Bearsden Academy Modern LanguagesFrench

S1 Les Animaux

Name………………………………………………………Class………………. Teacher…………………………………

In this Workbook you will find…

All the vocabulary used in your French book Notes on the grammar points you will learn about in class Activities to practise the vocabulary and grammar

The exercises should be written in this Workbook

For extra practice, you should use the Internet.Here are some useful websites –www.linguascope.com (username – bearsden/password - ........................)www.languagesonline.org.uk

Now you can… Talk about animals and petsEst-ce que tu as un animal à la maison Have you a pet at home ?Oui, j’ai un chat/un chien Yes, I have a cat/a dog

Remember JE or J’ means I e.g.Je préfère I preferJ’ai I haveJ’aime I like

Les animaux Animals/PetsUn chat catUn cheval horseUn chien dogUn cochon d’Inde guinea pigUn hamster hamsterUn lapin rabbitUn oiseau birdUn perroquet parrotUn poisson rouge goldfishUne souris mouseUne tortue tortoise

Describe animals and other things, especially their colour and sizeDe quelle couleur est-il/elle? What colour is he/she/it ?Il/elle est gris(e) He/she/it is greyEst-ce qu’il/elle est gros(se)? Is he/she/it big ?Il/elle est gros(se) He/she/it is bigIl/elle est comment? What is he/she/it like?Il/elle est petit(e) He/she/it is small

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Les couleurs ColoursMasculin FémininNoir Noire BlackBleu Bleue BlueBrun Brune BrownVert Verte GreenGris Grise GreyRouge Rouge RedBlanc Blanche WhiteJaune Jaune Yellow

La taille SizeIl est très grand He is very big/tallElle est assez grande She is quite big/tallPetit(e) SmallGros(se) Big/fatÉnorme enormous

Other qualitiesIl est méchant He is bad/naughtyElle est méchante She is bad/naughtyIl est mignon He is sweet/cuteElle est mignonne She is sweet/cute

Say what you like/dislike/preferEst-ce que tu aimes…? Do you like… ?J’adore I loveJ’aime beaucoup I like a lotJ’aime I likeJe préfère I preferJe n’aime pas I don’t likeJe n’aime pas beaucoup I don’t like muchJe déteste I hate

Say ‘you’ correctly in French Use the French alphabet and ask how to spell thingsComment tu t’appelles? What is your name?Hortense HortenseComment ça s’écrit How do you spell that ?H-O-R-T-E-N-S-E H-O-R-T-E-N-S-E

Ask questions in FrenchTo make a sentence into a question, add est-ce que to the beginning e.g.Est-ce que tu habites dans une maison? Do you live in a house ?Est-ce que vouz aimez le sport? Do you like sport ?

Recognise and use the verb AVOIR (TO HAVE)

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Activity 1aUnderline the correct adjective: 1. J’ai un livre bleu/bleue ____________________________2. Elle est une grand/grande fille. ____________________________3. Nous avons une petite/petit maison. ____________________________4. Tu as un chien noire/noir. ____________________________5. Il est une souris gros/grosse. ____________________________6. Il est un oiseau verte/vert. ____________________________7. Ils ont une tortue brun/brune. ____________________________8. J’ai une règle blanche/blanc. ____________________________1bNow translate each sentence into English if you can. (Write your answer next to each sentence).

AdjectivesAn adjective is a describing word. We use them to describe nouns (naming words). The adjective must match the noun. If the noun is masculine the adjective must be masculine. If the noun is feminine the adjective must be feminine.

Usually we make an adjective feminine by adding an e.e.g. un grand garçon une grande fille

we have to change the spelling of some adjectives:e.g un chat blanc une souris blanche

if it already ends in an e, do not add another e:e.g un crayon rouge une gomme rouge

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AVOIR TO HAVEJ’ai I haveTu as You haveIl a He hasElle a She hasOn a One hasNous avons We haveVous avez You haveIls ont They have (m)Elles ont They have (f)

Activity 2Put the words in the right order to make each sentence make sense!

