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How to use this book 8
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Week 5 At the hospital 94
Getting around Review and repeat 96

Around town 48 Week 10 98
Finding your way At home 100
Sightseeing 50 102
At the airport 52 104
Review and repeat 106
54 At home
Week 6 108
Accommodation 56 In the house 110
112
Booking a room The yard 114
In the hotel 116
At the campground Pets
Descriptions 118
Review and repeat Review and repeat 120
122
Week 7 58 Week 11 124
Shopping Services
60
Shops 62
At the market
At the supermarket 64 Mail and banks
Clothes and shoes
Review and repeat 66 Services

Week 8 To come
Work and study
Police and crime
Jobs
The office Review and repeat
Academic world
In business 68 Week 12
Review and repeat Leisure and socializing
70
Week 9 72
Health
74 Leisure time
At the pharmacy
The body 76 Sports and hobbies
At the doctor
Socializing

Review and repeat

78 Reinforce and progress 126
128
80 132
82 Menu guide

84
86 English–French dictionary

French–English dictionary 146

88 Acknowledgments 160
90
92

6 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

How to use this book

This main part of the book is devoted to 12 themed
chapters, broken down into five 15-minute daily lessons,
the last of which is a revision lesson. So, in just 12 weeks
you will have completed the course. A concluding
reference section contains a menu guide and English-to-
French and French-to-English dictionaries.

Warm up and clock 1 8 WEEK 2 Au café
Each day starts with a one-minute warm-up that In the café
encourages you to recall vocabulary or phrases 1 Warm up
you have learned previously. A clock to the right In a typical French café you can either
of the heading bar indicates the amount of time Count to ten sit at the counter, which is cheaper,
you are expected to spend on each exercise. (pp.10–11). or have waiter service at a table.
Tipping is the norm if you’re happy
Instructions Remind yourself how with the service, but a few coins will
Each exercise is numbered and introduced by to say “hello” and be enough. Food is not usually served,
instructions that explain what to do. In some “goodbye.” (pp.8–9) although you can often get bread and
cases additional information is given about the croissants in the mornings.
language point being covered. Ask “Do you have a
baguette?” (pp.14–15)
Cultural/Conversational tip
These panels provide additional 2 Words to remember la confiture
insights into life in France and
language usage. Look at the words below and say them out lah coñfeetyur
loud a few times. Cover the French with the jam
flap and try to remember the French for each
item. Practice the words on the picture also.

le café crème coffee with frothy le café
luh kafay krem milk luh cafeh
small black coffee
le grand café large black coffee
luh groñ kafay black tea le sucre
tea with milk luh sookruh
le thé sugar
luh tay

le thé au lait
luh tay oh lay

Cultural tip A standard coffee is small and black.

You’ll need to ask if you want it any other way. If you like
milk in your tea, you’ll need to specify cold milk (“lait froid”/
lay frwah), otherwise you are likely to get a jug of hot milk.

3 In conversation

Text styles Bonjour. Je voudrais C’est tout madame? Vous avez des
Distinctive text un café au lait, s’il say too ma-dam croissants?
styles differentiate vous plaît. voo zavay day krossoñ
French and bonjoor. juh voodray uñ Is that all, madam?
English, and the kafay oh lay, seel voo Do you have any
pronunciation play croissants?
guide (see right).
Hello. I would like
coffee with milk, please.

In conversation
Illustrated dialogues
reflecting how
vocabulary and
phrases are used in
everyday situations
appear throughout
the book.

How to use the flap 1 2 4 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING 1 2 5
The book’s cover flaps
allow you to conceal Réponses Révisez et répétez Réponses
the French so that you Answers Review and repeat Answers
can test whether you Cover with flap Cover with flap
have remembered
correctly. 1 Animals 1 Animals 3 rabbit 3 To do 3 To do
16 dog
Review and repeat 1 le poisson Say the French words for the Use the correct 1 fais
A recap of selected luh pwassoñ numbered animals. form of the verb fay
elements of previous faire in these
lessons helps to 2 l’oiseau bird 2 sentences. 2 fait
reinforce your lwazoe fay
knowledge. 1 fish hamster 5 1 Tu ____
3 le lapin 4 cat de la pêche? 3 faites
luh lapañ fet
2 Elle ____
4 le chat de la voile. 4 fait
luh shah fay
3 Que ____
5 le hamster vous? 5 faites
luh amstair fet
4 Il ____ froid
6 le chien aujourd’hui. 6 faire
luh shiañ fair
5 Vous ____
de la randonnée?

6 J’aime ____
de la natation.

2 I like… 2 I like… 1 4 An invitation 4 An invitation
Say the following in French:
1 J’aime le rugby. You are invited for dinner. Join in the 1 Je suis désolé(e),
jem luh roogbee 1 I like rugby. conversation, replying in French following je suis occupé(e).
2 I don’t like golf. the English prompts. juh swee dayzolay,
2 Je n’aime pas 3 I like painting. juh swee
le golf. 4 I don’t like playing Vous voulez venir pour déjeuner vendredi? zokoopay
juh nem pah 1 I’m sorry, I'm busy.
luh golf boules. 2 Avec plaisir.
Pourquoi pas samedi? avek playzeer
3 J'aime faire de 23 2 I’d love to.
la peinture. 3 Merci. A quelle
jem fair duh Venez avec vos enfants. heure?
lah pañtyur 3 Thank you. At what time? mairsee, ah kel ur

4 Je n’aime pas A douze heures et demie. 4 C’est bon pour
jouer aux boules. 4 That’s good for me. moi.
juh nem pah say boñ poor
jooway oh bool mwah

4

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 7

Useful phrases Pronunciation guide
Selected phrases
relevant to the topic Many French sounds will already be familiar
help you speak and to you, but a few require special attention.
understand. Take note of how these letters are
pronounced:
le pain EATING AND DRINKING 1 9
r a French r is pronounced in the back
luh pañ 4 Useful phrases of the throat, producing a sound a
bread little like gargling
Learn these phrases. Read the English under
the pictures and say the phrase in French as j a French j is soft like the sound in the
shown on the right. Then conceal the middle of pleasure (as opposed to the
French with the cover flap and test yourself. hard English j as in major)

Je voudrais un grand n n is pronounced nasally when in the
café, s’il vous plaît. combination on, an or in. Imagine
juh voodray uñ groñ saying huh through your nose. The
kafay, seel voo play nasal n is shown in the pronunciation
with this symbol: ñ
I’d like a large black
coffee, please. ch ch in French is equivalent to sh in
English, as in ship
C’est tout?
say too er/ez these endings are pronounced
ay as in play
Is that all?
Pay attention also to these vowel sounds as
le café au lait Je prends un they may vary from English:
croissant.
luh kafay oh lay juh pron uñ krossoñ i as the English keep
large coffee with milk au as the English over
I’ll have a croissant. eu as the English fur
oi as the English wag
C’est combien? Below each French word or phrase you will
say koñbyañ find a pronunciation transcription. Read this,
bearing in mind the tips above, and you
How much is that? will achieve a comprehensible result. But
remember that the transcription can only ever
Oui, bien sûr. Alors deux croissants. Quatre euros, s’il vous be an approximation and that there is no real
wee, byañ syur C’est combien? plaît. substitute for listening to and mimicking
alor duh krossoñ. say katruh uroh, seel voo native speakers.
Yes, certainly. koñbyañ play

Two croissants, then. Four euros, please.
How much is that?

Say it Dictionary 1 3 2 DICTIONARY
In these exercises you A mini-dictionary
are asked to apply provides ready Dictionary
what you have learned reference from
using different English to French English to French
vocabulary. and French to
English for 2,500 The gender of a singular French noun is indicated by the
5 Say it words. word for the: le and la (masculine and feminine). If these
are abbreviated to l’ in front of a vowel or the letter “h,”
Do you have a single or if the noun is plural, indicated by les, then the gender
room? is indicated by the abbreviations “(m)” or “(f).” French
adjectives (adj) vary according to the gender and number
For six nights. of the word they describe; the masculine form is shown
here. In most cases, you add an -e to the masculine form to
Does it have a balcony? make it feminine. Certain endings use a different rule:
masculine adjectives that end in -x adopt an -se ending
in the feminine form, while those that end in -ien change
to -ienne. Some feminine adjectives that do not follow
these rules are shown here and follow the abbreviation
“(fem).” For the plural form, a (silent) -s is usually added.

