Chauffe-tête! Warm Up! Write your ANSWERS, not the question, in your notebook. 1.What are the three ways to say the word ‘the’ in French? (Hint, one is masculin, one is féminin, the last in pluriel) 2.What is a noun? How can you tell the gender of a noun? 3.What is a preposition?

Using the preposition « à » (How the word ‘to’ is used en français)

Talking about going places Let’s pretend you want to go somewhere with your friends and you want to tell your mère/père/grand-mère that you are leaving. You would say something like: « Hey! I am going to the ________ ! »

PLACES are NOUNS which have GENDER We know that all nouns in French have a gender of either masculin or féminin We also know that when a noun is in the plural form (meaning there is more than one of that noun) the gender isn’t easy to pinpoint. Luckily, definite articles can show us the gender and number of a noun

Definite articles can show us the gender and number of a noun Masculin (Singulière) Féminin (Singulière) Pluriel Le (l’)La (l’)Les

To + the + (noun for a place) 1.In French the word ‘to’ is the preposition à 2.You would then need the word ‘the’ to continue the phrase, and in French there are 3 ways to say the- le, la, les (and the l’ when the noun starts with a vowel) 3.After you put à and the form of the word ‘the’ you can state the name of the place to which one is going.

…it’s actually not that simple. Steps 1 and 2 can get complicated thanks to vowel sounds. If you can remember that vowels do not play well with others this can be easy!

Essayez avec moi – Try with me Let’s pretend Monsieur le Directeur is usually running around campus totally fou (crazy). We need to say to where he is going to go. 1.7h30, le parking: Il va aller _________________parking. 2.7h35: la cantine: Il va aller ________________cantine. 3.7h45, le bureau: Il va aller _________________bureau. 4.8h00, la cour de recré: Il va aller ______________cour de recré. 5.8h10, les toilettes du Quad 200: Il va aller _______________toilettes. 6.8h15, le gymnase: Il va aller ___________gymnase. 7.8h20, la bibliothèque: Il va aller ______________bibliothèque. 8.8h25, le terrain: Il va aller _____________terrain. 9.8h30, les salles de classe: Il va aller ________________salles de classe.

C’est votre tour! It’s your turn! Now you- oui, toi- you get to tell me where you are going to go during your next vacation. You will have ten choices- dix choix- about where you can go. Pick 5. Write down the French and English translations for these places ! Whatever is not finished before the end of the period becomes homework! When complete, raise your hand so I can come check and stamp!

Les endroits (places): FrançaisAnglais La plageThe beach La citéThe city Les montagnesThe mountains Le parc d’attractionsThe amusement park La maison de _______The home of (pick a person in family) Le muséeThe museum L’état de _______The state of (pick a U.S./Mexican state) Le grand-magasinThe mall L’université de ________The university of (pick one) Le cinémaThe movie theatre

Set up for success: Number paper 1 to 5, write out your 5 places in French and English, then write your sentence! Be mindful of le, la, l’, and les! 1.FR:______ ENG:______- Je vais aller… 2. FR:______ ENG:______- Je vais aller … 3. FR:______ ENG:______- Je vais aller … 4. FR:______ ENG:______- Je vais aller … 5. FR:______ ENG:______- Je vais aller …