1. avons un nous cheval.______________________________

2. un il a chien.______________________________

3. elles trois cochons ont d’Inde.______________________________

4. un oiseau j’ai vert.______________________________

5. vous cinq chats avez.______________________________

How to say ‘you’There are 2 ways of saying ‘you’ in French. You say ‘tu’ if you are talking to a young person, a friend or someone you know well. You say ‘vous’ if you are talking to an adult you do not know very well.You also say ‘vous’ if you are talking to more than one person.

Activity 3Write tu or vous next to each picture.

1. ______ 2. ________

3. ________ 4. _________

5. ______ 6. ________

Activity 4Say what each animal is and write a description next to each picture. Say as much as you can about each animal!

Example

1. 2.

3. 4.

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C’est un chien. Il est noir et blanc. Il est grand. Il est méchant.

5. 6.

Activity 5aSay whether you like or dislike the following things by writing ‘j’aime’ or ‘je n’aime pas’.

1. ___________ les animaux.2. ___________ les oiseaux.3. ___________ les poisons.4. ___________ les chiens.5. ___________ les chats.6. ___________ le cinema.7. ___________ la television.8. ___________ la radio.9. ___________ la musique pop.10. ___________ la musique classique.11. ___________ le sport.12. ___________ le football.

5bNow make up some of your own sentences to say what things you like or dislike:Do at least 6 sentences.

1.________________________________2. _______________________________3. _______________________________4.________________________________5.________________________________6.________________________________7. ________________________________8. ________________________________9. ________________________________10. _______________________________

How to Use a French / English Dictionary

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To make the most of your dictionary, you need to know your dictionary well.

1. Your dictionary has two halves

a. FRENCH – ENGLISH which is at the FRONT

b. ENGLISH – FRENCH which is at the BACK

2. The words are in alphabetical order

3. There are words at the top of the page to help you. They show the first and last words on the page.

4. Some words are in bold or a different colour. These are the headwords which are the words you are looking up.

5. Abbreviations are used to tell you about words :

nm = a masculine nounnf = a feminine nounadj = adjectivevi or vt = verbadv = adverbpron = pronounprep = preposition

Some dictionaries tell you exactly what the word is.E.g. noun masculine / singular

Activity 6 To look up words quickly, you need to become an alphabet expert! Time yourself to see how quickly you can put these words into alphabetical order, without a dictionary!

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French is easier with a dictionary. Why?

A dictionary helps you to understand new words and words you have forgotten.

It helps you to say and write new things. It saves having to ask the teacher. It helps you to do better in tests and exams. It shows you how to say words properly

Pays Fleurs Planètes

Pakistan pensée NeptuneChine rose MercureAustralie tulipe PlutonInde iris SaturneMaroc géranium JupiterJapon orchidée VénusTurquie violette Uranus

Pays Fleurs Planètes

a)………………………….. a)……………………………… a)………………………………b)………………………….. b)……………………………… b)……………………………..c)…………………………… c)……………………………… c)………………………………d)…………………………… d)……………………………… d)………………………………e)…………………………… e)……………………………… e)………………………………f)……………………………. f)………………………………f)………………………………g)…………………………… g)……………………………… g)………………………………

What happens when several words begin with the same letter?

The dictionary does not list words alphabetically by their first letter. Why does bath come before both?

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Why does cheval come before chien?

Activity 7Put these into alphabetical order, without using a dictionary :

Pays francophones Départments Prénoms

Martinique Cher AurélieMonaco Corse AmandineMaroc Creuse AliceMauritania Charente AhmedMali Calvados AnnickMadagascar Corèze Annabelle(l’île) Maurice Cantal Alain

Pays francophones Départements Prénoms

a)……………………………….. a)………………………………. a)……………………………..b)………………………………... b)………………………………. b)………………………………c)………………………………… c)……………………………….. c)……………………………….d)………………………………… d)……………………………….. d)……………………………….e)…………………………………. e)…………………………………. e)………………………………..f)………………………………….. f)…………………………………… f)…………………………………g)………………………………….. g)………………………………….. g)…………………………………..

