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MODULE 1A  La rentrée
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DVD 1 —Bonjour! Je m’appelle Olivier LeGrand.

1a.1 Dialogue La rentrée
Today is Monday, September tenth. For
millions of French students, it’s also
the first day of school. It’s le jour de
la rentrée. This is the day we meet old
friends that we haven’t seen since school let
out three months ago. We may also make
new acquaintances.
trinh: Bonjour, je m’appelle Trinh.
céline: Et moi, je m’appelle Céline.
marc: Je m’appelle Marc. Et toi?
isabelle: Moi, je m’appelle Isabelle.
jean-paul: Comment t’appelles-tu?
nathalie: Je m’appelle Nathalie.
jean-paul: Bonjour.
nathalie: Bonjour.
1a.2 Mini-scenes: Meeting people
When French speakers introduce
themselves, they say: Je m’appelle . . .
Je m’appelle . . .
Let’s watch again.
—Je m’appelle Trinh.
—Et moi, je m’appelle Céline.
—Je m’appelle Marc.
—Je m’appelle Isabelle.
In the course of this video program, you’ll
meet lots of French-speaking people. Here
are some of the young people you’ll get to
know in the next few modules.
françois: Je m’appelle François.
nathalie: Je m’appelle Nathalie.
cécile: Bonjour. Je m’appelle Cécile.
jean-paul: Je m’appelle Jean-Paul.
juliette: Je m’appelle Juliette.
When people introduce themselves, they
may also give their last name. Listen to
these young people.
—Je m’appelle Florence Clément.
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—Bonjour! Je m’appelle Jeanne Dupont.
Listen as these adults introduce themselves.
—Bonjour! Je m’appelle Madame Bertin.
—Je m’appelle Monsieur Martin.
—Je m’appelle Mademoiselle Lacour.
—Je m’appelle Monsieur Fazien.
—Je m’appelle Monsieur Ronchon.
Now let’s watch these people introducing
themselves to one another.
—Bonjour, je m’appelle Michèle.
—Et moi, je m’appelle Hélène.
—Je m’appelle Nicolas. Et toi?
—Je m’appelle Fatou.
—Comment t’appelles-tu?
—Paul. Et toi?
—Je m’appelle Loriza.
1a.3 Vignette culturelle: Bonjour!
Have you noticed how French people greet
each other? . . . They shake hands. In
France, shaking hands is very much a part
of daily life. People shake hands when
they’re introduced for the first time. They
also shake hands whenever they see each
other . . . in the morning . . . in the
afternoon . . . in the evening . . . and also to
say good-bye.
Of course, friends greet each other much
less formally. Like adults, boys shake hands
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when they greet each other. Girls kiss each
other on the cheek. This is called la bise.
They may kiss each other twice, three
times, or even four times.
Boys and girls who are good friends also
greet each other with a bise. They may kiss
each other twice . . . three times . . . or four
times.
The bise is also the way to say good-bye to
your parents when you leave for school in
the morning . . . and to greet them when
you return home in the afternoon.
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MODULE 1B  Tu es français?
DVD 1
1b.1 Dialogue Tu es français?
Today is the first day of school and several
students meet in the cafeteria (la cantine)
at lunchtime. Marc, who’s from Canada,
discovers that not everyone at school is
French.
marc: Tu es français?
jean-paul: Oui, je suis français.
marc: Et toi, Patrick, tu es français
aussi?
patrick: Non, je suis américain. Je suis de
Boston.
marc: Et toi, Stéphanie, tu es française
ou américaine?
téphanie: Je suis française.
s —Et toi, tu es canadienne?
marc: Tu es de Paris?
téphanie: Non, je suis de Fort-de-France.
s —Tu es américain ou anglais?
marc: Tu as de la chance!
Did you notice how Jean-Paul and
Stéphanie said they were French? Jean-
Paul used the word français. Stéphanie
used the word française. Let’s watch.
jean-paul: Oui, je suis français.
téphanie:
s Je suis française.
Let’s watch again.
jean-paul: Oui, je suis français.
téphanie: Je suis française.
s
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people are from
Now you’ll meet some other French teenagers.
philippe: Je suis français.
françois: Moi aussi, je suis français.
isabelle: Je suis française.
nathalie: Moi aussi, je suis française.
—Je suis français. Je suis de Paris.
—Je suis française. Je suis de Lyon.
