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Le 24 janvier 2017

What you need for French


1. One 2 quire book (192 pages) / 3 quire book (288 pages)
2. Narrow spine file + A4 plastic pockets
3. Three pens (different colours) for notes taking
4. Smartphone (with earphones & data plan) to use as dictionary and for
Quizlet. Download the following from the app store:

4.1. French best

4.2. Lobs / La conjugasion

4.3. Sign up on Quizlet (you will an e-mail address from GMAIL or your
FACEBOOK account)

5. French English visual dictionary (by DK publishers) available at Exclusive


Books

African French
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Hqfo8FrVA 2015.01.29)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Francophone Africa. The countries coloured dark blue had a population of 370 million in 2014.[1] In
2050 their population is forecast to reach between 785 million[2] and 837 million.[1]

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French-language graffiti on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis, in March 2012. The graffiti says: "LONG LIVE
TUNISIA (Vive la Tunisie), free and democratic".
African French (French: franais africain) is the generic name of the varieties of French spoken by an
estimated 120 million (2010) people in Africa spread across 24 francophone countries.[3] This includes those
who speak French as a first or second language in these 31 francophone African countries (dark blue on the
map), but it does not include French speakers living in non-francophone African countries. Africa is thus the
continent with the most French speakers in the world.[3] French arrived in Africa as a colonial language.
These African French speakers are now an important part of the Francophonie.

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In Africa, French is often spoken alongside indigenous languages, but in some areas it has become a first
language, such as in the region ofAbidjan, Cte d'Ivoire[4] or Libreville, Gabon. In some countries it is a first
language among some classes of the population, such as inTunisia and Morocco where French is a first
language among theupper classes (many people in the upper classes are simultaneous bilinguals in
Arabic/French), but only a second language among the general population.
In each of the francophone African countries French is spoken with local specificities in terms of
pronunciation and vocabulary. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_French 2015.01.29)

African member states of La Francophonie[edit]

10,000-Central African CFA franc (15; US$20) banknote, used in 6 countries of central Africa.

Membership of the Organisation internationale de la Francophoniedoes not require or imply that the French
language is a primary language, or even a widely understood language, in a particular country. The names of
countries that were never ruled by a Francophone colonial power (France or Belgium) are italicised. Algeria, a
former part of metropolitan France and the second largest francophone country in Africa, has so far refused
to join theOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie due to political tensions with France.

Benin (official language)


Burkina Faso (official language)
Burundi (official language, with Kirundi)
Cameroon (official language, with English)
Cape Verde (Portuguese as main language)
Central African Republic (official language, with Sango)

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Chad (official language, with Arabic)


Comoros (official language, with Shikomor and Arabic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (official language)
Republic of the Congo (official language)
Cte d'Ivoire (official language)
Djibouti (official language, with Arabic)
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea (official language, with Spanish and Portuguese)
France (official language)
Mayotte (official language)
Runion (official language)
Gabon (official language)
Guinea (official language)
Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese as main language)
Madagascar (official language, with Malagasy)
Mali (official language)
Mauritania (French is commonly used)
Mauritius (French is widely used)
Morocco (French is commonly used)
Niger (official language)

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Rwanda (Although Rwanda has changed its second official language from French to English, French is
spoken by the older generation)

So Tom and Prncipe (Portuguese as main language)


Senegal (official language)
Seychelles (official language, with English and Creole)
Togo (official language)
Tunisia (French is commonly used)

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/countries-with-most-french-language-speaker-map.html
(2015.01.29)

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy-1/francophony-1113/the-status-of-french-in-the-world/

French alphabet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7SgUKAfwX0 (2015.01.29)

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Le 26 janvier 2017
LES SALUTATIONS / GREETINGS

GREETING AND SAYING BYE


FRANAIS ENGLISH
Bonjour! Good day!
Bonsoir! Good evening!
Salut! Hi/hello!
Au revoir! Good bye!
Bonjour/bonsoir Monsieur Zulu Mister [My Sir]
Madame Ehlers Mrs [My Lady]
Mademoiselle Smith Miss [My Damsel]

Monsieur = My Sir Abbreviation is M.


Madame = My lady Abbreviation is Mme
Mademoiselle = My damsel Abbreviation is Mlle

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TO FIND OUT HOW THEY ARE DOING


FRANAIS ENGLISH
Formal greeting (Le vouvoiement, vouvoyer)
(people older than you to show respect/ a group of people)
Comment allez-vous? How are you doing?
- Trs bien, merci! Et vous? Very well, thank you! And you?
- Trs bien aussi. Merci. Very well too.Thank you.

