Title: Joli-phonique!
1Joli-phonique!
- Recognise sound / spellings in French
2English words normally have one syllable within a
word stressed more strongly than the others.
Paris adult continue
3French uses a slight emphasis on the last full
syllable
Paris adulte continue
4Ecoutez et répétezListen and repeat the
following, stressing the words correctly in French
- Important
- Impossible
- Famille
- américain
- Intéressant
- Direction
- Musique
- australienne
5In French, you will often come across letters
that aren't pronounced at all.
Mime finger to lips to ssshh
- One of these is s
- ParisCalaisCannes
S
S
The last letter of a word is often silent
6The plural of most French nouns therefore sounds
identical to the singular
- les taxis
- les crayons
- les sorcières
- le taxi
- le crayon
- la sorcière
7The same happens with words that make their
plural with x
X
X
8If the word after s or x starts with a vowel
or h, then the 2 words are joined together with a
sound
Mime interlinking index fingers, elbows sticking
out
Z
- les animaux
- trois éléphants
- deux hôtels
- This feature of French pronunciation is called
liaison.
9Which other French numbers make liaisons in front
of a vowel or h?
102
- deux bananes deux oranges
- trois taxis trois hôtels
- six minutes six heures
- dix minutes dix heures
- huit minutes huit heures
- vingt minutes vingt heures
3
6
10
8
20
11Try pronouncing these
- huit femmes huit enfants
- huit cochons huit éléphants
- huit chats huit hamsters
12- six pommes six oranges
- dix bananes dix oranges
13REMEMBER silent before a consonant but
clearly pronounced before a vowel or the letter
h.
14une livre
un euro
- deux livres deux euros
- trois livres trois euros
- huit livres huit euros
- six livres six euros
- dix livres dix euros
- vingt livres vingt euros
15abracadabra
Mime waving magic wand
a
16abracadabraadorebananetasse
a
17e, eu
Mime victory v
18Écoutez!
Mime cupped hand to ear
é, ez, er, ed, et
19ÉcoutezbébépuréemangerTouchezle nezle
piedun perroquet
Mime cupped hand to ear
é, ez, er, ed, et
20i
Mime squeaking mouse
Une souris
21lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
22Mime clap hands
O, au, eau
- Oh là là! Claude MakéléléEau
minéraleDauphin
23oi
Mime crying baby
Waaaaaaaaaa!!!
24oi
Waaaaaaaaaa!!!
Un oiseauUn poissonUne oie
25Khaki
Mime turning a key in lock
K
26Qu K
Mime turning a key in lock
27Qui? who?
K
28Quoi
K
29Qu K
- quatre quatorze quinze quarante un disque
une barque Quelle est la date?
4
14
15
40
le 24 septembre
30Qu Ou
31Ou
Un hibou
Hou Hou!
32Oui
Mime nodding. Sing along Noddy song!!
http//www.wat.tv/audio/oui-oui-chanson-generique-
dessin-fzqe_fys0_.html
33in, ain, ein, im
Mime driving a van
V
in
sounds like
maybe delete this slide
34in, ain, ein, im
Mime cupped hand to ear / pained expression
Hein??!! Vin Vingt Train Alain
20
35en, an, am, em
Mime toothache
- les dents le dentiste des oranges un
pamplemousse un diamant la température
36Mime pleased / surprised look
on, om
37U eeeee ooooo
Mouth shape eeeeeeeeeeeee, make sound
ooooooooooooooooooooooo
38Mime yoyo
ill, il y
- un papillon une jonquille une grenouille
le soleil
39Mime very fast car going from right to left
-tion
- la conversation la natation Attention!
40Mime another very fast car going from left to
right
gn
41Mime??
J, ge, gi, gy
g, go, ga, gu
- Jacques pigeon Gigi gymnastique
- Guy la gorille le garage guide
42Mime ??
ce, ci, , cy, ç
c, co, ca, cu
- le céleri le cinéma le cyclisme le français
- la classe l école le car excursion