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Key vocabulary and pronunciation

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Lesson 1: Directions in French

to the north

au nord

to the south

au sud

to the east

à l’est

to the west

à l’ouest

the north-east

le nord-est

the south-east

le sud-est

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Lesson 1: Directions in French

the north-west

le nord-ouest

the south-west

le sud-ouest

I go/I’m going

je vais

you go/you are going

tu vas

metres

mètres

steps

les pas

I’ve found the treasure!

J’ai trouvé le trésor !

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Lesson 2: Where in the world is French spoken?

France

La France

Great Britain

La Grande-Bretagne

Switzerland

La Suisse

Algeria

L’Algérie

Luxembourg

Le Luxembourg

Tunisia

La Tunisie

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Lesson 2: Where in the world is French spoken?

Morocco

Le Maroc

Madagascar

Le Madagascar

Quebec

Le Québec

Belgium

La Belgique

Martinique

La Martinique

French Guiana

La Guyane Française

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Lesson 2: Where in the world is French spoken?

Laos

Le Laos

Vietnam

Le Viêt Nam

Egypt

L’Égypte

a country

un pays

an island

une île

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Lesson 2: Where in the world is French spoken?

the flag is…

le drapeau est…

small

petit

big

grand

enormous

énorme

a star

une étoile

a crescent

un croissant

a cross

une croix

a circle

un cercle

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Lesson 3: Treasure of the French-speaking world

is there…?

il y a… ?

a / an - masculine

un

a / an - feminine

une

some

des

you’ve found

tu as trouvé

the treasures

les trésors

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Lesson 3: Treasure of the French-speaking world

some canals

des canaux

some forests

des forêts

some tigers

des tigres

some lanterns

des lanternes

the floating market

le marché flottant

the pyramids

les pyramides

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Lesson 3: Treasure of the French-speaking world

some volcanoes

des volcans

some camels

des chameaux

some mosaics

des mosaïques

poutine (chips, cheese and gravy – a dish from Quebec)

la poutine

some mountains

des montagnes

some castles

des châteaux

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Lesson 3: Treasure of the French-speaking world

some cheese

du fromage

some wild boar

des sangliers

some waffles

des gaufres

some bears

des ours

the odd one out

l’intrus

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Lesson 3: Treasure of the French-speaking world

En France, il y a des montagnes?

Are there mountains in France?

En France il y a du fromage, et des châteaux, et des montagnes, et des sangliers.

In France, there are cheeses, castles, mountains and wild boar.

En Belgique, il y a des gauffres.

In Belgium there are waffles.

Au Maroc, il y a…

In Morocco, there is/are...

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Lesson 3: Treasure of the French-speaking world

In Quebec, there is/are...

Au Québec, il y a…

In Vietnam, there is/are...

Au Viêt Nam, il y a…

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Lesson 4: Investigating climate

it is hot

il fait chaud

it is very hot

il fait très chaud

it is hotter than in

il fait plus chaud qu’en/au/à

it is less hot than in

il fait moins chaud qu’en/au/à

it is not hot

il ne fait pas chaud

it is cold

il fait froid

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Lesson 4: Investigating climate

it rains

il pleut

it rains a lot

il pleut beaucoup

it rains more than in...

il pleut plus qu’en/au/à…

it rains less than in

il pleut moins qu’en/au/à …

it doesn’t rain

il ne pleut pas

the temperature is [X] degrees

la température est de [X] degrés

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Lesson 4: Investigating climate

En Belgique, la température minimale en mars est de 2.1 degrés.

In Belgium, the minimum temperature in March is 2.1 degrees.

En Belgique, il y a 77 mm de précipitations en novembre.

In Belgium, there is 77 mm rainfall in November.

En Belgique, la température maximale est plus de 30 degrés.

In Belgium, the maximum temperature is more than 30 degrees.

À Madagascar, en décembre la température minimale est de 5 degrés.

In Madagascar, in December, the minimum temperature is 5 degrees.

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Lesson 4: Investigating climate

À Madagascar, en février il fait très chaud.

In Madagascar in February, it is very hot.

À Madagascar, il fait plus froid en août qu’en décembre.

In Madagascar, it is colder in August than in December.

Il ne pleut pas à Madagascar en mars.

It does not rain in Madagascar in March.

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Lesson 5: French globetrotters

What is the country called?

Quel est le nom du pays?

What is the population?

Quelle est la population?

What is the climate like?

Quel est le climat?

What is there to visit?

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à visiter?

there is/are

il y a

I would like to visit...

Je voudrais visiter...

because

parce que

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