Tapis Volant Unités 1-2: French Vocabulary

• Tapis Volant Unités 1-2 includes vocabulary and exercises for French language learning.

Tapis Volant Unité 1: Bienvenue en France (Welcome to France)

• The situation is "Elle est sensationnelle" (She is sensational).
• Vocabulary is found in the Student Book pages 4-5.
  • Elle est translates to "She is".
  • Sensationnel(m), sensationnelle(f) means "sensational, terrific, fantastic".
  • Vas-y! is "Go on!".
  • À toi! translates to "Your turn!".
  • Ah non! is "Oh no!".
  • Oh! Pardon! means "Oh! Sorry!".
  • Ouah! is "Wow!".
  • Attention!! means "Watch out! Be careful!".
  • Super! translates to "Great!".
  • Bonjour is "Hello".
  • Bravo! means "Well done! Good on you!".
  • Merci translates to "Thank you".
  • Le foot / le football is "soccer".
  • C'est means "it is".
  • Génial(m), géniale(f) translates to "great!".
  • Je m'appelle means "My name is".
  • Et toi? translates to "And you?".
  • Moi is "me".
  • Et means "and".
  • Tu es...? means "You are...?".
  • Anglais(m), anglaise(f) translates to "English".
  • Mais non is "no, no way".
  • Mais oui means "yes, of course, you bet".
  • Mais translates to "but".
  • Je suis means "I am".
  • Australien(m), australienne(f) translates to "Australian".
  • L'Australie is "Australia".
  • C'est bien means "it's good".
  • Le surf translates to "the surf, surfing".
  • Euh means "umm".
  • Ah oui! translates to "Oh yes!".
  • Français(m), française(f) means "French".
  • Marocain(m), marocaine(f) translates to "Moroccan".
  • Bon means "good". -J'y vais translates to "I'm going, I'm off". -Au revoir means "Goodbye". -Salut! is "Hi/Bye!". -À bientôt translates to "See you soon". -Monsieur (M.) is "Mr.". -Madame (Mme.) is "Mrs.". -Mademoiselle (Mlle.) is "Miss". -Les jeunes australiens translates to "The young Australians". -Jeune (m./f.) means "Young". -Asseyez-vous! translates to "Sit down!". -Je vous prie is a very polite form of "please". -Bienvenue en France means "Welcome to France".
• Paris sites and monuments:
  • La Cathédrale de Notre Dame is Notre Dame Cathedral.
  • L'Île de la Cité is an island in the middle of the Seine River.
  • La Tour Eiffel is The Eiffel Tower.
  • Le Jardin du Luxembourg is Luxembourg Gardens.
  • Le Musée du Louvre is the Louvre Museum.
  • La Pyramide de Verre de Pei is the Louvre Pyramid.
  • La Bonne Franquette/Le Consulat are 2 famous restaurants in Paris.

Espace Culture

• Italien(m), italienne(f) means "Italian".
• Formidable! translates to "great!".
• Canadien(m), canadienne(f) means "Canadian".

Communicating in French

• In French 1.1, one can work in groups to introduce themselves and ask about nationality while pretending to be French.
  • Salut means "Hi".
  • Je m'appelle A translates to "My name is A".
  • Moi, je m'appelle B means "Me, my name is B".
  • Ça va? translates to "How are you?".
• In French 1.2, one can ask others their nationality and answer accordingly.
  • Tu es anglais(e)? means "Are you English?".
  • Non, je suis australien(ne) translates to "No, I'm Australian".
• Common nationalities:
  • Anglais / anglaise means "English".
  • Australien / australienne translates to "Australian".
  • Canadien / canadienne means "Canadian".
  • Français / française translates to "French".
  • Italien / italienne means "Italian".
  • Marocain / marocaine translates to "Moroccan".
• In French 1.3, say goodbye, indicating you will see them soon.
  • Au revoir et à bientôt means "Goodbye and see you soon".
• In French 1.4, imagine you're conversing with a new student at your school.

French greetings and basic phrases.

• Exercise A involves answering questions in French using face symbols as clues.
• Exercise B involves matching French and English phrases (see above).
• Exercise C involves locating hidden English words in a French grid.
• Exercise D involves color-coding French and English phrases (see above).
• Exercise E involves completing gaps with words (see above).
• Exercise F involves filling in the English meanings of French phrases (see above).
• Exercise G involves replying to questions in French.
• Exercise H involves writing down French words beginning with a specific letter.
• Exercise I involves writing the French word spelled out by the teacher and its English meaning.
• Exercise J involves matching greetings/questions with replies.
• Exercise K involves unscrambling letters to form French words.
• Exercise L involves reading letters aloud in French.