1 2 8 MENU GUIDE A airport bus la navette apple la pomme
application form le
Menu guide a un/une (pour l’aéroport)
about: about sixteen aisle (supermarket) formulaire de
This guide lists the most common
terms you may encounter on French environ seize rayon demande
menus or when shopping for food. accelerator alarm clock le réveil appointment le rendez-
If you can’t find an exact phrase, alcohol l’alcool (m)
try looking up its component parts. l’accélérateur (m) Algeria l’Algérie (f) vous
accident Algerian algérien(ne) apricot l’abricot (m)
Menu guide A bisque de homard canard duck all tout; all the streets April avril
Use this guide as a lobster soup canard laqué Peking duck l’accident (m) architecture
reference for food abats offal caneton duckling accommodation toutes les rues; that’s
terminology and abricot apricot biscuit de Savoie cantal white cheese from all c’est tout l’architecture (f)
popular French dishes. à emporter to go sponge cake l’hébergement (m) allergic allergique are: you are
agneau lamb Auvergne accountant almost presque
aiguillette de bœuf slices blanquette de veau câpres capers alone seul (singular informal)
veal stew carbonnade beef cooked le/la comptable Alps les Alpes (f) tu es; we are nous
of rump steak ache la douleur already déjà sommes; (plural;
ail garlic bleu very rare in beer adapter (plug) la always toujours singular formal)
ailloli garlic mayonnaise bleu d’auvergne blue cari curry am: I am je suis vous êtes; they are
à la broche spit roast carotte carrot prise multiple; ambulance
à la jardinière with cheese from Auvergne carottes Vichy carrots (voltage) l’ambulance (f) ils/elles sont
bœuf bourguignon beef l’adaptateur (m) America arm le bras
assorted vegetables in butter and parsley address l’adresse (f) l’Amérique (f) armchair le fauteuil
à la normande in cream cooked in red wine carpe carp adhesive American arrival l’arrivée (f)
bœuf braisé braised beef carré d’agneau rack of l’adhésif (m) arrive arriver
sauce bœuf en daube beef admission charge américain(e) art l’art (m)
à la vapeur steamed lamb and et art gallery le musée
amande almond casserole carrelet plaice (fish) le prix d’entrée Andorra Andorre
ananas pineapple bœuf miroton beef and carte menu advance l’avance (f) ankle la cheville d’art; la galerie d’art
anchois anchovies carte des vins wine list after après another (different) artist l’artiste (m)
andouillette spicy sausage onion stew casse-croûte snacks afternoon as: as soon as possible
anguille eel bœuf mode beef stew cassis black currant un/une autre; another
à point medium cassoulet bean, pork and l’après-midi (m) coffee, please encore dès que possible
artichaut artichoke with carrots aftershave ashtray le cendrier
asperge asparagus bolet boletus duck casserole un café, s’il vous plaît asleep endormi; he’s
céleri/céleri rave celeriac l’après-rasage (m) answering machine le
assiette anglaise (mushroom) céleri en branches celery again de nouveau asleep il dort
selection of cold meats boudin blanc white cèpe cep (mushroom) against contre réponder aspirin l’aspirine (f)
cerise cherry agenda antifreeze l’antigel (m) associate professor le
au gratin baked in a milk, pudding antique shop le magasin
cream, and cheese sauce boudin noir black pudding cerises à l’eau de vie l’ordre du jour (m) maître de conférences
bouillabaisse fish soup cherries in brandy agent l’agent (m) d’antiquités; asthmatic asthmatique
au vin blanc in white wine bouilli boiled AIDS SIDA l’antiquaire (m) at: at the post office
avocat avocado bouillon broth cervelle brains air l’air (m) antiseptic
chabichou goat’s and air conditioning la l’antiseptique (m) à la poste; at the café
B bouillon de légumes apartment au café; at 3 o’clock
vegetable stock cow’s milk cheese climatisation l’appartement (m)
banane banana chablis dry white wine aircraft l’avion (m) aperitif l’apéritif (m) à 3 heures
barbue brill (fish) bouillon de poule airline la compagnie appetite l’appétit (m) ATM le distributeur
bavaroise light mousse chicken stock from Burgundy appetizers les entrées
béarnaise with béarnaise champignon mushroom aérienne (f) automatique
boulette meatball air mail par avion attic le grenier
sauce bouquet rose shrimp champignon de Paris air mattress le matelas attractive attirant
bécasse woodcock bourride fish soup white button mushroom August août
béchamel white sauce brandade cod in cream pneumatique aunt la tante
beignet fritter, doughnut chanterelle chanterelle airport l’aéroport (m) Australia l’Australie (f)
and garlic (mushroom)
beignet aux pommes brioche round roll
apple fritter brochet pike chantilly whipped cream
brochette kebab charcuterie sausages, ham
betterave beet brugnon nectarine
beurre butter brûlot flambéed brandy and pâtés; pork products
brut very dry charlotte dessert with
beurre d’anchois
anchovy paste C fruit, cream, and cookies

beurre noir dark, melted cabillaud cod chausson aux pommes
butter café coffee (black) apple turnover
café au lait coffee with
bien cuit well done cheval horse
bière beer milk chèvre goat’s cheese
bière à la pression draft café complet continental chevreuil venison
chicorée endive
beer breakfast chocolat chaud hot
bière blonde lager café crème coffee with
bière brune bitter beer chocolate
bière panachée beer milk chocolat glacé iced
café glacé iced coffee
with soda café liégeois iced coffee chocolate
chou cabbage
with cream chou à la crème cream
caille quail
calamar/calmar squid puff
choucroute sauerkraut

8 WEEK 1 Bonjour
Hello
1 Warm up
In France it is part of the culture to
The Warm Up panel greet family and friends with kisses on
appears at the the cheek. The number of kisses varies
beginning of each from two to four. For example, it is
topic. Use it to usually three kisses in the south but
reinforce what you two in Brittany. In more formal
have already learned situations, a handshake is part of
and to prepare the normal greeting.
yourself for moving
ahead with the new
subject.

2 Words to remember Salut!

Look at these polite expressions and say saloo
them aloud. Cover the text on the left with Hi!
the cover flap and try to remember the
French for each item. Check your answers.

Bonjour. Hello.
boñjoor
Good evening/good
Bonsoir/bonne nuit. night.
boñswar/bon nwee My name is Jean.

Je m’appelle Jean. Pleased to meet
juh mapell joñ you.

Enchanté (men)/
Enchantée (women).

oñshontay

Cultural tip The French tend to greet people with “monsieur”

(sir), “madame” (madam, for older women), or “mademoiselle” (miss,
for younger women) much more than most English-speakers would.

3 In conversation: formal

Bonjour. Je m’appelle Bonjour madame. Enchantée.
Céline Legrand. Monsieur Rossi, oñshontay
boñjoor. juh mapell enchanté.
seleen luhgroñ boñjoor ma-dam. musyuh Pleased to meet you.
rossee, oñshontay
Hello. My name is
Céline Legrand. Hello (madam). Mr.
Rossi, pleased to meet
you.

INTRODUCTIONS 9

4 Put into practice

Join in this conversation. Read the French beside the pictures on the
left and then follow the instructions to make your reply. Then test
yourself by concealing the answers on the right with the cover flap.

Bonjour monsieur. Bonjour
boñjoor musyuh. mademoiselle.
Hello, sir. boñjoor mad-mwazel

Say: Hello,
mademoiselle.

Je m’appelle Martine. Enchanté.
juh mapell marteen. oñshontay

My name is Martine.

Say: Pleased to meet
you.

5 Useful phrases

Familiarize yourself with these phrases.
Read them aloud several times and try to
memorize them. Conceal the French with
the cover flap and test yourself.

