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Bearsden Academy Modern Languages
French
S1 Les Animaux
Name………………………………………………………Class………………. Teacher…………………………………
In this Workbook you will find…
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All the vocabulary used in your French book
Notes on the grammar points you will learn about in class
Activities to practise the vocabulary and grammar
The exercises should be written in this Workbook
For extra practice, you should use the Internet.
Here are some useful websites –
www.linguascope.com (username – bearsden/password - ........................)
www.languagesonline.org.uk
Now you can…
 Talk about animals and pets
Est-ce que tu as un animal à la maison
Oui, j’ai un chat/un chien
Have you a pet at home ?
Yes, I have a cat/a dog
Remember JE or J’ means I e.g.
Je préfère
J’ai
J’aime
I prefer
I have
I like
Les animaux
Un chat
Un cheval
Un chien
Un cochon d’Inde
Un hamster
Un lapin
Un oiseau
Un perroquet
Un poisson rouge
Une souris
Une tortue
Animals/Pets
cat
horse
dog
guinea pig
hamster
rabbit
bird
parrot
goldfish
mouse
tortoise
 Describe animals and other things, especially their colour and size
De quelle couleur est-il/elle?
What colour is he/she/it ?
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Il/elle est gris(e)
Est-ce qu’il/elle est gros(se)?
Il/elle est gros(se)
Il/elle est comment?
Il/elle est petit(e)
He/she/it is grey
Is he/she/it big ?
He/she/it is big
What is he/she/it like?
He/she/it is small
Les couleurs
Masculin
Noir
Bleu
Brun
Vert
Gris
Rouge
Blanc
Jaune
Colours
Féminin
Noire
Bleue
Brune
Verte
Grise
Rouge
Blanche
Jaune
Black
Blue
Brown
Green
Grey
Red
White
Yellow
La taille
Il est très grand
Elle est assez grande
Petit(e)
Gros(se)
Énorme
Size
He is very big/tall
She is quite big/tall
Small
Big/fat
enormous
 Other qualities
Il est méchant
Elle est méchante
Il est mignon
Elle est mignonne
He is bad/naughty
She is bad/naughty
He is sweet/cute
She is sweet/cute
 Say what you like/dislike/prefer
Est-ce que tu aimes…?
J’adore
J’aime beaucoup
J’aime
Je préfère
Je n’aime pas
Je n’aime pas beaucoup
Je déteste
Do you like… ?
I love
I like a lot
I like
I prefer
I don’t like
I don’t like much
I hate
 Say ‘you’ correctly in French
 Use the French alphabet and ask how to spell things
Comment tu t’appelles?
What is your name?
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Hortense
Comment ça s’écrit
H-O-R-T-E-N-S-E
Hortense
How do you spell that ?
H-O-R-T-E-N-S-E
 Ask questions in French
To make a sentence into a question, add est-ce que to the beginning e.g.
Est-ce que tu habites dans une maison?
Do you live in a house ?
Est-ce que vouz aimez le sport?
Do you like sport ?
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Recognise and use the verb AVOIR (TO HAVE)
Adjectives
An adjective is a describing word. We use them to describe nouns (naming
words). The adjective must match the noun. If the noun is masculine the
adjective must be masculine. If the noun is feminine the adjective must be
feminine.
Usually we make an adjective feminine by adding an e.
e.g. un grand garçon
une grande fille
we have to change the spelling of some adjectives:
e.g
un chat blanc
une souris blanche
if it already ends in an e, do not add another e:
e.g
un crayon rouge
une gomme rouge
Activity 1a
Underline the correct adjective:
1. J’ai un livre bleu/bleue
2. Elle est une grand/grande fille.
3. Nous avons une petite/petit maison.
4. Tu as un chien noire/noir.
5. Il est une souris gros/grosse.
6. Il est un oiseau verte/vert.
7. Ils ont une tortue brun/brune.
8. J’ai une règle blanche/blanc.
1b
Now translate each sentence into English
each sentence).
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if you can. (Write your answer next to
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AVOIR
J’ai
Tu as
Il a
Elle a
On a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils ont
Elles ont
Activity 2
Put the words in the right order to make
each sentence make sense!
