1.7 Oral Expression

• Body states with avoir: J'ai faim, J'ai soif, J'ai chaud, J'ai froid, J'ai sommeil
• Feelings with être + adjective: Je suis triste, Je suis heureux / heureuse, Je suis énervé(e), Je suis fatigué(e)
• Agreement: heureux / heureuse, énervé / énervée, fatigué / fatiguée; triste does not add e
• Oral structure: one feeling or state per sentence, then a reason or a need (Je suis fatigué. Je voudrais m'asseoir.)
• Pacing, audibility and empathy: speak at a speed a listener can catch; never mock a feeling

• structure oral communication in a clear and coherent manner when naming a body state or a feeling
• use gestures and facial expressions to support the spoken line, without parody
• express enthusiasm to engage in oral communication, at an appropriate speed

“What do you do to talk in appropriate speed?”

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1. J'ai faim, J'ai soif: the body has a need
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Name hunger, thirst, heat, cold and sleepiness with avoir, and never say Je suis faim.
2. Je suis triste, Je suis heureux
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Name feelings with être, make the adjective agree, and speak them without mockery.
3. Talk at a speed a person can hold
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Perform a four-line body-and-feeling text at an appropriate speed, with a supportive gesture and no mockery.