Foundation Course in French

Paper Code: 
FFR 200
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

 French Grammar : -ir ending verbs- payer= to pay, partir= to leave, sortir= to go out, future tense, complete interrogative forms,feminine of the other adjectives, direct object pronouns, expression of time, construction of the sentence with infinitive.

 

 

French Comprehension and Paragraph Writing : Reading of the lesson 7-8+ comprehension passages on  the lessons 7-8

 

Listening and Speaking Skills in French : , to describe something, to ask for an excuse, to reserve the tickets,

6.00

French Grammar:  imperative form of the verbs- etre, avoir, savoir, expressions like- il faut, devoir + infinitive, preposition of place, indirect object pronouns,

 

French Comprehension and Paragraph Writing : Reading of the lessons 9-10 + comprehension of passages from lessons 9-10 + paragraph on  topics such as : the seasons in India etc.

 
 

Listening & Speaking Skills in  French : To give and take orders, to express the interdiction, to take an information about  the eating habits of a person, etc. 

6.00

French Grammar: past tense with < avoir>, expressions of the quantity, partitive articles, adverbs, direct and indirect pronouns,

 

French Comprehension and  Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 11

 

Listening & Speaking Skills in  French : To advise someone,

 

 

6.00

French Grammar:   pronoun – en, conditional sentences with <si>, present tense of the verbs – manger, boire, offrir, prendre.

 

French Comprehension and  Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lessons 12-13 + comprehension of passages on the lessons + topics like: the monuments in India etc.

 

Listening & Speaking Skills in French : to explain the plan or the location of the place

 

 

6.00

French Grammar: Past perfect tense with < avoir>/ <etre>, faire, pouvoir, vouloir, remaining adverbs, interrogative words.

 

French Comprehension and  Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 13 + comprehension of  passages from lesson 13

 

Listening & Speaking Skills in French : to describe how you spent your weekend etc.

 

 

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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