1. L’alphabet français

2. Why do you think you need to learn the French alphabet ?
Because the letters of the alphabet are like the music notes of the French language. Knowing their names and the sound they make enable you to read, to speak, and to write in order to communicate.

3. Speaking: it is essential

4. LISTEN TO THE SONG (Écouter la chanson)
La chanson de l’alphabet

5. READ – LA CHANSON DE L’ALPHABET
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,
Q, R, S, T, U, V,
W, Y, Z.
MAINTENANT, JE LES CONNAIS
TOUTES LES LETTRES DE L’ALPHABET
(now, I know them,
All the letters of the alphabet)

6. SING ALONG La chanson de l’alphabet

7. PRACTICE – LISTEN AND REPEAT

8. COMPARISON WITH THE ENGLISH ALPHABET
You may notice some similarities
F, L, M, N, S, Z sound the same
B, C, D, P, T,V nearly sound the same
A, E, G, H, I, J, K, O, Q, R, U, W, X sound different.
 So, focus on learning what is different and practice, practice…

9. THE FRENCH VOWELS (LES VOYELLES)
A E I O U Y

10. REPEAT THE ALPHABET ON YOUR OWN
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

11. GAME NAME THE LETTER ON THE BOARD U W R H SPELL THE FOLLOWING WORDS
PAPA
ARBRE
SPELL YOUR NAME

12. IMPORTANT POINTS 26 letters like in English
Pay attention to A, E, G, H, I, J, K, O, Q, R, U, W, X as they sound different
6 vowels (voyelles): A, E, I, O, U, Y
20 consonants (consonnes).
Don’t mix the name of the letters of the alphabet and the sound they make.

13. SOUND OF THE FRENCH ALPHABET
Our goal is to learn to recognize the 36 French sounds in order to be independent reader.

14. KEYS TO OPEN YOU FRENCH
Remember, in French what you hear, you can see, and you can write.
There are pronunciation rules and if you know how to pronounce a word, you can say it, read it, and write it. Isn’t it cool?

15. QUESTIONS?

16. PRACTICE Repeat after the snail (escargot):
Introduce yourself and spell your name. Ask your friend his/her name
Example:
- Bonjour, je m’appelle LYDIE, L-Y-D-I-E
Et toi?
- MARIE M-A-R-I-E

17. EXERCICES - AUDIO
Exercice 1: Exercice 2:

18. EXERCICES
Exercice 3:
Exercice 4: