1. Pour commencer: When was the last time you introduced yourself? What did you say? What kinds of info? Why would you do this? 1

2. Rencontre Culturelle: What do you do when you greet a friend? adult? What kinds of gestures do you use? 2

3. Rencontre Culturelle pg. 12/15/26: What do the French people do? Girl/Guy? ___________________ Girl Friends? _________________ Guy Friends? _________________ Student/Teacher? _____________ Don’t forget to “faire la bise”!! 3

4. SALUT, LES COPAINS!

5. Greeting Friends Salut! -Hi! Comment ça va?-How’s it going? Comment vas-tu?-How are you? *These are all informal salutations*

6. Greeting Adults Bonjour! Bonsoir. Comment allez- vous? Hello! Good evening. How are you?

7. Addressing Adults Bonjour, Monsieur.-Hello, Mr. Bonjour, Madame.-Hello, Mrs. Bonjour, Mademoiselle.-Hello, Miss. Abbreviations-- Monsieur = M. Madame = Mme Mademoiselle= Mlle *There are no periods after Mme & Mlle*

8. How to answer *Super! -Great! *Très bien. -Very well. *Bien. -Well * Oui, Ça va. -Fine. *Pas mal. -Not bad. *Plus où moins. -So, so. *Pas très bien. -Not so great.

9. Et toi ou Et vous? When speaking to peers, say: Et toi?- And you? Informal When speaking to adults, say: Et vous?- And you? Formal

10. Et toi? *Conversation between Marie & Paul -friends Salut, Paul! -Hi, Paul! Salut, Marie! -Hi, Marie! Comment ça va? -How’s it going? Pas mal. Et toi? -Not bad. And you? Ça va. -Fine.

11. Et vous? *Conversation b/t Mme Revel & Luc -neighbors Bonjour, Luc!-Hello, Luc! Bonjour, Mme!-Hello, Mrs! Comment vas-tu?-How are you? Bien. Et vous?-Well. And you? Pas très bien.-Not very well.

12. à votre tour Practice the following in French A. Hi! B. Hi! A. How’s it going? B. Great, thanks! And you? A. So, so. Encore and switch roles

13. à votre tour A. Hi! - Salut B. Hi!- Salut A. How’s it going? –Comment ça va? B. Great, thanks! And you? Super, merci! Et toi? A. So, so.- Plus ou moins. 13

14. Getting to know each other Comment tu t’appelles? What is your name? Je m’appelle Pierre. -My name is Pierre. Tu as quel âge? How old are you? J’ai treize ans. -I am 13 years old. 14 15 16 17 quatorze quinze seize dix-sept

15. Getting to know each other Il/Elle s’appelle comment? Il/Elle s’appelle Philippe/Marie. Il/Elle a quel âge? Il/Elle a quinze ans. What is his/her name? -His/Her name is Phillip/Mary. How old is he/she? He/She is fifteen.

16. Getting to know each other Comment ça s’écrit…? Comment tu épelles…? Quelle est ton adresse email? C’est … arobase … point… How do you write…? How do you spell…? What is your email address? It’s … at … dot...

17. Introducing other people Je te presente Marine. (inf) Je vous presente Marine. (pl. or formal) Ça, c’est Marine. C’est un ami / une amie. Enchanté(e). (formal) I’d like to introduce you to Marine. This is Marine. He/She is a friend. Very nice to meet you.

18. Saying Goodbye Common goodbye expressions: Au revoir.-Goodbye. A tout à l’heure.-See you later. A bientôt.-See you soon. A demain.-See you tomorrow. A plus tard.-See you later. Salut.(informal)-Bye. Tchao. (informal)-Bye.

19. à votre tour 1. Hello, Miss Leclerc!___________________ 2. How are you? -Formal-Informal______________ 3. Very well, thank you!__________________ 4. What’s your name?____________________ 5. How old are you?_____________________ 6. See you later.________________________

20. à votre tour 1. Hello, Miss Leclerc!_Bonjour, Mlle Leclerc! 2. How are you? -Formal-Informal Comment allez-vous?Ça va? 3. Very well, thank you!Très bien, merci! Et toi? 4. What’s your name?Comment tu t’appelles? 5. How old are you? Tu as quel âge? 6. See you later. À tout à l’heure / à plus tard

21. Traduction Translate the following in French: A. Hi!  B. Hi! A. How’s it going? B. Well, and you?  A. Not bad. B. My name is _____. What’s your name? A. My name is _____. How old are you? B. I’m _____ years old. And you? A. I’m _____years old. Bye! B. Bye! *Substitute the above lines for your information*

22. Traduction Translate the following in French: A. Hi! Salut!  B. Hi! Salut! A. How’s it going? Ça va? / Comment ça va? B. Well, and you? Bien, et toi?  A. Not bad. Pas mal. B. My name is _____. What’s your name? Je m’appelle Renée. Tu t’appelles comment? A. My name is _____. How old are you? Je m’appelle Marc. Tu as quel âge? B. I’m _____ years old. And you? J’ai 15 ans. Et toi? A. I’m _____years old. Bye! J’ai 16 ans. Tchao! / Salut! B. Bye! Tchao! / Salut!

23. Conversation Now, with a partner, practice the previous dialogue. Be sure to insert your name and age in the blanks.

24. Au revoir! A demain.