Vocabulaire 4.1Vocabulaire 4.1

Français IIFrançais II

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Note culturelle Note culturelle (p. 99)(p. 99)

• You know the present-day capital of You know the present-day capital of Martinique Martinique is is Fort-de-France, Fort-de-France, but did you but did you know that until 1902 the capital was the know that until 1902 the capital was the city of city of Saint-Pierre? Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre? Saint-Pierre was a was a very rich and glamorous city, known as very rich and glamorous city, known as le le Petit Paris Petit Paris of the West Indies. But on the of the West Indies. But on the morning of May 8, 1902, morning of May 8, 1902, Mount Pelée Mount Pelée exploded, and in three minutes the entire exploded, and in three minutes the entire city of 30,000 people was destroyed. Only city of 30,000 people was destroyed. Only one person, a prisoner protected by his one person, a prisoner protected by his cell walls, survived the eruption. cell walls, survived the eruption.

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lalaMMaarrttiinniiqquuee

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Tu te rappelles? (p. 100)Tu te rappelles? (p. 100)

• d(e) + plural BAGS adj. + plural Nd(e) + plural BAGS adj. + plural N

• When you want to say some, When you want to say some, simply use simply use de de if there’s an if there’s an adjective before a plural noun: adjective before a plural noun:

• des conseils → des conseils → dede bon bonss conseil conseilss

• des plages → des plages → dede belle belless plage plagess

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Où se trouve ___?Où se trouve ___?

• Where is ___?Where is ___?

• literally: literally: Where does ___ find itself?Where does ___ find itself?

• You can also use this question You can also use this question in its plural form:in its plural form:–Où se trouvOù se trouventent le less toilette toilettess??

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. . . se trouve . . . .. . . se trouve . . . .

• . . . is located . . . .. . . is located . . . .

• La Martinique se trouve aux La Martinique se trouve aux tropiques.tropiques.

• Les toilettes se trouvLes toilettes se trouventent à côté à côté de l’office de tourisme.de l’office de tourisme.

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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ___?Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ___?

• What is there ___?What is there ___?• You can insert in the blankYou can insert in the blank

– à voirà voir (to see)(to see)– à faireà faire (to do)(to do)– à mangerà manger (to eat)(to eat)

• You could also addYou could also add– à la Martiniqueà la Martinique– à Fort-de-Franceà Fort-de-France

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Il fait ___?Il fait ___?

• Is it ___? (weather)Is it ___? (weather)

• beaubeau (pretty)(pretty)

• froidfroid (cold)(cold)

• fraisfrais (cool—(cool—temperaturetemperature))

• chaudchaud (hot)(hot)

• des nuagesdes nuages (cloudy)(cloudy)

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C’est comment?C’est comment?

• What’s it like?What’s it like?

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les directionsles directionsle nord

l’est

le sud

le ouest

Add “dans” in front

to indicate “in.”

Fort-de-Franceest dans le sud

de la Martinique.

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plus grand(e) qu(e)plus grand(e) qu(e)

• bigger thanbigger than

• LaLa FranceFrance est plus est plus grandgrandee que que mon armoire.mon armoire.

• Mon lycée*Mon lycée* est plus est plus grandgrand que que ma voiture**.ma voiture**.

The adjective agrees with the comparer*, not the comparee**.

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moins grand(e) qu(e)moins grand(e) qu(e)

• smaller thansmaller than

• Henri est moins grand qu’Alain.Henri est moins grand qu’Alain.

• La MartiniqueLa Martinique est moins est moins grandgrandee que la France.que la France.

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charmant(e)charmant(e)

• charmingcharming

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vivant(e)vivant(e)

• livelylively

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un ananasun ananas

• pineapplepineapple

• This word is derived from the This word is derived from the Carib word for fruit.Carib word for fruit.

• Pineapples were one of the first Pineapples were one of the first products from the New World products from the New World presented at court by Spanish presented at court by Spanish explorers in the 16explorers in the 16thth century. century.

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un bananierun bananier• banana treebanana tree• A larger variety of A larger variety of

banana, the banana, the plantainplantain, is starchy, , is starchy, not sweet. not sweet.

• It must be cooked before it is It must be cooked before it is eaten and is usually served as eaten and is usually served as a side dish.a side dish.

• The most common type of The most common type of plaintain is the Martinique.plaintain is the Martinique.

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la capitalela capitale

• capitalcapital

capitol(as in the building)

Fort-de-France

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des champs (m.) de des champs (m.) de canne à sucrecanne à sucre

• (some) sugar cane fields(some) sugar cane fields

• Sugar cane was introduced to Sugar cane was introduced to the West Indies durin the the West Indies durin the 1600s.1600s.

• Slaves were brought to Slaves were brought to Martinique from Africa to work Martinique from Africa to work on the sugar plantations.on the sugar plantations.

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une chute d’eauune chute d’eau

• a waterfalla waterfall

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un cocotierun cocotier

• a coconut treea coconut tree

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la forêt tropicalela forêt tropicale• tropical rain foresttropical rain forest

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une îleune île

• an islandan island

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la merla mer

• seasea

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un moustiqueun moustique

• a mosquitoa mosquito

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un palmierun palmier

• a palm treea palm tree

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une plageune plage

• a beacha beach

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le sablele sable

• sandsand

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un village de pêcheursun village de pêcheurs

• a fishing villagea fishing village

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un volcanun volcan

• a volcanoa volcanoMt. Pelée