This is the largest triumphal arch in existence. It was begun by Napoleon I in 1806 to commemorate the battle of Austerlitz, and was completed by Louis Philippe in 1836. Quels livres a-t-il lus ? What books has he read? 2. De 1. Dans quelle partie de cette ville demeurez-vous? quel pays êtes-vous ? 3. Sur quelle table a-t-il mis mes gants? 4. Quels gants? 5. Ceux que j'ai achetés l'autre 6. Quel grand magasin! jour au Bon Marché. 7. Quels souliers avez-vous choisis? 8. Quelles chansons choisirez-vous ? 9. Je choisirai celles-ci; ce sont les meilleures. 10. De quelle chambre a-t-on ouvert les fenêtres? 11. Vous avez laissé tomber quelque chose, monsieur. 12. Merci, madame; c'est ma montre que j'ai laissée tomber sur ce plancher de marbre. 13. Vous l'avez cassée, n'est-ce pas ? 14. Quel dommage! 15. Ramassez vos livres, vos crayons, et votre papier. 16. Ne les laissez pas tomber. 2. What pens ? 3. Those 1. Whose pens are these? that some one has dropped on the floor. 4. I dropped them a moment ago; they are mine. 5. Pick them up, please. 6. I will pick them up immediately. 7. What French books have you read? 8. Whose dictionary is this? 9. What dictionary? 10. This one. 11. It is not mine, it is your own (yours). 12. What a fine book! 13. Which pen is the best, this one or that? 14. This one is much better than the other. 15. Which pens are the best? 16. What a question! 17. What beautiful pictures! 18. Who dropped something? 19. What a noise! 20. You do not work enough; that is why you do not succeed in your business. 1 In laisser tomber, tomber remains unchanged and laisser is conjugated. Oral Drill. 1. Quel est le nom de ce livre ? 2. De quel livre parlezvous ? 3. Qui l'a écrit ? 4. Victor Hugo en est-il l'auteur? 5. Quel livre aimez-vous le mieux ? 6. Aimez-vous les romans de Walter Scott? 7. Quels romans avez-vous déjà lus? 8. Quel écrivain anglais est le plus célèbre? 1. Which ring have you lost? it all over (dans toute) the house? 2. Have you looked for 3. Haven't you found it yet? 4. What lesson have we for to-day? 5. Have you prepared it well? 6. Have you written all the sentences in your copy-book? 7. Who made that noise? 8. Have you let something fall on the floor? Lesson 50: Time of Day. Dates. Mieux vaut tard que jamais. — Better late than never. Time of Day. Examine the following models for telling the time of day: (a) As in English, any number of minutes may go with the preceding hour, although after half past, the next hour is usually named, less (moins) the number of minutes. (b) Il est or est-il in these expressions is an impersonal verb and is therefore invariable. (c) O'clock is often omitted in English, but heure or heures is not omitted in French. Minutes may be omitted. (d) Midi and minuit are used for twelve o'clock. (e) Demi is masculine after midi and minuit; Lesson 23 (3). Dates. Recall the rules' for dates, Lesson 24, and observe the following expressions: Quel jour du mois est-ce aujourd'hui ? C'est aujourd'hui le premier février, C'était hier le trente et un janvier, Il y a une semaine (ou huit jours),1 D'aujourd'hui en quinze, What day of the month is it today? It is February first. To-morrow will be the second. A fortnight ago. A week from to-day. A fortnight from to-day. A week from Friday. A fortnight from Saturday. In 1916. In what month? In the month of September. 1 In the expressions huit jours and quinze jours, the French count as one the day from which the time is reckoned. |