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GCSE FRENCH VOCABULARY – FOR AQA

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GCSE FRENCH VOCABULARY – FOR AQA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT PAGE NUMBERGENERAL VOCABULARY 2-8

Comparisons 2Conjunctions 2Connectives 2Prepositions 2-3

Negatives 3Number Expressions 3

Asking Questions 3Common Questions 3

Greetings and Exclamations 3-4Opinions 4-5

Expressions of Time 5-6Location/Distance 6

Colour 6Weights & Measures 6-7

Shape 7Weather 7Access 7

Correctness 7Materials 7-8

Abbreviations 8FOUNDATION TIER: 9-20

Health 9-10Relationship & Choices 10-12Free Time & The Media 12-14

Holidays 14-16Home & Local Area 16-17

Environment 18School/College & Future Plans 18-19

Current & Future Jobs 19-20HIGHER TIER 21-26

Health 21Relationship & Choices 21-23Free Time & The Media 23-24

Holidays 24Home & Local Area 24-25

Environment 25School/College & Future Plans 25-26

Current & Future Jobs 26

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CORE VOCABULARY LISTS FOR FRENCH GCSE

The Listening and Reading assessments for Foundation Tier are based on the General Vocabulary List and the Foundation Vocabulary List. At Higher Tier the assessments are based on the General Vocabulary List, the Foundation Vocabulary List and the Higher Vocabulary List. In addition, you should also expect to encounter some unfamiliar vocabulary and may be tested on it.

GENERAL VOCABULARY LIST – You will be expected to use and understand the following vocabulary. It is not restricted to specific settings and can occur in any of the topic areas.

COMPARISONS:plus more Moins lessplus que more than moins que less thanbon good Meilleur betterle meilleur the best Mauvais badpire worse le pire the worstbien well Mieux betterle mieux the best Mal badlyplus mal worse le plus mal the worstbeaucoup plus a lot more le plus the mostun peu moins a little less le moins the least

CONJUNCTIONS & CONNECTIVES:à cause de because of à part apart from, except forainsi (que) so (as well as) Alors thenaussi also Car because, for, ascependant however, yet, even so c’est-à-dire that iscomme as/like d’un côté/de l’autre

côtéon the one hand/on the other hand

donc therefore, so Ensuite then, nextévidemment evidently Et andmais but même si even ifou or parce que becausepar contre however, on the other

handpar exemple for example

pendant que while Pourtant yet, even, thoughpuis then Puisque since, because, asquand when sans doute without doubtsi if y compris including

Prepositions:à at/to à côté de next toà travers across/through au bord de at the edge ofau bout de at the end of au-dessous de underneathau-dessus de above au fond de at the bottom ofau lieu de instead of au mileu de in the middle of

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autour de around Avec withcontre against Dans inde of/from Depuis sincederrière behind Devant in front (of)en in/on/by en dehors de apart fromen face de opposite Entre betweenjusqu’à until Malgré despiteparmi among Pour for/in order toprès de near Sans withoutselon according to Sous undersur on Vers towards

NEGATIVES:ne… jamais never ne… pas notne… personne nobody ne…. Plus no morene…. que only ne…. Rien nothingni…. ni neither…nor pas encore not yet

NUMBER EXPRESSIONS:Premier/première First Deuxième secondDizaine Around/about ten Douzaine Dozen/twelveNombre de A number of/many of

ASKING QUESTIONS:Combien? How many? Comment? How?Est-ce que? Is? Où? Where?Pourquoi? Why? Quand? When?Que? What? Quel/quelle? Which?Qu’est-ce que? What? Qui est-ce qui ? Who ?Qu’est-ce que c’est? What is it? Qui? Who?Quoi? What?

COMMON QUESTIONS:À quelle heure? At what time? Ça s’écrit comment? How is it spelt?C’est combien? How much is it? C’est quelle date? What is the date?C’est quel jour? What is the day? De quelle couleur? What colour?D’où? From where? Où ça? Where is (that)?Où est? Where is? Pour combien de

temps ?For how long?

Que veut dire…? What does… mean? Quelle heure est-il? What time is it?

GREETINGS & EXCLAMATIONS:à bientôt see you soon à demain see you tomorrowà tout à l’heure see you later Allô hello (on the telephone)amitiés best wishes/regards au revoir goodbyeau secours help bien sûr of coursebienvenue! welcome! Bonjour hello/good morningbon anniversaire Happy birthday bon appétit enjoy your meal

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bon voyage have a good trip bonne année happy new yearbonne chance good luck bonne idée good ideabonne nuit goodnight bonnes vacances have a nice holidaybonsoir good evening Bravo well doneça va (?) ok (how are you ?) d’accord okde rien you’re welcome Désolé sorryexcusez-moi excuse me Félicitations congratulationsJoyeux Noël Happy Christmas meilleurs vœux best wishes/seasons

greetingsmerci thank you Non nooui yes Pardon sorryquel dommage ! what a shame ! Salut hi/byesanté cheers s’il te/vous plaît please

