French
Grade 5
15 min
Les Métiers Communs (Common Professions)
Les Métiers Communs (Common Professions)
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning ObjectivesIdentify several common jobs in French.Say what someone's job is using the verb 'être' (to be) [ET-ruh].Talk about someone's workplace using the verb 'travailler' (to work) [trah-vai-YAY].Use the 'passé composé' (past tense) [pah-say com-poh-ZAY] and 'futur proche' (near future tense) [foo-toor PROSH] to talk about actions related to jobs.Imagine it's career day at your school! 🧑🏫 👩⚕️ 👨🍳 People are coming to talk about their jobs. How will you ask them questions and understand what they do? This lesson will help! Real-World ApplicationsTalk about the jobs of your family members.Say what you want to be when you grow up.Understand characters in books or movies.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
French (m./f.)English MeaningExampleun médecin (a doctor) [uhn mayd-SAHN]A person who helps sick people.Le médecin (The doctor) [luh mayd-SAHN] aide les gens malades (helps sick people) [ed lay zhahn mah-LAD]. 🩺un professeur / une professeure (a teacher) [uhn pro-fess-UR / oon pro-fess-UR]A person who teaches students.La professeure (The teacher) [lah pro-fess-UR] travaille à l'école (works at the school) [trah-VAI ah lay-KOL].un cuisinier / une cuisinière (a cook / chef) [uhn kwee-zeen-YAY / oon kwee-zeen-YAIR]A person who prepares food.Le cuisinier (The cook) [luh kwee-zeen-YAY] prépare une bonne poutine (prepares a good poutine) [pray-PAR oon bun poo-TEEN].un serveur / une serveuse (a server / waiter / waitress) [uhn sair-VUR / oon sair-VUHZ]A person who serves food in a restaurant.La...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
1. Saying a Job with the Verb 'être' (to be)Rule: To say someone's job, you use être (to be) + job. You don't put an article like 'un' or 'une' (a/an) before the job.Example: Il est médecin (He is a doctor) [eel ay mayd-SAHN]. (Correct)Example: Elle est professeure (She is a teacher) [el ay pro-fess-UR]. (Correct)Incorrect: Il est un médecin.2. Talking About a Workplace with 'travailler' (to work)Rule: The verb 'travailler' (to work) [trah-vai-YAY] is a regular -er verb. You use it to say where a person works.Example: Le cuisinier travaille dans un restaurant (The cook works in a restaurant) [luh kwee-zeen-YAY trah-VAI dahnz uhn res-toh-RAHN].Example: Nous travaillons à la bibliothèque (We work at the library) [noo trah-vai-YOHN ah lah bib-lee-oh-TEK].3. Describing Actions with the 'Passé...
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Beginner
Choose the best answer to the question: Qui travaille dans une école et aide les élèves? (Who works in a school and helps students?)
A.Un professeur
B.Un médecin
C.Un cuisinier
D.Un acteur
Beginner
Choose the best word to complete the sentence. (My uncle prepares poutine in a restaurant. He is ___.) Mon oncle prépare de la poutine dans un restaurant. Il est ___.
A.serveur
B.cuisinier
C.artiste
D.médecin
Beginner
Choose the correct way to say 'She is an actress'.
A.Elle est une actrice.
B.Elle a actrice.
C.Elle est actrice.
D.Elle travaille actrice.
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