Your name - Light Bulb Languages

Chapitre 1
MOI
Nom.......................................................................
In this chapter:
You will learn how to exchange information about:
Ø Your name
Ø Your age
Ø Your birthday
Ø Your nationality
Ø Your marital status
Ø Your likes and dislikes
Ø Your physical appearance
Ø Your character and personality
You will learn how to spell out
Ø Your name
Ø Your street
Ø Your town
Let’s get started:
Salut tout le monde! Je m’appelle Axel Dupont. Je suis
canadien mais j’habite en France avec ma famille. J’ai
quinze ans et mon anniversaire c’est le douze novembre.
Bien sûr je suis célibataire, mais j’ai une copine qui
s’appelle Sophie. Je suis assez grand (je mesure un
mètre quatre-vingts) et mince. J’ai les cheveux châtain,
raides et courts, et les yeux bruns. Quelquefois je porte
des lunettes. Je ressemble beaucoup à mon père. A
mon avis je suis sympa et sportive. J’aime regarder les
DVDs, écouter de la musique (je préfère le rap), sortir
avec mes amis et jouer au foot.
Answer the following questions in English. Use the vocabulary at the back of the
booklet to help you.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
What nationality is Axel ?
___________________________
Where does he live ?
_____________________________
Who does he live with ?
_______________________________
How old is he ?
_________________________
When is his birthday ? ___________________________
Describe his size and shape (3)
______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Describe his hair (3)
__________________________________________________
What colour are his eyes ?
__________________________________
How does Axel describe his character ? (2) ________________________________
What are the 4 things that he likes to do in his spare time ? (4) ______________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
14/18
My mark
2
Your name
1. Do you know how to read French handwriting ?
A. Fill in the letters of the alphabet in your own handwriting:
MAJUSCULE
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
minuscule
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
MAJUSCULE
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
minuscule
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
B. What are these names ? Use the alphabet guide to write them in your own
handwriting:
1
2
3
4
5
Pierre
Monique
Cécile
Stéphane
Jacques
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
6
7
8
9
10
Jeanette
Alain
Patrice
Maryse
Véronique
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
BONUS: Use the alphabet guide to write your own name in French handwriting:
_______________________________________
7/10
My mark
BONUS
3
2. Follow the example and write what each person says about themselves.
Je m’appelle Sheila. J’habite à Bruxelles en Belgique.
Mon adresse est 7 Rue de la Rivière.
a.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
BONUS Et toi? __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4/5
My mark
BONUS
3. Listen carefully to the names being spelt out. Write the question number next to
the name that you think is being spelt out.
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTOPHE
CHANTAL
CHRISTELLE
CATHERINE
CAROLE
SABINE
SALMA
SANJAY
SANDRINE
SANDRA
4
Your age
1. Listen to the tape. Write down how old the people are.
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
9/12
My mark
2. How old are these people ? Listen to the tape and circle a or b.
7/10
My mark
3. Listen to the tape and write down the name of the person who is speaking.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6/8
My mark
5
4. Write the ages into the bubbles. Follow the example.
6/8
My mark
6
5. Write each person’s age in French. Follow the example.
e.g.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Quel âge as-tu Nicole ?
Quel âge as-tu Rémi ?
Quel âge as-tu Patrick ?
Quel âge as-tu Claire ?
Quel âge as-tu Christophe ?
Quel âge as-tu Lucie ?
Quel âge as-tu Julie ?
Quel âge as-tu Daniel ?
BONUS Et toi, quel âge as-tu ?
J’ai onze ans.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
6/7
My mark
BONUS
6. Write the people’s ages. Follow the example.
e.g. Je m’appelle Stéphanie,
et j’ai quatorze ans.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
4/6
6.
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
My mark
7
7. Write in French what each person says about themselves. Follow the example.
Aline
Je m’appelle Aline. J’ai quatorze ans et j’habite à Bordeaux.
