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Year 7 · Languages · All about me · Lesson 1

Greetings, names, ages and numbers

French greetings, introducing yourself, numbers 1 to 20, and saying your age with avoir (j'ai onze ans).

Whiteboard video lesson: Greetings, names, ages and numbers

16-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Greet people in French
  • Say and ask names
  • Count to 20
  • Say and ask ages

The method

  1. Bonjour.
  2. Je m'appelle.
  3. J'ai … ans.
  4. Au revoir.

Key words: bonjour, je m'appelle, j'ai … ans, numbers, avoir, greetings.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What does ‘bonjour’ mean?

  1. Step 1: Greeting

Answer: hello / good morning

Question 2

What does ‘au revoir’ mean?

  1. Step 1: Leaving

Answer: goodbye

Question 3

What does ‘salut’ mean?

  1. Step 1: Informal

Answer: hi