Goodbye. Au revoir.
ovwar
See you soon.
A bientôt.
See you tomorrow. ah byañtoe

Thank you (very A demain.
much). ah dumañ

Merci (beaucoup).
mairsee (bohkoo)

6 In conversation: informal

Alors, à demain? Oui, au revoir. Au revoir. A bientôt.
alor, ah dumañ wee, ovwar ovwar. ah byañtoe

So, see you tomorrow? Yes, goodbye. Goodbye. See you soon.

1 0 WEEK 1 Les relations
Relatives
1 Warm up
In French, the same word is used for
Say “hello” and relationships by marriage: beau-père
“goodbye” in French. means both father-in-law and step-
(pp.8–9) father, and belle-fille means daughter-
in-law and stepdaughter. The French
Now say “My name for the is le or la, and a is un or une,
is…” (pp.8–9) depending on whether the word is
masculine or feminine (see below).
Say “sir” and
“madam.” (pp.8–9)

2 Match and repeat

Look at the people in this scene and match their numbers with the
vocabulary list at the side. Read the French words aloud. Then
cover the list with the flap and test yourself.

1 le grand-père 1 grandfather 3 sister
luh groñpair brother 2 4 father
5 mother
2 le frère
luh frair

3 la sœur
lah sur

4 le père
luh pair

5 la mère
lah mair

6 la grand-mère
lah groñmair

7 le fils
luh fees

8 la fille
lah feeyuh

grandmother 6 7 son 8 daughter

Conversational tip In French, things as well as

people are masculine (m) or feminine (f). For example, “wine” is
masculine: “le vin,” but “car” is feminine: “la voiture.” For the
plural les is used for both masculine and feminine. In this book

“m” or “f” indicates the gender after a plural.

INTRODUCTIONS 1 1

3 Words to remember: relatives

Look at these words and say them aloud. Conceal the text on the
right with the cover flap and try to remember the French. Check
your answers. Then practice the phrases below.

le mari la femme sister-in-law/ la belle-sœur
stepsister lah bell sur
luh maree lah fam
husband wife brother-in-law/ le beau-frère
stepbrother luh boe frair
half-sister
la demi-sœur
half-brother lah dumee sur

children le demi-frère
luh dumee frair

les enfants (m)
lay zoñfoñ

I have four children. J’ai quatre enfants.
jay katruh oñfoñ

I have two J’ai deux belles-filles.
stepdaughters. jay duh bell feeyuh

Nous sommes mariés.

Noo som mareeay
We are married.

4 Words to remember: numbers

Memorize these words. Now cover the French and test yourself.

Be careful with the one un/une
pronunciation of two uñ (m)/oon (f)
deux and trois. When three
you say them in four deux
front of a word that five duh
starts with a vowel, six
you need to say an seven trois
extra “z” sound— eight trwah
for example, deux nine
enfants (two children) ten quatre
is pronounced duh katruh
zoñfoñ, and trois
éclairs (three eclairs), cinq
trwah zayclair. This is sank
also true of other
words. six
sees
5 Say it
sept
I have five sons. set

I have three sisters huit
and a brother. weet

I have two stepsons. neuf
nurf

dix
dees

1 2 WEEK 1 Ma famille
My family
1 Warm up
The French have two ways of saying
Say the French for as “you”: vous for people you meet or
many members of the don’t know very well and tu for
family as you can. family and friends. Similarly, there are
(pp.10–11) different words for “your.” The words
for “my” and “your” also change
Say “I have two sons.” depending on whether they relate to
(pp.10–11) masculine, feminine, or plural nouns.

2 Words to remember

Say these words out loud a few times. Cover the French with the flap
and try to remember the French word for each item.

mon my (with masculine) Voici mes parents.
moñ
my (with feminine) vwasee may paroñ
ma These are my parents.
mah my (with plural)

mes your (informal, with
may masculine)

ton your (informal, with
toñ feminine)

ta your (informal, with
tah plural)

tes your (formal, with
tay masculine or
feminine)
votre
votruh your (formal, with
plural)
vos
voe

3 In conversation

Vous avez des Oui, j’ai deux filles. Voici mes filles.
enfants? wee, jay duh feeyuh Et vous?
voo zavay day zoñfoñ vwasee may feeyuh.
Yes, I have two ay voo
Do you have any daughters.
children? These are my
daughters. And you?

INTRODUCTIONS 1 3

Conversational tip The French usually

ask a question by simply raising the pitch of the
voice at the end of a statement—for example,
“Vous voulez un café?” (“Do you want coffee?”).
You could also ask the same question by
inverting the verb and subject: “Voulez-vous un
café?”. Or you can put “Est-ce que” in front of the
sentence: “Est-ce que vous voulez un café?”

4 Useful phrases

Read these phrases aloud several times and try to memorize them.
Conceal the French with the cover flap and test yourself.

Do you have any Vous avez des frères?
brothers? (formal) voo zavay day frair

Do you have any Tu as des frères?
brothers? (informal) tew ah day frair

This is my husband. Voici mon mari.
vwasee moñ maree

That’s my wife. C’est ma femme.
say mah fam

Is that your sister? C’est votre sœur?
(formal) say votruh sur

Is that your sister? C’est ta sœur?
(informal) say tah sur

5 Say it

Do you have any
brothers and sisters?
(formal)

Do you have any
children? (informal)

I have two sisters.

This is my wife.

J’ai un beau-fils.
jay uñ boe fees

I have a stepson.

1 4 WEEK 1 Etre et avoir
To be and to have
1 Warm up
There are some essential verbs for you
Say “See you soon.” to learn in this course. You can use
(pp.8–9) these to construct a large variety of
useful phrases. The first two are être
Say “I am married” (to be) and avoir (to have). Learn them
(pp.10–11) and carefully, since French verbs change
“I have a daughter.” more than English ones according to
(pp.12–13) the pronoun (I, you, etc.) used.

2 Etre: to be

Familiarize yourself with the different forms of être (to be). Use the
cover flaps to test yourself and, when you are confident, practice the
sample sentences below.

je suis I am Je suis anglaise.
juh swee
you are (informal juh swee zonglayz
tu es singular) I’m English.
tew ay he/she is

il/elle est we are
eel/el ay
you are (formal
nous sommes singular or plural)
noo som they are

vous êtes
voo zet

ils/elles sont
eel/el soñ

Je suis fatigué(e). I’m tired.
juh swee fatigay

Vous êtes à l’heure. You’re on time.
voo zet ah lur

Elle est heureuse? Is she happy?
el ay tururz

Nous sommes We’re French.
français.

noo som froñsay

INTRODUCTIONS 1 5
3 Avoir: to have
Practice avoir (to have) and the sample sentences, then test yourself.

Il a deux baguettes. I have j’ai
jay
eel ah duh baget you have (informal
He has two baguettes. singular) tu as
tew ah
he/she has
il/elle a
we have eel/el ah

you have (formal nous avons
singular or plural) noo zavoñ

they have vous avez
voo zavay

ils/elles ont
eel/el zoñ

He has a meeting. Il a un rendez-vous.
eel ah uñ roñday-voo

Do you have a Vous avez un
cell phone? portable?
voo zavay uñ portabluh

How many brothers Vous avez combien
and sisters do you de frères et sœurs?
have? voo zavay koñbyañ duh

frair ay sur

4 Negatives

To make a sentence negative in French, put ne in front of the verb
and pas just after: nous ne sommes pas anglais (we are not English).
If ne is followed by a vowel, it becomes n’: je n’ai pas d’enfants
(I don’t have any children). But many French people drop the ne when
they’re talking, so you’ll just hear nous sommes pas (we aren’t), j’ai
pas (I haven’t), and so on. Read these sentences aloud, then cover the
French with the flap and test yourself.

le vélo He’s not married. Il n’est pas marié.
eel nay pah mariyay
luh vayloe
bicycle

I am not sure. Je ne suis pas sûr(e).
juh nuh swee pah syur

We don’t have any Nous n’avons pas
children. d’enfants.
noo navoñ pah doñfoñ
Je n’ai pas de voiture.

juh nay pas duh vwatyur
I don’t have a car.

1 6 WEEK 1 Révisez et répétez
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1 How many? 1 How many?

