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Édition : 2017
Collection : École et Savoirs
SOMMAIRE
Contenus Pages
Avant-propos 2
Equipe éditoriale 3
Indications pédagogiques 4
Unit I
Lesson 1: Greetings (1) 6
Lesson 2: Greetings (2) 9
Lesson 3 : The family 11
Lesson 4: Animals 14
Lesson 5: Trees and fruits 17
Lesson 6: School objects 20
1st integration week 23
Unit II
Lesson 7 : House furniture 27
Lesson 8 : House items 30
Lesson 9: The human body 33
Lesson 10 : Health (1) 35
Lesson 11 : Health (2) 38
2nd integration week 41
Unit III
Lesson 12 : Clothes 46
Lesson 13 : Colours 49
Lesson 14 : Telling age 52
Lesson 15: The days of the week 54
Lesson 16: The months of the year 57
Lesson 17: Telling time (1) 60
Lesson 18: Telling time (2) 63
3rd integration week 66
Unit IV
Lesson 19 : Locating things and people 71
Lesson 20: Asking for and giving directions 73
Lesson 21: Requesting assistance 75
Lesson 22 : Food and drinks 77
Lesson 23: Cooking 80
Lesson 24: At the restaurant 82
4th integration week 85
Unit V
Lesson 25: The village 90
Lesson 26: In town 92
Lesson 27: The weather 95
Lesson 28: Independence of Chad 98
Lesson 29: A holiday 101
5th integration week 104
Irregular verbs 108
Phonetic symbols 111
Glossary 112
AVANT -PROPOS
Ce manuel Crack at English en 6ème de l’enseignement moyen a été édité grâce au
financement du Gouvernement de la République du Tchad à travers la subvention
accordée au Centre National des Curricula (CNC).
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EQUIPE EDITORIALE
Ce manuel d’anglais destiné aux élèves de sixième (6ème) de l’enseignement moyen a été
réalisé par une commission technique spécialisée composée de l’ensemble des
chercheurs du Centre National des Curricula (CNC) et des personnes ressources en
particulier :
Conception :
MM :
Illustration et édition :
MM :
Sous la direction de :
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INDICATIONS PEDAGOGIQUES
Ce manuel d’anglais destiné aux élèves de sixième (6ème) de l’enseignement moyen au
Tchad s’appuie entièrement sur les orientations des programmes réactualisés de
l’enseignement moyen fixés par Arrêté N° 250/PR/PM/MEN/CNC /2008 du 9
septembre 2008.
Le manuel est structuré en 25 leçons réparties dans les unités d’apprentissage (ou
paliers). A la fin de chaque unité d’apprentissage est prévue une semaine d’intégration
dans le but de permettre à l’apprenant d’intégrer les connaissances acquises pour
résoudre des situations-problèmes de la vie courante.
En plus du texte d’appui, chaque leçon est structurée autour des rubriques suivantes :
I drill: l’apprenant traite quelques exercices d’application portant sur les notions
étudiées ;
Les auteurs.
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UNIT I
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LESSON 1: Greetings (1)
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to greet a
person.
Good Good
morning, morning,
Good class ! sir !
morning,
sir !
Vocabulary
6
I practice
Good morning! My name is…..and you?
I memorize
Grammar : To Be
(i) Le verbe to be au présent à la forme affirmative:
- I am (je suis) - We are (nous sommes)
- You are (tu es) - You are (vous êtes)
- He/she is (il / elle est) - They are (ils ou elles sont)
- It is (il/elle est)
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I drill
I…..a student - You…..a boy -She……a girl - We…..students - You …..boys - It….a class
room.
② I replace the points with the appropriate words: man, boy, girl, teacher, name.
The teacher is a ……… - My……..is Ngaro - Adamou is a …….. - Kaltouma is a…….
Elle s’appelle Mariam - Moussa est un professeur - Koutou et Djim sont des élèves.
I pronounce:
I count:
1 2 3 4 5
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LESSON 2: Greetings (2)
Objective: At the end of the lesson the student must be able to greet a
person.
Hello,
Hello, sir !
class !
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I practice
I memorize
I drill
10
I pronounce
I count
6 7 8 9 10
six seven eight nine ten
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LESSON 3: The family
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name the
members of the family.
I am Moussa ; this is my family. This man is my father and that woman is my mother.
These two persons are my parents. That boy is my brother; his name is Ali. This girl is my
sister; her name is Koutou.
Vocabulary
- a father : un père - a brother : un frère
- a mother : une mère - a sister : une soeur
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I practice
What is your name? My name is…..
I memorize
Les adjectifs démonstratifs ‘this’ et ‘that’ sont invariables en genre. This indique ce qui est
proche et that ce qui est un peu éloigné.
Exemple : this boy, this girl / that boy, that girl.
Au pluriel this devient ‘these’ et that devient ‘those’.
Exemple: this boy…..these boys / that girl…those girls.
I drill
① I complete the sentences with the following words : father, woman, sister, brother,
student, parents.
My name is Djimet. I am a ……..- This man is my……….. and that …….. is my mother. They
are my………….- That boy is my…… and that girl is my………
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③ I translate the following sentences into English.
Cet homme est mon père. Ces garçons sont mes frères et cette fille-là est ma sœur.
I pronounce
- t ( ti) - x (‘ékss)
- u (you) - y (wai)
- v (vi) - z (zed)
- w (dableyou)
I count
11 12 13 14 15
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LESSON 4: Animals
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name
some animals.
This is a
donkey. This is a horse. This is a cow. This is a camel.
I practice
What is this? Is this a….. ? No, it is not, it is a….
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I memorize
I drill
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④ I translate the following sentences into English.
Cet animal est un âne - Cet animal n’est pas un chien, c’est un chat.
I pronounce
I count
16 17 18 19 20
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LESSON 5: Trees and fruits
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name
some trees and fruits.
