Week 2

After completing the video segments and homework for Week II, you should be able to:

(VIDEO 1) http://youtu.be/_z1HZWpboQ8

- recognize, spell and pronounce the numbers 0-9, identifying and correctly pronouncing the letter R, and nasal and vocal vowels

- understand and give a telephone number in French

- understand, pronounce and use basic expressions for telling time

- understand and correctly pronounce "liaisons" between French words

- understand and use masculine and feminine indefinite articles ("un" and "une")

(VIDEO 2) http://youtu.be/779hMFVyMyE

- recognize and pronounce the French alphabet

- recognize and correctly transcribe words spelled aloud in France

- spell basic words, including proper names, in French

(VIDEO 3) http://youtu.be/ZKlLImPQ7Rk

- recognize, spell and pronounce days of the week

- recognize, spell and pronounce the numbers from 10 to 30

- recognize, spell and pronounce the months of the year

- correctly say the date and days of the week

EXAM STUDY LIST:FOR NEXT WEEK, YOUR HOMEWORK IS TO PREPARE FOR EXAM I. HERE IS THE LIST OF AREAS TO STUDY AND REVIEW:

1. Know the difference between VOUS and TU in French and the situations in which you would use one or the other. Consult http://french.about.com/od/grammar/ss/subjectpronouns_3.htm for review of this.

2. Study the masculine and feminine adjectives Remember that if the adjective ends in a “T”/"D", the “T”/"D" is silent and the adjective is masculine. If the adjective ends in “TE”/DE", the “T”/"D" is pronounced and the adjective is feminine. There is no difference in pronunciation of adjectives ending in “-é” and “-ée” (ex: compliqué/compliquée are pronounced the same).

3. Memorize and be able to write the adjectives

4. Review the verb ETRE using. Know all forms of the verb.

5. The numbers 0-31. You do not need to be able to spell these using letters (ex: vingt et un/dix-huit), but you do need to be able to correctly identify and write them down using digits (ex: 21/18) when you hear them.

6. Study the letters of the alphabet

7. Expressions of time. Be able to recognize the different times when you hear them (from one o’clock to twelve o’clock).

8. The days of the week and the months of the year.