Vocab for Sports

la ski nautique = water ski
la planche à roulette = skateboarding
la patin à roulette = roller staking
le ski = ski
la natation = swimming
le squash = squash
la voile = sailing
la zumba = Zumba (dance)
l'athlétisme = athletics
le jogging = jogging
le foot = football
le badminton = badminton
le netball = netball
la boxe = Boxing
le tennis = tennis
le patin sur glace = ice skating
l'éscrime = fencing
l'hockey sur glace = ice hockey
le cricket = Cricket
le judo = Judo







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Vocab for describing everything in tv's

les jeux télé = tv games

les émissions de variété = talk show

les dessins animés = anime

les feuilletons = daily soaps

les documentaires = documentaries

les jeux = game show

la pub(licité) = adverts

les informations = information show?

les comédies = Comedy Show

la méteo = weather report

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Vocab for rooms in your school

des salles de classe = classrooms
une salle d'informatique = a computer room
une cour = a playground
des laboratoires de science = science laboratory
un gymnase = a gymnasium
un hall d'entree = entrance hall
des toilettes = the toilets
la cantine = the canteen
la salle des profs = teacher room
une piscine = swimming pool
un terrain de sport = a field
le secrétariat = an office
la bibliothèque = a library
des casiers = lockers














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Vocab for describing a routine

Je me réveille = I wake up
Je me lève = I get up
Je me lave = I take a bath
Je me douche = I take a shower
Je m'habille = I get ready
Je prends mon petit déjeuner = I take my breakfast
Je mets mon uniforme / manteau = I put on my uniform / coat
Je sors = I leave
Je quitte la maison = I leave from home
Je mange dans un restaurant = I eat at a restaurant
Je fais mes devoirs = I do my homework
Je dîne = I dine
Je me lave mes dents / Je brosse mes dents = I wash my teeth/ I brush my teeth
Je me couche = I sleep
Je goûte = I have supper/ snack















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Vocab to describe the way a a teacher teaches

enthousiaste = enthusiastic
barbant = boring
méchant = naughty
sévère = strict
agréable = nice
desagréable = not nice/ pleasant
un bon contact = a good contact
enseigner = to teach
expliquer bien / mal = explain well / bad
des problèmes de discipline = Discipline Problems
crier = to shout
encourager les élèves = encourage the students
respecter = respect
juste = fair
compréhensif = understanding
vivant = lively
ferme = firm
serviable = helpful






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Vocab to describe a Person

la description physique:-

1) Il a les yeux....(colour) = He has .... eyes

2) Il (ne) porte (pas) des lunettes. = He wears glasses / He doesn't wear glasses

3) Il a les cheveux (châtains, bouclés, raides, courts, other colours)

     châtains = maroon
     bouclés = curly
     raides = straight hair
     courts = short

4)Il est (assez grand, très petit, de taille moyenne)
     de taille moyenne = of average height

5) Il a des taches de rousseur = freckles


une barbe = beard
une moustache = moustache
des verres de contact = lenses
foncé = dark
clair = light
Il est chauve = He is bald
gros(se) = fat
mince = thin
maigre = skinny
Il a les cheveux roux = ginger hair






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Vocab for talking about school

Une année = 1 year
le brevet = certificate ( the exam between Year 10 nd Year 11)
la première = Year 12
la terminale = Year 13
le collège = Middle School
Le lycée = High School
Le bac = Exam in Year 13
le bac = baccalaureate
Passer des exams = Take exams
Réussir = to succeed
un enseignant = a teacher
l'auberge = hostel
les matières = subjects
éteindre les lumières = turn off the lights
la cour = playground
les cours = lessons
l'émploi de temps = timetable
une journée = a day



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Adverbs

Adverbs are basically developed verbs to shape meaning. They tell you how, when and where something happened or how something is done.

Formation:

Almost all of them end with -ment. English adverbs end with -ly.