What is this?
These are pineapples. These are ten bananas in the plate. Those are paw paws.
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I read the text of the illustrations.
I practice
I memorize
i. Le pluriel regulier
On forme le pluriel des noms en ajoutant un “s” qu’on prononce.
I drill
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② I answer the questions.
I pronounce
I count
21 22 23 24 25
twenty one twenty two twenty three twenty four twenty five
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LESSON 6: School objects
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name some
school objects.
I practice
I memorize
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I drill
Those are notebooks.There is not a school bag. Is there a pen on the desk?
I pronounce
I count
26 27 28 29 30
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1st integration week
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Unit 1 - Situation 1
Title: Back to school
Context: It’s the beginning of classes. Koutou and Zara meet at the school yard. They
greet each other.
Instructions
❷
a) Underline the possessive adjectives in the following sentences.
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Unit 1 - Situation 2
Title: The family
Context: Koutou presents her family to Zara.
Instructions
❶ List the family members and the animals you see.
❷
a) Underline the definite article in the sentence below.
There is an animal in the family.
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Unit 1 - Situation 3
Title: At the market
Context: Halimé sells fruits and Adoum sells school objects in the market.
Instructions:
❶Observe the two illustrations.
a) Name the fruits in front of Halimé.
b) Name the school objects in front of Adoum.
❷
❸
a) Translate into English the following sentences.
Dans notre maison nous sommes dix personnes: mon père, ma mère, mes trois sœurs et
quatre frères et moi.
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UNIT II
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LESSON 7: House furniture
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name
some house furniture.
What is this?
The cat is on the table. The cat is in the box. The cat is under the table.
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Where is Moussa?
I practice
What is this ……..? This is…. ?
I memorize
L’article défini ‘the’ est invariable en genre et en nombre. Il se prononce [ð] devant une
consonne et [ði] devant une voyelle.
Exemple: The girl - the girls; the boy – the boys; the book – the books - The elephant
I drill
① I match each word with its image.
armchair bed chair mat
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② I answer the questions.
Where is the radio? Where is Moussa? Where are the books? Where is the lion ?
I pronounce
[ai]= five, life [ei]= table, snake, plate, radio [ou] =boat, coat, [au]= cow, how [ↄi] =boy,
toy,
I count
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
forty Fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one
hundred
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LESSON 8: House items
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name
some house items.
What is this ?
There is a cup under the table. There are mangoes in the basket. There are bananas in the dish.
I practice
1. What is this? This is a… 2.Is there a cup under the table? There is……
3.Are there mangoes in the basket? 4. Where is…? 5. Where are……?
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I memorize
I drill
I pronounce
[u]= book, foot, food [u:]= spoon, moon [I]= dish, pig [I:]= tree, bee, leaf
[ↄ] dog, tom-tom [ↄ:] ball, fork, small
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I count
One hundred One hundred One hundred One hundred One hundred
and one and two and three and four and five
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LESSON 9: The human body
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name the
different parts of the human body.
I read
I name the different parts of the human body.
I practice
What is this? This is a leg….a foot, a head……
Touch your head/nose/………
I memorize
Grammar : L’impératif
Un verbe à l'impératif n'a pas de sujet exprimé. À la 2e personne du singulier et du
pluriel, on emploie simplement la base verbale.
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I drill
I pronounce
[iǝ] = ear
[nǝuz]= nose
[mauθ] = mouth
[ai]= eye
[bɔi] = boy
[eit] = eight
[heǝ]= hair
[ʃuǝ]= sure
I count
One hundred One hundred One hundred One hundred One hundred
and six and seven and eight and nine and ten
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Lesson 10 : Health (1)
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to talk
about health.
Moussa is sick. He lies down on his bed. His mother comes to see him.
- “How are you, my son?” She asks.
- “I am not fine,” Moussa says. “I have a headache and a fever.”
- “Get up, wash your face and let us go to the hospital,” his mother says.
Vocabulary
- sick: malade - a headache : un mal de - to go : aller
- to lie down : être couché, tête - to wash : laver
allongé - a fever : une fièvre - to say : dire
- to come : venir - to get up : se lever
- to see : voir, visiter - a son : un fils
- to ask : demander
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I practice
How are you? I am/I am not fine……
I memorize
Grammar : le verbe
A l’infinitif le verbe est precédé de ‘to’.
Exemple : to come (venir), to open (ouvrir), to close (fermer)…
(i) La conjugaison d’un verbe ordinaire au présent à la forme affirmative:
Exemple : to come
- I come - We come
- You come - You come
- He/she / it - They come
comes
A la troisième personne du singulier le verbe prend en général un “s” qui se prononce.
Exemples: You ask, she asks , we come, she comes.
Les verbes terminés par “o, sh, ch, s, x’’ prennent “es” à la troisième personne du
singulier.
Exemples: to go = she goes; to wash = he washes; to teach = she teaches, to fix= he fixes.
(ii) (ii) Pour conjuguer un verbe à l’impératif à la 1ere personne du pluriel, on emploie let's
(= let us) devant la base verbale.
Exemple: Let's go together. (Allons ensemble.)
I drill
① I make sentences with the following verbs using the third person of singular.
to go , to come, to teach, to finish.
② I replace the points with the appropriate words: mother, sick, fever, go, son, see,
boy, doctor.
How are you? The……… asks her son. I am ……., the …….says. I have a ... Let’s …..
and….. the ….., the mother says.
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④ I translate into French.
I have a headache, Moussa says to his mother. Wash your face and lie down, his mother
says.
I pronounce
I count
One hundred One hundred One hundred One hundred One hundred
and eleven and twelve and thirteen and fourteen and fifteen
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Lesson 11: Health (2)
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to talk about
health.
