] aussi
[also].
Bunmi: Moi, je ne mange pas. Je veux jouer [want to play] au football.
Dupe et Titi: Ah bon ! Tu es un bon sportif ![good sportman]
Bunmi: Merci chères amies. Au revoir.
Titi et Dupe: Fais attention [be careful] au terrain[on the field] Bunmi !
Comprehension questions
1. Who is a good sportsman?
2. Who is hungry?
3. What does Dupe want to buy at the restaurant?
4. Who wants to play football?
5. Who ask Bunmi to be careful on the field?
3: Au terrain de l’école
In this dialogue, Bunmi is playing ball on the school field. One of the teachers meets with her. The
teacher asks after her friend and demands why she is playing on the field without her friends. Bunmi
and the teacher thereafter discuss their preferred sports.
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LE PROFESSEUR: Bon ! J’aime le ping-pong [tennis] et le basketball.
BUNMI: Moi, je préfère le football aux autres [others].
Comprehension questions
1. Who likes playing football ?
2. Who likes table tennis ?
3. Who prefers football to other games?
4. Who does not love sport?
5. What is Bunmi doing?
IV-COMMUNICATION FOCUS
1. Drawing someone’s attention to something
a. Voici…..; Voilà
b. Voici un cahier.
c. Voilà l’horloge et le tableau-blanc à coté de la fenêtre.
2. Making a choice
a. J’aime….. ; Je préfère
b. J’aime le ping-pong.
c. Je préfère le football.
V-LANGUAGE FOCUS
Conjugation of ‘-ER’ verbs and irregular verbs ‘aller’ and ‘faire’ in the present tense
In the dialogues, we encountered the following verbs:
- aimer [= to like, to love]: J’aime le ping-pong…
- s’excuser [= to excuse oneself]: Excusez-moi…..
- enseigner [= to teach]: Le professeur enseigne…..
- marcher [= to walk, to work] : Le ventilateur marche très….
- manger [= to eat]: Je ne mange pas…….
- jouer [= to play]: Je joue au……
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- assister à [= to partake in, to take part in] : Elles n’assistent pas aux…..
- rencontrer [= to meet]: Le professeur rencontre….
- préparer [= to prepare]: Je prépare pour…
- préférer [= to prefer]: Je préfère le……..
- être [= to be]: Elles sont au…..
- avoir [= to have]: J’ai besoin de…….
- faire [= to do]: Fais attention….
- aller [= to go]: Je vais au…….
Now, let us learn how to conjugate ‘-er’ verbs in the present indicative:
In French, verbs are grouped into three. All the verbs that end in –‘ER’ (except the verb
ALLER – to go) belong to the first group. Examples of –‘ER’ verbs are: regarder, parler,
étudier.
To conjugate “–ER” verbs, you remove the ‘ER’-ending to get the stem (radical), then add:
e, es, e, e, ons, ez, ent, ent to the radical with respect to the personal pronouns. That is:
parler remove ‘–er’ it remains ‘parl’
‘parl’ therefore is the stem, then you add the endings below to the stem according to the
pronoun used.
Je Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles
E es e e ons ez ent ent
Examples:
Regarder – To look at Prier -- To pray
Regard er = regard pri er = pri
Je regarde = I look at / I am looking at Je prie = I pray / I am praying
Tu regardes = You look at / You are looking at Tu pries = You pray / You are praying
Il regarde = He looks at / He is looking at Il prie = He prays / He is praying
Elle regarde = She looks at / She is looking at Elle prie = She prays / She is praying
Nous regardons = We look at / We are looking at Nous prions = We pray / We are praying
Vous regardez = You look at / You are looking at Vous priez = You pray / You are praying
Ils regardent = They look at / They are looking at Ils prient = They pray / They are praying
Elles regardent = They look at / They are looking at Elles prient = They pray / They are praying
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Note: There is a difference in the notion of time between English and French languages. While
French language expresses time at its precise moment the action is taking place, English language
acknowledges the duration of the action.
However, there are some “–ER” verbs with slight variations of the standard conjugation in
their stems. Let us consider them in types.
For pronunciation reasons, verbs that end in “GER” and “CER” have slight variation in their
conjugation.
Type 1:
For “-GER” verbs: When the ‘g’ comes directly before vowel ‘o’ or ‘a’, you conjugate by
adding ‘e’ to the stem of ‘nous’ before adding the “–ER” verbs ending.
Example :
Voyager – To travel
Voyag er = voyag
Je voyage = I travel / I am travelling
Tu voyages = You travel / You are travelling
Il voyage = He travels / He is travelling
Elle voyage = She travels / She is travelling
*Nous voyageons* = We travel / We are travelling
Vous voyagez = You travel / You are travelling
Ils voyagent = They travel / They are travelling
Ells voyagent = They travel / They are travelling
Some other verbs in this category include: manger (to eat), changer (to change), bouger (to
move), arranger (to arrange), corriger (to correct), décourager (to discourage), diriger (to
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direct), encourager (to encourage), démémager (to disturb), juger (to judge), loger (to
lodge), mélanger (to mix), nager (to swim), partager (to share)
Type 2:
For verbs that end in “-CER”: You conjugate by adding a cedilla to the ‘c’ in the stem of
“nous’ form. That is the ‘c’ becomes (ç).
Example :
Annoncer – To announce
annonc er = annonc
J’annonce = I announce / I am announcing
Tu annonces = You announce / You are announcing
Il annonce = He announces / He is announcing
Elle annonce = She announces / She is announcing
*Nous annonçons* = We announce / We are announcing
Vous annoncez = You announce / You are announcing
Ils annoncent = They announce / They are announcing
Ells annoncent = They announce / They are announcing
Some other verbs in this category include: commencer (to start / begin), advancer (to
advance), divorcer (to divorce), prononcer (to pronounce), remplacer (to replace), menace
(to threaten), denouncer (to denounce), renoncer (to renounce), effacer (to erase)
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Ils jettent = They throw / They are throwing Ils voyagent = They call / They are calling
Elles jettent = They throw / They are Ells voyagent = They call / They are calling
throwing
Some other verbs in this category include: épeler (to spell), rappeler (to call back / recall),
renouveler (to renew), projeter (to project), rejecter (to reject), hoqueter (to hiccup)
Type 4: “é(-)er”
For all the verbs that end in: é(-)er, you change the “é” to “è” in the conjugation with the
personal pronouns except ‘nous and vous’ before adding the endings.
