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FRC1501 - French for Beginners
Posted by renner - 2014/01/23 16:54
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Came across some helpful resources:
Sparkcharts French Grammar
Sparkcharts French Vocabulary
The Scottish Qualification Authority uploaded old exam papers including memorandums, audio files and
transcripts
Collins Easy Learning French (3 books in 1: Grammar, Verbs and Vocabulary)
English Grammar for Students of French
Dorling Kindersley English/French Visual Dictionary
French in Your Face!
Routledge Frequency Dictionary
Some of them are on Kalahari, some on Amazon.
Will see about uploading the study material later tonight (still no FRC1501 category so look under
BCom/Undefined)
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Re:FRC1501 - French for Beginners
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Okay, uploaded the material.
Sort according to date - it's all under 2014/01/24.
Bon courage !
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Posted by hildatambu - 2014/01/28 16:06
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HI
I intend to study FRC1501 next semester for the first time, can you give me your advice on the module.
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Sorry, I can't help you. I switched to the second semester.
Didn't want to rush through the work simply to finish the assignments on time. That won't help me learn
the language.
Edit: All the resources have been uploaded. Buy your textbook today, if you haven't already, and get
stuck in. Repetition really is the key and the more time you have the better.
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Found a nice song to help with pronounciation: Carla Bruni's C'est quelqu'un m'a dit
It's slow enough not to get lost in
French:
On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand-chose
Elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses
On me dit que le temps qui glisse est un salaud
Que de nos chagrins il s'en fait des manteaux
Pourtant quelqu'un m'a dit...
Que tu m'aimais encore
C'est quelqu'un qui m'a dit que tu m'aimais encore
Serait-ce possible alors ?
On me dit que le destin se moque bien de nous
Qu'il ne nous donne rien et qu'il nous promet tout
Paraît que le bonheur est à portée de main
Alors on tend la main et on se retrouve fou
Mais qui est-ce qui m'a dit que toujours tu m'aimais ?
Je ne me souviens plus, c'était tard dans la nuit
J'entends encore la voix, mais je ne vois plus les traits
"Il vous aime, c'est secret, lui dites pas que je vous l'ai dit"
Tu vois, quelqu'un m'a dit...
Que tu m'aimais encore, me l'a-t-on vraiment dit...
Que tu m'aimais encore, serait-ce possible alors ?
On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand-chose
Elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses
On me dit que le temps qui glisse est un salaud
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Que de nos tristesses il s'en fait des manteaux
Translation:
I’m told that our lives aren’t worth much,
They pass like an instant, like wilting roses.
I’m told that time slipping by is a bastard
Making its coat of our sorrows.
Yet someone told me…
That you still loved me
Someone told me…
That you still loved me.
Well ? Could that be possible?
I’m told that fate makes fun of us,
That it gives us nothing and promises everything,
When happiness seems to be within our reach,
We reach out and find ourselves like fools.
Yet someone told me…
Someone told me…
So who said that you still loved me?
I don’t remember any more, it was late at night,
I can still hear the voice, but I can no longer see the face,
“He loves you, it’s secret, don’t tell him I told you.”
You see, someone told me
Did someone really tell me?
Well, could that be possible?
I’m told that our lives aren’t worth much,
Passing in an instant, like wilting roses,
I’m told that time slipping by is a bastard,
Making its coat of our sadnesses.
Someone told me…
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Edit: http://nichitastanescu.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/quelquun-ma-dit-carla-bruni-translation/
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Xynotec has an English-French dictionary available for Android devices.
Some pros:
Words pronounced by native speakers of French
Individual words and phrases listed
Translates text
Works off-line
It's free
It's very handy for the words that aren't on the audio CDs
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Have a look at:
http://www.clicmaclasse.fr/francais/mots-croises/
Some basic crossword puzzles available for download.
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Posted by Fanie77 - 2014/03/11 19:48
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Bonne chance chers amis avec la langue de Moliere
I hold a Diploma in French teaching which I obtained in France. I also passed Delf and Dalf exams which
are sort of a passport to any French university. I applied for exemption for FRC: beginners, intermediate
and French literature. Surprisingly, my application was declined for all three modules. Maybe they
thought that I will do French again but instead I chose Spanish and enjoying it.
Just a tip for you guys, if you want to improve your French, chat with car guards from Congo. Is very
useful.
BBC has recorded news in French
You can also tune into RFI radio station if you have DSTV.
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Thanks for the tips.
