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French · Grade 1

Introduce and Describe People

Learners meet new people in French: they greet, exchange names, ages and where they come from (choosing tu or vous), describe people with il est / elle est and adjectives that agree, and with avoir les cheveux… and les yeux…, understand short spoken and written introductions, and finally present a friend in a guided dialogue and in a short written introduction for a partner class.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Introduce and describe: check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Greet someone and exchange name, age and origin with tu or vous (Comment tu t'appelles ? / Comment vous appelez-vous ? Je m'appelle… Tu as quel âge ? J'ai … ans. Tu viens d'où ? Je viens de… / Je suis de… Enchanté(e)), using numbers to 20.
  • Describe people with il est / elle est and adjectives that agree (grand/grande, petit/petite, sportif/sportive; sympa, drôle, timide), and with avoir les cheveux… and les yeux… (bruns, blonds, roux, noirs; longs, courts, frisés, raides; bleus, verts, marron).
  • Understand short spoken and written introductions well enough to identify who is described, their age, where they are from and key details.
  • Present a friend or family member (Voici mon ami Malik, Voici mon amie Inès; Je te présente… / Je vous présente…) in a guided dialogue and in a short written introduction.

Lessons

  1. Bonjour ! Comment tu t'appelles ? 10 steps6 practiceabout 24 min
  2. Il est grand, elle est grande 9 steps5 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Qui est-ce ? Understanding introductions 7 steps5 practiceabout 20 min
  4. Voici mon amie : present someone 8 steps4 practiceabout 24 min
  5. Introduce and describe: check 9 questions at the end

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