Foundation Course in French

Paper Code: 
FFR 100
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To lay solid foundation of basic grammar for the students to build upon, to teach how to write simple paragraphs and to read simple texts. 

6.00
Unit I: 

French Grammar: Verb << to be, to call oneself,  >>, personal  pronouns (subject), interrogation ( intonation), definite and indefinite articles, gender of the nouns, adjectives depicting qualities,1st group –er ending verbs in the indicative mood,.

French Comprehension and Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lessons 1--2 + comprehension passages from the lessons

Listening and Speaking Skills in French : to make acquaintances with someone, to welcome someone, to wish, to say good bye.

6.00
Unit II: 

French Grammar: preposition before the name of the countries and the cities, interrogative adjectives, possessive adjectives, irregular adjectives.

Comprehension and Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 3 + comprehension passages from the lessons

Listening and Speaking Skills in French : to express appreciation, to take or give information about someone.

 

6.00
Unit III: 

French Grammar : indefinite pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, special negations, special interrogation, present tense of the verbs: faire= to make/do, voir= to see, aller = to go, sortir = to go out,connaitre = to know, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending,

French Comprehension and Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 4 + comprehension passages from the lesson 4 + paragraph : my university

Listening and Speaking Skills in French : to accept and refuse invitation

6.00
Unit IV: 

Grammar :  interrogative adverbs, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending, articles contractes       (two forms), usage of chez, future.

Comprehension and Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 5 + comprehension passages from the lesson 5 + paragraph : my friend

Listening and Speaking Skills : to speak on the telephone

6.00
Unit V: 

Grammar: remaining part of the possessive adjectives, exclamative adjectives, accordance of the adjectives, use of très (very) and trop (too), present tense of the indicative: acheter ( to buy), regarder ( to look), imperative form of 1st group verbs

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 6 + comprehension  passages on the lesson  6

Listening and speaking skills: To ask the price of the things while shopping and bargaining.

Essential Readings: 

1) Synchronie-1(methode de francais)

2) CD accompanying the textbook

References: 

1) Collins mini gem bilingual dictionary       

2) Robert &Nathan :conjugation of verbs 

3) <<Le nouvel entrainez-vous>> niveau debutant                                 

4) Grammaire Larousse                                                                            

5) Larousse compact dictionary

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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