Les Salutations
Les Matières Scolaires
Les Fournitures Scolaires
Les nombres
La Culture
100

Pas mal

Not bad

100

l'histoire

history

100

un crayon

a pencil

100

deux

two

100

What does the phrase “the masculine dominates over the feminine” mean?

If there’s a group of 20 people containing just one man, the whole group is described in the masculine.

200

Moi aussi

Me too

200

la chimie

chemistry

200

une trousse

a pencil case 

200

neuf

nine

200

When you meet someone in France, you have three options. What are they? 

  • Shake hands (with strangers)
  • Faire la bise (kiss on the cheek) (friends, acquaintances and family members)
  • Simply say “Bonjour” (hello, good morning) or “bonsoir” (good evening)
300

Comment vas-tu ?

How are you? (informal)

300

l'informatique 

computer science

300

des écouteurs

headphones (earbuds)

300

onze

eleven

300

Make a comparison between greetings in Canada, France, and the U.S.

Answers will vary

-Canadians are more reserved and polite than Americans, shaking hands, kissing on the cheek and using vous

-USA can be more casual

-France : la bise, hug close friends/family, asking 'how are you' if you want to hear the answer

400

À bientôt

See you soon
400

la comptabilité

accounting

400

un casque 

headphones (over the ear)

400

quinze

fifteen

400

What’s the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

The idea that the language you speak influences how you think and view the world. 

500

Comment s'appelle-t-elle ?

What is her name?

500

la publicité

advertising

500

un porte-monnaie

a purse

500

quatorze

fourteen

500

The Push to Make French Gender-Neutral 

What were two of the points arguing against making the French language gender-neutral? 

-badly complicate education, and that there’s not enough evidence that changing a language can really change social realities

-inclusive writing just isn’t worth the trouble

-additional grammatical complications of inclusive writing would lead to “a disunited language, disparate in its expression, creating a confusion that borders on illegibility.”

(possible answers)