1. Classroom Objects

2. Name the following objects…in French.

3. Daily Assessment Get out something to write with…
and get ready for today’s DA!!

4. Un crayon

5. Une gomme

6. Un stylo

7. Une règle

8. Un cahier

9. Un livre

10. Un taille-crayon

11. Un bâton de colle

12. Une trousse

13. Un kleenex

14. Un bic

26. Read this sentence. What does it mean exactly?
C’est un crayon
It is a pencil.
Which of the words means ‘a ’?
The word ‘un ’ means ‘a ’.
Now read this sentence. Which word means ‘a ’ this time?
C’est une règle
This time, the word ‘une ’ means ‘a ’.

27. Genders – un and une There are two words for ‘a ’ in French. Why?
In French, all nouns have a gender.
They are either masculine or feminine.
The word for pencil (crayon) is masculine, so “un “ is in front of it when we say “a pencil “’.
The word for ruler (règle) is feminine, so “une” is in front of it when we say “a ruler”.

28. Un stylo Une gomme Un crayon Un sac Une calculatrice Un livre
Un porte-monnaie
Un agenda
Un portable
Une règle
Ecoute et regarde

29. Genders – un and une
But how can you tell whether a word is masculine or feminine?
It is impossible to tell just by looking at it.
You have to learn each word with the UN or UNE before it, once you know this, it’s not too difficult. You know that each word is preceded by something, and that UN is masculine and UNE is feminine. With time it will become a habit for you.

30. Genders – un and une
Sometimes you will need to check in the dictionary.
If the word is masculine it will have the letters “nm” next to it and if it is feminine you will find the letters “nf ” next to it.
Use a dictionary to find out whether the words below are masculine or feminine. What do they mean in English? Write it in the box provided
Anniversaire
Bibliothèque
Bâtiment
Pomme
Date
Vérifie

31. Genders – un and une

32. EASY Plural - des Ecoutez J’ai des livres
To make “a/an” plural in French, we use DES (don’t pronounce the S) – in English you use “some” but sometimes you don’t use anything.
So if you want to say “you have some books” you will need to say:
J’ai des livres
It does not matter if you don’t know the gender (ie feminine or masculine des is used for both).
Des règles
Des stylos
Des dictionnaires
Des portables
Ecoutez

33. La Salle de Classe Idéale
Directions : Design your ideal classroom, either drawing or generated on the computer, complete with labels of 11 of the 22 “objets de classe.” You will be graded on the following criteria:
_______ / 30 Vocabulary: 11 of 22 words correctly labeled.
_______/ 30 Spelling: all 11 words spelled correctly, including the correct article (un, une)
_______/ 30 Neatness: Handwriting must be legible and drawing / graphics must be recognizable.
_______/10 Originality & Creativity
*This small project will count as a minor grade for the 1st six week grading period. It is DUE Tuesday!