Example :
considérer -- To consider
considér er = considér (change é to è) = considèr
Je considère = I consider / I am considering
Tu considères = You consider / You are considering
Il considère = He considers / He is considering
Elle considère = She considers / She is considering
*Nous considérons* = We consider / We are considering
*Vous considérez* = You consider / You are considering
Ils considèrent = They consider / They are considering
Elles considèrent = They consider / They are considering
Some verbs in this category involves: compléter (to complete), altérer (to alter), célébrer (to
celebrate), exagérer (to exaggerate), repéter (to repeat), preférer (to prefer), refléter (to
reflect), suggérer (to suggest), espérer (to hope)
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Tu achètes = You buy / You are buying Tu promènes = You walk / You are walking
Il achète = He buys / He is buying Il promène = He walks / He is walking
Elle achète = She buys / She is buying Elle promène = She walks / She is walking
*Nous achètons* = We buy / We are *Nous promenons* = We walk / We are
buying walking
*Vous achètez* = You buy / You are *Vous promenez* = You walk / You are
buying walking
Ils achètent = They buy / They are buying Ils prominent = They walk / They are walking
Elles achètent = They buy / They are Ells prominent = They walk / They are walking
buying
Some other verbs in this category includes: amener (to take / bring), enlever (to remove),
mener (to lead), lever (to lift / raise), peser (to weigh)
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Some other verbs in this category include: employer (to employ/ use), nettoyer (to clean),
ennuyer (to bore / irritate), appuyer (to lean/press)
(b) With verbs that end in “–ayer”, the stem-change is optional. The ‘y’ may be changed to ‘i’
in the personal pronouns (except 1st and 2nd plural: nous and vous) or be retained as ‘y’ for
all the personal pronouns in the conjugation before adding the ending
Examples :
payer -- To pay payer – To pay
pay er = pay pay er = pay (change ‘y’ to ‘i’) = pai
Je paye = I pay / I am paying Je paie = I pay / I am paying
Tu payes = You pay / You are paying Tu paies = You pay / You are paying
Il paye = He pays / He is paying Il paie = He pays / He is paying
Elle paye = She pays / She is paying Elle paie = She pays / She is paying
*Nous payons* = We pay / We are paying *Nous payons* = We pay / We are paying
*Vous payez* = You pay / You are paying *Vous payez* = You pay / You are paying
Ils payent = They pay / They are paying Ils paient = They pay / They are paying
Elles payent = They pay / They are paying Ells paient = They pay / They are paying
Some other verbs in this category include: essayer (to try), balayer (to sweep), effrayer (to
frighten)
Summarizing the model for the conjugation of the stem-changing ‘-ER’ verbs
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 6 Type 7
voyager annoncer Jeter / appeler considérer acheter employer payer
Je voyage J’annonce jette / appelle considère achète J’emploie paye / paie
Tu voyages annonces jettes / appelles considères achètes emploies payes / paies
Il voyage annonce Jette / appelle considère achète emploie paye / paie
Elle voyage annonce Jette / appelle considère achète emploie paye / paie
Nous voyageons annonçons Jetons / appelons considérons achetons employons payons
Vous voyagez annonçez Jetez / appelez considérez achetez employez payez
Ils voyagent annoncent Jettent / appellent considèrent achètent emploient payent / paient
Elles voyagent annoncent Jettent / appellent considèrent achètent emploient payent/ paient
EXERCISES
Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets
(i) Son oncle [= his uncle] ………………….. le frais scolaire [= school fee]. (payer)
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(ii) Nous …………………….. au restaurant (manger)
(iii)Tu …………………. une voiture [= car]. (avoir)
(iv) La fille [= the girl] …………… les bonbons [sweets] aux amies [friends]. (jeter)
(v) Ils …………………. un couteau [= knife]. (chercher)
(vi) Mes soeurs [= my sisters] ………………… leurs devoirs [assignments]. (faire)
(vii) Vous ………………….. le repas [= meal]. (préparer)
(viii) Nos professeurs [= our teachers]……………….. bien [= well]. (enseigner)
(ix) Tes cousins [= your cousins] ………….. au campus (habiter)
(x) Elles ……………….. des enfants [children]. (appeler)
Irregular verbs ‘aller’(to go) and ‘faire’(to do) in the present indicative
Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular method of conjugation of their verb
endings. That is; they have their own unique set of ending for different tenses. All irregular
verbs belong to the third group of French verbs.
aller faire
je vais je fais
tu vas tu fais
il va il fait
elle va elle fait
nous allons nous faisons
vous allez vous faites
ils vont ils font
elles vont elles font
Examples:
- Vous …………… deux filles [two daughters]. (avoir)
Vous avez deux filles
EXERCISES
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Complete with the correct form of the irregular verbs in brackets
(i) Les enfants [= the children] ………………….. à l’école [school]. (aller)
(ii) Vous ……….. la vaisselle [= dishes/plates]. (faire)
(iii)Ma mère ………….. un sac [= a bag]. (avoir)
(iv) La secrétaire [= the secretary] …………… le résumé [= summary]. (faire)
(v) Je …………… à l’hôpital [= hospital]. (aller)
(vi) Le garçon [= the boy] ………….. un chien [dog]. (avoir)
(vii) Je ……….. le travail [work]. (faire)
(viii) Vos tantes [= your aunts]……………. des voitures [= cars]. (avoir)
(ix) Les étudiants [= the students] …………….. en France. (aller)
(x) Tu ………….. du riz [rice]. (avoir)
CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learnt some French words of some objects in the class:
Tableau-noir / Tableau-blanc
Stylo/ crayon
Livre de Français
Restaurant
Terrain
Le basketball
Le ping-pong
Jouer au football
You further learnt how to conjugate in the present indicative the –er verbs in French and the
different variations in some –er verbs based on pronunciation and or accents.
Finally, you learnt two irregular verbs. i.e. aller [= to go] and faire [= to have]. You may
want to return to the conjugation tables for these verbs above to revise them.
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Lesson 4
I-LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning different diseases most especially, the most recent
one- corona virus, its symptoms and means of transmission. You will equally learn from the
dialogue between Bisi and Janet which is based on the preventive measures against corona
virus. You will also learn the different negative forms of sentences in French.
III-DIALOGUES
1: Le coronavirus…
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In this dialogue, the teacher instructs the students on different diseases. The students are asked
to mention the different diseases they are familiar with. The class captain identifies the most
recent disease (Le coronavirus). The teacher explains the causes and symptoms of the disease.
Comprehension questions
In the second dialogue, this occurs after the class. Bisi and Janet are discussing the major
preventive measures against corona virus. Bisi states that corona virus is pandemic and Janet
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also comments that adequate hygiene like washing hands with soap is an antidote to corona
virus.
JANET : C’est vrai, la maladie est dangereuse mais ; une hygiène adéquate peut aider à
réduire le risque de transmettre l’infection. Et on doit laver les mains souvent
avec
l’eau et savon.
BISI : Merci beaucoup.
JANET : Pas de quoi. A bientôt.
Comprehension questions
1. Mention the characters in the text.
2. What is the response of Janet about the last lesson?
3. What measures can be taken to avoid corona virus?
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b. Les différentes maladies sont la toux, mal à
la tête, mal au ventre.
c. Je suis au courant du coronavirus.
d. coronavirus est pandémique.
2. Drawing someone’s attention
Excellent ! (Pause …) Responsable ?
V- LANGUAGE FOCUS
There are several ways of expressing negation in French as equally applicable to English. The
following are the different forms of expressing negation in French.
Negation with:
i. Ne … pas [not]
ii. Ne … rien [nothing]
iii. Ne … jamais [never]
iv. Ne … personne [nobody]
v. Ne … plus [no more, no longer]
vi. Ne … aucun(e) [no]
vii. Ne … guère [hardly, barely]
Note: Generally, to express negative sentences in French, ne is placed before the verbs and
other forms are placed after the verbs.
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i. Mon ami a une grande voiture. …….. Mon ami n’a rien une grande voiture.
[car]
ii. Mes amis ont trois maisons. ……... Mes amis n’ont rien trois maisons.
[houses]
iii. Le cultivateur ramasse les herbes [grasses] …….. Le cultivateur ne ramasse
rien les herbes.
iv. Femi mange une pomme[apple] …….. Femi ne mange rien une pomme.
i. J’ai envie de quitter mon pays … Je n’ai aucune envie de quitter mon pays.
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ii. Ils ont un problème. …Ils n’ont aucun problème.
iii. Tu as une amie chilienne ? … Non, je n’ai aucune amie chilienne.
EXERCISES
………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………….
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CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learned different diseases such as cough, malaria, head ache, stomach ache
and the bone of discourse is the corona virus using the following expressions.
- Maladie !
- Le coronavirus
- La maladie du coronavirus est pandémique.