1) Add -ment to the feminine singular form of the adjective.
2) But, when the masucline singular ends with a vowel, add -ment to it directly.
3)When the masculine adjective ends in -ent or -ant :

    - remove the -ent or -ant
            and add
    -emment or -amment

Eg:

 récent → réc(ent) → réc + -emment = récemment = recently

constant → const(ant) → const + -amment = constamment = constantly

Exception: lent → lentement = slowly

Irregular adverbs:
bref → brièvement - briefly
gentil → gentiment - kindly/gently

Le conditionnel (Conditional Tense)

The conditional tense is used to say "would".

Formation:

1)Take the future tense construct of the verb, mostly infinitive or in special cases eg avoir, take aur
2)Add the special endings used in Imparfait


Manger

Je mangerais
Tu mangerais
Il mangerait
Nous mangerions
Vous mangeriez
Ils mangeraient

Avoir

Je aurais
Tu aurais
Il aurait
Nous aurions
Vous auriez
Ils auraient

Imparfait

The imperfect tense is used to describe:
-what used to happen
-what someone was doing
-what things were like

Formation:

1) Take nous form of the verb in the present tense
2) Remove -ons
3) Add the special endings

Special Endings:

Je               -ais
Tu             -ais
Il               -ait
Nous         -ions
Vous          -iez
Ils              -aient

Regarder

Je regardais
Tu regardais
Il regardait
Nous regardions
Vous regardiez
Ils regardaient

Special Verbs (Irregular Verbs)

Etre

j'étais
tu étais
il/elle était
nous étions
vous étiez
ils/elles étaient

Future Tense (Future Simple)

Future Tense

-different from Future Proche (immediate future)

-used to say something that will happen/ will be happening

Formation:

1) Take the infinitive of the verb
2) Add the following special ending

Special Endings

Je                  -ai
tu                  -as
Il                   -a
Nous            -ons
Vous            -ez
Ils                 -ent

*If the verb ends with -re remove the e and then add the endings.

Jouer

Je jouerai
Tu joueras
Il jouera
Nous jouerons
Vous jouerez
Ils jouerent

Special Verbs( Irregular Verbs)

Avoir (stem = aur)

Je aurai
Tu auras
Il aura
Nous aurons
Vous aurez
Ils aurent

Etre (stem = ser)

Je serai
Tu seras
Il sera
Nous serons
Vous serez
Ils serent

Faire (stem = fer)

Je ferai
Tu feras
Il fera
Nous ferons
Vous ferez
Ils feront

Aller (stem = ir)

Je irai
Tu iras
Il ira
Nous irons
Vous irez
Ils irent

Possessive Pronouns

mine =
-le mien
-la mienne
-les miens
-les miennes

yours =
-le tien
-la tienne
-les tiens
-les tiennes

his/hers/its =
-le sien
-la sienne
-le siens
-les siennes

ours =
-notre

yours =
-votre

theirs =
-leurs

Eg
Ton sac est noir, le mien est gris
You bag is black, mine is grey

Vocab for Subjects (full list)

la musique = Music

l'histoire = History

les sciences = Science

l'art = Art

l'informatique = ICT

l'education physique = Physical Education 

les maths/mathématiques = Maths

la géographie = Geography

le français = French

l'anglais = English

l'espagnol = Spanish

le dessin = Drawing

la physique = Physics

le commerce = Business

la littérature = Literature

la biologie = Biology

la gymnastique = Gymnastics

le théâtre = Drama
la chimie = Chemistry
les travaux manuels = DT (Design and Technology)
les arts dramatique = Drama(another word for saying Drama)
les affaires = Business (another word for saying business)

Directions and Special Roads Names

Tournez à gauche = Take Left
Tournez à droite = Take Right
Allez tout droit = Go straight
Prenez la deuxième rue à droite = Take the second road that goes right
Prenez la première rue a gauche = Take the first road that goes left
Traversez la place = Cross the square
Traversez le pont = Cross the lake

Allez tout droit jusqu'au carrefour = Go straight just until the crossroad


Continuez jusqu'aux feux = Continue just until the lights


Montez l'avenue et au bout, tournez a gauche = Go up the avenue and at the end, take a left


Au rond-point, tournez a gauche = At the roundabout, take a left.