Vocabulary
- to feel bad : se sentir mal - a tablet : un comprimé
- to feel better: se sentir mieux - to recover : guérir
- a prescription : une ordonnance - quickly : vite, rapidement
- a drug : un médicament - to swallow : avaler
I practice
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I memorize
- I have - We have
- You have - You have
- He /she/it has - They have
La forme contractée de he/she/it has est he’s/she’s/it’s. Pour les autres personnes la
forme contractée est ’ve. Exemple : You have = you’ve.
I drill
② I replace the points with the appropriate words: tablets, day, headache, has, doctor.
Moussa ……..a ………. - The ……… gives him …….. - He tells him to take one tablet
every……...
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I pronounce
I count
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2nd integration week
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Unit 2 - Situation 1
Title: At the hospital
Context: Ngaro has an injury on his leg. The doctor takes care of him.
Instructions
❶
Observe the image and imagine the dialogue between Ngaro and the doctor.
❷
a) Write the following sentences in the plural.
- A box, a dish, a glass and a cup are on the table.
- The boy on the chair has a headache.
b) Write the verbs in brackets in the simple present.
- We (to be) students.
- They (to have) notebooks.
- The teacher (to finish) his lesson.
- He (to put) his books on the table.
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Unit 2 - Situation 2
Title: At home
Context: Bourma is healthy because his mother takes care of him.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the image and describe what you see.
❷
a) Write correctly the following sentences.
- There a mango in the dish.
- I live in village.
- Bourma love his mother.
b) Use the contracted form in the following sentences.
- He has malaria.
- We have good friends.
- She has a headache.
❸
a) Arrange the following words to get a correct sentence.
- table/is/book/on/the/a/there.
- dog/bed/the/under/is/the.
- headache/Moussa/has/today.
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Unit 2 - Situation 3
Title : A new house
Context: Mrs Mbairo has a lot of furniture in her new house.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the image and describe what you see.
❷
a) Complete the sentences with the appropriate words: new, cleans, in, home.
- Let’s go………………….
- My father buys a…….car.
- Students are…….the classroom.
- Mummy ………the furniture in her house.
b) Make sentences in the simple present with the following verbs using the third
person of singular: to go, to wash, to teach, to have.
❸
a) Translate into English.
- Ferme la porte!
- Comment allez-vous ? Je vais bien, merci.
- Allons au marché !
b) Translate into French.
- The students are in the classroom.
- The dog is on the chair.
- This boy does not help his mother.
.
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UNIT III
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Lesson 12: Clothes
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name
some clothes.
Moussa’s father is at the shop. He is looking for a new shirt for his son.
Moussa’s father: Hello, sir!
Seller: Hello! Welcome to you! How are you?
Moussa’s father: I’m fine. How much is this shirt?
Seller: Two thousands francs CFA.
Moussa’s father: It’s expensive.
Seller: Take this one. It’s cheap.
Moussa’s father: No, I like this black shirt.
Vocabulary:
- to wear : porter (un habit)
- welcome: bienvenue, bonne arrivée
- expensive: cher
- cheap : moins cher
- thousand : mille
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I read the above dialogue
I practice
Moussa often wears a shirt and pants. Mariam often wears shirt and skirt.
I memorize
I drill
Moussa has a shirt and black pants - There is a mango on the dish - The drug has a blue
colour.
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③ I translate into English.
Mon père a une voiture - Le cheval de Saleh est grand - Cet arbre est un manguier - Les
goyaves et les bananes sont des fruits.
I pronounce
I count
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Lesson 13: Colours
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to identify
different colours.
Moussa, Mariam and Fatimé are at school. Moussa’s shirt is black and his trousers are
yellow. Mariam’s skirt is brown and her shawl is blue. Fatimé’s skirt is yellow and her
shawl is red.
Vocabulary
a shawl: un châle
I practice
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I memorize
I drill
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I pronounce
I count:
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Lesson 14: Telling age
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to tell the
age.
.
I read the above dialogue
I practice
How old are you? I am…years. How old is your brother, sister…..?
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I memorize
a ) Le pronom interrogatif ‘’who’’ est utilisé pour interroger sur l’identité des
personnes.
Exemple: Who is this boy? Who is your father?
b) Structures
L’expression ‘’how old……’’ est utilisée pour interroger sur l’âge d’une personne.
Exemple: How old are you? How old is your brother?
I drill
I pronounce
s=[z] : a day = days; a bed = beds; a boy = boys; an eye= eyes; an egg =eggs; a
bag= bags
s=[s] : a week = weeks; a lip= lips; a cat= cats; a clock= clocks; a snake= snakes
I count
I write in full letters the following numbers:
11 12 13 14 15
………… …………… ……………. ………… ………….
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Lesson 15: The days of the week
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to name the
days of the week.
2 3 4
1 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
I practice
1. What are the days of the week? 2. What day is today? 3. What is
the day after Sunday? 4. What is the day before Thursday?
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I memorize
Exemple : fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth .
I drill
① I complete the sentences with the following words: week, after, Monday, Sunday,
Tuesday, Saturday.
Today is Sunday. - Tomorrow is…………………….. and yesterday was……. - The day before
Wednesday is…………- There are seven days in a……… - The day………Thursday is Friday -
The second day of the week is ……….
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I pronounce
es = [iz] : box = boxes- dish= dishes -watch= watches- glass= glasses -class= classes
I count
I complete the following series :
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Lesson 16: The months of the year
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to list the
months of the year.
There are thirty or thirty one days in a month and twelve months in a year. The months
of the year are:
1. January 2. February 3. March
4. April 5. May 6. June
7. July 8. August 9. September
10. October 11. November 12. December
The first month of the year is January and the last month is December. We go to school
from October to June. In July, August and September we do not go to school, it is the
holidays.
Vocabulary
- a month : un mois
- a year : une année
- holidays : les vacances
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I read. I name the months of the year.
I practice
How many days are there in a month? How many months are there in a year? What is
the first month of the year? What is the last month of the year?