OPINIONS:à mon avis in my opinion Absolument absolutelyaffreux awful Agréable pleasantaimer to like Amusant amusing/funnybarbant boring Bien good/fine/wellbien entendu of course/naturally Bon goodça dépend it depends ça m’énerve it annoys meça me fait rire it makes me laugh ça me plaît I like thatça m’est égal I don’t mind ça n me dit rien it means nothing to meça suffit that’s enough casse-pieds annoyingcher expensive Chouette greatcomique comical/funny comme ci comme ça so-socompliqué complicated Content happycroire to believe d’accord okdésagréable unpleasant/nasty Désirer to desire/to wishdétester to hate Difficile difficultdire to say/tell Drôle funnyembêtant annoying/irritating en général in generalenchanté enchanted/nice to meet

youEnnuyeux boring

espérer to hope Etonné surprisedfacile easy Faible weakfantastique fantastic Formidable greatfranchement frankly Généralement generallygénial great Grave serioushabile capable/able Intéressant interesting(s’) intéresser à to be interested in Inutile uselessincroyable unbelievable Inquiet anxious/worriedjoyeux happy Marrant funnyen avoir marre (de) to be fed up (of/with) Mauvais badmerveilleux marvellous Mignon cute/sweet/kind/lovelymoche ugly Moderne modern(moi) non plus (me) neither Nouveau newnul rubbish Optimiste optimisticpassionnant fascinating/enthralling la peine the trouble (also means to

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be sad. Eg avoir de la peine/tristesse)

penser to think Pessimiste pessimisticpeut-être maybe Populaire popularpositif/positive positive Pratique practicalpréférer to prefer Promettre to promiseregretter to regret/to be sorry Ridicule ridiculousrigolo funny Sage good/well-behaved/wisesembler to seem Sensass sensationalsimple simple/easy Splendide splendidstupide stupid Supporter to support/put up

with/acceptsuperbe superbe Utile usefulvouloir to want/desire zut ! drat/blast !

EXPRESSIONS OF TIME:demi half past Environ aboutheure hour Midi middayminuit midnight Minute minutemoins to Quart quarterseconde second à la fois at the same timeà l’avenir in the future à l’heure on timeà temps partiel part-time An yearannée year Après after(wards)apres-demain the day after tomorrow après-midi afternoonaujourd’hui today Auparavant before, formerlyavant before avant-hier the day before yesterdaybientôt soon d’abord first of alldans une minute in a minute d’habitude usuallyde bonne heure early Début beginningdemain tomorrow Dernier lastde temps en temps from time to time Déjà alreadyde nouveau again en attendant meanwhile/in between

timeen avance early/ahead of en retard lateêtre en train de to be in the process of en même temps at the same timeencore une fois again/once more Enfin finallyfin end Hier yesterdayil y a there is/are Jour dayjournée day(time) Lendemain next day/following daylongtemps a long time/while Maintenant nowmatin morning Mois monthen ce moment at the moment Normalement normallynuit night Parfois sometimes/occasionallypassé before/past/gone Pendant duringplus tard later Presque nearlyprochain next Quelquefois sometimesrarement rarely Récemment recentlysemaine week Seulement only

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siècle century Soir eveningsoudain suddenly Souvent oftensuivant following/next sur le point de on the point oftard late Tôt earlytoujours always tous les jours everydaytout à coup/d’un coup suddenly/all of a sudden tout de suite immediately/straightawayvite soon/quickly/fast week-end weekend

LOCATION & DISTANCE:à droite on the right à gauche on the leftla banlieue suburbs centre-ville town centrela campagne countryside Chez at homede chaque côté on each/either side de l’autre côté on the other sideen bas downstairs en haut upstairsest is Ici herekilomètre kilometre Là therelà-bas over there loin de far fromnord north nulle part nowhereouest west Par bypartout everywhere quelque part somewheresitué situated/located Sud southtout droit straight on/ahead tout près (quite) neartoutes directions all directions Ville town

COLOUR:blanc white Bleu blueblond blonde brun brownclair light foncé darkgris grey jaune yellowmarron brown noir blackpourpre purple rose pinkrouge red roux redhairedvert green

WEIGHTS & MEASURES:assez quite bas lowbeaucoup (de) a lot (of) une boîte a boxune bouteille a bottle un centimètre a centimetrecourt short demi halfencore de more of étroit narrowun gramme a gram grand biggros fat haut highun kilo a kilo large wideun litre a litre maigre thinmesurer to measure un mètre a metremince thin moitié halfun morceau a piece/bit/morsel moyen averageun nombre a number un paquet a packetpas mal de quite a few peser to weigh

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petit small peu little/fewplein de full of la pointure (shoe) sizerien nothing suffisamment enough/sufficientla taille size une tranche a slicetrès very trop too

SHAPE:carré square hauteur heightrond round

WEATHER:une averse a shower briller to shinele brouillard fog la chaleur heatchaud hot le ciel skyle climat climate couvert covered/cloudyle degré degree doux mildun éclair lightning une éclaircie sunny spellensoleillé sunny faire beau to be nice weatherfaire mauvais to be bad weather froid coldgeler to freeze la glace icehumide humid/damp la météo weather forecastmouillé wet la neige snowneiger to snow le nuage cloudnuageux cloudy l’ombre shadeorageux stormy pleuvoir to rainla pluie rain sec dryle soleil sun la température temperaturela tempête storm le temps weatherle tonnerre thunder tremper to soakle vent wind

ACCESS:complet full/complete entrée libre free entryfermé closed fermer to closeinterdit prohibited/forbidden occupé busy/occupiedouvert open ouvrir to openla sortie exit

CORRECTNESS:avoir raison to be right avoir tort to be wrong/incorrectcorriger to correct une erreur errorune faute mistake faux falseil (me) faut (I) need juste right/true/accuratenécessaire necessary obligatoire obligatory/compulsoryparfait perfect sûr sure/certainse tromper to make a mistake vrai true

MATERIALS:l’argent silver le béton cement

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le bois wood la brique brickle carton cardboard le coton cottonle cuir leather le fer ironla laine wool le métal metall’or gold le papier paperla plastique plastic la soie silkle verre glass

ABBREVIATIONS:CDI – centre de documentation et d’information

school library CES secondary school

EMT technology lessons EPS physical education/PEHLM council/social housing SAMU ambulanceSDF homeless person SNCF french rail networkTGV high-speed train TVA VATVTT mountain bike

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FOUNDATION TIER – You will be expected to use and understand the following vocabulary if you are taking the Listening and Reading exams at this level as well as the vocabulary off the General Vocabulary List.

