FRENCH GRAMMAR, COMPREHENSION & PARAGRAPH WRITING

Paper Code: 
FFR 200
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO6: Learn & apply rules of grammar

CO7: Classify parts of speech & contrast their usage

CO8: Comprehend various texts

CO9: Identify & choose relevant elements from a text to answer questions

CO10: Construct paragraphs

 

 

 

Interactive lectures Demonstrations

Reading & Listening exercises

Assignments

Effective questions

 

 

 

 

Class tests

Assessments

 

6.00
Unit I: 

French Grammar : -ir ending verbs- payer= to pay, partir= to leave, sortir= to go out, future tense, complete interrogative forms,feminine of the other adjectives, direct object pronouns, expression of time, construction of the sentence with infinitive.
French Comprehension and Paragraph Writing : Reading of the lesson 7-8+ comprehension passages on  the lessons 7-8.
Listening and Speaking Skills in French : , to describe something, to ask for an excuse, to reserve the tickets.

6.00
Unit II: 

French Grammar:  imperative form of the verbs- etre, avoir, savoir, expressions like- il faut, devoir + infinitive, preposition of place, indirect object pronouns,
French Comprehension and Paragraph Writing : Reading of the lessons 9-10 + comprehension of passages from lessons 9-10 + paragraph on  topics such as : the seasons in India etc.
Listening & Speaking Skills in  French : To give and take orders, to express the interdiction, to take an information about  the eating habits of a person, etc.
 

6.00
Unit III: 

French Grammar: past tense with < avoir>, expressions of the quantity, partitive articles, adverbs, direct and indirect pronouns.
French Comprehension and  Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 11
Listening & Speaking Skills in  French : To advise someone.

6.00
Unit IV: 

French Grammar:   pronoun – en, conditional sentences with <si>, present tense of the verbs – manger, boire, offrir, prendre.
French Comprehension and  Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lessons 12-13 + comprehension of passages on the lessons + topics like: the monuments in India etc.
Listening & Speaking Skills in French : to explain the plan or the location of the place

6.00
Unit V: 

French Grammar: Past perfect tense with < avoir>/ <etre>, faire, pouvoir, vouloir, remaining adverbs, interrogative words.
French Comprehension and  Paragraph Writing: Reading of the lesson 13 + comprehension of  passages from lesson 13
Listening & Speaking Skills in French : to describe how you spent your weekend etc.

Essential Readings: 

1)Synchronie-1(méthode 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: 
2022-2023
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