Very strange not giving you exemption, especially for FRC1501, FRC1502 and FRC2601.
Perhaps they felt you completed it too long ago?
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Uploaded Oct 2013 Exam Paper and Tut 300 series. Go to BCom/Undefined and sort according to date.
It's all under 2014/06/11.
Ça va, les études ?
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A list of words built around the word "hand" ('main'):
abolition (manumission)
affected (maniéré)
begging (manche)
crank (manivelle)
cuff (manchette)
demonstration (manifestation)
demonstrator (manifestant)
to emancipate (émanciper)
handcuffs (menottes)
handle (manche)
to handle (manier)
handling (manutention)
horse training (manège)
to maintain (maintenir)
mandate (mandat)
manifesto (manifeste)
manipulation (manipulation)
manual (manuel)
manual labor/er (main-d’oeuvre)
manufacture (manufacture)
manuscript (manuscrit)
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muff (manchon)
now (maintenant)
one-armed man (manchot)
operator (manipulant)
to rework (remanier)
sleeve (manche)
slovenly (démanché)
to transfer (mandater)
way, manner (manière)
Source: Polyglot: How I Learn Languages by Kató Lamb
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Some tips:
1. Try to read as much as possible (the internet is awash with resources). It doesn't matter if you don't
understand every word - try to get the gist of it.
Remember: "One learns grammar from language, not language from grammar."
2. Compile a list of the most frequently used words and keep going over it.
There are claims that learning the first thousand most frequent words in a language will enable you to
read 70% of every text you’ll ever encounter. That's not too shabby for 1000 words!
(Unfortunately, according to those sources, learning the next thousand will only give you 10% more and
the next thousand will give you 4%.)
3. Also, memorize the top 20 verbs (there are a lot of irregular verbs in there, but you'll get a lot of
mileage out of them):
1. Être (to be)
2. Avoir (to have)
3. Faire (to do)
4. Dire (to say)
5. Pouvoir (to be able to)
6. Aller (to go)
7. Voir (too see)
8. Savoir (to know)
9. Vouloir (to want)
10.Venir (to come)
11. Falloir (to be necessary)
12. Devoir (must)
13. Croire (to believe)
14. Trouver (to find)
15. Donner (to give)
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16. Prendre (to take)
17. Parler (to speak)
18. Aimer (to love, to like)
19. Passer (to pass)
20. Mettre (to put)
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If you're having trouble understanding "Les nouvelles vacances des Français" (Assignment 1, Savoir
écouter):
Upload the .mp3 file to YouTube (as a video file) and use YouTube's captions to transcribe the audio.
Obviously it's not 100% accurate, but it does help.
Just remember that captions might not be available within the first 24h of uploading.
Here's an extract from the .srt file created by YouTube:
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00:00:03,830 --> 00:00:09,159
les nouvelles vacances des français
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00:00:09,159 --> 00:00:12,559
les vacances en france ne sont plus ce
qu'elles étaient
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00:00:12,559 --> 00:00:16,949
terminé les gros budgets des pays
économique et sur toute l'année crise
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00:00:16,949 --> 00:00:20,590
oblige les français dépensent moins
mais choisissent beaucoup mieux leur
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00:00:20,590 --> 00:00:21,759
destination
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00:00:21,759 --> 00:00:26,210
et puis il ya la mode aussi allez à la
plage se dorer au soleil c'est devenu
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00:00:26,210 --> 00:00:27,919
terriblement fraga
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Remember:
All four assignments are COMPULSORY for exam admission.
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Found a nice TV series:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_village_fran%C3%A7ais
I like the fact that there's no modern slang in it (it takes place during the Second World War), which
makes it a bit easier to follow.
There are five seasons so far and they're planning to go up to season 7.
Didn't have any problem finding english subs.
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Anyone else find it strange that we're taught the french for "vanilla slice" before we're taught the french
for body parts or houses in the room etc?
I feel like I'm wasting time learning the french for words I rarely use in english or afrikaans.
I'm attaching thematic vocabulary lists with slightly more useful words. (I find the new words stick better
in my head when grouped according to theme.)
http://studynoteswiki.com/images/fbfiles/files/Vocab_Lists.pdf
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Uploaded Tut 200 series. Go to BCom/Undefined and sort according to date. It's all under 2014/10/01.
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Attaching a list of fixed expressions e.g. Happy Birthday, Shut up, Cheers, In my opinion.
