Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives

2021-10-20T18:51:17Z

Leila fall: le superlatif

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'''Quand on compare deux choses, c'est le comparatif qu'on utilise, mais pour faire une comparaison dans un groupe plus nombreux, c'est le superlatif qu'il faut employer. Le superlatif désigne les extrêmes : le meilleur, le premier, le pire, le dernier, etc.'''

'''Le superlatif fonctionne comme le comparatif, à ces exceptions près :'''

'''Alors que le terme "more" ou la terminaison "--er" signale le comparatif, c'est "most" ou la terminaison "--est" qui désigneront le superlatif :'''

'''·         He is the most efficient worker we have. ''(C'est l'employé le plus efficace que nous ayons.)'''''
* '''That is the poorest family in the neighborhood. ''(C'est la famille la plus pauvre du quartier.)'''''

'''Le terme comparatif (adjectif ou adverbe) sera précédé de l'article défini :'''
* '''He works the fastest of any student I know. ''(De tous les étudiants que je connais, il travaille le plus vite.)'''''
* '''She is the tallest woman in town. ''(C'est la femme la plus grande de tout le village.)'''''

'''À la différence du comparatif, le superlatif n'est pas suivi de "than" : on met plutôt "of" ou "in", suivi du contexte de la comparaison (quoique ce contexte soit quelquefois implicite) :'''
* '''It's the best day of my life! ''(C'est le plus beau jour de ma vie !)'''''
* '''She works the best of (in) the whole class. ''(Elle travaille mieux que tous les autres de la classe.)'''''
* '''She's the one who arrived first. ''(C'est elle qui est arrivée la première.)'''''

'''Formes irrégulières :'''

'''Dans les superlatifs de supériorité les adjectifs monosyllabes (et plusieurs adjectifs courants à deux syllabes) prennent la terminaison "--est", se dispensant alors de l'adverbe "most". (Pourtant, ces adjectifs fonctionneront comme les autres dans les superlatifs d'infériorité, utilisant "less".)'''

'''·        young --> the youngest'''

'''·        tall --> the tallest'''

'''·        old --> the oldest'''

'''Si l'adjectif se termine en "--y", le "--y" se changera en "--i" :'''

'''·        heavy --> the heaviest'''

'''·        early --> the earliest'''

'''·        busy --> the busiest'''

'''·        healthy --> the healthiest'''

'''·        chilly --> the chilliest'''

'''Si l'adjectif se termine en "--e", on n'ajoute que le "--st" :'''

'''·        wise --> the wisest'''

'''·        large --> the largest'''

'''·        simple --> the simplest'''

'''·        late --> the latest'''

'''Si l'adjectif se termine en "voyelle simple + consonne", on double la consonne et ajoute "--est" :'''

'''·        red --> the reddest'''

'''·        big --> the biggest'''

'''·        thin --> the thinnest'''

'''·        hot --> the hottest'''

'''Quelques adjectifs très courants ont des formes irrégulières :'''

'''·        good --> the best'''

'''·        bad --> the worst'''

'''·        far --> the farthest'''

'''Quelques adjectifs n'existent que dans leur forme superlative :'''

'''·        the first'''

'''·        the last'''

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'''TEST'''

'''Complétez les phrases par un comparatif ou un superlatif de supériorité. Attention au sens.'''
# '''Canada is ''(big)'' …………………….. than the USA but China is ''(populous)'' …………………….. country in the world. | b. We stayed at ''(cheap)'' …………………….. hotel in the town but my cousin’s campsite was ''(cheap)'' …………………….. than our hotel. | c. January is generally ''(bad)'' …………………….. than December but February is ''(cold)'' …………………….. month. | d. English is ''(easy)'' …………………….. than German. | e. Chinese is ''(difficult)'' …………………….. language. | f. Heathrow is one of ''(busy)'' …………………….. airports in Europe. | g. My father thinks that the Beatles were ''(good)'' …………………….. than the Rolling Stones, but in my opinion, U2 is ''(great)'' …………………….. band.'''

