'Proficiency in French Language (Lower)' is a course offered in the B. Tech. programs at School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Unit 1
Population - Identity
How to introduce yourself (name, age, address, profession, nationality); Numbers; How to ask questions;
Grammar – Pronouns - subjects; Regular verbs of 1st group (er) in the present; Être (to be) and avoir (to have) in the present; Interrogative sentence; Gender of adjectives.
Unit 2
The suburbs - At the train station
Introduce someone; Buy a train ticket or a cinema ticket; Ask for information; Official time; Ask for a price; The city (church, town hall, post office…)
Grammar – Pronouns - subjects (continuation); Gender of adjectives (continuation); Plural of nouns and adjectives; Definite and indefinite articles; Interrogative adjectives; I would like (Je voudrais).
Unit 3
Paris and the districts - Looking for a room
Locate a room and indicate the way; Make an appointment; Give a price; Ordinal numbers; Usual time; Ask for the time.
Grammar - Imperative mode; Contracted articles (au, du, des); negation.