1 trois Cover the answers with the flap. Then say
trwah these French numbers out loud. Check that
you have remembered the French correctly.
2 neuf
nurf 38 42 10591 2 3

3 quatre 4 6
katruh
5 767 9
4 deux 8
duh

5 huit
weet

6 dix
dees

7 cinq
sank

8 sept
set

9 six
sees

2 Hello 2 Hello

1 Bonjour. Je You meet someone in a formal situation.
m’appelle… [your Join in the conversation, replying in French
name]. according to the English prompts.
boñjoor. juh
mapell… Bonjour. Je m’appelle Nicole.
1 Answer the greeting and give your name.
2 Enchanté(e).
oñshontay Voici mon mari, Henri.
2 Say “Pleased to meet you.”
3 Oui, et j’ai deux
fils. Et vous? Vous êtes marié(e)?
wee, ay jay duh 3 Say “Yes, and I have two sons.
fees. ay voo
And you?”
4 Au revoir.
A demain. Nous avons trois filles.
ovwar. ah dumañ 4 Say “Goodbye. See you tomorrow.”
.

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3 To have or be 3 To have or be

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of 1 suis
avoir (to have) or être (to be). Check that you swee
have remembered the French correctly.
2 avons
1 Je ____ anglaise. avoñ

2 Nous ____ quatre enfants. 3a
ah
3 Elle ____ une belle-fille.
4 avez
4 Vous ____ rendez-vous? avay

5 Il n’ ____ pas fatigué. 5 est
ay
6 Je n’ ____ pas de
portable. 6 ai
ay
7 Tu n’ ____ pas
sûr? 7 es
ay
8 Nous ____
français. 8 sommes
som

4 Family 4 Family

Say the French for each of the numbered 1 le grand-père
family members. Check that you have luh groñpair
remembered the French correctly.
2 le frère
brother 2 3 sister luh frair
grandfather 1 4 father
5 mother 3 la soeur
lah sur

4 le père
luh pair

5 la mère
lah mair

6 la grand-mère
lah groñmair

7 le fils
luh fees

8 la fille
lah feeyuh

grandmother 6 7 son 8 daughter

1 8 WEEK 2 Au café
In the café
1 Warm up
In a typical French café you can either
Count to ten sit at the counter, which is cheaper,
(pp.10–11). or have waiter service at a table.
Tipping is the norm if you’re happy
Remind yourself how with the service, but a few coins will
to say “hello” and be enough. Food is not usually served,
“goodbye.” (pp.8–9) although you can often get bread and
croissants in the mornings.
Ask “Do you have a
baguette?” (pp.14–15)

2 Words to remember la confiture

Look at the words below and say them out lah coñfeetyur
loud a few times. Cover the French with the jam
flap and try to remember the French for each
item. Practice the words on the picture also.

le café crème coffee with frothy le café
luh kafay krem milk luh cafeh
small black coffee
le grand café large black coffee
luh groñ kafay black tea le sucre
tea with milk luh sookruh
le thé sugar
luh tay

le thé au lait
luh tay oh lay

Cultural tip A standard coffee is small and black.

You’ll need to ask if you want it any other way. If you like
milk in your tea, you’ll need to specify cold milk (“lait froid”/
lay frwah), otherwise you are likely to get a jug of hot milk.

3 In conversation

Bonjour. Je voudrais C’est tout madame? Vous avez des
un café au lait, s’il say too ma-dam croissants?
vous plaît. voo zavay day krossoñ
bonjoor. juh voodray uñ Is that all, madam?
kafay oh lay, seel voo Do you have any
play croissants?

Hello. I would like
coffee with milk, please.

le pain EATING AND DRINKING 1 9

luh pañ 4 Useful phrases
bread
Learn these phrases. Read the English under
the pictures and say the phrase in French as
shown on the right. Then conceal the
French with the cover flap and test yourself.

Je voudrais un grand
café, s’il vous plaît.
juh voodray uñ groñ
kafay, seel voo play

I’d like a large black
coffee, please.

C’est tout?
say too

Is that all?

le café au lait Je prends un
croissant.
luh kafay oh lay juh pron uñ krossoñ
large coffee with milk
I’ll have a croissant.

C’est combien?
say koñbyañ

How much is that?

Oui, bien sûr. Alors deux croissants. Quatre euros, s’il vous
wee, byañ syur C’est combien? plaît.
alor duh krossoñ. say katruh uroh, seel voo
Yes, certainly. koñbyañ play

Two croissants, then. Four euros, please.
How much is that?

2 0 WEEK 2 Au restaurant
In the restaurant
1 Warm up
There is a variety of different types of
Say “I’d like…” eating places in France. In a café you
(pp.18–19) can find a few snacks. A brasserie is
a traditional restaurant; the service is
Say “I don’t have a fast and there’s usually no need to
brother.” (pp.14–15) make reservations. In the more formal
gastronomic restaurants, it is
Ask “Do you have any necessary to book and to dress up.
croissants?”
(pp.18–19)

2 Words to remember

Memorize these words. Conceal the French
with the cover flap and test yourself.

la carte menu cup 7
lah kart wine list knife 6
appetizers
la carte des vins main courses
lah kart day vañ desserts
lunch
les entrées (f) dinner
lay zontray breakfast

les plats (m)
lay plah

les desserts (m)
lay dessair

le déjeuner
luh dayjunay

le dîner
luh deenay

le petit-déjeuner
luh puhtee dayjunay

5 spoon 4 fork

3 In conversation

Bonjour. Je voudrais Vous avez une Oui, au nom de Smith.
une table pour quatre. réservation? wee, oh noñ duh Smith
boñjoor. juh voodray voo zavay oon
oon tabluh poor katruh raysairvasyoñ Yes, in the name
of Smith.
Hello. I would like a Do you have a
table for four. reservation?

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4 Match and repeat

Look at the numbered items in this table setting and match them
with the French words on the right. Read the French words aloud.
Now, conceal the French with the cover flap and test yourself.

glass 1 1 le verre
8 saucer luh vair

2 la serviette
lah sairvyet

3 l’assiette (f)
lasyet

4 la fourchette
lah forshet

5 la cuillère
lah kweeyair

6 le couteau
luh kootoe

7 la tasse
lah tass

8 la soucoupe
lah sookoop

5 Useful phrases

Learn these phrases and then test yourself
using the cover flap to conceal the French.

napkin 2 What do you have Qu’est ce que vous
plate 3 for dessert? avez comme dessert?
keskuh voo zavay kom
The check, please. dessair

L’addition, s’il vous
plait.
ladeesyoñ, seel voo
play

D’accord. Quelle table Près de la fenêtre, s’il Mais bien sûr.
vous préférez? vous plaît. Suivez-moi.
dakor. kel tabluh voo pray duh lah fenetruh, may byañ syur.
prayfayray seel voo play sweevay mwah

Fine. Which table Near the window, Of course.
would you like? please. Follow me.

2 2 WEEK 2 Vouloir
To want
1 Warm up
In this section, you will learn the
What are “breakfast,” present tense of a verb that is essential
“lunch,” and “dinner” to everyday conversation—vouloir (to
in French? (pp.20–1) want)—as well as a useful polite form,
je voudrais (I would like). Remember to
Say “I,” “you” use this form when requesting
(informal), “he,” something because je veux (I want)
“she,” “we,” “you” may sound too strong.
(plural/formal), “they”
(masculine), “they”
(feminine). (pp.14–15)

2 Vouloir: to want

Say the different forms of vouloir (to want) aloud. Use the cover flaps
to test yourself and, when you are confident, practice the sample
sentences below.

je veux I want
juh vuh
you want (informal)
tu veux
tew vuh he/she wants

il/elle veut we want
eel/el vuh
you want
nous voulons (formal/plural)
noo vooloñ they want

vous voulez
voo voolay

ils/elles veulent
eel/el verl

Tu veux du vin? Do you want some Je veux des bonbons.
tew vuh dew vañ wine?
She wants a new car. juh vuh day boñ-boñ
Elle veut une I want some candy.
nouvelle voiture. We want to go on
el vuh oon noovel vacation.

vwatyur

Nous voulons aller en
vacances.

noo vooloñ zallay oñ
vakons

Conversational tip To say “some,”

“de” (“of”) combines with “le,” “la,” or “les” to produce
“du” for the masculine, “de la” for feminine, or “des” for the plural, as
in “du café,” “de la confiture,” and “des citrons” (lemons). If the
sentence is negative, use only “de,” as in “Il n’y a pas de café.” In the
same way, à (“to”) combines with “le,” “la,” or “les” to produce “au”
for the masculine, “à la” for the feminine, and “aux” for the plural.