You also learned different negative forms of sentences in French. You equally learned that
expressing negative sentences in French, ne is placed before the verbs and other forms are
placed after the verbs. For example, nous ne mangeons pas bien. [we don’t eat well], ma mère
n’est pas infirmière. [My mother is not a nurse]
Lesson 5
Au Marché
I-LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning how to ask and responding to questions about
selling and buying goods in shops. You will also learn how to conjugate second group verbs
ending in IR in present tense, definite articles after the prepositions “à’ and “de” as well as
cardinal and ordinal numbers 1-50.
II- EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to
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1. Know new words /expressions used to sell and buy goods in shops.
2. Conjugate 2nd group verbs ending in IR.
3. Know the correct use of definite articles after the prepositions “à” and “de”.
4. Count cardinal and ordinal numbers from 1-50 in French.
III-DIALOGUES
1 : La boutique de M. Jean
In this dialogue, Mr. Jean welcomes Mme Olivier to his shop. He asks her what she wants to
buy. She then responds that she wants to buy some shoes and clothes for her children. With
happiness, M. Jean tells her that she is lucky as new goods just arrived from Europe.
Mme. Oliver: Bonjour M. Jean.
M. Jean: Bonjour Madame Oliver, ça fait longtemps !
Mme. Oliver: Bien sûr Monsieur, c’est parce que j’ai voyagé.
M. Jean: Bien venue Madame, j’espère que vous avez fait un bon voyage ?
Mme. Oliver: Oui mon client, gloire à Dieu.
M. Jean: Entrez et asseyez-vous. Que voulez-vous acheter aujourd’hui ?
Mme. Oliver: Je veux acheter des chaussures et des vêtements pour mes enfants.
M. Jean: Quelle chance! Mes biens viennent d’arriver d’Europe.
Mme. Oliver: Alors, j’aurai beaucoup de choix non ?
M. Jean: Par la grâce du Seigneur.
Comprehension questions
1. What does Mme Oliver want to buy?
2. What is her customer’s name?
3. For whom she wants to buy the outfits?
4. Why does M. Jean exclaim « Quelle chance! »?
5. Why Mme Oliver does not come to the market for a long time?
2 : Mme Oliver fait des achats dans la boutique de M. Jean
In this dialogue, Mr Jean showcases a variety of new shoes and clothes. He then asks Mme
Olivier to make her choices. Having appreciated some shoes and clothes, she decides to buy
two trousers and three shirts for her son, and two skirts and three blouses for her daughter.
M. Jean: Alors, Madame, voici les chaussures et les vêtements; faites vos choix.
Mme. Oliver: Ouais ! Comme ils sont beaux ! Combien coûtent ces deux chaussures ?
M. Jean: Cette chaussure noire coûte vingt-cinq mille CFA, alors que la blanche coûte vingt
mille CFA.
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Mme. Oliver: Ce sont plutôt chères Monsieur, je paie vingt mille CFA pour les noires et
quinze mille CFA pour les blanches.
M. Jean: Non Madame, c’est un bon marché. Comme vous êtes une bonne cliente, prenez-les
à vingt-deux et dix-huit mille CFA respectivement.
Mme. Oliver: Merci beaucoup. Je choisirai deux pantalons et trois chemises pour mon
garçon. Deux jupes et trois chemises pour femme aussi pour ma fille.
M. Jean: Justement, douze mille CFA pour chaque pantalon et dix mille CFA pour chaque
chemise. Ça fait…cinquante quatre mille CFA Madame. Chacune des jupes coûte dix
mille CFA et une chemise pour femme coûte huit mille CFA. Ça fait quarante-six
mille CFA Madame.
V-LANGUAGE FOCUS
2nd group verbs ending in IR
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Like all French verbs ending in ER (Except “aller”), French verbs that end in IR are regular
verbs and they have the same method of conjugation. Some common examples include but
not limited to:
Abolir-to abolish Polir – to Investir –to Embelir-to
polish invest embelish
Applaudir-to Punir – to Divertir-to Garantir-to
applaud punish entertain guarantee
Accomplir-to Unir-to Choisir – to Haïr-to hate
accomplish unite choose
Appauvrir-to Finir – to Elargir-to Nourrir-to
impoverish finish enlarge feed
Approfondir-to Avertir-to Enrichir-to Remplir-to
deepen warn enrich fill
Convertir-to Obéir – to Envahir-to Saisir-to seize
convert obey invade
Démolir-to Bannir-to Définir-to Vomir-to
demolish banish define vomit
Etablir-to establish Bâtir-to Fournir-to Trahir-to
build furnish betray
Grandir-to grow Cherir-to Adoucir-to Affaiblir-to
cherish sweeten weaken
Blamchir-to Réagir-to Subir-to Réussir-to
whiten react suffer succeed
All these verbs can be conjugated into the simple present tense “présent de l’indicatif” by
simply removing the IR before adding the following endings to the corresponding subject
personal pronouns: is, is, it, issons, issez and issent. Find some examples in the table below:
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Ils/elles grandissez trahissez avertissez
finissent
Ils/elles Ils/elles Ils/elles
grandissent trahissent avertissent
Some variants of the IR verbs do not conform with the conjugation formula discussed above,
students are advised to study them off-hand. Few of them are:
EXERCISES
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Complete the following sentences with the present tense of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Beaucoup de Blancs----------------à cause de coronavirus (mourir).
2. Ils-------------------pour l’étudiant intelligent (applaudir).
3. Les capitalistes--------------------les ouvriers (appauvrir).
4. Les bandits---------------------leurs yeux par leurs mains (couvrir).
5. Elles---------------------dans la chambre de leur mère (dormir).
6. Les Missionnaires européens---------------------l’esclavage humain (abolir).
7. Le Président-------------------bien aux problèmes de la nation (réfléchir).
8. Tajou et son ami------------------les fenêtres de l’école (ouvrir).
9. Elle------------------une tâche difficile (accomplir).
10. Le petit garçon----------------------un joli cadeau à sa maman (offrir).
*When definite articles (le, la, l’ and les) come after the preposition de (of/from), le and les
become du and des respectively, while la and l’ remain unchanged. That is:
de + le = du Ex: Mon père vient du marché [ ] Mon père vient de le marché [ ]
de + la = de la Ex: Elle vient de la plage [ ] Elle vient du/des plage [ ]
de + l’ = de l’ Ex: Nous venons de l’aéroport [ ] Nous venons du/des aéroport [ ]
de + les = des Ex: Monsieur Clinton vient du/de la/de l’ Etats-Unis [ ]
Monsieur Clinton vient des Etats-Unis [ ]
Note: In French language grammar, au, aux, du and des are referred to as articles contractés
because they are products of grammatical contractions as analysed above.
EXERCISES
Complete the following sentences with au/aux, à la/à l’, du/de la, de l’/des:
1. Les animaux vont-----------------rivière.
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2. Les facteurs viennent--------------bureau.
