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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Décris les couleurs des vêtements. (Describe the colours of the clothes.)
- Décrivez la couleur des cheveux de chaque personne. (Describe the hair colour of each person.)
- Décrivez votre apparence. (Describe your own appearance.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Les chaussures sont blanches. The shoes are white. |
Elle a les cheveux bruns. She has brown hair. |
La femme porte un costume jaune. The woman is wearing a yellow suite. |
Elle a les cheveux blonds. She has blond hair. |
Je porte un chemisier violet. I'm wearing a purple blouse. |
Alice porte des bottes noires. Alice is wearing black boots. |
Elle porte un jean. She is wearing a pair of jeans. |
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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.
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Vert
Green
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Jaune
Yellow
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Violet
Purple
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Gris
Grey
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Peindre
To paint
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Glissez chaque mot dans la catégorie correspondant au contexte où on l'utilise le plus souvent : pour parler des couleurs courantes des objets, ou des couleurs spécifiques aux cheveux et vêtements.
Couleurs de base pour les objets
Couleurs pour les cheveux et les vêtements
Exercise 7: Les conjonctions de coordination:"Et", "Ou", "Car", "Mais"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Coordinating conjunctions: "Et", "Ou", "Car", "Mais"
Show translation Show answerscar, mais, ou, et
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A1.24.2 Grammaire
Les conjonctions de coordination:"Et", "Ou", "Car", "Mais"
Coordinating conjunctions: "Et", "Ou", "Car", "Mais"
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Peindre to paint Share Copied!
present
French | English |
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(je/j') peins | I paint |
(tu) peins | You paint |
(il/elle/on) peint | he/she/one paints |
(nous) peignons | we paint |
(vous) peignez | you paint |
(ils/elles) peignent | they paint |
Créer to believe Share Copied!
present
French | English |
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(je/j') crée | I believe |
(tu) crées | you believe |
(il/elle/on) crée | he/ she/ one believes |
(nous) créons | we believe |
(vous) créez | you believe |
(ils/elles) créent | they believe |
Se maquiller to put on makeup Share Copied!
present
French | English |
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(je/j') je me maquille | I put on makeup |
tu te maquilles | You put on makeup |
il/elle/on se maquille | he/she/one puts on makeup |
nous nous maquillons | we put on makeup |
vous vous maquillez | You put on makeup |
ils/elles se maquillent | They put on makeup. |
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