A1.22: Body parts

Parties du corps

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A1.22.1 Lecture

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Vocabulary (22)

 Le visage : The face (French)

Le visage

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The face Show

 Le corps: The body (French)

Le corps

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The body Show

 La tête: The head (French)

La tête

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The head Show

 Le bras: The arm (French)

Le bras

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The arm Show

 Le cœur: The heart (French)

Le cœur

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The heart Show

 Le dos : The back (French)

Le dos

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The back Show

 La jambe: The leg (French)

La jambe

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The leg Show

 Le pied: The foot (French)

Le pied

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The foot Show

 La main: The hand (French)

La main

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The hand Show

 Le ventre : The abdomen (French)

Le ventre

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The abdomen Show

 Le doigt : The finger (French)

Le doigt

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The finger Show

 L'oreille: The ear (French)

L'oreille

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The ear Show

 La bouche : The mouth (French)

La bouche

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The mouth Show

 La dent : The tooth (French)

La dent

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The tooth Show

 Les cheveux: The hair (French)

Les cheveux

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The hair Show

 L'œil: The eye (French)

L'œil

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The eye Show

 Le nez: The nose (French)

Le nez

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The nose Show

 Les lèvres: The lips (French)

Les lèvres

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The lips Show

 La langue: The tongue (French)

La langue

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The tongue Show

 Toucher (to touch) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Toucher

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To touch Show

 Plier (to bend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Plier

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To bend Show

 Respirer (to breathe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Respirer

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To breathe Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Nommez les parties du corps. (Name the bodyparts.)
  2. Décrivez où vous avez mal. (Describe where it hurts.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Un pied a cinq orteils.

A foot has five toes.

La tête a des yeux, des oreilles, un nez et une bouche.

The head has eyes, ears, a nose, and a mouth.

J'ai mal au cou.

My neck hurts.

Le dos est relié au cou.

The back is connected with the neck.

...

Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Le corps


The body

2

La main


The hand

3

La langue


The tongue

4

Respirer


To breathe

5

La dent


The tooth

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
sentir. | et mes | doigts pour | mes mains | Je touche
Je touche mes mains et mes doigts pour sentir.
(I touch my hands and fingers to feel.)
2.
? | Tu | as | dos | au | mal
Tu as mal au dos ?
(Do you have back pain?)
3.
importants pour | voir. | Les yeux | sont très
Les yeux sont très importants pour voir.
(The eyes are very important for seeing.)
4.
la bouche. | nez et | par le | Nous respirons
Nous respirons par le nez et la bouche.
(We breathe through the nose and mouth.)
5.
les genoux. | je plie | sont fatiguées, | Mes jambes
Mes jambes sont fatiguées, je plie les genoux.
(My legs are tired, I bend my knees.)
6.
longs et | visage. | Elle a | un beau | les cheveux
Elle a les cheveux longs et un beau visage.
(She has long hair and a beautiful face.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Je touche mes doigts pour sentir leur forme. (I touch my fingers to feel their shape.)
Les oreilles me font mal quand je suis malade. (My ears hurt when I am ill.)
Je respire profondément par le nez pour me calmer. (I breathe deeply through my nose to calm myself down.)
Les yeux sont importants pour voir et lire. (The eyes are important for seeing and reading.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez les mots en fonction de s'ils désignent des parties visibles du visage ou des membres du corps.

Parties visibles du visage

Membres du corps

Exercise 7: Le pluriel des noms

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The plural of nouns

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Les yeux, Les joues, Les jambes, Les bouches, Les oreilles, Les doigts, Les lèvres, Les pieds

1. L'oreille:
...
(The ears)
2. La lèvre:
...
(The lips)
3. La joue:
...
(The cheeks)
4. Le doigt:
...
(The fingers)
5. L'œil:
...
(The eyes)
6. La jambe:
...
(The legs)
7. Le pied:
...
(The feet)
8. La bouche:
...
(The mouths)

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A1.22.2 Grammaire

Le pluriel des noms

The plural of nouns


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Toucher to touch

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French English
(je/j') touche I touch
(tu) touches you touch
(il/elle/on) touche he/she/one touches
(nous) touchons we touch
(vous) touchez You touch
(ils/elles) touchent they touch

Exercises and examples phrases

Savoir to know

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French English
(je/j') je sais / j'sais I know / I know
tu sais you know
(il/elle/on) il sait / elle sait / on sait he knows / she knows / one knows
nous savons we know
vous savez You know
(ils/elles) ils savent / elles savent they know

Exercises and examples phrases

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