—Je suis français. Je suis de Rennes.
—Je suis française. Je suis de Fort-de-France.
Not everyone who speaks French is French.
Listen.
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—Je suis canadien. Je suis de Montréal.
—Je suis canadienne. Je suis de Montréal
aussi.
—Je suis américain. Je suis de Boston.
—Je suis français. Je suis d’origine
vietnamienne.
—Je suis française. Je suis d’origine haïtienne.
—Je suis américaine. Je suis de New York.
Maintenant je suis à Paris.
—Je suis américain. Je suis de Cleveland.
—Je suis anglais. Je suis de Londres.
—Je suis anglaise. Je suis de Londres.
Now let’s see how French teenagers find out
about other people’s nationalities.
—Tu es français?
—Non, je suis canadien.
—Non, je suis américaine. Je suis de Chicago.
—Je suis américain.
—Et toi, tu es américain aussi?
—Non, moi je suis anglais.
Every year France attracts millions of
tourists from around the world. Can you
recognize the nationalities of these people
who are visiting Paris? Listen carefully.
—Je suis chinoise.
—Je suis japonais.
—Je suis japonaise.
—Nous sommes italiennes.
—Nous sommes espagnols.
—Je suis sénégalais.
—Je suis mexicaine.
—Je suis belge.
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 ignette culturelle:
Qui est français?
You’ve already met many French people.
Who are the French? One answer is that the
French are the people who live in France.
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About 58 million people live within the
boundaries of continental France. But
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France is not only a European country. Its
national territory extends far beyond
Europe. France is a multi-continental
country. Parts of France are found in the
Americas, in Africa, and in remote parts of
the world.
Well, look at this tiny island in the West
Indies. Its name is Martinique. It’s part of
France, like Hawaii is part of the United
States. The inhabitants of Martinique, les
Martiniquais, are French citizens. Watch.
—Bonjour. Je m’appelle Chantal.
Je suis française de la Martinique.
Et je suis de Fort-de-France.
This little island next to Martinique is
also French. It is called Guadeloupe. Its
inhabitants are les Guadeloupéens. Like
les Martiniquais, les Guadeloupéens are
French citizens.
This area of South America is called French
Guiana, la Guyane française. As its
MODULE 1C  Salut! Ça va?
DVD 1
1c.1 Salut! Ça va?
On the way to school, François meets his
friends.
françois: Salut, Isabelle!
isabelle: Salut! Ça va?
françois: Ça va! Merci!
françois: Salut, Nathalie! Ça va?
nathalie: Ça va bien! Et toi?
françois: Moi aussi!
isabelle: Ça va, Philippe?
philippe: Ah non! Zut! Ça va mal!
1c.2 Mini-scenes: Greeting people
Did you notice how French teenagers greet
each other? They say Salut! (Hi!) and Ça
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name indicates, it’s part of France, . . . and
the launch site for the French Ariane rocket.
Closer to us, off the coast of Newfoundland,
are two tiny islands, Saint Pierre and
Miquelon, which are also French.
Now let’s move to a totally different part of
the world, the South Pacific. Have you ever
heard of Tahiti, which some call “heaven on
earth’’? Tahiti is a French island.
A few thousand miles to the west lies the
island of New Caledonia, la Nouvelle
Calédonie, also a French territory.
Let’s continue our trip around the world
and head for Africa. Off the coast of that
continent, not too far from the large island
of Madagascar, is another tiny island
which is also part of France. It is called la
Réunion.
As you can see, French people are of many
different origins. This diversity of
backgrounds makes France a culturally
rich and interesting country.
françois: Salut, Isabelle!
isabelle: Salut! Ça va?
françois: Ça va! Merci!
trinh: Salut!
céline: Salut!
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nathalie: Ça va bien! Et toi?
françois: Moi aussi.
—Salut Henri! Ça va?
—Oui, ça va.
—Salut, Marie! Ça va?
—Oui, ça va.
—Salut, Paul!
—Salut, Philippe! Ça va?
—Oui, ça va. Et toi?
—Ça va.
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—Salut, Céline! —Ça va? [Ça va très bien!]*
—Salut!
—Ça va? [Non, ça va très mal!]
—Ça va?

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—Oui, ça va. Et toi? —Ça va? [Ça va très bien!]
—Ça va. —Ça va? [Ça va mal.]
