Unit 4: describing self and others

Unit 4: describing self and others

Tu es comment?

Comment es-tu?

What are you like?

When you are describing yourself and others, you use an ADJECTIVE

• An adjective describes a person place or a thing

• In French, adjectives must always agree with the noun

Multiple Choice

What is an adjective?

• A dog

• A noun

• A word that describes a noun

Easy adjectives

• energique

• fantastique

• sympathique

• athletique

• magnifique

• empathique

More easy adjectives

• agreable

• bete

• bizarre

• utile

• populaire

• unique

All those adjectives can describe both boys and girls because they all end in E already!

Comment es-tu? (What are you like?)

• Je suis..... (I am)

• Je ne suis pas.... (I am not)

Poll

Tu es unique?

• je suis unique

• je ne suis pas unique

Poll

Tu es populaire?

• je suis populaire

• je ne suis pas populaire

Poll

Tu es energique?

• je suis energique

• je ne suis pas energique

Poll

Tu es bizarre?

• je suis bizarre

• je ne suis pas bizarre

Poll

Tu es empathique?

• je suis empathique

• je ne suis pas empathique

Adjectives can be either masculine or feminine

• Masculine words usually DO NOT end in an E

• Feminine words usually end in an E

• Same situation for adjectives (describing words)

Adjectives and meanings

• petit- short/small

• grand- tall/ big

• intelligent- intelligent/smart

• mechant- mean

• amusant- funny/ amusing

• joli- pretty/nice

• cruel- mean/cruel

Multiple Select

Which adjectives are masculin?

• petit

• jolie

• grande

• amusant

• intelligent

Multiple Choice

petit

• short

• tall

• interesting

• mean

Multiple Choice

grand

• short

• tall

• interesting

• mean

Multiple Choice

interessant

• short

• tall

• interesting

• mean

Multiple Choice

joli

• nice/pretty

• tall

• interesting

• mean

Multiple Choice

mechant

• short

• tall

• interesting

• mean

Masculine adjectives: describes boys, men, or masculine nouns

**** notice that you do not pronounce the endings***

• petit

• grand

• interessant

• mechant

• amusant

• joli

• cruel

Adjectives that are feminine usually end in an E and you pronounce the endings

• petite

• grande

• intelligente

• interessante

• mechante

• amusante

• jolie

Multiple Select

Elle est...... (she is....)

• petit

• grande

• amusant

• intelligente

Multiple Select

Il est...... (he is....)

• petit

• grande

• amusant

• intelligente

Take the rest of the time to complete activity 1 (adjectives and examples) in unit 4- describing yourself