Comparitives

Beginners

3 comparitives:

1) plus...que = more...than
2)aussi...que = as...as
3)moins...que = less...than

Paris est plus grand que Stockholm.
Paris is bigger than Stockholm.

Ces villes ne sont pas aussi belles que Paris
These towns are not as beautiful as Paris.

Paris est moins chaud que Dakar.
Paris is less warm than Dakar.

Object Pronouns

me = me/m'
you = te/t'
him/her/it = le/la/l'
us = nous
you = vous
them = les

Use:

Eg
J'aime mon quartier, je le trouve tranquille.

Demonstrative pronouns

Celui (m) , celle (f) , ceux (m pl) and celles (f pl) are demonstrative pronouns.

They mean 'the one' and 'the ones'

Used to distinguish between two similar objects or people.

Eg
Je voudrais commander un gâteau au chocolat comme celui à côté des croissants.
I would like to order a chocolate cake like the one next to the croissants

là means that so when you say celui-là, it means that one.
Ci means this so when you say celui-ci, it means this one.

Connectives and Conjuctions (Full List)

Because =
- car
- parce que/qu'
- vu que

Therefore = Donc

However =
- cependant
- pourtant
- toutefois

Actually = en fait

Since =
- depuis
- puisque

Like / as = comme

On the other hand =
- par contre
- en revanche

Whilst =
- alors
-tandis que

Although = Bien que

Despite = malgré

Moreover =
- en plus
- de plus
- en outre
- ajutons que

That's why = c'est pourquoi

Without = sans

In order to =
- afin de
- pour
- dans le but de

Afterwards = ensuite

First = D'abord

Sometimes = Parfois

Luckily = Heursement

Unluckily = Malheursement

More = Encore

Negative statements

With all negatives, ne is placed before the verb(or the auxillary)

1) ne....personne

Literal Definition = Nobody

- Placed around the verb in the present, imperfect and future.

-After the past participle in the perfect tense 

-After aller in the immediate future tense(future proche)

Eg

Je ne vois personne demain

I see nobody tomorrow.

2) ne....rien

Literal Definition = Nothing

- Placed around the verb in the perfect tense

- Placed after aller in the immediate future (future proche)

Eg

Je ne fais rien le samedi matin

I do nothing on Saturday morning

3) ne....nulle part

Literal Definition = Nowhere

- Placed around the verb in the present, imperfect and future.

-After the past participle in the perfect tense 

-After aller in the immediate future tense(future proche)

Eg

-Je ne vais nulle part

I go nowhere

-Je ne suis allé nulle part.

I went nowhere

4) ne....ni.....ni

Literal Definition = Neither....Nor....

Eg

Je ne voulais ni partir ni voyager.

I wanted neither to go away nor to travel.

5) ne....pas

Literal Definition = not

Eg 

Je n'aime pas les stylos

I dont like pens

6) ne....que*

Literal Definition = only

Eg

Je n'ai qu'un soeur

I have only one sister.

7) ne...jamais

Literal Definition = Never

Eg

Il n'est jamais allé au Canada.

He has never gone to Canada

8)ne....plus

Literal Definition = no more

Eg

Il n'y a plus d'épicerie.

There isn't any more a grocery store.

Demonstrative Adjectives

Ce (m), Cette (f) and ces are demonstrative adjectives, meaning this (or that) and these (or those).

-They agree with the noun to which they refer

Use cet before a masculin, singular noun that begins with a vowel or a silent h.