TO HAVE
I have
You have
He has
She has
One has
We have
You have
They have (m)
They have (f)
1. avons un nous cheval.
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2. un il a chien.
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3. elles trois cochons ont d’Inde.
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4. un oiseau j’ai vert.
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5. vous cinq chats avez.
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How to say ‘you’
There are 2 ways of saying ‘you’ in French.
You say ‘tu’ if you are talking to a young person, a friend or someone you know well.
You say ‘vous’ if you are talking to an adult you do not know very well.
You also say ‘vous’ if you are talking to more than one person.
Activity 3
Write tu or vous next to each picture.
1.
______
2.
3.
________
4.
5.
______
6.
________
_________
________
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Activity 4
Say what each animal is and write a description next to each picture. Say as much as
you can about each animal!
C’est un chien. Il est noir
et blanc. Il est grand. Il
est méchant.
Example
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Activity 5a
Say whether you like or dislike the following things by writing ‘j’aime’ or ‘je n’aime pas’.
1. ___________ les animaux.
2. ___________ les oiseaux.
3. ___________ les poisons.
4. ___________ les chiens.
5. ___________ les chats.
6. ___________ le cinema.
7. ___________ la television.
8. ___________ la radio.
9. ___________ la musique pop.
10. ___________ la musique classique.
11. ___________ le sport.
12. ___________ le football.
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5b
Now make up some of your own sentences to say what things you like or dislike:
Do at least 6 sentences.
1.________________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4.________________________________
5.________________________________
6.________________________________
7. ________________________________
8. ________________________________
9. ________________________________
10. _______________________________
How to Use a French / English Dictionary
French is easier with a dictionary. Why?
 A dictionary helps you to understand new words and
words you have forgotten.
 It helps you to say and write new things.
 It saves having to ask the teacher.
 It helps you to do better in tests and exams.
 It shows you how to say words properly
To make the most of your dictionary, you need to know your dictionary well.
1. Your dictionary has two halves
a. FRENCH – ENGLISH which is at the FRONT
b. ENGLISH – FRENCH which is at the BACK
2. The words are in alphabetical order
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3. There are words at the top of the page to help you. They show the first and last words on the
page.
4. Some words are in bold or a different colour. These are the headwords which are the words
you are looking up.
5. Abbreviations are used to tell you about words :
nm = a masculine noun
nf = a feminine noun
adj = adjective
vi or vt = verb
adv = adverb
pron = pronoun
prep = preposition
Some dictionaries tell you exactly what the word is.
E.g. noun masculine / singular
Activity 6
To look up words quickly, you need to become an alphabet expert! Time yourself to see how
quickly you can put these words into alphabetical order, without a dictionary!
Pays
Fleurs
Planètes
Pakistan
Chine
Australie
Inde
Maroc
Japon
Turquie
pensée
rose
tulipe
iris
géranium
orchidée
violette
Neptune
Mercure
Pluton
Saturne
Jupiter
Vénus
Uranus
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Pays
Fleurs
Planètes
a)…………………………..
b)…………………………..
c)……………………………
d)……………………………
e)……………………………
f)…………………………….
g)……………………………
a)………………………………
b)………………………………
c)………………………………
d)………………………………
e)………………………………
f)………………………………
g)………………………………
a)………………………………
b)……………………………..
c)………………………………
d)………………………………
e)………………………………
f)………………………………
g)………………………………
What happens when several words begin with the same letter?
 The dictionary does not list words alphabetically by their
first letter.
Why does bath come before both?
Because a comes before o
Why does cheval come before chien?