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3 Polite requests

There is a form of je veux (I want) used for polite requests: je
voudrais. Practice the sentences below and then test yourself.

I’d like a beer, please. Je voudrais une bière,
s’il vous plaît.
juh voodray oon biyair,

seel voo play

I’d like a table for Je voudrais une table
tonight. pour ce soir.
juh voodray oon tabluh

poor suh swar

I’d like the menu. Je voudrais la carte.
juh voodray lah kart

4 Put into practice

Join in this conversation. Read the French beside the pictures on the
left and then follow the English prompts to make your reply in
French. Test yourself by concealing the answers with the cover flap.

Bonsoir, madame. Non, mais je voudrais
Vous avez une une table pour trois,
réservation? s’il vous plaît.
noñ, may juh voodray
boñswar, ma-dam. Voo
zavay oon oon tabluh poor trwah,

raysairvasyoñ seel voo play
Good evening,
madam. Do you have
a reservation?

Say: No, but I would
like a table for three,

please.

Fumeur ou non- Je voudrais non-
fumeur? fumeur, s’il vous
plaît.
foomur oo noñ-foomur juh voodray noñ-
Smoking or
foomur, seel voo play
nonsmoking?

Say: I’d like
nonsmoking, please.

2 4 WEEK 2 Les plats
Dishes
1 Warm up
France is famous for its cuisine and
Say “I’m tired” and the quality of its best restaurants. It
“I’m not sure.” also offers a wide variety of regional
(pp.14–15) dishes. Plenty of garlic and butter are
a feature of many typical dishes.
Ask “Do you have Although traditionally French cuisine
croissants?” is meat-based, many restaurants now
(pp.18–19) offer a vegetarian menu.

Say “I’d like a white
coffee.” (pp.18–19)

Cultural tip You will usually have the

choice of eating a set “menu” or ordering “à la carte.”
With a set menu, salad is often a starter and you
usually have to choose between dessert or cheese.

2 Match and repeat

Look at the numbered items and match them to the French words
in the panel on the left. Test yourself using the cover flap.

1 les légumes (m) 2 fruit
lay laygoom
1 vegetables
2 le fruit
luh froo-wee cheese 3

3 le fromage 5 soup poultry 6
luh fromarj

4 les noix (f)
lay nwah

5 la soupe
lah soop

6 la volaille
lah vol-eye

7 le poisson
luh pwassoñ

8 les pâtes (f)
lay pat

9 les fruits de mer (m)
lay froo-wee
duh mair

10 la viande
lah vee-ond

8 pasta 9 seafood

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3 Words to remember: cooking methods
Familiarize yourself with these words and then test yourself.

Je voudrais mon steak fried frit(e)
bien cuit. grilled free(t)
roasted
juh voodray moñ stayk boiled grillé(e)
steamed greeyay
byañ kwee
I’d like my steak rare rôti(e)
well done. rotee

bouilli(e)
booyee

à la vapeur
ah lah vapur

saignant(e)
say-nyoñ(t)

6 Say it 4 Words to remember: drinks

What is “cassoulet”? Familiarize yourself with these words.
I’m allergic to
seafood. water l’eau (f)
I’d like a beer. fizzy water loe
still water
4 nuts l’eau gazeuse (f)
wine loe gazuz
beer
fruit juice l’eau plate (f)
loe plat

le vin
luh vañ

la bière
lah biyair

le jus de fruits
luh joo duh froo-wee

7 fish 5 Useful phrases

Learn these phrases and then test yourself.

I’m a vegetarian. Je suis végétarien.
juh swee vejitah-ryañ

I’m allergic to nuts. Je suis allergique
aux noix.
What are juh swee zalurzheek oh
“escargots”? nwah

Qu’est que c’est les
“escargots”?
keskuh say lay
zeskargoh

10 meat

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1 At the table 1 At the table 4 sugar

1 les noix Name the numbered items.
lay nwah 1 nuts

2 les fruits de mer 2 seafood
lay froo-wee
duh mair 3 meat glass 5

3 la viande
lah vee-ond

4 le sucre
luh sookruh

5 le verre
luh vair

2 This is my… 2 This is my…

1 C’est mon mari. Say these phrases in French.
say moñ maree Use mon, ma, or mes.
1 This is my husband.
2 Voici ma fille. 2 Here is my daughter.
vwasee mah feeyuh 3 My table is nonsmoking.
4 My children are tired.
3 Ma table est
non-fumeur.
mah tabluh ay noñ-
foomur

4 Mes enfants
sont fatigués.
may zoñfoñ soñ
fatigay

3 I’d like… 3 I’d like… bread 3

1 Je voudrais un Say you’d like the following:
café. jam 2
juh voodray uñ
kafay 1 black coffee

2 Je voudrais de la large coffee 4
confiture. with milk
juh voodray duh
lah coñfeetyur

3 Je voudrais du
pain.
juh voodray doo
pañ

4 Je voudrais un
café au lait.
juh voodray uñ
kafay oh lay

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6 pasta knife 7 1 At the table
9 napkin
8 cheese 6 les pâtes
beer 10 lay pat

7 le couteau
luh kootoe

8 le fromage
luh fromarj

9 la serviette
lah sairvyet

10 la bière
lah biyair

4 Restaurant 4 Restaurant

You arrive at a restaurant. Join in the 1 Bonjour. Je
conversation, replying in French according voudrais une
to the English prompts. table pour six.
boñjoor. juh voodray
Bonjour madame, monsieur. oon tabluh por sees
1 Ask for a table for six.
2 Non-fumeur.
Fumeur ou non-fumeur? noñ-foomur
2 Say: nonsmoking.
3 La carte, s’il
Suivez-moi, s’il vous plaît. vous plaît.
3 Ask for the menu. lah kart, seel
voo play
Et vous voulez la carte des vins?
4 Say: No. Sparkling water, please. 4 Non. De l’eau
gazeuse, s’il
Voilà. vous plaît.
5 Say: I don’t have a glass. noñ. duh loe gazuz,
seel voo play

5 Je n’ai pas
de verre.
juh nay pah
duh vair

2 8 WEEK 3 Les jours et
les mois
1 Warm up Days and months

Say “he is” and “they In French, the days of the week (les
are.” (pp.14–15) jours de semaine) and months (les
mois) are not capitalized. The months
Say “he is not” and have names similar to the English
“they are not.” ones. You use en with months: en avril
(pp.14–15) (in April), but not with days.

What is French for “the
children”? (pp.10–11)

2 Words to remember: days

Familiarize yourself with these words and test yourself using the flap.

lundi Monday Demain, c’est lundi.
luñdee Tuesday
Wednesday dumañ, say luñdee
mardi Thursday Tomorrow is Monday.
mardee Friday
Saturday
mercredi Sunday
mairkrudee today
tomorrow
jeudi yesterday
jurdee

vendredi
voñdrudee

samedi
samdee

dimanche
deemonsh

aujourd’hui
oh-joordwee

demain
dumañ

hier
eeyair

3 Useful phrases: days

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.

La réunion n’est The meeting isn’t
pas mardi. on Tuesday.

lah rayoonyoñ nay

pah mardee

Je travaille le I work on Sundays.
dimanche.

juh trav-eye luh

deemonsh

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4 Words to remember: months

Familiarize yourself with these words and test yourself using the flap.

Notre anniversaire de January janvier
mariage est en juillet. February joñvyay
notruh aneevairsair duh
mareeaj ay toñ jweeyay March février
Our wedding April fevreeyay
anniversary is in July. May
June mars
Noël est en décembre. July mars
nowel ay toñ daysombruh August
Christmas is in September avril
December. October avreel
November
December mai
month may
year
juin
jwañ

juillet
jweeyay

août
oot

septembre
septombruh

octobre
oktobruh

novembre
novombruh

décembre
daysombruh

le mois
luh mwah

l’an (m)
loñ

5 Useful phrases: months

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.

