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Learning outcomes

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You will learn how to:1 talk about nationalities

2 briefl y describe people

3 point people and things out

4 use the verb être (to be)

5 express pain or annoyance.

3 Lucie, l’héroïne

Meet the lifeguards at Aquaboulevard, the biggest aquatic centre in Paris.

Listen, read and repeat the sentences.

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Je m’appelle Léa.Je suis algérienne.

Je m’appelle Manon.Je suis française.

Je m’appelle Julien.Je suis néo-calédonien.

Je m’appelle Nathalie.Je suis canadienne.

Je m’appelle Daniel.Je suis réunionnais.

Je m’appelle Simon.Je suis américain.

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Théo has invited Lucie to spend the day at Aquaboulevard with two of his friends from school.

Lucie, l’héroïne !

PLOUF !

La fi lle là-bas, qui est-ce?

Elle est comment ? Elle est sympa.

Salut, Théo !C’est Yasmina.

Salut, Lucie !

Ah bon ? Bonjour, Lucie. Ça va ?

Yasmina, voici Lucie. Elle est australienne.

Ça va, merci. Ah, voilà Tran. Attention, Tran !

Ahhhh ! Vite, un maître-nageur !

Bravo, Lucie !

Salut… ! Aïe ! Mince !

Quelle championne !

De rien.

Merci beaucoup.

Ça va ?

Ça va. Ça va.Le pauvre Tran !

Il est marrant !

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Now fi nd out where the lifeguards were born.

1 Listen, read and repeat.

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Daniel est de Saint-Denis.

Léa est d’Alger.

Manon est de Paris.

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Le monde francophone

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Julien est de Nouméa.

Nathalie est de Montréal.

Simon est de la Nouvelle-Orléans.

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French is the fi rst language of more than 77 million people and is spoken by approximately 170 million people worldwide. It is also the most commonly spoken second language in the world after English. French is truly an international language.

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Nounsla fi lle girlle garçon boyle maître-nageur lifeguard

Adjectivesaustralien(ne) Australianmarrant(e) funnypauvre poorsympa nicegénial(e) great

Key words and expressionsaïe ! ouch!attention ! look out!beaucoup a lot, very muchbravo ! well done!

de rien you’re welcome (it’s nothing)là-bas over theremince ! damn!quelle championne ! what a champion!voici this is, here is/arevoilà there is/are, there you are

Questions and answersQui est-ce ? Who is it?C’est Yasmina. It’s Yasmina.Il est comment ? What is he like?Il est… He is…Elle est comment ? What is she like?Elle est… She is…

What is an adjective?An adjective is a describing word.

Many adjectives in French have one ending for males (the masculine form) and another for females (the feminine form). This means that there is a difference not only in the spelling of these words but in how they sound too.

Some adjectives, though, don’t change from the masculine to the feminine form.

We use adjectives to describe someone’s nationality.

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masculine feminine américain américaine algérien algérienne australien australienne canadien canadienne français française néo-calédonien néo-calédonienne

Tu es américain ? Oui, je suis américain. Tu es française ? Oui, je suis française.

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masculine feminine Il est marrant. marrant marrante Elle est marrante.

masculine feminine pauvre pauvre Il est sympa. sympa sympa Elle est sympa.Sam

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1 Practise the following dialogue with a partner.

A Le garçon là-bas, qui est-ce ?

B C’est Nicolas.

A Il est français ?

B Oui, il est français. Il est de Paris.


A La fi lle là-bas, elle s’appelle comment ?

B Elle s’appelle Sophie.

A Elle est française ?

B Oui, elle est française. Elle est de Nice.

A Elle est comment ?

B Elle est sympa.


Le maître-nageur là-bas, il s’appelle comment ? elle

Il s’appelle Arnaud. Elle Amandine. Thomas.

Il est de Paris ? Elle Montréal ?

Oui. Il est de Paris.Non. Elle Montréal. Nouméa.

Il est comment ? Elle

Il est sympa. Elle marrant(e). génial(e).

4 Now replace the names and cities in 3 with your own words. Practise the conversation with a partner.

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What is a noun?A noun is the name of a thing, animal, person, place or idea.

le livre le chien Théo Paris la beauté

What is gender?Gender is the classifi cation of a word as masculine, feminine or neuter. In French all nouns are either masculine or feminine. In English most nouns are neuter, that is, we refer to them as ‘it’.

What is number?Number tells us whether a word is singular or plural. Words are said to be singular when they refer to one person or thing, and plural when they refer to more than one.

The defi nite article (‘the’)For a masculine singular noun the word for ‘the’ is le.

le garçon le croissant le drapeau tricolore

For a feminine singular noun the word for ‘the’ is la.

la fi lle la baguette la bise

When the noun begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or silent h, l’ is used. You cannot tell the gender of these nouns so you need to make a special effort to learn these.

l’agenda l’école l’héroïne l’hôtel

For all plural nouns, masculine and feminine, the word for ‘the’ is les.

les garçons les baguettes les héroïnes

Why should I learn this?In French, the gender of a noun often affects the way other words in a sentence are spelt and pronounced. So when you are learning a new noun you need to learn its gender as well as its spelling and meaning.

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Nouns referring to males are usually masculine.• le garçon le prince

Nouns referring to females are usually feminine.• la fi lle la princesse

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Grammaire

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Culture

How did the French language become so widespread?

