Putting It Together

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Putting It Together An ER verb assembly kit
Karin White French teacher
CI 401 Fall 2005 Dr. Cheri Toledo
Curriculum Web- Middle School French
October 28, 2005
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Putting It Together An ER verb assembly kit
Setup
Getting Started
FAQs
Projects
A do-it-yourself program for constructing
complete thoughts and actions using regular ER
verbs
? Owners Manual
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Setup
The process of verb conjugation Parts and
accessories
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
So what is conjugation? What does conjugate
mean?
In grammatical terms, its
Taking the regular form of the verb (such as to
have, to eat, to dance, to speak, etc) and
changing it to agree with the subject of the verb
(the person/object performing the action)
Lost? Dont you worry. We conjugate verbs in
English every day! How???
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Watch carefully as our verb repair specialty crew
conjugates an English verb in the present tense.
to be
I am We are You are
You (pl) are He/She is
They are
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Dont they do excellent work? Here are some
other familiar projects
to eat
to dance
I dance We dance You dance You (pl)
dance He/She dances They dance
I eat We eat You eat You (pl)
eat He/She eats They eat
Is it making sense yet? We change to dance to
dance or dances depending on who were
talking about (I, You, They). The same goes for
to eat. Try a few on your own
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Here are a few verbs try. Remember to use the
present tense!
to watch
to work
I watch We watch You watch
You (pl) watch He/She watches They watch
I work We work You work You (pl)
work He/She works They work
How did you do?
Cest facile, nest-ce pas?
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Would you say (click on each one)
I is?
You be?
He are?
She work?
They watches?
I to be?
You to work?
Oops! Of course not! Conjugated verbs are not
interchangeable! It sounds ridiculous! Its the
same way with the French language.
Now that you are experts, lets check out the nuts
and bolts of conjugating French verbs.
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
In order to be a successful verb conjugator, you
will need to know the following 4 terms
The person or thing doing the action (je, vous,
la télé)
Subject-
Infinitive-
The verb by itself danser, parler, inviter,
regarder
What others can you name?
travailler
habiter
organiser
écouter
chanter
Stem-
The verb without the er dans, parl, invit,
regard
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
And most importantly
The combination of letters that we put in place
of the er that we dropped earlier. Each
pronoun has its own ending to be used. Below is
a chart that gives these endings
Ending-
-ER Endings -ER Endings -ER Endings -ER Endings
Je e Nous ons ohn
Tu es Vous ez eh
Il/ Elle e Ils/Elles ent
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
Or think of it this way
Subject Infinitive Stem Ending
The worker The drill packaging The drill (packaging removed) The drill bits
er
e, es, e, ons, ez, ent
aim, dans, chant, parl
aimer, danser, chanter, parler
Je, Tu, Nous, la fille, Ils
The worker chooses the bit for each drill!!!
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
Ok, heres the drill ? Try to conjugate these
French verbs by following the 4 simple step

• 1. Take note of the worker
• 2. Choose your drill package
• 3. Remove ALL er packaging from the drill (how
  else are you going to use it?)
• Select the correct bit for the worker given
• Notice, there are 6 workers for each verb!