My children are on Mes enfants sont en
vacation in August. vacances en août.
may zoñfoñ soñ toñ

vakons oñ oot

My birthday is Mon anniversaire est
in June. en juin.
moñ naneevairsair ay

toñ jwañ

3 0 WEEK 3 L’heure et les
nombres
1 Warm up Time and numbers

Count in French from The 12-hour clock is used in everyday
1 to 10. (pp.10–11) speech, while the 24-hour clock is
employed in bus stations, airports, etc.
Say “I have a Where the minutes are first in English
reservation.” (ten to five), in French the hour is first:
(pp.20–1) dix heures moins cinq (ten minus five).

Say “The meeting is
on Wednesday.”
(pp.28–9)

2 Words to remember: time

Memorize how to tell the time in French.

une heure one o’clock
oon ur five after one
quarter after one
une heure cinq one-twenty
oon ur sank one-thirty
quarter to two
une heure et quart
oon ur ay kar ten to two

une heure vingt
oon ur vañ

une heure et demie
oon ur ay dumee

deux heures moins
le quart

duh zur mwañ luh kar

deux heures moins dix
duh zur mwañ dees

3 Useful phrases

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.

Quelle heure est-il? What time is it?
kel ur ay teel

A quelle heure What time do you
voulez-vous le petit want breakfast?

déjeuner?
ah kel ur voolay voo

luh puhtee dayjunay

J’ai une réservation I have a reservation
pour douze heures. for twelve o’clock.
jay oon raysairvasyoñ

poor dooz ur

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4 Words to remember: higher numbers

In French when you eleven onze
say 21, 31, etc. you twelve onz
say: vingt-et-un, thirteen
trente-et-un, and so fourteen douze
on. After that, just fiftteen dooz
put the numbers sixteen
together without seventeen treize
“et”: vingt-deux (22), eighteen trez
quarante-cinq (45). nineteen
quatorze
Seventy is soixante- katorz
dix (sixty-ten), 75 is
soixante-quinze (sixty- quinze
fifteen), and so on. kanz
Quatre-vingt (80)
means four-twenties, seize
and 90 is quatre- sez
vingt-dix (four-
twenties-ten). So 82 dix-sept
is quatre-vingt-deux deeset
and 97 is quatre-
vingt-dix-sept. dix-huit
deezweet

dix-neuf
deeznurf

twenty vingt
vañ

thirty trente
tront

forty quarante
karont

fifty cinquante
sankont

sixty soixante
swasont

seventy soixante-dix
swasont-dees

Ça fait quatre-vingt- eighty quatre-vingt
cinq euros. ninety katruh-vañ

sah fay katruh-vañ-sank quatre-vingt-dix
katruh-vañ-dees
uroh
That’s eighty-five euros.

5 Say it one hundred cent
soñ

twenty-five three hundred trois cents
sixty-eight one thousand trwah soñ
eighty-four
mille
meel

ninety-one ten thousand dix mille
five to ten dee meel
eleven-thirty two hundred
thousand deux cent mille
duh soñ meel

What time is lunch? one million un million
oon meel-yoñ

3 2 WEEK 3 Les rendez-vous
Appointments
1 Warm up
Business in France is generally
Say the days of the conducted more formally than in the
week. (pp.28–9) United States; always address your
business contacts as vous. The French
Say “It’s three tend to leave the office for the lunch
o’clock.” (pp.30–1) hour, often having a sit-down meal
in a restaurant or, less commonly,
What’s the French for at home.
“today,” “tomorrow,”
and “yesterday”?
(pp.28–9)

2 Useful phrases

Learn these phrases and then test yourself.

Prenons rendez-vous Let’s meet la poignée
pour demain. tomorrow. de main
lah pwanyay
prunoñ ronday-voo With whom? duh mañ
poor dumañ handshake
When are you
Avec qui? free? Bienvenue.
avek kee byañvenoo
I’m sorry, I’m Welcome.
Quand êtes-vous busy.
libre?
How about
koñ et-voo leebruh Thursday?

Je suis désolé(e), je
suis occupé(e).

juh swee dayzolay, juh
swee zokupay

Pourquoi pas jeudi?
poorkwah pah jurdee

C’est bon pour moi. That’s good for
say boh poor mwah me.

3 In conversation

Bonjour. J’ai rendez- Avec qui? Avec Monsieur Le
vous. avek kee Blanc.
boñjoor. jay ronday-voo avek musyuh luh bloñ
With whom?
Hello. I have an With Mr. Le Blanc.
appointment.

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4 Put into practice

Join in this conversation. Read the French beside the pictures on the
left and then follow the instructions to make your reply. Then test
yourself by concealing the answers on the right with the cover flap.

Prenons rendez-vous Je suis désolé, je suis
pour jeudi. occupé.
juh swee dayzolay, juh
prunoñ ronday-voo
poor jurdee swee zokupay

Let’s meet on
Thursday.

Say: Sorry, I’m busy.

Quand êtes-vous Mardi après-midi.
libre? mardee apray meedee

koñ et-voo leebruh
When are you free?

Say: Tuesday
afternoon.

C’est bon pour moi. A quelle heure?
say boñ poor mwa ah kel ur

That’s good for me.

Ask: What time?

A quatre heures, si C’est bon pour moi.
c’est bon pour vous. say boñ poor mwah

ah katruh ur see say
boñ poor voo

At four o’clock, if
that’s good for you.

Say: It’s good for me.

Très bien. A quelle A trois heures, mais je Ne vous inquiétez pas.
heure? suis un peu en retard. Asseyez-vous, je vous
tray byañ. ah kel ur ah trwah zur, may juh en prie.
swee uñ puh oñ retar nuh voo zañkyetay pah.
Okay. What time? assayay voo, juh voo
At three o’clock, but zoñ pree
I’m a little late.
Don’t worry. Sit down,
please.

3 4 WEEK 3 Au téléphone
On the telephone
1 Warm up
In France the emergency police
Say “I’m sorry.” number is 17; ambulance, 15; fire, 18;
(pp.32–3) and directory assistance, 12. Phone
cards (télécartes) can be used for
What is the French for public phones or private phones by
“I’d like an entering a code. They are available
appointment”? from post offices
(pp.32–3) and newsstands.

How do you say “with
whom?” in French?
(pp.32–3)

2 Match and repeat

Match the numbered items to the French
in the panel on the left and test yourself.

1 le chargeur 1 charger
luh sharjur
4 telephone
2 les renseigne-
ments (m) cell phone 5
lay ronsenyumoñ phone card 6

3 le répondeur
luh raypoñdur

4 le téléphone
luh telayfon

5 le portable
luh portabluh

6 la télécarte
lah telaykart

7 les écouteurs (m)
lay zaykootur

7 headphones

3 In conversation

Allô. Pauline Du Bois à Bonjour. Je voudrais C’est de la part
l’appareil. parler à Rachid de qui?
aloh. pawleen doo bwah Djamal. say duh lah par duh kee
ah lap-paray boñjoor. juh voodray
parlay ah rasheed Who’s calling?
Hello. Pauline du Bois jahmal
speaking.
Hello. I’d like to speak
to Rachid Djamal.

MAKING ARRANGEMENTS 3 5
4 Useful phrases
Practice these phrases. Then test yourself using the cover flap.

Je voudrais une ligne
extérieure.
juh voodray oon

leenyuh exteree-yur

phone book 2

I’d like an outside
line.

Je voudrais parler à
Françoise Martin.
juh voodray parlay ah

franswahz martañ

I’d like to speak to
Françoise Martin.

3 answering Je peux laisser un
machine message?
juh puh laysay uñ
Can I leave a mesarj
message?
Désolé(e), je me suis
5 Say it trompé(e) de numéro.
dayzolay, juh muh
I’d like to speak to swee trompay duh
Mr. Hachart. noomairoe

Can I leave a Sorry, I have the
message for Emma? wrong number.

Jean Leblanc de Désolée. La ligne est Il peut me rappeller,
l’imprimerie Laporte. occupée. s’il vous plaît?
joñ luhbloñ duh dayzolay. lah leenyuh et eel puh muh raplay, seel
lahpreemuree laport okupay voo play

Jean Leblanc of I’m sorry. The line is Can he call me back,
Laporte Printers. busy. please?