Hervé
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Laurent
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Michael
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Sally
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Lois
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Jenny
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
James
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
BONUS
Et toi ? __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
8
Your birthday
1. When are their birthdays ? Write the answers in English.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2. Write out these dates in full in French. Follow the example.
a
b
c
d
e
f
le trois octobre
4/5
My mark
3. Who is speaking ? Write the person’s name in the box.
a._________________
b._________________
c._________________
d._________________
e._________________
4/5
My mark
9
Your nationality and marital status
A. Fill in the grid using the words in the cloud.
e.g.
Patrice is French and lives in France.
1.
Fred is Irish and lives in Ireland.
2.
Harry is Welsh and lives in Wales.
3.
Sally is Scottish and lives in Scotland.
4.
Cathy is Australian and lives in Australia.
5.
Isabel is English and lives in England.
6.
Céline is French and lives in France.
Nationality
Country
français
France
B. Use the grid to complete the sentences. Follow the example.
e.g.
Patrice:
Je m’appelle Patrice. Je suis français et j’habite en France.
1.
Fred:
__________________________________________________________
2.
Harry:
__________________________________________________________
3.
Sally:
__________________________________________________________
4.
Cathy:
__________________________________________________________
5.
Isabel:
__________________________________________________________
6.
Céline:
__________________________________________________________
BONUS:
Et toi ?
__________________________________________________________
4/6
My mark
BONUS
10
Your likes and dislikes
1A. Using a dictionary, find the English for the words in the table.
les lapins
la radio
les chiens
les livres
le football
les chevaux
la musique
les tortues
la télévision
les poisons
les oiseaux
les tarentules
les cédéroms
les chats
les jeux
électroniques
les ordinateurs
14/16
My mark
1B. Now write a sentence to say your opinion of each of these things.
1. ___________________________________ 9.
___________________________________
2. ___________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________ 11. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________ 12. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________ 13. ___________________________________
6. ___________________________________ 14. ___________________________________
7. ___________________________________ 15. ___________________________________
8. ___________________________________ 16. ___________________________________
14/16
My mark
11
Your physical appearance
1A. Circle the words that you need to describe each person:
Je m’appelle Anne.
J’ai les cheveux blonds
courts
et raides
Je suis grande
Je suis grosse
roux
mi-longs
frisés
assez grande
assez grosse
châtain
longs
en brosse
petite
mince
Je m’appelle Barbara.
J’ai les cheveux blonds
courts
et raides
Je suis grande
Je suis grosse
roux
mi-longs
frisés
assez grande
assez grosse
châtain
longs
en brosse
petite
mince
Je m’appelle Bruno.
J’ai les cheveux blonds
courts
et raides
Je suis grand
Je suis gros
roux
mi-longs
frisés
assez grand
assez gros
châtain
longs
en brosse
petit
mince
B. Now use the same format to write a description of Sophie , Alain and Kévin.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
15/18
My mark
12
2. Fill in the right letters to complete the descriptions of each person.
1. Je m’appelle Marie. Je suis assez g_ _ _ _ _ et m_ _ _ _ et j’ai les cheveux l_ _ _ _,
raides et bl_ _ _ _.
2. Je m’appelle Jean-Marc. Je ne suis pas très g_ _ _ _. J’ai les cheveux n_ _ _ _ et
f_ _ _ _ _.
3. Je m’appelle Mme Chanel. J’ai environ 50 ans. Je ne suis pas très g_ _ _ _ _,
mais je suis m_ _ _ _. J’ai les cheveux châtains et r_ _ _ _ _. Je porte des l_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4. Je m’appelle M. Hubert. Je ne suis pas très g_ _ _ _ et je ne suis pas très m_ _ _ _.
Je suis de taille m_ _ _ _ _ _. Je n’ai pas de moustache, mais j’ai une b_ _ _ _. J’ai
les cheveux g_ _ _. Je p_ _ _ _ des lunettes.
16/17
My mark
3. Draw the correct hair and eyes onto the faces.
a
J’ai les cheveux mi-longs, châtains, et
boucles. J’ai les yeux grands et bleus.