parler
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
parler
jouer
Je
Nous
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
habiter
aimer
Je
Je
Nous
Nous
Tu
Tu
Vous
Vous
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
Go to the next page to see how you did!
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
parler
jouer
Je parle
Nous parlons
Je joue
Nous jouons
Tu parles
Vous parlez
Tu joues
Vous jouez
Ils/Elles parlent
Il/Elle joue
Il/Elle parle
Ils/Elles jouent
habiter
aimer
Jhabite
Jaime
Nous aimons
Nous habitons
Tu habites
Tu aimes
Vous aimez
Vous habitez
Il/Elle aime
Ils/Elles aiment
Il/Elle habite
Ils/Elles habitent
How did you do? Ready for a new twist?
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Getting Started
Parts Review
The Rule of THREE
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Parts Review Surveying the Foundation
You should know the following terms before
proceeding
-conjugate -subject -infinitive -stem -ending
Remember, when putting something together, its
always better to have a strong foundation than a
weak one. You want what you are making to last,
right? Make sure your foundation is strong
before you begin further building.
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La Règle de TROIS The Rule of THREE
Most conjugated forms of an ER verb sound the
same (even though their spellings are different),
so you only have to learn THREE pronunciations!
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There are THREE Special G verbs that break the
rules for conjugating the nous form -nager
-voyager -manger
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Each conjugated form of an ER verb in the present
tense has THREE meanings.
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TROIS Prononciations Three Pronunciations
Most conjugated forms of an ER verb sound the
same (even though their spellings are different),
so you only have to learn THREE pronunciations!
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TROIS Prononciations Three Pronunciations
For example, lets conjugate
danser
Nous dansons
Je danse
Tu danses
Vous dansez
Il/Elle danse
Ils/Elles dansent
Say them to yourself danse dawnss
danses dawnss danse dawnss
dansons dawnss-ohn dansez
dawnss-eh dansent dawnss
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TROIS Prononciations Three Pronunciations
danser Je danse Nous dansons
Tu danses Vous dansez Il/Elle
danse Ils/Elles dansent
Trois Pononciations! 1. dawnss
2. dawnss-ohn 3. dawnss-eh
How does it work?
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TROIS Prononciations
Three Pronunciations
When you take off the packaging (er), you get the
stem (the drill).
The stem is pronounced just like it looks. Its
like saying the infinitive form without the ER
sound at the end Infinitive drop
ER Stem -étudier ay étudi
ay-tew-dee -inviter ay invit
aahn-veet -habiter ay habit ah-beet
And then
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TROIS Prononciations
Three Pronunciations
Add the bit! As a quick reminder, here are the
pronunciations of each bit (ending)
-ER Endings -ER Endings -ER Endings -ER Endings
Je e Nous ons ohn
Tu es Vous ez eh
Il/ Elle e Ils/Elles ent
Do you see the 4 bits that have the same
pronunciation?
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TROIS Prononciations
Three Pronunciations
Lets try it with dîner
Subject (worker) Stem (drill) Ending (bit) Result
Je dîn deen e - dîne deen
Tu dîn deen es - dînes deen
Il/Elle dîn deen e - dîne deen
Nous dîn deen onsohn dînons deen-ohn
Vous dîn deen ezeh dînez deen-eh
Ils/Elles dîn deen ent - dînent deen
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TROIS Prononciations
Three Pronunciations
Do you see the 4 bits that have the same
pronunciation?
Subject (worker) Stem (drill) Ending (bit) Result
Je dîn deen e - dîne deen
Tu dîn deen es - dînes deen
Il/Elle dîn deen e - dîne deen
Nous dîn deen onsohn dînons deen-ohn
Vous dîn deen ezeh dînez deen-eh
Ils/Elles dîn deen ent - dînent deen
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Les exemples au Web

• More examples (click on links to hear an
  authentic pronunciation)
• http//www.frenchtutorial.com/standard/present/gr
  oup1.php
• http//www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html
• The above links are the internet examples
  (described in your packet)

