BOOPATHY

French for Beginners

Welcome to the course dedicated to teach you the best and most beautiful language in the world*!

Introduction:

French is a Romance language, descended from Latin and closely related to Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian. It is the native tongue of over 87 million people and has an additional 68 million non-native speakers.

History:

In medieval times and until the 19th century, it was often the language used in diplomacy, culture, administration, royal courts across Europe and also in trade, thus appropriately becoming the lingua franca of its time. French-speaking people have made incursions upon the British Isles many times in the past, most noticeably in the Norman Invasion of 1066. For this reason, although English is a Germanic language, at least a third of the English lexicon is derived from French.

In modern terms, it is still significantly used as a diplomatic language, being an official language of the United Nations, the Olympic Games, and the European Union. It is the official language of 29 countries and is spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, Haiti, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, the Congo, Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gabon, the Seychelles, Burundi, Chad, Rwanda, Djibouti, Cameroon, Mauritius, and Canada (mostly in the province of Québec, where it is the primary language, but it is also used in other parts of the country -notably New Brunswick, which is the only bilingual province. All consumer product packages in Canada are required by law to have both English and French labels).

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For Beginners :

Alphabets Numbers Colours Shapes Days of the week Adjectives Stationery Items Animals Fruits

Vegetables Snacks Time expressions House Music Instruments

Games :

For Advanced Learners : Grammar & Vocabulary Vocabulary - A - Z Vocabulary & Listening Exercises

Printable Handouts and worksheets : Vocabulary and grammar exercises School, Food, Holiday, Work, Environment

: Tricolore 1, 2 , 3 and 4 Downloadable Flash files

A: Everyday Activities : Homelife and school , Daily Routine

Vocabulary, grammar exercises and flash cards. Download exercises for time expression LCF Magazine -Audio

French school system and short interactive quiz Download exercises for vocabulary Les sports School Subjects

History of schooling in France Topic: School worksheets and handouts School subjects Vacation

Health and fitness Health - WS Eating out Parts of the body Opinions & Justifications

B : Personal and Social life

Self , Family , Pets , Personal Relationships

Vocabulary - Family Game - Jeu de la famille Family & Pet Animals Pet Animals Video - Household tasks

MCQ to test what sort friend the learner is. Exercise - La maison Household Tasks Animals - Audio

Leisure , Entertainments , Invitations

Leisure Activities Free Time and Going out Hobbies - PPT & Worksheet TV channel -1 ARTE TV

TV CANALPLUS TV - M6 Video - Booking a cottage Festivals in France Festivals - Fill in the blanks

National Holidays in France Places to visit in France French Speaking countries Info on hotels Youth Hostels

Camping Hotel & Accommodation

C: The World Around Us

Home Town and Local Area ; Environment ; People , Places and Customs

Shops & Towns - Handouts Listening Audios and Conversations Interactive exercises on Shops & Shopping

Vocabulary clothes Clothes - exercises Vidoes - Shopping Environment   Natural Disaster in France

Weather forecasts Video - Radio presenter discusses weather   Weather - Vocabulary & Listening

Giving & Seeking Directions Festivals around the world Transport - Gaps to fill

Vocabulary - Furniture :   https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/Index.htm (copy this link in the URL)

D : The World of Work

  Continuing education ; Careers and employment ; Language and communication in the work place.

School & Exam system in France   Apres le bac Jobs & Careers   Employment - Vocabulary

Unemployment - Exercise Job & Work experience

E : The International World

Holiday experiences