I memorize
I drill
① I complete the sentences with the following words : August, year, month, twelve,
March, February.
There are…….months in a……. - The…….before April is……- The second month of the year
is….. - The month after July is…….
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I pronounce
I count
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Lesson 17: Telling time (1)
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to tell/read the
time.
What time is it ?
It is seven o’clock. It is half past one. It is twelve. It is midday. It is ten past seven.
Vocabulary:
- morning : matin - half : demi
- evening : soir - a quarter : un quart
- noon / midday : midi - past : au délà de, après, passé
- afternoon : après midi
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I practice
What time is it? It is…..
I memorize
On emploie aussi les expressions ‘a.m.’ (ante méridien = avant midi) et p.m. (post
meridiem= après midi) pour indiquer l’heure du matin et du soir.
I drill:
Il est 5 heures du matin - Il est 6h30 du soir - Il est midi - Il est 10 h15 du matin.
It’s half past nine a.m. - It’s a quarter to seven p.m. - It’s ten past five a.m.
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I pronounce
I count
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Lesson 18 : Telling time (2)
Objective: At the end of the lesson the student must be able to tell/read
the time.
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Vocabulary
I practice
What time is it ? What is Moussa doing?
I memorize
I drill
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③ I translate into English.
Les enfants sont en train de jouer – Moussa est en train de dormir sur une natte - Nous
allons à l’école maintenant.
④ I translate into French.
They are writing in their notebook - Adoum is not looking at the teacher - Is he writing a
lesson?
I pronounce
[ai]= midnight, five, white [ei] = eight, baby, snake
[ɔi] = boy, noise, oil [iǝ] = ear, near, here
I count
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3rd integration week
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Unit 3 - Situation 1
Title: A market day
Context: Moussa’s mother is buying a wrapper at the market.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the image and describe the articles you see.
b) Describe the clothes that Moussa’s mother and the seller are wearing.
❷
a) Underline the epithets.
Ali is wearing a blue shirt.
Moussa ‘s pants are brown.
Djimet buys a black cap.
Melom’s scarf is green and her skirt is red.
My new shoes are expensive.
b) Write the following sentences in the present progressive.
Zara draws a cat.
They do not come.
They write a letter.
He speaks French.
Do you drink some water?
c) Write the following sentences in the preterit.
Moussa is in the classroom. (yesterday)
They are not in town. (last week)
Haoua and Ali are at school. (last month)
Melom is at the market. (last Tuesday)
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Unit 3 - Situation 2
Title: At school
Context: It’s the break. Teachers and pupils are in the school yard.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the image and describe what you see.
b) Describe the boys’ and the girls’ clothes.
❷
a) Use the possessive case with the words in brackets.
My (mother) name is Achta - Adamou (sister) is a doctor -(Moussa) shoes are brown -
(Bintou) father is a teacher.
b) Write the following sentences in the present progressive.
They go to the market - Moussa speaks Arabic - Zara and Ali read a book.
c) With the table below make four sentences using the possessive case.
Moussa parents small
Mr and Mrs car black and white
Adoum dog is blue
Menodji shirts are at home
Ali
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Unit 3 - Situation 3
Title: An anniversary
Context: Kadja was born on 30Th March 1995 in Ndjamena. Today is her twentieth
anniversary. Her father gives her a present and says to her ‘’happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you, Kadja’’.
Instructions:
❶
a) Answer the following questions.
- When and where was Kadja born?
- What does her father give her for her anniversary?
- What does her father say to her?
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UNIT IV
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Lesson 19: Locating things and people
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to locate a
person or an object.
Moussa is walking behind his mother. Ali is sitting in front of the doctor.
Adoum is standing between Haoua and Mariam. Halimé is sitting next to Djim.
I practice
Where is……?
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I memorize
I drill
① I describe the following pictures using the suitable prépositions: between, next to,
behind, in front of.
I pronounce
[ou] = yellow, goat, road [au] = cow, brown, mouse
[eǝ]= chair, pair, their, hair [uǝ]= poor, pure
I count
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Lesson 20: Asking for and giving directions
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to ask for
or give directions.
Ali wants to go to the post office. He asks a man to show him the way. The man says:
“You go straight ahead; then you turn left. After the roundabout you turn right. Keep on
walking along the street until you reach a high building: the post office is next to that
building.”
Vocabulary
I practice
1. Where does Moussa want to go? 2. What does he ask the man? 3.
What does the man say to Moussa? 4. Where is the post office?
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I memorize
I drill
① I show the position of each building using the following words: next to, on
the right of, on the left of, between.
I pronounce
[auǝ]= flower, tower, hour, power, our
I count
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Lesson 21: Requesting assistance
Vocabulary
I practice
1. What happens to Moussa? 2. What does he say? 3. What does the
man say to him?
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I memorize
I drill
① I replace the points with the following words : accident - help – painful – hospital.
Adoum has an…….. His leg is……..He asks for……..A man takes him to the………
② I write the verbs in brackets in the present simple.
He (play) football - Moussa (obey) his parents - The bird (fly) -The teacher (copy) a
lesson on the blackboard.
③ I translate into English.
Mogo aide sa maman - J’ai mal au pied : aidez- moi s’il vous plait ! Merci beaucoup ! - Je
suis malade. J’ai des maux de tête - Donne - moi des comprimés.
I pronounce
[aiǝ]= fire, require, admire, buyer, flyer, iron
I count:
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Lesson 22: Food and drinks
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to list some
food and drinks.
Today is Mariam’s birthday. Mummy prepares a lot of food: there is some meat, some
fish, some chicken, some bread and cake.
- Mummy: Do you like anything else?
- Mariam: Is there any drink?
- Mummy: There is some fruit juice but no hot drinks.
- Mariam: Thank you very much, mummy.
After they finish eating, they dance. Mariam is a good dancer.
