Kallas, Thomas, Period 1

French Vocabulary

a school

The name of my school is Glenbard South.

Keyword Strategy: École reminds me of the word E coli (the bacteria) so I imagine a school named E coli as in École E coli (E coli School) LOL

une école

Mon école s’appelle Glenbard South.

English word: a teacher

Sentence with personal connection: My favorite teacher is Mr. Kallas.

French word: un professeur

Sentence with personal connection: Mon professeur favori s’appelle Monsieur Kallas.

Keyword Strategy: professeur looks like professor in English but with -eur ending instead of -or.

English word: I want

Sentence with personal connection: I want a Greek salad from Panera Bread.

French word: je veux

Sentence with personal connection: Je veux une salade grecque de Panera Bread.

Optional Keyword Strategy: “value” and “veux” both begin with a v sound. “I want something because it has value.”

I like

I like Lindor chocolate.

Optional Keyword Strategy: the word “aime” sounds like the letter “m” and “m” is my favorite letter! “j’aime” sounds like “gem” and I like gems!

j’aime

J’aime le chocolat Lindor!

Goodbye

Au revoir