Bonjour! - rcs french

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DVD AUDIO
Bonjour!
A La rentrée
This is the first day of school. Students are greeting their friends and meeting new
classmates.
Bonjour! Je m’appelle
Trinh.
Trinh:
Céline:
Bonjour! Je m’appelle Trinh.
Et moi, je m’appelle Céline.
Et moi, je m’appelle
Céline.
Je m’appelle Marc.
Et toi?
Comment
t’appelles-tu?
Je m’appelle
Nathalie.
Moi, je m’appelle
Isabelle.
Marc:
Isabelle:
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Je m’appelle Marc. Et toi?
Moi, je m’appelle Isabelle.
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Jean-Paul:
Nathalie:
Jean-Paul:
Nathalie:
Comment t’appelles-tu?
Je m’appelle Nathalie.
Bonjour.
Bonjour.
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POUR COMMUNIQUER
Bonjour!
How to say hello:
Bonjour!
Hello!
—Bonjour, Nathalie!
—Bonjour, Jean-Paul!
How to ask a classmate’s name:
Comment t’appelles-tu?
Je m’appelle …
What’s your name?
My name is …
—Comment t’appelles-tu?
—Je m’appelle Céline.
Other Expressions
moi
et toi?
me
and you?
Moi, je m’appelle Marc.
Et toi, comment t’appelles-tu?
1 La rentrée (Back to school)
French and American students have about the same
number of days of summer vacation. In France, summer
vacation usually begins at the end of June and classes
resume in early September. The first day back to school
in fall is called la rentrée.
2 Les prénoms français (French first names)
Many traditional French names have corresponding
equivalents in English.
For boys:
For girls:
Jean (John)
Marie (Mary)
Pierre (Peter)
Monique (Monica)
Marc (Mark)
Cécile (Cecilia)
Philippe (Philip)
Véronique (Veronica)
Nicolas (Nicholas)
Virginie (Virginia)
Often the names Jean and Marie are combined in
double names such as Jean-Paul and Marie-Christine.
In recent years, names of foreign origin, like Kevin and
Laura, have become quite popular.
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PETIT COMMENTAIRE
Astérix le Gaulois is one of the best-loved
cartoon characters in France. Small in size but
extremely clever and courageous, he represents
the “little man” defending his country Gaul (the
ancient name of France) against the invading
Roman legions led by Julius Caesar.
Bonjour!
1
Je m’appelle …
2
PARLER Introduce yourself to your classmates.
PARLER Say hello to the student nearest
to you.
Je m’appelle (Paul).
Bonjour!
Je m’appelle (Denise).
Bonjour!
Et toi?
3
PARLER Ask a classmate his or her name.
—Comment t’appelles-tu?
—Je m’appelle (Christine).
4 Bonjour, les amis!
(Hello everyone!)
PARLER Say hello to the following students.
Bonjour, Marc!
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Marc
1.
Céline
2.
Jean-Paul
3.
Isabelle
4.
François
5.
Stéphanie
6.
Nathalie
7.
Trinh
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L’alphabet
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
a
bé
cé
dé
e
effe
gé
hache
i
ji
ka
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
enne
o
pé
ku
erre
esse
té
u
vé
double vé ixe
L
M
elle emme
Y
Z
i grec zède
PRONONCIATION
Les signes orthographiques (Spelling marks)
French uses accents and spelling marks that do not exist in English.
These marks are part of the spelling and cannot be left out.
In French, there are four accents that may appear on vowels.
’
`
^
¨
l’accent aigu (acute accent)
Cécile, Stéphanie
l’accent grave (grave accent)
Michèle, Hélène
l’accent circonflexe (circumflex)
Jérôme
le tréma (diaeresis)
Noël, Joëlle
There is only one spelling mark used with a consonant. It occurs under the letter “c.”
¸
la cédille (cedilla)
François
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PARLER It is the first day of class. The following students are introducing themselves.
Act out the dialogues with your classmates.
Hélène et Philippe
—Je m’appelle Hélène. Et toi?
—Moi, je m’appelle Philippe.
1. Stéphanie et Marc
2. Cécile et Frédéric
3. Michèle et François
4. Anaïs et Clément
Les nombres de 0 à 10
0
1
2
3
zéro
un
deux
trois
4
5
6
7
quatre
cinq
six
sept
8
9
10
huit
neuf
dix
5. Céline et Jérôme
6. Mélanie et Noël
6 Numéros de téléphone
PARLER Imagine you are visiting a family in
Quebec. Give them your American phone
number in French.
617-963-4028
six, un, sept —
neuf, six, trois —
quatre, zéro, deux, huit
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