French 322
Study Guide – Final Exam
Part 2
Unité 9: A la maison. Pages 307-343
Leçon A
--- Vocabulary of la maison (l’intérieur). Pages 308-309.
--- De + plural adjectives. Page 314. The form of de will depend on
whether the plural adjective precedes the noun that it describes, or comes after the
noun.
For adjectives that precede the noun (BAGS adjectives), you will use de.
Example: J’achète de belles fleurs pour ma femme.
For adjectives that come after the noun, you will use des.
Example: Ils mangent des fraises délicieuses.
Leçon B
--- Vocabulary of la maison (l’extérieur). Page 318.
--- Aperçus culturels. Page 320. The first (ground) floor of a house in
France is le rez-de-chaussée. The second floor is le premier étage, the third floor
is le deuxième étage, etc.
--- Irregular verb prendre. Page 322. The basic definition is to take, but
prendre can also mean to have food/drink/meal. The conjugation is je prends, tu
prends, il/elle/on prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils/elles prennent. Please note
that the d is dropped from the nous, vous and ils/elles forms. Additionally, the
ils/elles form has a double n.
Examples: Je prends le train à 7h00 du matin.
Nous prenons du café.
M. et Mme Dubois prennent le dîner à 8h00 du soir.
--- The imperative (l’impératif). Page 324. This is the form of verb used to
command someone to do something, or suggest that a group do something. There
are three forms: tu, vous (tell someone to do something), and nous (suggestion).
The spelling of this form is the same as for the present tense of the verb, with one
exception: for er verbs, the tu form drops the s. The one thing to remember is that
you do not include the words tu, vous or nous in the sentence.
Examples: Parle francais! [no s]
Finissez les devoirs!
Attendons l’arrivée du train.
Ne va pas à la bibliothèque. [no s] (Notice the position of ne...pas.)
Leçon C
--- Vocabulary of le couvert (place setting at dining table). Page 331.
--- Irregular verb mettre. Page 335. Mettre means to put, put on, place. The
conjugation is je mets, tu mets, il/elle/on met, nous mettons, vous mettez, ils/elles
mettent. Please note that the plural forms nous, vous, ils/elles have a double t.
Révision de fonctions. Pages 341-342.
Vocabulaire. Page 343.
Unité 10: La santé. Pages 345-379
Leçon A
--- Vocabulary of le corps (human body). Page 346.
--- Irregular verb falloir. Page 350. Falloir means to be necessary. The
only form is the il form: il faut.
Examples: Il faut étudier. It’s necessary to study (you must study).
Il faut manger des légumes et des fruits.
Please note: When il faut is negated, the meaning will be shouldn’t
(mustn’t), not it is not necessary.
Example: Il ne faut pas marcher sur l’herbe. You mustn’t walk on the
grass.
Leçon B
--- Vocabulary of la figure (the face). Page 353.
--- Verbs + infinitives. Page 357. There are a number of verbs that often are
followed by a second verb. As you know, the first verb is conjugated and the
second verb remains in its infinitive form.
Examples: Je désire visiter Paris.
Nous adorons manger du chocolat.
Elles veulent étudier l’italien.
--- Negative expressions. Page 359. The basic negative expression is
ne...pas which translates as not. Here are four additional expressions: ne…jamais
(never), ne…plus (no longer), ne…personne (no one), and ne…rien (nothing). The
two parts of each expression are positioned just as ne…pas is, on either side of the
verb.
For each negative expression, there is a corresponding affirmative expression that often turns up
in the question that leads to the negative response:
The affirmative counterparts to ne…jamais are souvent (often) and toujours (always).
For ne…plus, the affirmative term is toujours (still).
For ne…personne, the affirmative term is quelqu’un (someone).
For ne…rien, the affirmative term is quelque chose.
Examples: Tu vas souvent au supermarché?
Non, je ne vais jamais au supermarché.
Vous habitez toujours en Californie?
Non, nous n’habitons plus en Californie.
Elle connaît (knows) quelqu’un en France?
Non, elle ne connaît personne en France.
Marc et Julien achètent quelque chose au magasin ?
Non, ils n’achètent rien au magasin.
Leçon C
--- Vocabulary of la santé (health). Pages 365-366.
--- Irregular verb devoir. Page 371. Devoir means to have to, must. Its conjugation is je
dois, tu dois, il/elle/on doit, nous devons, vous devez, ils/elles doivent. It is almost always
followed by a second verb.
Examples : Je dois partir à 5h00.
--- Révision de fonctions. Page 378.
--- Vocabulaire. Page 379.
Nous devons écouter le prof.