What grammar notes are in 'Allez viens' Holt French level 2 chapter 2?

Answer 1

Use tu when talking to a friend, a family member, or someone not above your age:

Mon ami, tu peux faire tes devoirs maintenant. - My friend, you can do your homework now.

Use vous with someone older than you or people:

Madame Ducharme, est-ce que vous aimez faire le magasin?- Mrs. Ducharme, do you like to go shopping?

In French, a speaker's voice falls at the end of a statement but rises in pitch at the end of a question. You may also add est-ce que at the beginning of a yes-or-no question:

Est-ce que tu as fait bon voyage? - Did you have a good journey?

The adjectives beau (pretty), joli (beautiful), grand (big), petit (small), nouveau (new), and vieux (old) describe beauty, size, and age and precede their nouns.

Conjugations (singular masculine/(beginning with vowel)/plural masculine/s. feminine/p. f.):

• beau, bel, beaux, belle, belles

  Je suis dans un bel hôtel. - I am in a pretty hotel.

• joli, jolis, jolie, jolies

  Tu as de jolis posters! - You have some beautiful posters!

• grand, grands, grande, grandes

  Elle est grande. - She is tall.

• petit, petits, petite, petites

  Ils sont petits. - They are short.

• nouveau, nouvel, nouveaux, nouvelle, nouvelles

  J'ai un nouvel ami. - I have a new friend.

• vieux, vieil, vieux, vieille, vieilles

  Tu as un vieil anorak? - Do you have an old snowcoat?

Note: Des becomes de when the adjective preceeds a plural noun:

Il y a de nouveaux posters dans ma chambre. - There are some new posters in my room.

To mention going to a place, use au before masculine nouns, à la before feminine nouns, à l' before all singular nouns beginning with a vowel sound, and aux before all plural nouns:

Est-ce que tu as envie d'aller au théâtre, à la gare, à l'auberge de jeunesse, ou aux musées? -

Do you feel like going to the theater, to the train station, to the youth hotel, or to the museums?

Answer 2

In the Holt French Level 2 textbook, chapter 2 of "Allez viens" may cover various grammar topics related to French language learning, which could include verb conjugations, vocabulary related to everyday activities, reflexive verbs, prepositions, and expressions for giving directions or talking about locations. It's important to refer to the specific textbook for detailed grammar notes covered in this chapter.