Play and Learn French by Ana Lomba & Marcela Summerville
Author:Ana Lomba & Marcela Summerville
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2012-03-12T16:00:00+00:00
About the Language Used in This Book
One-on-one relationships. Our program focuses on one-on-one interaction to simplify learning and better respond to parental needs. While you will not learn plural verb forms at this point, learning them will be much easier and less confusing in the future. These activities can easily be adapted to teach a larger group of children by simply using the plural forms of the verbs.
One-way exchanges. In most situations, the parent is the only speaker. This is because children need a lot of input before they are able to speak, just as happens when parents speak to their children in their first language. Children begin producing utterances when they feel ready after hearing modeled speech.
Gender. In French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Because articles must agree in gender and number (i.e., singular or plural) with the noun they modify, it is a good idea to look at the article to determine if the noun is feminine or masculine. The masculine singular articles are “le” and “un” (le garçon = the boy; un garçon = a boy). The feminine singular articles are “la” and “une”(la fille = the girl; une fille = a girl). “L’” is used when the first letter of the word is a vowel or, sometimes, an “h” (l’eau = the water; l’hôpital = the hospital). “Du” or “de la” can also be used with singular nouns to indicate “some” (du lait = some milk; de la salade = some salad; de l’eau = some water). “Les” or “des” are used with plural nouns (les fleurs = the flowers; des fleurs = some flowers). Sometimes the articles “du,” “de la,” or “des” can indicate a general, all-encompassing meaning (les bébés boivent du lait = babies drink milk). Like articles, adjectives change gender and number as well. We have indicated differences in gender with slashes in the text (belle/beau = pretty/handsome).
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