Casual Greeting (Le tutoiement, tutoyer)


(your peers or family members)
Comment a va? How is it? / How is it going?
Comment vas-tu? How are you doing?
- Trs bien, merci! Et toi? Very well, thank you! And you?
- a va bien, merci! Et toi? Its going well, thank you. And you?

Bonjour song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkQrLXaEOTg (2015.2.02)

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French alphabet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LYy3P2okyw


(2015.2.02)
Le 02 fvrier 2017
Lalphabet
a e i o u
Aah B E eF I O Q
aasH C [s] eL J [JIE] U
Kaah D eM iX
G [j] eN Y [i-grec]
P aiR
T eS
V Zed
W [doubl
v]

= a accent grave
= e accent aigu
= e accent circonflexe
= i trma

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peler = To spell

Tiret (dash) = trait dunion


Apostrophe
Emma : E deux M A
Pierre = P I E deux R E
Anne-Marie = A deux N E tiret M A R I E

Bonjour. Je mappelle name surname. a scrit (its written)

Marie Antoinette

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Comment allez-vous? (la liason)


Comment vas-tu ?

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Homework for the 10th Feb = Le devoir pour le 10 fvrier


On Quizlet, learn to:
1. The French alphabet + spelling your names and surname
2. Greet & say bye to people
3. Start learning numbers, 0 30
NB: Your progress on Quizlet is monitored almost everyday

The class on the 05th February


stopped here.

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Le 07 fvrier 2017

Spelling exercise

Bonjour. Je mappelle name surname. a scrit (its written)

Space = espace

Deux S

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coute et lis = Listen and read

Tu comprends ces mots franais? = You understand these French words ?

Dessine-les. = Draw them

Tu connais la France? = You know France ? Match.

Un croissant

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Exercice 3

En petits groupes. Trouvez dautres mots franais. = In small groups. Find other
French words.

1.

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TO WISH PEOPLE THINGS

FRANAIS ENGLISH
Bonne journe! Have a nice day!
Bon aprs-midi! Have a good afternoon!
Bonne soire! Have a good evening!
Bon apptit! Enjoy your meal!
A bientt! See you soon!
Joyeux anniversaire! Happy birthday!
Joyeux Nol! Merry Christmas
Bonne anne! Happy New Year
Joyeuses Pques! Happy Easter!
Joyeuse St Valentin Happy St Valentines

Ask and answering questions. / Linterrogation

Quest-ce que cest a? = [What is it that it is this?] What is this?

Cest quoi a? = Whats this?

Cest:

1. un livre = a book
2. un stylo = a pen
3. un crayon = a pencil
4. une rgle = a ruler
5. un cahier = a notebook
6. un tableau = a whiteboard
7. une trousse = a space case
8. une gomme = an eraser

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Le 09 mars 2017
For your oral (17 March 2017)
a) Do greetings with your chosen partner and introduce yourselves by giving your names
and surnames. Spell your names ONLY.
b) On your own, count up to 20
c) On your own, recite the days of the week
Your will be assessed on pronunciation and memory
This oral will be out of 20.

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Dans la Mthode de Franais (MdF)

Page 11 (Faisons connaissance = Let us know each other)


1. Choisis deux bonnes rponses. / Choose two correct answers.
Sur les photos, il y a: / On the photos, there is
a) il y a des lves en classe il y a = There is/are
b) Il y a des amis sur Internet.
des lves = pupils
c) Il y a des garons et des filles.
des amis = friends

des garons = boys

des filles = girls


Page 12
sur = on (prep)
Un prnom = a first name
Un nom = a surname

Comment tu tappelles ? [How you yourself call] = What is your name ?


Je mappelle ______________.
Un pseudo

Exercice 3
a) 2
b) 2&3
c) 1 Puis = and
d) 1&3
then
Page 14
Exercice 1: Ecoute et lis. Puis associe

Homework
Study the following on Quzilet:
- Days of the week
- Numbers 0 20
- and Speech to introduce yourself

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Le 13 mars 2017

sappeler = to call oneself

used to give your name

Moi, je mappelle Pierre. Me, my name is Peter.