—Bonjour Guillaume. Ça va? —Ça va? [Ça va très bien.]
—Oui, très bien.
—Ça va? [Non, ça va mal.]
—Ça va?
—Oui, ça va. Et toi? 1c.3 V
 ignette culturelle:
—Ça va. Bonjour ou salut?
French teenagers use Salut not only to say French young people are generally much
“hi” but also to say “good-bye.” Watch. more formal with adults than with their
—Salut! friends. This is especially true in their
—Salut! relationships with teachers, whom they
treat with great respect. When students
—Salut, Richard! greet teachers, for instance, they do not say
—Salut, Sophie! Salut! which is too casual. Instead they
—Alors, salut! say Bonjour and will also address them as
—Salut! monsieur, madame, or mademoiselle.
How do you feel? Very good? Or maybe not Watch how François says hello to his
so good? Let’s see how French teenagers teachers.
respond to the question Ça va? françois: Bonjour, monsieur.
—Ça va? m. masson: Bonjour, François.
—Oui, ça va très bien! françois: Bonjour, mademoiselle.
—Ça va? mlle lacour: Bonjour, François.
—Oui, merci. Ça va bien! françois: Bonjour, madame.
—Ça va? mme chollet: Bonjour, François.
—Euh . . ., ça va comme ci, comme ça. Similarly, to greet a teacher with “How
—Ça va? are you?,” François says Comment allez-­
—Non! Ça va mal! vous? rather than Ça va?
—Zut! françois: Bonjour, monsieur. Comment
—Ça va? allez-vous?
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—Non! Ça va très mal! professeur: Bien, merci!

—Ça va?
—Aïe! Zut! Non, ça va très mal!
Now it’s your turn. You’ll see pictures of
certain situations. Imagine you’re the
person pictured. How would you respond to
the question Ça va?
—Ça va? [screen card]
—Euh, ça va comme ci, comme ça.
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As you progress in your study of French,
you’ll learn that French teenagers use two
forms of address, depending on whom they
are talking to. You’ll notice that they use tu
with their friends and family, and vous
with teachers and other adults.
*Suggested student responses are printed in square
brackets when there is no confirmation on the video.
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MODULE 2A  Copain ou copine?
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DVD 1
By now you’ve noticed that some French teenagers have first names that are a lot like
American first names. Many French first names, however, are somewhat different.
Some French boys’ names sound the same as the corresponding girls’ names. Joël(le),
for example, could be a boy or a girl. So could Michel (Michèle) . . . or Claude. Sometimes,
this can be confusing.

—Comment t’appelles-tu? —Qui est-ce?

—Je m’appelle Michel. —Antoine? Cést un copain.
—Michèle.
—Tiens! Voilà Loïc.
2a.1 Dialogue: Copain ou copine? —Qui est-ce?
—C’est un ami.
Today, Jean-Paul is visiting his friend —Salut, Jean-Paul. Ça va?
Philippe. Philippe seems to be expecting —Oui, ça va.
someone. Who could it be? —Bonjour!
philippe: Tiens! Voilà Dominique! —Bonjour!
jean-paul: Dominique? Qui est-ce? —Tiens! Voilà Nathalie.
Un copain ou une copine? —Qui est-ce?
philippe: C’est une copine. —C’est une amie.
philippe: Salut, Dominique! Ça va? —Salut, Guillaume. Ça va?
dominique: Oui, ça va! Et toi? —Oui, ça va.
jean-paul: C’est vrai! C’est une copine! —Bonjour!
—Bonjour!
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 ini-scenes: Listening— —Tiens! C’est Mademoiselle Lacour.
Pointing out people —Qui est-ce?
Did you notice what Jean-Paul asked —C’est une prof.
Philippe when he wanted to know who
Dominique was? Let’s watch again. 2a.3 V
 ignette culturelle: La bande de
copains
philippe: Tiens! Voilà Dominique!
jean-paul: Qui est-ce? French teenagers, like American young
philippe: C’est une copine. people, like to do things in groups. They
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—Qui est-ce? Where do they go together and what do they
—C’est Claude. like to do? They might stop for a snack or
—Ah, c’est un copain? go to their favorite café, where they can talk
—Oui, c’est un copain. for hours. They also go to the movies. Or
—Tiens! Voilà Julie. sometimes they may simply walk through
—Qui est-ce? the streets of the city and windowshop, and
—C’est une copine. Salut, Julie. even visit an outdoor market. Whatever the
—Salut, Jean. activity, it’s always fun with la bande de
copains.
