1. Subject pronouns To be: être Adjectives to describe people
Handout: French subject pronouns

2. Pronouns What are the subject pronouns in English?
What are the subject pronouns in French?

3. SUBJECT PRONOUNS (write in your notes)
je (I) nous (we) tu (you sing, informal) vous (you plural or formal) il (he) ils (they masculine) elle (she) elles (they feminine)

4. Nouns
Give an example of a noun in English. Give an example of a noun in French.

5. Gender
Give an example of a masculine noun in French. Give an example of a feminine noun in French.

6. Articles
Is « une chaise » feminine or masculine? Is « un bureau »feminine or masculine? How do you know?

7. Être
(write in your notes!)
Je __________ Nous ___________ Tu __________ Vous ____________ Il/elle/on _________ Ils/elles ___________

8. Fill in the blanks with the verb « to be » in French
Je __________________ française.
Tu ______________________ petit.
Il ____________________ grand.
On ___________________ intelligents.

9. Fill in the blanks with the verb « to be » in French
Nous _______________ gentils.
Vous ________________ amusantes.
Ils ___________________ occupés.
Elles _______________________ polies.

10. Handout: Adjectives to describe people
To be and adjectives
Handout: Adjectives to describe people

11. Être (review) Je ___________________ étudiante.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb être.
Je ___________________ étudiante.
Nous ___________________ petits.
Tu _____________________ grand.
Elle ___________________ jeune.
Nous ___________________ étudiants.
Vous ___________________ français.

12. Adjectives
Translate the previous sentences.

13. Fill in the blanks with the translation of the words in parentheses.
Je suis__petit_____________. (short)
Tu es_jeune____________. (young)
Il est__beau______________.(handsome)
Elle est___belle______________ . (pretty)
Nous sommes___gentils/sympathiques________. (nice)
Ils sont_______vieux____________. (old)
Elles sont _____vieilles__________. (old)

14. Write a FULL sentence to describe each person

15. Comment est-il?

16. Comment est-il?

17. Comment est-il?

18. Comment est-il?

19. Adjective agreement Now, rewrite your 5 sentences to describe a girl.
Elle est…

20. Now, rewrite your 5 sentences to describe a group of men.
Ils sont…

21. Now, rewrite your 5 sentences to describe a group of women only.
Elles sont…