LIFESTYLE

HEALTH:l’abricot (m) apricot aider to helpl’alcool (m) alcohol l’alimentation (f) food/dietaller bien/mieux to be well/better (s’) arrêter to stop/give upla baguette baguette la banane bananale beurre butter la bière beerle bifteck beefsteak le biscuit biscuitle bœuf beef boire to drinkle bol bowl le bonbon sweetle café coffee/café la carotte carrotles céréales (f) cereales la cerise cherryle champignon mushroom les chips (m) crispsle chocolat chocolate le chocolat chaud hot chocolatela chose thing/object le chou cabbagele chou-fleu cauliflower le cidre ciderle citron lemon le coca cokele cœur heart le comprimé tabletla confiture jam le couteau knifela crème (solaire) (sun) cream la crêpe pancakele croissant croissant la cuillère spoonla cuisine kitchen dangereux dangerousle déjeuner lunch délicieux deliciousle dîner dinner la drogue drugse droguer to take drugs l’eau (f) waterl’eau minérale (f) mineral water l’eau (non) potable (non) drinkable wateren bonne forme in good shape en bonne santé in good healthavoir envie de to feel like équilibré balancedla faim hunger fatigant tiringFatigué tired fort strongla fourchette fork frais freshla fraise strawberry la framboise raspberryles frites (f) chips le fromage cheeseles fruits de mer (m) seafood fumer to smokele (non) fumeur (no) smoker le gâteau cakele goût taste goûter to tasteGras fat l’habitude (f) habitle haricot vert green bean l’hôpital hospitalle hors-d’œuvre appetizer l’huile (f) oil(s’) inquiéter to worry le jambon hamle jus de fruit fruit juice le lait milkle légume vegetable la limonade lemonadela liste list avoir mal to hurtMalade ill la maladie illness

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Manger to eat le médecin doctorle médicament medicine la nourriture foodl’obésité (f) obesity l’odeur (f) smelll’œuf (m) egg ordinaire ordinaryle pain bread paresseux lazyle pâté paté les pâtes (f) pastala pêche peach le petit-déjeuner breakfastles petits pois (m) peas la peur fearPlein full la poire pearle poisson fish le poivre pepperla pomme apple la pomme de terre potatole porc pork le poulet chickenPrendre to take/have (food) le raisin grapele régime diet (se) relaxer to relaxle repas meal rester to stayle riz rice rôti roastSain healthy la salade saladSans without la santé healthla saucisse sausage le saucisson dry sausageSauf except le saumon salmonle sel salt (se) sentir to feel/smellla soif thirst la soupe souples spaghettis (m) spaghetti la spécialité specialitySucré sweet le sucre sugarSurtout especially/above all le tabac tabaccola tarte tart le thé teala tomate tomato tomber to fallTousser to cough la truite troutla vanille vanilla végétarien vegetarianle verre glass la viande meatVide empty le vin winela vitamine vitamin vivre to livele yaourt yoghurt

RELATIONSHIPS & CHOICES:l’adresse (f) address l’adulte (m/f) adultl’âge (m) age aimable kind/friendlyAîné eldest/oldest/older l’ami(e) (m/f) friendAmical friendly l’amour (m) lovel’anniversaire (m) birthday l’annonce (f) announcement/news(s’) appeler to call (be called) attendre to waitavoir … ans to be … yrs old la barbe beardBattre to beat/hit bavard talkativeBavarder to talk beau/belle handsome/beautiful/attractive/

good lookingle beau-frère brother-in-law le beau-père father-in-law/stepfatherle bébé baby la belle-mère mother-in-law/stepmother

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la belle-soeur sister-in-law bête stupidbouclé curly la carte d’identité ID cardcélèbre famous le chat catCher expensive le cheval horseles cheveux (m) hair le chien dogle chômage unemployment le cochon d’inde guinea pigconnaître to know/meet contribuer to contributele copain (boy) friend la copine (girl) friendcritiquer to criticise la dame ladyla date de naissance date of birth le demi-frère stepbrother/half-brotherla demi-soeur stepsister/half-sister (se) disputer to tell off (argue/quarrel)divorcé divorced écrire to writeégoïste selfish l’enfant (m/f) child(s’) entendre to hear (get on) fâché angryla famille family la femme womanla fille girl le fils sonle frère brother le garçon boyles gens (m) people gentil kind/gentlela grand-mère grandmother le grand-père grandfatherles grands-parents (m) grandparents (s’) habituer à to get used tohésiter to hesistate heureux happyl’homme (m) man l’identité (f) identityil s’agit de it is about jeune youngjoli pretty le lapin rabbitle lieu place loger to stay/lodge/put uples lunettes (de soleil) (f)

(sun) glasses madame madam/mrs

mademoiselle young lady/miss malheureux unhappyla maman mum le mari husbandmarié married (se) marier to marry (get married)méchant bad/nasty/unkind la mère mothermonsieur gentleman/sir/mr la mort deathla naissance birth la nationalité nationalityné born le nez nosele nom (de famille) name (surname) l’oiseau (m) birdl’oncle (m) uncle le papa dadles parents (m) parents le/la partenaire

