Local, National, International & Global Areas of Interest 1
Key vocabulary learning skills
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- To try and reduce the number you need to learn, try to use all the tricks you can e.g.
a. “ha ha it sounds like” – Laine = wool = a sheep called Len. (If it makes you laugh it is more likely to work. Our brains are funny like that!)
b. “ooh it reminds me of” – pantalon = a bit like pantaloons = those funny old fashioned trousers in your history books.
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At home, do it little and often - lots of breaks because it is boring!
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No background noise/music. (Music is good for concentration for most other HW but bad for memorisation HW – it just is. Sorry!)
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Learn the meanings first.
Cover up the English
Test yourself: Look – cover – say (the English) – check
Test yourself again: Look – cover – say – check (just ones you got wrong)
When you have 100% correct, move on
- Now learn the spellings.
Cover up the French
Test yourself: Look – cover – write (the French) – check
Look – cover – write – check (just the ones you got wrong)
When you have 100% correct, have a biscuit!
Holidays
KEY HOLIDAYS VOCABULARY
accueil l’ (m) - welcome
aéroport l’ (m) - airport
Afrique l’ (f)/africain - Africa/African
agence de voyages l’ (f) - travel agency
Algérie l’ (f)/algérien - Algeria/Algerian
Allemagne l’ (f)/allemand - Germany/German
Alpes les (f) - Alps
Angleterre l’ (f)/anglais - England/English
arrivée l’ (f) - arrival
ascenseur l’ (m) - lift
s’asseoir - to sit down
attendre - to wait (for)
auberge de jeunesse l’ (f) - youth hostel
auto l’ (f) - car
autobus l’ (m) - bus
autoroute l’ (f) - motorway
aventure l’ (f) - adventure
avion l’ (m) - plane
bagages les (m) - luggage
(se) baigner - to bathe, swim
bateau le - boat
Belgique la/belge - Belgium/Belgian
bord de la mer le - seaside
bronzer - to sunbathe
car le - coach
carte la - map
carte postale la - postcard
casser - to break
chambre de famille la - family room
chercher - to look for
Chine la/chinois - China/Chinese
clé la - key
colonie de vacances la - holiday/summer camp
conduire - to drive
se coucher - to go to bed
crème solaire la - sun cream
départ le - departure
descendre - to stay
dortoir le - dormitory
Douvres - Dover
Durer - to last
échange l’ (m) - exchange
Ecosse l’ (f)/écossais - Scotland/Scottish
en plein air - in the open air
Espagne l’ (f)/espagnol - Spain/Spanish
essence l’ (f) - petrol
Etats-Unis les (m) - USA
à l’étranger - abroad
étranger l’ (m) - stranger/foreigner
expliquer - to explain
faire la connaissance - to get to know
faire du camping - to go camping
(se) garer - to park
Grande-Bretagne la/britannique - Great Britain/British
(s’) habituer à - to get used to
horaire l’ (m) - timetable
île l’ (f) - island
lac le - lake
laisser - to leave
laver - to wash
(se) laver - to get washed
Lentement - slowly
Lever - to lift
(se) lever - to get up
lit le - bed
location de voitures la - car rental
logement le - accommodation
loger - to stay, lodge
loisir le - free time (activity)
Londres - London
Louer - to hire, rent
lunettes de soleil les (f) - sun glasses
maillot de bain le - swimming costume
Manche la - English Channel
Marcher - to walk
Maroc le/marocain - Morocco/Moroccan
Méditerranée la - Mediterranean
monde le - world
montagne la - mountain
monter - to go up/ascend
moto la - motor bike
nager - to swim
parc d’attractions le - theme park
partir - to leave
Pays de Galles le/gallois - Wales/Welsh
pièce d’identité la - means of identification
plage la - beach
plan de ville le - town plan
se présenter - to introduce oneself
prêt - ready
projet le - plan
se promener - to go for a walk
propriétaire le/la - owner
randonnée la - walk, hike
remercier - to thank
rendez-vous le - meeting
renseignements les (m) - information
réserver - to book, reserve
rester - to stay
retour le - return
retourner - to return
(se) réveiller - to wake up
Revenir - to come back
rivière la - river
route la - road, way
salle de séjour la - lounge
sable le - sand
sac de couchage le - sleeping bag
séjour le - stay, visit
spectacle le - show
Suisse la/suisse - Switzerland/Swiss
tourisme le - tourism
tourner - to turn
Tunisie la/tunisien - Tunisia/Tunisian
vacances les (f) - holidays
valise la - suitcase
visite la (guidée) - (guided) visit
voiture la - car
vol le - flight
voler - to fly
voyager - to travel
vue de mer la - sea view
- What is l'ascenseur in English
- lift
- What is 'the road' in French?
- la route
- What is 'la vue de mer' in English?
- sea view