FORM 4 FRENCH REVISION SUMMER 2006 Sporting activities (you will need to spell these) Je joue Je fais au badminton au cricket au football au golf au rugby au tennis de la gymnastique de l’athlétisme du cyclisme de la natation de l’équitation de la planche à voile du ski de la voile I play badminton cricket football golf rugby tennis I do gymnastics athletics I go cycling swimming horse-riding wind-surfing skiing sailing ... and other activities Je joue du piano du violon de la guitare de la batterie aux échecs sur l’ordinateur I play the piano the violin the guitare the drums chess on the computer IMPORTANT RULE TO LEARN : (you will need to write this) JOUER + à is used with SPORTS and GAMES Jouer au is used with sports and games which are MASCULINE Examples: ~ I play tennis = je joue au tennis. I play badminton = je joue au badminton Jouer aux is used with SPORTS and GAMES which are PLURAL Examples: ~I play chess = je joue aux échecs. I play cards = je joue aux cartes JOUER + de is used with MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Jouer du is used with musical instruments which are MASCULINE Examples: ~ I play the piano = je joue du piano. I play the violin = je joue du violon Jouer de la is used with MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS which are FEMININE Examples: ~I play the drums = je joue de la batterie. I play the guitare = je joue de la guitare 1 Household chores and adjectives to describe them! Faire la vaisselle Faire la cuisine Faire les courses Laver la voiture Passer l’aspirateur Travailler dans le jardin Ranger la chambre to wash up to cook to do the shopping to wash the car to do the hoovering to work in the garden to tidy the bedroom J’aime... Je n’aime pas... Difficile Intéressant (pas intéressant) Amusant (pas amusant) Ennuyeux Fatigant I like... I do not like... difficult interesting (not interesting) fun (not fun) boring tiring please learn the spelling of these expressions IMPORTANT RULE TO LEARN: VERB + INFINITIVE When you have TWO verbs in the same sentence in French, you change the first verb and leave the SECOND verb as an INFINITIVE which means it ends ER, IR or RE Examples: ~ I love washing the car = J’adore LAVER la voiture He likes playing on the computer = Il aime JOUER sur l’ordinatuer Possessive adjectives Mon = my and is used in front of masculine nouns and all nouns beginning with a vowel or silent "h" Ton = your and is used in front of masculine nouns and all nouns beginning with a vowel or silent "h" Son = his, her, its and is used in front of masculine nouns and all nouns beginning with a vowel or silent "h" Ma = my and is used in front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant Ta = your and is used in front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant Sa = his, her, its and is used in front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant Mes = my and is used in front of all plural nouns Tes = your and is used in front of all plural nouns Ses = his, her, its and is used in front of all plural nouns 2 The twenty-four hour clock (you need to recognise these for the reading and listening parts of the exam) 1 o’clock (13:00) 2 o’clock (14:00) 3 o’clock (15:00) 4 o’clock (16:00) 5 o’clock (17:00) 6 o’clock (18:00) 7 o’clock (19:00) 8 o’clock (20:00) 9 o’clock (21:00) 10 o’clock (22:00) 11 o’clock = (23:00) 12 o’clock (00:00) Il est treize heures Il est quatorze heures Il est quinze heures Il est seize heures Il est dix-sept heures Il est dix-huit heures Il est dix-neuf heures Il est vingt heures Il est vingt et une heures Il est vingt-deux heures Il est vingt-trois heures Il est vingt-quatre heures For the MINUTES you just say the number of minutes after the word “heures” 13:00 Il est treize heures 13:05 Il est treize heures cinq 13:10 Il est treize heures dix 13:15 Il est treize heures quinze 13:20 Il est treize heures vingt 13:25 Il est treize heures vingt-cinq 13:30 Il est treize heures trente 13:35 Il est treize heures trente-cinq 13:40 Il est treize heures quarante 13:45 Il est treize heures quarante-cinq 13:50 Il est treize heures cinquante 13:55 Il est treize heures cinquante-cinq 14:00 Il est quatorze heures You need to learn the spelling of these verbs. Remember the accents! Jouer ~ to play Je joue = I play Tu joues = you (singular) play Il, elle, on joue = he, she, one plays Nous jouons = we play Vous jouez = you (plural) play Ils, elles jouent = they play Faire ~ to do/to make Je fais = I do/ make Tu fais = you (singular) do/make Il, elle, on fait = he, she, one does/ makes Nous faisons = we do/make Vous faites = you (plural) do/make Ils, elles font = they do/make Préférer ~ to prefer Je préfère = I prefer Tu préfères = you (singular) prefer Il, elle, on préfère = he, she, one prefers Nous préférons = we prefer Vous préférez = you (plural) prefer Ils, elles préfèrent = they prefer Acheter ~ to buy J'achète = I buy Tu achètes = you (singular) buy Il, elle, on achète = he, she, one buys Nous achetons = we buy Vous achetez = you (plural) buy Ils, elles achètent = they buy 3