"Se Présenter" Activity

• Introducing oneself
  • Bonjour! Je me présente. Je suis Xavier Duporche. Comment tu t'appelles? (Hello! Let me introduce myself. I am Xavier Duporche. What's your name?)
  • Salut! Je m'appelle Sophie Fontaine. Enchantée. (Hi! My name is Sophie Fontaine. Nice to meet you.)
• Useful phrases:
  • Bonjour! / Salut! (Hello! / Hi!)
  • Comment tu t'appelles? / Tu t'appelles comment? / Comment t'appelles-tu? / Quel est ton prénom/nom de famille? (What's your name? / What are you called? / What is your first/last name?)
  • Je me présente / Je suis / Je m'appelle... Et toi? (Let me introduce myself / I am / My name is... And you?)
  • Enchanté/ Enchantée (Nice to meet you)

Salutations

• Includes common French greetings like "À bientôt," "Bonjour," and "Au revoir."

Gender of Nouns

• All French nouns are masculine or feminine.
• When learning a new French noun, one must learn its gender.
• Most nouns ending in 'e' are feminine (but there are exceptions).

Definite Article: "The"

• Use le for masculine nouns.
• Use la for feminine nouns.
• Use l' if the noun starts with a vowel or silent 'h' (replaces le and la).
• Use les for plural nouns of any gender.
• Add s to most nouns to make them plural.

DVD Video - TV1 – Unit 1: Bonjour!

• Thomas and Brett introduce themselves and discuss nationalities.
• Thomas says he is Thomas and asks "Et toi?" ("And you?").
• Brett says he is Australian but lives in France.
• Thomas mentions that L'Australie, is "formidable" and says bienvenue chez nous (welcome).
• Brett inquires about Chloé, and Thomas responds that she is French.
• Brett asks if she is sympa (nice), and Thomas confirms.

L'alphabet (The Alphabet)

• Lists the French alphabet letters and their pronunciations.
• Consonnes are consonants and Voyelles are vowels.
• Pronunciation tips:
  • Say "deux l" to spell a double letter like double 'l'.
• Provides words with accents and their spellings.

Unité 1: Bienvenue en France! (Summary of Language)

• Greetings:
  • Bonjour = hello, good day, good morning, good afternoon
  • Salut = hi, bye/see you!
  • Au revoir = Goodbye
  • À bientôt = See you soon
• Introductions:
  • Je m'appelle = My name is
  • moi = me
  • et moi = and me
  • Comment tu t'appelles? / Tu t'appelles comment? = What is your name?
  • et toi ? = and you ?
• Asking about nationality:
  • Tu es anglais(e) ? = Are you English ?
  • Vous êtes anglais(e)? = Are you English ? (polite form)
  • et vous ? = and you? (polite form)
• Nationalities:
  • anglais / anglaise = English
  • français / française = French
  • australien / australienne = Australian
  • marocain / marocaine = Moroccan
  • italien / italienne = Italian
  • canadien / canadienne = Canadian
• Verb forms:
  • je suis = I am
  • tu es = you are (informal)
  • vous êtes = you are (polite)
  • c'est = it is / it's / that is / that's
• Exclamations:
  • Bravo! = Bravo! / Well done! / Good on you!
  • Vas-y! = Go on!
  • À toi! = Your turn!
  • Ouah! = Wow!
  • Attention! = Watch out! / Look out!
  • Super! = Super! / Great!
• Adjectives / Descriptive words:
  • génial / géniale = brilliant / great
  • sensationnel/ sensationnelle = sensational
  • formidable = great / terrific

