Look around the room. Watch for four things being pointed out, and name each colour in English first.
Then listen: you will hear those same colours in French. Which ones already sound a bit familiar?
Watch for the French flag on the board too: bleu, blanc and rouge side by side. That is the tricolore.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Say eight colour words in French
- Match a French colour word to something you can see
- Spot which colours sound like their English cousins
Here are today's eight colours, in two groups of four.
Listen to each one, then say it back together. Listen for the soft zh sound in rouge and orange, like the s in treasure.
After the first four, freeze and point at something that colour in the room. You will also learn a tiny French phrase: C'est rouge! (It's red!).
Watch the board. When a classmate picks a French word, whisper it. When its English match is found, say the French aloud together.
Keep the colour words on the board. Copy all eight French colours carefully from the screen.
Beside four of them, write something in this room that is that colour. Easy ones to start with are white paper, an orange folder and a pink rubber.
- rouge — red
- bleu — blue
- vert — green
- jaune — yellow
- noir — black
- blanc — white
- orange — orange
- rose — pink
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