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unitall units unit 1: a new start unit 2: when I was little unit 3: at home unit 4: health & feelings unit 5: shopping & style unit 6: on the move unit 7: culture unit 8: the science museum unit 9: what do you think? unit 10: France today unit 11: everyday life unit 12: looking ahead
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day 1 · my new job l'entretien interview (for a job) le rendez-vous appointment, meeting (with someone) d'abord first, first of all la fois time (once, twice…) l'emploi job, employment le métier job, trade, profession le/la collègue colleague l'équipe team le patron boss le salaire salary, pay le stage internship; training course la réunion meeting le visiteur visitor accueillir to welcome, to receive bien sûr of course bienvenue welcome! day 2 · it was amazing! bravo well done!, bravo! la surprise surprise le cadeau present, gift la fleur flower sympa nice, friendly (informal) génial great, brilliant parfait perfect excellent excellent incroyable incredible, amazing extraordinaire extraordinary, amazing formidable wonderful, great merveilleux wonderful, marvellous drôle funny bizarre strange, weird l'ambiance atmosphere, mood day 3 · the big match le match match, game le but goal (sport); aim le football football, soccer le joueur player le champion champion le club club la coupe cup (trophy); haircut la balle ball (small) lancer to throw; to launch sauter to jump entraîner to train, to coach sportif sporty; sports (adj.) le/la fan fan le spectateur spectator; (pl.) the crowd pas du tout not at all non plus (not) either, neither day 4 · a real Parisian parisien Parisian l'arrondissement district (of Paris, Lyon, Marseille) la banlieue suburbs le boulevard boulevard, wide avenue la cité city (old part); housing estate la capitale capital (city) le monument monument, landmark le bâtiment building la station station (metro, bus) le quai platform; riverside, embankment tout le monde everybody, everyone le coin corner; area, spot le palais palace pas encore not yet par exemple for example day 5 · dinner at Léo's dîner to have dinner l'invité guest le copain friend, mate (informal) le voisin neighbour le/la camarade classmate, mate le repas meal la terrasse terrace (of a café) le chocolat chocolate; hot chocolate la glace ice cream; ice la bière beer le goût taste l'odeur smell l'après-midi afternoon les félicitations congratulations! tout de suite right away, immediately day 7 · when I was little l'enfance childhood la jeunesse youth, young days la naissance birth le bébé baby le papa dad, daddy l'oncle uncle la tante aunt le cousin cousin la génération generation âgé old, elderly l'adolescent teenager l'adulte adult, grown-up le lycée secondary school (15 to 18) le collège secondary school (11 to 15) le souvenir memory; souvenir day 8 · my old school scolaire school (adj.) le/la prof teacher (informal) le cahier exercise book, notebook le stylo pen l'examen exam la note mark (at school); note le bac school-leaving exam (bac) les maths maths la lecture reading la phrase sentence la page page le dessin drawing; art (at school) dessiner to draw rarement rarely, hardly ever de temps en temps from time to time, now and then day 9 · and suddenly… soudain suddenly tout à coup all of a sudden immédiatement immediately pendant que while l'instant moment, instant l'accident accident casser to break glisser to slip, to slide la blessure injury, wound le cri shout, cry, scream sonner to ring heureusement luckily, fortunately malheureusement unfortunately finalement in the end, finally les devoirs homework day 10 · how they met épouser to marry (someone) amoureux in love l'amitié friendship séparer to separate, to divide se réveiller to wake up s'endormir to fall asleep se promener to go for a walk la promenade walk, stroll s'amuser to have fun, to enjoy yourself s'ennuyer to be bored le rêve dream le sommeil sleep le bonheur happiness la joie joy belge Belgian day 11 · old stories l'album album la date date (day) la période period, time depuis que since, ever since (+ verb) à partir de from (a time) on dès from, as early as; as soon as historique historic, historical la tradition tradition traditionnel traditional le conte tale, story la légende legend; caption le prince prince le chevalier knight le royaume kingdom au moins at least day 13 · looking for a flat le him, it; (les) them le logement accommodation, housing, a place to live louer to rent le loyer rent le/la propriétaire owner; landlord, landlady l'agence agency l'étage floor, storey l'ascenseur lift, elevator l'escalier stairs, staircase le