Activity 8You have been asked to make a display board at the entrance to a large French department store. Put the signs in alphabetical order :

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Because e comes before i

Because a comes before o

Activity 9This is an information board at a train station, with train destinations arranged in alphabetical order. Several destinations have not been put up yet. Write them in the correct numbered space.

1. Amiens 8. Lille2. 9.3. 10. Reims4. Calais 11. 5. 12.6. Dunkerque 13. Soissons7. 14.

MAROQUINERIE CHARCUTERIE

SPORTS PHOTO

BIJOUTERIE BOUCHERIE

QUINCAILLERIE VÊTEMENTS ENFANTS

LIBRAIRIE PAPETERIE

ALIMENTATION CONFISERIE

CHAUSSURES VÊTEMENTS HOMMES

BRICOLAGE PARFUMERIE

JOUETS AMEUBLEMENT

ÉLECTRO – MENAGER DROGUERIE

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Activity 10

Some French words look like English words! Do you really need to look them up? Be smart and save time! Try to work out what these words mean without using a dictionary:

1) un magician……………………………………………………………………………..2) un cannibale…………………………………………………………………………… 3) une

vipère……………………………………………………………………………….4) une

tarentule………………………………………………………………………….5) Une sorcière…………………………………………………………………………… 6) Un

gorille………………………………………………………………………………….

Noyan RoubaixLens

Beauvais Rouen Valenciennes

Boulogne Compiègne

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7) Un vampire………………………………………………………………………………..

8) Un crocodile……………………………………………………………………………..9) Un

squelette……………………………………………………………………………..10) Une momie……………………………………………………………………………….

Why do some words look the same in French and English? ………because they have the same origin!

Une guitare and a guitar come from the Spanish : guitarra

Un saxophone and a saxophone are named after the inventor: Mr Sax

Do you ever wonder whether to put un or une, le or la before a French noun?

French nouns are either masculine : un lapin, le lapin or feminine : une tortue, la tortue

If you know a French noun but can’t remember whether it’s masculine or feminine, look for these clues :

nm = nom masculine nf = nom feminineun canard, le canard une cigogne, la cigogne

Canard nm duck

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Cigogne nf stork

Activity 11Complete using un or une :

What happens when you look up an English noun instead?

f = féminin m = masculineune répétition, la repetition un dialogue, le dialogue

Activity 12Look for these English words and choose whether they are un or une :

a) a star : …………vedette e) an autograph : …………..autographe

b) a script : ………..script f) a projector : ……………projecteurc) a ticket : …………billet g) a costume : …………….costumed) a scene : …………..scène h) a camera :

……………...succès Note : Some words that you look up might be both masculine and

feminine!

m / f = both masculine and mpl = masculine plural feminine fpl = feminine pluralun imbécile or une imbécile

Activity 13Look up these words and find out if they are masculine or feminine.

e.g. lavabo m le lavaboun lavabo

1) lavabo2) tigre3) oiseau4) chaussure

Normalement, le jeudi après-midi commence avec 1)………..journal télévisé à 13h, suivi d’ 2) …………..série américaine. Ensuite, vous pouvez voir 3)……….film, en général 4)……..comédie des années 50. Après 5)………émission culinaire, vers 16h commence 6)……..programme pour les enfants, suivi d’7)……….documentaire pour les adolescents. Après le journal de 20h, la soirée commence avec 8)………jeu télévisé, 9)…….concert ou 10)………western.

Idiot n idiot(e), imbécile m /f

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Rehearsal n repetition f Dialogue n dialogue m

People npl gens mpl; personnes fpl; population f.

