GREETINGS You could use the expressions: Bonjour! (meaning
literally good day ) Salut! (the informal hello)
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YOU FOUND SOMEONE SPECIAL TO SAY HI TO... You can add to your
greetings different titles. Bonjour Monsieur (mister) Salut Madame
(madam/ mrs) Bonjour Madameoiselle (mrs, but to someone not yet
married)
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SO, WEVE GOTTEN THROUGH SAYING HI... Their next question may
be: a va? (how are you) Comment a va? (how are you) Comment
allez-vous? (how are you) Quoi de neuf? (whats new)
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IN ORDER TO ANSWER, YOU NEED TO USE THE PHRASE Je vais.... a va
Or just an expression that shows how you are doing.
______________________________________________ If you want to say
how someone else is doing, use the expression il va ______ or elle
va ______ (he is or she is)
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EXPRESSIONS THAT SHOW HOW YOU ARE DOING Trs bien (very well)
Bien (well) Pas mal (not bad) Comme ci comme a (not bad) Mal
(badly) Trs mal (very badly)
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NOW THAT WEVE GREETED OTHER PEOPLE, LETS TRY TO SAY GOODBYE
There are several ways of saying goodbye: Au revoir (until we see
each other again) bientt (until next time (soon)) tout lheure (if
you are going to see the person in a few hours) plus tard (if you
are going to see the person later that day) Adieu (if you may never
see the person again) Ciao (goodbye) demain (until tomorrow)
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FINDING OUT A PERSONS NAME How do you find a persons name in
French? Use: Tu tappelles comment? (what is your name) Quel est ton
nom? (what is your name, very literal) Quel est ton prnom prfre?
(what is your prefered name, its mostly found on applications and
official documents) Comment tappelles-tu? (what is your name)
Comment vous appellez-vous? (what is your (respect) name)
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SO, YOU MET A FRENCH PERSON. NOW WHAT IF YOU WANT TO MEET THEM
FOR DINNER? We will go over dinner vocabulary a bit later, but for
right now we must concentrate on being polite. Please in French is:
Sil vous plait (formal) sil te plait (informal)
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POLITENESS How do you say thank you in French? Merci + title
(formal) Merci (informal) Youre welcome: Je vous en prie (formal)
Je ten prie (informal).
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OPEN YOUR NOTEBOOKS TO A CLEAN PAGE We are going to make a
calendar for September In order to do this, we need to know:
Numbers from 1 to 30. Names of months Days of the week
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DAYS OF THE WEEK DimancheLundiMardiMercredi JeudiVendred i
Samedi
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LES MOIS (MONTHS) Janvier Fvrier Mars Avril Mai Juin Juillet
Aout Septembre Octobre Novembre Dcembre
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QUEL MOIS? (WHICH MONTH)
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QUEL MOIS?
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NOW Turn to the person to your left. Tell them the months of
the year. Turn to the person to your right. Tell them the months of
the year.
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LETS TAKE A PAUSE Take out a sheet of scrap paper and fold it
in two columns. Write in the left column the question: Quand est
ton anniversaire? Which means, when is your birthday? The other
person will respond with the name of a month Ask 10 people in the
class this question and record their responses on the right column
of the sheet.
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LES NUMROS 1. Un 2. Deux 3. Trois 4.Quatre 5.Cinq 6. Six 7.
Sept 8. Huit 9. Neuf 10. Dix 11. Onze 12. Douze 13. Treize 14.
Quatorze 15. Quinze 16. Seize 17. Dix-sept 18. Dix-huit 19.
Dix-neuf 20. Vingt 21. Vingt-et-un 22. Vingt-deux 23. Vingt-trois
24. Vingt- quatre 25. Vingt-Cinq 26.Vingt-six 27.Vingt-sept
28.Vingt-huit 29.Vingt-neuf 30.Trente 31.Trente-et- un
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LINE UP Lets make a line across the front of the classroom,
circling around the outside edge of the room. Starting with the
person closest to the teachers desk, count off the numbers from one
to thirty, saying buzz for every multiple of five.
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LE CALENDRIER D AOUT
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TELLING TIME How can you tell time in French? First, lets ask
someone what time it is, using one of these expressions: Il est
quelle heure? Quelle heure est-il?
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QUELLE HEURE EST-IL? How would you respond to this question?
Step One: Il est needs to go first Step Two: Place the number of
the time after it Il est deux Il est trois Step Three: Add the word
heures Il est deux heures Il est trois heures
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ADDITIONS For one oclock, un becomes une Il est une heure Il
est midi noon Il est minuit - midnight
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WHAT ABOUT TIME AFTER THE HOUR? Place the number after the hour
after the word heure/ heures 1:10 Il est une heure dix 2:25 Il est
deux heures vingt-cinq 3:10 Il est trois heures dix
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LETS TRY A FEW 3:25 4: 15 9:12 6:37 12:03 7:24 1:32 6:15
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TIME BEFORE THE HOUR (AFTER 30) If you have a minute hand after
30, the French subtract from the next hour. 3:33 Il est quatre
heures moins vingt-sept. 4:50 Il est cinq heures moins dix 7:56 Il
est huit heures moins quatre
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WHAT ABOUT QUARTER AND HALF HOURS? Quarter hour: le quart Half
hour: demie 2:15 Il est deux heures et quart 1:45 Il est deux
heures moins le quart 3:30 Il est trois heures et demie
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QUELLE HEURE EST-IL?
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NOW, LETS MAKE THIS RELEVANT In the classroom In order to use
these in the classroom, we need to learn a few expressions
first
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BIENVENUE This word means welcome
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UN PUPITRE
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UN BUREAU
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UN SAC DOS
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UN STYLO
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UN CRAYON
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UN TABLEAU
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UNE CRAIE
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LA GOMME
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UNE PORTE
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LA TROUSSE
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LAGRAFEUSE
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LHORLOGE
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LCRAN
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LE CAHIER
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LA POUBELLE/ LA CORBEILLE
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LE FEUTRE
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UNE FENETRE
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UN CLASSEUR
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UN ORDINATEUR
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UN DRAPEAU
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UN LIVRE
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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS O: Where Entre: between Qui: who Qui est-ce?
: who is it? Cest: It is Quest-ce que cest? : What is it?
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QUI EST-CE?
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WHERE ARE THINGS? o: Where Derrire: Behind Devant: in front of
Entre: between Sous: under Sur: on Dans: in