Toi, tu tappelles Marie. You, your name is Mary.
Elle, elle sappelle Manon. Her, her name is Manon.
Lui, il sappelle Sashan. Him, his name is Sashan.
Nous, nous nous appelons Bafana Us, we call ourselves BB.
Bafana.
Vous, vous vous appelez comment ? You, whats your name ?
Elles, elles sappellent Banyana Them, they call themselves BB.
Banyana. Them, they call themselves
Eux, ils sappellent Springboks. Springboks.

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Le 17 mars 2017

Part 1 :
What to study for the Cycle Test on the 23rd March?

a) Greetings & saying bye (on Quizlet)


b) Les chiffres 0 30 (on Quizlet)
c) Space case items (on Quizlet)
d) To wish people things (on Quizlet)
e) Know how to conjugate the verb sappeler (as per the
notes taken in class)
f) Understand the concept of Pronoms Toniques & Pronoms
personnels. (as per the notes taken in class)

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Le 31 mars 2017

Part 1:
P. 16, ex 1 (Observe et coute / Observe and listen)

Quest-ce que cest? = What is it that it is What is this?

Un jeu vido = a video game

Un site Internet = a website

Rcoute. Associe les questions et les rponses. / Listen


again. Match the Q&A.

2. Non, cest un message sur Adosocial. = No, its a message


on Adosocial.

Quest-ce que cest?

Cest + nom (singulier)

Cest un dictionnaire.

Cest une rgle.

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Les articles indfinis Les articles dfinis


THE
un = a/an masculin le masculin
une = a/an fminin la l fminin
des = some pluriel les pluriel

Un garcon = a boy le garcon

une fille = a girl/daughter la fille

un avatar = a profile picture lavatar

des garons/filles/avatars

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Le verbe tre

Les pronoms personnels

Je = I, Tu = You (casual), Elle = She, il = He, On = We (casual),


Nous = We (formal), Vous (formal), Elles = They (girls), ils =
They (boys)

Je suis I am
Tu es You are
Elle / il / on est She is / He is / We are
Nous sommes We are
Vous tes You (all) are
Elles / ils sont They are

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Le verbe avoir = to have

Jai I have
Tu as You have
Elle a She has
Nous avons We have
Vous avez You have
Elles ont They have

Sappeler, tre, avoir (will be in your test)

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Exercice 4

Observe chaque avatar. = Observe each icon.

Quest-ce que cest? = What is it ?

Aide-toi du vocabulaire. = Help yourself with

a. Cest une photo.


b. Cest un animal.
c. Cest un dessin. = Its a drawing

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d. Cest un avatar.

Exercice 5

Lis le forum. = Read the forum.

Qui participe ? = Who participates ?

Sur Internet, tu es ? = On the internet, you are ?

Lavatar de Husky est un animal, cest le chat. = The icon for


Husky is an animal, its the cat.

Lavatar de Girl1 sont des personnages de jeu vido. = video


game characters.

Lavatar de Vanille, cest un dessin. Cest la photo c.

Mon cours dinformatique = My IT class/lesson

coute ladresse mail de Paul puis associe. = Listen to the e-


mail address of Paul and then associate.

@ = arobase

full stop = point

dash = tiret (-)


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hyphen = un trait dunion (-)

Anne-Lise

Mon adresse mail, cest polo-coco@gmail.com

NEXT TIME I SEE YOU? ILL EXPECT EVERYONE TO SAY THEIR


E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO PRACTICE FOR ORAL LATER ON.

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Le 15 mai 2017

NEXT TIME I SEE YOU? ILL EXPECT EVERYONE TO SAY THEIR


E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO PRACTICE FOR ORAL LATER ON.
NOISE MAKERS

1. Bonjour tout le monde! Mon adresse lectroniqueRemo x2


/ ml,
Sashan
cest : siphosmiler@gmail.com. Merci ! Phume

Naledi
2. sashanvandayar@gmail.com
Eben x2
3. lucas.j.k.888@gmail.com Milkias

4. neonice1411@gmail.com Bokang

Khanya
5. milkiaszing@gmail.com keo

6. bokang1023@gmail.com Lucas

7. feziwe10@gmail.com
8. tylersmedmor@gmail.com
9. anna@picturenet.co.za
10. rebeccatomatala@gmail.com
11. remomoks@gmail.com
12. livealot11@gmail.com
13. runikanez@gmail.com
14. ptshabalala799__gmail.com
15. minkyteesibiya__gmail.com

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French test tomorrow (25 May 2017)

Use your notes, textbook (p. 12 17) and Quizlet (where possible) to
study the following:

- Vocabulary on websites / filling in forms online. [9 marks]


- Numbers 0 31 (know how to spell them correctly). Quizlet can
help you a lot to achieve that. [15 marks]
- Filling in a registration form online. [5 marks]
- List the Les articles dfinis and Les articles indfinis in French.
Explain when these are used. [10 marks]
- Know the equivalent of French pronoms personnels with the
English, e.g. je = I, tu = you (casual), etc. [10 marks]
- Conjugate sappeler, tre and avoir [21 marks]

TOTAL = 70 marks

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Le 02 juin 2017
Page 18
Cultures
Pseudonymes et surnoms clbres
= Famous usernames & nicknames
Qui sont ? = Who are ?

