La Peinture et le Dessin (Painting and Drawing)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify and name common objects related to painting and drawing.Use partitive articles (some) like du (some) [doo], de la (some) [duh la], and des (some) [day] to talk about art supplies.Use the near future tense to describe an art project you are going to do.Use adjectives that agree in gender and number to describe a work of art.Imagine your art teacher asks you to create a work of art for the Quebec Winter Carnival! 🎨 You could draw Bonhomme Carnaval (the snowman mascot) or paint a winter landscape with lots of neige (snow) [nezh]. What will you need to start your chef-d'œuvre (masterpiece) [sheh-DUH-vruh]? That's what we're going to find out together!Real-World ApplicationsTalking about your art classes at school.Describing a drawing you made to your family.Asking...

French TermEnglish MeaningExamplela peinture (paint) [la pan-TYOOR]The colored liquid used for painting.J'utilise de la peinture bleue pour le ciel. (I use some blue paint for the sky.) [zhoo-tee-LEEZ duh la pan-TYOOR bluh poor luh see-EL.]le dessin (drawing) [luh deh-SAN]A picture made with pencils or pens.Mon dessin représente un chat qui joue. 🐈 (My drawing shows a cat that is playing.) [mohn deh-SAN ruh-pray-ZAWNT un shah kee zhoo.]le pinceau (paintbrush) [luh pan-SOH]The tool with bristles for applying paint.Je prends un petit pinceau pour les détails. (I'm taking a small paintbrush for the details.) [zhuh prawn un puh-TEE pan-SOH poor lay day-TIE.]la toile (canvas) [la twahl]The fabric on a frame where one paints.L'artiste a mis la toile sur le chevalet. (The artist put the canvas o...

1. Partitive Articles (some)Rule: We use partitive articles to talk about an unspecified amount of something. It's like saying 'some' in English.du [doo] + masculine noun (e.g., du fromage (some cheese) [doo fro-MAZH])de la [duh la] + feminine noun (e.g., de la peinture (some paint) [duh la pan-TYOOR])de l' [duhl] + noun starting with a vowel (e.g., de l'eau (some water) [duh loh])des [day] + plural noun (e.g., des pinceaux (some paintbrushes) [day pan-SOH])Example: Pour mon projet, j'ai besoin de la toile, du papier et des crayons. (For my project, I need a canvas, some paper, and some pencils.) [poor mohn pro-ZHAY, zhay buh-ZWAN duh la twahl, doo pa-pee-AY ay day kray-OHN.]2. The Near Future (going to + verb)Rule: To talk about something you are going to do soon, use the verb 'aller' (to...