1. …and why they matter so much in French

2. Activity #1:  Look up five foods en francais, and then write them out, adding the appropriate “a” (une vs. un) in front. MASCULINE AND FEMININE: AND WHY THEY MATTER Example: pizza = feminine hamburger = masculine This affects how you say “a” une = “a” (feminine) un = “a” (masculine) Example: a pizza = une pizza a hamburger = un hamburger

3. Activity #2:  Using two of your food words (one masculine and one feminine) fill out this chart, using the appropriate form of the verb avoir: MASCULINE AND FEMININE: AND WHY THEY MATTER to have – avoir I have J’aiWe haveNous avons You haveTu asYou have (plural/don’t know) Vous avez He hasIl aThey have (masc.) Ils ont She hasElle aThey have (fem.) Elles on Example: I have a pizza = J’ai une pizza. She has a hamburger = Ella a une pizza.