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Thème: 1
L’IDENTITÉ

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Thème 1 L’IDENTITÉ

UNITÉ 1 Bonjour!
Saluer et
LET’S START! prendre congé

1. Work as a class. Play the game “Good morning. How are you?”.

LISTEN
Compréhension Orale
1. Look and listen.
Below are some greetings
What do you think these people
are saying to each other? ?
in French and their replies.
Bonjour, Monsieur.
Comment Je vais bien, merci.
«
Bonjour , Ama! allez-vous? Et vous?
Comment ça va?

Bonjour, Kofi!
Je vais bien, merci.
A Et toi? B

Au revoir. À demain!
À bientôt!

À bientôt!

À demain!

C D

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• Comment ça va? (Comment vas-tu?) – How are you? (informal, singular)

• Comment allez-vous? – How are you? (formal, singular)
• Je vais bien, merci. Et toi? – I am fine, thank you. And you? (informal, singular)
• Je vais bien, merci. Et vous? – I am fine, thank you. And you? (formal, singular)
• À bientôt! – See you soon!
•
•
À demain! – See you tomorrow!
Au revoir! – Goodbye! Vocabulaire
A
« Bonjour: Hello! Good morning! B
Good afternoon!
C
2. Your teacher will re-read the dialogues and greetings on the previous page.
Pay attention to the pronunciation.
3. Repeat after your teacher.

SPEAK Listen to a song. @

Production Orale Sing along as a class!

1. Work in pairs. Practise the greetings with your partner. Take turns.
Bonjour! Comment vas-tu? Au revoir! À bientôt! Comment ça va?
Je vais bien, merci. Et toi? À demain. Ça va bien, merci. Salut!

LOOK AND LEARN French subject pronouns

ENGLISH meaning FRENCH subject pronouns

I Je
You (singular) Tu (informal: when speaking to a child, friend
or our parents)
Vous (formal: when speaking to an adult
or someone we don’t know well)
He / It Il
She / It Elle
We Nous
You (plural) Vous
They Ils (masculine) / Elles (feminine)

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READ
Compréhension Écrite
1. Read the dialogue.

Madame Esi: Bonjour, Akua!

Akua: Bonjour, Madame Esi!
Madame Esi: Comment vas-tu?
Akua: Je vais bien, merci. Et vous?
Madame Esi: Ça va bien, merci.
Akua: Au revoir, Madame Esi!
Madame Esi: Au revoir, Akua. À demain!

2. Practise the dialogue with your teacher. • Comment vas-tu?

– How are you?
3. Work in pairs. It is role-play time!
(informal, to a child)
Act out the dialogue with your partner.
• Je vais bien merci. Et vous?
– I am fine, thank you.
WRITE And you?
Production Écrite (formal, to an adult)

1. Complete the dialogues below using the correct words.

A
_____________________________,
Akosua! Comment vas-tu?

Bonjour! ______________________________.
Et ___________________?

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B Bonjour, Akosua!
_____________________ vas-tu?

Bonjour, Monsieur! Je
_____________________, merci.
Et vous?

_____________________,Akosua!
___________________________-tu? Bonjour, Madame! Ça va bien,
___________________. Et ___________________?

2. Copy the dialogues.

3. Now look at the pictures below.
Imagine the dialogues: What are they saying?
Write it down.
A _____________________________ B _____________________________
_____________________________ _____________________________

_____________________________
_____________________________

_____________________________
_____________________________

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FUN TIME!
1. In groups of four, play this greeting game.
Your teacher will check your answers.
You will need:
• One dice
• Four counters
1 2 3 4
Say “BONJOUR!”
DÉPART to your friends.
Move forward
2 blocks.

7 6 5

Miss a turn! Complete the sentence: Comment _____ va?

Right answer? Move forward 2 blocks.
Wrong answer? Stay on this block.

8 9 10
Your teacher asks you In French,
“Comment vas-tu?” Reply in French. ask your friend
Right answer? Move forward 2 blocks. “How are you?”
Wrong answer? Stay on this block. Right answer?
Move forward
13 12 11 Miss a turn!
2 blocks.
Wrong answer?
Go back 2 blocks.
Au revoir!

14 15 16

In French, say “Goodbye” to your friends.

Right answer? Move forward 1 block. ARRIVÉE
Wrong answer? Go back 2 blocks.

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