1.1 Introductions

Vocabulary

Use the table below to review the vocabulary words related to greetings. Listen to the French pronunciations using the following audio recording.

Greetings / Les salutations
AUDIO FRENCH ENGLISH

Je me présente. Let me introduce myself.
Je m’appelle… My name is …
Je suis de … I am from …
Je suis étudiant en… (commerce, comptabilité, etc.) I am a (male) student in… (business, accounting, etc.)
Je suis étudiante en… (commerce, comptabilité, etc.) I am a (female) student in… (business, accounting, etc.)

Use the next table to review the vocabulary words related to subjects of study. Listen to the French pronunciations using the following audio recording.

Subjects / Les matières
AUDIO FRENCH ENGLISH
le commerce business
la comptabilité accounting
les langues (f) languages
l’anglais (m) English
l’espagnol (m) Spanish
les soins infirmiers (m) nursing
l‘ébénisterie (f) woodworking
l’administration des bureaux (f) office administration
le génie électrique (m) electrical engineering
l’éducation préscolaire (f) early childhood education
l’informatique (f) computer science

Exercise 1: Je me présente

Part A

Complete the following sentences:

Fill in the Blanks

Je me présente. Je m’appelle _____________.
Je suis de _____________.
Je suis étudiant(e) en _____________.

Part B

Introduce yourself to two of your classmates using the sentences above and listen as two of your classmates introduce themselves to you. Complete the following sentences according to the information they tell you.

Fill in the Blanks

Student 1

Il/Elle s’appelle ______________.
Il/Elle est de ______________.
Il/Elle est étudiant(e) en ______________.

Student 2

Il/Elle s’appelle ______________.
Il/Elle est de ______________.
Il/Elle est étudiant(e) en ______________.

Part C

Introduce one of your classmates to the class.

Modèle : Je vous présente Robert. Il est de Cambridge. Il est étudiant en commerce.

Select the play button to hear an example.

This section includes content derived from Liberté, originally released under CC BY-NC-SA, and Français Interactif, originally released under CC BY 3.0.

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