Français III

Révision de l’épreuve de MI-TERME

6 major tips for studying for the Mid-Term

I. Study the vocabulary and grammar that we focused on in each unit. Make a special note of new or difficult French 3 words. Make flashcards, slide shows, quizlet, etc.

  1. Last Summer – What did you do last summer? 1

past tense (passé compose)

Vacation vocabulary-staying home, sleeping in, going on vacation

Summer activity vocabulary: ER verbs

Summer weather & clothes

Prepositions with geographical places

Vocabulary for times of the day, also yesterday, tomorrow, last week, next month, etc

Adverbs of frequency: every day, always, sometimes, rarely, never

All question words: including “quoi” which is WHAT when it’s an object: with what?

He’s taking what?

  1. La maison – What is your house like?

Types of homes

Present tense verbs of chores

Vocabulary for outside the home: garden, yard, sidewalk, barn, etc.

Vocabulary for the rooms and levels of a home

What is in the house: furniture, appliances, goods

Prepositions of placement: where things are located

  1. La routine – What is your routine like and how does it differ on the weekends?

pronominal verbs in past, present, and immediate future tenses:

I had fun, I’m having fun, I’m going to have fun

Daily routine: get up, wash up, get dressed, get spiffy, get bored, have fun, go to bed, etc.

More adverbs: early, late, well, poorly, before, after, early, late

  1. Le shopping–What do you want to give and get for this holiday? 2

present & past tenses of buying, gifting and returning items

Regular ER verbs that go with shopping: buy, bring, offer, find, try on, suggest

Spotlight on irregular verbs: can, want, receive/get, must, put on, take, see

Regular RE verbs: wait, give back, lose, answer, sell, hear, depend, descend

Gift vocabulary: money, gift cards, games, clothes, accessories

Shopping vocabulary: salesperson, open/closed, receipt, dressing room, sales

Returning items to a store

This, that, these, those

Direct Object Pronous: I like IT, She hates THEM

2. Brainstorm vocabulary for each topic using all question words (tie words together)

Ex: last summer

(Avec) qui?

Que?/quoi?

Quel(le)(s) ………..

Quand?

Où?

Comment?

Pourquoi?

Combien (de)?

3. Think of major word categories from each question word

Qui? La famille, les amis, les animaux de compagnie, les adultes dans votre vie, les vendeurs

Quoi? le sport, l’art, les loisirs, les vêtements, les qualités, les cadeaux, la maison

Quand? l’année, le mois, la semaine, le jour, après, avant, pendant, souvent, tjs

Où? les endroits, les villes, la campagne, le lycée, le travail, l’hôtel, le magasin

Comment? vite, avec enthusiasm, avant, après, tôt, tard, words ending in –ment

Pourquoi? parce que, à cause de, s’amuser, se reposer, un défi, trop moche,

Quel(le)(s)? quelles vacances, quels amis, quelles activités, quelles qualités, quels cadeaux, quels membres de la famille, quelle fête, quel jour, quel magasin, quel vendeur, quels vêtements, etc.

4. Be able to conjugate or morph your verbs (action words)

A. Present Tense – what is happening now or continues to happen

Conjugate or morph the verb according to their subject (who is doing the action).

Verb

I study

He studies a conjugation, morphing

Subject

Regular verbs: -er verbs (-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent) manger, rester, essayer, donner, offrir, etc

-re verbs (-s, -s, ----, -ons, -ez, -ent) attendre, perdre, répondre, vendre

Irregular verbs:

Etre – to be

Avoir – to have

Faire – to do, make

Aller – to go

Vouloir – to want

Pouvoir – can, to be able to

Devoir – must, to have to

Prendre – to take

Mettre – to put (on)

voir/recevoir – to see/to receive

il faut – it’s necessary / ya’ gotta’

B. Past Tense (communicating WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT SOMEONE DID) a completed action

e.g. I ate, you finished, he sold, we did, we went, you stayed, they arrived

The verb splits into two parts:

PART I+PART II = PAST TENSE

j’ai mangé

tu as fini

il a vendu

nous avons fait

on est allés

vous êtes resté(s)

ils sont arrivés

C. Immediate Future Tense – what is going to happen

Conjugate the verb ALLER and add another verb after itin unconjugated form (leaving the ending intact).

Je vaisétudier pour mon examen.

Tu vasêtre admis à une bonne université.

Nous allonsgrossir en hiver.

Ils vontattendre les filles.

5. Remember the topics and think about possible scenarios. What could be heard?

What could be discussed? What could be written? What could be read? What could be asked?

Past
What happened? / Present
What’s going on? / Future
What is going to happen?
L’été dernier
Vacances
Famille et amis
Votre passé
La maison
Votre chambre
Votre routine
Le shopping /
les soldes
Échanger un objet

6. Listen to French – websites, movies, radio, etc