Preface xi
I. First Elements of French 1. Nouns, Articles, and
Descriptive AdjectivesGender and Number of Nouns and Articles
The Definite Article Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns Masculine and
Feminine Articles Before a Vowel Sound or Mute h Singular Nouns and
the Definite Article Learning the Gender of Nouns The Indefinite
Article Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns Plural Nouns Pronouncing the
Plural Descriptive Adjectives Agreement of Adjectives in Gender and
Number Adjectives of Color Adjectives That Precede the Noun Key
Vocabulary Les adjectifs descriptifs (Descriptive Adjectives)Les
cou/eurs (Colors) Key Vocabulary Les nationalities (Nationanlities)
2. The Verbs etre and avoir, Subject Pronouns, and Negation The
VerbsThe Verbs etre (to be) and avoir (to have) Être and Subject
Pronouns Subject Pronouns Uses of Être Expressions with Être Key
Vocabulary
Conjonctions. quafificatifs. et adverbes (Conjunctions,
Qualifiers, and Adverbs) Negation with ne ... pas The Verb avoir
(to have) Ne ..• pas de ... with avoir If y a ... (There is ... ,
There are ... ) Expressions with avoir Key Vocabulary La maison
(The House) Reading Comprehension: La maison de Jean-Pierre
3.Days and Months, Regular -er Vel"bs in the Pl"eSent Tense, and
InterrogativesDays of the Week, Months, and Seasons
Les jours de la semaine(Days of the Week)
Les mois de I'annee(Months of the Year)
Les saisons (Seasons)
Les parties du jour(Parts of the Day) Regular Verbs in the
Present TenseConjugating Regular -er Verbs Uses of the Present
Tense Interrogatives and Interrogative Words Yes/No
QuestionsInformation Questions Key Vocabulary
Noms mascu/ins (Masculine Nouns) Noms feminins (Feminine
Noun~) Adjectifs(Adjectives)
Conjonctions(Conjunctions) Reading Comprehension: Une
petite ville en province 4 Numbers, Dates, and Time and
Regular -ir Verbs in the Present Tense Cardinal Numbers Numbers
from 0 to 99 Numbers from 100 Ordinal Numbers The Date and the
YearTelling Time Regular -if Verbs in the Present TenseKey
Vocabulary Les magas;ns et les commerces (Stores and
Businesses)Key Vocabulary Les repas et Jes provisions(Meals
and Groceries)Reading Comprehension: Au restaurant
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