leson 2 notes

Upto here these topics were like revision, even then there will be questions from above in the exam. Following topics are new for you. So read and understand them carefully.

1.    Les adjectifs démonstratifs

Ce	Mas.sing noun	Ce livre – this book
Cet	Mas. Sing. Noun starting with a/e/i/o/u/h	Cet hôtel – this hotel Cet homme – this man Cet acteur – this actor
Cette	Fem. Sing.noun	Cette maison – this house Cette femme – this woman
Ces	All plurals	Ces livres – these books Ces homes – these men Ces maisons – these houses

Remember the following

·       For fem noun starting with vowel we have only one i.e. ‘cette’

·       For all plurals there is only one i.e. ‘ces’

2.    Qui/que

Suppose there are two sentences, and there is a noun repeated in the second sentence.

If this noun is repeated as a subject in the other sentence we can combine the two sentences using ‘qui’ in between. Then we have to remove the repeated noun from the second sentence.

e.g.    Je connais ce garçon. Il porte un chapeau. (i know this boy. He wears a cap.)

Here ce garçon is repeated as ‘il’ in the second sentence.

Remove ‘il’ from the second sentence and join the two sentences using ‘qui’. i.e.

Je connais ce garçon qui porte un chapeau. (I know this boy who wears a cap.)

Look at the meanings in the brackets, they remain the same.

Now suppose there are two sentences, and there is a noun repeated in the second sentence.

If this noun is repeated as an object in the other sentence we can combine the two sentences using ‘que’ in between. Then we have to remove the repeated noun from the second sentence.

e.g. J’ai une montre. J’aime cette montre.  (I have a watch. I like this watch.)

Here cette montre is repeated as object in the second sentence. So we can use que and remove the object from the second sentence.

J’ai une montre que j’aime. (I have a watch which I like.)

Again look at the meanings in the brackets. They are the same.

3.    Les Conjunctions

1)    Car/parce que – as,because

Elle ne va pas à l’école parce qu’elle est malade.

2)    Donc – so

Elle est malade donc elle ne va pas à l’école.

3)    Ensuite – and then, afterwards

Il mange un sandwich ensuite il boit du café.

4)    Et – and

Nous allons au marché et achetons des fruits.

5)    Mais – but

Tu veux prendre ma voiture mais elle est en panne.

6)    Puis –then

Vous vous promennez puis vous vous lavez.

7)    Ou –or

Tu bois du café noir ou du café au lait ?

8)    Si – if

Si j’étudie bien, je gagnerai de bonnes notes.

9)    Quand – when

Quand tu vas au marché, tu achètes un peu de légumes.

10)             Comme – as

Comme tu es en retard, tu n’entres pas dans la classe.