Year 1: As of now, I've had two French Vivas so far, and I've noticed a pattern. A set of questions which seem to be always asked. Hence, I thought it best to type it here when I still remember it.
Year 2: Damn, things have changed! The Invigilator asked me to describe any topic in french. For example, Atul was asked about Titanic, and I had to describe my favorite actor. Said some stuff about Jim Carrey. In french. Whatever I said was rudimentary. I was corrected a couple of times as well. Also, questions were posed by ma'am like "where does he live?" and "Is he married?"
Introduce yourself (A Must)
I said:
Je m'appelle Neil Mathew.
Je suis étudiant d'Universataire Amity.
J'ai dix-neuf ans.
Je suis du Delhi.
Though I'll prepare a more sophisticated version and paste it below:
Je joue au football et j'aime nager.
Je suis indien et je serai un ingénieur
Uh.. C'est fini.
Vocabulary + Pronounciation
Random questions about French Culture, Political heads and Food.
I was asked to name two types of cheese.
I said Fromage and Gruyère. Don't know if its right.
Tell Time and Date.
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Second
Minute
Hour
Day
Week
Month
Year
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
Last week
Next month
Early
Late
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Seconde
Minute
Heure
Jour
Semaine
Mois
Année
Hier
Aujourd'Hui
Demain
La semaine dernière
Le mois prochain
Tôt
Tard
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Examples:
7.30 am = Il est sept heures trente.
8.40 am = Huit heures quarante.
9.45 am = Neuf heures quarante cinq.
Quarter to One = Une heure moins le quart.
Quarter past two = Deux heures et quart.
Half past three = Trois heures et demie/ trois heures trente.
10 to 4 = Quatre heures moins dix.
20 to 5 = Cinq heures moins vingt.
13.05 =Treize heures cinq.
14.25 = Quatorze heures vingt cinq.
15.30 = Quinze heures trente.
16.42 = Seize heures quarante deux.
TODAY'S TIME Il est quatorze heures, huit minutes et six secondes
It is 2 o'clock, 8 minutes and 6 seconds
^ not sure about top. Copied it.
TODAY'S DATE Aujourd'hui, nous sommes le dimanche, huit avril, deux mille douze
Today it is (we are) Sunday, the 8th of April, 2012
Aujourd'hui, nous sommes le lundi, neuf avril, deux mille douze.
Days of the week / les jours de la semaine
lundi Monday
mardi Tuesday
mercredi Wednesday
jeudi Thursday
vendredi Friday
samedi Saturday
dimanche Sunday
Usage:
If you're talking about the day of a unique event, do not use an article:
Je l'ai vu dimanche (I saw him on Sunday)
Il va arriver mercredi (He'll arrive on Wednesday).
When talking about something that happens repeatedly on a certain day, use the article:
Je vois Pierre le lundi (I see Pierre on Mondays)
Nous travaillions le samedi (We used to work on Saturdays).
Months of the year / les mois de l'année
janvier January
février February
mars March
avril April
mai May
juin June
juillet July
août August
septembre September
octobre October
novembre November
décembre December
Seasons / les saisons
printemps spring
été summer
automne autumn/fall
hiver winter
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