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FRENCH I
Paper Code:
BMA 113 A
Credits:
03
Periods/week:
03
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This course is introduced to make the students learn modern European languages and excel in them.
9.00
Grammar: Verb << to be, to call oneself, >>, personal pronouns (subject), interrogation (intonation), definite and indefinite articles, gender of the nouns, adjectives depicting qualities, 1st group –er ending verbs in the indicative mood. Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lessons 1--2 + comprehension passages from the lessons.
istening and speaking skills: to make acquaintances with someone, to welcome someone, to wish, to say good bye.
9.00
Unit II:
Grammar: preposition before the name of the countries and the cities, interrogative adjectives, possessive adjectives, irregular adjectives. Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 3 + comprehension passages from the lessons + paragraph: my family.
Listening and speaking skills: to express appreciation, to take or give information about someone.
9.00
Grammar: indefinite pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, special negations, special interrogation, present tense of the verbs: faire= to make/do, voir= to see, aller = to go, sortir = to go out,connaitre = to know, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending, Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 4 + comprehension passages from the lesson 4 + paragraph : my college. Listening and speaking skills: to accept and refuse invitation.
9.00
Grammar: interrogative adverbs, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending, articles contractes (two forms), usage of chez, future. Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 5 + comprehension passages from the lesson 5 + paragraph : my friend. Listening and speaking skills : to speak on the telephone.
9.00
Unit V:
Grammar: remaining part of the possessive adjectives, exclamative adjectives, accordance of the adjectives, use of très (very) and trop (too), present tense of the indicative: acheter ( to buy), regarder ( to look), imperative form of 1st group verbs. Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 6 + comprehension passages on the lesson 6 + paragraph on the topics : the festivals in India, my professor etc. Listening and speaking skills: To ask the price of the things while shopping and bargaining.
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
1. Synchronie-1(methode 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
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