—Salut, Céline!
—Salut, Antoine. Ça va?
—Oui, ça va.
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MODULE 2B  Une coïncidence
DVD 1
It’s Saturday afternoon, and we’re at a party. Isabelle is here with her new Canadian
friend Marc. She wants him to meet some of the other guests.
2b.1 Dialogue: Une coïncidence
i sabelle: Tu connais la fille là-bas?
marc: Non. Qui est-ce?
isabelle: C’est une copine. Elle s’appelle
Juliette Savard.
marc: Elle est française?
isabelle: Non, elle est canadienne. Elle est
de Montréal.
marc: Moi aussi!
isabelle: Quelle coïncidence!
isabelle: Bonjour, Juliette! Ça va?
j uliette: Oui, ça va bien.
isabelle: Tiens, je te présente un copain,
Marc. Il est de Montréal.
j uliette: Bonjour.
isabelle: Bonjour.
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Describing people
Did you notice what Marc and Isabelle said
to refer to Juliette? Watch again.
marc: Qui est-ce?
isabelle: C’est une copine. Elle s’appelle
Juliette Savard.
marc: Elle est française?
isabelle: Non, elle est canadienne. Elle est
de Montreal.
marc: Moi aussi!
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isabelle: Quelle coïncidence!
The day after the party, Isabelle and Marc
meet in a café. Marc is showing some of his
pictures to Isabelle. Listen to how Marc and
Isabelle discuss the people in the pictures.
isabelle: Qui est-ce?
marc: C’est une copine.
isabelle: Comment s’appelle-t-elle?
marc: Elle s’appelle Denise Lévêque.
isabelle: Elle est canadienne?
marc: Oui, elle est de Québec.
isabelle: Qui est-ce?
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marc: C’est un copain.
isabelle: Il est canadien aussi?
marc: Non. Il est américain. Il est de
Boston dans le Massachusetts.
isabelle: Et comment s’appelle-t-il?
marc: Il s’appelle Paul Provost.
Now it’s your turn to answer questions
about the people whose pictures you are
going to see. Follow the model.
—Elle est française? [screen card]
—Oui, elle est française.
—Comment s’appelle-t-elle?
—Elle s’appelle Isabelle.
—Il est canadien? [ Oui, il est
canadien.]
—Comment s’appelle-t-il? [Il s’appelle
Marc.]
—Il est français? [ Oui, il est
français.]
—Comment s’appelle-t-il? [Il s’appelle
Philippe.]
—Comment s’appelle-t-elle? [Elle s’appelle
Nathalie.]
—Elle est française? [Oui, elle est
française.]
—Comment s’appelle-t-il? [ Il s’appelle
Patrick.]
—Il est américain? [Oui, il est
américain.]
Vignette culturelle: Le Québec
How far would you have to go to be in a
French-speaking country? Let’s see!
If you live in the northeastern part of the
United States, you are only a few hours
drive from the Canadian border. Once you
have crossed into Québec, you will find
that almost everyone speaks French.
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People from Québec are descendants of
French settlers who came to Canada in the
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17th and 18th centuries. They call
themselves Québécois.
Montreal is the largest city in Canada and
the second largest French-speaking city in
the world.
There are six million French speakers in
the province of Québec. Let’s meet some of
them.
—Je m’appelle Marie.
—Tu es canadienne?
—Oui, je suis canadienne et québécoise.
—Je m’appelle Dan.
—Tu parles français?
—Oui, je parle français.
—Je m’appelle Anne Dorval.
—Je m’appelle Vincent Lafortune.
MODULE 2C  Les photos d’Isabelle
DVD 1
Today Jean-Paul is visiting his friend Isabelle. Isabelle is showing him her photo album.
2c.1 Dialogue: Les photos d’Isabelle
isabelle: Voici ma mère.
jean-paul: Et le monsieur, c’est ton père?
isabelle: Non, c’est mon oncle Thomas.
jean-paul: Et la fille, c’est ta cousine?
isabelle: Oui, c’est ma cousine Béatrice.
