Je suis…
(I am…)
 “Je suis” means “I am”.
 When you hear the question “tu es” (you are) in
French, you answer with “je suis”.
 We need to learn how to conjugate the verb “ETRE”
(= to be) in French
ETRE
(to be)
 Listen to the song on the verb ETRE
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxYaUXcH-Uo
Verb ETRE – Present tense
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Je suis
Tu es
Il est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils sont
VOCABULAIRE
(Vocabulary)
French
English
Je suis
I am
Tu es
You are
Il/elle est
He/she is
Nous sommes
We are
Vous êtes
You are
Ils / Elles sont
They are
READING
GUIDED PRACTICE
(Dialogue)
 -Salut, tu es une amie de Marie n’est-ce pas?
 - Oui, je suis Camille une amie de classe. Et tu es
Daniel n’est-ce pas ?
 - Oui, je suis Daniel, un ami de classe de Marie.
 - Tu es Jonathan n’est-ce pas?
 - Oui, je suis Jonathan un ami de classe de Laura.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
 Teamwork on the dialogue with 3 persons- Practice
the dialogue with 2 other classmates.
 -Salut, tu es une amie de ___1_____n’est-ce pas?
 - Oui, je suis ____2____une amie de classe. Et tu es
____3______n’est-ce pas ?
 - Oui, je suis ____3___, un ami de classe de___1_____.
Tu t’appelles comment ?
(What is your name?)
 If you want to find out the name of a person the same
as as you, you can ask:
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- Tu t’appelles comment ?
- Je m’appelle _Nathalie__. Et toi ?
- Je m’appelle Lucas. Et toi ?
- Je m’appelle Marie
PRACTICE
 Walk around the classroom. Greet each of your
classmates. Find out who each one is. Let each one
know who you are ?
Talking about yourself
 You use the verb “ETRE” to say who you are:
Ex: Je suis Marie (I am Marie)
Je m’appelle Marie (My name is Marie)
USE “ETRE” to express Nationality or
Profession
You use the verb “ETRE” to express Nationality or
Profession
 Ex.: Je suis américaine. (I am american)
 Ex.: Vous êtes professeur ? (You are a teacher?)
N.B.: Please note that in French you don’t say “you are a
teacher” but “you are teacher”. The “a” is dropped off.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (1)
 Say hello and introduce yourself to your classmate
using verb “ETRE”. Say your nationality.
- Bonjour, monsieur / madame. Je suis _________. Je
m’appelle ___________. Je suis américain. Et vous ?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (2)
 Imagine now that there are 3 travelers at a train station.
They introduce themselves saying they name,
nationality.
 Bonjour ! Je suis _________. Je suis américain. Et vous ?
GUIDED PRACTICE
 Engage in a conversation with your classmate saying
the job of your mom and dad.
Mon père est médecin (my dad is a doctor)
Ma mère est dentiste (my mom is dentist)
STRUCTURE : Adjectives
 An adjective describes a person or thing. The
“beautiful girl is happy”. “beautiful” and “happy” are
adjectives that describe the girl. Many adjectives are
easy to remember if you think of them in pairs:
STRUCTURE : Adjectives
HOW TO DESCRIBE SOMEBODY OR
SOMETHING (VOCABULARY)
French
English
mince
thin
gros
big
intelligent
intelligent
stupide
stupide
triste
sad
content
happy
HOW TO DESCRIBE SOMEBODY OR
SOMETHING
French
English
petit
small
grand
Big / tall
Beau / belle
Nice / pretty
fort
faible
pourquoi
why
Parce que
because
très
very
GUIDED PRACTICE
 Write the French adjectives that describe the objects
you see.
GUIDED PRACTICE
 Write the French adjectives that describe the objects
you see.
Interactive reading : Je suis…
 Reading the Dialogue.
Interactive reading : Je suis…
Interactive reading : Je suis…
Interactive reading : Je suis…
Interactive reading : Je suis…
INTERACTIVE PRACTICE
 Make “une cocotte” (fortune teller)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacOP3B9Y6U
and write down a description of a person using the
adjectives on slide 15, and the verb “ETRE”
 Tu es mince
 Tu es gros
 Etc.
STRUCTURE : MASCULIN / FEMININ
 French adjectives like French nouns have a gender. A
Feminine adjective is used to describe a feminine
noun and a masculine adjective is used to describe a
masculine noun.
Il est … / elle est…
MASCULINE / FEMININE
MASCULIN / FEMININ
 Observe the adjectives below the man….which letter
do we add to the masculine adjective to get the
feminine?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
 Use as many adjectives on slide 15 as possible to describe these
animals.
CLOSING (ACTIVITIES)
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
CULTURE : Sports in France
CULTURE : Sports in France
CULTURE : Sports in France