Key Vocabulary for Year 6 French

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1 Key Vocabulary for Year 6 French This is a list of the key vocabulary that will be covered over the course of the year. As language learning is a cumulative process there may be some minor differences between this list and the vocabulary covered in class. For example, in some topics, the list of words may be shortened or extra words may be added, depending on the ability of each group. Descriptions J ai les yeux... Il a les yeux Elle a les yeux verts bleus marron noisette gris I have eyes He has eyes She has eyes green blue brown hazelnut grey J ai les cheveux... Il a les cheveux Elle a les cheveux bruns blonds noirs roux bouclés raides I have hair He has hair She has hair brown blond black red curly straight 1

2 longs courts long short Je suis Il est Elle est I am He is She is petit petite small/short grand grande big/tall mince mince thin gros grosse fat Je porte des lunettes Il porte des lunettes Elle porte des lunettes I wear glasses He wears glasses She wears glasses Je ne porte pas de lunettes Il ne porte pas de lunettes Elle ne porte pas de lunettes I don t wear glasses He doesn t wear glasses She doesn t wear glasses N.B. Use of des for wearing and de for not wearing. Countries L Angleterre England Je viens de I come from La France France (followed directly by the country no la or l ) 2

3 L Allemagne L Italie L Écosse L Irlande Le Pays de Galles L Espagne Germany Italy Scotland Ireland Wales Spain Nationalities anglais anglaise English Je suis I am. français française French allemand allemande German italien italienne Italian écossais écossaise Scottish irlandais irlandaise Irish gallois galloise Welsh espagnol espagnole Spanish Hobbies nager aller au cinéma regarder les films faire du shopping faire les courses to swim to go to the cinema to watch films to go shopping (for clothes etc) to go shopping (for food) 3

4 jouer au football aller à la piscine faire du sport to play football to go to the swimming pool to do sport To the to = à the = le (if the word is masculine) e.g. cinéma la (if the word is feminine) e.g. piscine à + la = à la à + le = au therefore à la piscine = to the swimming pool therefore au cinéma = to the cinema J aime Je n aime pas I like I don t like J aime + infinitive I like to do something e.g J aime nager = I like to swim / swimming Je n aime pas + infinitive I don t like to do something e.g. Je n aime pas nager = I don t like to swim / swimming All about me Je m appelle... J ai ans J ai les cheveux roux J ai les yeux bleus Je suis grand(e) et mince I am called... I am years old I have red hair I have blue eyes I am tall and thin J aime + infinitive I like doing... 4

5 Je n aime pas + infinitive et mais I don t like doing... and but My house le salon la salle à manger la cuisine la salle de bains les toilettes (f) la chambre le garage le jardin chez moi il y a il n y a pas de the living room the dining room the kitchen the bathroom the toilets the bedroom the garage the garden at/in my house there is there isn t 5

6 Agreement and position of adjectives Agreement Adjectives need to agree in number and gender with the thing(s) they describe. If the object is feminine (e.g. starts with la or une ) you usually add an e to the end of the adjective. e.g. un garage bleu = a blue garage une chambre bleue = a blue bedroom Position of adjectives Adjectives of size such as grand = big and petit = small go before the object they describe, and other adjectives such as colours go after the object. e.g. une grande salle à manger = a big dining room une salle à manger verte = a green dining room un petit jardin = a small garden un jardin vert = a green garden The weather Quel temps fait-il aujourd hui? What is the weather like today? il fait chaud il fait froid il fait beau il fait mauvais il pleut il neige il y a du brouillard il y a des orages it is hot it is cold it is good weather it is bad weather it is raining it is snowing it is foggy it is stormy 6

7 il y a du soleil il y a du vent il y a des nuages it is sunny it is windy it is cloudy dans le nord dans le sud dans le centre dans l est dans l ouest in the north in the south in the centre in the east in the west Dans le centre de la France... Dans l ouest de l Angleterre... In the centre of France... In the west of England... En ville la piscine la salle de sports l hôtel la gare le cinéma le stade les magasins (m) le marché the swimming pool the gym the hotel the station the cinema the stadium the shops the market 7

8 Directions tournez prenez continuez à droite à gauche tout droit première deuxième troisième quatrième cinquième sixième septième huitième neuvième dixième Turn Take Continue to the right to the left straight on 1st 2 nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 8