Preposiitons (Full List)

en face de = opposite

au dessous de = underneath/ below

au fond de = at the back of/end of

au-dessus de = above

à côté de = next to

autour de = around 

près de = near from

loin de = from from

devant = infront of

derrière = behind

entre = between

sous = under

après = after

avant = before

avec = with 

chez = at

dans = in

de = of

depuis = since

Adjectives ( Full List)

Physical appearance

attrayant = attractive
baraqué = well-built

beau, belle = beautiful
bizarre = strange
bronzé = sunburnt 

chauve =bald
chétif, -ive = weak, puny
débraillé = untidy, sloppy, slipshod
douteux(euse) = doubtful, dubious, questionable
élancé = slim

fort = strong
frêle = frail, fragile
grand = tall
grassouillet, -ette = plump
gros, grosse = fat
insolite = unusual

joli(e)  = pretty

laid = ugly
maigre = skinny
mignon = nice, sweet
mince =  slender
musclé = brawny, muscular
nerveux = nervous, upset
pâle = pale
potelé = plump (like a baby)
séduisant = attractive, appealing, seductive

 Mood

accablé =distressed
admiratif, -ive = admiring
affolé = in a panic
amer, -ere = bitter
assoupi= drowsy
débordé (de travail)= snowed under (with work)
décontracté = relaxed
détendu = relaxed
découragé=disheartened, discouraged
effaré (de) = alarmed (at)
énergique=energetic
enthousiaste=enthusiastic
gai=cheerful
bien intentionné=well-intentioned
lointain=distant
mélancolique=gloomy
ravi=delighted
surpris=surprised
tendu=tense
vanné =dead beat, exhausted
vexé =annoyed

Personality

abruti = idiotic
antipathique = unfriendly
astucieux, euse = shrewd
atone = lifeless, expressionless
avisé = sensible, wise
borné = narrow-minded braillard= noisy
brave =good, honest
candide naive= ingenuous
casanier,-iere = stay-at-home
compassé = starchy, stiff
compliqué = complicated; fussy 

compréhensif,-ive = understanding
difficile = difficult, tiresome
distrait = absent-minded
drôle = funny
enneyeux,-euse = boring
évolué = broad-minded, independent, progressive
exigeant = demanding
extraverti = extrovert
fainéant = lazy, idle
farfelu = hair-brained, eccentric
franc = candid
futé = cunning, smart
imprévisible = unforeseeable
juste = fair
lunatique = temperamental
maladroit  = clumsy
mal commode = bad-tempered
malicieux,-euse = mischievous, naughty
malin = smart, clever
malveillant = malicious, malevolent, spiteful
marrant = funny; odd
méchant = malicious, nasty
méfiant = distrustful, suspicious
méprisant = contemptuous, disdainful
névrosé = neurotic
perspicace = perceptive, shrewd
replié sur soi-meme = introverted
rusé = cunning
sage = well-behaved, good
sensé = sensible
sensible = sensitive
sérieux,-euse = serious, responsible
susceptible = touchy, sensitive
sympathique = nice, friendly
terre-á-terre = down-to-earth
tordu =warped
travailleur-euse =hard-working

Writing a formal letter in French (iGCSE)

Remember the following:

1) You are you addressing the message to- is it a friend, someone you don't know, colleague?
2)Write an appropriate start using the techniques shown below.
3)Have an appropriate date and address if available.




Chère Madame ou Monsieur,                                                                              lieu, date

Je vous écris pour ......(reason for writing the letter)

eg. Je vous écris pour ma candidature pour le travail dans votre hôtel.

(Give a reason why you are applying in your introduction)

Le travail m'intéresse parce que.....



----------End your intro--------------

-------Start main body paragraph------

(if you are applying for a job, give your qualities, previous experiences and why you are suited for this job)

J'ai déjà travaillé comme....
Je pense avoir les qualitiés necessaires pour le travail car.....

(Write anything here that makes you a strong candidate)

--------Last Paragraph--------

(Discuss what your pay will be and state when you are free to work)

Je serai libre les matins dans tout les weekends de juin à septembre.
Si, je gangerai le travail, ma salarie sera combien?

(appropriate ending)

                                                                                                                          Merci beaucoup (bientôt)

                   Your name