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How the French get aroundHow the French get aroundHow the French get aroundHow the French get around

First of all, let’s First of all, let’s reviewreview

First of all, let’s First of all, let’s reviewreview

For today’s lesson, you are going to need For today’s lesson, you are going to need

to know the verb «to go,» or aller.to know the verb «to go,» or aller.

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Aller: to goAller: to goAller: to goAller: to goJe vaisJe vais

Tu vasTu vas

Il vaIl va

nous allonsnous allons

vous allezvous allez

ils vontils vont

That’s «to go,» but That’s «to go,» but how do you say how do you say

«to?»«to?»

That’s «to go,» but That’s «to go,» but how do you say how do you say

«to?»«to?»

«to» in french is à«to» in french is à«to» in french is à«to» in french is à

So, you would say «Je vais _________la So, you would say «Je vais _________la

fête.»fête.»

The catchThe catchThe catchThe catch

à changes depending on what is following à changes depending on what is following

it.it.

à + a le word = auà + a le word = au

à + a la word = à laà + a la word = à la

à + a les word = auxà + a les word = aux

Let’s Move on.Let’s Move on.Let’s Move on.Let’s Move on.

Read the selection in front of you. One Read the selection in front of you. One

person from each group needs to tell me person from each group needs to tell me

what is happening. what is happening.

Une histoireUne histoireUne histoireUne histoire

Bonjour, je m’appelle Philippe et J’ai 14 ans. Comment t’appelles- tu?

Moi, Je suis de Paris, en France. Mais, Je vais au Maroc chaque année.

J’aime la vie au Maroc! J’aime acheter les choses. Je vais au centre

commercial chaque jour et je gaspille de l’argent (waste money). Alors,

mes amis ne sont pas de la France. Ils sont de la Suisse. Je vais à la

Suisse de temps en temps (from time to time), mais J’aime la vie au

Maroc. Au revoir!

Questions: Questions: Questions: Questions:

What does «de» mean?What does «de» mean?

How old is Philippe?How old is Philippe?

Where does he live?Where does he live?

What does he love?What does he love?

What does he do every day?What does he do every day?

A few sentencesA few sentencesA few sentencesA few sentences

Je suis du Maroc.Je suis du Maroc.

Tu es de l’italieTu es de l’italie

il est de la Bourgogne.il est de la Bourgogne.

Nous sommes des états-unisNous sommes des états-unis

Vous êtes de l’amérique.Vous êtes de l’amérique.

What does «de» mean?What does «de» mean?

DE: of, fromDE: of, fromDE: of, fromDE: of, from

Here’s our problem with ‘de.’ It changes Here’s our problem with ‘de.’ It changes

based on what follows it as well.based on what follows it as well.

de + le word = dude + le word = du

de+ la word = de lade+ la word = de la

de+ les word = desde+ les word = des