Molire Son vrai nom est Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. Il


est franais.
His real name is
Coco Chanel Son vrai nom est Gabrielle Bonheur. Elle est
franaise.
Stromae Son vrai nom est Paul Va n Haver. Il est
belge.
Zep / Herg Son vrai nom est Georges Prosper Remi. Il
est belge.
Surnoms

Ils sont clbres et ils ont un surnom. = They are famous and
they have nicknames.

Le devoir / Homework

Pages 21,

- ex 7
- ex 11

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La correction du devoir
Page 21
Ex 7 (le verbe sappeler)

Transforme avec le verbe sappeler, comme dans lexemple.


Exemple: Mon prnom, cest Paul. Je mappelle Paul.

a. Toi, cest Julie ? Tu tappelles Julie ?


b. Voici Valentin et Romain. Ils sappellent Valentin et
Romain.
c. Nous, cest Lucien et Nina ! Nous nous appelons
Lucien et Nina !
d. Voici Emma. Elle sappelle Emma.
e. Vous, cest Alexis et Lola ? Vous vous appelez Alexis
et Lola ?

Ex 11 Le verbe tre

Fais (Faire = to do/make)

(tu / une super amie) Tu es une super amie !

a. (Nous / amis) Nous sommes amis.


b. (je / un personnage de jeu vido) je suis un
personnage de jeu vido.
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c. (mon ami / un animal) Mon ami est un animal.

Tu es = You are

Il/elle est = He/she is

d. (vous / super) Vous tes super.

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Entranement = Training
Page 20
Ex 3

Quest-ce que cest ?


a. Cest un animal. / Ce sont des animaux.
[It is] / [These are]
b. Ce sont des amis.
c. Ce sont des livres.
d. Ce sont des photos.
e. Cest une adresse mail.
f. Cest un jeu vido.
Ex 4
Par deux. Choisissez une tiquette. Ton/ta camarade dit
larticle correspondant. [un / une / des]
Par exemple : photo = une photo.
Dessins = des dessins
Personnages = des personnages
Garons = des garons
Prnom = un prnom
Fille = une fille
Animal = un animal

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Page 21
Ex 5

Accent aigu =
Accent circonflexe =
Accent grave =

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Self-study on Quizlet +/- 10 min


Le lexique musical
Please do SPELLER (write in French) & Flash Cards
Page

La vido
Je taime Ebenezer. = I love you Ebenezer.
Jaime = I like/love
Je mappelle
Jadore = I adore
Tout le monde

La conjugaison de verbes en ER
Aimer = to like/love
Adorer = to adore
Jouer = to play
Dtester = to hate/detest
Prfrer = to prefer
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Chanter = to sing
aimer jouer Chanter travailler
Jaime Je joue Je chante Je travaille
Tu aimes Tu joues Tu chantes Tu travailles
Elle aime il joue Elle chante Elle travaille
Nous aimons Nous Nous Nous
jouons chantons travaillons
Vous aimez Vous Vous Vous
jouez chantez travaillez
Elles aiment ils jouent Elles Elle
chantent travaillent

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[jwiye]
Page 23, la vido Fans de musique
Regardez la vido et rpondez aux questions

a) Qui est dans la vido ? = Who is in the video?

Il y a = There is/are

- des adultes
- des enfants (des garons et des filles)
- Des stars / des vedettes

b) Que font les gens ? = What are the people doing?


- ils coutent de la musique. What / which
- ils parlent de la musique et ils dansent. Quelle
- ils rpondent aux questions. Quelles
Quel

c) Ils parlent de quelle musique ? Quels

Ils parlent du jazz, du hip hop, de llectro, de la pop, de la


musique classique, du rock, du rap et du RnB.

