Foundation Course in French

Paper Code: 
FFR 100
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
Unit I: 

Grammar: Verb << to be, to call oneself, >>, personal pronouns (subject), interrogation ( intonation), definite and indefinite articles, gender of the nouns, adjectives depicting qualities,1st group –er ending verbs in the indicative mood,.

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lessons 1--2 + comprehension passages from the lessons

Listening and speaking skills: to make acquaintances with someone, to welcome someone, to wish, to say good bye

6.00
Unit II: 

Grammar: preposition before the name of the countries and the cities, interrogative adjectives, possessive adjectives, irregular adjectives.

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 3 + comprehension passages from the lessons + paragraph: my family

Listening and speaking skills: to express appreciation, to take or give information about someone

6.00
Unit III: 

Grammar : indefinite pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, special negations, special interrogation, present tense of the verbs: faire= to make/do, voir= to see, aller = to go, sortir = to go out,connaitre = to know, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending,

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 4 + comprehension passages from the lesson 4 + paragraph : my college

Listening and speaking skills: to accept and refuse invitation

6.00
Unit IV: 

Grammar : interrogative adverbs, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending, articles contractes (two forms), usage of chez, future.

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 5 + comprehension passages from the lesson 5 + paragraph : my friend

Listening and speaking skills : to speak on the telephone

6.00
Unit V: 

Grammar: remaining part of the possessive adjectives, exclamative adjectives, accordance of the adjectives, use of très (very) and trop (too), present tense of the indicative: acheter ( to buy), regarder ( to look), imperative form of 1st group verbs

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 6 + comprehension passages on the lesson 6 + paragraph on the topics : the festivals in India, my professor etc.

Listening and speaking skills: To ask the price of the things while shopping and bargaining.

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: 
2018-2019
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