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Vocabulary
Objective: Name objects surrounding a functional workspace and comprehend academic facility descriptions.
| French | English | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| un livre | a book | masculine |
| un cahier | a notebook | masculine |
| un stylo | a pen | masculine |
| un crayon | a pencil | masculine |
| un sac à dos | a backpack | masculine |
| une chaise | a chair | feminine |
| une table | a table | feminine |
| une gomme | an eraser | feminine |
| une règle | a ruler | feminine |
| un tableau | a board | masculine |
| un ordinateur | a computer | masculine |
| une feuille | a sheet of paper | feminine |
Chaise is feminine, so it takes une rather than un, following the noun's fixed grammatical gender.
The definite article elides to l' before any vowel or silent h, so le élève becomes l'élève.
Table is feminine, so it takes la. The preposition sur places the book on top of the table.
Cahier and sac à dos are both masculine, so they take mon. The preposition dans marks containment.
Tableau is masculine and takes le. The feminine form professeure is used for a female teacher.
Élèves is the plural form. The noun is the same for both genders, so only the article changes between singular and plural.
Chaise is feminine, so it takes la. The preposition sous places the pen beneath the chair.
5 exercises · about 8 minutes
The noun étudiante is feminine, so it takes the feminine article une. The masculine form is un étudiant.
The elided l' precedes the vowel-initial ordinateur, while bibliothèque is feminine and takes la. The preposition devant marks the position in front of the library.
The adjective nouvelle precedes the noun and agrees with the feminine professeure.
Étudiants is the plural masculine form of étudiant. The preposition dans marks the enclosed space.