French Level 1
Unit 9: Leçon 2
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L'École: Les Cours
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Just as there are many courses offered in an English/American school, there are many subjects offered in a French school. Students begin their studies at the elementary level. Elementary schools in France are called, "les eacute;coles primaires". When a student finishes his or her work at this level, he or she move on to the secondary level.
Secondary schools are divided into two main groups. The divisions are:
- Le Collège: which is for students ages 11-15. This school has four levels, each of which has a number like, 6th or 6e (sixième) for the first grade. These numbers become smaller the higher the student goes, the exact opposite of how it is done in the United States. The first grade in the collége is 6e (ages 11-12), then 5e (ages 12-13), 4e (ages 13-14), and finally 3e (ages 14-15).
- Le Lycée: which is for students ages 15-18. This school has three levels which begin with 2e (ages 15-16), 1er (ages16-17), and finishing with terminale (ages 17-18).
In your American school you have many different subjects that students may take. We too have many different subjects in our lycées. Since you are already an expert on the subject of how schools work and the objects you must use in the classroom, it is a good time for you to learn the names of the different subjects offered in our schools.
Look at the charts below and read along and listen to each of these words en français
(Most of these words are arranged in alphabetical order by subject):
Track 88
LES LANGUES
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LANGUAGES
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l'allemand
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German
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l'anglais
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English
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l'espagnol
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Spanish
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le français
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French
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L'INSTRUCTION CIVIQUE
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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la géographie
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geography
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l'histoire
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history
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LES MATÉMATIQUES/LES MATHS
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MATHS
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l'algèbre
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algebra
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le calcul intégral
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trigonometry
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la géométrie
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geometry
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LES SCIENCES NATURELLES
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SCIENCE
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la biologie
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biology
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la chimie
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chemistry
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la physique
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physics
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PLUSIEURS COURS
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MORE COURSES
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les arts industriels
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industrial arts
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les arts ménagers
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home ec.
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la comptabilité
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accounting
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le dessein
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art
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le drame
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drama
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la gymnastique
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P.E.
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l'informatique
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computer science
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la lecture
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reading
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la musique
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music
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les sciences économiques
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economics
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Très bien! Let us move on to the next leçon where you will meet a few of the people who work at mon lycée!
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