French 2, Semester I; La Description
Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |   Section 2  |   Section 3   |   Dictionaries

  Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E  |   Part F

Section One - Part B

Aquitaine
Aquitaine The French province of Aquitaine is the one you see outlined in orange above. Aquitaine is, as many areas in France, a region with a long history. Julius Cesar even conquered this area in 56 B.C.

The region expands from the Garonne river to the Pyrenees mountains. The capital of this region is Bordeaux and the region contains five of France's départements.

 

 

 

 

D'où viens-tu?
Imagine that these groups of twins are visiting your city. They are telling their own nationalities. Give the feminine form. Click on the masculine form to see if you are right.

José est espagnol. (Josefina)
Ivan est allemand. (Ivana)
Juan est mexicain. (Juana)
Josef est algérien. (Josephine)
Luigi est italien. (Luigina)
Jacques est canadien. (Jeannette)
Anthony est anglais. (Antoinette)

Written HomeworkDevoir Écrit
Say the nationality of the people mentioned below. In case you do not know, the country of origin is in parenthesis. Write using complete sentences.Ce devoir vaut 20 points.

  1. Antonio Banderas (Espagne)
  2. Juan Gabriel (Mexique)
  3. Jacques Chiraq (France)
  4. Tony Blair (Angleterre)
  5. Julio Iglesias y Enrique Iglesias (Espagne)
  6. George Bush (Etats-Unis)
  7. Fidel Castro (Cuba)
  8. Jerry Rivera (Puerto Rico)
  9. Katie Couric (Etats-Unis)

D'autres mots apparentés Repeating Practice
We have learned many new cognate patterns. We have more to learn. Many words in English that end in -ent or -ant end in -ent or -ant in French. Be attentive to other minor spelling changes (for feminine forms) and changes in pronunciation. Be sure to repeat after the speaker.

patient
excellent
important
intelligent

Go on to Part C.

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