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LIRE 1-38

Say it in French!

This lesson gives you more practice saying and understanding sentences in French.

Listen and repeat the sentences as you go through the video.

Then complete your worksheet by copying and translating the sentences.


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Lire 1 – Lesson 38
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LIRE 1-37

Avoir – to have

This lesson reviews the verb avoir – to have.

  • I have = j’ai*
  • you have (singular) = tu as
  • he has = il a
  • she has = elle a
  • it has = il a or elle a
  • we have = nous avons
  • you have (plural) = vous avez
  • they have = ils ont or elles ont

*Because the verb starts with a vowel, je contracts to j’.

Listen and repeat the forms of the verb avoir as you play the video.

Today’s worksheet gives you some more practice with this important verb.


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LIRE 1-36

To Be – Être

These words describe “being.” Make sure you memorize them as they are some of the most common words in French.

  • I am = je suis
  • you are = tu es
  • he is = il est
  • she is = elle est
  • it is = il est or elle est
  • we are = nous sommes
  • you are = vous êtes
  • they are = ils sont or elles sont

Watch the video and repeat the being words out loud.

For your worksheet today, you will be writing and reviewing the being words to help you to memorize them.

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Lire 1 – Lesson 36
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LIRE 1-35

Bonne année

It’s story time again! Look over the text from our story, Bonne année. Play the video below to listen to the story.

Do you like to talk on the phone?

– Je m’appelle René.
– J’ai un vélo et un chien, Pépé.
– Le bébé a une poupée.
– Le téléphone!
– Bonjour!
– Bonne année, Grand-mère !

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Lire 1 – Lesson 35
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LIRE 1-34

Vocabulary

This lesson introduces the vocabulary that you will need to know to read and understand our second story.

This story features the “ay” sound made by the letter é. When you’re writing words with this accent mark over the letter “e”. make sure that you slant your accent in the correct direction. When it’s slanted differently, it makes a different sound.

le vélo = the bike
la poupée = the doll
le bébé = the baby
le téléphone = the phone
l’année = the year
un chien /strong> = a dog
bonjour = hello (good day)
bonne année = happy new year (good year)
grand-mère = grandmother

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Lire 1 – Lesson 34
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LIRE 1-02

Vocabulary

This lesson introduces some more vocabulary that you will need to know to read and understand our first story.

la souris = the mouse
le lit = the bed
le tapis = the rug
le livre = the book
La Bible = the Bible
bonjour = hello (good day!)
au revoir = goodbye
bonne nuit = good night

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Lire 1 – Lesson 2
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LIRE 1-03

La Souris

It’s story time! Here is a sneak peek at the text from our story, La Souris. Play the video below to listen to the story.

Can you understand what Mimi is saying?

– Bonjour. Je suis une souris.
– Je m’appelle Mimi.
– Je suis petite.
– Voici mon lit, mon tapis, mon ami Rémi, et mon livre favori.
– Au revoir. Bonne nuit.

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Lire 1 – Lesson 3
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LIRE 1-04

La Souris – Story Review

Read the story from the text below. Be sure to read it aloud, so that you can get some practice saying the French words and phrases.

– Bonjour. Je suis une souris.
– Je m’appelle Mimi.
– Je suis petite.
– Voici mon lit, mon tapis, mon ami Rémi, et mon livre favori.
– Au revoir. Bonne nuit.

Can you translate all the phrases from the story?

Today’s video has some interactive multiple choice questions for you. Depending on your screen size, you might need to scroll a bit to see all the options.

As usual, there is a worksheet below.

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Lire 1 – Lesson 4
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LIRE 1-05

Translation Exercise

Today’s lesson gives you some phrases to translate from French to English and from English to French.

The video will give you a chance to hear and repeat the French phrases before you do your worksheet.

You can also use the video to review the phrases when you are finished.

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Lire 1 – Lesson 5
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LIRE 1-06

Matching and Translation

Today’s video reviews some vocabulary from the story and explains a bit about how articles (the, a, an) are used in French.

Today’s worksheet contains a matching game and translation exercise.

It gives you a little more practice with the vocabulary from the story La Souris.

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Lire 1 – Lesson 6
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