A2.12: My time at school

Mon temps à l'école

Vocabulary (17)

 Le souvenir: The memory (French)

Le souvenir

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The memory Show

 Le papier: the paper (French)

Le papier

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The paper Show

 Le cahier: The exercise book (French)

Le cahier

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The exercise book Show

 Aller à l'école: Going to school (French)

Aller à l'école

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Going to school Show

 Le crayon: The pencil (French)

Le crayon

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The pencil Show

 Le stylo: The pen (French)

Le stylo

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The pen Show

 Le maître: The master (French)

Le maître

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The master Show

 Le diplôme: The diploma (French)

Le diplôme

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The diploma Show

 Le baccalauréat: The baccalaureate (French)

Le baccalauréat

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The baccalaureate Show

 Le collège: The secondary school (French)

Le collège

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The secondary school Show

 Le lycée: The sixth form college (French)

Le lycée

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The sixth form college Show

 La classe: the class (French)

La classe

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The class Show

 La primaire: The primary school (French)

La primaire

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The primary school Show

 S'inscrire (to enroll) - Verb conjugation and exercises

S'inscrire

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To enroll Show

 Obtenir (to obtain) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Obtenir

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To obtain Show

 Au fil des années : Over the years (French)

Au fil des années

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Over the years Show

 Avoir des bonnes notes: To have good grades (French)

Avoir des bonnes notes

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To have good grades Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Décrivez le parcours éducatif d'Eva. (Describe the education path of Eva.)
  2. Décris où tu as étudié au lycée. (Describe where you studied at high school.)
  3. Parlez de ce que vous avez étudié à l'école. (Talk about what you studied at school.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Pendant les premières années, Eva était à l'école primaire.

For the first years Eva was in primary school.

Puis elle était au lycée. Elle a toujours été une élève travailleuse avec de bonnes notes.

Then she was in secondary school. She always was a hard-working student with good grades.

Elle a terminé le lycée à 18 ans.

She finished high school when she was 18 years old.

Je suis allé à l'université et j'ai étudié le droit.

I went to university and studied law.

J'ai terminé le lycée à l'âge de 18 ans.

I finished high school when I was 18 years old.

Maintenant je travaille dans une école et j'enseigne.

Now I work in a school and teach.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

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

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

J'aimais aller à l'école pour retrouver mes amis chaque jour. (I liked going to school to see my friends every day.)
Au fil des années, j'ai gardé de très bons souvenirs. (Over the years, I have kept very good memories.)
Le maître expliquait bien et j'avais toujours de bonnes notes. (The teacher explained well and I always had good grades.)
Pour réussir le baccalauréat, il faut bien se préparer et s'inscrire à temps. (To pass the baccalaureate, you need to prepare well and register on time.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez les mots selon qu'ils désignent des lieux à l'école ou des objets utilisés en classe.

Les lieux de l'école

Les objets d'école

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

S'inscrire to enroll

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French English
(je/j') m'inscrivais I was enrolling
(tu) t'inscrivais you enrolled
(il/elle/on) s'inscrivait he/she/one was enrolling
nous inscrivions We enrolled
vous inscriviez You would enroll
(ils/elles) s'inscrivaient they enrolled

Exercises and examples phrases

Obtenir to obtain

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French English
(je/j') obtenais I was obtaining
(tu) obtenais you were obtaining
(il/elle/on) obtenait he/she/one obtained
(nous) obtenions We were obtaining
(vous) obteniez You were obtaining
(ils/elles) obtenaient they obtained

Exercises and examples phrases

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