J’ai aussi un moustache.
b
Moi, je porte des lunettes. J’ai les yeux
noirs, et les cheveux courts, blonds et
en brosse.
10/11
My mark
13
4. Match up the people and the descriptions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
BONUS Now describe the hair and eyes of the person who is left over.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6/7
My mark
BONUS
5. Tick the correct boxes for person 1 and person 2. Then draw the features for
person 3 and person 4 and tick the boxes.
6/7
My mark
14
Your character and personality
Kind of Adjective
masc. sing.
fem. sing.
masc. pl.
fem. pl.
most kinds, e.g.
grand
don’t add anything
add an ‘e’
add an ‘s’
add ‘es’
ending in ‘e’,
without an accent,
don’t add anything
don’t add anything
add an ‘s’
add an ‘s’
ending in ‘s’, e.g.
français
don’t add anything
add an ‘e’
don’t add
anything
add ‘es’
ending in ‘eux’,
e.g. heureux
don’t add anything
change ‘x’ to ‘se’
don’t add
anything
change ‘x’ to ‘ses’
ending in ‘f’, e.g.
actif
don’t add anything
change ‘f’ to ‘ve’
add an ‘s’
change ‘f’ to ‘ves’
ending in ‘ien’ or
‘on’, e.g. bon
don’t add anything
add ‘ne’
add an ‘s’
add ‘nes’
ending in ‘eil’, ‘el’
or ‘il’, e.g. cruel
don’t add anything
add ‘le’
add an ‘s’
add ‘les’
ending in ‘ier’, e.g.
fier
don’t add anything
change ‘er’ to ‘ère’
add an ‘s’
change ‘er’ to
‘ères
ending in ‘al’, e.g.
familial
don’t add anything
add an ‘e’
change ‘al’ to
‘aux’
add ‘es’
1. Use the grid above to help you to fill in the missing feminine forms of the
adjectives which describe character and personality.
Masculine
Feminine
English
agréable
pleasant
aimable
pleasant
amusant
amusing
bête
stupid
calme
calm
célèbre
famous
charmant
charming
content
happy
drôle
funny
formidable
brilliant
gentil
kind
heureux
happy
important
important
intelligent
intelligent
méchant
naughty
nerveux
nervous
15
poli
polite
sage
wise, well-behaved
sérieux
serious
sympa
nice
timide
shy
triste
sad
18/22
My mark
2. Fill in the right information and tick the correct boxes for each person.
16
3/4
My mark
3. Find the right descriptions for pictures 1, 2 and 3.
2/3
1=
2=
My mark
3=
17
EXTRA
1. Write out the underlined words in your own handwriting. Use the alphabet
guide on page 3 to help you.
Chère Emma,
Merci bien pour ta lettre et le cadeau. Tu sais combien j’aime les boucles
d’oreille, et la couleur me va à merveille. J’adore le vert.
Récemment j’ai eu de gros problèmes à l’école, non pas avec mes études
mais avec les copains. Ils me snobent et se moquent de moi derrière mon dos. Je ne
sais pas ce que j’ai fait pour mériter ça. Je suis très malheureuse.
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________ ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ ______________
______________
BONUS: Use the dictionary to find out what these words mean in English:
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________ ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ ______________
______________
11/14
My mark
BONUS
2. Write out the French telephone numbers in words.
e.g. 05.43.45.55.66
soixante-six
Zéro cinq Quarante-trois quarante-cinq cinquante-cinq
1) 02.25.90.82.71
________________________________________________________________________________
2) 07.35.32.10.60
________________________________________________________________________________
3) 03.54.12.45.66
________________________________________________________________________________
18
4) 08.46.70.09.80
________________________________________________________________________________
5) 06.15.29.46.37
________________________________________________________________________________
3/5
My mark
3. Complete the crossword in French.
4. Put the days of the week into the puzzle.
19
5. Complete the crossword in French.
20
6. Fill in the right month in the right place. Use the dictionary to help you if you
like.