Elle a seize ans.
jean-paul: Et le garçon, c’est ton cousin?
isabelle: Non, c’est un copain.
jean-paul: Un copain ou ton copain?
isabelle: Dis donc, Jean-Paul, tu es
vraiment trop curieux!
2c.2 Monologue: La famille d’Isabelle
The following weekend, Isabelle introduces
Jean-Paul to her family who have gathered
for a picnic at her aunt’s house.
isabelle: Voici ma mère.
mère: Bonjour.
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—Je suis canadienne québécoise.
—Vous êtes canadien?
—Oui, je suis canadien.
—Pardon, madame. Vous parlez français?
—Bien sûr, je parle français. Je suis
québécoise.
Quebec City is the second largest city in
Quebec. La ville de Québec almost makes
you feel as thought you’re in France! With
its mixture of old and new, it attracts
many tourists from all over the world.
Many people come to the famous winter
carnival here.
With its rugged seacoast, its farms . . . its
lakes, mountains, and rivers, Quebec is one
of the most beautiful provinces in Canada.
Venez voir!
jean-paul: Bonjour.
isabelle: Voici mon père.
père: Bonjour.
jean-paul: Bonjour.
isabelle: Voici ma grand-mère.
rand-mère: Bonjour.
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grand-père: Bonjour.
jean-paul: Bonjour.
isabelle: Voici ma tante Christine.
christine: Bonjour.
jean-paul: Bonjour.
isabelle: Voici mon oncle Thomas.
thomas: Bonjour.
isabelle: Voici ma soeur Valérie.
valérie: Bonjour.
jean-paul: Bonjour.
isabelle: Voici mon frère Nicolas.
Voici mon cousin Cédric.
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Voici ma cousine Béatrice. —Quel âge a l’oncle d’Isabelle?
béatrice: Bonjour. [Il a (quarante-cinq) ans.]
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—Quel âge a la tante d’Isabelle?
isabelle: Voici mon chien Médor.
[Elle a (quarante-trois) ans.]
Voici mon chat Félix.
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2c.3 Mini-scenes: How old are you? française: Un mariage
How old are you? fourteen? fifteen? older? Today we will attend a French wedding.
younger? Let’s ask a few French people how The wedding of Charlotte and Stéphane.
old they are. First there is a civil ceremony at the city
—Quel âge as-tu? hall or mairie. La mariée, Charlotte,
—J’ai 16 ans. arrives at the mairie where she is met by
—J’ai 12 ans. le marié, Stéphane, and by members of the
—J’ai 14 ans. two families. The mayor, who wears the
—J’ai 17 ans. blue white and red sash of her function,
—J’ai 7 ans. declares them officially married. Then, the
—J’ai 5 ans. couple signs the marriage license. They
receive their livret de famille, a family
—Quel âge as-tu, Malice?
booklet. In this legal document, they will
—Wouf.
register the births of their children. Then
Et quel âge avez-vous? the members of the wedding party go
to the second ceremony at their church.
—J’ai 35 ans.
Afterwards, comes the moment for family
—J’ai 45 ans.
photographs. And finally, it is time to
—J’ai 22 ans.
enjoy being with friends and family
—J’ai 79 ans.
members at a garden reception. There is a
—J’ai 41 ans.
big buffet with plenty of delicious snacks
—Quel âge j’ai? Non, mais dites-donc, vous
and appetizers. The bride throws her
êtes trop curieux!
bouquet to the guests. Who will be the next
Now it’s your turn to say how old people to be married? At eight o’clock, everyone
are. As you see the various pictures, give enters the hall for a festive dinner. People
each person’s age. If you’re not sure, make toast the young couple wishing them
a guess. happiness and good fortune and then
—Quel âge a la soeur d’Isabelle? [screen card] dinner begins. There is a great variety
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display the wedding cake, a traditional

—Quel âge a le frère d’Isabelle? pièce montée! A tall tower made of small
[Il a (seize) ans.] cream puffs. The couple cut the first piece.
—Quel âge a le père d’Isabelle? After dinner, the bride and her father open
[Il a (quarante) ans.] the dancing. Soon, everyone joins in. It has
certainly been a day to remember.
—Quel âge a la mère d’Isabelle?
[Elle a (trente-huit) ans.] Bonne chance, Charlotte et Stéphane!

—Quel âge a la grand-mère d’Isabelle?

[Elle a (soixante-dix) ans.]
—Quel âge a le grand-père d’Isabelle?
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