Unit 3: Family, Friends and Describing People

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Tutor Memo – Unit 3: Family, Friends and Describing People

This unit helps you talk about the people around you and describe their appearance and personality.


Main Communication Goals

By the end of Unit 3, you should be able to:

  • Talk about your family
  • Introduce relatives and friends
  • Describe people's appearance
  • Describe people's personality
  • Tell someone's age
  • Use basic descriptive adjectives

Vocabulary: Family Members

Immediate Family

  • Le père = Father
  • La mère = Mother
  • Les parents = Parents
  • Le fils = Son
  • La fille = Daughter
  • Le frère = Brother
  • La sœur = Sister

Extended Family

  • Le grand-père = Grandfather
  • La grand-mère = Grandmother
  • L'oncle = Uncle
  • La tante = Aunt
  • Le cousin = Cousin (male)
  • La cousine = Cousin (female)

Grammar Focus 1: Possessive Adjectives

My, Your, His, Her

FrenchEnglishMon My Ma My Mes My (plural) Ton Your Ta Your Tes Your (plural) Son His/Her Sa His/Her Ses His/Her (plural)

Examples

  • Mon frère est étudiant.
  • Ma sœur est médecin.
  • Mes parents sont à Kigali.
  • Son père est professeur.

Grammar Focus 2: Descriptive Adjectives

Physical Appearance

  • Grand(e) = Tall
  • Petit(e) = Short
  • Jeune = Young
  • Vieux / Vieille = Old
  • Blond(e) = Blonde
  • Brun(e) = Brown-haired

Personality

  • Gentil/Gentille = Kind
  • Sympathique = Nice
  • Intelligent(e) = Intelligent
  • Drôle = Funny
  • Sérieux/Sérieuse = Serious

Examples

  • Mon frère est grand.
  • Ma sœur est gentille.
  • Mon père est sérieux.

Grammar Focus 3: Age

Asking Age

Quel âge as-tu ?

  • How old are you?

Quel âge avez-vous ?

  • How old are you? (formal)

Answering

J'ai vingt ans.

  • I am twenty years old.

Elle a quinze ans.

  • She is fifteen years old.

Important Verb: Avoir (to have)

FrenchEnglishJ'ai I have Tu as You have Il a He has Elle a She has Nous avons We have Vous avez You have Ils ont They have

Useful Questions

  • As-tu des frères et sœurs ?
  • Combien de frères as-tu ?
  • Qui est-ce ?
  • Quel âge a ton frère ?
  • Comment est ta sœur ?

Useful Answers

  • J'ai deux frères.
  • J'ai une sœur.
  • Mon frère a vingt ans.
  • Ma sœur est étudiante.
  • Mon père est grand et gentil.

Model Conversation

Dialogue

Marie : As-tu des frères et sœurs ?

Paul : Oui, j'ai un frère et une sœur.

Marie : Quel âge a ton frère ?

Paul : Il a vingt-deux ans.

Marie : Comment est-il ?

Paul : Il est grand et sympathique.


Pronunciation Notes

  • frère → frer
  • sœur → seur
  • gentil → zhan-tee
  • grand → grahn
  • vingt → van

Remember: many final consonants are silent.


Common Mistakes

❌ Je suis vingt ans.

✅ J'ai vingt ans.

❌ Mon sœur.

✅ Ma sœur.

❌ Il est vingt ans.

✅ Il a vingt ans.

❌ Mon mère.

✅ Ma mère.


Unit 3 Checklist

Before moving to Unit 4, make sure you can:

  • □ Name family members.
  • □ Use mon, ma, mes correctly.
  • □ Describe a person physically.
  • □ Describe a person's personality.
  • □ Ask and answer questions about age.
  • □ Use the verb avoir correctly.

Memory Paragraph

Bonjour ! Je m'appelle Jean. J'ai vingt ans. J'ai un frère et une sœur. Mon frère est grand et sympathique. Ma sœur est intelligente. Mes parents sont gentils.

Unit 3 Summary

You have learned to:

  • ✅ Talk about family
  • ✅ Use possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes)
  • ✅ Use the verb avoir
  • ✅ Tell someone's age
  • ✅ Describe appearance and personality
  • ✅ Speak about relatives and friends

Key formula to remember:

J'ai + age → J'ai vingt ans.
Mon/Ma + family member + est + adjective → Mon frère est gentil. ??📚

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