1.  “Je suis” means “I am”.  When you hear the question “tu es” (you are) in French, you answer with “je suis”.  We need to learn how to conjugate the verb “ETRE” (= to be) in French Je suis… (I am…)

2.  Listen to the song on the verb ETRE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxYaUXcH-Uo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxYaUXcH-Uo ETRE (to be)

3.  Je suis  Tu es  Il est  Nous sommes  Vous êtes  Ils sont Verb ETRE – Present tense

4. FrenchEnglish Je suisI am Tu esYou are Il/elle estHe/she is Nous sommesWe are Vous êtesYou are Ils / Elles sontThey are VOCABULAIRE (Vocabulary)

5. READING GUIDED PRACTICE (Dialogue)  -Salut, tu es une amie de Marie n’est-ce pas?  - Oui, je suis Camille une amie de classe. Et tu es Daniel n’est-ce pas ?  - Oui, je suis Daniel, un ami de classe de Marie.  - Tu es Jonathan n’est-ce pas?  - Oui, je suis Jonathan un ami de classe de Laura.

6.  Teamwork on the dialogue with 3 persons- Practice the dialogue with 2 other classmates.  -Salut, tu es une amie de ___1_____n’est-ce pas?  - Oui, je suis ____2____une amie de classe. Et tu es ____3______n’est-ce pas ?  - Oui, je suis ____3___, un ami de classe de___1_____. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

7.  If you want to find out the name of a person the same as as you, you can ask:  - Tu t’appelles comment ?  - Je m’appelle _Nathalie__. Et toi ?  - Je m’appelle Lucas. Et toi ?  - Je m’appelle Marie Tu t’appelles comment ? (What is your name?)

8.  Walk around the classroom. Greet each of your classmates. Find out who each one is. Let each one know who you are ? PRACTICE

9.  You use the verb “ETRE” to say who you are: Ex: Je suis Marie (I am Marie) Je m’appelle Marie (My name is Marie) Talking about yourself

10. You use the verb “ETRE” to express Nationality or Profession  Ex.: Je suis américaine. (I am american)  Ex.: Vous êtes professeur ? (You are a teacher?) N.B.: Please note that in French you don’t say “you are a teacher” but “you are teacher”. The “a” is dropped off. USE “ETRE” to express Nationality or Profession

11.  Say hello and introduce yourself to your classmate using verb “ETRE”. Say your nationality. -Bonjour, monsieur / madame. Je suis _________. Je m’appelle ___________. Je suis américain. Et vous ? INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (1)

12.  Imagine now that there are 3 travelers at a train station. They introduce themselves saying they name, nationality.  Bonjour ! Je suis _________. Je suis américain. Et vous ? INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (2)

13.  Engage in a conversation with your classmate saying the job of your mom and dad. Mon père est médecin (my dad is a doctor) Ma mère est dentiste (my mom is dentist) GUIDED PRACTICE

14.  An adjective describes a person or thing. The “beautiful girl is happy”. “beautiful” and “happy” are adjectives that describe the girl. Many adjectives are easy to remember if you think of them in pairs: STRUCTURE : Adjectives

16. FrenchEnglish mincethin grosbig intelligent stupide tristesad contenthappy HOW TO DESCRIBE SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING (VOCABULARY)

17. FrenchEnglish petitsmall grandBig / tall Beau / belleNice / pretty fortfaible pourquoiwhy Parce quebecause trèsvery HOW TO DESCRIBE SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING

18.  Write the French adjectives that describe the objects you see. GUIDED PRACTICE

19.  Write the French adjectives that describe the objects you see. GUIDED PRACTICE

20.  Reading the Dialogue. Interactive reading : Je suis…

25.  Make “une cocotte” (fortune teller) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacOP3B9Y6U and write down a description of a person using the adjectives on slide 15, and the verb “ETRE”  Tu es mince  Tu es gros  Etc. INTERACTIVE PRACTICE

26.  French adjectives like French nouns have a gender. A Feminine adjective is used to describe a feminine noun and a masculine adjective is used to describe a masculine noun. STRUCTURE : MASCULIN / FEMININ

27. Il est … / elle est…

28. MASCULINE / FEMININE

29.  Observe the adjectives below the man….which letter do we add to the masculine adjective to get the feminine? MASCULIN / FEMININ

30.  Use as many adjectives on slide 15 as possible to describe these animals. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

31. CLOSING (ACTIVITIES)

32. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

36. CULTURE : Sports in France