Gretchen Angelo - Light and Matter

B.2.3 Vous and tu self-testIndicate whether the person speaking in each of the following situationswould use tu or vous. Remember that this depends both onnumber (singular/plural) and formality. Check your answers as yougo: a = tu (informal singular); b = vous (formal singular); c = vous(informal plural); d = vous (formal plural).1. A client in a bakery, speaking to the baker.2. A doctor speaking to a patient.3. An elementary school student speaking to three of her friends.4. A college student speaking to a professor.5. A telemarketer speaking to the person they call.Answers: 1. b. 2. b. 3. c. 4.b. 5. b. 6. d. 7. a. 8. c. 9. a.10. d.6. A politician making a public speech.7. A mother speaking to her daughter.8. A father speaking to his two sons.9. A college student speaking to another college student in class.10. A professor speaking to her entire class.B.2.4 Vous and tuNow try these; again, indicate whether the person speaking in eachof the following situations would use tu or vous and say what type ofaddress it is (a. informal singular (=tu); b. formal singular (=vous);c. informal plural (=vous); d. formal plural (=vous)).1. A man stopping a woman in the street to ask the time.2. A sales rep talking to a colleague with whom he has workedfor ten years.3. A doctor giving a lecture at a medical conference.4. A high school student asking 2 girls to throw him a ball.5. A person in line at City Hall to the employee.6. A husband asking his wife to pick up some milk on the wayhome.7. An employee speaking to his supervisor.8. A college student speaking to her professor.9. A supervisor speaking to an employee.10. An ice-cream man speaking to a group of children buying icecream.38 Chapter 1 Bonjour! Ça va?