Other useful expressions and vocabulary

• Bienvenue en France = Welcome to France
• Bienvenue en Australie = Welcome to Australia
• euh = um...
• pardon = sorry
• oui = yes
• non = no
• asseyez-vous, je vous prie = sit down, please (polite)
• assieds-toi, je t'en prie = sit down, please (informal)
• merci = thanks / thank you
• bon, j'y vais = OK, I'm off
• c'est bien = that's good
• le foot = soccer / football
• le surf = the surf / surfing
• Some classroom items:
  • le stylo = the pen (les stylos = the pens)
  • le livre = the book (les livres = the books)
  • l'ordinateur (m) = the computer (les ordinateurs = the computers)
  • la table = the table (les tables = the tables)
  • la trousse = the pencil case (les trousses = the pencil cases)
• More classroom items (Textbook p):
  • la porte = the door
  • la fenêtre = the window
  • le tableau = the board
  • la poubelle = the bin
  • la règle = the ruler
  • le crayon = the pencil
  • le cahier = the notebook
  • la gomme = the rubber
  • le placard = the cupboard
  • le surligneur = the highlighter
  • le / la prof = the teacher
  • l'étudiant /l'étudiante = the student
  • la clé USB = USB
  • l'ordinateur portable = laptop
  • la tablette = tablet
  • le portable = mobile phone
• Grammar Rule - how to say 'the' in French
  • le means the and is placed in front of masculine singular nouns e.g. le foot
  • la means the and is placed in front of feminine singular nouns e.g. la trousse
  • If the singular noun begins with a vowel or silent 'h', le and la change to l'
    • e.g. l'ordinateur (m), l'Australie (f)
  • les also means the and is placed in front of ALL plural nouns
    • e.g. les tables, les stylos, les Australiens
• Notice that you also add 's' to most nouns to make them plural.

Tapis Volant Unité 2: C'est beau Paris (Paris is beautiful)

• C'est beau, Paris (Paris is beautiful)
  • Beau (m), belle (f) means "beautiful".
• Situation 1: « Vous connaissez, Sophie » (You know Sophie)
  • Student book page 18 has vocabulary terms.
  • salut! - hi/bye!
  • Tu vas bien? - are you well?
  • et vous ? - and you?
  • oui, ça va - yes, I'm well
  • non, ça ne va pas - no, I'm not well
  • Pourquoi ? - why?
  • demain - tomorrow
  • la rentrée - the return/start of school
  • déjà ! - already!
  • Je suis là ! - I'm here!
  • Comment vas-tu ? - How are you?
  • ça va bien - all is well
  • est - is
  • nouveau (m), nouvelle (f) - new
  • une camarade de classe (f) - a classmate
  • Quelle surprise! - What a surprise!
  • Tu connais...? - You know...?
  • Vous connaissez...? - Do you know...? (formal/plural)
  • tous les deux - both
  • mais comment? - but how?
  • aujourd'hui - today
  • au terrain de foot - at the soccer field
  • asseyez-vous - sit down
  • un café - a coffee
  • un thé - a tea
  • c'est gentil - that's kind (of you)
  • nous sommes - we are
  • en retard - late
  • C'est dommage! - That's a shame!
  • triste - sad
  • mignon/mignonne - cute
  • C'est fini, les vacances! - The holidays are finished!
• Situation 2: Souriez, c'est la rentrée ! (Smile, it's the start of the school year!)
  • Student Book p.19 contains vocabulary.
  • Souriez ! - Smile!
  • Tiens..! - Hey!, here you go!
  • Voilà - There's, here is, there you go
  • Notre - Our
  • Prof d'anglais - English teacher
  • Vous allez bien ? - Are you doing well?
  • Moi, ça va très bien - Me, things are going very well
  • Bonne journée ! - Have a good day!
  • N'est-ce pas ? - Isn't it?, right?
  • C'est fini...? - Is it over?, is it done/finished?
  • Les vacances - The holidays
  • À demains - See you tomorrow
  • Ça ne va pas, non ? - Things aren't going well, no?
• Façons de Parler (Ways to speak)
  • Tu connais...? = Do you know ....?
  • C'est une camarade de classe = He's/she's a classmate
  • Vous connaissez (polite)...? = Do you know ....?
  • Notre prof de français = Our French teacher
  • Asseyez-vous (polite) = Sit down
  • Un café = A café, a coffee
  • Un thé = A tea
  • C'est gentil = That's kind of you
  • Gentil (m), gentille (f) = Kind
  • Merci = Thanks, thank you
  • Mais pas aujourd'hui = But not today
  • Bonne journée ! = Have a nice day!
  • À demain! = See you tomorrow!
  • Alors = Then, in that case, so, well
  • oh là là ! = Oh my goodness / OMG!
  • Quelle surprise = What a surprise!
  • Je suis là ! = I'm here!
  • Mais comment? = but how?
  • C'est dommage = that's a shame
• Communicating in French exercises:
  • 2.1: Practice asking if someone knows another person.
  • 2.2: Practice greeting classmates and teachers, and asking how they are.