Because e comes before i
Activity 7
Put these into alphabetical order, without using a dictionary :
Pays francophones
Départments
Prénoms
Martinique
Monaco
Maroc
Mauritania
Mali
Madagascar
(l’île) Maurice
Cher
Corse
Creuse
Charente
Calvados
Corèze
Cantal
Aurélie
Amandine
Alice
Ahmed
Annick
Annabelle
Alain
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Pays francophones
Départements
Prénoms
a)………………………………..
b)………………………………...
c)…………………………………
d)…………………………………
e)………………………………….
f)…………………………………..
g)…………………………………..
a)……………………………….
b)……………………………….
c)………………………………..
d)………………………………..
e)………………………………….
f)……………………………………
g)…………………………………..
a)……………………………..
b)………………………………
c)……………………………….
d)……………………………….
e)………………………………..
f)…………………………………
g)…………………………………..
Activity 8
You have been asked to make a display board at the entrance to a large French
department store. Put the signs in alphabetical order :
MAROQUINERIE
CHARCUTERIE
SPORTS
PHOTO
BIJOUTERIE
BOUCHERIE
QUINCAILLERIE
VÊTEMENTS ENFANTS
LIBRAIRIE
PAPETERIE
ALIMENTATION
CONFISERIE
CHAUSSURES
VÊTEMENTS HOMMES
BRICOLAGE
PARFUMERIE
JOUETS
AMEUBLEMENT
ÉLECTRO – MENAGER
DROGUERIE
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Activity 9
This is an information board at a train station, with train destinations arranged
in alphabetical order. Several destinations have not been put up yet. Write them
in the correct numbered space.
1. Amiens
2.
3.
4. Calais
5.
6. Dunkerque
7.
8. Lille
9.
10. Reims
11.
12.
13. Soissons
14.
Noyan
Roubaix
Beauvais
Boulogne
Rouen
Lens
Valenciennes
Compiègne
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Activity 10
Some French words look like English words! Do you really need to look them up? Be
smart and save time! Try to work out what these words mean without using a dictionary:
1) un magician……………………………………………………………………………..
2) un cannibale……………………………………………………………………………
3) une vipère……………………………………………………………………………….
4) une tarentule………………………………………………………………………….
5) Une sorcière……………………………………………………………………………
6) Un gorille………………………………………………………………………………….
7) Un vampire………………………………………………………………………………..
8) Un crocodile……………………………………………………………………………..
9) Un squelette……………………………………………………………………………..
10) Une momie……………………………………………………………………………….
Why do some words look the same in French and English?
………because they have the same origin!
 Une guitare and a guitar come from the Spanish : guitarra
 Un saxophone and a saxophone are named after the inventor: Mr Sax
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Do you ever wonder whether to put un or une, le or la before a French noun?
 French nouns are either masculine : un lapin, le lapin
or feminine : une tortue, la tortue
If you know a French noun but can’t remember whether it’s masculine or feminine, look
for these clues :
Canard nm duck
nm = nom masculine
un canard, le canard
Cigogne nf stork
nf = nom feminine
une cigogne, la cigogne
Activity 11
Complete using un or une :
Normalement, le jeudi après-midi commence avec 1)………..journal télévisé à 13h, suivi
d’ 2) …………..série américaine. Ensuite, vous pouvez voir 3)……….film, en général 4)……..comédie
des années 50. Après 5)………émission culinaire, vers 16h commence 6)……..programme pour les
enfants, suivi d’7)……….documentaire pour les adolescents. Après le journal de 20h, la soirée
commence avec 8)………jeu télévisé, 9)…….concert ou 10)………western.
 What happens when you look up an English noun instead?
Rehearsal n repetition f
f = féminin
une répétition, la repetition
Dialogue n dialogue m
m = masculine
un dialogue, le dialogue
Activity 12
Look for these English words and choose whether they are un or une :
a)
b)
c)
d)
a star : …………vedette
a script : ………..script
a ticket : …………billet
a scene : …………..scène
e) an autograph : …………..autographe
f) a projector : ……………projecteur
g) a costume
: …………….costume
h) a camera
: ……………...succès
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
Note : Some words that you look up might be both masculine and
feminine!
