A2.11: Emergency services

Services d'urgence

Vocabulary (13)

 Les urgences: The emergency department (French)

Les urgences

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The emergency department Show

 Le commissariat: the police station (French)

Le commissariat

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The police station Show

 La croix rouge: The Red Cross (French)

La croix rouge

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The red cross Show

 Les pompiers: The firefighters (French)

Les pompiers

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The firefighters Show

 Le samu: The emergency medical service (French)

Le samu

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The emergency medical service Show

 Une alerte: an alert (French)

Une alerte

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An alert Show

 Une ambulance: An ambulance (French)

Une ambulance

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An ambulance Show

 La gendarmerie: the gendarmerie (French)

La gendarmerie

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The gendarmerie Show

 Un incendie: A fire (French)

Un incendie

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A fire Show

 Les gestes de premier secours: first aid gestures (French)

Les gestes de premier secours

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First aid gestures Show

 La rapidité: speed (French)

La rapidité

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Speed Show

 Une agression : An assault (French)

Une agression

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An assault Show

 Aider (to help) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Aider

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To help Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards

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

Exercise 2: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

En cas d'incendie, appelez vite les pompiers. (In case of fire, call the fire brigade immediately.)
Le SAMU arrive rapidement pour aider en cas d'urgence médicale. (The emergency medical service (SAMU) arrives quickly to help in case of a medical emergency.)
Il faut connaître les gestes de premiers secours pour sauver une vie avant l'arrivée de l'ambulance. (It is essential to know first aid procedures to save a life before the ambulance arrives.)
En cas d'agression, vous devez téléphoner à la gendarmerie ou au commissariat. (In case of an assault, you should call the police station or the local police.)

Exercise 3: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez les mots selon le type de service d'urgence pour mieux comprendre leur contexte d'utilisation.

Services médicaux d'urgence

Services de sécurité et d'intervention

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Naître to be born

passe_compose

French English
(je/j') suis né/née I was born
(tu) es né/née you were born
(il/elle/on) est né/née he/she/one was born
(nous) sommes nés/nées We were born
(vous) êtes né/née/nés/nées You were born
(ils/elles) sont nés/nées they were born

Exercises and examples phrases

Mourir to die

passe_compose

French English
(je/j') suis mort/morte I died
(tu) es mort/morte You died
(il/elle/on) est mort/morte he/she/one died
(nous) sommes morts/mortes we died
(vous) êtes mort/morte/morts/mortes you died
(ils/elles) sont morts/mortes they died

Exercises and examples phrases

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