Les Plantes (Plants)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify the parts of a plant.Describe what a plant needs to grow.Use partitive articles: du (some) [doo], de la (some) [duh la], des (some) [day].Talk about a plant's growth using the near future tense.Imagine you get a little graine (seed) [grehn]. 🌱 What do you need to do to help it become a big plante (plant) [plahnt] with beautiful fleurs (flowers) [flur]? In this lesson, we'll learn all the vocabulary and grammar to become a super gardener in français (French) [frahn-SAY]! 💧☀️Real-World ApplicationsUnderstand instructions for taking care of a plant.Talk about a gardening project at school or at home.Describe nature during a walk in a park in Quebec.

FrenchEnglish ExplanationExampleune plante (a plant) [oon plahnt]A living thing that grows in the soil.J'ai une nouvelle plante dans ma chambre. (I have a new plant in my room.) [zhay oon noo-VELL plahnt dahn ma shahm-br].une graine (a seed) [oon grehn]The small thing that can grow into a plant.On plante une graine dans la terre. (We plant a seed in the soil.) [ohn plahnt oon grehn dahn la tair]. 🌱une racine (a root) [oon rah-SEEN]The part of the plant under the ground that drinks water.La racine est importante pour la plante. (The root is important for the plant.) [la rah-SEEN eh tam-por-TAHNT poor la plahnt].une tige (a stem) [oon teezh]The part that connects the roots and the leaves.La tige de la fleur est longue et verte. (The flower's stem is long and green.) [la teezh duh la flur eh...

1. Partitive Articles: du, de la, de l', desRule: We use partitive articles to talk about a quantity that we can't easily count, like 'some' or 'a part of'.du (some) [doo] (from de + le) for masculine nouns: La plante a besoin du soleil. (The plant needs some sun.) [la plahnt ah buh-ZWAN doo so-LAY].de la (some) [duh la] for feminine nouns: Je mets de la terre dans le pot. (I am putting some soil in the pot.) [zhuh may duh la tair dahn luh poh].de l' (some) [duhl] for nouns that start with a vowel: Il faut de l'eau. (It needs some water.) [eel foh duhl oh].des (some) [day] for plural nouns: La plante a des racines. (The plant has some roots.) [la plahnt ah day rah-SEEN].2. The Near Future: aller + infinitiveRule: To talk about something that is going to happen soon, we use the verb 'aller'...