Present: 8 people – 3 newcomers
Introduce yourself:
IR is Georgian and arrived 15 days ago with her husband IS. They have three children, two boys and a girl, a seventeen-year-old boy, a fourteen-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy.
My name is IS, I’m Georgian, I’m married to IR, I have three children, I’m a painter and I want to start working.
My name is S, I’m Chechen, I arrived in France in January 2022, I’m married to F, I have three children, I’m a truck driver.
Conjugate in the present tense :
| Verbs | AVOIR | BE | WANT |
| I (J’) | ai | are | want |
| You | as | es | want |
| He/she | a | is | wants |
| We | have | are | want |
| You | have | are | want |
| They | have | are | want |
Examples verb to have :
1 – Age: I’m 20, You’re 54, They’re 12, 15 and 18
2 – possession “у меня есть”: I have a child, you have a car, you have three children
3 – Expressions: I’m hungry, I’m cold, I need, you’re thirsty, you want, we need a place to stay …
Examples verb to be :
1 – profession : I’m a painter
2 – nationality: I am American
3 – “я чувствую себя”: I’m tired, I’m happy
Verb “to call
We call ourselves, a reflexive turn of phrase.
My name is M, your name is S, his name is R
(“я зову себя М”, ты зовёшь себя С, он зовет себя Р)
What’s your name?
Alphabet :
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Vowels: a e i o u y
Special features:
The “C” can be pronounced as “k” or “ss”:
- K: Coca cola
- SS: plaCe Masséna, NiCe
The S can be pronounced “ss” or “z”.
- Z: Phrase, pause
- SS: croissant, salt
Sounds: Water, AU, AI, OU, OI, EU
Sounds. OM, AN, ON, EN UN
Example with these sounds:
- How much does a croissant cost? OM, EN, OU, UN, OI, AN
- I’m scared! AI, EU
- Water! WATER
- куто” knife OR, WATER
- Excuse me! ON
Next class Thursday 3 p.m.