rez-de-chaussée ground floor le studio studio flat; studio la résidence residence; block of flats l'immeuble block of flats, building l'assurance insurance déménager to move (house) day 14 · this one is mine mien mine (le mien) tien yours (tu: le tien) sien his, hers (le sien) nôtre ours (le nôtre) vôtre yours (vous: le vôtre) le salon living room, lounge le couloir corridor, hallway la chaise chair la lampe lamp le canapé sofa, settee la douche shower les toilettes toilet(s) le bain bath le toit roof la boîte box; tin day 15 · housework leur (to) them (before the verb) le ménage housework, cleaning la vaisselle dishes, washing-up laver to wash ranger to tidy (up), to put away allumer to switch on; to light éteindre to switch off, to turn off le frigo fridge (informal) sale dirty vide empty déranger to disturb, to bother appuyer to press, to push (a button) prêter to lend retirer to take off, to remove; to withdraw (money) la machine machine day 16 · the neighbours la dame lady la mademoiselle Miss (old-fashioned) le chat cat l'oiseau bird le silence silence, quiet calme calm, quiet tranquille quiet, peaceful curieux curious, nosy; strange le gardien caretaker, concierge; keeper le foyer home, household; hostel saluer to greet, to say hello to remercier to thank embrasser to kiss; to hug en plus on top of that; extra day 17 · plants on the balcony la plante plant planter to plant l'herbe grass; herb la feuille leaf; sheet (of paper) l'ombre shade; shadow sec dry le terrain piece of land; pitch, ground l'installation installation; setting up; moving in fixer to fix (in place), to fasten coller to stick, to glue attacher to tie, to fasten l'outil tool enlever to take off, to remove couvrir to cover sinon otherwise, or else day 19 · my body le corps body le cheveu a hair; (les cheveux) hair le dos back (of the body) l'oreille ear la bouche mouth le nez nose le doigt finger la jambe leg la peau skin la dent tooth le genou knee le ventre stomach, tummy, belly la gorge throat à cause de because of même si even if day 20 · at the doctor's malade ill, sick la fièvre fever, temperature la grippe flu le médicament medicine, medication (a drug) la médecine medicine (the science) grave serious fatigué tired l'infirmier nurse inspirer to breathe in; to inspire rassurer to reassure inquiet worried s'inquiéter to worry nerveux nervous; on edge le sang blood le docteur doctor day 21 · keeping fit la piscine swimming pool le tennis tennis la randonnée hike; hiking la danse dance; dancing danser to dance le courage courage l'énergie energy léger light (not heavy) lourd heavy mince slim, thin gras fatty, greasy l'alimentation diet, food (what you eat) consommer to consume, to use; to eat, drink fumer to smoke nager to swim day 22 · nobody, nothing personne nobody, no one (ne … personne) la colère anger l'émotion emotion; excitement le sentiment feeling la confiance trust, confidence la larme tear (from your eye) l'humeur mood fier proud sensible sensitive désolé sorry regretter to regret, to be sorry avouer to admit, to confess mentir to lie, to tell lies tromper to deceive; (se tromper) to get it wrong tout à fait quite, completely; absolutely (yes) day 23 · it will be better futur future (adj.); (le futur) the future promettre to promise prévoir to plan; to forecast, to expect sûrement probably; surely certainement certainly; most likely sans doute probably le doute doubt la possibilité possibility, option l'occasion opportunity, chance; occasion courageux brave le sort fate; what happens to … suivant next, following peu à peu little by little, gradually day 25 · what shall I wear? la robe dress la chaussure shoe le chapeau hat la veste jacket le jean jeans le pantalon trousers, pants la chemise shirt le pull jumper, sweater le manteau coat la jupe skirt les lunettes glasses, spectacles s'habiller to get dressed; to dress le style style classique classic; classical le vendeur shop assistant, salesperson day 26 · in the shop la boutique (small) shop, boutique la taille size (clothes); height la caisse checkout, till les soldes the sales coûter to cost la monnaie change (coins); currency l'achat purchase, buy le paquet parcel, packet la marque brand, make; mark le parfum perfume; flavour la montre watch (on your wrist) gratuit free (no cost) échanger to exchange, to swap l'échange exchange, swap pire worse; (le pire) the worst day 27 · describing things brun brown; dark-haired blond blond, fair rond round large wide; loose (clothes) étroit narrow; tight (clothes) doux soft; gentle; mild vif bright (colour); lively, quick le morceau piece, bit; piece of music entier whole, entire le détail detail précis