Tapis Volant 1 4th Edition Unité 2 French Accents de langue

• Many French words are spelled with orthographic marks known as accent marks.
• The following short cuts for inserting accents and signs can be used in word-processing programs.
  • l'accent aigu (acute accent; as in Amélie) -> place only over 'e', pronounce like 'a' in day.
  • l'accent grave (grave accent; as in Angèle) -> place over an 'a', 'e' or 'u', pronounce 'e' like 'ai' in air.
  • l'accent circonflexe (circumflex; as in Jérôme) -> place over any vowel, makes the vowel sound longer.
  • le tréma (dieresis; as in Noël) -> place over 'o', 'e', 'i' and 'u', 2 vowels pronounced separately.
  • la cédille (cedilla; as in Françoise) -> place under the letter 'c' before 'a', 'o' or 'u', pronounce like an 's' not a 'k'.
• Exercice 1 involves writing in the correct accents on the words/expressions.

Exercise 2

• "Ça s'écrit comment?" practices spelling names.

Year 8 Tapis Volant 1 4th Edition Unité 1

• Model Dialogue
  • Scenario: 1st Day at your new school
• Dialogue with Ça va?
  • Bonjour. Ça va? (Hello. How are you?)
  • Salut! Ça va bien merci. Et toi? (Hi! I'm well thanks. And you?)
  • Oui, ça va. Tu t'appelles comment? (Yes, I'm well. What is your name?)
  • Je m'appelle Isabelle. Et toi, comment tu t'appelles? (My name is Isabelle. And you, what is your name?)
  • Moi, je suis Céline. Céline Dupont. Enchantée. (I'm Celine. Celine Dupont. Pleased to meet you)
  • Dupont? Ça s'écrit comment? (Dupont? How is that spelt?)
  • DUPONT. Et toi, quel est ton nom de famille ? (DUPONT. And you, what is your surname?)
  • Cartier. CARTIER
  • Alors, au revoir Isabelle. A bientôt. (Alright, goodbye Isabelle. See you soon.)
  • A bientôt Céline. Bonne journée ! (See you soon Celine. Have a good day!)
• Practice reading the dialogue with a partner and then switch roles.
• Role play the dialogue again while replacing the names with your own.

LE JEU DES DÉS (the game of dice)

• Lancez les dés. Lisez la lettre !: roll the dice, read the letter!_
• A dice game with a chart of combinations corresponding to different letters

Verb forms

Lists the conjugations and translations of: -Je suis -Tu es -Il est -Elle est

Tu es française? (Are you French?)

Translate the phrases into French

Saying what city you are from

• Je suis de = I am from -e.g. Je suis de Melbourne (I am from Melbourne)
  • Je suis de Dijon (I am from Dijon)
• If the name of the city begins with a vowel in French, change de to d'. e.g. Je suis d'Athenes (I am from Athens) -Je suis d'Ottawa (I am from Ottawa)
• Tu es de Paris?

Espace Culture

• Une conversation Skype: -Française -Anglaise -on se tutoie? -D'accord -Suisse -Ça va toi, à Paris? -à propos -Il est Sympa -C'est un ami de -je ne connais pas -un garçon -un peu -sérieux -l'heure du dîner -bon appétit!

2. Bonsoir monsieur Bonaparte: Student Book p.25 Ah bon? Es tu sûr? Ben, oui

• Vous, pas tu!
• Vous êtes....
• Enchanté
• Empereur des Français

The gestures in France (French gestures)

-superbe -superb -Gare à toi! -Beware! Look out! Watch out! -Chut! -Shhh! -Ça ne va pas, non -you must be joking! you must be kidding! -Non, merci -No, thanks -Super! = Great -C'est nul! -That's terrible / really bad / hopeless DVD Video - TV1 - Unit 2: C'est la rentrée!

Tapis Volant 1 4th Edition Unité 2: C'est beau, Paris Summary of language

List of words, phrases and translations on how to ask about someone is, more greetings, adjectives/descriptive words, terms of address, people, places, etc

Useful vocabulary and expressions

Drinks, useful vocabulary and expressions, and other nouns: -un café =a coffee -un thé = a tea Useful vocabulary -Je suis là! - I'm here -Pourquoi? - Why? -déjà! - already les vacances

• la rentrée
• l'heure du dîner And related vocab

Classroom vocab

List of the names of objects in the salle de classe

Masculine (le) nouns:

List of the classroom object nouns with their french articles beside

Femining (la) nouns:

List of the classroom object nouns with their french articles beside

Plural (les) nouns:

List of the classroom object nouns with their french articles beside

Word search with classroom-related nouns

Find the words related to the subject

Number code game

Solve the number code to find names of objects in class

In (dans)

List of names and translations in the classroom ma trousse/mon cartable