5) aile6) voiture7) chanson8) rayure9) robinet10) lacet11) roué12) jardin13) poisson14) chanteur15) arbre160 mer

You will often find several words and phrases translated under the same dictionary entry.

E.g. why is jardinage translated under jardin?o Because it belongs to the same word family and it saves space.

Sometimes, words are shortened :

~ly = recently

Sometimes, whole phrases are translated :

nid de poule = pothole

Activity 14Complete, if possible without using a dictionary: 1)

To find….. I would look for………..Motorway motor

a) roadworks …………………………………………….b) speeding

…………………………………………….. c) gendarmerie

……………………………………………..

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Recent adj récent(e); ~ly adv récemment

Nid nm nest; ~ de poule pothole

d) trafiquant ……………………………………………...

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I’m looking for I’ll find it with I translateroad map road carte routièrea) spare wheel ………………………………….

…………………………………..b) traffic jam …………………………………..

……………………………………c) driving license ……………………………………

…………………………………….d) safe and sound ……………………………………

……………………………………..e) sécurité routière …………………………………….

………………………………………f) pirate de l’air …………………………………….

………………………………………g) gilet pare-balles …………………………………….

……………………………………….h) ceinture de sécurité ……………………………………..

……………………………………….

Do you swim in the see or the sea?

English spellings can be hard, and looking up the wrong word gives you the wrong translation. These methods can help you.

Method 1 :Read the entries carefully, including the examples and the words in brackets :

Boat n means noun, as in the sea

Method 2 :Look at the parts of the speech, such as noun, verb, or adjective :

Sea n mer f ◊ cpd marin(e), de (la) mer; by ~ (travel) par mer; en bateau; on the ~ (boat) en mer;

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See (pp saw, pp seen) vt voir, (accompany) : to ~ sb to the door reconduire or raccompagner qn jusqu’à la porte ◊ vi voir ◊ n évéché m ; to ~ that (ensure) veiller à ce que + sub, faire en sorte que + sub, s’assurer que; ~ you soon! À bientôt!;

See you soon! Saw, seen

vt means verb, as in to seeadj means adjective, a describing word

Method 3 :Cross-check in the French-English half of the dictionary :

The North / Red Sea tide

Activity 16Look at the following example then complete the exercise: True/Translation Method False

Hypnosis can reduce pain /pane. …… douleur 3 t

a) Lack of exercise turns muscle / musselinto fat. ………………………… ………………

……

b) Nuclear waste / waist is radioactive ………………………….……………… ……

for centuries.

c) The Sahara is the world’s largest ………………………… ……………………

dessert / desert.

d) With osteoporosis bones brake / break………………………… …………………….

easily.

e) A muscle / mussel can live for days ………………………….……………….. ……..

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Mer nf sea; (marée) tide; en~ at sea; prendre la ~ to put out to sea; en haute ou pleine ~ off shore, on the open sea; la ~ du Nord / Rouge the North / Red sea.

f) The weekend / weak end was invented ………………………….………………… ……..

in Britain.

g) Gout / goat is a disease. …………………………..……………….. ……..

h) Anorexia causes people to loose / lose …………………………………………….. ……..

weight.

i) Sweet / Sweat contains salt. ………………………….………………… ……..

j)There is a pear-tree / pair-tree in ………………………… ……………………….

in my garden.

Mon journal de travail

With confidence I can…

Talk about animals and petsUse colours and size to describe pets and other thingsTalk about my likes and dislikes Understand when to use TU and VOUSUse the French alphabet and ask how to spell wordsAsk questions in FrenchRecognise and use all parts of the verb AVOIRUse the Internet to help me learn Work well with a partner and in a groupUse a French/English dictionary effectivelyPronounce French words correctly

What I need more help with is ______________________________________________________

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What I am most pleased about is ______________________________________________________

What I have learned which is new is ______________________________________________________

What I need to do to improve is ______________________________________________________

What I have learned that will help me in the real world is______________________________________________________

Overall I feel:

Assessment results:

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