precise, exact spécial special original original; unusual rare rare normal normal; natural (to be expected) day 28 · music and parties fêter to celebrate célébrer to celebrate (more formal) joyeux happy, merry, joyful chanter to sing la chanson song le chant singing; song (of a bird) le chanteur singer le musicien musician musical musical le concert concert, gig le rock rock (music) le disque record, disc la guitare guitar le piano piano l'invitation invitation day 29 · some of it en some, any; of it, of them les pâtes pasta le poulet chicken le riz rice la tomate tomato la pomme de terre potato le sel salt le jus juice la soupe soup le beurre butter l'huile oil la nourriture food mélanger to mix, to stir frais fresh; cool goûter to taste; (le goûter) afternoon snack day 31 · planning a trip voyager to travel le voyageur traveller, passenger le séjour stay (a short visit) la destination destination le tourisme tourism réserver to book, to reserve l'auberge inn; hostel la valise suitcase le passeport passport l'horaire timetable; time (of a train) le ticket ticket (metro, bus); receipt le taxi taxi complet full (no room left); complete l'office office (l'office de tourisme) la réservation booking, reservation day 32 · at the airport l'aéroport airport le vol flight; theft voler to fly; to steal le bateau boat le port harbour, port le transport transport le véhicule vehicle rouler to drive, to go (a vehicle); to roll la roue wheel traverser to cross emmener to take (someone somewhere) ramener to bring back, to take back (home) repartir to set off again, to leave again remonter to go back up; to get back in italien Italian espagnol Spanish day 33 · by the sea la plage beach l'île island l'océan ocean le sable sand la côte coast (la côte) la vallée valley la rivière river la forêt forest le champ field le paysage landscape, scenery le sommet top, summit le plateau tray; plateau (high flat land) là-bas over there près de near, close to à côté de next to, beside day 34 · what's the weather like? le ciel sky le vent wind la pluie rain la neige snow le climat climate la saison season la température temperature le degré degree le nuage cloud l'orage storm, thunderstorm la chaleur heat la lune moon l'étoile star briller to shine la météo weather forecast day 35 · lost in the forest le loup wolf protéger to protect l'environnement environment la zone zone, area le territoire territory la piste track, trail; ski run; runway perdu lost (adjective) inconnu unknown; (un inconnu) a stranger le mystère mystery mystérieux mysterious l'aventure adventure la découverte discovery à travers through, across la réserve stock, supply; nature reserve la planète planet day 37 · at the exhibition l'exposition exhibition la collection collection le tableau painting, picture; board la peinture painting; paint le/la peintre painter l'artiste artist la galerie gallery l'architecture architecture l'architecte architect la beauté beauty le charme charm admirer to admire le décor decor; set (theatre, film) le symbole symbol contemporain contemporary, modern day 38 · books and films la littérature literature l'écrivain writer, author l'auteur author le titre title illustrer to illustrate décrire to describe la version version la comédie comedy l'humour humour la scène scene; stage le spectacle show, performance le réalisateur (film) director l'acteur actor pour que so that day 39 · on TV tonight la télé TV, telly la radio radio l'émission programme (TV, radio) le magazine magazine le média medium; the media (les médias) la presse the press, newspapers l'article article la publicité advertising; an advert l'affiche poster l'actualité current events; the news la nouvelle (piece of) news l'enquête investigation; survey la série series (TV) la vidéo video day 40 · online l'ordinateur computer l'écran screen l'informatique computing, IT le code code; password, PIN portable mobile (phone); portable le mail email télécharger to download le contact contact la technologie technology l'appareil device, appliance fonctionner to work (a machine) électrique electric l'électricité electricity la panne breakdown l'application app; application day 41 · free time le loisir leisure; hobby (les loisirs) l'amateur amateur; lover (of) la passion passion passionner to fascinate, to thrill s'inscrire to sign up, to enrol le concours competition, contest l'épisode episode l'animation activities, entertainment; animation animer to run, to host, to lead (an activity) dynamique dynamic, lively actif active la bande gang, group; strip, band la boule ball (small, hard); boules sauf except day 43 · how does it work? solaire solar, sun (adj.) le