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1 Sums 1 Sums 3 Telephones

1 seize Say the answers What are the numbered
sez to these sums out items in French?
loud in French.
2 trente-neuf Then check that you cell phone 1
tront-nurf have remembered
correctly. phone card 3
3 cinquante-trois
sankont-trwah 1 10 + 6 = ?

4 soixante- 2 14 + 25 = ?
quatorze
swasont-katorz 3 66 – 13 = ?

5 quatre-vingt 4 40 + 34 = ?
dix-neuf
katruh-vañ deeznuf 5 90 + 9 = ?

6 quarante-et-un 6 46 – 5 = ?
karont-ay-uñ

2 I want... 2 I want...

1 voulez Fill the blanks
voolay with the correct
form of vouloir.
2 veut 1 Vous ____ un
vuh
café?
3 voulons
vooloñ 2 Elle ____ aller
en vacances.
4 veux
vuh 3 Nous ____ une table pour trois.

5 veux 4 Tu ____ une bière?
vuh
5 Je ____ une nouvelle voiture.
6 veut
vuh 6 Il ____ des bonbons.

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2 answering 3 Telephones
machine
1 le portable
luh portabluh

2 le répondeur
luh raypoñdur

3 la télécarte
lah telaykart

4 le téléphone
luh telayfon

5 les écouteurs
lay zaykootur

headphones 5
telephone 4

4 When? 4 When?

What do these sentences mean? 1 I have a meeting
1 J’ai rendez-vous lundi vingt mai. on Monday, May
2 Mon anniversaire est en septembre. 20th.
3 Je reviens dimanche.
4 Ils ne travaillent pas en août. 2 My birthday is in
September.
5 Time
3 I come back on
Say these times in French. Sunday.
12
4 They don’t work
34 in August.

56 5 Time

1 une heure
oon ur

2 une heure cinq
oon ur sank

3 une heure vingt
oon ur vañ

4 une heure et
demie
oon ur ay dumee

5 une heure et
quart
oon ur ay kar

6 deux heures
moins dix
duh zur mwañ
dees

3 8 WEEK 4 Au guichet
At the ticket office
1 Warm up
In France, before getting on the train,
Count to 100 in tens. you must validate (composter) your
(pp.10–11, pp.30–1) ticket by stamping it. Special orange
machines are installed in every train
Ask “At what time?” station for this purpose. Fines are
(pp.30–1) handed out to those who forget to
validate their tickets. Most trains have
Say “Half-past one.” both first- and second-class seats.
(pp.30–1)

2 Words to remember le quai
luh kay
Learn these words and then test yourself. platform
le passager
la gare station luh pasahjay
lah gar train passenger
car
le train ticket La gare est pleine de
luh trañ one-way monde.
round-trip lah gar ay plen duh
la voiture first class moñd
lah vwatyur second class The station is crowded.

le billet
luh beeyay

aller-simple
allay-sañpluh

aller-retour
allay-rutoor

première classe
prumyair klas

en seconde
oñ sugond

3 In conversation

Deux billets pour Aller-retour? Oui. Je dois réserver
Bordeaux s’il vous allay rutoor des places?
plait. wee. juh dwah rayzurvay
duh beeyay poor bordoe Round-trip? day plas
seel voo play
Yes. Do I need to
Two tickets for reserve seats?
Bordeaux, please.

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4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.

How much is a ticket C’est combien un
to Lille? billet pour Lille?
say koñbyañ uñ beeyay

poor leel

Do you accept credit Vous acceptez les
cards? cartes de crédit?
voo zakseptay lay kart

duh kredee

Do I have to change Je dois changer?
trains? juh dwah shonjay

Le train pour Poitiers Which platform does Le train part de
est annulé. the train leave from? quel quai?
luh trañ poor pwatyer et luh trañ par duh
anulay Are there discounts? kel kay
The train to Poitiers is
canceled. What time does the Vous faites des
train for Paris leave? réductions?
5 Say it voo fet day
raydooksyoñ
Which platform does
the train for Paris A quelle heure part le
leave from? train pour Paris?
ah kel ur par luh trañ
Three tickets to Lyon, poor paree
please.
Cultural tip

Most train stations now
have automatic ticket
machines that accept
credit and debit cards
as well as cash.

Ce n’est pas Vous acceptez les Bien sûr. Le train part
nécessaire. Quarante cartes de crédit? du quai numéro cinq.
euros s’il vous plaît. voo zakseptay lay kart byañ syur. luh trañ par
suh nay pah nesaysair. duh kredee doo kay noomairoe sank
karont uroh seel voo play
Do you accept credit Certainly. The train
That’s not necessary. cards? leaves from platform
Forty euros, please. five.

4 0 WEEK 4 Aller et prendre
To go and to take
1 Warm up
Aller (to go) and prendre (to take) are
How do you say essential verbs in French. You can also
“train”? (pp.38–9) use prendre to say I’ll have (je prends)
when you talk about food and drink.
What does “Le train Note that the present tense in French
part de quel quai?” includes the sense of a continuous
mean? (pp.38–9) action—for example, je vais means
both I go and I am going.
Ask “When are you
free?” (pp.32–3)

2 Aller: to go

Say the different forms of aller (to go) aloud. Use the
flaps to test yourself and, when you are confident,
practice the sample sentences below.

je vais I go
juh vay
you go (informal
tu vas singular)
tew vah he/she goes

il/elle va we go
eel/el vah
you go (formal
nous allons singular or plural)
noo zalloñ they go

vous allez
voo zallay

ils/elles vont
eel/el voñ

Où allez-vous? Where are you
oo allay voo going?

Je vais à Paris. I’m going to Paris.
juh vay zah paree

Nous allons We go to school Je vais à la Tour Eiffel.
à l’école en train. by train.
noo zalloñ ah laykol juh vay zah lah toor

oñ trañ eefel
I’m going to the
Eiffel Tower.

Cultural tip The TGV (“train à grande vitesse”) is a fast train

that can get you from Paris to southern France in about
three hours. Generally you will need to reserve
a seat and can still choose smoking or
nonsmoking seats. TER (“trains express
régionaux”) is another type of fast
train. These trains are cheaper than
the TGV. You can buy a ticket on the
day of travel and get on without a
reservation.

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3 Prendre: to take

Say the different forms of prendre (to take) aloud. Use the flaps to
cover the French and test yourself. When you are confident, practice
the sample sentences below.

Je prends le métro I take je prends
tous les jours. juh proñ
you take (informal
juh proñ luh metroe singular) tu prends
tew proñ
too lay joor he/she takes
I take the metro il/elle prend
every day. we take eel/el proñ

you take (formal nous prenons
singular or plural) noo prunoñ

they take vous prenez
voo prunay

ils/elles prennent
eel/el pren

I don’t want to take Je ne veux pas
a taxi. prendre un taxi.
juh nuh vuh pah

proñdruh uñ taksee

Take the first left. Prenez la première à
gauche.
prunay lah prumyair ah

gaush

He’ll have the beef Il prend le bœuf
bourguignon. bourguignon.
eel proñ luh buf

boorgheenyoñ

4 Put into practice

Cover the text on the right and complete the dialogue in French.

Où allez-vous? Je vais au Louvre.
oo allay voo juh vay zoh loovruh

Where are you going?

Say: I’m going to the
Louvre.

Vous voulez prendre Non, je veux aller
le métro? en bus.
noñ. juh vuh allay
voo voolay proñdruh
luh metroe oñ boos

Do you want to take
the metro?

Say: No, I want to go
by bus.

