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Activité: Les Prénoms Français Les garçons Alain Antoine Christophe Edouard Etienne François Frédéric Geoffroy Guillaume Jacques Jean Mathieu Michel Olivier Pierre Raoul Boys Alan Anthony Christopher Edward Steven Francis, Frank Frederick Jeffrey William Jack John Matthew Michael Oliver Peter Ralph

Les filles Andrée Emilie Françoise Jeanne Laure Lise Lucie Marie Michèle Monique Thérèse Véronique Girls Andrea Emily Frances Jean, Joan Laura Lisa Lucy Mary Michelle Monica Teresa Veronica

Questions Do you think that your name has a French equivalent? If so, what? What letter do all of the girls’ names end in? How do you say the words “boy” and “girl” in French? What are some famous French people that you’ve heard of?

Vocabulaire Bonjour! Hello! Comment t’appelles-tu? What’s your name? Je m’appelle … My name is … moi me et toi? and you?

Astérix le Gaulois is one of the best-loved cartoon characters in France. Small in size but extremely clever and courageous, he represents the “little man” defending his country Gaul (the ancient name of France) against the invading Roman legions led by Julius Caesar.

The accent aigu (´) tells you to pronounce an e similar to the a in the English word date: éléphantSénégal The accent grave (`) tells you to pronounce an e like the e in the English word jet: zèbrachèque However, an accent grave over an a or u doesn’t change the sound of these letters: àoù Accents are important to spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of words.

The accent circonflexe (^) can appear over any vowel, and it doesn’t change the sound of the letter (the circonflexe usually takes the place of a letter omitted from the original word): pâtéforêt The cédilla () under a c tell you to pronounce the c like an s: Français ça When two vowels appear next to each other, a tréma (¨) over the second one tells you to pronounce each vowel separately: NoëlHaïti

You usually will not see accents on capital letters: étatEtat When you spell a word aloud, be sure the say the accents, as well as the letter: *Poésie. You say, “p – o – e – accent aigu – s – i – e”

Video

Les nombres de zéro à dix Ecoute zéro cinqcinq sixsix septsept huithuit neufneuf dixdix troistrois quatrequatre unun deuxdeux

Ecris les nombres en français Vérifie

CORRECTION

Ecoute et coche les nombres que tu entends Ecoute

Activité Les numéros de téléphones: In French, give your phone number (real or fake) to your neighbor. See if they record what you were trying to say!

Les expressions de la classe