moteur engine, motor inventer to invent; to make up observer to observe, to watch closely analyser to analyse mesurer to measure; to be (so tall, so long) le mètre metre le kilomètre kilometre le chiffre figure, digit, number la moyenne average total total, complete double double; twice as much (le double) la moitié half le niveau level l'élément element, part day 44 · an experiment le laboratoire laboratory, lab l'institut institute la base base, basis l'opération operation la solution solution, answer transformer to transform, to change, to turn into l'évolution evolution, development évoluer to evolve, to change, to develop le développement development, growth développer to develop le progrès progress la construction building, construction fabriquer to make, to manufacture la production production, output l'expérience experiment; experience day 45 · a school visit l'enseignement teaching, education l'explication explanation l'exercice exercise définir to define interroger to question, to ask (a pupil) indiquer to show, to point out, to indicate citer to quote, to name, to mention universitaire university (adj.), academic la connaissance knowledge; acquaintance diviser to divide, to split varier to vary, to change compliquer to complicate répéter to repeat; to rehearse intelligent intelligent, clever le résultat result day 46 · a busy day la carrière career la profession profession, occupation le chômage unemployment la retraite retirement; pension le/la secrétaire secretary l'ouvrier worker (factory, building) l'usine factory l'atelier workshop; studio (artist) engager to hire, to take on diriger to run, to manage, to lead la direction direction; management l'organisation organisation la responsabilité responsibility le candidat candidate, applicant l'ingénieur engineer day 47 · paperwork le document document la liste list noter to note (down), to write down vérifier to check confirmer to confirm informer to inform, to let know régler to pay (a bill); to sort out terminer to finish, to end compléter to complete, to fill in remplir to fill (in) administratif administrative le congé leave, time off le chef boss, head; chef cordialement kind regards (end of a formal email) la bise kiss; Bises: love (in a message) day 49 · let's talk la parole word (spoken); speech la conversation conversation la discussion discussion discuter to talk, to discuss, to chat le dialogue dialogue le discours speech le commentaire comment, remark critiquer to criticise exprimer to express l'accent accent la relation relationship, relation l'impression impression, feeling la faveur favour la communication communication le débat debate day 50 · I'm not so sure évidemment obviously, of course justement exactly, as it happens; precisely exactement exactly en effet indeed, that's right ben well, er (informal) euh um, er hein eh?, right?; what? (informal) ouais yeah (informal) tiens hey!, look!; here (you are) eh bien well, so day 51 · convince me! insister to insist convaincre to convince hésiter to hesitate réfléchir to think (it over), to reflect prouver to prove évoquer to mention, to bring up, to call to mind constater to note, to see (that) remarquer to notice ignorer not to know; to ignore concerner to concern dépendre to depend suffire to be enough faux false, wrong; fake direct direct; non-stop directement directly, straight day 52 · rules nécessaire necessary utile useful essentiel essential; l'essentiel: the main thing obligatoire compulsory, required interdire to forbid, to ban autoriser to allow, to authorise obliger to force, to oblige la sécurité safety, security le contrôle check, inspection; test (school) la condition condition respecter to respect; to keep to (a rule) l'avantage advantage la différence difference la règle rule; ruler day 53 · although… cependant however notamment in particular, notably parmi among ailleurs elsewhere autant as much, as many; so much tel such (a) lequel which one ceci this alors que while, whereas comme si as if bien que although ainsi que as well as de plus moreover, what's more day 55 · in the news social social le public the public; the audience la loi law (a law) le président president le gouvernement government la république republic le/la maire mayor la mairie town hall élire to elect la justice justice; the courts le/la juge judge l'union union officiel official populaire popular; working-class la crise crisis day 56 · living together la communauté community la solidarité solidarity, helping each other la coopération cooperation l'institution institution la diversité diversity, variety la religion religion l'église church (the building) francophone