Local, National, International & Global Areas of Interest 2
Key vocabulary learning skills
__Vocabulary learning skills: __
- 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!
Home and local area vocabulary
KEY HOME AND LOCAL AREA VOCABULARY
Aider - to help
Animé - lively
arbre l’ (m) - tree
armoire l’ (f) - wardrobe
bâtiment le - building
besoin le (avoir….de) - need (to need)
bibliothèque la - library
boucherie la - butcher’s shop
baskets les (f) - trainers
boulangerie la - bakery
bijou le - jewel, jewellery
bijouterie la - jeweller’s shop
blouson le - coat/jacket
bon marché - cheap
bruit le - noise
bureau le - office, study
bruyant - noisy
caisse la - till
calme - quiet
campagne la - countryside
carte bancaire la - bank card
cave la - cellar
ceinture la - belt
célèbre - famous
centre commercial le - shopping centre
champ le - field
chapeau le - hat
charcuterie la - delicatessen
chaussette la - sock
chaussure la - shoe
chemise la - shirt
choix le - choice
chose la - thing
circulation la - traffic
commerces les (m) - shops
colline la - hill
commissariat le - police station
cravate la - tie
cuisine la - kitchen/cooking
déménager - to move house
démodé - old-fashioned
dépenser - to spend (money)
devoir - to have to
économiser - to save
escalier l’ (m) - staircase
essayer - to try on
étage l’ (m) - floor, storey
fenêtre la - window
ferme la - farm
fleur la - flower
gare la - railway station
gare routière la - bus station
gens les (m) - people
gilet le - waistcoat
grand magasin le - department store
gratuit - free (of charge)
habitant l’ (m) - inhabitant
hôtel de ville l’ (m) - town hall
immeuble l’ (m) - block of flats
jardinage le - gardening
jupe la - skirt
laver - to wash
librairie la - bookshop
livrer - to deliver
maison la (individuelle/jumelée/mitoyenne) - house (detached/semi-detached/terraced)
mairie la - town hall
manteau le - overcoat
marché le - market
meubles les (m) - furniture
mode la - fashion
(à la) montagne la - (in the) mountain(s)
mur le - wall
musée le - museum
nettoyer - to clean
pantalon le - trousers
parc le - park
parfum le - perfume
pâtisserie la - cake shop
pauvre - poor
perdre - to lose
pièce la - room
place la - square
portefeuille le - wallet
porte-monnaie le - purse
poser - to put down
poste la - post office
pouvoir - to be able
prix le - price
propre - clean, tidy
pull le - jumper
quartier le - quarter, area
quitter - to leave
ranger - to tidy
réduire - to reduce
réduit - reduced
rez-de-chaussée le - ground floor
risque le - risk
robe la - dress
sale - dirty
salle à manger la - dining room
salle de bains la - bathroom
salon le - living room, lounge
sécurité la - safety
soldes les (m) - sale
sous-sol le - basement
station-service la - service station
tabac le - newsagent’s
transport en commun le - public transport
travailler - to work
se trouver - to be situated
usine l’ (f) - factory
vendeur le/vendeuse la - shop assistant
vendre - to sell
veste la - jacket
vêtements les (m) - clothes
vie la - life
ville la - town
vitrine la - shop window
vivre - to live
voisin le - neighbour
zone piétonne la - pedestrian zone
- What is 'le bijou' in English?
- Your answer should include: jewel / jewellery
- What is 'to clean' in French?
- nettoyer
- What is 'la zone piétonne' in English?
- pedestrian zone