French 2, Semester I; Les Animaux

Sections:

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

Section Two:

Part A |   Part B  |  Part C

Section Two: Part C Une chanson We learn lots of songs when we are children to help us learn to do a variety of things. Young French-speaking children also learn songs like this. The song we are going to learn in this unit is like that. It is a song that little children learn when learning to count but it is a catchy one and you will enjoy learning it. Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Je te plumerai la tête Je te plumerai la tête Et la tête, et la tête Alouette, Alouette O-o-o-o-oh Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Je te plumerai le nez Je te plumerai les yeux Je te plumerai le cou Je te plumerai les ailes Je te plumerai le dos Je te plumerai les pattes Je te plumerai la queue Lark, nice Lark (or Lark, lovely Lark) Lark, I am going to pluck you I am going to pluck your head, I am going to pluck your head, And the head, and the head, O-o-o-o-oh All the verses are the same except the part of the body. La tête - the head Le nez - the nose Les yeux - the eyes Le cou - the neck Les ailes - the wings Le dos - the back Les pattes - the legs Le queue - the tail The song is actually about "plucking" the feathers from a lark, presumably in preparation for cooking. A lark is considered to be a small "game bird" (a game bird is a bird considered to be suitable for food). You can listen to the song several times. When you feel confident, record yourself saying or singing the first verse in French to send to your teacher. Ce devoir vaut 16 points.   Au travail! Let's spend a little more time practicing negative expressions. Say that you do not have any of the following items. Click on the first column to see the correct responses. un éléphant Je n'ai pas d'éléphant. un ordinateur Je n'ai pas d'ordinateur. du papier Je n'ai pas de papier. une calculatrice Je n'ai pas de calculatrice. du café Je n'ai pas de café. des sandales Je n'ai pas de sandales.   D'autres mots apparentés Remember that cognates are the words that we find to be very "user-friendly." Look at these to learn additional words that are effortless to learn. Be sure to listen to them over and over again so that you can become proficient with their pronunciation. Words that end in -or in English generally end in -eur in French (with some exceptions for femenine forms). actor l'acteur color la couleur Words that end in -al in English are generally the same in French, with sometimes minor exceptions. animal l'animal hospital l'hôpital Words that end in -ible in English are generally the same in French. terrible terrible horrible horrible impossible impossible The pronunciation of these words does change, but they are relatively easy to learn because of their resemblance to English. Imagine you are going to be in France and you want to visit the island of Corsica. Use these websites to plan a 3-4 day itinerary of what things you would do. Choose a hotel and sites that you would see. You may only spend one day on the beach. Include the prices for how you will get to the island and back to France. Ce devoir vaut 35 points. http://www.corse.visite.org/EN/tourism.php http://www.locationcorse.net/gb/hotels/corsesud.html There are four deadlines for this project. The second one is due now--your outline of your research project is due to your teacher (5 points). You are now ready for the Section Quiz. When you are done, go on to Section Three.

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