French-speaking africain African allemand German japonais Japanese russe Russian day 57 · a page of history le soldat soldier l'arme weapon le combat fight, battle attaquer to attack défendre to defend; to stand up for la paix peace libérer to free, to liberate la libération liberation; release l'épée sword le prisonnier prisoner royal royal romain Roman fonder to found, to set up l'honneur honour lorsque when (a little formal) voter to vote day 58 · a mystery at the museum le voleur thief l'inspecteur inspector (police) l'indice clue le secret secret violent violent; very strong (wind, storm) terrible terrible; (informal) terrific horrible horrible, awful l'horreur horror dangereux dangerous tuer to kill brûler to burn enfermer to lock in, to shut in aussitôt at once, straight away lors de during, at the time of l'organisme organism; body, organisation day 60 · at the café le bar bar, café-bar commander to order téléphoner to phone, to call l'accueil welcome; reception (desk) l'ouverture opening retenir to remember; to hold back; to book presser to squeeze; to hurry désirer to wish for, to want (polite) prier to ask, to beg (formal) excuser to excuse la proposition suggestion, proposal; offer par là that way; through there l'alcool alcohol la boisson drink bon appétit enjoy your meal! day 61 · what is she like? sérieux serious; reliable capable able, capable indépendant independent; self-employed fou mad, crazy fidèle faithful, loyal le mec guy, bloke (informal) personnel personal; (noun) the staff agréable pleasant, nice intéressant interesting nul rubbish, useless (informal) malheureux unhappy proche close, near naturel natural se taire to be quiet, to stop talking se moquer to make fun of; not to care day 62 · I love it, I hate it détester to hate, to detest étonner to surprise, to amaze surprendre to surprise; to catch (someone) préféré favourite idéal ideal, perfect précieux precious, valuable énorme huge, enormous immense immense, vast moderne modern rapide fast, quick dur hard quotidien daily, everyday présent present, here divers various, diverse continu continuous, non-stop day 63 · at the library la bibliothèque library; bookcase le papier paper le point point; full stop le genre kind, type; genre le sujet subject, topic le signe sign la pratique practice; (adj.) practical, handy pratiquer to practise, to do (a sport) l'écoute listening la garde guard; de garde: on duty la sortie exit; outing le fond bottom; back, far end la chaîne chain; TV channel se reposer to rest ramasser to pick up, to gather day 64 · quickly, slowly simplement simply, just particulièrement particularly, especially rapidement quickly facilement easily lentement slowly doucement gently, softly; slowly actuellement at the moment, currently dehors outside à la fois at the same time, both en même temps at the same time de nouveau again day 66 · work and money économique economic; economical, cheap l'économie economy; (des économies) savings le commerce trade, business; shop commercial commercial, business; sales industriel industrial le secteur sector, area l'agriculture farming, agriculture la richesse wealth; richness le montant amount, sum la valeur value, worth la force strength, force l'or gold le fer iron la province the provinces (outside Paris); province le département département (area of France); department day 67 · a big decision la décision decision la position position; opinion la difficulté difficulty l'erreur mistake, error l'accord agreement conseiller to advise, to recommend l'identité identity appartenir to belong déclarer to declare, to state adapter to adapt conserver to keep, to preserve surveiller to watch, to keep an eye on déposer to drop off, to put down; to submit remplacer to replace; to stand in for rechercher to look for, to search day 68 · my goals consacrer to devote, to spend (time) accomplir to achieve, to carry out privilégier to favour, to give priority to remporter to win (a prize, a match) réunir to bring together, to gather assister to attend (assister à) abandonner to give up; to abandon recommencer to start again composer to compose; to dial (a number) supérieur higher, upper; better féminin feminine; women's avant tout above all, first and foremost en général in general, usually ou bien or else, or avoir lieu to take place day 69 · one last walk auprès de close to, with la proximité nearness; à proximité de: near la voile sailing; sail (la voile) apercevoir to catch sight of, to see rapprocher to bring closer exposer to exhibit, to show durer to last le diable devil agir to act mener to lead placer to place, to put; to seat pousser to push; to grow (plants)