Course detail

French for Beginners

FAST-BYF1Acad. year: 2024/2025

Pronunciation: French phonetic system, stress, intonation, linking
Grammar: articles, present tense of 1st verb group, making negative forms and questions, making plural forms of nouns and adjectives, personal, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, imperative.
Vocabulary: introducing, description of person and objects, place of objects, orientation in the town, time, date, numbers 1-1OOO, shopping, clothes

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

None.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Mastering the rules of pronunciation to the extent of 500 words and basic grammar for speaking in the Present Tense.
Reading skills, translating a simple text, communication of simple information.
Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is: mastering the rules of pronunciation to the extent of 500 words and basic grammar for speaking in the Present Tense.
Reading skills, translating a simple text, communication of simple information.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Guy Capelle, Robert Menand: Taxi! 1. Hachette, 2005.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Syllabus

1.pronunciation, linking, numbers 1-10 2. Bienvenue- masculine and feminine gender, verb "to be", question; greeting, introducing 3.Rencontre- definite article, gender of nouns and adjectives, prepositions (countries, towns) 4. ca va bien?- possessive pronouns, indefinite article, question; adress, age, phone number, numbers 10-20 5. Correspondance- hobbies, writing an email 6.Passe-temps- plural of articles and nouns, prepositions, question, "il y a", description and location of objects 7. Portrait-robot- personal pronouns, negative form, accord of nouns and adjectives; description of person and clothes 8. Boutique.net- demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, question; shopping 9. Le coin des artistes 10. Appartement a louer- in the town, my flat 11. Pour aller au Louvre- imperative; means of transport 12. Voyages, voyages- pronoun "on"; travelling, cardinal points 13. Week-end a la mer- revision L9-L12