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274 millions de personnes parlent français et il y a plus de francophones en Afrique qu’en Europe.
274 million people speak French and there are more French speakers in Africa than in Europe.

Exercise 1: Word bingo

Instruction: 1. Listen minimum two times to the video and indicate the words you hear. 2. Use the words to form a conversation with your teacher (write down your conversation). 3. Memorize the words with the word trainer.

Word Translation
deux cent soixante-quatorze millions de personnes parlent français two hundred seventy-four million people speak French
l'Afrique Africa
le continent africain the African continent
les Amériques the Americas
l'Asie Asia
le français French
l'arabe Arabic
l'anglais English
l'espagnol Spanish
le mandarin Mandarin

Exercise 2: Dialogue

Instruction: 1. Read the dialogue in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation. 3. Cover one speaker’s lines, give alternative answers with your teacher, and write them down.

Lucas et Amina se demandent d’où ils viennent, disent leur nationalité et parlent de leurs pays et capitales.

Lucas and Amina wonder where they come from, state their nationality and talk about their countries and capitals.
1. Lucas: Tu viens d'où ? (Where are you from?)
2. Amina: Je viens du Maroc, en Afrique. (I come from Morocco, in Africa.)
3. Lucas: Ah, tu es africaine ? (Ah, you are African?)
4. Amina: Oui. Et toi ? (Yes. And you?)
5. Lucas: Je viens de France. Je suis français. (I come from France. I am French.)
6. Amina: En Afrique, beaucoup de gens parlent français. (In Africa, many people speak French.)
7. Lucas: Oui, plus qu'en Europe, non ? (Yes, more than in Europe, right?)
8. Amina: Oui, aujourd'hui, le français est la cinquième langue dans le monde. (Yes, today, French is the fifth language in the world.)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

Instruction: Read the text above and choose the correct answer.

1. D'où vient Amina ?

(Where is Amina from?)

2. Quelle est la nationalité de Lucas ?

(What is Lucas's nationality?)

3. Selon le dialogue, où y a-t-il plus de personnes qui parlent français ?

(According to the dialogue, where are there more people who speak French?)

4. Quelle phrase utilise-t-on pour demander d'où vient quelqu'un ?

(Which sentence is used to ask where someone comes from?)

Exercise 4: Open conversation questions

Instruction: Discuss the following questions with your teacher using the vocabulary from this lesson, and write down your answers.

  1. D'où viens-tu et quelle est ta nationalité ?
    2. Where do you come from and what is your nationality?
  2. Est-ce que tu parles une autre langue en plus du français ? Pourquoi ?
    3. Do you speak another language besides French? Why?
  3. Peux-tu nommer un pays en Afrique où on parle français ?
    4. Can you name a country in Africa where French is spoken?
  4. Pourquoi est-il important de savoir la nationalité de quelqu'un ?
    5. Why is it important to know someone's nationality?