Why is this lesson presented differently from the "Avoir besoin de" lesson?IMHO, the presentation of "avoir envie de" in this lesson seems to be rambling and less precise than the corresponding "avoir besoin de" lesson. (They were written by the same author.)
Because of the differing presentations, it took me a couple of re-reads to realize that the construction of these expressions is actually IDENTICAL:
- avoir besoin de + (article) + noun
- avoir envie de + (article) + noun
and
- avoir besoin de + infinitive
- avoir envie de + infinitive
Note that I've replaced the unnecessary "de/d'" by the simple "de", because at this stage of a French course, I don't think anyone would ever say (or write) "J'ai besoin de un crayon". [BTW: I'm impressed by the spell checker. It flagged "de un" ! ]
The use of "parallel text" causes most Brits to prefer US courses. Although the subjects might be of equal complexity and difficulty, the Yanks use parallel text for the overhead projectors and the course notes. That seems to make the subjects seem simpler - both to learn and to remember.
BTW: Parallel text simply means the use of identical text throughout - except for the differing key words. Look at my "besoin" and "envie" examples above. The differing key words seem to jump out of the page - as if they had been emboldened.
Thanks.
IMHO, the presentation of "avoir envie de" in this lesson seems to be rambling and less precise than the corresponding "avoir besoin de" lesson. (They were written by the same author.)
Because of the differing presentations, it took me a couple of re-reads to realize that the construction of these expressions is actually IDENTICAL:
- avoir besoin de + (article) + noun
- avoir envie de + (article) + noun
and
- avoir besoin de + infinitive
- avoir envie de + infinitive
Note that I've replaced the unnecessary "de/d'" by the simple "de", because at this stage of a French course, I don't think anyone would ever say (or write) "J'ai besoin de un crayon". [BTW: I'm impressed by the spell checker. It flagged "de un" ! ]
The use of "parallel text" causes most Brits to prefer US courses. Although the subjects might be of equal complexity and difficulty, the Yanks use parallel text for the overhead projectors and the course notes. That seems to make the subjects seem simpler - both to learn and to remember.
BTW: Parallel text simply means the use of identical text throughout - except for the differing key words. Look at my "besoin" and "envie" examples above. The differing key words seem to jump out of the page - as if they had been emboldened.
Thanks.
Bonjour Madame Cécile !
A sentence provided reads-
1.Les gens...........on a passé une semaine en France, avaient deux chats adorables.
The answer I gave was -> avec qui/avec lesquels.
However, the correct answer was -> chez qui/chez lesquels.
2.Le bâtiment.............tu avais garé ta voiture était juste à côté de la poste.
Here also, Madame , the correct option was devant lequel as opposed to dans lequel.(mentioned by me)
3.Connais-tu le médecin.............. il s’est fait soigner ?
In this case I am confused whether the right answer is chez lequel or par lequel ?
I request you to please provide a grammatical explanation why my options were not the accepted ones.
Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse !
Bonne journée !
Elle vient de it self means just then why juste is added
Lots of interesting idioms in this exercise like - "rien que d'y penser" and "sans que j'y puisse quoi que ce soit".
I'm trying to break down "rien que d'y penser" into English. Rien que = nothing that or nothing but. De = I'm just starting to recognize that "de" often comes after "que" in certain phrases (Je dors plutot que de travailler). Y penser = to think about it.
I still don't see how sans que j'y puisse means I can't or I am not able. What does "y" refer to?
There's a lesson saying that we use le/la/les with general things. However, in a writing practise, the sentence "when it's hot, I prefer to eat mixed salads" is translated as "quand il fait chaud, je prefere manger des salades composees", why do we use "des" (meaning some) here instead of "les" (meaning salads in general)?
Je suis Robert! Aujourd'hui c'est mon dernier jour de travailler! This dictee was the perfect way for me to celebrate my retirement. Thanks for all you do and especially for this particular exercise!
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