French 7th grade
Intro to French Class- Textbook Scavenger Hunt
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Nom __________________________________ Date _______________________________ Classe______
Text Book Scavenger Hunt
Your Discovering French Nouveau Bleu French text book will be used often in class. It has some
invaluable resources that you can use at home to help you find answers to questions you may
have. This is a Scavenger Hunt to help you get to know your French text book. Using your text
book, answer the questions below.
1. On what pages is the Table of Contents? (roman numeral page #s) ________________________
2. In 7th grade, we cover the 1st half of the textbook. Using the Table of Contents, how many units does
that mean we will cover this year?
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3. Using the Table of Contents, write the titles of the units we will cover this year:
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4. Units are divided by Leçons. What are the names of the 12 leçons we will be studying this year?
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3-___________________________________
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4-___________________________________
10-___________________________________
5-___________________________________
11-___________________________________
6-___________________________________
12-___________________________________
5. Page 17- What are the names of the accent marks used on French letters?
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6. What kind of info is in the yellow boxes in each chapter? -__________________________________
7. The purple boxes? -____________________________________________________________________
8. The green boxes? -_____________________________________________________________________
9. The little light blue boxes? -_____________________________________________________________
10. Leçon 9 page 142- how do you say “Yes, it works?” ___________________________________________
11. Leçon 7 page 101- what vowel pronunciations are being taught?
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12. Leçon 10 pg 156- how does one say “I do not have a bike”?
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13. Leçon 3 page 52 - Since when has the euro been the currency of France? ________________
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14. Vocabulaire Guides for each unit are found at the end of each unit. Use Unit 4’s vocab guide to find
the following translations:
Classmate : ___________________________ Portable CD player:_______________________________
There is a very useful Section de Référence in the back of the book after page 417. The following
questions will pertain to this Reference section.
15. On which reference page is the world map?
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16. List 7 French-speaking countries (other than France);
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17. On what reference page is the map of France? __________
18. Name 5 cities of France you see on the map.
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19. What Appendix is on page R7 ? __________________________________________________
20. On what reference page can you find the appendix for verb conjugations of Regular Verbs (verbs
ending in –ER, such as parler)? __________
21. On what page does the French-English Glossary begin? ____________________
22. On what page does the English-French Glossary begin?
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23. Use the vocab glossary to define “tenth” ___________________________
24. What resource is on page R49? ___________________________
25. Throughout the units, you’ll see other practice aids and sources of information. (À Votre tour!
(Your Turn!), Tests de contrôle, Entracte). There’s also an online test prep website for practice as
well. Did you find it in your book? It’s mentioned on End-of-unit vocab pages and pages at the
beginning of a lesson and elsewhere. Write it here:
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If you’ve finished before everyone else, take a gander through the book to find out what cool
French knowledge you’re going to gain this year!
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Answer Key
1. iii-x
2. 4
3. 1. Faisons Connaissance
3. Qu’est-ce qu’on fait?
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2. La Vie Courante
4. Le Monde Personnel et familier
4. Units are divided by Leçons. What are the names of the 12 leçons we will be studying this year?
1Bonjour
7Une boum
2Famille et Copains
8Un concert de musique africaine
3Bon appétit
9Les personnes et les objets
4De jour en jour
10Vive la différence
5Mes activités
11Le copain de Mireille
6Une invitation
12La voiture de Roger
5. Page 17- What are the names of the accent marks used in French?
* l’accent aigu é
* l’accent grave è
* l’accent circonflexe
â
* le tréma
ë
* la cédille
ç
6. What is in the yellow boxes in each chapter?
Vocabulaire du leçon
7. What is in the purple boxes in each chapter? Pronunciation
8. What is in the green boxes in each chapter? Grammaire
9. What is in the light blue boxes in each chapter? Notes culturelles
10. Leçon 9 page 142- how do you say “Yes, it works?” “Oui, il/elle marche.”
11. Leçon 7 page 101- what vowel pronunciations are being taught?
I et U
12. Leçon 10 pg 156- how does one say “I do not have a bike”? “Je n’ai pas de vélo.”
13. Leçon 3 page 52 - Since when has the euro been the currency of France? 2002
14. Vocabulaire Guides for each unit are found at the end of each unit. Use Unit 4’s vocab guide to find
the following translations: Classmate : un(e) commarade de classe Portable CD player: un baladeur
15. R2-3
16. List 7 French-speaking countries (other than France);
Quebec is not a correct answer (not a
 Haiti / Haïti
country- it’s a province of a country). It
 (Martinique / la Martinique)
is, however, an important French (Guadeloupe / la Guadeloupe)
speaking region.
 (French Guiana / la Guyane
 Canada / le Canada (Quebec / le
française)
Québec)
 Belgium / la Belgique
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 Luxembourg / le Luxembourg
 Switzerland / la Suisse
 Algeria / l’Algérie
 Morocco / le Maroc
 Tunisia / la Tunisie
 Senegal / le Sénégal
17. On what reference page is the map of France?
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Lille LeHavre
Rouen
Caen
Rennes
Nantes
Tours
Lyon Clerment-Ferrand Grenoble
Avignon
Montpellier Marseille
19. Les Numéros
20. R8
21. R13
22. R35
23. dixième
24. Index
25. classzone.com
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R4
Versailles
Dijon
Bordeaux
Toulon
Ivory Coast / la Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo / la
République Démocratique du
Congo
Madagascar / Madagascar
Paris Nancy Strasbourg
Colmar
Vichy Annecy
Toulouse
Albi Nîmes
Nice Cannes
Saint-Tropez