4 2 WEEK 4 Taxi, bus, et métro
Taxi, bus, and metro
1 Warm up
With buses, as with trains, you need
Say “I’d like to go to validate your ticket in a machine at
to the station.” the time of travel. For the metro,
(pp.40–1) there’s a standard fare and you can
also buy a carnet, a book of 10 tickets.
Ask “Where are you It’s unusual to flag down a cab in the
going?” (pp.40–1) street. You need to find one of the
many taxi stands and wait there.
Say “fruit” and
“cheese.” (pp.24–5)

2 Words to remember

Familiarize yourself with these words.

le bus bus (local) Le bus numéro 4
luh boos s’arrête ici?
bus (long-
le car distance) luh boos noomairoe
luh kar bus station
katruh saret eesee
la gare routière bus stop Does the Route 4 bus
lah gar rootyair stop here?
fare
l’arrêt de bus (m)
laray duh boos taxi

le tarif taxi stand
luh tareef
metro station
le taxi
luh taksee

la rangée de taxis
lah roñjay duh taksee

la station de métro
lah stasyoñ duh
metroe

3 In conversation: taxi

Le marché aux Oui, sans problème, Vous pouvez me
fromages, s’il vous monsieur. déposer ici, s’il vous
plaît. wee. soñ problem plaît?
luh marshayoe fromarj, musyuh voo poovay muh
seel voo play dayposay eesee, seel
Yes, no problem, sir. voo play
The cheese market,
please. Can you drop me here,
please?

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4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.

I want a taxi to the Je veux un taxi pour
Arc de Triomphe. l’Arc de Triomphe.
juh vuh uh taksee poor

lark duh treeoñf

When is the next bus Quand est le
to the station? prochain bus pour
la gare?
How do you get to the koñ ay luh proshen
museum? boos poor lah gar

Pour aller au musée?
poor allay oh moozay

How long is the trip? Le trajet dure
combien de temps?
luh trajay dyur

koñbyañ duh toñ

Please wait for me. Attendez-moi s’il
vous plaît.
atonday-mwah seel

voo play

Cultural tip Métro lines (“lignes”) 6 Say it

in Paris are known by the names of the first Do you go near the
and last stations on the line. Follow the train station?
signs to the relevant end station—for
example, direction Porte d’Orléans. The fruit market,
Look out for the beautiful please.
art deco “Métropolitain”
signs retained in When’s the next
some stations. bus to Calais?

5 In conversation: bus

Vous allez près du Oui. Ça fait quatre- Dites-moi quand on
musée? vingt centimes. arrive, s’il vous plaît.
vooz allay pray doo wee. sah fay katruh vañ deet mwah koñ toñ
moozay sonteem areev, seel voo play

Do you go near the Yes. That’s 80 centimes. Tell me when we
museum? arrive, please.

4 4 WEEK 4 En route
On the road
1 Warm up
Be sure to familiarize yourself with
How do you say “I the French rules of the road before
have...”? (pp.14–15) driving in France. French autoroutes
(highways) are fast but expensive.
Say “my father,” “my They are toll (péage) roads in which
sister,” and “my you usually take a ticket as you enter
parents.” (pp.16–17) the highway and pay according to the
distance traveled as you exit.
Say “I’m going to
Paris.” (pp.40–1)

2 Match and repeat

Match the numbered items to the list on the left, then test yourself.

1 le coffre Cultural tip Self-service gas
luh kofrue
stations can be unstaffed. In this case, you
2 le pare-brise usually have to specify how many liters you
luh parbreez want and pay by card before filling up.

3 le capot 1 trunk
luh kapoh

4 le pneu
luh pnuh

5 la roue
lah roo

6 la portière
lah portyair

7 le pare-chocs
luh parshok

8 les phares
lay far

4 tire 6 door
5 wheel

3 Road signs

Sens unique Rond-point CÉDEZ LE
sons ooneek roñ pwañ PASSAGE

One way Roundabout Cédez le passage
seday luh passarj

Yield

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4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.

My turn signal Mon clignotant ne
doesn’t work. marche pas.
moñ kleenyoe-toñ nuh

marsh pah

Fill it up, please. Le plein, s’il vous
plaît.
luh plañ, seel voo play

5 Words to remember

Familiarize yourself with these words, then test yourself using the flap.

6 Say it car la voiture
gasoline lah vwatyur
My gearbox doesn’t
work. diesel l’essence (f)
I have a flat tire. oil laysans
2 windshield
engine le gazole
3 hood gearbox luh gazol
flat tire
7 bumper headlights 8 exhaust l’huile (f)
driver’s license lweel

le moteur
luh motur

la boîte de vitesses
lah bwat duh veetess

le pneu crevé
luh pnuh kruvay

le pot d’échappement
luh poe dayshapmoñ

le permis de conduire
luh pairmee duh
kondweer

Passage protégé Sens interdit Défense de stationner
passarj protayjay sons añtairdee dayfoñs duh stahseeonay

Priority road Do not enter No parking

4 6 WEEK 4 Révisez et répétez
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1 Transportation 1 Transportation

1 le bus Name these forms of transportation in French.
luh boos
bus 1
2 le taxi
luh taksee 2 taxi

3 la voiture
lah vwatyur

4 le train
luh trañ

5 le vélo
luh vayloe

6 le métro
luh metroe

4 train

2 Go and take 2 Go and take

1 allons Use the correct form of the verb
alloñ in brackets.
1 Nous ____ à la Tour Eiffel. (aller)
2 vais
vay 2 Je ____ à la gare. (aller)

3 prend 3 Elle ____ rendez-vous lundi.
proñ (prendre)

4 allez
allay

5 prenez
prunay

6 prends
proñ

4 Où ____ -vous? (aller)

5 Que ____ -vous?
(prendre)

6 Je ____ le bœuf.
(prendre)

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3 car 3 Vous or tu? 3 Vous or tu?

5 bicycle Use the correct 1 Vous avez des
form of you. croissants?
6 metro voo zavay day
1 You are in a café. krossoñ
Ask “Do you have
croissants?” 2 Tu veux une
bière?
2 You are with a tew vuh oon biyair
friend. Ask “Do
you want a beer?” 3 Vous avez
rendez-vous?
3 A business woman voo zavay roñday
approaches you at voo
your company
reception. Ask 4 Vous allez près
“Do you have an de la gare?
appointment?” voo zallay pray
duh lah gar
4 You are on the
bus. Ask “Do you 5 Où vas-tu
go near the demain?
station?” oo vah-tew dumañ

5 Ask your mother 6 Vous êtes libre
where she’s going mercredi?
tomorrow. voo zet leebruh
mairkrudee
6 Ask your client
“Are you free on
Wednesday?”

4 Tickets 4 Tickets

You’re buying tickets at a train station. 1 Je voudrais deux
Follow the conversation, replying in French billets pour Lille.
following the numbered English prompts. juh voodray duh
beeyay poor leel
Je peux vous aider?
1 I’d like two tickets to Lille. 2 Aller-retour, s’il
vous plaît.
Aller-simple ou aller-retour? allay rutoor, seel
2 Round-trip, please. voo play

Voilà. Cinquante euros, s’il vous plaît. 3 A quelle heure
3 What time does the train leave? part le train?
ah kel ur par luh
A treize heures dix. trañ
4 What platform
4 Le train part de
does the train quel quai?
leave from? luh trañ par duh
kel kay
Quai numéro
sept. 5 Merci. Au revoir.
5 Thank you. mairsee. ovwar
Goodbye.

4 8 WEEK 5 En ville
Around town
1 Warm up
Most French towns still have a market
Ask “How do you get day and a thriving community of
to the musuem?” small shops. Even small villages
(pp.42–3) usually have a mayor and a town hall.
There may be parking restrictions in
Say “I want to take the downtwon areas. Look for signs for
metro” and “I don’t parcmètres (pay and display) and
want to take a taxi.” défense de stationner (parking forbidden).
(pp.40–1)

2 Match and repeat

Match the numbered locations to the words in the panel.

1 la mairie church 4
lah mayree downtown 3

2 le pont 1 town hall
luh poñ 2 bridge

3 le centre ville
luh sontruh veel

4 l’église (f)
legleez

5 le parking
luh parking

6 la place
lah plas

7 la galerie d’art
lah galree dar

8 le musée
luh moozay

3 Words to remember

Familiarize yourself with these words and
test yourself using the cover flap.

la station service gas station
la stasyoñ servees tourist information

le syndicat car repair shop
d’initiative public swimming pool
luh sañdeekar
deeneesyateev

le garage
luh gararj

la piscine municipale
lah piseen

mooneeseepal

7 art gallery