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Vocabulary (16)

Sale: Dirty (French)

Elle a un visage un peu sale après la randonnée.

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She has a slightly dirty face after the hike. Show

Sale

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Dirty Show

Propre: Clean (French)

Elle a une peau propre et un visage lumineux.

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She has clear skin and a radiant face. Show

Propre

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Clean Show

Ancien: ancient (French)

Il a des cheveux anciens, comme ceux de son grand-père.

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He has old-fashioned hair, like his grandfather's. Show

Ancien

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Ancient Show

Beau: Beautiful (French)

Il a un beau visage et des cheveux châtains.

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He has a handsome face and chestnut hair. Show

Beau

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Beautiful Show

Grand: Tall (French)

C'est un grand garçon avec les cheveux châtains.

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He is a tall boy with chestnut hair. Show

Grand

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Tall Show

Gros : Large (French)

Il a un gros chien qui adore jouer dans le parc.

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He has a big dog who loves playing in the park. Show

Gros

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Large Show

Mince: Slim (French)

Elle a une silhouette mince et porte une jolie robe.

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She has a slim figure and is wearing a pretty dress. Show

Mince

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Slim Show

Châtain: Chestnut (French)

Elle a de beaux yeux et des cheveux châtains.

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She has beautiful eyes and chestnut hair. Show

Châtain

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Chestnut Show

Blond: Blond (French)

Blond

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Blond Show

Roux: red-haired (French)

Il a un grand frère roux avec des yeux verts.

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He has a tall red-haired older brother with green eyes. Show

Roux

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Red-haired Show

Chauve: bald (French)

Mon oncle est chauve et porte souvent un chapeau.

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My uncle is bald and often wears a hat. Show

Chauve

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Bald Show

Joli: Pretty (French)

Elle a une jolie coiffure qui change son visage.

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She has a pretty hairstyle that changes her face. Show

Joli

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Pretty Show

Petit: Small (French)

Elle a un petit visage rond et des yeux marron.

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She has a small round face and brown eyes. Show

Petit

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Small Show

Ressembler (to resemble) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nous ressemblons à des amis châtains.

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We look like brown-haired friends. Show

Ressembler

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To resemble Show

Mettre (to put) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tu mets la farine sur la balance.

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You put the flour on the scales. Show

Mettre

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To put Show

Changer (to change) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ils changent les habits minces pour plus gros.

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They change thin clothes for bigger ones. Show

Changer

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To change Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Décrivez les personnes et les animaux sur les images. (Describe the people and animals in the pictures.)
  2. Décrivez la personne assise à côté de vous. (Describe the person sitting next to you.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

French A1.23: Physical appearance

Example phrases:

La première femme a les cheveux blonds et courts.

The first woman has short blond hair.

Il a les cheveux noirs et courts. Il se rase.

He has short black hair. He shaves himself.

Le chien est très grand et mince.

The dog is very tall and thin.

Claire est grande et a de longs cheveux blonds.

Claire is tall and has long blond hair.

Il a les cheveux courts et foncés.

He has short dark hair.

Il est très grand.

He is very tall.

...

Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

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

1

Rencontre lors d’un cours de sport

2

Discuter des apparences à une fête

3

Décrire des collègues au travail

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

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

1

Joli

Pretty

2

Gros

Large

3

Châtain

Chestnut

4

Ressembler

To resemble

5

Sale

Dirty

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
et blanc. | souvent de | chapeau joli | Vous changez
Vous changez souvent de chapeau joli et blanc.
(You often change your pretty white hat.)
2.
anciens, comme | Il a | son grand-père. | des cheveux | ceux de
Il a des cheveux anciens, comme ceux de son grand-père.
(He has old-fashioned hair, like his grandfather's.)
3.
chapeau. | et porte | est chauve | Mon oncle | souvent un
Mon oncle est chauve et porte souvent un chapeau.
(My uncle is bald and often wears a hat.)
4.
adore jouer | dans le | un gros | Il a | parc. | chien qui
Il a un gros chien qui adore jouer dans le parc.
(He has a big dog who loves playing in the park.)
5.
une peau | Elle a | lumineux. | propre et | un visage
Elle a une peau propre et un visage lumineux.
(She has clear skin and a radiant face.)
6.
une silhouette | porte une | Elle a | jolie robe. | mince et
Elle a une silhouette mince et porte une jolie robe.
(She has a slim figure and is wearing a pretty dress.)
7.
yeux et | Elle a | châtains. | de beaux | des cheveux
Elle a de beaux yeux et des cheveux châtains.
(She has beautiful eyes and chestnut hair.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

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Il est grand et a les cheveux blonds.
Elle est vieille mais toujours très jolie.
Ils ressemblent aux anciens élèves de l'école.
Tu peux changer ta couleur de cheveux facilement.

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classe les mots en deux catégories selon si tu parles des cheveux ou de la taille et la corpulence d'une personne.

Couleur et type de cheveux

Taille et corpulence

Exercise 7: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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crois, ressemble, ressembles, croyons, changent, croyez, ressemblons, change

1.
Nous ... à des amis châtains.
(We look like chestnut-haired friends.)
2.
Vous ... que l'ancien chapeau change tout.
(You believe that the old hat changes everything.)
3.
Je ... à mon père blond.
(I look like my blond father.)
4.
Je ... que ce manteau est joli.
(I think this coat is pretty.)
5.
Nous ... que la robe est propre.
(We believe that the dress is clean.)
6.
Tu ... à une grande fille.
(You look like a tall girl.)
7.
Elle ... de manteau ancien quand il fait froid.
(She changes her old coat when it is cold.)
8.
Ils ... les habits minces pour plus gros.
(They change the thin clothes for bigger ones.)

Exercise 8: Adjectifs: Accord et place

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Adjectives: Agreement and Position

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petits, grand, nouvelle, blond, rousses, vieilles, châtains, anciens

1. Nouvelle/Nouvelles:
Elle porte une ... veste.
(She is wearing a new jacket.)
2. Châtain/Châtains:
Il a les cheveux ....
(He has brown hair.)
3. Ancien/Anciens:
Des ... livres sont intéressants.
(Old books are interesting.)
4. Rousse/Rousses:
Elles sont ....
(They are red-haired.)
5. Grand/Grands:
C'est un ... homme.
(He is a tall man.)
6. Vielle/Vielles:
Nous avons des ... chaises.
(We have old chairs.)
7. Blond/Blonds:
Il est ....
(He is blond.)
8. Petit/Petits:
Ce sont de ... chiens.
(They are small dogs.)

Grammar

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A1.23.1 Grammaire

Adjectifs: Accord et place

Adjectives: Agreement and Position

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ressembler to resemble

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French English
(je/j') ressemble I resemble
(tu) ressembles You resemble
(il/elle/on) ressemble he/she/one resembles
(nous) ressemblons we resemble
(vous) ressembles/ressez You resemble/you resemble
(ils/elles) ressembles/ressez they resemble

Exercises and examples phrases

Changer to change

present

French English
(je/j') change I change
(tu) changes You change
(il/elle/on) change he/she/one changes
(nous) changeons we change
(vous) changez You change
(ils/elles) changent they change

Exercises and examples phrases

Croire to believe

present

French English
(je/j') crois I believe
(tu) crois you believe
(il/elle/on) croit/croit he/she/one believes
(nous) croyons we believe
(vous) croyez You believe
(ils/elles) croient they believe

Exercises and examples phrases

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