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Review 2: lessons 6 to 10

Révision 2 : leçons 6 à 10

The investigation on deck in eight sentences, the vocabulary of lessons 6 to 10, all the grammar of the block in one table, and three exercises.

The story

Miss Nelly Underdown est américaine, mais elle habite à Paris.

Miss Nelly Underdown is American, but she lives in Paris.

Elle va à Chicago, aux États-Unis, chez son père, avec son amie lady Jerland.

She is going to her father in Chicago, in the United States, with her friend Lady Jerland.

Sur le pont, Nelly n’est pas contente : le commandant ne trouve rien.

On deck, Nelly is not happy: the captain has found nothing.

Le narrateur propose une enquête : est-ce que Lupin est sur la liste des passagers ?

The narrator proposes an investigation: is Lupin on the passenger list?

Il y a treize messieurs R, mais seulement quatre voyagent seuls.

There are thirteen Mr Rs, but only four travel alone.

Raverdan, Rawson et Rivolta ne sont pas Lupin.

Raverdan, Rawson and Rivolta are not Lupin.

Il reste monsieur Rozaine. Ses cheveux sont blonds, et il ne parle jamais.

That leaves Mr Rozaine. His hair is fair, and he never speaks.

Il montre son bras : pas de blessure… mais c’est le bras gauche !

He shows his arm: no wound… but it is the left arm!

Vocabulary

Lessons 6 to 10 in one table

Start with the vocabulary above. Cover the English column, read the French, and mark every word you cannot translate within three seconds. Then come back here.

pointrulefrom the summary above
cities and countriesà + city; en + feminine country; au + masculine; aux + pluralà Paris, aux États-Unis
negationne + verb + pas / rien / jamais; n’ before a voweln’est pas, ne trouve rien, ne parle jamais
questionsvoice, est-ce que, or inversion; qui, où, comment, pourquoi; quel / quelle agreesest-ce que Lupin est sur la liste ?
numbers0–16 by heart; 17–69 built: dix-sept, vingt-quatre; vingt et un; il y a never changesil y a treize messieurs R
possessivesagree with the thing owned: mon / ma / mes, son / sa / ses; son amie before a vowelses cheveux, son bras