11/12
My mark
7. Copy the dates on the left into the table, then match them up with the correct
date on the right. Follow the example.
le quatre mars – 4/3
11/12
My mark
21
8. How many of the “Identity Card” and “Marital Status” words from the vocabulary
list can you find in the wordsearch ? Write them down as you find them.
H
T
D
A
T
E
D
E
N
A
I
S
S
A
N
C
E
Q
D
Q
V
M
S
G
A
Q
S
C
O
R
P
H
E
L
I
N
U
T
U
H
T
E
L
L
I
F
E
N
U
E
J
E
D
M
O
N
R
U
S
S
A
S
U
Z
L
L
L
A
L
M
B
G
Y
H
W
A
B
Y
J
A
F
D
V
V
L
D
L
S
V
A
F
A
P
N
C
Q
I
Y
D
G
T
P
R
I
E
W
I
S
O
R
M
É
I
Q
P
E
Q
L
O
E
C
I
V
E
D
O
M
I
C
I
L
E
S
F
É
R
T
H
H
B
Z
A
O
F
S
W
A
A
K
É
W
X
R
C
G
A
P
U
V
A
Q
S
I
Y
D
S
F
N
T
C
A
G
R
U
P
E
X
I
D
I
G
B
Q
O
I
N
E
E
N
N
M
O
K
W
R
G
K
A
T
Z
K
U
L
G
L
E
D
D
R
A
V
G
Q
D
N
S
W
N
O
V
Z
O
S
V
K
O
M
U
H
I
J
K
X
F
R
Q
A
J
Y
L
E
Q
E
W
R
G
O
E
D
F
A
U
S
P
É
K
T
D
M
Z
D
V
L
É
Z
S
N
I
D
D
I
T
P
R
F
L
A
D
Y
K
H
E
M
J
K
K
É
L
V
P
G
S
A
I
T
O
C
U
Q
R
R
U
G
G
O
O
R
Q
T
V
Y
P
F
B
Z
E
R
T
Y
Z
N
F
Y
Z
D
Y
P
Q
E
I
É
R
U
N
I
A
F
I
S
O
D
V
T
J
U
M
Z
G
X
S
V
Y
R
F
H
L
M
W
M
L
J
Z
J
N
K
A
Z
U
Q
P
O
E
D
T
L
C
É
G
H
J
R
R
B
K
W
F
A
S
Q
Y
Y
Z
O
X
Y
H
H
C
K
U
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
9. Unscramble each of the nationalities. Take the letters that appear in
and unscramble them for the final message.
boxes
22
ASSESSMENT
A. Fill in this identity form with your own details. Where appropriate you should
write in FRENCH.
Fiche d’identité
Nom
……………………….………………………………
Prénom(s)
……………………………………………………….
Age
……………………..ans
Date de naissance
……………………………………………………….
Nationalité
……………………………………………………….
Domicile
……………………………………………………….
Etat civil
célibataire / marié(e) / séparé(e) / divorcé(e) /
veuf(ve)
Profession
....................................................................
Taille
................................mètres
Poids
...............................kilos
Cheveux
....................
Yeux
....................
Personnalité
.....................................................................
....................
....................
.....................................................................
11/13
My mark
23
B. Describe yourself in French. Write in full sentences and include as much
information as possible.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
13/20
My mark
24
25
VOCABULAIRE
Situation de famille
célibataire
divorcé
divorcée
marié
mariée
veuf
veuve
fiancé
fiancée
orphelin
orpheline
séparé
séparée
Marital status
single
divorced (m.)
divorced (f.)
married (m.)
married (f.)
widow
widower
engaged (m.)
engaged (f.)
orphan (m.)
orphan (f.)
separated (m.)
separated (f.)
Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
The days of the week
Salutations
Comment t’appellestu ?
Je m’appelle
Et toi ?
Ça va ?
Oui, ça va, et toi ?
Ça va très bien, merci
Bof !
Bonjour
Salut
Au revoir
Oui
Non
S’il vous plaît
Merci
Monsieur
Madame
Mademoiselle
Greetings
What are you called ?
