RIGOLO 1 Unité 5 (unit 5) : La famille VOCABULAIRE (vocabulary)

RIGOLO 1
Unité 5 (unit 5) : La famille
VOCABULAIRE (vocabulary)
(based on Rigolo 1 language content; some lessons include vocab not taught in Rigolo units)
Leçon 1 – LES MEMBRES DE LA FAMILLE (family members)
Voici ma famille
Here is my family
C’est …
ma mère
This is… (Ce sont + plural)
mon père
my mother
my father
ma sœur
mon frère
my sister
my brother
mes parents
my parents
Je suis fille unique
I’m an only child (girl)
Je suis fils unique
I’m an only child (boy)
Je n’ai pas de frères et sœurs
I don’t have any brothers or sisters
Pronunciation tips
·
è is pronounced like ‘e’ in bed.
·
‘l’ in fils is silent so it is pronounced {fis}.
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Practise these nouns by repeating the words out loud. Then, try to
Ø
say the words with the French covered up.
v Remember: ‘my’ has a masculine and feminine form. Mon is used
for masculine words and ma for feminine words, for example you
say: mon piano (un piano) but ma trousse (une trousse).
v In the plural form, mes is used for both masculine and feminine
words, e.g. mes livres (masc.), mes tortues (fem.).
Other family words you might want to learn:
ma demi-sœur /mon demi-frère
my half-sister /my half-brother
ma belle-mère /mon beau-père
my step-mum /my step-dad
ma grand-mère /mon grand-père
my grandmother /my grandfather
ma tante /mon oncle
my aunt /my uncle
ma cousine /mon cousin
my cousin (girl) / (boy)
Leçon 2 – L’ALPHABET
a
{ah}
h
{ash}
q
{ku}*
w
{doobluh vay}
b
{bay}
i
{ee}
r
{err}
x
{eeks}
c
{say}
j
{zhee}
s
{ess}
y
{ee grek}
d
{day}
k
{ka}
z
{zed}
e
{uh}
l
{ell}
t
{tay}
f
{eff}
m
{emm}
u
{u}*
*For u, say {ee}
g
{zhay}
n
{enn}
v
{vay}
with rounded
o
{oh}
lips, i.e. as if to
p
{pay}
say {oo}
Comment ça s’écrit ?
How do you spell it?
Ça s’écrit…
It is spelt…
Spelling tips
·
For double letters you say: deux ‘m’, deux ‘l’, deux ‘t’, etc., for
example, fille, ça s’écrit (f) eff , (i) ee, (ll) deux l, (e) uh
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For capital letters you say: A majuscule (capital A)
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Ø
Practise saying the alphabet by singing it in the same tune as in
English, according to the groups of letters shown above.
Leçon 3 – LES OBJETS DOMESTIQUES (household items)
le DVD
l’ordinateur
the DVD
the computer
le CD
la machine
the CD
the machine
le jeu vidéo
la table
the video game
the table
le lecteur CD
la chaise
the CD player
Ø
the chair
Practise these nouns by repeating the words out loud. Then, try to
say the words with the French covered up.
Ø
You can label these items at home.
Leçon 4 – LES PREPOSITIONS ‘SUR’ ET ‘DANS’ (‘on’ and ‘in’)
sur
on
L’ordinateur est sur la table.
The computer is on the table.
dans
in
Le CD est dans le lecteur CD.
The CD is in the CD player.
Ø Make up sentences (orally and/or in writing) using these
prepositions and things you have learned so far, e.g. musical
instruments, classroom objects, animals, to indicate position. For
example: la guitare est dans le sac; le hamster est sur le piano.
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