It's interesting how many Afrikaans words are related to French words (doedoe, ai, muur, etc.)
Plus Afrikaans shares certain sounds with French that English doesn't really have.
But then again English got loads of its vocabulary from French.
I think both languages make it easier to learn French. Anyone else notice similarities between French
and their mother tongue?
(Ah, the word "langue" just popped into my head, meaning both tongue and language. Interesting how
these things fit together.) http://studynoteswiki.com/images/fbfiles/files/Fixed_Expressions.pdf
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I was a bit confused on when to use the passé composé as opposed to l'imparfait.
The attached two pages expand a bit on the explanation in the textbook.
http://studynoteswiki.com/images/fbfiles/files/Past.pdf
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Here are some False Friends to watch out for:
actuellement : This word means now, not actually. The French word for actually is en fait.
assister à : This word means to attend, not to assist. The French word for to assist is aider.
attendre : This word means to wait for, not to attend. The French word for to attend is assister à.
la bague : This word means ring (the kind you wear on your finger), not bag. The French word for bag
is le sac.
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blesser : This word means to wound or to hurt. The French word for to bless is bénir.
la cave : The word cave means cellar in French. The French word for cave is la grotte.
formidable : This word means wonderful or tremendous, not fearsome or daunting. To say formidable in
French, you use the word redoutable.
la lecture : This word means a reading, as in a reading of Balzac’s novels. The French word for lecture
is la conférence.
la librairie : This word means bookstore, not library. The French word for library is la bibliothèque.
la place : This word means square, seat at the theater, or seat on the bus, not place. The French word
for place is le lieu or l’endroit (m).
rester : This word means to stay or to remain, not to rest. The French word for to rest is se reposer.
sympathique : This word means nice. To say sympathetic in French, you say compatissant(e).
la veste : This word means jacket in French, not vest or waistcoat. The French word for vest is le gilet.
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2014 S2 Exam:
The comprehension test was about an educational institution that teaches French as a second language
(45 marks)
When was it founded and by whom
What type of accommodation is available
What time of the year is it open
Who can register
Where can you eat
Explain what is meant by "semestre", "trimestre" and "annuel"
What are the costs involved
Sports available to students
Requirements for participation in sports
The composition section was about the course FRC1501 (35 marks)
What does it involve
Why did you choose UNISA
Why do you want to study French
Costs and duration of course
Evaluation methods
etc
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If you're not really a fan of how the French language is taught in the prescribed textbook (e.g. having
dialogues built around tourist-y situations), try the following:
An Invitation to French by Margarita Madrigal and Pierre Launay
It reminds me of the way we were taught Afrikaans in Sub A (e.g. This is a house. Who lives in this
house. A and B live in this house.)
Here are some examples from the book:
Entendez-vous la musique avec la bouche?
Non, j'entends la musique avec les oreilles.
Qu'est-ce qu'une chambre?
La chambre est une partie de la maison.
Dans quelle chambre mangez-vous.
Je mange dans la salle à manger.
Qui était Shakespeare?
Shakespeare était un auteur.
Qu'est-ce qu'un auteur?
Un auteur est une personne qui écrit des livres, des articles et des poèmes.
Examples of chapter titles: La Famille, Le Temps, Boire et Manger, La Maison, La Ville, etc.
It helps prepare you for the Comprehension Test part of the exam.
It also contains sections on Grammar and Vocabulary.
Best of all it doesn't teach you the french for "nesting period" before teaching you the french for
"toothbrush".
The textbook has many advantages to recommend it, but I can't get over the fact that they prioritize
certain (obscure) topics over others. I guess it was compiled on the assumption that most people who
learn French do it because they want to visit France.
Also, if you're thinking of learning French through UNISA, I'd advise against it. They don't really add
anything on top of the textbook.
But if you're doing it as part of a formal qualification, order your textbook during exams for the preceding
year. That way you can start working through it as soon as the exam is over. There are a lot of things to
get through.
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Finally found the ideal book:
Le Français par la Méthode Nature rédigé par Arthur Jensen, 1954 (50 chapters, 1124 pages)
I've attached two pages to show what the book is like.
The first page is from Chapter 2 and the second page is from Chapter 50. That way you get an idea of
the scope.
Wish I'd had this book from the beginning. I much prefer the older teaching methods to the ones used
today.
Try to get it. It really is a very nice addition to the textbook.
http://studynoteswiki.com/images/fbfiles/files/Le_Francais_par_la_Methode_Nature.pdf
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