Foreign Language-Fundamentals of French I

Grammar: greetings; indefinite articles; definite articles; the partitive article; two forms of the contracted article (‘a” & “de” forms)

Comprehension and paragraph writing: reading of the stories in chapter 1 of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills: activities: making acquaintances

Grammar:  introduction to French verb system (present conjugations of the regular1^st group verbs and of the irregular be, have & go verbs

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 1 and 2of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills inviting and replying to an invitation

Grammar: verb system ( some major verbs of the regular 2^nd group & the irregular  3^rd group); demonstrative, qualifying& possessive adjectives; interrogation; negation;

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 1 and 2  of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills activities : describing people; requesting & giving orders

Grammar contracted articles (‘a” & “de” forms),  prepositions & adverbs of space and quantity; gender & number of nouns and adjectives; position of adjectives

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter2 and  3of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills: evaluating & appreciating; thanking & congratulating

Grammar: imperative mood; emphatic pronouns; pronominal verbs;

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 2 and of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills activities: explaining; justifying; complaining;