L`album de photos Comment s`appelle … ?

NON, C’EST MON
FRÈRE.
C’EST TA SOEUR?
PETIT COMMENTAIRE
The French people love pets, especially
cats and dogs. What is important is the
animal’s personality and friendliness
rather than its pedigree. Some common
names given to animals are:
Minou, Pompon, Fifi (cats)
Titus, Milou, Azor (dogs)
mon cousin, ma cousine
The French equivalents of my and your have the following forms:
MASCULINE
MON
TON
FEMININE
mon cousin
mon frère
my cousin (male)
my brother
ton cousin
ton frère
your cousin (male)
your brother
MA
TA
ma cousine my cousin (female)
ma soeur
my sister
ta cousine
ta soeur
your cousin (female)
your sister
➔ Note that the feminine ma becomes mon and the feminine ta becomes
ton before a vowel sound. Liaison is required.
une amie → mon amie ton amie
1 L’album de photos
PARLER You are showing a friend your photo album. Identify the following people,
using mon and ma, as appropriate.
cousine Jacqueline
1.
2.
3.
4.
frère
soeur
tante Monique
oncle Pierre
Voici ma cousine Jacqueline.
5. père
6. mère
7. copain Nicolas
8. ami Jérôme
9.
10.
11.
12.
copine Pauline
amie Florence
grand-mère Michèle
grand-père Robert
13.
14.
15.
16.
chien Toto
chat Minou
cousine Émilie
cousin Marc
Comment s’appelle … ?
2
PARLER Ask your classmates to name some of their friends, relatives, and pets.
They can invent names if they wish.
le copain
1. l’oncle
2. la tante
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—Comment s’appelle ton copain?
—Mon copain s’appelle Bob.
3. le cousin
4. la cousine
5. la copine
6. l’ami
Invitation au français
7. le grand-père
8. la grand-mère
9. le chien
10. le chat