(idéal(e))(ideal) partner

le passeport passport les personnes défavorisées (f)

disadvantaged people

le petit ami boyfriend la petite amie girlfriendpleurer to cry le poisson rouge goldfishpoli polite porter to wearle prénom first name les rapports (m) relationshipsrefuser to refuse religieux religiousremercier to thank le rendez-vous appointment/meetingrespecter to respect la responsabilité responsibilityriche rich rire to laughsans travail unemployed la sécurité safety

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le sens de l’humour sense of humour séparé separatedseul only/alone/lonely signer to signla soeur sister le sondage surveysourire to smile la souris mousesympa nice la tante aunttimide shy tranquille quiettriste sad le vandalisme vandalismla vérité truth vieux oldle visage face le voisin neighbour

LEISURE

FREE TIME & THE MEDIA:accompagner to go along with l’achat (m) purchaseacheter to buy aller to go(s’) amuser to entertain (have fun) à l’appareil (m) speaking (on the phone)l’appel (m) call l’argent (de poche) (m) (pocket) moneyl’avantage (m) advantage le ballon ballla bande dessinée comic strip/comic la banque bankle basket basketball avoir besoin de to needla bijouterie jewellers le billet ticketle blouson jacket bon marché cheap/bargainla boucherie butcher’s la boucle d’oreille earringla boulangerie baker’s les boules (f) bowlsla boutique shop le cadeau presentla caisse till la carte de credit credit cardla ceinture belt le centre commercial shopping centrele centre de sport sports centre la chanson songchanter to sing le chanteur singerla chanteuse singer le chapeau hatla charcuterie delicatessen la chaussette sockla chaussure shoe la chemise shirtchoisir to choose le choix choicele cinéma cinema le clavier keyboardle client customer/client cliquer to clickle coiffeur hairdresser la coiffeuse hairdresserle coin corner la comédie comedyle concours competition la confiserie sweet shopla couleur colour courir to runla cravate tie le cyclisme cyclingdanser to dance démodé unfashionabledépenser to spend (money) le désavantage drawback/handicaple dessin animé cartoon le disque (compact) (compact) diskle documentaire documentary donner to giveéchanger to exchange/swap l’écran (m) screenl’émission (f) programme ensemble togetherl’entrée (f) entrance envoyer to send

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l’épicerie (f) grocer’s l’équipe (f) teaml’équitation horseriding essayer to tryfaire des économies to save faire les courses to go (food) shoppingfaire les magasins to go shopping être fana de to be a fan offavori favourite le feuilleton soap operale film d’aventures adventure film le film d’horreur horror filmle film de guerre war film le film de science-fiction science-fiction filmle film policier crime film le film romantique romantic filmgagner to win le gant glovegratuit free le groupe groupla guitare guitar la gymnastique gymnasticsl’hypermarché (m) hypermarket l’idée (f) ideal’imperméable (m) raincoat l’inconvénient disadvantagele jean jeans le jeu de cartes/société card/board gamele jeu vidéo video game jouer to playle jouet toy le journal newspaperla jupe skirt laisser to leave/drople lecteur dvd dvd player le lecteur mp3 mp3 playerla lecture reading la librairie bookshoplibre free/available lire to readla livre sterling pound sterling le magasin shople maillot de bain bathing costume la maison de la presse newsagentsle manteau coat le maquillage make-uple marchand (de fruit) (fruit) stallholder le marché marketle membre member mettre de l’argent de

côtéto put money aside

la mode (à la mode) fashion(able) la monnaie changela montre watch la musique (classique) (classical) musicnager to swim la natation swimmingle numéro (de téléphone)

(telephone) number l’orchestre orchestra

l’ordinateur computer la paire pairle pantalon trousers le parapluie umbrellale parfum perfume la parfumerie perfumeryle passe-temps hobby/passtime le patin à roulettes roller skatingle patinage skating patiner to skatela patinoire skating rink la pâtisserie cake shopla pêche fishing la pièce playle pique-nique picnic la piscine swimming poolla planche à voile windsurfing la poche pocketle portable mobile phone le portefeuille walletle porte-monnaie purse la poste post officepousser to push le prix price(se) promener to (go for a) walk la publicité advertle pull jumper le pyjama pyjamasle rayon shelf recevoir to receiveréduit reduced la réduction reduction/discountregarder to watch/look remplir to fill(se) rencontrer to meet (up) rentrer to return/go back in/to

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retourner to return/go back le risque riskla robe dress le rouge à lèvres lipstickle sac (à main) (hand) bag la sandale sandalsauter to jump la séance session/sitting/performancela série series le shampooing shampoole short shorts aller sur un site to go on a (web) sitele skate skateboarding le ski nautique water skiingles soldes (m) sales la sortie exitsortir to go out sous-titré subtitledle spectateur spectator sportif sportyles sports d’hiver (m) winter sports les sports nautiques water sportsle stade stadium le supermarché supermarketle surf (de neige) surfing (snowboarding) surfer to surf (sea and internet)la surprise-partie surprise party le sweat (shirt) sweat shirttaper to type la technologie technologyla télé(vision) tv (television) le temps libre free timele texto text message le théâtre theatretirer to pull toucher to touchla valeur value la vedette star (person)vendre to sell venir to comela version originale original version la veste jacketles vêtements (m) clothes la vitrine shop windowla voile sailing voir to seele volley volleyball le VTT mountain biking

