French Conversation and Composition
Grammar Review.--Lesson V
alentours: une meute entière tomba sur la bête fauve et la mit en
pièces.
Ce loop ne connaissait pas la maxime popularisée par La Fontaine:
Un bon «tiens» vaut mieux que deux «tu l'auras.»
Savez-vous une autre expression pour: se disposer, force festins, faire un héritage, je ne saurais, faire signe, mettre en pièces?
GRAMMAR REVIEW.--LESSON V
Voici.--Voilà.--Il y a.--Expressions with avoir.--Se trouver.--Aimer
mieux.--Venir de.
Examples
Où se trouve votre père? Le Where is your father? There he
voilà. is.
Il y a beaucoup de monde ici. There are many people here.
J'aime mieux les pommes que les I like apples better than pears.
poires.
Voici mon fils. Il vient d'arriver. Here is my son. He has just
arrived.
J'ai faim. Elle a soif. I am hungry. She is thirsty.
Elles ont peur. They are afraid.
Nous avons besoin de souliers. We need shoes.
Etc. Etc.
A. 1. There is a member of Congress. 2. When the lion is hungry,
he roars loudly.[1] 3. I was sleepy, that is[2] why I slept so soundly. 4.
There was a revolution in[3] France. 5. You don't need this money. 6.
This little girl is six years old.[4] 7. This is the second watch[5] I have
bought[6] this year. 8. What-is-the-matter-with-you,[7] young man? 9.
Were they not ashamed to fight for money? 10. Pardon me, you are wrong. 11. It will be useless for you[8] to[4] talk. 12. Here are your