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DU, DE LA, DES - revisiting the Articles Table

L'Objectif: To say what you eat and drink, using the PARTITIVE ARTICLE

TASK 1: REGARDEZ LE VIDÉO

The Partitive Article

You use the partitive article when you say what you eat and drink:
Je mange du / de la / des....

TASK 2: ÉCRIVEZ

Choose the correct article

You can open a copy of the worksheet below.

 

TASK 3: DICTIONNAIRE

If you are online, you can use the online dictionary Word Reference.com for this task.

 

And for a challenge, translate:

My brother eats chicken with ice cream. It’s delicious, but extremely strange as well.

 

Extension:

Look up more food items and their genders, or make up your own ridiculous food combinations, starting with ‘Je mange…’

TASK 4: ÉCOUTEZ 

 

A) Listen, and circle the article you hear – du, de la, or des?

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5) Je mange _________ fromage.

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6) Je bois _________ limonade.

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7) Je mange _________ légumes.

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8) Je mange _________ pizza.

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9) Je bois _________ thé au lait.

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10) Je mange _________ frites.

TASK 4: PARLEZ 

Work with a partner.

Person A makes up a sentence in secret, using one item from each box.

Person B guesses the sentence.

Take care with your pronunciation!

 

French Partitive Articles: du, de la, des, de l', de, d'

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