HOLIDAYS:l’addition (f) bill l’aéroport (m) airportl’Afrique (f)/africain Africa/african l’agence de voyages (f) travel agencyen plein air (l’air) (m) open air (air) l’Algérie (f)/algérien Algeria/algerianl’Allemagne/allemand germany/german l’aller-retour return ticketl’aller simple single ticket les Alpes Alpesl’Amérique/américain America/american l’Angleterre/anglais England/english(s’) approcher to approach/come

closerl’arrivée arrival

l’ascenseur (m) lift l’assiette (f) platel’Atlantique (m) Atlantique l’auberge de jeunesse (f) youth hostalL’Australie/australien Australia/australian L’auto (f) car/motocarL’autobus (m) bus L’autoroute (f) motorwayL’aventure (f) adventure L’avion (m) airplaneles bagages (m) luggage (se) baigner to bathe/swimle bain bath le balcon balconyle bateau boat la Belgique/belge Belgium/belgianla boisson drink le bord de la mer seaside(se) bronzer to tan le bureau des

renseignementstourist information office

le camion lorry le Canada/canadien Canada/canadianle car coach la caravane caravanle carnet book of tickets le carrefour crossroads

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la carte map la carte postale postcardcasser to break la chambre double double roomla chambre de famille family room la chambre pour une

personne/à deux litssingle room/twin bedded room

le château castle le chauffeur driverchercher to look for la Chine/chinois China/Chinesela classe class la colonie de vacances holiday campcommander to order composter to stamp (a train ticket)compris included conduire to driveconfirmer to confirm le confort comfort/wellbeingla consigne left-luggage office la côte coastcoûter to cost la demi-pension half boardle départ departure la différence differencedifférent different le dortoir dormitoryla douane customs la douche showerDouvres Dover le drapeau flagdurer to last l’Ecosse (f)/ecossais Scotland/scottishEdimbourg Edinburgh l’employé(e) m/f employeeencore again(still/yet/although) l’endroit (m) placel’Espagne (f)/espagnol Spain/spanish l’essence (f) petrolles États-Unis (m) United States l’étoile starl’étranger (m) (à l’étranger)

stranger (abroad) expliquer to explain

les feux rouges (m) traffic lights la gare stationla gare routière bus station (se) garer to parkle gîte holiday cottage la

Grande-Bretagne/britannique

Great Britain/british

le guichet ticket office l’horaire (m) timetablel’hôtel (m) hotel l’Inde (f)/indien India/indianl’Irlande (f) (du Nord)/irlandais

(Northern) Ireland/irish l’Italie (f)/italien Italy/italian

le Japon/japonais Japan/japanese le lac lakele lavabo sink/washbasin lentement slowlyla ligne line la location (de voitures) (car) hirele logement accomodation le loisir leisureLondres London louer to rent/hirela Manche English Channel marcher to walkle Maroc/marocain Morocco/moroccan la Méditerranée Mediterraneanmême same/even le menu à prix fixe set price menula mer sea (se) mettre en route to set offmixte mixed la mobylette mopedle monde world la moto motorbikel’office de tourisme (m) tourist information

officepartager to share

partir to leave le passager passengerle passant pedestrian/passer-by le pays countryle Pays de Galles/gallois

Wales/welsh le péage toll

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la pension complète full board le permis (de conduire) (driving) licencela pièce d’identité ID card le pied (à pied) foot (on foot)le piéton pedestrian la piste path/trail/pistela plage beach le plan de ville map of the townle plat (du jour/principal)

main meal/dish of the day

la Pologne/polonaise Poland/polish

le Portugal/portugais Portugal/portuguese le pourboire tippressé squeezed/rushed prêt ready/packedle projet project/plan/proposal faire une promenade to go for a walkle quai platform quitter to leavela randonnée hiking rapide quickrecommender recommend la région regionles renseignements (m) information la réservation reservationréserver to reserve/book le retour return journeyrevenir to come back le rond-point roundaboutla rue street/road le sable sandle sac de couchage sleeping bag la saison seasonla salle d’attente waiting room la salle de bains bathroomle savon soap le séjour staysens interdit no entry sens unique one wayle service compris service included servir to servela sortie de secours emergency exit le spectacle showla station service petrol station stationner to parkla Suisse/suisse Switzerland/swiss suivre to followle supplément supplement/extra le syndicat d’initiative tourist information officele tarif (réduit) (reduced) price/fare la tasse cupla tente tent le tourisme tourismle/la touriste tourist tourner to turnla Tunisie/tunisien Tunisia/tunisian les vacances (f) holidaysla valise suitcase le véhicule vehiclela visite (guidée) (guided) visit/tour visiter to visitla voiture car le vol flightvoler to fly le voyage journeyle voyageur traveller vraiment really/truly/actuallyla vue (de mer) (sea) view

HOME & ENVIRONMENT

HOME & LOCAL AREA:l’appartement (m) appartment l’arbre (m) treel’armoire (f) wardrobe l’arrêt (d’autobus) (bus) stop(s’) asseoir to sit down le bâtiment buildingla bibliothèque library la boîte de nuit nightclubla boum party le bowling bowling alleyle bruit noise le bureau office/deskcalme quiet/peaceful la cathédrale cathedralla cave cellar la chaise chairle champ field la clé keyle club des jeunes youth club le code postal post code

