Classroom French 1 — Écoute, Regarde, Répète
Today's goal: understand and respond to the French commands your teacher uses in every class. From today, your teacher will only use French to give instructions.
Today's mini classroom script
These are the words your teacher will say in class. Learn them — and do what they mean!
Word bank
- Écoute = Listen
- Regarde = Look
- Répète = Repeat
- Assieds-toi = Sit down
- Lève-toi = Stand up
- Encore = Again
- Ici = Here
- Et = And
- S'il te plaît = Please
9 words today. All of them come from your teacher — you hear them every lesson.
Warm-Up
Do this on paper before anything else.
Write on paper
- Copy Écoute. — 3 times.
- Copy Regarde ici. — 3 times.
- Copy Répète. — 3 times.
- Copy Assieds-toi. and Lève-toi. — 2 times each.
- Copy Encore — écoute et répète, s'il te plaît. — 2 times.
Tip: say each word softly as you write it — your mouth and your hand learn together.
Say it aloud
Read each command clearly. Then do the action it describes.
In the Classroom
Your teacher says a command — you know what to do. Match each bubble to the action.
Practice
Print and do these on paper first. Then repeat on screen.
Listen first
Press Play for each command. Listen, then do the action. Use Slow to hear individual sounds more clearly.
Écoute.
Regarde.
Répète.
Assieds-toi.
Lève-toi.
Encore.
Ici.
S'il te plaît.
Build the sentence
Drag the words into the correct order.
Match
Tap a French command, then tap what it means in English.
Quick Check
Your teacher says something. What do you do?
1. Your teacher says: "Écoute." What do you do?
2. Your teacher says: "Regarde ici." What do you do?
3. Your teacher says: "Répète." What do you do?
4. Your teacher says: "Assieds-toi." What do you do?
5. Your teacher says: "Encore." What do you do?
6. Which sentence means: "Listen and look here."?
7. Your teacher says: "Lève-toi, s'il te plaît." What does s'il te plaît add?
8. Which word connects two commands into one sentence?
Write it yourself
Translate each command into French. Try from memory — only check the word bank if you are really stuck.
1. How do you say Listen in French?
2. How do you say Sit down in French?
3. How do you say Stand up in French?
4. Write the key pattern for this lesson in full: Listen and repeat.
Speaking Practice
Practise on your own while your teacher speaks with another student.
My mini classroom script
Read each line, then do the action. Read the whole script 3 times.
Challenge: cover the English hints and do each action from the French alone.
Audio practice
Press Play, listen, then try to write the word you hear in your Writing Space. Check the word bank if you need help.
Game Time
Flip the cards to match all 8 pairs. When you find a match, say the French word out loud and do the action — that is the rule!