1. THE PRONOUN Y In English To avoid repeating a place name, you can say there instead. - Are you going to New Orleans? - Yes, I’m going there In English, as long as your meaning is clear, you don’t have to include the word there. Is he at the doctor’s office? No, he’s not

2. In French The pronoun y can stand for a phrase that means in, to or at a place. - Mylene habite à Bordeaux Mylene y habite - Elle va chez ses parentsElle y va - Je prends un sandwich au caféJ’y prends un sandwich - Je suis allé en ChineJ’y suis allé - Tu vas aller aux États-Unis?Tu vas y aller?

3. Underline the word or words that could be replaced with there: Mom’s at the store I can’t wait to go to San Diego John and Julie are in Colorado Her best friend is moving to Seattle The State Fair takes place in Dallas They go to France often

4. Underline the words that could be replaced by the pronoun y: 1- Maman va au supermarché le lundi. 2- Nous pouvons aller à la piscine cet après-midi 3- Laure fait de l’athlétisme au stade 4- Didier et Thomas vont au cinéma avec Pauline 5- Cécile va aller à Berlin la semaine prochaine 6- Tu vas au lycée le samedi matin 7- Nous prenons le bus pour aller au centre commercial

5. HOMEWORK Rewrite the previous sentences using the pronoun y. Be sure to put it in the correct place. Ex. Maman va au supermarche le lundi Maman y va le lundi Remember the order of the words: Subject + y + verb