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la colline hill le commissariat police stationconfortable comfortable (se) coucher to go to bedle couloir corridor la cuisinière cook/chef/cookerdéménager to move house descendre to go downdormir to sleep l’église (f) churchentrer to enter/go in l’escalier (m) stairsl’espace (m) space l’étage (m) floorfaire du babysitting to babysit faire du jardinage to gardenfaire le ménage to do the housework faire la vaisselle to do the washing-upla fenêtre window la ferme farmla fête party le feu firela fleur flower le four (à micro-ondes) (microwave) ovenle frigo fridge garder to keep/look afterl’habitant (m) inhabitant habiter to livehistorique historic l’hôtel de ville (m) town halll’île (f) island l’immeuble (m) block of flats/buildingl’industrie (f) industry industriel industrialle jardin garden le jardin public parkla lampe lamp le lave-vaisselle dishwasher(se) laver to wash laver la voiture to wash the carse lever to get up le lit bedla mairie mayor la maison individuelle/

jumeléedetached/semi-detached house

le mariage marriage le métro metromettre to put le meuble furniturele miroir mirror la montagne mountainmonter to ride montrer to showle mur wall le musée museumnettoyer to clean Noël Christmasle Nouvel An New Year Pâques Easterle parc park le parking car parkla pelouse lawn/grass la pièce roomle placard cupboard la place squarele plafond ceiling la plante plantle pont bridge la porte (d’entrée) (front) doorprivé private le quartier district/neighbourhoodle réveil alarm clock (se) réveiller to wake uple rez-de-chaussée ground floor le rideau curtainla rivière river La Saint-Valentin St Valentinela salle à manger dining room la salle de séjour living roomle salon lounge la serviette towelle sous-sol basement le tableau picture/boardle tapis rug/carpet le téléphone telephonetélephoner to telephone le terrain de camping/de

sportcampsite/sports field

la terrasse patio/terrace le toit roofle trottoir pavement (se) trouver to find l’usine (f) factory la vache cowle vestibule entrance hall la vie life

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ENVIRONMENT:la boîte (en carton) (cardboard) box le centre de recyclage recycling centrela circulation traffic cultiver to grow les déchets (m) rubbish l’environnement (m) environmentjeter to throw (away) le pétrole petrolla piste cyclable cycle lane pollué pollutedla poubelle rubbish bin le problème problempropre clean protéger to protectrecyclable recyclable recycler to recyclele sac en plastique plastic bag sale dirtysans plomb unleaded sauver to saveles transports en commum (m)

public transport la zone (piétonne) (pedestrian) zone

WORK & EDUCATION

SCHOOL/COLLEGE & FUTURE PLANS:les affaires (f) business apprendre to learnl’apprenti(e) (m/f) apprentice/trainee l’apprentissage apprenticeshiple bac A levels la biologie biologyle cahier exercise book la calculatrice calculatorla carrière career la chimie chemistryle collège secondary school (Y7 to

Y10)commencer to start

comprendre to understand copier to copyla cour playground le cours lessonle crayon pencil défense de …. no ….demander to ask le dessin artdessiner to draw le détail detaildétester to hate devoir to have to/mustles devoirs (m) homework le dictionnaire dictionarydifficile difficult la difficulté difficultyle directeur/la directrice headteacher discuter to discuss/talk aboutle droit the right l’échange (m) exchangel’école (f) primaire/secondaire

(primary/secondary) school

écouter to listen

l’élève (m/f) pupil l’emploi du temps (m) timetableen première in yr12 en seconde in yr 11en sixième in yr7 en terminale in yr 13encourager to encourage les études (f) studiesl’étudiant (m) student étudier to studyl’examen (m) exam l’exemple (m) examplefacile easy faire attention to pay attentionfinir to finish le français Frenchla géographie geography l’histoire (f) historyl’informatique ICT inquiet worried/anxiousl’instituteur/l’institutrice primary school teacher le laboratoire laboratory

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la langue language la leçon lessonle livre book le lycée (technique) (technical) collegeles math(s) (f) maths les mathématiques mathematicsla matière school subject le mot wordla note grade organiser to organiseoublier to forget parler to speak/talkpasser to sit an exam/spend la pause breakpenser to think perdre to losela photocopie photocopy la physique physicsposer to ask a question pouvoir to be able topréparer to prepare le professeur teacherla récréation breaktime la règle rulerle règlement rule la rentrée return to schoolrépéter to repeat répondre to answerla réponse answer le résultat resultreviser to revise la salle de classe classroomsavoir to know scolaire school (adj)le stylo pen le tableau (blanc

interactif)(interactive white) board

travailler to work travailleur hardworkingle trimestre school term l’uniforme (m) uniforml’université (f) university utiliser to usele vocabulaire vocabulary

CURRENT & FUTURE JOBS:l’acteur/l’actrice actor/actress l’avenir futurebien payé well paid la boîte aux lettres postboxle boucher butcher le boulanger bakerle boulot job/work le caissier/la caissière cashierle candidat candidate certainement certainlyle certificat certificate le chef boss/managerle/la collègue colleague la conférence conferencedécider to decide devenir to becomedistribuer hand out/distribute le docteur doctorl’électricien (m) electrician l’emploi job/employmentl’entreprise (f) company l’enveloppe (f) envelopel’épicier grocer le facteur postmanle fermier farmer le formulaire forml’hôtesse de l’air air hostess l’infirmier/l’infirmière nursel’ingénieur (m) engineer la lettre letterlivrer to deliver mal payé badly paidle mécanicien mechanic le musicien musicianle paquet packet le patron bossle plombier plumber le policier police officerle programmeur programmer le/la propriétaire owner(se) rappeler to call back/remind

(remember)le rêve dream

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le salaire salary le/la secrétaire secretaryle serveur/la serveuse waiter/waitress le stage (en enterprise) work experiencele technicien technician le timbre stample travail work/job/task varié variedle vendeur/la vendeuse sales assistant

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HIGHER TIER – You will be expected to use and understand the following vocabulary if you are taking the Listening and Reading exams at this level as well as the vocabulary off the Foundation list and the General Vocabulary List.