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Le 13 juillet 2017

P. 24, exercice 1
Tu es :
- Rock
- Rap
- Electro ou Pop

couter = to listen
B. coute. Tu prfres :
Rsultats
Tu es quoi ? = What are you ? Les chiffres

0 = zro
Je suis _________
10 = dix

15 = quinze

20 = vingt
Exercice 2
21 = vingt et un
42% (pour cent) tlchargent
29 = vingt-neuf
Tlcharger = download 30 = trente

Page 25, exercice 3 35 = trente-cinq

40 = quarante
Ados = adolescents
42 = quarante-deux
Nouveauts = New
Un chanteur = a male singer
Une chanteuse = a female singer

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Des verbes pour la musique


jouer (to play) couter (to listen) pratiquer (to practice) faire (to do/make)
je joue jcoute je pratique je fais
tu joues tu coutes tu pratiques tu fais
elle joue il coute on pratique elle fait
nous jouons nous coutons nous pratiquons nous faisons
vous jouez vous coutez vous pratiquez vous faites
elles jouent ils coutent ils pratiquent ils font

Page 26, exercice 1


Ecoute Greg et observe lalbum photo. Retrouve sur les
photos : = Listen to & observe the photo album. Retrieve on
the photos.
a. Emma, Louise, Chlo et Katia
b. Tom
c. Clara
d. Greg
e. Lise
Mon cours de musique = My music class/lesson

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To express what musical instrument you play

La contraction de larticle

De = of/from la/l/le/les = the

De + la = de la (FC)

De + l = de l (V)
some
De + le = du (MC)

De + les = des (Pluriel)

Tu joues quel instrument de musique? = You play which


musical instrument?

Linstrument Jouer de Faire de


La batterie Je joue de la Je fais de la batterie.
batterie.
Le saxophone Je joue du Je fais du saxophone.
saxophone.
Le piano Nous jouons du Elles font du piano.
piano.
La flte Il joue de la flte. Vous faites de la
flte.
Le violon On joue du violon. Tu fais du violon.

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Laccordon Vous jouez de Ils font de


laccordon. laccordon.
La guitare Je joue de la Je fais de la guitare.
guitare.
La trompette

Thuba : je joue du piano et de la guitare.

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Quel(s) instrument(s) tu prfres ?


Which / what
Prfrer + la / l / le Quelle = FC / FV
Quelle est votre nationalit ?
Milkias : Je prfre la flte et la guitare.
Quelle est votre adresse ?
Abonga, quels instruments tu Quel = MCV

prfres ? Quels = Masculin Pluriel


Quelles = Fminin Pluriel

Ex 4

Les gots / les prfrences = likes & dislikes

Goter = to taste

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Le 22 septembre 2017

Page 27, exercice 5


Relis les changes. Vrai ou faux. = Read the exchanges again.
True or false.

a. Faux
b. Faux
c. Faux
d. Faux

La ngation = The negation

Sujet verbe Sujet ne verbe pas

Je parle anglais. VS Je ne parle pas anglais.

Elle est amricaine. VS Elle nest pas amricaine.

Il est intelligent. VS Il nest pas intelligent.

Greg dteste le rap. VS Greg ne dteste pas le rap.

Haro aime llectro. VS Haro naime pas llectro.

Ek is moeg. VS Ek is nie moeg nie.

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Je suis fatigu. VS Je ne suis pas fatigu.

= ne pas aimer

= aimer

= dtester

= adorer

a. Il aime le rock.
b. Il dteste le rap.
c. Elle naime pas les chansons en franais.
d. Elle adore llectro.

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Le 28 septembre 2017
Page 28, exercice 1
Qui = Who
Lis linterview. Qui est Matre Gims ?
Quand = when
Read the interview.
O = where
Cest ton vrai nom ? It is your true/real
Comment = how
Tu as quel ge ? = You have what age? Quoi = what
Jai 30 ans. = I have 30 years. que = what

Tu as un style de musique prfr? = Pourquoi = why

You have a style of music preferred?

mais = but

Tu as des amis chanteurs? = You have some friends singers?

Oui, je chante avec des amis dans le groupe Sexion dAssaut. Nous avons un
disque dor. = Yes I sing with friends in the group Sexion dAssaut. We have a
gold disc.

Avoir = To have

Exercice 2 Jai = I have


Tu as = You have
Relis. Vrai ou Faux. = Read again
Elle / il / on a = S/he / we have
a. Vrai
Nous avons = We have
b. Faux
Vous avez = You have
c. Faux
Elles / ils ont = They have
d. Vrai
e. Vrai

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Pour demander lge / To ask for age

Tu as quel ge? / Quel ge as-tu? Tu is used with friends and family. Tu is


informal
Vous avez quel ge? / Vous is used in formal situations with
elders and people you do not know.
Quel ge avez-vous?