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Les verbes du G special Special G verbs
There are THREE Special G verbs that break the
rules for conjugating the nous form
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Les verbes du G special Special G verbs
These three special G verbs are
nager voyager manger
They are all three ER verbs with a G before the
er.
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Les verbes du G special Special G verbs
nager nager
Je nage Nous nageons
Tu nages Vous nagez
Il/Elle nage Ils/Elles nagent
For these special G verbs, the Nous form is
different. What changes? Why? (think
pronunciation)
voyager voyager
Je voyage Nous voyageons
Tu voyages Vous voyagez
Il/Elle voyage Ils/Elles voyagent
manger manger
Je mange Nous mangeons
Tu manges Vous mangez
Il/Elle mange Ils/Elles mangent
Something about the spelling has changed
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Les verbes du G special Special G verbs
So what changes?
-Weve added an e between the g and ons
-Why? -So we can keep the zsh sound in all the
verb forms (je, tu, nous, vous, etc)
consistently.
And if we didnt? -Wed have nagons nah
gohn voyagons voy a-gohn
mangon mah gohn
And the French would say
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Oh là là! Fermez les oreilles!!! mahn-gohn???
Zut! Cest un massacre de la langue française!
NON! NON! NON!!!
nah-gohn??? NON!!! Cest horrible! Quelle
horreur!!!! Et voy-a-gohn?!? Quelle mauvaise
prononciation!!!!
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Les verbes du G special Special G verbs
So in the interest of positive foreign
relations, lets remember
-The NOUS form is special for nager, voyager,
and manger
-In the NOUS form of these three verbs, we need
to insert and e after the g to make the
pronunciation sound nice
SPECIAL G needs an E to sound JOLI! (pretty)
3 pronunciations, 3 special G verbs, and now
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TROIS Sens Three Meanings
Each conjugated form of an ER verb in the present
tense has THREE meanings.
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TROIS Sens Three Meanings
For example, lets conjugate
voyager
Je voyage Nous voyageons Tu voyages Vous
voyagez Il/Elle voyage Ils/Elles voyagent
Je voyage has three meanings I travel, I am
traveling, I do travel
Ils/Elles voyagent has three meanings They
travel, they are traveling, and they do travel
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TROIS Sens Three Meanings
Need a few more examples?
We play We are playing We do play
Nous jouons
They borrow They are borrowing They do borrow
Elles empruntent
I win I am winning I do win
Je gagne
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La Règle de TROIS The Rule of THREE
Et VOILÀ!
Conjugate while remembering these three rules and
youll create a masterpiece every time!
And speaking of masterpieces lets put it all
together and try your handiwork
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Projects
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Les Projets Projects
Visit the following sites and try to activities
to test your newfound skills and knowledge
1. be sure to following instructions in
parentheses! ? http//atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiw
yc/school/curric/HotPotatoes/index.htm ? (click
on Français, scroll down and select Present
Tense, click on Regular ER Verbs) 2.
http//french.about.com/library/weekly/aa101199t.h
tm 3. http//www.quia.com/mc/66100.html (you may
play several times) 4. http//www.laits.utexas.ed
u/tex/gr/ver1.html (scroll down towards the
bottom, starting with fill in the blanks)
Be sure to record your scores on the activity
sheet!
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FAQs
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Les Questions Fréquentes Frequently Asked
Questions
Technical Questions Instead of dropping the er
when conjugating a verb, cant I just drop the
r?
What youre really asking Cant I leave some of
the packaging and still use the drill without any
problems?
Answer NO! It may seem like it doesnt make a
difference, but it is a bad habit to start! Some
-er verbs have fancier endings and cannot be
conjugated by just dropping the r. Conjugation
will not turn out properly nor will your project
if you leave the packaging on the drill!
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Les Questions Fréquentes Frequently Asked
Questions
Technical Questions Why is the e missing in
Je when I conjugate verbs like aimer, habiter,
écouter, inviter, etc.
What youre really asking Is the Je worker
picky about certain drills?
Answer Yes, the Je worker is picky. If the
drill it wants to use begins with the vowels
a,e, or i or a vowel sound, it likes to
eliminate the e in Je and put an apostrophe
in its place. For example Jhabite, Jaime,
Jinvite.
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Les Questions Fréquentes Frequently Asked
Questions
Technical Questions Will je suis parle or je
suis parler work instead of saying je parle to
mean I am speaking?
What youre really asking Cant a worker use two
drills at the same time with or without the
correct bit?
Answer NO! Its dangerous and makes no sense!
Je parle already means I am speaking. Je
suis parle,translates to I am am speaking.
Je suis parler, means I am to speak. Do not
put any form of être (suis, es, est, sommes,
êtes, sont) in front of any verb!!! (youd be
using two drills être and another verb)
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? Owners Manual(Teaching Guide)
Introduction This curriculum web introduces
students to the process of verb conjugation. It
is limited to one specific form of verbs (regular
ER), but goes fairly in-depth with what
conjugation, is, means, and looks like in English
and French. By the end of the curriculum,
students should be able to identify and apply the
basic steps to conjugating a regular ER verb in
French. Aim This curriculum web enables
students to conjugate ER verbs so that they can
create complete sentences to express actions,
their thoughts, etc. In doing so they will
greatly expand their grammatical base because the
rules and patterns they learn can be applied to
so many other aspects of the language.
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Rationale This activity a partial introductory
but supplementary part of the curriculum. Audienc
e Middle School French or High School French
I. Prerequisites Students will need to
recognize and know the meaning of ER verbs, as
well as be family with the usage of ER verbs in
every day expressions before starting this
activity.
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National Learning Standards -Standard 1.2
Students understand and interpret written and
spoken language on a variety of topics. -Standard
3.1 Students reinforce and further their
knowledge of other disciplines through the
foreign language. -Standard 4.1 Students
demonstrate understanding of the nature of
language through comparisons of the language
studied and their own.
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Goals -Students will be able to apply the
concept of verb conjugation to their own language
and to ER verbs in French -Students will be able
to list the steps necessary in conjugating and
French ER verb _Students will be able to
correctly conjugate French ER verbs and identify
the differences and similarities between
conjugated verb forms.
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Instructional Plan -Review what we know of
LUNDI, our Monday stretch activity. (Quizzes
over LUNDI material will have been given prior
to this entire unit as means of
reinforcement) -As a class, break down the
concepts from LUNDI so that the students begin
to see what conjugation is in its finished
form. -From there, we will discuss how these
conjugation patterns that we have noticed arrived
at their finished form (the steps
necessary). -Introduce curriculum web and go over
activity instructions. Spend two-three days in
computer lab (40 min periods).
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Instruction Plan cont -Students will work
individually. Materials -Activity
packet -computer with internet access -headphones
-pencil
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Assessment and Evaluation Plan -Assessment is
contained within the curriculum web. Students
will complete the projects with their new
knowledge and skills. -For further oral
assessment, students will create dialogs (in
groups) based on prompts. Pronunciation quizzes
will also be given on a weekly basis. Special
Note French grammar can be a very tedious and
tiresome topic. In order to maintain interest
and simplify the seemingly ambiguous concepts for
my young audience, Ive added animation, music,
and partial assessments along the way. This
project is designed around a construction/work
project theme.