3. Ils reviennent---------------Antilles.
4. Sade va------------------étranger.
5. Mon amie enseigne-------------------école.
6. Ecoutez ! Elles vont----------------------professeurs.
7. Nous parlons-----------------------Président.
8. Papa et maman viennent------------------étranger.
9. Mes camarades de classes mangent-----------------restaurant chinois.
10. Excusez-moi, passe le dictionnaire rouge-----------------responsable.
Numbers : 1-50
Nombres cardinaux Nombres ordinaux
1. Un Premier
2. Deux Deuxième
3. Trois Troisième
4. Quatre Quatrième
5. Cinq Cinquième
6. Six Sixième
7. Sept Septième
8. Huit Huitième
9. Neuf Neuvième
10. Dix Dixième
11. Onze Onzième
12. Douze Douzième
13. Treize Treizième
14. Quatorze Quatorzième
15. Quinze Quinzième
16. Seize Seizième
17. Dix-sept Dix-septième
18. Dix-huit Dix-huitième
19. Dix-neuf Dix-neuvième
20. Vingt Vingtième
21. Vingt et un Vingt-et-unième
22. Vingt-deux Vingt-deuxième
23. Vingt-trois Vingt-troisième
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24. Vingt-quatre Vingt-quatrième
25. Vingt-cinq Vingt-cinquième
26. Vingt-six Vingt-sixième
27. Vingt-sept Vingt-septième
28. Vingt-huit Vingt-huitième
29. Vingt-neuf Vingt-neuvième
30. Trente Trentième
31. Trente et un Trente-et-unième
32. Trente-deux Trente-deuxième
33. Trente-trois Trente-troisième
34. Trente-quatre Trente-quatrième
35. Trente-cinq Trente-cinquième
36. Trente-six Trente-sixième
37. Trente-sept Trente-septième
38. Trente-huit Trente-huitième
39. Trente-neuf Trente-neuvième
40. Quarante Quarantième
41. Quarante et un Quarante-et-unième
42. Quarante-deux Quarante-deuxième
43. Quarante-trois Quarante-troisième
44. Quarante-quatre Quarante-quatrième
45. Quarante-cinq Quarante-cinquième
46. Quarante-six Quarante-sixième
47. Quarante-sept Quarante-septième
48. Quarante-huit Quarante-huitième
49. Quarante-neuf Quarante-neuvième
50. Cinquante Cinquantième
EXERCISES
A. Write the solution in French
1. Sept + treize =
2. Trente – seize =
3. Quarante cinq ÷ quinze =
4. Cinquante ÷ deux =
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5. Seize x trois =
6. Dix-huit x trois =
7. Vingt quatre ÷ huit =
8. Vingt-sept ÷ trois =
9. Vingt cinq + vingt trois =
10. Trente-et-un + trente deux =
B. Fill-in the gaps in the following sentences with the appropriate ordinal number
1. Lundi est le-------------------jour de la semaine.
2. Le------------------- mois de l’année est juillet.
3. Décembre est le ---------------------de l’année.
4. Le------------------------jour de la semaine est vendredi.
5. Février est le------------------------mois de l’année.
CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learned how to buy and sell goods using the following expressions:
- Je veux acheter des chaussures et des vêtements pour mes enfants
- Combien coûtent ces deux chaussures ?
- Ça coûte combien ?
- C’est combien ?
- Justement, douze mille FCA pour chaque pantalon et dix mille FCA pour chaque
chemise.
- Chacune des jupes coûte dix mille FCA
- Ça fait quarante-six mille CFA Madame
You also learned how to conjugate 2nd group verbs ending in IR such as finir, grandir etc. in
present tense
You further learned how to use definite articles after the prepositions “à” and “de”. You may
want to return to the “Language focus” above to revise them.
Finally, you learned cardinal and ordinal number 1-50. You may also want to return to the
“Language focus” above to revise them.
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Lesson 6
Que fais-tu pendant la semaine ?
I- LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning how to express yourself in relation to time and
days of the week. you will be able to use possessive adjectives in relation to the gender and
numbers of such an article. You will be able to answer the question, quelle heure est-il? You
will also learn the numerals in French.
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AGNES : As-tu fait ton devoir de la littérature ?
DEMOLA : Oui. La question est directe et facile.
AGNES : Le cours est à 12 heures le mercredi. L’emploi du temps est très chargé du lundi au
vendredi, on n’est plus libre.
DEMOLA : Voilà pourquoi je fais le ménage pendant le weekend.
Comprehension questions
1. What does Demola do on Saturday?
2. Why are Démola and Agnès going to the engineer?
3. What does Demola do on Saturday morning?
4. The literature class is slated for what time?
2: Aller à Osogbo
Abou has problem with his ATM card and intends to visit GTB to resolve the issue. He
informed his friend, Peter. His friend suggests online ways to resolve issues with such a bank.
ABOU : Aujourd’hui, mercredi le 3 avril je voyage à Osogbo. J’y vais pour régler un
problème
sur mon compte bancaire.
PETER : Quelle banque et quel est le problème ?
ABOU : La GTB. Je ne peux plus retirer l’argent avec ma carte.
PETER : Mais tu peux les contacter par internet.
ABOU : As-tu l’adresse électronique correcte ?
PETER : On peut chercher le site de la banque. Il y a un formulaire à remplir.
ABOU : Merci. Tu es toujours gentil et amical.
PETER : Tu as raison. C’est facile donc. Et après, on fait quoi ?
ABOU : Nous pouvons assister au débat cet après-midi.
PETER : Tu as raison, le programme du mercredi.
Comprehension questions
1. Why is Abou planning to go to the Bank?
2. Are these two friends traveling to find a solution to this problem?
3. What solution have they found to resolve this problem?
4. How does Abou qualify Peter?
5. Which programme do they intend to attend on Wednesday?
IV-COMMUNICATION FOCUS
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1. Possessing something
a. Mon portable; ……. voiture
b. Son écran; ……….. fille
2. Saying the time
a. Vers midi ;
b. Le cours est à12 heures; Je prends mon déjeuner à ……….
3. Fixing a date
a. Mercredi le 3 avril
b. Mon anniversaire est le ……………………..
V-LANGUAGE FOCUS.
Conjugation of -re verbs in present form
1. Regular verbs in -re in the present tense.
Prendre
Je prends Nous prenons
Tu prends Vous prenez
Il prend Ils prennent
Elle prend Elles prennent
Some other verbs conjugated in the same way; rendre, prendre, comprendre, descendre,
vendre.
Je S
Tu S
Il Ø
Elle Ø
Nous Ons
Vous Ez
Ils Ent
Elles Ent
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Tu es vous êtes tu lis vous lisez
Il est ils sont il lit ils lisent
Elle est elles sont elle lit elles lisent.
EXERCISES
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb
1. Laide …….. dans la bibliothèque. (lire)
2. Le professeur ….. la classe intéressante. (rendre)
3. Sa mère ….. du lait au marché. (vendre)
4. Lekan et Sola …….leurs devoirs. (faire)
5. Tola et moi ……… du camion. (descendre)
2. Time
Time could be expressed in the 12- or 24-hours’ time frame. The official French time
frame is usually 24 hours. This is the time frame use in flight arrivals and departures.
It is also official and formal usage for passing information.
To use the 12 hours’ time frame, there is the need to indicate the period, morning or
evening.
6 o’clock requires specificity a.m. or p.m.
In a situation where the 24 hours’ time frame is used, there is no ambiguity in such a
case.
Mon vol est à 18 heures.
Le professeur arrive à 20 heures de sa ville natale.
Les enfants voyagent 23heures.
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3. Possessif adjectives
As the name implies it shows possession. In French the gender and number play major
role in determining the form of the adjectives to be used.
Je Mon Ma Mes
Tu Ton Ta Tes
Il/ Elle/On Son Sa Ses
Nous Notre Notre Nos
Vous Votre Votre Vos
Ils/Elles Leur leur Leurs
Masculine possessive adjectives are used before masculine nouns while feminine possessives
are for the feminine nouns. Their numbers, singular or plural will also be considered.
Singular noun
Masculine Feminine
Mon livre ma mère
Mon ordinateur ma sœur
Ton frère ma table
Ton stylo ta règle
Ton papier ta clé
Mon pays sa gomme
Son pantalon sa cravate
Son cahier sa voiture
Note: before vowels: a, e, i, o, u and h mute the feminine singular forms are replaced by,
mon, ton, son as it applies.
Example :
Mon amie est intelligente.
Ton homme est là.
Son imprimante n’a pas de problème.