Jai _quatorze_ ans.

Khanya a quel ge ?

Il a ______ ans.

Exercice 3

Ils ont quel ge ? Fais (make/do) des phrases avec je et nous.

a. Nous avons onze ans. (Fezi)


b. Jai treize ans
c. Jai quinze ans
d. Nous avons dix-sept ans.

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Le 02 octobre 2017
Page 29, exercice 5
Ecoute la conversation entre La et Zlie. De quels objets parlent
les deux amies. = Listen to the conversation between La and Zlie.
About which objects do these two friends speak about.

Les questions fermes / Closed question


Your name is Milkias?
a. Tu aimes matre Gims? / Est-ce que tu aimes matre Gims ?
[SUJET + VERBE + COMPLEMENT ?] / [IS IT THAT YOU LIKE Matre Gims]

Oui = Yes
Non = No
Parfois = Sometimes
Peut-tre = Maybe
a dpend = It depends
Je ne sais pas. = I dont know.
Je ne suis pas sr(e). = I am not sure.

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Le 06 octobre 2017
Page 29, ex 7
Par deux. Choisis deux objets. Prpare deux questions poser
ton/ta camarade. / In twos / pairs to ask to a class mate.
Fezi - Tu aimes les gteaux ? Par = by
- Tu manges du gteau ?
Pour = for
Remo - Tu aimes Samsung ?
= to/in/at
- Est-ce que tu as un Xbox ?
Lucas - Est-ce que tu as un lecteur MP3 ? un(e) camarade de
- Tu manges un stylo ? classe = a class mate
Milkias - Est-ce que tu as une chanson prfre
Comme?a ? = Like this ?
- Tu aimes Monsieur Zulu ?
Neo - Est-ce que tu joues pour Chelsea ?
- Tu coutes la musique franaise ?
Winston - Tu as un tlphone ?
- Est-ce que tu dtestes les CDs ?
Phumelele - Est-ce que tu as le piano ?
- Tu coutes de llectro ?
Anna - Tu as une gomme ?
- Est-ce que cest
Abonga - Tu as un ordinateur ?
- Est-ce que tu adores
Ebenezer - Est-ce que tu adores le rap ?
- Est-ce que tu dteste la flte ?
Sashan - Tu as 21 ans ?
- Est-ce que tu as un croissant ?
Naledi -
Thuba - Tu coutes un CD ?
-
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Joseph -
Rebecca - Vous avez un lecteur MP3 ?
- Est-ce que tu utilises / possdes un ordinateur ?

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Le 12 octobre 2017
Pour rpondre ngativement aux questions ?
1. Les gots / Likes & dislikes
Est-ce que tu aimes le rap ?
Non, je naime pas le rap.
Non ! Le rap ? Quelle horreur !
Est-ce que tu aimes Eminem ?
Non, je naime pas Eminem.
Non ! Eminem ? Cest qui ?

2. Les objets / les gens


Est-ce que tu as un ordinateur ? (i-pod/i-pad/ i-phone/ i-mac)
Non, je nai pas dordinateur.
Non, je nai pas diPad.

Est-ce que tu as des amis ? (enfants / parents / copains /


copines...)
Non, je nai pas damis.

Est-ce que tu as un tlphone ? (vhicule / bureau)


Non, je nai pas de tlphone.

Est-ce que tu as une voiture ? (moto / radio / bouteille)


Non, je nai pas de voiture.

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Ou = or

Ce sont des stars internationales. = These are

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Le 16 octobre 2017
Des questions sur la musique

Tu as un groupe de musique prfr ?


Oui, cest Mafikizolo.
Oui, cest Les Beatles.
Oui, cest Linkin Park.
Oui, cest Samthing Soweto

Est-ce que tu as un instrument de musique prfr ?


Is it that
Oui, cest le piano.
Oui, cest la guitare.
cest = It is

Tu as des chansons prfres ?


Oui, cest Diamond in the sky de Rihanna et Spooky Scarry de Lucas
Kleiner.
Oui, jaime Homeless de Lady Smith Black Mambazo et Formidable
de Stromae.

une chanson = a song


un chanteur = a male singer

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une chanteuse = a female singer


chanter = to sing

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