Unit 13 Use gender and number agreement, talk about food

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prendre préparer cuisiner

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Unit 13 Use gender and number agreement, talk about food

A1 ; 88 WORDS ; 1 STORY ; GUIDEBOOK

13-1 Use gender and number agreement

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
gender and number agreement (with adjectives and possessive adjectives)
GRAMMAR INTRODUCED

gender agreement with singular adjectives

number agreement with masculine and feminine adjectives

agreement with possessive adjectives

gender and number agreement with adjectives and possessive adjectives
Related content : 13-1 GRAMMAR ; 13-7 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR ASSIGNABLE

13-2 Describe where you work

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Talk about their and others' work
Describe basic details about people’s lives
Name and describe their possessions
Name and describe everyday items
GRAMMAR
Preposition à to express location (at)
Contractions au and aux (at)
Present tense of travailler, 1pl
Present tense of utiliser 1sg, 2sg & 3sg
Present tense of écrire, 1sg, 2sg, 3sg, 3pl
Present tense of vouloir+infinitive
Infinitive form of venir
Related content : 12-3 INTRO ; 13-2 REVIEW ; 14-1 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

13-3 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

13-4 Describe your home

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe basic details about people’s lives
Name and describe everyday items
GRAMMAR
Noun-adjective gender and number agreement with être (already introduced in City)
Noun-adjective gender and number agreement
Il y a + singular nouns
Plural indefinite article des
Related content : 11-6 INTRO ; 12-4 REVIEW ; 13-4 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

13-5 Thanks?

Zari gives Lily a pink shirt with a cat on a motorcycle, but it's not Lily's style at all. Zari says it's the perfect birthday present. Lily realizes that she forgot Zari's birthday, but now she has a gift for her.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

13-6 Talk about food

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Talk about likes and dislikes
Name and describe food and drink
Name and describe everyday items
GRAMMAR
Present tense of prendre, 1pl & 3pl
Present tense of préparer, 1sg, 2sg, 3sg, 1pl, 3pl
Present tense of cuisiner, 1sg, 2sg

① ce, prenons, prennent, petit déjeuner, œuf, matin

② prépare, gâteau, préparons, déjeuner, dîner, cette

③ ces, repas, prépares, prêt, prête

④ préparent, banane, pomme, fruit, bon, bonne

⑤ cuisine, légume, cuisines, plat, bons, bonnes
Related content : 13-6 INTRO ; 14-5 REVIEW ; 15-2 REVIEW
INTRO ASSIGNABLE

13-7 Use gender and number agreement

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
gender and number agreement (with adjectives and possessive adjectives)
GRAMMAR REVIEWED

Related content : 13-1 GRAMMAR ; 13-7 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR ASSIGNABLE

13-8 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

13-9 Review everything from Unit 13

UNIT CHALLENGE

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Unit 13 Use gender and number agreement

• Use gender and number agreement

A1 ; 88 WORDS; 1 STORY

88 WORDS

1 STORY

• GUIDEBOOK by Duolingo

13-1 GRAMMAR

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• gender and number agreement (with adjectives and possessive adjectives)

GRAMMAR INTRODUCED

• LESSON 1

• gender agreement with singular adjectives

• LESSON 2

• number agreement with masculine and feminine adjectives

• LESSON 3

• agreement with possessive adjectives

• LESSON 4

• gender and number agreement with adjectives and possessive adjectives

13-2 REVIEW 1 for 12-3

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Name and describe everyday items

• Describe basic details about people’s lives

• Name and describe their possessions

• Talk about their and others' work

GRAMMAR

• Preposition à to express location (at)

• Contractions au and aux (at)

• Present tense of travailler, 1pl

• Present tense of utiliser 1sg, 2sg & 3sg

• Present tense of écrire, 1sg, 2sg, 3sg, 3pl

• Present tense of vouloir+infinitive

• Infinitive form of venir

13-3 PRACTICE

• Review words and grammar taught across levels

13-4 REVIEW 2 for 11-6

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Name and describe everyday items

• Describe basic details about people’s lives

GRAMMAR

• Noun-adjective gender and number agreement with être (already introduced in City)

• Noun-adjective gender and number agreement

• Il y a + singular nouns

• Plural indefinite article des

13-5 Thanks? Merci ?

