L'Internet en Français (French Internet)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify common vocabulary for the internet and technology.Use verbs like 'envoyer' (to send) [ahn-vwah-YAY], 'recevoir' (to receive) [ruh-suh-VWAHR], and 'cliquer' (to click) [klee-KAY] in the present and past tenses.Talk about your online activities in French.Understand the importance of online security, like passwords.Imagine you want to tell your friend from Montreal what you did on your tablet last night. 🎮 You played a game, watched a funny video, and sent a 'courriel' (email) [koor-ee-EL] to your grandma. How do you say all that in French? That's what we're going to learn today! 💻Real-World ApplicationsSending texts and emails to French-speaking friends.Navigating French-language websites to find information.Describing your digital habits for a school project.

French TermEnglish MeaningExampleun ordinateur (a computer) [uhn or-dee-nah-TUHR]This is the word for a computer.J'utilise mon ordinateur (I use my computer) pour faire mes devoirs (to do my homework).un cellulaire / un portable (a cell phone) [uhn sel-yoo-LAIR / uhn por-TAH-bluh]These are two common ways to say 'cell phone'.Peux-tu m'appeler sur mon cellulaire (Can you call me on my cell phone)? 📱une tablette (a tablet) [oon tah-BLET]Just like in English, this is a tablet computer.Je lis un livre sur ma tablette (I am reading a book on my tablet).Internet (Internet) [an-ter-NET]The word for the internet is the same in French!Je cherche des informations sur Internet (I am looking for information on the Internet).un site web (a website) [uhn seet WEB]This means 'a website'.Le site web de l...

1. The Passé Composé for Online ActionsTo talk about a completed action you did on the internet (yesterday, last week), we often use the 'passé composé' (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] with the helping verb 'avoir' (to have) [ah-VWAHR].Rule: Subject + avoir (to have) [ah-VWAHR] (in the present tense) + past participle of the verb.Example: Hier (Yesterday) [ee-YAIR], j'ai regardé (I watched) [zhay ruh-gar-DAY] une vidéo (a video).Example: Tu as cliqué (You clicked) [too ah klee-KAY] sur le mauvais bouton (on the wrong button).Example: Nous avons envoyé (We sent) [noo zah-vohn ahn-vwah-YAY] un courriel (an email).2. The Imparfait for Online HabitsTo describe a habit or a repeated action in the past, we use the 'imparfait' (the imperfect tense) [lam-par-FAY].Rule: We use the imparfait to...