Plural
For a plural noun, masculine or feminine, possessive adjective in use will be one of the
following: mes, tes, ses, nos, vos, ou leurs.
Les amis ; masculin pluriel
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J’aime mes amis.
Tu aimes tes amis
Il aime ses amis
Elle aime ses amis
Nous aimons nos amis
Vous aimez vos amis
Ils aiment leurs amis
Elles aiment leurs amis.
EXERCISES
Complete with the correct form of the possessive adjectives.
1. Il y a une gomme dans …..sac.(son/sa/ses)
2. Elle voyage avec …..mère. (sa/son/ses)
3. …. carte ne fonction plus. (ma/mes/mon)
4. Ils donnent des bonbons a ……enfants. (sa/ses/leurs)
5. …..amie est belle et généreuse. (ma/mon/mes)
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Samedi
Dimanche
Numéros de 50 - 100
50 – cinquante
51- cinquante et un
54- cinquante quatre
59 – cinquante neuf
60 – soixante
63 – soixante trois
65 – soixante cinq
67 – soixante sept
69 – soixante neuf
70 – soixante dix
71 – soixante onze
72 – soixante douze
73 – soixante treize
76 - soixante seize
77 – soixante-dix sept
79 – soixante-dix neuf
80 – quatre-vingt
86 – quatre-vingt six
89 – quatre-vingt neuf
90- quatre-vingt dix
95 – quatre- vingt- quinze
98 – quatre–vingt-dix-huit
99 quatre- vingt-dix-neuf
100 – cent
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EXERCISES
Donnez les réponses en français
Par exemple : 17 +43 = cinquante
1. 96 – 28 =
2. 35 + 47 =
3. 83 – 20 =
4. 35 + 36 =
5. 100 – 12 =
CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learned how to say time. You should be able to tell anyone the time of the
day and the days of the week. Also, you have been trained the correct way of using the
possessive adjectives, bearing in mind the gender and number of the objects.
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Lesson 7
Faire la fête
I – LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning how to interact with someone; say happy birthday,
state your age and show appreciation. You will also learn how to form the –“ment” French
adverbs, conjugate the French verbs in the perfect tense [passé composé], count 101 to 1000
as well as how to use “que” and “qui” as both relative and interrogative pronouns.
1. Say happy birthday, state age and show appreciation in French language.
III - DIALOGUES
In this dialogue, Korede informs his friends about his birthday, announces his age, invites
them to the birthday celebration. He also tells them what his father gave him as birthday gift
and appreciates everybody.
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DEBOLA: Quel âge as-tu?
KOREDE: J'ai dix-huit ans. Mon père a acheté un grand bélier pour moi comme cadeau.
Comprehension questions
In this second dialogue, Yemi invites Peju, his course mate [camarade de classe] to his parents
tenth wedding anniversary.
YEMI : C’est comme si comme ça ! [Pause] Pardon ! Je t’invite à une soirée dansante.
Comprehension questions
IV - COMMUNICATION FOCUS
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1. Saying happy birthday/happy festival:
a) Bon anniversaire
b) Bonne fête
2. Expressing age:
3. Showing appréciation:
a) Merci beaucoup!
b) Merci infiniment!
Source : Google
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V - LANGUAGE FOCUS
In this section of the lesson, you will learn how to use « qui » and « que » as both relative and
interrogative pronouns, the – ment adverbs, counting 101 to 1000 as well as the perfect tense
of some French verbs.
Examples:
5. Les étudiants qui feront du bruit seront punis. [The students who/that make noise will
be punished]
6. La fille qui travaille dans ce bureau est très intelligente. [The girl who/that works in
this office is intelligent].
7. Le sac qui reste sur la table est à moi. [The bag which/that is on the table is mine].
Note: The letter « i » of qui is never dropped, even when it is before another vowel, including
“i”. E. g. C’est Tunde qui est malade. [It is Tunde who/that is sick].
Examples:
6. L’homme que vous avez insulté la semaine dernière est le directeur. [The man
whom/that you insulted last week is the director].
7. La maison que nous avons achetée à Lagos est vraiment magnifique. [The house
which/that we bought in Lagos is truly magnificent].
Note: The letter “e” of que can be dropped when it comes before another vowel.
E.g. C’est l’argent qu’elle aime. [It is money that/which she likes].
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EXERCISES
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2 Que as an interrogative pronoun always functions as object.
Examples:
EXERCISES
Complete each of these sentences with the most appropriate interrogative pronoun.
Examples:
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ii) heureux = heureusement [happily]
3 By adding –“ment” to certain adjectives ending in letter “e” after changing the last “e”
to “é”.
Examples:
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5 By changing –“ant” to –“amment” in certain masculine adjectives or present
participles.
Examples:
EXERCISES
Complete each sentence below with the adverb derived from the adjective in the brackets:
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Le passé composé
Passé composé = Present tense of “avoir” or “etre” + past participle of a given verb
depending on the context or situation. Passé composé is the equivalent of the perfect tense in
English language.
Examples:
parler = parlé
manger = mange
ecouter = écouté
Examples:
finir = fini
punir = puni
remplir = rempli
i) aller = allé
ii) avoir = eu
8. écrire = écrit
9. faire = fait
10. courir =couru
11. naître = né
12. tenir = tenu
13. vendre = vendu
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14. repondre = repondu
15. comprendr = compris
16. apprendre =appris
17. mourir = mort
18. ouvrir = ouvert
19. savoir = su
20. venir = venu
21. voir = vu
22. vouloir = voulu
23. recevoir = reçu
5.3 Passé composé avec “avoir” [Perfect tense with the verb- to have]
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5.4 Passé composé avec “être” [Perfect tense with the verb- to be]
v) Les étudiantes vont aux Les étudiantes sont allées aux Etats-
Etats- Unis Unis l’année dernière.
Note :
- There is agreement in gender and number of the past participle with the subject when
auxiliary verb “être” is used in the conjugation of the French perfect tense (passé
composé).
- When a masculine noun is combined with a feminine noun to form the subject of a
given sentence and the auxiliary verb “être” is used in the conjugation of the French
perfect tense (passé composé); the past participle verb should be in masculine form.
As in;
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Monsieur Kunle et sa femme sont allés en Europe, il y a cinq ans.
Mais, La femme et ses filles sont allées en Europe, il y a cinq ans.
- Verbs of motion/movement and pronominal/reflexive verbs are to be conjugated with
auxiliary verb “être” in the French perfect tense (passé composé). Some examples are:
aller, venir, monter, descendre, arriver, partir, repartir, revenir, sortir, mourir, tomber,
devenir, naître, rester, s’accuser, se coucher, se laver, se trouver, se dépêcher,
s’amuser, s’arrêter, etc.
EXERCISES
Put the verbs in brackets in the sentences below in the perfect tense (passé composé).
1. 101 cent un
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9. 109 cent neuf
EXERCISES
Write in words, the answers to the following arithmetical expressions:
1. 130 + 50 =
2. 250 – 10 =
3. 416 + 375 =
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4. 100 x 6 =
5. 1000 – 240 =
6. 900/3 =
7. 740 + 260 =
8. 200 x 5 =
9. 150 + 450 – 50 =
10. 830 x 3 – 500 =
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CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you have learnt how to say happy birthday, state your age and show
appreciation to someone in French language. You have equally understood the formation of –
“ment” [-ly] adverbs in French language, conjugate some French verbs in perfect tense, count
numbers 101 - 1000 in French language as well as learning how "que" and "qui" are used as
relative pronouns and as interrogative pronouns.
