Nouns and articles

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Study.com: Definite and indefinite articles

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Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below. 

Translate the following nouns and their articles – you can use an online dictionary for help:

• The dog
• The dogs
• A house
• (some) houses
• A car
• A bicycle
• The supermarket
• The bakery

Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below. 

Partner Speaking Exercise:

With another French speaker, pick 10 objects around the house and learn their names and gender in French, ask “Comment on dit ?”  to learn what the object is called in French. Practice using the four different articles to describe the object. 

Independent Speaking Exercise:

Look around the house and learn new objects by looking them up in an online dictionary.  Speaking aloud, say each object and its definite and indefinite article, in both singular and plural forms. For example, house = la maison, les maisons, une maison, des maisons.