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A1.32.1 Lecture

Description du salon

Description of the lounge


Vocabulary (13)

 La table: The table (French)

La table

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The table Show

 La chaise: The chair (French)

La chaise

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The chair Show

 Le canapé: the sofa (French)

Le canapé

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The sofa Show

 Le lit: the bed (French)

Le lit

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The bed Show

 Une armoire: a wardrobe (French)

Une armoire

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A wardrobe Show

 Le placard : the cupboard (French)

Le placard

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The cupboard Show

 Le bureau: the desk (French)

Le bureau

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The desk Show

 Le tapis: the carpet (French)

Le tapis

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The carpet Show

 La lampe: The lamp (French)

La lampe

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The lamp Show

 Installer (to install) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Installer

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To install Show

 Ouvrir (to open) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ouvrir

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To open Show

 Entretenir (to maintain) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Entretenir

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To maintain Show

 La porte: the door (French)

La porte

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The door Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Quels meubles y a-t-il dans chacune des pièces ? (What furniture is in each of the rooms?)
  2. Décrivez une pièce de votre appartement/maison. (Describe one room of your apartment/house. )

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Les toilettes sont près du lavabo.

The toilet is near the sink.

Le lit est dans le salon.

The bed is in the livingroom.

La peinture est à côté de la fenêtre.

The painting is next to the window.

Il y a un tapis sous le canapé.

There is a carpet under the sofa.

Le miroir est suspendu au mur.

The mirror is hanging on the wall.

L'armoire est entre le lit et le bureau.

The wardrobe is between the bed and the desk.

La porte est derrière la chaise.

The door is behind the chair.

Le canapé est devant la fenêtre.

The sofa is in front of the window.

La lampe est sur la table dans le salon.

The lamp is on the table in the living room.

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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.

1

Le bureau


The desk

2

Installer


To install

3

Le placard


The cupboard

4

La lampe


The lamp

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La table


The table

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
La lampe est sur la table dans le salon.
(The lamp is on the table in the living room.)
2.
Le canapé est à côté de la porte.
(The sofa is next to the door.)
3.
Je mets le tapis sous la table.
(I put the rug under the table.)
4.
Le lit est dans ma chambre.
(The bed is in my bedroom.)
5.
La chaise est devant le bureau.
(The chair is in front of the desk.)
6.
Il y a une armoire contre le mur.
(There is a wardrobe against the wall.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

La lampe est sur le bureau. (The lamp is on the desk.)
Le canapé est entre la table et la porte. (The sofa is between the table and the door.)
Le tapis est sous la chaise. (The rug is under the chair.)
L'armoire est dans le placard. (The wardrobe is in the closet.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classe ces mots en deux groupes : d'un côté, les meubles que l'on trouve dans une pièce, et de l'autre, les actions que l'on fait à la maison.

Meubles dans la maison

Actions liées à la maison

Exercise 7: Les prépositions de lieu: "À", "Dans", "Sur", "Sous", etc...

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The prepositions of place: "À", "Dans", "Sur", "Sous", etc...

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en, ici, sur, dans, à, sous, de

1. Dans :
Nous mangeons ville.
(We eat in the town.)
2. Au sein de :
La lampe est la maison, dans la chambre.
(The lamp is at the house, in the bedroom.)
3. Provenance :
Nous allons revoir notre cousin qui rentre Belgique.
(We are going to see our cousin who is coming back from Belgium.)
4. Dans :
J'aime voyager. Je vais souvent Italie.
(I like to travel. I often go to Italy.)
5. Au dessus :
Le livre est la table dans le salon.
(The book is on the table in the living room.)
6. Là :
Le panier du chien est .
(The dog's basket is here.)
7. En bas :
Le tapis est la table de la salle à manger.
(The rug is under the dining room table.)
8. A l'intérieur :
Les clés sont le placard de l'entrée.
(The keys are in the hall cupboard.)

Grammar

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A1.32.2 Grammaire

Les prépositions de lieu: "À", "Dans", "Sur", "Sous", etc...

The prepositions of place: "À", "Dans", "Sur", "Sous", etc...


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ouvrir to open

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French English
(je/j') j'ouvre I open
tu ouvres You open
il/elle/on ouvre he/she/one opens
nous ouvrons we open
vous ouvrez You open
ils/elles ouvrent They open

Exercises and examples phrases

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