Idiot n idiot(e), imbécile m /f
m / f = both masculine and
feminine
un imbécile or une imbécile
People npl gens mpl; personnes fpl;
population f.
mpl = masculine plural
fpl = feminine plural
Activity 13
Look up these words and find out if they are masculine or feminine.
e.g. lavabo
m
le lavabo
un lavabo
1) lavabo
2) tigre
3) oiseau
4) chaussure
5) aile
6) voiture
7) chanson
8) rayure
9) robinet
10) lacet
11) roué
12) jardin
13) poisson
14) chanteur
15) arbre
160 mer
You will often find several words and phrases translated under the same dictionary
entry.
 E.g. why is jardinage translated under jardin?
o Because it belongs to the same word family and it saves space.
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 Sometimes, words are shortened :
Recent adj récent(e); ~ly adv récemment
~ly = recently
 Sometimes, whole phrases are translated :
Nid nm nest; ~ de poule pothole
nid de poule = pothole
Activity 14
Complete, if possible without using a dictionary:
1)
To find…..
I would look for………..
Motorway
motor
a) roadworks
b) speeding
c) gendarmerie
d) trafiquant
…………………………………………….
……………………………………………..
……………………………………………..
……………………………………………...
Activity 15
I’m looking for
road map
a) spare wheel
b) traffic jam
c) driving license
d) safe and sound
e) sécurité routière
f) pirate de l’air
g) gilet pare-balles
h) ceinture de sécurité
I’ll find it with
road
………………………………….
…………………………………..
……………………………………
……………………………………
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
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I translate
carte routière
…………………………………..
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…………………………………….
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Do you swim in the see or the sea?
English spellings can be hard, and looking up the wrong word gives you the wrong
translation. These methods can help you.
 Method 1 :Read the entries carefully, including the examples and the words in
brackets :
Sea n mer f ◊ cpd marin(e), de (la) mer; by ~ (travel) par mer; en bateau;
on the ~ (boat) en mer;
Boat
n means noun, as in the sea
 Method 2 :Look at the parts of the speech, such as noun, verb, or adjective :
See (pp saw, pp seen) vt voir, (accompany) : to ~ sb to the door reconduire or
raccompagner qn jusqu’à la porte ◊ vi voir ◊ n évéché m ; to ~ that (ensure)
veiller à ce que + sub, faire en sorte que + sub, s’assurer que; ~ you soon! À
bientôt!;
See you soon!
Saw, seen
vt means verb, as in to see
adj means adjective, a describing word
 Method 3 :Cross-check in the French-English half of the dictionary :
Mer nf sea; (marée) tide; en~ at sea; prendre la ~ to put out to sea; en haute
ou pleine ~ off shore, on the open sea; la ~ du Nord / Rouge the North /
Red sea.
The North / Red Sea
tide
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Activity 16
Look at the following example then complete the exercise:
Translation
True/
Method False
Hypnosis can reduce pain /pane. ……
douleur
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a) Lack of exercise turns muscle / mussel
into fat.
………………………… ………………
……
b) Nuclear waste / waist is radioactive
for centuries.
…………………………. ………………
……
c) The Sahara is the world’s largest
dessert / desert.
………………………… ………………
……
d) With osteoporosis bones brake / break
easily.
………………………… ………………
…….
e) A muscle / mussel can live for days
out of water.
…………………………. ……………….. ……..
f) The weekend / weak end was invented
in Britain.
…………………………. ………………… ……..
g) Gout / goat is a disease.
………………………….. ……………….. ……..
h) Anorexia causes people to loose / lose
weight.
…………………………… ……………….. ……..
i) Sweet / Sweat contains salt.
…………………………. ………………… ……..
j)There is a pear-tree / pair-tree in
in my garden.
………………………… ………………… …….
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Mon journal de travail
With confidence I can…
Talk about animals and pets
Use colours and size to describe pets and other things
Talk about my likes and dislikes
Understand when to use TU and VOUS
Use the French alphabet and ask how to spell words
Ask questions in French
Recognise and use all parts of the verb AVOIR
Use the Internet to help me learn
Work well with a partner and in a group
Use a French/English dictionary effectively
Pronounce French words correctly
 What I need more help with is
______________________________________________________
 What I am most pleased about is
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 What I have learned which is new is
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 What I need to do to improve is
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 What I have learned that will help me in the real world is
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Overall I feel:
Assessment results:
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