Vocabulary
- a birthday : un anniversaire - a chicken : un poulet
- a lot of : beaucoup de - a meat : une viande
- a food : une nourriture
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I practice
1. What food does mummy prepare? 2. Is there any drink? 3. Is there any hot
drink? 4. What do they do after they finish eating?
I memorize
‘Some’ et ‘any’ traduisent le français du, de la ou des. ‘Some’ s’emploie après un verbe
à la forme affirmative et ‘any’ après un verbe à la forme interrogative ou négative .
‘No’ exprime l’idée de aucun, pas de, après un verbe à la forme affirmative.
Exemples: There is some milk in the bottle. (Il y a du lait dans la bouteille).
There is not any milk in the bottle (Il n’y a pas de lait dans la bouteille).
There is no milk in the bottle.
‘Some, any ‘et ‘no’ sont suivis d’un nom singulier lorsque ce nom représente quelque
chose que l’on ne peut pas compter (some water) et d’un nom pluriel lorsque ce nom
représente quelque chose que l’on peut compter (some bananas).
I drill
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③ I write the following sentences in the interrogative form.
They want some milk - There is some butter on the plate - There is no fish for lunch.
I pronounce
I count
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Lesson 23: Cooking
Today Zara is preparing porridge for dinner. First she puts a little water in the pot then
she puts the pot on the fire. When the water boils, she adds some flour, some sugar and
some milk. She turns the mixture with a stick. After a few minutes the porridge is ready.
Vocabulary
I practice
1. What is Zara preparing for dinner? 2. What does she do first? 3. What
does she add to the water? 4. What does she turn with a stick?
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I memorize
i. Pour décrire un processus, on emploie les termes : first, then, when, after,
secondly, third, etc.
ii. A little et a few signifient un peu de, une petite quantité de. A little s’emploie
toujours avec les noms indénombrables et a few toujours avec les noms
dénombrables.
Exemple : a little water (un peu d’eau).
a few minutes (un peu de minutes, quelques minutes)
I drill
I pronounce
I count
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Lesson 24: At the restaurant
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to order
some food in a restaurant.
Moussa is feeling hungry. He enters in a restaurant and asks for the menu.
‘’We have soup, chicken, fish, beans and rice’’. The waiter says.
‘’Give me a plate of rice and beans, please!” Moussa says. Then he orders a bottle of
soft drink because he is thirsty too.
After eating and drinking, Moussa pays the bill. " It is not very expensive and the food is
good’’. He says.
‘’ Thank you very much, sir’’. The waiter says.
Vocabulary
- to order: commander - bean: haricot
- a bill: une facture - a waiter: un serveur, un garçon
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I practfice
1. Why does Moussa enter in the restaurant? 2. What does he ask for? 3. What does he
do after eating and drinking? 4. How is the food in that restaurant?
I memorize
Grammar : Le gérondif
Le gérondif a la même forme que le participe présent (infinitif + ing). C’est un nom
verbal c'est-à-dire, il est à la fois un nom et un verbe. Il exprime le fait d’accomplir une
action.
Exemples: I can stay two days without eating. (Je peux rester deux jours sans manger).
I listen to the radio before sleeping. (J’écoute la radio avant de dormir).
I drill
Moussa likes (to drink) fruit juice - I prefer (to read) - He does not stop (to work) very
hard - He washes his hands before (to eat).
② I replace the points with the following words: a bill, a restaurant, hungry, orders,
eating.
Moussa is…….... He ……… rice and beans in ………... After ……. the waiter gives him………..
Moussa paye la facture après avoir mangé et bu un jus de fruit - Je n’aime pas le lait, je
préfère prendre du café - Boire une bouteille d’eau est agréable quand on a soif.
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I pronounce
plate, drinking, sky, stay, smoke, bottle, thirsty, hungry
I count
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Unit 4 - Situation 1
Title: A family meeting
Context: Adoum is organizing a meeting with the members of his family.
Instructions
❶
a) Look at the image and tell the position of Adoum, Ngaro, Halimé
and Amos using the words: between, next to, in front of, behind.
b) Make two sentences with each of the following words: some, any and
no.
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Unit 4 - Situation 2
Title : Towards the hospital
Context : Moussa and Amné decide to visit their friend at the hospital.
Instructions
❶ Make a few sentences to show to Moussa and Amné the way to the hospital.
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Unit 4 - Situation 3
Title : At the restaurant
Context : Moulsou is having dinner in a restaurant.
Instructions
❶ Make three sentences to describe what you see on the picture.
❷Make a sentence with each of the following words.
a waiter , a menu, to order, a bill.
❸
a) Translate into English.
Moulsou demande le menu. Il commande un plat de riz et une bouteille de sucrerie.
« Avez-vous du café ?’ demande-t-il au servant. ‘’ Non’’, répond le servant, ‘’ il n’y a pas
de café mais il y a du thé’’. ‘’ Donnez-moi un verre de thé’’, dit Moulsou.
c) Write the following numbers in full letters: 875, 587 , 758, 785, 813.
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UNIT V
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Lesson 25: The village
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to describe
village activities.
A village is smaller than a town. In Chad many people live in villages. They are farmers
and herders. The farmers grow millet, corn, cassava, beans, rice, cotton…. The herders
raise cows, goats, sheeps, camels…. Some houses in the village are round and their roof
is covered with thatch. Women crush millet in the mortar and they draw water from
the well: they work very hard.
Vocabulary
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I practice
I memorize
I drill
② I replace the points with the following words: well, herders, cassava, sheep.
In the village women draw water from the…… - …….raise cows and goats - Farmers grow
millet, ……… and corn - Boys and girls like keeping ………
I pronounce
grow, crush, from, thatch , town, corn
I count
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Lesson 26: In town
Objective: At the end of the lesson, the student must be able to describe
a town.
