Customs and Festivals

1la fête

festival; celebration;

; party

18la Saint-Sylvestre New Year's Eve

2fêter to celebrate

19le défilé procession

3le cadeau present

20la chorale choir

4les feux d'artifice [m] fireworks

21féliciter to congratulate

5religieux(-euse) religious

22la noix nut

6la mosquée Mosque

23se deguiser To dress up/fancy dress

7musulman Muslim

24avoir lieu to take place

8juif(-ive) Jewish

25le jour férié public holiday

9l'église [f] church

26la messe mass

10le Jour de l'An New Year's Day

27la Pentecôte Whitsuntide

11la fête des rois

Twelfth Night

; Epiphany

28un pays a country

12la Saint Valentin St. Valentine's Day

29en in/to (fem. countries)

13Pâques [m] Easter

30au in/to (masc. countries)

14le poisson d'avril April Fool

31à in/to (cities/towns)

15la fête des mères Mother's Day

32aux in/to (plural countries)

16la Toussaint All Saints' Day

33

17la veille de Noël Christmas Eve

34

Family, friends and future plans

1s'appeler to be called

18le petit-fils grandson

2le nom name

19la tante aunt

3le prénom first name

20la belle-mère step-mother

4avoir … ans to be … years old

21le demi-frère half-brother

5vieux; vieil old

22la demi-sœur half-sister

6jeune young

23aîné elder

7la naissance birth

24unique only

8né(e) le … born on the …

25le/la partenaire partner

9mort dead

26le petit ami boyfriend

10les rapports [m] relationships

27la petite amie girlfriend

11la fille daughter; girl

28le/la copain(-pine)

friend; mate

12le fils son

29se faire des amis to make friends

13la femme

wife; woman

30s'entendre (avec) to get on (with)

14le mari husband

31sortir to go out

15la grand-mère grandmother

32célibataire single

16le grand-père grandfather

33ensemble together

17les grands-parents[m] grandparents

34l'amour [m] love

Family, friends and future plans

35l'amour [m] love

52méchant naughty

36partager to share

53paresseux(-euse) lazy

37se marier to get married

54pénible annoying

38se disputer to argue

55triste sad

39généreux(-euse) generous

56bête stupid; silly

40gentil(le) kind; nice

57injuste unfair

41heureux(-euse) happy

58gros(se) fat

42sportif(-ive) sporty

59joli pretty

43timide shy

60laid ugly

44tranquille quiet; calm

61les lunettes [f] glasses

45bavard chatty; talkative

62beau(-elle); bel beautiful

46travailleur(-euse) hard-working

63la barbe beard

47le sens de l'humour sense of humour

64l'avenir [m] future

48aimable kind

65l'idée [f] idea

49sympa

kind; nice

66le rêve dream

50 égoïste selfish 67 espérer to hope

51fâché angry

68compter sur to count on

French – Free Time Activities, Film: Les Choristes

1Aller au cinéma To go to the cinema

18La salle de classe Classroom

2Regarder un film To watch a film

19Le fond de l’étang

Bottom of the pond/rock bottom

3Chanter To sing

20La chorale Choir

4Former une chorale To form a choir

21La chanson song

5Le dessin animé Cartoon

22Le directeur Headteacher

6Le film de guerre War film

23Le pion (school) monitor

7Le film policier Detective film

24Le superiveur (school) supervisor

8Le Western Western film

25Le musician raté Failed musician

9Le film d’amour Love film

26Émouvant(e) Moving

10Le film d’action Action film

27Passionnant(e) Exciting

11La comédie Comedy

28Gentillesse Kindness

12Le film de science-fiction Science Fiction film

29Action – Réaction ! Action – Reaction!