Thanks?
Zari gives Lily a pink shirt with a cat on a motorcycle, but it's not Lily's style at all. Zari says it's the perfect birthday present. Lily realizes that she forgot Zari's birthday, but now she has a gift for her.

13-6 INTRO

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Talk about likes and dislikes

• Name and describe everyday items

• Name and describe food and drink

GRAMMAR

• Present tense of prendre, 1pl & 3pl

• Present tense of préparer, 1sg, 2sg, 3sg, 1pl, 3pl

• Present tense of cuisiner, 1sg, 2sg

13-7 GRAMMAR

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• gender and number agreement (with adjectives and possessive adjectives)

GRAMMAR REVIEWED

• LESSON 1

• gender agreement with singular adjectives

• LESSON 2

• number agreement with masculine and feminine adjectives

• LESSON 3

• agreement with possessive adjectives

• LESSON 4

• gender and number agreement with adjectives and possessive adjectives

13-8 PRACTICE

• Review words and grammar taught across levels

13-9 UNIT CHALLENGE

• Review everything from Unit 13

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Let's talk about Agreement!

All adjectives² and words like my, your, and so on, change based on the noun³ they describe.​

mon voisin amusant
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ma voisine amusante
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mes voisins amusants
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mes voisines amusantes

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²adjectives (such as “red,” “funny,” and “interesting”) describe people, places, or things.
​³noun : is the name of something, such as a thing (“spoon”), an idea (“love”), a place (“Atlanta”), or a person (“Maria”).

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KEY PHRASES

Talk about food

Tu prépares le repas ?
Are you making the meal?
Oui, c'est un plat français.
Yes this is a French dish.
Cette pizza est prête.
This pizza is ready.
Tu prends le petit déjeuner ?
Are you having breakfast?
Nous préparons le café.
We are making coffee.
Cette banane est bonne.
This banana is good.

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Verbs

Verbs⁴ that end in ‑er, like aimer and manger , generally follow the same ending pattern!

subject	verb ( préparer )
je I	prépare prepare
tu you	prépares prepare
il / elle he / she	prépare prepares
nous we	préparons prepare
ils / elles they	préparent prepare

Nous préparons un gâteau.
We are making a cake.

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⁴verbs : A verb expresses an action (“Luis cooks every day”) or a state of being (“I am sick”).

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What's this?

The word for this in French changes depending on the gender⁵ of the noun⁶ it's with!

masculine	feminine
ce plat this plate	cette pomme this apple

But the word these never changes!

masculine	feminine
ces plats these plates	ces pommes these apples

Ces salades sont bonnes.
These salads are good.

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⁵ gender : grammatically in French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine, even when they don’t refer to people.
⁶ noun : is the name of something, such as a thing (“spoon”), an idea (“love”), a place (“Atlanta”), or a person (“Maria”).

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Word list as per Duolingo Schools

: verb
: more info
(m) : masculine gramatically
(f) : feminine gramatically
(p) : plural

WORD / PHRASE	description	INTRO Unit - Lesson	REVIEWED
ce	this	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
je / il / elleprépare	I / he / she prepare(s)	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
ces	these	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
ils / ellespréparent	they prepare	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unecuisine	a kitchen	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
nousprenons	we take prendre	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
un gâteau	a cake	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unrepas	a meal	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unebanane	a banana	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unlégume	a vegetable	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
ils / ellesprennent	they take	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
nouspréparons	we prepare	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
tu prépares	you prepare	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unepomme	an apple	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
cuisines	kitchens (fp)	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unpetit déjeuner	a breakfast	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
undéjeuner	a lunch	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
prêt	ready	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unfruit	a fruit	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unplat	a plate	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unœuf	an egg	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
undîner	evening meal	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
prête	ready	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
bon	good (m)	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
bons	good (mp)	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
unmatin	a morning	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
cette	this	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
bonne	good (f)	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2
bonnes	good (fp)	13-6	14-5 ; 15-2	4-5 ; 15-2