During the eighteenth century, France set up colonies in the Americas and later in Africa, Asia and the Pacifi c. French traders and missionaries introduced their language and culture to the local people. Although most of these places are no longer colonies, French remains one of the offi cial languages in many countries.

Salut ! Je m’appelle Khaled.

Je suis d’Alger en Algérie.

Many of my classes are taught in French but I aways speak Arabic in the

playground and at home. My country is referred to as francophone (French-speaking) because of the

French language connection.

LeLe and leslesLe and les need to be pronounced clearly so that your listener can tell whether you are talking about a singular or a plural noun.


le garçon la fi lle la baguette

les garçons les fi lles les baguettes

LiaisonThere is a link in sound after les when the next word begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or silent h. This linking of sounds is called liaison and allows you to speak quickly and smoothly. A liaison between les and the following word makes a ‘zzz’ sound.


les agendas les écoles les héroïnes

The letter aFrench and English share the same alphabet but most of the letters are pronounced quite differently. Take the letter a, for example. It sounds more like ‘ah’ than the fl at sound we use in words like ‘cat’ or ‘rat’.

3 Listen, read and repeat the names of the following French-speaking countries.

Madagascar Canada Mali Tchad Maroc

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What is a verb?A verb is a ‘doing’, ‘being’ or ‘having’ word.

The verb être (to be) is the most frequently used verb in French. It is called an irregular verb because its forms do not follow a set pattern. This means that it has to be learnt off by heart.

Have you noticed that there are two different words for ‘you’ in French? When you are talking to someone your own age, a good friend or a member of your family you use tu. Use vous (the polite form) when talking to anyone else or more than one person.

There are also two words for ‘they’. Ils is for two or more males or a group of males and females. Elles is for two or more females.

VoiciVoici and voilàvoilàVoici and voilà are very useful words in French. Voici can be used to introduce people.

Yasmina, voici Lucie. Yasmina, this is Lucie.

It is also used to point out someone or something.

Voici les baguettes. Here are the breadsticks.

Voilà can also be used to point out someone or something, or when you hand something to someone.

Voilà la tour Eiffel ! There’s the Eiffel Tower! Voilà, Lucie. There you are, Lucie.

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A table showing all the different forms of a verb is called a verb conjugation.

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être to be je suis I am singular tu es you are il est he is elle est she is

nous sommes we are plural vous êtes you are ils sont they are elles sont they are

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Ah bon ? Bonjour, Lucie. Ça va ?

Yasmina, voici Lucie.

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The letters anan and enenWhen a is followed by n it makes a nasal sound.


français marrant restaurant

The letters en also make this sound.


agenda comment centre

The letters ienien and ienneienneThe letters ien are pronounced differently from ienne.

Listen, read and repeat.

australien néo-calédonien vietnamien

australienne néo-calédonienne vietnamienne

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Match each of the following mini-dialogues to the correct illustration.a Voici Julien. Il est néo-calédonien.

Il est de Nouméa. Il est très sympa.

b –Aïe ! Mince !–Ça va ?–Ça va mal, très mal !

c –Ah voilà David Douillet !–Quel champion !

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1 Translate these sentences into English.

a Nathalie, voici Sylvie.

b Voici Lucas et Julien.

c Voici les baguettes.

d Voici le drapeau tricolore.

2 Vrai ou faux ? Decide whether the following are true or false. Correct the false statements and write your answers in your notebook.a Julien est néo-calédonien.

b Nathalie est de Tanger.

c Nouméa est en Nouvelle-Calédonie.

d Montréal est en Algérie.

3 Write out the following dialogue in your notebook, using the phrases in the box to fi ll the gaps. Then, with a partner, practise reading the dialogue together.

Et toi ? Il est comment ? À bientôt, Alex. Comment ça va ? Il s’appelle Jean.

Alex : Bonjour, Ophélie.

Ophélie : Salut, Alex. Pas mal.

Alex : Ça va bien, merci. Le garçon là-bas, il s’appelle comment ?

Ophélie : Il est algérien.

Alex: Ah bon ?

Ophélie : Il est sympa.

Alex : À tout à l’heure, Ophélie.

4 In your notebook, create a cartoon story featuring Amelia, an Australian girl from Darwin, and Jacques, a French boy from Marseilles, who are meeting for the fi rst time.

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Au point Lucie, l’héroïne • Unité 3

Now you can:

1 talk about nationalities

Tu es australien(ne) ? Are you Australian?

Oui, je suis Yes, I amaustralien(ne). Australian.

Tu es français(e) ? Are you French?

Non, je suis algérien(ne). No, I am Algerian.

américain(e) American

canadien(ne) Canadian

néo-calédonien(ne) New Caledonian

Il est de Nouméa. He is from Noumea.

Il est de la He is fromNouvelle-Orléans. New Orleans.

Elle est de Montréal. She is from Montreal.

Elle est d’Alger. She is from Algiers.

2 briefl y describe people

cool cool

génial(e) great

marrant(e) funny

sympa nice

3 point out people and things

voici here is, here are, this is

voilà there is, here are, there you are

Le garçon là-bas, Who is that boy qui est-ce ? over there?

La fi lle là-bas, Who is that girl qui est-ce ? over there?

4 use the verb êtreêtre (to be)

je suis I am

tu es you are

il est he is

elle est she is

nous sommes we are

vous êtes you are

ils sont they are

elles sont they are

5 express pain or annoyance

aïe ! ouch!

mince ! damn!

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