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S25 cent neuf 109 Identifiez Scan this catalogue page, and identify the instances where the numbers 61–100 are used. Questions 1. Qui sont les personnes sur la photo? 2. Où est-ce qu’elles habitent? 3. Qu’est-ce qu’elles ont dans leur maison? 4. Quels autres (other) objets trouve-t-on dans le Catalogue AAZ? (Imaginez.) 5. Quels sont leurs prix (prices)? As-tu envie d’être ingénieur, musicien, architecte, professeur? Tu as besoin d’une calculatrice intelligente, d’un beau bureau, d’une chaise confortable et d’un bon sac à dos. Tu trouves tout dans le Catalogue AAZ! la calculatrice: 61€ le sac à dos: 70€ le bureau: 96€ la chaise: 82€ Le français vivant STRUCTURES UNITÉ 3 La famille et les copains 3A.2 Possessive adjectives Point de départ In both English and French, possessive adjectives express ownership or possession. Possessive adjectives masculine singular feminine singular plural mon ton son notre votre leur ma ta sa notre votre leur mes tes ses nos vos leurs my your (fam. and sing.) his, her, its our your (form. or pl.) their Mes parents sont divorcés. • Possessive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they modify. C’est ton père? Is that your father? Non, c’est mon oncle. No, that’s my uncle. Voici notre mère. Here’s our mother. Ce sont tes livres? Are these your books? • In French, unlike English, possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. mon frère my brother ma sœur my sister mes grands-parents my grandparents ton chat your cat ta nièce your niece tes chiens your dogs • Note that the forms notre, votre, and leur are the same for both masculine and feminine nouns. ey only change to indicate whether the noun is singular or plural. notre neveu our nephew votre famille your family nos enfants our children leur cousin their cousin leur cousine their cousin leurs cousins their cousins • e masculine singular forms mon, ton, and son are used with all singular nouns that begin with a vowel even if they are feminine. mon amie my friend ton école your school son histoire his story Boîte à outils In Contextes, you learned a few possessive adjectives with family vocabulary: mon grand-père, ma sœur, mes cousins. Voici Chloé, ma colocataire. Boîte à outils You already know that there are two ways to express you in French: tu (informal and singular) and vous (formal or plural). Remember that the possessive adjective must always correspond to the form of you that is used. Tu parles à tes amis? Vous parlez à vos amis? Interactive Grammar Tutorial STRUCTURES Leçon 3A 94 quatre-vingt-quatorze Communicative Objective Express ownership and relationships Essayez! Provide the appropriate form of each possessive adjective. mon, ma, mes 1. mon livre 2. librairie 3. professeurs ton, ta, tes 4. ordinateurs 5. télévision 6. stylo son, sa, ses 7. table 8. problèmes 9. école notre, nos 10. cahier 11. études 12. bourse votre, vos 13. soirées 14. resto U 15. devoirs leur, leurs 16. résultat 17. classe 18. notes • In English, the owner’s gender is indicated by the use of the possessive adjectives his or her. In French however, the choice of son, sa, and ses depends on the gender and number of the noun possessed, not the gender and number of the owner. son frère = his/her brother sa sœur = his/her sister ses parents = his/her parents Context will usually help to clarify the meaning of the possessive adjective. J’aime Nadine mais je n’aime pas son frère. I like Nadine but I don’t like her brother. Rémy et son frère sont trop sérieux. Rémy and his brother are too serious. Elle a déjà son bac. Possession with de • In English, you use ’s to express relationships or ownership. In French, use de (d’) + [the noun or proper name] instead. C’est le petit ami d’Élisabeth. That’s Élisabeth’s boyfriend. C’est le petit ami de ma sœur. That’s my sister’s boyfriend. Tu aimes la cousine de Thierry? Do you like Thierry’s cousin? J’ai l’adresse de ses parents. I have his parents’ address. • When the preposition de is followed by the de nite articles le and les, they contract to form du and des, respectively. ere is no contraction when de is followed by la and I’. de + le du de + les des L’opinion du grand-père est importante. The grandfather’s opinion is important. La fille des voisins a les cheveux châtains. The neighbors’ daughter has brown hair. Le nom de l’oiseau, c’est Lulu. The bird’s name is Lulu. J’ai le nouvel album de la chanteuse française. I have the French singer’s new album. UNITÉ 3 La famille et les copains quatre-vingt-quinze 95 STRUCTURES presents French grammar in a graphic-intensive format. Supersite features vary by access level. Visit vistahigherlearning.com to explore which Supersite level is right for you. Communicative Objectives highlight the real-life tasks you will be able to carry out in French by the end of the section. Corresponding I CAN statements at the end of the section provide evidence of what you can do and act as helpful tools for keeping track of progress. Grammar explanations Two full pages are devoted to most grammar points, allowing for presentations that are thorough and intuitive. Le français vivant pages appear with select grammar points and feature a print ad for a product related to the lesson’s theme. Graphic-intensive design Photos from the Roman-photo episodes consistently integrate the lesson’s video episode and Roman-photo strand with the grammar explanations. Sidebars The À noter sidebars cross-reference related grammar content in both previous and upcoming lessons. The Boîte à outils sidebars alert you to other important aspects of the grammar point. Essayez! gets you working with the grammar point right away in simple, easy-to-understand formats. • Grammar presentation • Interactive, animated grammar tutorials with embedded activities • Textbook activities • Additional online-only practice activities • WebSAM Workbook and Lab Manual activities xxi , , . , , . , ’s . . . I’. IAE-x2x7i S25

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