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= '''REPONSES''' =
'''Canada is ''(big)'' bigger than the USA but China is ''(populous)'' the most populous country in the world. | b. We stayed at ''(cheap)'' the cheapest hotel in the town but my cousin’s campsite was ''(cheap)'' cheaper than our hotel. | c. January is generally ''(bad)'' worse than December but February is ''(cold)'' the coldest month. | d. English is ''(easy)'' easier than German. | e. Chinese is ''(difficult)'' the most difficult language. | f. Heathrow is one of ''(busy)'' the busiest airports in Europe. | g. My father thinks that the Beatles were ''(good)'' better than the Rolling Stones, but in my opinion, U2 is ''(great)'' the greatest ban'''

Language/French/Culture/Education

2021-02-22T20:38:26Z

Leila fall: okay

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The French educational system is said to be one of the most successful in the world.
Education is compulsory in France from the age of 6 to 16, but a large majority of children often start school at the age of 2.

Basically, the French education system starts with kindergarten ('''l'école maternelle'''), then the elementary or primary school ('''l'école primaire'''), the junior high ('''le collège'''), high school ('''le lycée''') and the college ('''l'université''').

Warning: the words '''Collège''' in English and '''College''' in French are [[Language/French/Vocabulary/False-Friends|false friends]]!

==Ecole Maternelle (Elementary)==
Ecoles Maternelles (kindergarten) take pupils from the age of 2 to 6 and prepare them for the entry to a primary school.

It traditionally has 3 or 4 classes:
*la petite section (PS), (the small section)
*la moyenne section (MS), (the medium section)
*la grande section (GS), (the large section),
*and sometimes also une toute petite section (TPS) (the very small section) for children under 3 years.

==Ecole primaire (primary school) ==
There are 5 levels (ages 6 to 11):

*Cours préparatoire (CP) or 11ème – age 6 to 7 years old
*Cours élémentaire (CE1) or 10ème – age 7 to 8 years old
*Cours élémentaire (CE2) or 9ème – age 8 to 9 years old
*Cours moyen 1 (CM1) or 8ème – 9 to 10 years old
*Cours moyen 2 (CM2) or 7ème – 10 to 11 years old

==Collège (Junior high) ==
There are four levels, normally for pupils aged 11 - 15. The four classes, corresponding to grades 6 to 9, are called sixième, cinquième, quatrième and troisième.
En troisième which is year 9, the pupils pass a test on history/geography, mathematics, French and art history. It is their first important diploma to certify what you learned in middle school.

==Lycée (High School) ==
The traditional French lycée covers the last three years of secondary education.
There are two main types of traditional lycée, the lycée général or lycée classique, and the lycée technique.

The main function of the lycée is to prepare pupils to take the "baccalauréat" (or "bac") exam. The three classes (grades 10 to 12) are known as seconde, première and terminale.

===The baccalauréat===
The baccalauréat is a unitary exam, that students either pass or fail. It is impossible to pass in one subject and fail in another ones. The only mark that counts is the final weighted average, which must be at least 10/20 for a student to pass.
The students pass this exam at the final year of high school. The student pass a test on history/geography, mathematics, French, English, sport, philosophy and chemical Physics (if you choose " terminale S ") or Economics (if you choose "terminale ES"). It is necessary to go to university.

===Grading===
Grading in the French education system is standardized. All marks or grades are out of twenty, and the pass mark is assign to those who have at least 10/20.

France has a dual university system : the "Universités" and the "Grandes Ecoles".

==Universités==
France has 82 state universities and 5 Catholic universities and a large number of private "institutes".
The traditional system in the French universities is based on the LMD system : Licence (3 years), Master (2 years) and Doctorate (3 years)
In French universities, you can study various fields of study from foreign languages to business but also medecine, science, computer science, arts, law, psychology, sociology, history, and many others

==Grandes Ecoles==
After High School, the best students can apply to "Classes préparatoires" to prepare themselves within 2 or 3 years for the "Grandes Ecoles" : Ecoles d'Ingénieurs (Sciences), Business Schools and ENS (Ecole Normale Supérieure).

Please do not hesitate to edit this article if you think it needs improvements.

[[Category:Education]]

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