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Lesson 8
Faire un voyage
I-LESSON PREVIEW
In this lesson, you are going to be learning various means of transportation in French. You
will also learn how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in future tense and imperfect tense
as well as how to identify direct and indirect objects in French sentences (Complément
d’Objet Direct and Complément d’Objet Indirect).
II-EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to
1. Mention the means of transportation in French.
2. Conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the future tense and imperfect tense.
3. Identify direct and indirect objects in French sentences.
III-DIALOGUES
1: Le départ d’une famille
In this dialogue, Tim’s sister just got a new job in the office of the Director in Lagos. When
John, who is Tim’s friend, asked if she will be going to Lagos by plane, she answered that she
will follow her to Ibadan Airport where her sister and her children will board a flight.
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JOHN : Ils prendront les billets aériens le lendemain parce qu’ils iront à Lagos par avion.
TIM : Je vais les suivre à l’aeroport d’Ibadan.
JOHN : Ses enfants vont terminer les vacances demain.
TIM : Ma sœur ira au marché demain. Elle va acheter des robes et des chaussures avant de
partir.
JOHN : Alors, je serai ici demain pour les dire aurevoir.
TIM : Merci mon ami. On se verra demain.
Comprehension questions
1. Who is travelling?
2. What will Tim’s sister buy at the market?
3. Where are they travelling to?
4. Why is Tim’s sister travelling?
5. Who will be following them to Ibadan airport?
2: Aller en vacance
In this second dialogue, John went to see Tim but there was no one at home. Tim later
informed him that she was in Abuja with her mother to spend her holidays as requested by her
uncle. When John asked to know the means of transportation they used. Tim responded that
they travelled by train because her mother was scared of going by road.
JOHN : Tim, j’étais chez vous le vendredi passé. Il n’y avait personne.
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TIM : Pardon. Nous n’étions pas chez nous. Mon oncle nous demandait de venir à Abuja
pour
les vacances splendides.
JOHN : Donc, vous alliez en route, en train ou par eau ?
TIM : Nous voyagions en train parce que ma mère avait peur de la route.
JOHN : Pourquoi avait-t-elle peur de la route ?
TIM : Ma mère disait que les accidents de la route donnaient beaucoup de soucis. Elle était
d’avis que la plupart des routes n’était pas bitumées et les chauffeurs étaient ivres.
JOHN : Alors, qui donnait les billets pour toute la famille?
TIM : Mon oncle payait pour nous tous. Le voyage était très interessant.
Comprehension questions
1. By what means of transportation do Tim and his family travel ?
2. Who paid for the air tickets?
3. Who was afraid of road transport?
4. Why was she afraid of road transport?
5. Where did Tim and his family travel to?
IV-COMMUNICATION FOCUS
4. Expressing means of transportation
d. par avion…..; par eau…. ; en route… ; en train
e. Nous voyagions en train.
f. Vous alliez en route ou en train ou par eau.
V-LANGUAGE FOCUS
Conjugation of regular verbs and some irregular verbs in the future and imperfect tenses.
In the dialogues, we encountered the following verbs:
- partir [= to leave] : Ta sœur et ton mari partiront à Lagos….
- commencer [= to begin ; to start] : Elle va commencer……
- prendre [= to take] : Ils prendront les billets…..
- suivre [= to follow] : Je vais les suivre à……
- terminer [= to end ; to finish] : Ses enfants vont terminer les….
- acheter [= to buy] : Elle va acheter des…..
- dire [= to say] : Ma mère disait que les…..
- voir [= to see] : On se verra….
- être [= to be] : Je serai ici……..
- demander [= to ask ; to demand]
- aller [= to go] : Vous alliez en route, en….
- voyager [= to travel] : Nous voyagions en train parce que…..
- avoir [= to have] : Pourquoi avait-t-elle……
- donner [= to give] : ….qui donnait les billets……
- payer [= to pay] : Mon oncle payait pour…..
Now, let us learn how to conjugate French verbs in the future tense:
There are two ways of expressing future actions in French. They are: the future tense (le futur
simple) and the immediate future tense (le future immediate)
Le Futur simple
To conjugate French verbs ending in “ER” and “IR” in the future tense, the following endings:
ai, as, a, a, ons, ez, ont, ont are added to the infinitive form of the verbs with respect to the
personal pronouns. For example; let us see the verb ‘parler’ (to speak)
‘parler’ is in the infinitive form, the stem, then you add the endings below to the stem
according to the subject pronoun used.
Je Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles
Ai as a a Ons Ez ont ont
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Examples:
Parler – To speak Partir -- To leave
Je parlerai = I shall/will speak Je partirai = I shall/will leave
Tu parleras = You will speak Tu partiras = You will leave
Il parlera = He will speak Il partira = He will leave
Elle parlera = She will speak Elle partira = She will leave
Nous parlerons = We shall/will speak Nous partirons = We shall/will leave
Vous parlerez = You will speak Vous partirez = You will leave
Ils parleront = They will speak Ils partiront = They will leave
Elles parleront = They will speak Elles partiront = They will leave
Example:
(iii) Elle ……………….. à la bibliothèque. (étudier)
Elle étudiera à la bibliothèque.
However, for French verbs ending in “RE”, there is a slight variation in the standard of
conjugation. To conjugate “RE” verbs in the future tense, you remove the ‘e’-ending to get
the radical,(stem), then you add the endings: e, es, e, e, ons, ez, ent, ont with respect to the
personal pronouns. That is:
descendre remove ‘e’ it remains ‘descendr’
Therefore, ‘descendr’ is the stem, then you add the endings below to the stem.
Je Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles
Ai as a a Ons Ez ont ont
Example:
descendre – To descend
descendr e = descendr
Je descendrai = I will descend
Tu descendras = You will descend
Il descendra = He will descend
Elle descendra = She will descend
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Nous descendrons = We will descend
Vous descendrez = You will descend
Ils descendront = They will descend
Elles descendront = They will descend
EXERCISES
Complete with the correct form in futur simple of the verbs in brackets.
(xi) Nous ………………….. à l’école (aller).
(xii) Je …………………….. au restaurant (manger).
(xiii) Elles …………………. une voiture (avoir).
(xiv) Le garçon …………… les bonbons aux amies (jeter).
(xv) Vous …………………. un couteau (chercher).
(xvi) Mes enfants ………………… leurs devoirs (faire).
(xvii) Il ……………….. en classe. (étudier)
(xviii) Jacque et Jacqueline ……………. aux états unis [United States]. (partir)
(xix) Elle ……………. ici à l’heure [= on time]. (être)
(xx) Les femmes …………….. les chaussures [= shoes]. (prendre)
Le Futur proche
The ‘futur proche’ (immediate future) is used to express events that will take place in the
nearest future. This immediate future tense in French is formed by adding the infinitive of a
verb to the conjugation of the verb ‘aller’ in present tense. That is:
Verb ‘aller’ (conjugated in present tense) + the infinitive of a verb
Je + Aller (in present tense) + acheter[= to buy] == Je vais acheter [=I am going to buy]
Ils + Aller (present tense) + manger [= to eat] == Ils vont manger [= They are going to eat]
Examples :
(i) Mes parents …………….. à la réunion. (parler)
Mes parents vont parler à la réunion.
EXERCISES
Complete with the correct form of futur immédiat of the verbs in brackets.
1. Votre frère ………………….. le repas. (préparer)
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2. Ils ……………….. du riz. (finir)
3. La dame [= the lady] ……..…….. à la réunion au campus. (assister)
4. Tu ……………….. professeur. (être)
5. Nous …………………….. à l’aeroport [= airport]. (aller)
6. Je …………………. une voiture. (avoir)
7. L’homme …………… l’igname. (distribuer)
8. Des étudiantes …………………. au débat [= the debate]. (réussir)
9. Nos camarades [= our mates]……………….. aux sports. (participer)
10. Vous ………………….. les robes [dresses]. (vendre)
Some irregular verbs in the future tense: ‘être’, ‘avoir’, ‘aller’ et ‘faire’
As stated in chapter 3, irregular verbs have their own unique set of endings for different tenses
which you should learn very well in order to master them.