LIFESTYLE

HEALTH:à la carte a la carte/on the menu à peine hardly/barely/scarcelyà point medium rare accro addictedl’activité physique (f) physical activity l’agneau (m) lambl’ail (m) garlic alcoolique alcoholicalcoolisé drunk/alcoholic l’acoolisme (m) alcoholisml’alimentation saine (f) healthy diet amer bitterl’ananas (m) pineapple l’apéritif (m) pre-dinner drinkavertir to warn bien cuit well done (cooked)le canard duck le casse-croûte snackla casserole casserole le concombre cucumberla côtelette cutlet/chop la crevette prawn/shrimpla crise cardiaque heart attack cru rawles crudités (f) raw vegetables dégoutant disgustingla dégustation tasting/sampling désintoxiquer to detox(se) détendre to relax la douleur pain(s’) entraîner to train épais thicképicé spicy épuiser to exhaust/tire outl’escargot (m) snail faire la grasse matinée to have a lie inla farine flour le foie livergâcher to waste hors d’haleine out of breathl’huître (f) oyster ivre drunkla laitue lettuce les matières grasses (f) fatsmener to lead (to) la noix nutl’oignon (m) onion l’ouvre-boîte (m) tin openerle pamplemousse grapefruit piquant spicyla piqûre sting le poumon lungla prune plum renoncer to give up/renouncereprendre connaissance to regain consciousness respirer to breathele revendeur retailer saignant bloody/raresale salty sauvegarder to save/protectsavoureux delicious/tasty le sommeil sleepavoir sommeil to be sleepy le tabagisme smokingle tire-bouchon bottle opener le/la toxicomane drug addicttuer to kill le veau vealla veine vein le vinaigre vinegarvoler to steal

RELATIONSHIPS & CHOICES:actif active l’ado (m/f) teenager/adolescent

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agresser to assault/mug l’alliance (f) wedding ringanimé lively l’attaque (f) attackla bague ring baiser kissla bande gang/group le bonheur joy/pleasure/happinessbrutaliser to attack/abuse cacher to hidele caractère character le célibataire single personchrétien christian compréhensif understandingcompter sur to count on consacrer to devote/dedicatele conseil advice coupable guiltyde mauvaise humeur in a bad mood (se) débrouiller to manage/take care of

things/sort outdéçu disappointed/

disillusioneddéprimé depressed

déranger to upset/disturb/bother la dette debtdouter to doubt les droits de l’homme

(m)human rights

effrayant scary/frightening égal equall’égalité (f) equality élégant elegantl’enlèvement (m) abduction/kidnapping l’ennui (m) boredoml’enquête (f) enquiry envahir to invade/take overépouser to marry l’espoir (m) hopeétonnant surprising étrange strangeéviter to avoid les exclus (m/f) homeless/underprivilegedexprès intentionally/on purpose féliciter to congratulatefêter to celebrate les fiançailles (f) engagementfiancé engaged fier to be proudfou/folle mad/crazy gâter to spoilgêner to disturb/annoy/bother humilier to humiliateillégal illegal l’immigré (m) immigrantinconnu unknown jaloux jealousla jeunesse youth (adolescence) le jugement verdict/decision/rulingjuif jewish le jumeau/la jumelle twinlaid ugly les libertés civiques (f) civil libertieslutter to fight/struggle maigre thinmaladroit clumsy/heavy-handed la manifestation demonstrationmenacer to threaten (se) mettre en colère to anger (get angry)monoparental single parent le moral mental healthla mosquée mosque mourir to diemusulman muslim naître to be bornnerveux nervous le neveu nephewla nièce niece les noces (f) wedding ceremonyla nostalgie nostalgia l’organisation caritative

(f)charitable organisation / charity

la pauvreté poverty la petite-fille grandaughterle petit-fils grandson (se) plaindre to complainplaire to please/delight le plaisir pleasurela racaille riffraff/scum le racisme racismraide straight/broke

(money)/stiff (person)réaliser to realise (e.g. a dream)

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reconnaissant grateful/appreciative réfléchir to reflect/think aboutle réfugié refugee la retraite retirement à la retraite retired rêver to dreamsans ressources without means les sans/abri (m/f) homelessle sentiment feeling/opinion/intention (se) séparer to separate/split uple sida AIDS surveiller to keep an eye on/watchle témoin witness tomber amoureux de to fall in love withle travail bénévole volunteer work le veuf widowerla veuve widow vif lively/vivacious/keenle vol theft le voyou lout/thug/rascal

LEISURE

FREE TIME & THE MEDIA:les actualités (f) news l’alpinisme (m) mountaineeringannuler to cancel anonyme anonymousl’antenne (f) aerial le bijou jewelleryle bloggeur blogger la boîte aux lettres inbox le bouton button le caméscope camcorderle canoë kayak kayak la chaîne channelle chariot online cart le chemisier blousele commencement beginning/start le commerçant shopkeeper/traderle comptoir counter/bar la console de jeu games consolecontrôler to control le courrier électronique e-mailla course race/shopping le cybercafé cybercafédéchirer to tear (up/apart) dérouler (en bas/en

haut)to scroll (down/up)

deviner to guess/work out les distractions (f) distractionsle distributeur automatique

vending machine/cash point

l’écharpe (f) scarf

les échecs (m) chess l’écran tactile (m) touch screeneffacer to rub out/erase/wipe emballer to pack/package/wrapemprunter to borrow (s’) ennuyer to bore (get bored)enregistrer to record l’escalade (f) climbingêtre remboursé to be reimbursed l’événement (m) eventfaire du lèche-vitrine to window shop la fermeture (annuelle) (annual) closingle feu d’artifice firework feuilleter to leaf/skim throughles fléchettes darts le/la fleuriste floristle genre type/genre la grande surface super/hypermarketla grille de sécurité safety gate le gymnase gymnasiuml’icône (f) icon imprimer to printle jour férié bank holiday lancer to throwle libre-service self-service le lien link/connection/relationshiplourd heavy le magnétoscope video recordermarquer (un but) to score (a goal) mettre en ligne to uploadla mi-temps half-time le moniteur monitor/instructorles mots croisés (m) crossword la musculation weighlifting/body-building