La carte d’identité
la date de naissance
le lieu de naissance
le nom
le nom de famille
le prénom
le nom de jeune fille
le surnom
la taille
l’adresse
le domicile
le numéro de
téléphone
la rue
la ville
Identity card
date of birth
place of birth
name
surname
first name
maiden name
nickname
height / size
address
place of residence
phone number
Avoir
j’ai
tu as
il a
elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont
elles ont
To have
I have
you (sg.) have
he has
she has
we have
you (pl.) have
they (m.)have
they (f.) have
Les nombres
un
deux
trois
quatre
cinq
six
sept
huit
neuf
dix
onze
douze
treize
quatorze
quinze
seize
dix-sept
dix-huit
dix-neuf
vingt
vingt-et-un
vingt-deux
vingt-trois
vingt-quatre
vingt-cinq
vingt-six
vingt-sept
vingt-huit
vingt-neuf
trente
trente-et-un
Être
je suis
tu es
il est
elle est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils sont
elles sont
To be
I am
you (sg.) are
he is
she is
we are
you (pl.) are
they (m.) are
they (f.) are
Les jours de la
semaine
lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
I am called
And you ?
How are you ?
I’m OK, and you ?
I’m fine, thanks
So-so
Hello/good morning
Hi
Goodbye
Yes
No
Please
Thankyou
Mr. / Sir
Mrs. / Madam
Miss
street
town
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
26
Les mois de l’année
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre
The months of the
year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Les ages et les
anniversaires
Quel âge as-tu?
J’ai ... ans
Quelle est la date de
ton anniversaire?
Mon anniversaire,
c’est le dix mai
Bon anniversaire!
Ages and birthdays
Les cheveux et les
yeux
les yeux bleus
les yeux bruns
les yeux verts
les yeux noisette
les cheveux blonds
les cheveux châtains
les cheveux roux
les cheveux noirs
les cheveux courts
les cheveux mi-longs
les cheveux longs
les cheveux frisés
les cheveux bouclés
les cheveux ondulés
les cheveux raides
les cheveux en
brosse
chauve
une barbe
une frange
des lunettes
la moustache
la natte
la queue de cheval
Hair and eyes
How old are you?
I am ... years old
What is the date of
your birthday?
My birthday is the 10th
of May
Happy birthday!
blue eyes
brown eyes
green eyes
hazel eyes
blond hair
brown hair
ginger hair
black hair
short hair
mid-length hair
long hair
curly/frizzy hair
curly hair
wavy hair
straight hair
spiky hair
bald
a beard
a fringe
glasses
a moustache
a plait
a ponytail
Les Nationalités
allemand/allemande
américain/américaine
anglais/anglaise
autrichien/autrichienne
belge/belge
britannique
canadien/canadienne
écossais/écossaise
espagnol/espagnole
français/française
gallois/galloise
grec/grecque
hollandais/hollandaise
irlandais/irlandaise
italien/italienne
portugais/portugaise
suisse
Tu es comment?
agréable
amusant(e)
bavard/bavarde
branché/branchée
bronzé(e)
coléreux/coléreuse
costaud
de taille moyenne
ennuyeux/ennuyeuse
énorme
fort
gentil(le)
gourmand/gourmande
grand/grande
gros/grosse
heureux/heureuse
joli(e)
laid(e)
maladroit/maladroite
marrant/marrante
mince
minuscule
paresseux/paresseuse
petit/petite
sportif/sportive
timide
assez
très
trop
Nationalities
German
American
English
Austrian
Belgian
British
Canadian
Scottish
Spanish
French
Welsh
Greek
Dutch
Irish
Italian
Portuguese
Swiss
What kind of person
are you?
pleasant
funny
chatty
trendy
tanned
bad-tempered
stocky
medium-sized
boring
enormous
strong
kind
greedy
tall, big
fat
happy
pretty
ugly
clumsy
fun, funny
thin
tiny
lazy
small, short
sporty
shy
quite, fairly
very
too
27