A town is bigger than a village. The buildings are higher and the streets are wider. The
road traffic is very dense because there are a lot of cars and motorcycles. In town there
are also a lot of big shops, hotels, banks and restaurants.
When Moussa visits Ndjamena, he says ‘life in town is less pleasant than life in the
village’.
Vocabulary
- high: haut - wide: large
- a shop: une boutique - road traffic: circulation routière
- life: la vie
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I practice
1. How are the buildings in town? 2. How is the traffic road? 3. What do you find in a
town? 4. What does Moussa say?
I memorize
Exemples :
A restaurant is less expensive than a hotel.
He is less strong than his brother.
I drive less carefully than you.
I drill
A town is bigger than a village - A car is more expensive than a bicycle - A man is
stronger than a child - Reading is more useful than playing.
We get up less early than our mother - Mariam is less intelligent than Kaltouma - A car
is less fast than a plane - Moundou is less big than N’djamena.
Une chaise est moins confortable qu’un fauteuil - La vie au village est moins chère que la
vie en ville - Doba est moins grand que Moundou - L’anglais est moins difficile que le
français.
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I pronounce
streets, traffic, pleasant, past, shops , banks, hotels , restaurants
I count
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Lesson 27: The weather
There are two main seasons in Chad: the dry season and the rainy season. The dry
season begins in October and ends in May. During that period the sun shines and it is
very hot especially in March and April. Children must not play outside.
In the center, from June to September, it is the rainy season: the sky is often cloudy and
the wind blows. When it rains, people must stay at home. After the rain, the soil
becomes wet and the farmers can sow seeds.
Vocabulary
- the weather : le temps - to rain: pleuvoir
- to shine: briller - to sow: semer
- the wind: le vent - wet: humide
- a cloud: un nuage - seeds: grains
- to blow: souffler
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I practice
1. How many seasons are there in Chad? 2. When does the rainy season begin in the
center? 3. When does it end in the center? 4. How is the sky in the rainy season? 5.
How is the weather in the dry season?
I memorize
I drill
① I write the following sentences in the negative and in the interrogative form.
I can eat five bananas - They must learn their lessons - We can run very fast - She must
stay at home.
Le soleil brille: il fait chaud - Il pleut : je dois rester à la maison - Peux-tu lire cette
lettre ? - Je ne peux pas ouvrir la fenêtre.
You must speak English to your teacher - Can I help you ? - You must wash your hands -
We cannot eat this meal.
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I pronounce
blows, sky, cloudy, wind, must
I count
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Lesson 28: Independence of Chad
Chad was one of the French colonies in Africa. It became independent on August 1960.
Chad celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence in 2011. It was a great event.
Many African leaders were invited to the celebration. Two days were devoted to the
military parade in which soldiers from other countries took part. Every Chadian was
proud because it was an exceptional day. It was for young people an important event.
Vocabulary:
- to be proud : être fier - to devote : consacrer
- to take part : prendre part - to become : devenir
- an event : un événément
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I practice
1. When did Chad become independent? 2. When did Chad celebrate its
50th anniversary? 3. Who were invited at the 50th anniversary celebration?
4. Why was every Chadian proud?
I memorize
Pour les verbes réguliers il se forme en ajoutant ‘ed’ à l’infinitif sans to ou simplement
‘d’ si le verbe se termine par un ‘e’.
Exemples: to play (played), to love (loved)
I drill
③ I write the verbs in brackets in the preterit (I use the irregular verbs table).
The teacher (leave) the school at 1 o’clock - My mother (sell) fruit at the market last
Monday - There ( be) many people at the celebration in 2011 - She (go) to Bongor last
month.The taximan (drive) to the car station yesterday.
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I pronounce
I count
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Lesson 29: A holiday
The school year ends on June. Many students are eager to go on holiday. Moussa and
Mariam are talking about what they will do during the school vacation.
- Moussa: I’ll go away on holiday.
- Mariam: Where will you go and what will you do?
- Moussa: I’ll go to my village; I’ll help my old parents in field work. And what will you
do, Mariam?
- Mariam: I’ll stay at home. I’ll revise my lessons because next year I’ll pass my
examination.
Vocabulary
- to be eager : être impatient - to talk about: parler de
- to end : finir - to stay at home : rester à la maison
- a holiday/a vacation :les vacances - to pass an examination : passer un
examen
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I practice
1. How are the students at the end of the school year? 2. What are Moussa and
Mariam talking about? 3. Where will Moussa go during the holidays and what will he
do? 4. Where will Mariam go? 5. What will she do?
I memorize
Grammar: le futur
Le futur s’emploie avec les auxilaires ‘shall’ ou ‘will’ suivis d’un infinitif sans ‘to’ pour la
première personne du singulier et du pluriel et will pour les autres personnes.
I drill
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③ I translate into English.
Il achètera un livre lundi prochain - Je ne serai pas à la maison demain - Vos amis
viendront-ils en voiture ?- Ils seront heureux de vous voir - Moussa ne jouera pas au
football ce soir.
I pronounce
school, students, stay, field, next, night.
I count
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Unit 5 - Situation 1
Title: Talking about future
Context: Aché, Moussa and Kadre are talking about their future job.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the picture and tell what job each child will do.
b) Tell what job you will do later and give your reasons.
❷
a) Make sentences with the following verbs (use the preterit).
to celebrate, to stand, to sleep, to come.
b) Complete the sentences with ‘can, can’t, must or must not’.
- Ngaro is sick. He………..play foot ball today.
- Children ……….drink alcohol.
- He was in Nigeria; so he……..speak English.
- I……….eat this meal: it’s very hot.
- You……..work hard to pass your examination.
❸
a) Translate into French.
- We’ll be late at school.
- Our teacher will be angry.
- Will you have tea?
- He will have money at the end of the month.
b) Write the verbs in brackets in the future.
- They (be) happy.
- ( be) she ready ?
- She (buy) a new car.