13Mon personnage préféré My favourite character

30Incendier To set fire to

14Timide Shy

31Le feu The fire

15Chauve Bald

32Il y a There is

16Gentil(le) Kind

33Il y avait There was

17Méchant(e) Bad/baddy

34Il y aura There will be

Free Time Activities

1le passe-temps hobby

18la promenade walk

2le temps libre free time

19la natation swimming

3le club des jeunes youth club

20le planche à voile windsurfing

4s'intéresser à to be interested in

21le skate skateboarding

5débuter to begin

22la voile sailing

6essayer to try

23le ski nautique water skiing

7vouloir

to wish; to want

24la piscine swimming pool

8rencontrer to meet

25les sports d'hiver [m] winter sports

9prendre to take

26le ski skiing

10le basket basketball

27le patinage à glace ice skating

11le volley volleyball

28la patinoire ice rink

12l'escalade [f] rock climbing

29la série series

13l'équitation [f] horse riding

30la télé réalité reality television

14le cheval horse

31le jeu télévisé game show

15la pêche fishing

32le feuilleton soap opera

16le centre sportif sports centre

33le dessin animé cartoon

17le stade stadium

34le film de guerre war film

Free Time Activities

35le film policier detective film

52

36la vedette film star

53

37les actualités [f] news

54

38la publicité adverts

55

39le/la chanteur(-euse) singer

56

40la chanson song

57

41le/la fana (de) fan (of)

58

42le billet ticket

59

43voir to see

60

44chanter to sing

61

45 62

46 63

47 64

48 65

49 66

50 67

51 68

Global Issues: FOUNDATION VOCAB

1l'environnement [m] environment

18la pauvreté poverty

2le réchauffement de la terre global warming

19le chômage unemployment

3le piste cyclable cycle lane

20le sans-abri homeless person

4le pétrole oil

21l'inondation [f] flood

5pollué polluted

22en danger in danger

6protéger to protect

23disparaître to disappear

7cultiver to grow

24le chauffage central central heating

8détruire to destroy

25le robinet tap

9les déchets [m] rubbish

26le bain bath

10la poubelle dustbin

27la douche shower

11le centre de recyclage recycling centre

28l'eau potable [f] drinking water

12la boîte box

29allumer to switch on

13la boîte en carton cardboard box

30éteindre to switch off

14le sac en plastique plastic bag

31utiliser to use

15jeter to throw (away)

32sauver to save

16faire du recyclage to recycle

33

17gaspiller to waste

34

Global Issues: HIGHER VOCAB

35les personnes défavorisées[f] disadvantaged people

52la consommation

consumption; usage

36l'attaque [f] attack

53le charbon coal

37l'ennui [m]

problem; worry

54la couche d'ozone ozone layer

38le souci

worry; concern

55le déboisement deforestation

39la guerre war

56l'effet de serre [m] greenhouse effect

40l'immigré [m] immigrant

57le trou hole

41la paix peace

58l'énergie renouvelable [f] renewable energy

42le/la réfugié(e) refugee

59le gaz carbonique carbon dioxide

43mondial worldwide

60les gaz d'échappement [m] exhaust fumes

44égal(e) equal

61les produits bio [m] green products

45la bande gang

62effrayant frightening

46le harcèlement

bullying; harassment

63l'incendie [m] fire

47le témoin witness

64la vague wave

48le voyou

yob; hooligan

65lourd(e)

heavy; serious

49harceler

to bully; to harass

66la marée tide

50 voler to steal 67 le niveau level

51agresser to attack

68agir to act

Life Post-16

1le bac(calauréat) A-level(s)

18le/la policier(-ière) policeman

2en première in year 12

19l'informaticien(ne) IT worker

3en terminale in year 13

20l'ingénieur(e) engineer

4le lycée

sixth form college; grammar school

21le/la maçon(ne) builder

5étudier to study

22le/la mécanicien(ne) mechanic

6l'année sabbatique[f] gap year

23le/la plombier(-ière) plumber

7l'apprenti(e) apprentice

24le/la vétérinaire vet

8la liberté freedom

25le boulot job

9avoir envie de to want to

26le petit job part-time job

10l'avoir l'intention (de) to intend (to)

27l'employeur [m] employer

11laisser tomber to drop

28le/la patron(ne) boss

12l'agent de police policeman

29l'employé(e) employee

13le/la boucher(-chère) butcher

30varié varied

14le/la boulanger(-gère) baker

31gagner

to earn; to win

15le/la facteur(-trice) postman

32recevoir to receive

16le/la coiffeur(-euse) hairdresser

33la livre (Sterling) pound (sterling)

