French 1 Unit 1: Greetings and Introductions | Notes and practice

Notes

Bonjour (day), bonsoir (evening), salut (informal hi/bye), au revoir, à bientôt, à demain.
Polite words: s'il vous plaît / s'il te plaît, merci, de rien, excusez-moi.

tu = one friend, relative or child. vous = a formal single person or any group of people.
Matching questions: Comment vas-tu ? / Comment allez-vous ? and Comment t'appelles-tu ? / Comment vous appelez-vous ?

Je m'appelle..., Voici..., Enchanté(e). Je becomes j' before a vowel: J'habite à Nice.
Feelings: Très bien, Ça va, Comme ci comme ça, Pas mal, Mal. Return the question with Et toi ? / Et vous ?

Accents (é è ê à ù ç ï ë) are part of the spelling.
Final consonants are often silent, except often C, R, F, L. H is silent. Liaison links words: vous_avez.

Each topic has its own short notes and practice.

You meet your friend's mother for the first time. Which greeting is best?

Which reply matches « Comment t'appelles-tu ? »

Choose the correct sentence.

Which expression means « not bad » ?

Read: « Salut ! Je m'appelle Hugo. Et toi ? – Moi, c'est Inès. Enchantée ! » What do we know about Inès?

Which letter has a cédille?

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Free-response question

Maya is on a French exchange. She meets Mme Durand, a teacher, and then a classmate named Théo at school.

(a) Write one correct greeting and question Maya uses with Mme Durand.

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Bonjour, madame. Comment allez-vous ?

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(b) Write what Maya says to Théo to ask his name and to introduce herself.

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Salut ! Je m'appelle Maya. Comment t'appelles-tu ?

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(c) Théo answers « Ça va ? ». Give an answer and explain why Maya uses tu with Théo but vous with Mme Durand.

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Très bien, merci. Et toi ? Tu is for friends and classmates; vous is formal and used for a teacher.

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