2.6: Culture
- Page ID
- 195173
\( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
\( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)
\( \newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)
( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\)
\( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\)
\( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\)
\( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\)
\( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)
\( \newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\)
\( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)
\( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)
\( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\)
\( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\)
\( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\)
\( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\)
\( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\)
\( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\)
\( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)
\( \newcommand{\vectorA}[1]{\vec{#1}} % arrow\)
\( \newcommand{\vectorAt}[1]{\vec{\text{#1}}} % arrow\)
\( \newcommand{\vectorB}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
\( \newcommand{\vectorC}[1]{\textbf{#1}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vectorD}[1]{\overrightarrow{#1}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vectorDt}[1]{\overrightarrow{\text{#1}}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vectE}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash{\mathbf {#1}}}} \)
\( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
\( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)
Watch this video and answer the following questions.
1. The beginning of the video shows the name of the school: "Collège d'Europe" and "Lycée d'Europe". Given the age of the children you see in this video, what might "collège" and "lycée" mean in French ?
2. Which of the following objects were mentionned in the video: dictionnaire, chaises, sac-à-dos, livres, cahiers, ordinateurs, stylos, scotch, crayons, craies.
3. How long lasts one class in this school? (2:14)
4. Which of the following days were mentionned in the video: lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.
5. Complete the following phrases:
Le garçon s'appelle ...
La fille s'appelle...
Le garçon a ... ans.
La fille a ... ans.
La matière préférée du garçon est ...
La matière préférée de la fille est ...
6. Why was the girl mentionning several time periods in this video?
7. Match the French words with their English equivalents. Make educated guesses where needed:
| l'école primaire | college |
| l'université | high school |
| le collège | elementary school |
| le baccalauréat (le bac) | middle school |
| le lycée | exam after high school |
Instructors of LibreTexts and adopters are encouraged to use the file impro1_education.ppt attached to this page as an additional resource (scroll down to see it).