être avoir aller faire
je serai j’aurai j’irai je ferai
tu seras tu auras tu iras tu feras
il sera il aura il ira il fera
elle sera elle aura elle ira elle fera
nous serons nous aurons nous irons nous ferons
vous serez vous aurez vous irez vous ferez
ils seront ils auront ils iront ils feront
elles seront elles auront elles iront elles feront
Examples :
(i) Vous …………….. une belle maison [= a beautiful house]. (avoir)
Vous aurez une belle maison.
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Ils feront leurs meilleures.
L’imparfait
To conjugate French verbs (regular and irregular) in the imperfect tense, you conjugate the
verb in the present tense and mark the first person plural “nous” as your radical. Then, delete
the ‘ons’ ending of the radical and add the following endings to it: ais, ais, ait, ait, ions, iez,
aient, aient with respect to the subject pronouns. That is:
The verb ‘chanter’ (to sing): je chante *nous chantons*
tu chantes vous chantez
ils chantent elles chantent
*nous chantons* is marked remove ‘ons’ it remains ‘chant’
‘chant’ therefore, is the stem to which you add the endings to personal pronouns used.
Je Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles
Ai ais ait ait Ions Iez Aient Aient
s
Examples:
chanter – to sing finir -- to look
Je chantais = I was singing/ I sang Je finissais = I was finishing/ I finished
Tu chantais = You were singing/ You sang Tu finissais = You were finishing/ You finished
Il chantait = He was singing/ He sang Il finissait = He was finishing/ He finished
Elle chantait = She was singing/ She sang Elle finissait = She was finishing/ She finished
Nous chantions = We were singing/ We sang Nous finissions = We were finishing/ We finished
Vous chantiez = You were singing / You sang Vous finissiez = You were finishing/ You finished
Ils chantaient = They were singing / They sang Ils finissaient = They were finishing/ They finished
Elles chantaient = They were singings / They sang Elles finissaient= They were finishing/ They finished
Examples:
(i) Vous ……………. le cadeau [gift]. (donner)
Vous donniez le cadeau
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When to use the Imperfect Tense (L’imparfait)
You use ‘l’imparfait’ to express:
A polite request
ex: S’il te plait, pourrais-je parler à ta soeur
A continuous action in the past
ex: Quand il était petit, ils habitaient à Lagos
Two simultaneous actions
ex : Nous mangions tandis qu’elles écoutaient à la radio
An habitual action in the past
ex: Quand j’habitais chez mes parents, nous allions à l’église tous les dimanches
EXERCISES
Complete with the correct form in l’imparfait the verbs in brackets.
1. Sa tante ………………….. du bureau du professeur. (venir)
2. Ils …………….. les élèves. (défendre)
3. Tu ………….….. un chien. (avoir)
4. Le bébé ………………….. les ananas. (manger)
5. Tes cousines …………….….. à l’université. (aller)
6. Nous ……………….. des fruits sur la table. (mettre)
7. Les médecins …………………. partout. (courir)
8. Elle …………….…. une lettre. (écrire)
9. La secrétaire …………..…… à la réunion. (être)
10. Vos amis ……………. des voitures. (aimer)
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S V O S V O
(ii) Nous mangeons du riz = We eat rice
S V O S V O
(iii) Le garçon et la fille aiment le bébé = The boy and the girl like the baby
S V O S V O
Complément d’objet indirect (Indirect object)
Je parle à la directrice = I speak to the director
S V prep O S V prep. O
An object is said to be an indirect object when there is a preposition between the verb and
the object in a sentence. In other words, a preposition separates the verb from the object. That
is:
subject verb preposition + object
sujet (S) verbe (V) prep. + objet (O)
Examples:
(i) Il pense à son ami = He thinks of his friend
S V prep O S V prep O
(ii) Vous allez au marché = You go to the market
S V prep O S V prep O
(iii) Elle va à l’école = She goes to the school
S V prep O S V prep O
EXERCISES
Identify the direct and indirect objects in the sentences
1. Elle va à l’hôpital.
2. Ma sœur mange des fruits.
3. Les fils [= sons] vont à l’école.
4. Les enfants mangent avec leur mère.
5. Nous allons danser le disco à la soirée.
6. Tu achètes une belle robe.
7. La directrice téléphone à sa secrétaire.
8. J’aime mon mari [= husband].
9. Vous avez un stylo.
10. Ses filles écrivent une lettre au professeur.
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CHAPTER REVIEW
In this lesson, you learned how mention means of transportation using the following
expressions:
- par avion…..; par eau…. ; en route… ; en train
- Nous voyagions en train.
- Vous alliez en route ou en train ou par eau.
You also learned how to express movement from one place to another using verbs such as
voyager [to travel], partir [to leave] and aller [to go] in future tense.
You further learned how to indicate time of action using demain, lendemain, semaine
prochaine, vendredi passé etc.
Finally, you learned how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in future tense and imperfect
tense as well as how to identify direct and indirect objects in French sentences (Complément
d’Objet Direct and Complément d’Objet Indirect). You may want to return to the “Language
Focus” section above to revise them.
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Lesson 9
EXERCICE RECAPITULATIF
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions. Time Allowed: 1 hour
Fill-in the gaps in the following sentences with the most appropriate words from the options
lettered A – D:
1. Je ………… Adeyemi. [A] m’appelle [B] me appelle [C] m’appeler [D] m’appelles
2. Je ………….. nigérian. [A] suit [B] suis [C] suise [D] suite
3. J’ai trente ………… [A] an [B] ans [C] année [D] ânes
4. J’ ………. à Ikire. [A] habiter [B] habitez [C] habite [D] habites
5. Mon père travaille à la banque ; il est………[A] journaliste [B] infirmier [C] banquier [D]
avocat
6. Les ………… travaillent à l’hôpital. [A] professeurs [B] comptables [C] pilotes [D] médecins
7. Sunny Ade est ……….. [A] musicien [B] pharmacien [C] maçon [D] dentiste
8. Femi Falana est ………… [A] avocat [B] chanteur [C] écrivain [D] journaliste
9. Kofi est togolais, mais Aminata est ……….. [A] sénégalais [B] béninois [C] ivoirien [D]
sénégalaise
11. 27 + 13 = ……. [A] cinquante [B] trente-sept [C] quarante [D] vingt-huit
12. 40 – quatre = ……… [A] trente-six [B] vingt-six [C] trente-trois [D] trente-deux
13. Cinq + dix-neuf = ………… [A] vingt-neuf [B] trente-quatre [C] vingh-quatre [D] vingt-
quatre
14. 20 – 12 = …………. [A] dix-huit [B] huit [C] sept [D] quatre
15. ……… + 10 = soixante [A] soixante-cinq [B] cinquante [C] soixante-dix [D] quarante
16. 17 + cinquante-trois = ……… [A] soixante-dix [B] soixante [C] quarante [D] quatre-vingts
