Module 1: Les Presentations
Lesson 1:00 La Culture
1. _____________________ is the capital of France.
2. Four popular tourist destinations in Paris are:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Lesson 1:01 La Prononciation
This lesson introduces you to the French sounds. Make sure you click all the play buttons and really
practice saying what is spoken. This is a great lesson to return to throughout the course for tips on
pronunciation.
Lesson 1:02 Je m’appelle
English
Hello
My name is (I call myself)
And you?
What is your name?
Qui est-ce?
That’s
the teacher
His name is…
Her name is…
Mr.
Mrs.
French
Miss
A (female) student
A (male) student
Yes
No
Lesson 1:03 Les Mots Apparentés
Cognates are words with the same __________ or ____________ that have similar spelling and
meaning in both French and English languages.
Examples of true cognates:
English
December
French
décembre
Examples of false cognates: (be careful – these look alike but have different meanings)
English
bookstore
French
la librairie
Borrowed Words: words that one language “borrows” and uses from another
language
English
OK
French
OK
Lesson 1.04 Comment ça va?
Two ways to greet people in France:
1) Adults and teenagers
___________________________________ when meeting new people and
acquaintances.
2) Family and friends _______________ on the cheeks. This is called
______________________.
Comment ça va? Ça va?
Both of these questions mean ________________________________________________ in
English.
English
French
Hi
How’s it going?
Ça va.
Merci.
Mrs.
How are you? (formal)
very
well
sir
And you? (formal)
Ça va bien.
So-so
Not bad
Ça ne va pas.
Things are awful.
well…
Goodbye
See you tomorrow.
À bientôt.
Salut.
Les Nombres (Numbers)
zero
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
zéro
Toi, Tu et vous
Toi, tu and vous all mean __________________________.
When you are speaking to one person who is a friend, family member, relative, classmate, small child
or pet, use ______________ or ______________.
When you are speaking to someone you do not know very well, adults and more than one person,
use __________________.
Lesson 1:05 La Classe: Vocabulaire
English
Here is the classroom.
French
There is/are
Il y a
a door
a chalkboard
a window
a pencil
a lot of paper
a desk
a teacher
a student
a notebook
a pen
an exam
a poster
a book
a chair
the nom
Les articles définis et indéfinis (Definite and Indefinite Articles)
**All nouns in French have gender, either ______________________ or
______________________. When you learn a noun, you should also learn the gender at the same
time. **
Helpful Hints:
Most (but not all!) of the words that end in the letter ‘e’ are feminine.
Les articles définis: the
Le, la and l’ mean “the.”
le is used with a ______________________ noun – le livre.
la is used with a ______________________ noun – la chaise.
l’ is used with both a ______________________ or ______________________ noun that begins
with a vowel sound or an h= l’élève, l’hôtel
Les articles indéfnis: a or an
un is used with a ______________________ noun – un tableau
une is used with a ______________________ noun – une craie
Vocabulaire
English
the teacher
French
 le prof
 la prof
 le professeur
one; a/an
the
What is it?
This is…
In French, what’s that?
Je ne sais pas.
moi
I know.
Mr. Marceau’s
Where is…?
s’il vous plaît
Here (it is)
There it is.
Please
I don’t understand.
I understand.
Lesson 1:06 Je suis de: Et toi?
Vocabulaire:
English
Where are you from?
French
D’où es-tu?
I am from…
She is from…
He is from…
See you soon.
See you tomorrow.
today
a city in the South
difficult
Where is she from?
Where is he from?
Eh bien ...
Her name is ...
His name is…
Je m’appelle…
Je suis…
Je suis de…
yes
no
Who is that?
Lesson 1:07 Le Monde Francophone
Why should you learn French? Can you name a few reasons?
1)
2)
3)
4)
In what jobs can you use French?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Can you name a few countries, besides France, where French is spoken?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Where do we use French in the United States?
1) In a restaurant…
2)
3)
Module Review for DBA:
Here are the topics to review for your exam and DBA.
01.00
 basic geography of France
 main events in France’s history
01.01
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French pronunciation
For extra practice with French pronunciation, visit Language Guide.org’s Pronunciation.
01.02
 lesson vocabulary
 giving your, his or her name, and asking for someone’s name
01.03
 lesson vocabulary
 borrowed words and cognates
01.04
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lesson vocabulary
numbers 1–10
asking someone how they are and responding to someone asking how you are
when to use toi/tu and vous
la bise and greetings
01.05
 lesson vocabulary
 definite and indefinite articles
01.06
 asking someone where you, he, or she is from and responding to someone asking where you
are from
01.07
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why study French
French–speaking countries
employment possibilities for French speakers
where the French language is found in the United States