Vocabulaire
What is a synonym for the word "célèbre"?
Connu(e) is a synonym of célèbre
What do the verbs in this category mean?
They both mean "to know"
What kind of pronoun is the word "te"?
What is a griot?
A griot is a member of a caste responsible for maintaining an oral record of the tribal history in the form of music, poetry, and storytelling. Although the griots are the lowest of the castes, they are highly respected. As musicians and songwriters, they used to entertain the royal families. Many musicians who play the kora, and quite a few popular singers, are from the griot families.
What is the difference between "un cinéma" and "une salle de cinéma"?
Un cinéma is a movie theater building
Une salle de cinéma is a movie theater room
Je ______ bien Bangor.
Je connais bien Bangor.
Correct the following sentence:
Je vous dites qu'il y a un théâtre près d'ici.
Je vous dites qu'il y a un théâtre près d'ici.
Je vous dis qu'il y a un théâtre près d'ici.
Name the three art museums in Paris.
Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Orsay
Qu'est-ce que les peintres font?
Les peintres font des tableaux.
Pierre et Geoff __________ où habite leur ami.
Pierre et Geoff savent où habite leur ami.
Correct the following sentence:
Les impressionnistes me n'intéressent pas.
Les impressionnistes me n'intéressent pas.
Les impressionnistes ne m'intéressent pas.
Where can you go to see an opera in Paris?
You would go to the opéra Bastille.
Où est-ce qu'il y a des expositions de l'art?
Il y a des expositions aux musées.
What is the difference between "savoir" and "connaître"?
Savoir: used to indicate knowledge of a fact, used to indicate something is known by heart, used with an infinitive to indicate knowledge of how to do something
Connaître: used to indicate acquaintance with something or someone, only used with direct objects (nouns)
1. Subject pronoun (Nous allons au cinéma.)
2. Object pronoun (Il nous vend des billets.)
3. Stress pronoun (Elles arrivent plus tôt que nous.)
What is significant about la Comédie-Française?
It is the oldest national theater in the world.
On peut lire les sous-titres.
Write a sentence that uses both savoir and connaître.
Write a sentence that uses an object pronoun from this category.
Compare the ways la was used in previous chapters to how it is used in this chapter.
Before: article that goes in front of a feminine singular noun that starts with a consonant (J'aime la limonade. )
Now: direct object pronoun that replaces something eminine singular noun in front of a verb that starts with a consonant (Je la bois chaque jour.)
Who is Youssou N'Dour and where is he from?