Totton U3A French Language Group

A nice morning the sun came out and it was pleasantly warm. A full attendance thirteen in all. Myra went back to basics all about Passé composé. We also went over Myra's new interest the chickens and their bid for freedom.
Next we listened to Coffee Break French lesson 50.

Mya's today with again a limited class but it was amusing with four of us at one time listening to Myra's purchasing 5 pullets and the tale of the one that almost escaped by flying out of the enclosure and roosting in a nearby tree. Its subsequent wing clipping should stop a repeat escapade. We then did a small dictation and then we went into the front room to look at the many books for borrowing or buying. Drinks followed with a delicious - I'm told as I never got one - biscuit from Los Angeles brought back by Pat.
Meeting terminated without listening to the CD as Myra was summoned to the aid of her family.

At Geoff's today and another sunny morning. Only eight of us as Quester's members were visiting Giddings. Mike as usual gave us a description of his week and the grand garden he and Pam visited. We then as a group tackled the crossword that I prepared and then translated the poem where it differed from the official version.
Mike then produced an amusing rhyme in non sense French. After really scrumptious chocolate cakes we listened to Coffee Break French no 49 and all about BAGS again.

Only nine of us today. Sue told us about her camping at Calshot and walk around the power station then we all had a go solving the junior cryptic crossword puzzle. After we puzzled where the numbers were!
Immediately afterwards we then began to look at personal pronouns in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive forms.
After a break we listened to Coffee Break French with its guide to the adjectives
Certain adjectives are placed before the noun, some which you can memorize with the acronym "BAGS": Beauty, Age, Good and bad, Size (except for grand with people)
These descriptors - and a few others - are considered inherent qualities of the noun:
une jolie fille - pretty girl
un jeune homme - young man
une nouvelle maison - new house
un bon enfant - good child
un petit problème - small problem
les sincères condoléances - sincere condolences
les vagues promesses - vague promises
un gentil garçon - kind boy

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