L'École en France et au Québec (School in France and Quebec)

Learning ObjectivesSee the difference between school in Quebec and school in France.Say simple sentences about school.Name things you find in a school.Hi! Imagine you have a friend, Léo, who goes to l'école (school) [lay-KOHL] in Montreal 🍁. You also have a friend, Marie, who goes to school en France (in France) [ahn FRAHNS] 🥐. Will they do the same thing après l'école (after school) [ah-preh lay-KOHL]? Allons voir! (Let's go see!) [ah-lohn VWAR!]Real-World ApplicationsTalk about your school with a French-speaking friend.Understand a short story about a child in Quebec or in France.

There are no new words in this lesson! We are going to use words you already know to talk about school.ConceptIn Quebec 🍁In France 🥐Après l'école (After school) [ah-preh lay-KOHL]L'école (The school) [lay-KOHL] is over. The sun is warm. Let's go play! ⚽L'école (The school) [lay-KOHL] is over. We're going to eat dinner. 🍲Le repas du soir (The evening meal) [luh ruh-PAH doo SWAR]We eat souper (supper/dinner) [soo-PAY].We eat dîner (dinner) [dee-NAY]. (But we will use 'souper' in our examples!)

Phrases for Talking About SchoolTo talk about your school, you can use these very simple sentence patterns.Rule 1: Saying where you're goingUse "Je vais à... (I am going to...) [zhuh vay ah...]" to say where you are going.Example: Je vais à l'école. (I am going to school.) [zhuh vay ah lay-KOHL]Rule 2: Saying what you likeUse "J'aime... (I like...) [ZHEM...]" to talk about what you like.Example: J'aime mon professeur. (I like my teacher.) [ZHEM mohn proh-feh-SUR]. J'aime mon livre. (I like my book.) [ZHEM mohn LEE-vruh].