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la page d’accueil home page pédagogique educational/instructivele piercing (à l’oreille) (ear) piercing la pile batteryla planche de surf surfboard la platine laser CD playerla plongée sous-marine scuba diving la poissonnerie fishmongerle poste de travail work station la prise plugle pull à capuche hooded jumper quotidien dailyla réclame advert le reçu receiptrembourser to reimburse remplacer to replaceremporter to win le réseau networkle reste rest/remainder la réunion meeting/get-togetherle sommet summit suggérer to suggestle tatouage tattoo télécharger to downloadle téléspectateur TV viewer la tournée tour/roundle traitement de texte Word processing

HOLIDAYS:l’aire de repos rest area atterrir to landl’avis (m) opinion/notice le bistro bistro/caféle bloc sanitaire sanitary block la brasserie breweryle casque helmet la chambre d’hôte guesthousele chemin de fer railway la climatisation air conditioningla correspondance letters/correspondence la croisière cruisedécoller take off la déviation deviationdiriger to guide/steer/direct doubler to overtakeen provenance de (coming) from l’état (m) statela frontière border indiquer to show/indicatele loyer rent manquer to miss/lackla marée tide le niveau levelle panneau sign paraître to seem/appearle parc d’attractions theme park le passage à niveau level crossingle paysage landscape/scenery la perte lossralentir to slow down remarquer to note/see/noticele routier road la station balnéaire seaside resortla station de ski ski resort la tour towerle trajet journey/ride/flight la traversée crossing

HOME & ENVIRONMENT

HOME & LOCAL AREA:allumer to turn/switch on appuyer to press/leanl’arrondissement (m) district/quarter le baptême baptismle bricolage DIY bruyant noisyle/la concierge caretaker/housekeeper la couverture covercouvrir to cover donner sur to look out ontodur hard l’échelle ladderentouré surrounded les espaces verts (m) green spacesl’étagère (f) shelf éteindre to turn/switch offle fauteuil armchair la feuille sheetla fontaine fountain la forêt forest

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le grenier loft/attic la haie hedgel’herbe grass l’horloge (f) clockl’inondation (f) flood le jardin public public parkle jour de l’an new year’s day jumelé twinnedles lits superposés bunkbeds la moquette carpetle palais palace pittoresque picturesqueranger to tidy le robinet tapla Saint-Sylvestre New Year’s Eve sans intérêt without interest?spacieux spacious la terre soil/ground/earthle tiroir drawer la Toussaint All Saints Dayle volet blind

ENVIRONMENT:Augmenter to increase Le charbon coalLa consommation (moderée)

moderated consumption Construire to build

La couche d’ozone ozone layer Croire to believeLe déboisement deforestation Les détritus (m) rubbish/wasteDétruire to destroy Disparaître disappearL’effet de serre (m) greenhouse effect L’emballage (m) packagingL’embouteillage (m) traffic jam Endommager to damage/harmL’espèce (f) species Le gaz carbonique carbon dioxideLe gaz d’échappement exhaust fumes La guerre warLes heures d’affluence peak time / rush hour L’incendie (m) fireLa lumière light Mondial globalLes ordures (f) filth/waste/rubbish La paix peaceProduire to produce Ramasser to pick up/collect/gatherLe réchauffement de la terre

global warming Renouvelable renewable

Surpeuplé overpopulated Le tremblement de terre earthquakeLe trou d’ozone hole in the ozone layer La vague wave

WORK & EDUCATION

SCHOOL/COLLEGE & FUTURE PLANSbien équipé well equipped le car de ramassage school busla confiance confidence/trust la connaissance knowledge/aquaintancecouramment fluently le diplôme diplomadoué gifted/talented échouer to failempêcher to prevent/stop enseigner to teachl’enthousiasme (m) enthusiasm l’explication (f) explanationla faculté college/faculty/university frapper to hitles incivilités (m) incivilities l’instruction civique (f) citizenshipl’instruction religieuse (f)

religious education les langues vivantes (f) modern languages

la licence degree mal équipé badly equippedla maternelle nursery school mentir to lie

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permettre to allow les progrès (m) progress/developmentredoubler to repeat a year/to be

held back a yearla retenue detention

réussir to succeed la salle d’informatique IT roomla salle des professeurs staff room le souci worrysurchargé overworked la tâche task(se) taire to keep quiet le thème theme/subject/topictraduire to translate le troisième âge old peopleutiliser to use la victime victim

CURRENT & FUTURE JOBS:améliorer to improve l’annuaire (m) telephone bookassurer to reassure l’auteur authorl’avertissement (m) warning l’avocat lawyerle cadre middle

manager/executivele comptable accountant

le contrat contract le cours professionnel professional course la demande d’emploi job application l’écrivain (m) writerenrichissant enriching/rewarding l’entretien (m) interviewl’épreuve (f) test la femme de ménage cleanerla foire d’exposition trade show ? l’homme au foyer (m) house husbandl’informaticien (m) IT engineer l’interprète (m/f) interpreterle jardinier gardener licencier to fire/sack/dismissla loi law le maçon builder/bricklayerle mannequin model (fashion) l’offre d’emploi (f) job offerl’ouvrier (m) labourer le programme de

formationtraining programme

soigner to care for/treat/tend le soin care/tidinessle/la vétérinaire vet

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