Transcript Vocabulaire 2.1 - Hamblen County

Vocabulaire 2.1
Français I
les maths
l’algèbre (f.)
• algebra
la géométrie
• geometry
les langues (f.) (étrangères)
• (foreign) languages
• The names of languages
are masculine in French.
le français
• French
l’espagnol (m.)
• Spanish
• The ‘‘gn’’ is pronounced ‘‘ny.’’
l’allemand (m.)
• German
le latin
• Latin
les sciences (f.) naturelles
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natural science
astronomy
biology
chemistry
earth science
physics
cross-disciplines (like
biochemistry)
les sciences naturelles
• sometimes referred to as
• la biologie-géologie or
• les sciences de la vie et de
la terre (SVT)
• This area of study includes
both lectures and a lab.
la biologie
• biology
la chimie
• chemistry
les travaux (m.) pratiques
(de chimie)
• (chemistry) lab
la physique
• physics
les arts (m.) plastiques
• art class
la musique
• music
la chorale
• choir
la fanfare
• band
la danse
• dance
l’éducation (f.) physique et
sportive (EPS)
• physical education
le sport
• gym
le cours de développement
personnel et social (DPS)
• health
la géographie
• geography
l’éducation (f.) civique
• government
l’histoire (f.)
• history
We can’t have
history without
you (toi)!
l’informatique (f.)
• computer science
le cours
• course
• la cour = courtyard
• Don’t say the –s.
les cours facultatifs
 electives
les cours obligatoires
 required courses
Extra school subjects
 See p. R12 in the back of your
book. (The edge of the page
is blue and says “Additional
Vocabulary.”)
 On the right-hand side of the
page, you’ll see “School
Subjects.”
les devoirs (m.)
• homework
• devoir = to have to
• homework = “have to’s”
l’élève (m. or f.)
• student
le professeur
• teacher
• always masculine (Use le.)
le / la prof
• teacher
• informal
Oui, beaucoup.
• Yes, very much.
Moi aussi.
• Me too.
Moi, non.
• I don’t.
Non, pas trop.
• No, not too much.
Moi non plus.
• Neither do I.
Moi, si.
• I do.
Pas moi.
• Not me.
Note culturelle (p. 53)
• Unlike the American
educational system, the
grade levels in the French
system are numbered in
descending order:
Educational Systems
AMERICAN
• Middle School
– 6th grade
– 7th grade
– 8th grade
• High School
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9th grade
10th grade
11th grade
12th grade
FRENCH
• Le collège (10-11 yrs. old)
– sixième (6e)
– cinquième (5e)
– quatrième (4e)
• Le lycée
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troisième (3e)
seconde (2e)
première (1ère)
terminale
le baccalauréat
• Nicknamed le bac
• National exam taken at
the end of study at a lycée
• Not all students take le
bac.
• If a French student plans to
go on to a university, (s)he
must take and pass le bac.
le baccalauréat
• An extremely difficult oral
and written test that covers
all major subjects
• Students spend the final
year of le lycée, la
terminale, preparing for this
exam.
le baccalauréat
• Three major categories of
this exam:
– le bac général
– le bac technologique
– le bac professionnel
le baccalauréat
• Each category is divided
into a more specialized
series of exams, depending
on a student’s chosen field
of study.
• For example, a student
specializing in literature
would take le bac général
littéraire, or simply le bac L.
le baccalauréat
• If a student is majoring in
literature, (s)he needs to
score higher in literature,
philosophy, and languages
than in math in order to
pass.
• Students who don’t score
high enough must try to
get a better grade by
taking oral exams.
le baccalauréat
• If students fail, they must
repeat their last year at the
lycée (terminale) before
retaking le bac.
• Students who don’t have
their bac need to pass a
college entrance exam
called l’ESEU (Examen
spécial d’entrée à
l’université) in order to be
admitted to college.
le baccalauréat vs. ACT / SAT
• How do you think le bac
compares with our ACT or
SAT?
FYI
• passer un examen = to
take a test
• To say, “I passed the bac.”
you would say, “J’ai réussi
au bac.”