17le/la fermier(-ière) farmer

34mettre de l'argent de côté to save money

My Town

1la boucherie butcher's shop

18le risque risk

2la boulangerie bakery

19la sécurité safety

3la charcuterie delicatessen

20la campagne countryside

4le marché market

21la montagne mountain

5la pâtisserie cake shop

22la colline hill

6la vitrine shop window

23la grande-ville city

7la station-service service station

24animé lively

8la bijouterie jeweller's shop

25le bruit noise

9le centre commercial shopping centre

26bruyant noisy

10les commerces [m] shops

27calme quiet

11le grand magasin department store

28célèbre famous

12la librairie bookshop

29démodé old-fashioned

13le tabac newsagent's

30pauvre poor

14la bibliothèque library

31propre clean; tidy

15le commissariat police station

32sale dirty

16la gare railway station

33la maison house

17la zone piétonne pedestrian zone

34la maison individuelle detached house

My Town

35la cave cellar

36la cuisine kitchen

37la salle à manger dining room

38habiter To live

39Il y a There is

40Il y avait There was

41le bâtiment building

42l'immeuble [m] block of flats

43l'usine [f] factory

44la ville town

45la ferme farm

46les gens [m] people

47l'habitant [m] inhabitant

48se trouver to be situated

49la circulation traffic

50la maison jumelée semi-detached house

Life at school

1la matière subject

18le trimestre term

2l'instituteur [m] primary school teacher[male]

19la récré(ation) break

3l'institutrice [f] primary school teacher[female]

20la rentrée return to school

4le professeur teacher

21scolaire school [adj]

5la langue language

22en seconde in year 11

6le français French

23l'élève pupil

7la chimie chemistry

24l'étudiant [m] student

8le dessin art

25le directeur headmaster

9l'EPS [f]

PE; physical education

26la directrice headmistress

10l'informatique [f]

IT; information technology

27la salle de classe classroom

11la physique physics

28le terrain de sport sports ground

12la religion religious studies

29le tableau board

13l'école [f] school

30l'école secondaire [f] secondary school

14l'école primaire [f] primary school

31apprendre to learn

15le collège secondary school

32demander to ask

16le cours lesson

33discuter to discuss

17l'emploi du temps[m] timetable

34lire to read

Life at school

35penser to think

52réussir un examen to pass an exam

36savoir to know

53répéter to repeat

37trouver to find

54le règlement school rules

38comprendre to understand

55la règle rule

39faire attention to pay attention

56le droit the right

40les études [f] study

57la difficulté difficulty

41les devoirs [m] homework

58le maquillage make up

42la lecture reading

59permettre to allow; to permit

43la leçon lesson

60porter to wear

44la pause break; pause

61oublier to forget

45la réponse reply

62

46la calculette calculator

63

47l'examen [m] examination

64

48la pression pressure

65

49la note mark

66

50le résultat result

67

51passer un examen to sit an exam

68

Social Issues and Healthy Living

1la nourriture food

18le saumon salmon

2la boisson drink

19le thon tuna

3boire to drink

20la truite trout

4le repas meal

21la cerise cherry

5la viande meat

22le citron lemon

6les légumes [m] vegetables

23la fraise strawberry

7les fruits de mer [m] seafood

24la framboise raspberry

8le bœuf beef

25la pomme apple

9l'agneau [m] lamb

26les raisins grapes

10le canard duck

27la poire pear

11la dinde turkey

28la pêche peach

12l'escargot [m] snail

29le champignon mushroom

13le jambon ham

30le chou cabbage

14le poulet chicken

31le chou-fleur cauliflower

15la saucisse sausage

32les crudités [f] raw chopped vegetables

16le steak haché burger

33les haricots verts green beans

17le poisson fish

34l'oignon [m] onion

Social Issues and Healthy Living

35les petits pois [m] peas

52l'alcool [m] alcohol

36la pomme de terre potato

53la drogue drug

37le riz rice

54se droguer to take drugs

38les pâtes [f] pasta

55vomir to be sick

39l'œuf [m] egg

56le tabac tobacco

40le potage soup

57fumer to smoke

41la confiture jam

58tuer to kill

42la crêpe pancake

59équilibré balanced

43le yaourt yoghurt

60faire un régime to be on a diet

44la glace ice cream

61l'obésité [f] obesity

45le sel salt

62les matières grasses [f] fats

46Le sucre sugar

63le chocolat chocolate

47le beurre butter

64le bonbon sweet

48l'assiette [f]

