Les Alphabets Française – JSS1 French Lesson Note (First Term)

The French alphabet is the set of letters used to write French. Each letter has its own French name, shown below with an English-style guide to how it sounds. The note also gives a first French vocabulary list covering school items, food, actions, descriptions and people, with the English meaning of each word.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• say the French names of the letters of the alphabet that are listed in the note;
• read and say the French words for common school items and foods;
• give the English meaning of the French action words and describing words in the list;
• name people in French (girl, boy, woman, man, baby).

What are the letters of the French alphabet?

The table gives each letter and an English-style guide to its French name.

Leçon 2: Le vocabulaire

What are the French words for school items?

What are the French words for food and drink?

What are the French action words?

What are the French describing words?

What are the French words for people?

Evaluation

1. Say the French names of the letters B, D, P and T.
2. Give the English meaning of: stylo, cahier, porte, fenêtre.
3. Write the French word for: rice, beans, bread, sugar.
4. What do these words mean: grand, laid, belle, bon?
5. Write the French words for girl, boy, woman and man.

Assignment

Choose ten words from the vocabulary list. Write each one in French with its English meaning, and practise saying them aloud.