- They (carry) heavy suitcases.
- Ngaro (get up) at 6 0’clock.
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Unit 5 - Situation 2
Title: Celebration
Context: It’s an Independence day. You take part to the celebration.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the image and describe what you see.
b) It will be soon your anniversary. Tell what you will do.
❷
a) Use the comparative of superiority with the adjectives in brackets.
- Moussa is (strong) than Adoum.
- My shirt is (expensive) than yours.
- Dina is (beautiful) than Sarah.
- Reading is (useful) than playing.
b) Compare the following countries according to their surfaces.
Country Surface
- Chad: 1 284 000 km² Chad /Gabon
- Cameroon: 475 000 km² Cameroun / France
- France: 549 000 km² Cameroon / Gabon
- Gabon: 268 000 km² Chad / France and Gabon
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Unit 5 - Situation 3
Title: In town
Context: You are visiting a town for the first time.
Instructions
❶
a) Observe the image and describe what you see.
b) Compare a town to a village.
❷
a) Complete the sentences with the following words: shops, animals, traffic light,
taxis, street,.
- In town, many cars are……….
- The cars stop when the ……..is red.
- Come on! Let’s cross the…………. !
- In town there are a lot of ………along the streets.
b) Write the following sentences in the interrogative and negative form.
The school year starts in September. The rainy season ends in October.
I often go to town.
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IRREGULAR VERBS
Les verbes irréguliers suivent les structures de conjugaisons des verbes ordinaires, ils sont
irréguliers uniquement par leurs formes au prétérit et/ou au participe passé. Ils sont environs
180 dans la langue anglaise dont environ 140 d’usage courant. Il convient donc de les apprendre
par cœur.
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to freeze froze frozen geler
to get got got obtenir/devenir
to give gave given donner
to go went gone aller
to grind ground ground moudre
to grow grew grown grandir, faire pousser
to hang hung hung accrocher
to hear heard heard entendre
to hide hid hidden cacher
to hit hit hit frapper, atteindre
to hold held held tenir
to hurt hurt hurt blesser
to keep kept kept garder
to kneel knelt knelt s’agenouiller
to know knew known savoir
to knit knit knit tricoter
to lay laid laid poser à plat
to lean leant, leaned leant, leaned s’appuyer
to lead led led mener
to leap lept lept sauter
to learn learnt learned learnt, learned apprendre
to leave left left laisser/quitter
to lend lent lent prêter
to let let let laisser/permettre
to lie lay lain être étendu
to light lit/lighted lit/lighted allumer
to lose lost lost perdre
to make made made faire
to mean meant meant signifier/vouloir dire
to meet met met rencontrer
to mow mowed mown/mowed tondre (pelouse)
to pay paid paid payer
to put put put mettre
to quit quit/quitted quit/quitted cesser de
to read read read lire
to rid rid/ridded rid débarrasser
to ride rode ridden aller à cheval, bicyclette
to ring rang rung sonner
to rise rose risen s’élever, se lever
to run ran run courir
to saw sawed sawn scier
to say said said dire
to see saw seen voir
to seek sought sought chercher
to sell sold sold vendre
to send sent sent envoyer
to set set set mettre/fixer
to sew sewed sewn coudre
to shake shook shaken secouer
to shine shone shone briller
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to shoot shot shot tirer (arme à feu)
to show showed shown montrer
to shrink shrank shrunk rétrécir
to shut shut shut fermer
to sing sang sung chanter
to sink sank sunk couler
to sit sat sat être assis
to sleep slept slept dormir
to slide slid slid glisser
to smell smelt smelt sentir (odeur)
to sow sowed sown/sowed semer
to speak spoke spoken parler
to spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled épeler
to spend spent spent dépenser
to spill spilt/ spilled spilt/ spilled reverser (un liquide)
to spit spat spat cracher
to split split split fendre
to spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled gâter, gâcher
to spread spread spread répandre
to spring sprang sprung sauter/bondir
to stand stood stood être debout
to steal stole stolen voler/dérober
to stick stuck Stuck coller
to sting stung stung piquer (insecte)
to stink stank stunk puer
to strike struck struck frapper
to strive strove striven s’efforcer
to swear swore sworn jurer
to sweep swept swept balayer
to swell swelled swollen enfler
to swim swam swum nager
to swing swung swung (se) balancer
to take took taken prendre
to teach tought tought enseigner
to tear tore torn déchirer
to tell told told dire
to think thought thought penser
to throw threw thrown jeter
to thrust thrust thrust enfoncer
to tread trod trodden marcher sur, fouler
to wake woke woken réveiller
to wear wore worn porter (des habits)
to weave wove woven tisser
to weep wept wept pleurer
to win won won gagner
to wind wound wound enrouler, remonter une horloge
to wring wrung wrung tordre
to write wrote written écrire
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PHONETIC SYMBOLS
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before [bi:fɔ:] avant
behind [behaind] derrière
better [‘betǝ] mieux, meilleur
big [big] grand
break [brek] recréation