17. Il est midi. [A] 12 noon [B] 12 :30 a.m [C] 12 midnight [D] 12: 15 pm
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18. Il est quatre heures moins le quart du matin. [A] 3 :15 a.m [B] 3 :45 a.m [C] 4 : 45 p.m [D] 5 :
10
19. Il est treize heures dix. [A] 13 :10 [B] 1 :45 a.m [C] 3 :10 [D] 4 : 10
20. Ma ………….fille est ici. [A] petit [B] petite [C] petits [D] grand
21. Voici une ………. fille. [A] beau [B] belle [C] bel [D] bon
22. Kawthar porte une chemise ………… [A] blanc [B] vert [C] blanche [D] noir
23. Pauline est ……….. [A] intelligent [B] intelligents [C] intelligente [D] intelligante
24. ………… livre est sur la table. [A] ma [B] mon [C] mes [D] vos
25. Nous réparons …………… voitures [A] mon [B] nos [C] notre [D] tes
26. Kola téléphone à …………. enfants [A] ses [B] ton [C] votre [D] leurs
27. Tu aimes ……………. fille [A] ton [B] sa [C] ta [D] nos
28. Vous aidez toujours ………….. femme [A] vos [B] votre [C] ton [D] ses
29. J’habite chez …………….. amie [A] ma [B] mon [C] mes [D] ta
30. Ruth va se laver ; enlève ……….. lunettes. [A] ses [B] mes [C] tes [D] son
31. Nous voyageons …………… avion [A] par [B] sur [C] pour [D] devant
32. Le chat est le lit [A] avec [B] sous [C] par [D] dans
33. Olu est ………….. la classe [A] parmi [B] avec [C] dans [D] sur
34. Elle va ……………. la bibliothèque [A] sur [B] à [C] au-dessous [D] hors
35. Vous venez …………….. l’école [A] de [B] dans [C] sur [D] du
36. La craie est …………… la table [A] entre [B] sur [C] de [D] dans
37. Le garçon parle ……………… ses amis [A] sur [B] avec [C] dans [D] du
40. Les étudiants vont …………. plage [A] a la [B] au [C]du [D] aux
41. Les joueurs viennent ………….. stade [A] de la [B] de le [C] du [D] des
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43. ………. est le premier jour de la semaine. [A] dimanche [B] mardi [C] jeudi [D] lundi
44. Le cinquième mot de l’année est ……… [A] juin [B] janvier [C] mai [D] décembre
45. Nafisat, Damilola et moi, nous ……….. étudiantes. [A] sont [B] sommes [C] avons [D] êtes
46. Vous ………… au stade. [A] aller [B] allons [C] allez [D] vont
47. Elles ………….. leurs devoirs. [A] font [B] vont [C] faites [D] fait
48. Akin …............... toujours dans la classe. [A] dors [B] dorment [C] dort [D] dorment
49. Tu ………….. de quel état ? [A] vient [B] viens [C] venez [D] venons
50. Les étudiants …………. de la classe. [A] sortent [B] sortez [C] sortons [D] sort
51. Nous ……………. de bons professeurs. [A] avez [B] ont [C] avons [D] sommes
52. Ma mère ………………… le déjeuner à deux heures. [A] servir [B] sert [C] servez [D]
servons
53. Il ………… rédiger une lettre. [A] doit [B] dois [C] devez [D] doivent
54. Elles ……….. le petit déjeuner à sept heures. [A] prenons [B] prendre [C] prennent [D]
prenez
55. Qui …………. besoin de bien travailler ? [A] as [B] a [C] est [D] va
56. Les élèves ………….. besoin de manger. [A] ont [B] sont [C] font [D] vont
57. Vous …………… soif. [A] êtes [B] avez [C] est [D] avons
58. Khafayat et Sekinat …………. dix-neuf ans. [A] sont [B] a [C] ont [D] avez
59. Le professeur ……….. aux étudiants. [A] parles [B] parler [C] parle [D] parlent
60. Nous …………….. ensemble. [A] mangeons [B] mangez [C] mangent [D] manges
61. Nous avons de ……………. professeurs. [A] bonnes [B] bon [C] bonne [D] bons
62. Grace porte une chemise ………… [A] blanc [B] blanche [C] vert [D] noir
63. Mon père est………… [A] gros [B] gross [C] grosse [D] grande
64. Voici le …………. garçon qui danse. [A] petite [B] petits [C] petit [D] jolie
65. Bakare est un …………. homme [A] jeune [B] jaune [c] belle [D] merchante
66. J’ai une voiture …………….... [A] petit [B] bleue [C] blanc [D] cher
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67. Donne-moi un stylo ………….… [A] noire [B] noir [C] jolie [D] verte
68. Hier, j’…………. mon sac [A] ai lavé [B] suis lavé [C] es lavé [D] as lavée
69. Le samedi dernier, les étudiants ………… au campus [A] sont parti [B] sont partis [C] est
70. Ce matin, les filles du professeur ………… au restaurant [A] sont mangés [B] sont mangé [C]
71. La semaine dernière, mes amis et moi …………. nos livres [A] ont vendu [B] avez vendu [C]
72. Chioma et Kemi ………… du Lagos hier soir [A] sont revenus [B] sont revenu [C] est
73. Tu …………. les enfants de ton oncle au marché [A] a vu [B] as vus [C] as vu [D] es vu
74. Les étudiants …………. la télévision ce matin [A] ont regardés [B] ont regardé [C] sont
75. Les enseignantes ………….. chez la directrice de l’école [A] ont allés [B] sont allés [C] sont
76. Le cultivateur est pauvre mais le professeur est…….… [A] riche [B] soif [C] faim [D]
merchante
77. Suliat est toujours propre mais Tolu est toujours ……….…. [A] salle [B] sale [C] froid [D]
beau
78. Le Nigéria est un ………..… pays [A] grande [B] grandes [C] grand [D] petite
79. Bilikisu est …………..… [A] intelligent [B] intelligente [C] intelligante [D] intelligant
80. Sola …………. à son père. [A] parlais [B] parlait [C] parlaient [D] parlions.
81. II …………… beaucoup [A] chantais [B] chantait [C] chantaient [D] chantiez.
82. Nous………… au sommet de la montagne. [A] arrivons [B] arrivions [C] arrivent [D]
arriverons
83. Notre ami …………. à la porte [A] frappasse [B] frappait [C] frappe [D] frappions
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84. Ils ……………… avec des enfants malins [A] dansaient [B] dansait [C] dansèrent [D]
dansions
85. Elle ……………… le message que le Président débarque [A] avions [B] avait [C] a [D]
avaient
86. Ma mère ………….. dans la banque. [A] travaille [B] travaillais [C] travaillait [D]
travaillent
87. Nous ………… dans la salle [A] écoutait [B] écoutont [C] écoutions [D] écoutaient
88. Je ………. les vers coraniques. [A] récitait [B] récitais [C] récitaient [D] récitions
89. Elles ………… dans la salle à manger [A] entrais [B] entrait [C] entrons [D] entraient
90. Je ……………….. à l’examen [A] réussirais [B] réussirai [C] réussirons [D] réussira
91. Les enfants ……………. à Lagos [A] partiront [B] partirez [C] partira [D] partirons
92. Nous ………………. du riz demain [A] mangeons [B] mangerions [C] mangerons [D]
mangerez
93. Tu …………….. au football [A] joueras [B] jouerons [C] jouerez [D] jouerai
94. La classe …… à huit heures [A] commencerez [B] commencera [C] commenceras [D]
commencerons
95. Voici le livre ……. j’ai vu hier [A] que [B] qui [C] dont [D] où
96. Il parle de la fille ………… est dans la classe [A] que [B] dont [C] qui [D] quand
97. ………… permet d’imprimer les copies [A] l’imprimante [B] le scanner [C] le disque [D]
l’écran
98. ……….. permet de saisir les textes [A] l’écran [B] le clavier [C] la souris [D] l’unité centrale
99. ………….. permet de stocker les informations ou données [A] la clé USB [B] l’écran [C] le
100. ………………. permet de voir les textes [A] le clavier [B] le disque dur [C] l’écran
[D] l’ordinateur
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