Chapitre 1 – Bonjour !
Entraînement
The “Entraînement” or Training section will give you a chance to use the vocabulary you just learned. You’ll use basic greetings, talk about professions, describe the classroom, learn classroom instructions, and list the days of the week.
Faisons la connaissance de Sarah Smith.
Listen to how Sarah introduces herself. Use the same expressions to introduce yourself.
You may slow down the recording by using the gauge on the bottom right-hand side of the player. To enlarge the video, select the diagonal arrows on the bottom right of the player.
Read the French basic greetings. Translate each one orally or write it on paper. Then, verify your work. Select the arrow beside each item to view the correct English translation.
Let’s listen to and use greetings
In the following learning activity, there are several written exercises and recordings which use basic greetings. To advance to the next question in the exercise below, select the grey bar at the bottom, to the right of the blue segment of the bar. To increase the size of the exercises select the arrows on the bottom right-hand side of the H5P item.
What are these people’s professions? Select the image boxes below and place each one under the appropriate French word. Then use the “Vérifier” button to check your work.
Présentations
Complétez les phrases.
Select the best answer, then use the “Vérifier” button to check your answer. To move to the next question, select the right arrow “>”.
Press “play” to listen to the recording of a list of vocabulary presented in the flashcards below. After you hear each word, type it, then use the “Check” button to verify your answer. Be sure to pause the recording and rewind when necessary.
Qu’est-ce que c’est? – What is it?
This activity requires access to your microphone. By default, it may be blocked. In this case, you can grant access on the top, right-hand corner of your browser. Select the video icon then choose “Continue allowing https://opentextbc.ca to access your microphone.”
Beware – this technology is still in development. It helps to use an external microphone. This type of activity only works in Google Chrome browser.
Les consignes pour la salle de classe
Learning classroom instructions in French will enable you to become more immersed in the language. Let’s see how well we know them.
- Répondez aux questions en disant une consigne en français à voix haute.
- Vous avez besoin d’employer un microphone externe et le navigateur “Chrome.”
This activity requires access to your microphone. By default, it may be blocked. In this case, you can grant access on the top, right-hand corner of your browser. Select the video icon then choose “Continue allowing https://opentextbc.ca to access your microphone.”
Beware – this technology is still in development. It helps to use an external microphone. This type of activity only works in Google Chrome browser.
Be sure to verify the accuracy of your pronunciation with your teacher or a French speaker.
We have learned the days of the week in French. Let’s see how well we remember them by completing the exercise below.
Introductions
Let's meet
Instructions
an instruction
out loud
You need
to use
external
browser