plate; dish

65éviter to avoid

49goûter to taste

66garder la forme

to look after (your)health/fitness

50la bière beer

67la santé health

51l'eau [f] water

68une association caritative A charitable organisation

Technology and Social Media

1l'ordinateur [m] computer

18le mot de passe password

2l'ordinateur portable[m] laptop

19l'avantage [m] advantage

3l'ordinateur tablette [m] tablet

20le désavantage disadvantage

4le lecteur DVD DVD player

21l'inconvénient [m]

disadvantage; drawback

5le lecteur MP3 MP3 player

22surfer sur Internet to surf the internet

6le portable mobile (phone)

23télécharger to download

7le texto text

24mettre to put

8le forum chat room

25mettre en ligne to upload

9en ligne online

26effacer to delete

10rester en contact to stay in contact

27enregistrer to record

11tchater to talk online

28imprimer to print

12envoyer to send

29remplir to fill (in)

13recevoir to receive

30sauvegarder to save

14le portable mobile (phone)

31le genre type; kind

15e site internet/web website

32le bloggeur blogger

16le réseau social social network

33le caméscope camcorder

17le jeu game

34la console de jeux games console

Technology and Social Media

35le courrier électronique email

52devoir to have to

36l'écran tactile [m] touch screen

53partager to share

37le fichier file

54publier to publish

38le moniteur monitor

55se faire (des amis) to make (friends)

39grâce à thanks to

56

40forum de discussion chat room/internet forum

57

41blogger to blog

58

42anonym anonymous

59

43le cyber intimidation cyber bullying

60

44la fraude fraud

61

45menacer to threaten

62

46le vol d’identité identity theft

63

47contacter to contact

64

48devenir accro to become an addict

65

49le smartphone smartphone

66

50 passer to spend (time) 67

51pouvoir to be able to

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Travel and Tourism

1le bord de la mer seaside

18l'autobus [m] bus

2l'île [f] island

19l'avion [m] plane

3la visite visit

20le bateau boat

4durer to last

21le car coach

5à l'étranger abroad

22la voiture car

6le retour return

23la moto motor bike

7revenir to come back

24voler to fly

8rester to stay

25la montagne mountain

9lentement slowly

26la plage beach

10l'auto [f] car

27le sable sand

11la route road; way

28la rivière river

12l'autoroute [f] motorway

29le lac lake

13la location de voitures car rental

30le monde world

14l'essence [f] petrol

31en plein air in the open air

15conduire to drive

32l'Afrique [f] Africa

16tourner to turn

33l'Algérie [f] Algeria

17(se) garer to park

34l'Allemagne [f] Germany

Travel and Tourism

35l'Angleterre [f] England

52un pays a country

36la Belgique Belgium

53en in/to (fem. countries)

37la Chine China

54au in/to (masc. countries)

38l'Ecosse [f] Scotland

55à in/to (cities/towns)

39l'Espagne [f] Spain

56aux in/to (plural countries)

40 les Etats-Unis [m] USA 57 Je suis allé(e) I went

41la Grande-Bretagne Great Britain

58Tu es allé(e) you went

42le Maroc Morocco

59Il/elle est allé(e) he/she went

43le Pays de Galles Wales

60Nous sommes allé(e)s we went

44la Suisse Switzerland

61vous êtes allé(e)s you (plural) went

45la Tunisie Tunisia

62Ils/elles sont allé(e)s They went

46Douvres Dover

63

47Londres [m] London

64

48la Manche English Channel

65

49la Méditerranée Mediterranean

66

50les Alpes [f] Alps

67

51britannique British

68