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    Le forme des adjectifs de decription

    -Adjective are used to describe nouns and pronouns. Read the sentences below, paying
    attention to the form of adjectives.

    Jean Paul est patient et optimiste. Jacqueline est patiente et optimiste.


    Paul et Marc sont patients et optimiste. Louise et Renee sont patientes et optimistes.

    -Adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns and pronouns they modify. Regular
    adjectives have the following pattern.
    Masculine Feminine
    Singular -- -e patient, patiente
    Plural -s -es patients, patientes

    -In written French, the feminine form of a regular adjective is formed by adding e to the
    masculine. If the masculine form already ends in e, the masculine and feminine forms are
    identical. Although there are masculine forms that end in e and add another e to form the
    feminine.

    Robert est intelligent. Sophie est intelligente.


    Jacques est calme. Michele est calme.
    Marc est reserve. Alice est reservee.

    -Adjectives that do not allow the above pattern are irregular.

    Marc est heureux (happy). Marie est heureuse.

    -In written French, the plural form of a regular adjective is formed by adding s to the singular
    form. If the masculine singular form ends in s or x, the masculine singular and plural forms
    are identical.

    Michel et Marc sont intelligents. Anne et Alice sont intelligentes.


    Philippe est francais. Pierre et Loius sont francais.
    Richard est heureux. Alain et Marc sont heureux.

    -In spoken French, if a regular adjective ends in a silent consonant in the masculine, the
    consonant is pronounced in the feminine.

    Paul est intelligent. Sylvie est intelligente.

    -In spoken French, regular adjectives masculine forms that do not end in silent consonant
    sound the same in the masculine and feminine.

    Luis est optimiste. Luisa est optimiste.


    Il est timide. Elle est timide.

    Vocabulaire: Quelques adjectifs reguliers

    Ending in -e
    Calme Calm conformiste conformist
    Dynamique dynamic, vigorous egoiste selfish
    Energique energetic honnete honest
    Idealiste idealistic individualiste individualistic
    Optimiste optimistic pessimiste pessimistic
    Realiste realistic riche rich
    Sociable sociable, friendly timide timid
    Ending in another vowel
    Poli polite reserve reserved

    Ending in a consonant
    Brillante brilliant competent competent
    Content content independent independent
    Patient patient impatient impatient

    Les amis

    The following people have friends with similar personality traits. Describe these friends.

    Marc est brilliant. Et Anne-Marie? Elle est brilliante aussi.


    Nicole est elegante. Et Thomas? Il est elegant aussi.

    1. Jacques est idealiste. Et Monique?


    2. Claire est optimiste. Et Oliver?
    3. Francois est timide et reserve. Et Natalie?
    4. Suzanne est individualiste et independente. Et Jean-Louis?
    5. Albert est riche mais distant. Et Therese?
    6. Yves et Luc sont polis et patients. Et Anne et Marie?
    7. Sylvie et Claudine sont tres contentes. Et Robert et Paul?
    8. Charles et Dennis sont idealistes. Et Isabelle et Marianne?
    9. Colette et Lucie sont intellegentes. Et Philippe et Alain?
    10. Jean-Paul et Andre sont impatient et egoiste.
    11. Le president et competent, dynamique et energique. Et la secretaire?

    Une questions de personalite

    Read about the following people and describe their personalities using an affirmative and
    negative sentence using the adjectives from the vocabulary.

    Pauline et Francoise aiment parler en public. Elles ne sont pas timide.

    1. Mme. Leblanc est millionaire.


    2. Jacqueline a dexcellente manieres.
    3. Gerard naime pas inviter ses (his) amis.
    4. La secretaire ne travaille pas bien.
    5. Tu nest pas generuex.
    6. Antoine et Thomas on tune qualite: lhonnete.

    Vocabulaire: La description

    Des gen (people)

    Blond blond Brun dark-haired


    Fort strong Faible weak
    Heureux happy Triste sad
    Grand big Petit small
    Intelligent intelligent idiot stupid
    Interessant interesting
    Amusant amusing penible boring
    Drole funny
    Symphatique nice disagreable unpleasant
    Marie married celibataire single, unmarried

    une chose (thing)

    lent slow rapide fast


    comfortable comfortable modern modern

    - In French, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. A few adjectives, like
    grand and petit, come before the noun.

    Jai une petite voiture. (I have a small car)

    Cest evident! (Its obvious!)

    Read the description of the following people and then say what they are not like, using the
    appropriate forms of adjectives with opposite meanings.

    Charlotte est blonde. Elle nest pas brune!

    1. Lucie est brune.


    2. Charles et Henri sont forts.
    3. Catherine est grande.
    4. Philippe est pinible.
    5. Suzanne et Anne-Marie sont amusantes.
    6. Sylvie et Nathalie sont intelligentes.
    7. Robert est sympathique.
    8. Denise et Clairesont mariees.
    9. Michele et Sophie sont heurreuses.
    10. Paul et Denis sont tristes.

    Descriptions

    Describe the following people or characters in two sentences, using adjectives from the
    vocabulaire. Your sentences may be affirmative or negative. Note: minimum of two
    descriptions.

    King kong Il est fort. Il nest pas symphatique.

    1. Dracula
    2. Albert Einstein
    3. Mahal
    4. Henri Sy
    5. Tarzan
    6. Mr. Bean
    7. Angelina Jolie
    8. Brad Pitt

    Vocabulaire: Adjectifs qui precedent le nom

    Bon good Jai un tres bon appareil-photo.


    Mauvais bad Nous navons pas de mauvais professuers.
    Grand big/large Melanie a une grande voiture.
    Petit small Paul et Anne ont un petit televeseur.
    Jeune young Qui est le jeune home avec qui vous parlez?
    Vrai true, real Vous etes des vrais amis.

    - There is liaison after bon, mauvais, grand, and petit when the next word begins with a
    vowel sound.

    Un mauvais accident un bon ami un grand apartment

    - In formal French des become de (d) before an adjective. In contemporary spoken


    French, des is often used. Compare:

    Vous etes des etudiants brilliants. Vous etes de bons etudiants.


    or Vous etes s bons etudiants.

    Madame Hulot de la chances!

    Madam Hulot, a French businesswoman, is a lucky person. Explain why in complete


    sentences using the elements below. Be sure to insert the adjectives in parenthesis in their
    proper position and to use correct endings.

    Mme Hulot/ travailler/ pour une compaigne (international)


    Madame Hulot travaille pour une compaigne internationale.

    1. Elle/avoir/ une secretaire (competent)


    2. Elle/travailler/ avec des collegues (symphatique)
    3. Elle/ avoir/ un salaire (bon)
    4. Elle/ avoir/ des employes (dynamique)
    5. Elle/ habiter/ dans un appartement (joli)
    6. Elle/ travailler/ dans un bureau (office) (grand)
    7. Elle/ avoir/ des amies (vrai)
    8. Elle/ avoir/ une voiture (rapide)

    Assignment:

    Bring a picture of a person and describe the person in five sentences.

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