RIGOLO 1 Unité 4 (unit 4) : Les animaux VOCABULAIRE

RIGOLO 1
Unité 4 (unit 4) : Les animaux
VOCABULAIRE (vocabulary)
(based on Rigolo 1 language content; some lessons include vocab not taught in Rigolo units)
Leçon 1 – LES ANIMAUX DOMESTIQUES (pets)
- Tu as un animal ?
- J’ai…
Do you have a pet?
I have…
I don’t have a pet
un chien
a dog
un chat
un lapin
- Je n’ai pas d’animal
une souris
a mouse
une tortue
a tortoise
a cat
a rabbit
un oiseau
a bird
un dragon
a dragon
Note :
- J’ai un animal (I have an animal/pet) but
- J’ai deux/trois/quatre etc. animaux (I have 2/3/4 etc. animals)
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Practise these nouns by repeating the words out loud. Then, try to
say the words with the French covered up.
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With a partner, ask and answer the question, for example:
A : Tu as un animal ?
B : J’ai un chat et un chien. or : Je n’ai pas d’animal.
Pronunciation tips
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Remember not to pronounce ‘n’, ‘t’ and ‘s’ at the end of chien,
lapin, chat and souris as they are silent.
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The silent consonant is sounded in front of a vowel sound to make
the words flow more easily, e.g. to say un oiseau, the ‘n’ in un is
pronounced because oiseau starts with the vowel sound {wa}.
Other animals you might want to learn:
- J’ai… I have…
un poisson
a fish
(un poisson rouge = a goldfish)
un serpent
a snake
un hamster
a hamster
un perroquet
un lézard
un cochon d’Inde
un mouton
a parrot
a lizard
a guinea pig
a sheep
un cheval
un âne
a horse
a donkey
un canard
a duck
une vache
a cow
une poule
a hen
une chèvre
a goat
une grenouille
a frog
Leçon 2 – LES NOMBRES (numbers) 11-20
Sounds like
11
onze
{onz}
12
douze
{dooz}
13
treize
{trez}
14
quatorze
{katorz}
15
quinze
{kanz}
16
seize
{sez}
17
dix-sept
{deece set}
18
dix-huit
{deez weet}
19
dix-neuf
{deez neuf}
20
vingt
{vang} note the silent ‘t’
- Comptez jusqu’à…
- Count to…
Here are some ideas to practise numbers:
 Count to twenty, count backwards, say odd and even numbers.
 Get someone to test you by calling out numbers in random order!
 Play Loto (Bingo) with your friends.
 Do Maths calculations!
Leçon 3 – GIVING SOMEONE’S NAME
- Il s’appelle comment ?
- Elle s’appelle comment ?
or Comment s’appelle t-il ?
or Comment s’appelle t-elle ?
What’s his name?
What’s her name?
- Il s’appelle...
His name is…
- Elle s’appelle...
Her name is…
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Introduce your friends, asking and answering the question, for
example:
A : Il/elle s’appelle comment ?
B : Il s’appelle Jake or Elle s’appelle Polly.
Leçon 4 – DESCRIBING SOMEONE
Il est comment ?
- Elle est comment ?
What does he look like? /
What does she look like? /
What is he like?
What is she like?
- Il est…
- He is…
- Elle est… - She is…
grand
tall
grande
petit
small
petite
bavard
chatty
bavarde
timide - shy
sympa – nice
drôle – funny
sévère - strict
 Look in magazines and describe some of the famous people you see
in there using the words above. You can start by giving their
names. For example:
- Il s’appelle Daniel Radcliffe, il est sympa.
- Elle s’appelle Katy Perry, elle est grande.