French A2 module 2: Société et gouvernement (Society and government)
This is learning module 2 of 6 of our French A2 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.
Learning goals:
- Know common government, media and public services.
- Dealing with basic bureaucracy.
- Learn the past tenses.
Word list (103)
Core vocabulary
(104):
Verbs: 11,
Adjectives: 8,
Nouns: 61,
Sentences / word combination: 24
Context vocabulary:
-1
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Académique | Academic |
| Administratif | Administrative |
| Aider | To help |
| Aller à l'école | To go to school |
| Apprendre par cœur | To memorise |
| Avoir des bonnes notes | To get good grades |
| Bavard (e) | Talkative |
| Déclarer | To declare |
| Déposer de l'argent | To deposit money |
| Gouverner | To govern |
| Inquiet (Inquiète) | Worried |
| Interroger | To question / to ask |
| L'actualité (Une) | News/current events |
| L'agression (Une) | Assault |
| L'alerte (Une) | Alert |
| L'ambulance (Une) | Ambulance |
| L'article (Un) | Article |
| L'attestation (Une) | The certificate / attestation |
| L'avenir (Un) | Future |
| L'examen (Un) | Exam |
| L'incendie (Un) | Fire (conflagration) |
| L'information (Une) | Information/news item |
| L'économie (Une) | Economy |
| L'élève (Un/Une) | The pupil (A) |
| La banque | The bank |
| La campagne présidentielle | Presidential campaign |
| La candidat (La candidate) | Candidate |
| La cantine | The school cafeteria |
| La carte bancaire | The bank card |
| La cour de récréation | The playground |
| La crise | Crisis |
| La demande | The application / request |
| La formation | Training |
| La gendarmerie | Gendarmerie |
| La licence | Bachelor's degree |
| La loi | Law |
| La mairie | Town hall |
| La politique | Politics |
| La primaire | Primary school |
| La rapidité | Speed / swiftness |
| La rentrée des classes | The start of the school year |
| La rumeur | Rumour |
| La salle de classe | The classroom |
| La sécurité sociale | Social security |
| Le Parlement | Parliament |
| Le Président (Le Présidente) | President |
| Le SAMU | Emergency medical service (SAMU) |
| Le banquier (La banquière) | The banker |
| Le camarade de classe (La) | The classmate |
| Le chèque | The cheque |
| Le citoyen (La citoyenne) | Citizen |
| Le collège | Middle school |
| Le commissariat | Police station |
| Le compte en banque | The bank account |
| Le conseiller (La conseillère) | The advisor |
| Le cours | The lesson |
| Le crédit | The credit |
| Le diplôme | Degree |
| Le distributeur automatique | The ATM |
| Le dossier | The file / dossier |
| Le délai | The deadline / time limit |
| Le flash info | News flash |
| Le formulaire | The form |
| Le journal | Newspaper |
| Le journal télévisé | Television news |
| Le lycée | High school |
| Le maire (La) | Mayor |
| Le master | Master's degree |
| Le ministre (La) | Minister |
| Le parti politique | Political party |
| Le policier (La policière) | Police officer |
| Le pompier (La pompière) | Firefighter |
| Le professeur | The teacher |
| Le programme | Program/schedule |
| Le prêt | The loan |
| Le reportage | Report (news report) |
| Le résultat | Result |
| Le semestre | Semester |
| Le stage | Internship |
| Le titre | Headline/title |
| Le virement | The transfer |
| Les devoirs | Homework |
| Les frais de scolarité | Tuition fees |
| Les gestes de premier secours | First-aid actions |
| Les médias | The media |
| Les urgences | Emergency department |
| National (Nationale) | National |
| Naviguer sur internet | Surf the internet |
| Obligatoire | Mandatory |
| Officiel | Official |
| Regarder la télévision | Watch television |
| Rembourser | To repay |
| Rendre la monnaie | To give change |
| Retirer de l'argent | To withdraw money |
| Réviser | To revise |
| S'inscrire | To enroll |
| Sérieux (Sérieuse) | Serious |
| Transférer | To transfer |
| Télécharger un fichier | To download a file |
| Voter | Vote (verb) |
| Vérifier | To verify / to check |
| Étudier | To study |
| Être diplômé | To be graduated |