Greetings & Introductions Unit 1

Greetings & IntroductionsUnit 1

GREETINGS Hello! Thank You! Bonjour!Merci! Welcome Bienvenue Good Evening/Night Bonsoir Goodbye! Good Afternoon Au revoir! Bon après-midi Good Night (bedtime) See you soon Bonne nuit À bientÔt. Please! S’ilvous plait

How are you? How are you? Comment ça va? or Comment allez-vous? I’m fine. Ça va or Ça va bien. Not Good or So-So Ça ne va pas bien. or Comme ci, Comme ça Today aujourd'hui

Introductions What are you called? Comment tu t’appelles? or What is your name? Comment vous appelez-vous? I’m called Allison or My name is Allison Je m’appelle Allison

French Writing • The French alphabet is the same as that of English, though the letter w appears only in foreign words. Grave (è), acute (é) and circumflex (ê) accents are used and the cedilla (Ç) appears under the letter c when preceding a, o or u to indicate a s sound rather than k. • French spelling generally reflects the language as it was spoken four or five centuries ago, and is therefore a poor guide to modern pronunciation. Silent letters abound, especially at the ends of words (e.g. hommes is pronounced um) but a normally silent final consonant is often sounded when it is followed by a word that begins with a vowel. • In this process known as liaison, the consonant becomes part of the first syllable of the following word, so that the sentence ‘ilestassis’ (he is seated) is pronounced ¹e-le-ta-seŠ. Although French pronunciation is governed by fairly consistent rules, the actual sounds of the language are quite difficult for the English speaker and a good ‘French accent’ is something not easily acquired.

What are you like? I am . . . Je suis . . . Tall Grand(e) Short Petit(e)

I have . . . J’ai . . . . . . blonde hair . . . les cheveux blonds . . . brown hair . . . les cheveux bruns . . . black hair . . . les cheveux noirs . . . red hair . . . les cheveux roux

Personal Pronouns andthe verb ÊTRE “to be” • Je suisI am • Tu esYou are (sing. Inf.) • Il/Elle estHe/She is • Nous sommesWe are • Vous êtes You are (pl. or sing. form) • Ils/Elles sontThey are

Where are you from?D’ou venez-vous? • La Belgique Belgium • Le Canada Canada • Les Êtats-Unis (lez et a uni) United States • La France France • Le Royaume-Uni (le ro yum-uni) United Kingdom • L’Afrique Africa • L’Europe (hu rup) Europe • L’Amérique du Nord North America • L’Amérique du Sud South America • L’Espagne (L’Es pan) Spain

NationalityNationalité (Nationali tay) • américain/américaine American (m/f) – ameri can/americaan • anglais/anglaise English (m/f) – an glai/an glaise • australien/australienne Australian (m/f) – austra lien/austra lean • canadien/canadienne Canadian (m/f) – can a dien/can a di an • espagnol/espagnole Spanish (m/f) • français/française French (m/f) – fran say/fransez • Suisse Swiss • italien/italienne Italian (m/f) – itali en/Italienn • belge Belgian • allemand/allemande German (m/f) – al mon/alimon • irlandais/irlandaise Irish (m/f) – irlan day/irlandeez

Core words/phrases to know • Country Pays (Pay ee) • Language Langue (long) • Nice to meet you Enchanté/Enchantée (m/f)(on chun tay) • And youEt vous (eh voo) • Fine, thank you Bien, Merci (bien mel ci) • Thank you very much Merci Beaucoup (mel ci bo coo) • Are you English? Vous êtes anglais • Do you speak French? Parlez-vous français? (pa lay vo francai) • A little Un peu. • I speak well/poorly Je parle bien/mal • Yes/No Oui/Non

Write the appropriate French word/phraseWhat do you say if you want to… • …say Hello? • …ask someone his/her name? • … ask someone where he/she is from? • …say nice to meet you? • …say thank you very much? • …say goodbye? • …say see you soon?

For each picture write the appropriate French greetingBonjour, Bonsoir, Bonne nuit or Bon après-midi 2) 1) 3) 4)

Choose the correct answer • Someone from Canada is • anglais/anglaise • canadien/canadienne • Someone from Belgium • belge • français/française • People in Haiti speak • haÏtien • français • French is the official language in 30 • pays • langues

Choose the correct nationality for each person • (French) Marie est _________ belge/française. • (American) Sarah est _______ américaine/anglaise. • (English) John est _________ anglais/canadien. • (Australian) Matthew est __________ irlandais/ australien.

What do you say if you want to… • …ask someone if he/she is French? ______________________________ • …say you speak a language well? _______________________________ • …say you speak a little? ________________________________

Create a dialogue • Imagine you just met someone while traveling in France, use the phrases and vocabulary you’ve learned to create a dialogue. • Ask about the person’s nationality and the language he/she speaks • EXAMPLE • Question • Answer • Question • Answer

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb être • Je _________ Julien • Tu _________ canadien/canadienne? • ________-tu francais/francaise? • C’______ Marie The singular verb être has several uses, including: Introducing yourself or a person and telling a person’s nationality Example: je suis Mary I am Mary. C’est André He is André.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb être • Vous _________ americain(s)/americaine(s). • Nous _________ suisses. • Ils ________ allemands. • Elles ______ portugaises. The plural verb être has several uses, including: Introducing yourself or a person and telling a person’s nationality Example: Nous sommes français. We are French Vous êtes suisse. You are Swiss.

Complete the conversation with the correct form of the être verb. Jacque: D’ou venez-vous? Vous ________ canadienne? Eve: Non, je viens de Royaume-Uni. Je ________ anglaise. Et vous, vous _______français? Jacque: Je ______ français at Pauline _____ suisse. REVIEW UNIT 1

Greetings & Introductions Unit 1