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D
F
face [feis] visage
family [fᴂmili] famille
farmer [fa:mǝ] paysan
father [fa:ð ] pere
february [februǝri] février
feel (to) [fi:l] sentir
fever [fi:vǝ] fièvre
few [fju:] quelque, un peu de
field [fi:ld] champ
fifteen [fifti:n] quinze
fifteenth [fifti:nθ] quinzième
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fifth [fifθ] cinquième
fifty [fifti] cinquante
find (to) [faind] trouver
fine [fain] bien
finger [fiɲgǝ] doigt
finish (to) [finiʃ] finir, terminer
fire [faiǝ] feu
first [fǝ:st] premier
fish [fiʃ] poisson
five [faiv] cinq
flour [flauǝ] farine
flower [flauǝ] fleur
flyer [flaiǝ] voyageur( en avion)
following [folowiɲ] suivant
food [fud] nourriture
foot [fut] pied
foot ball [futbɔ:l] football
fork [fɔ:k] fourchette
form [fɔ:m] forme
forty [fɔ :ti] quarante
four [fɔ:] quatre
fourteen [fɔ:ti:n] quatorze
fourteenth [fɔ:ti:nθ] quatorzième
fourth [fɔ:θ] quatrième
french [frentʃ] français/française
friday [fraidei] vendredi
from [frᴧm] de
fruit [fru:t] fruit
full [fu:l] plein
G
get up (to) [getᴧp] se lever
girl [gз:l] fille
give (to) [giv] donner
glass [gla:s] verre
glove [glᴧv] gant
go (to) [gǝu] aller
go straight(to) [gǝustreit] aller tout droit
goat [gɔ:t] chèvre
good [gud] bon, bien
great [gret] grand
green [gri:n] vert
greet (to) [gri:t] saluer
greeting [gri:tiɲ] salutation
grow (to) [grau] cultiver
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H
I [ai] je
illustration [ilǝstreiʃǝn] illustration
image [imeʤ] image
important [impɔ:tənt] important
in [in] dans
independence [indipendəns] indépendance
independent [indipendənt] Indépendant
injury [inʤǝri] blessure
instruction [ins’trᴧkʃǝn] instruction
interrogative [int’terogetiv] interrogatif
invite (to) [in’vait] inviter
iron [aiə] fer
it [it] il, elle (neutre)
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item [aitəm] article
its [its] son, sa, ses
K
keep (to) [ki:p] garder
keep on (to) [ki:pɔn] continuer
king [kiŋ] roi
knee [ni:] genou
knife [naif] couteau
L
language [læŋgwidz] langue
last [la:st] dernier, dernière
lay down (to) [leidaun] coucher, s’allonger
leader [li:də] leader, dirigeant
leaf [li :f] feuille
learn (to) [lə:n] apprendre
leave (to) [li:v] quitter
leg [leg] jambe
leisure [lezə] loisir
less than [lesðən] moins que
lesson [lesn] leçon
life [laif] la vie
lift (to) [lift] soulever
like (to) [laik] Aimer
lion [laiə] lion
lip [lip] lèvre
listen (to) [lisn] écouter
look for (to) [lukfə:] chercher
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midnight [midnait] minuit
military [militəri] militaire
milk [milk] lait
millet [milit] mil
minute [minit] minute
mixture [mikst∫ər] mélange
monday [mndi] lundi
month [mʌn] mois
more than [mɔ:ðən] plus que
morning [mɔ:niŋ] matin, matinée
mortar [mə:tər] mortier
mother [mʌðə ] mère
motorcycle [məutəsaikl] motocyclette
mouth [mau] bouche
mummy [mʌmi] maman
must [mʌst] devoir
my [mai] mon, ma mes
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pants [pænts] pantalon
parade [pəreid] défilé
parent [peərənt] parent
pawpaw [pɔ:pɔ:] papaye
pawpaw tree [pɔ:pɔ:tri] papayer
pay (to) [pei] payer
pen [pen] stylo
pencil [pensl] crayon
period [piəriəd] période
pharmacy [fɑ:məsi] pharmacie
pineapple [painæple] ananas
plate [pleit] assiette
play (to) [plei] jouer
pleasant [plesənt] agréable
please [pli:z] s’il te/vous plait
polio [pəuliəu] polio
porridge [pɔridz] bouillie
post office [postɔfis] bureau de poste
pot [pɔt] marmite
power [pauə] pouvoir
prefer (to) [prifə:r] préférer
prepare (to) [pripeə] préparer
prescription [pri:skrit∫n] ordonnance
present [prezənt] présent
protect (to) [prətekt] protéger
proud [praud] fier, content
put (to) [put] mettre, poser
Q
quarter [’kwɔ:tǝr] quart
question [kwestʃn] question
quickly [‘kwikli] vite, rapidement
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ruler [rulǝr] règle
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soldier [‘sǝulʤǝr] soldat
son [sᴧn] fils
soup [su:p] soupe
sow (to) [sou] semer
speak (to) [spi:k] parler
spoon [spu:n] cuillère
stand up (to) [stᴂndᴧp] se lever
station [steiʃǝn] gare routière
strong [strɔɲ] fort
suitcase [su:tkeis] valise
sun [sᴧn] soleil
sunday [sᴧndi] dimanche
sure [ʃuǝr] sûr
swallow [‘swalǝu] avaler
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tomato [tǝ’ma:tǝu] tomate
tomorrow [tǝ’morǝu] demain
tongue [tᴧɲ] langue
touch (to) [tᴧtʃ] toucher
towards [tǝ’wɔ:dz] vers
town [taun] ville
traffic [trᴂfik] circulation
traitement [tritmǝn] traitement
travel (to) [trᴂvl] voyager
tree [tri:] arbre
trousers [‘trauzǝz] pantalon
tuesday [tju:sdi] mardi
twelfth [twelfθ] douzième
twelve [twelv] douze
twenty [‘twenti] vingt
U
umbrella [ᴧmbrelǝ] parapluie
under [‘ᴧndǝr] sous
underline (to) [ᴧndǝ’lain] souligner
until [ǝn’til] jusqu’à
us [ᴧs] nous
useful [‘ju:sful] utile
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which [witʃ] quel, quelle
white [wait] blanc
who [hu:] qui
wide [waid] large
wife [waif] femme
will [wil] auxiliaire du futur
wind [wind] vent
without [wiðaut] sans
woman [‘wumǝn] femme
women [‘wimin] femmes
work (to) [wɔ:k] travailler
wrapper [rᴂpǝr] pagne
write (to) [rait] écrire
Y
year [jǝir] année
yellow [jelǝu] jaune
yes [jes] oui
yesterday [jestǝrdi] hier
young [jᴧɲ] jeune
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