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Memories and the five senses – HearSay French A2
Practice listening and speaking on the go as you dive back into childhood nostalgia. Perfect your past tenses while exploring memories, senses, and personal preferences.
Lessons Diving into the past Camille opens a dusty box and finds an old family album, sparking a conversation about their earliest memories.
Vocabulary l'album photos (m.) (the photo album) de vieilles photos (old photos) replonger dans son enfance (to dive back into one's childhood) mon anniversaire (my birthday) raconter un souvenir (to recount a memory) Objectives Discuss photography and nostalgia. Talk about past memories using the passé composé. I remember it well Looking at photos from a summer vacation, Julien and Camille test their memories of what happened.
Vocabulary se souvenir de (to remember) se rappeler (to remember/recall) oublier (to forget) revivre de beaux moments (reliving beautiful moments) souvenirs de jeunesse (memories of youth) un mauvais souvenir (a bad memory) Objectives Differentiate between reflexive memory verbs. Practice the imparfait with irregular verbs to describe past states. The five senses The siblings discuss how strong memories are tied to physical sensations.
Vocabulary la vue (sight/vision) l'odorat (m.) (sense of smell) le goût (taste) le toucher (touch) l'ouïe (f.) (hearing) Objectives Identify and use the five senses. Connect sensory words to childhood anecdotes. Sights and sounds A picture of their old country house reminds Camille of the sounds of the garden.
Vocabulary le bruit (noise) le chant des oiseaux (birdsong) regarder (to look at/watch) voir (to see) se tenir la main (to hold hands) l'enfance (f.) (childhood) Objectives Describe visual and auditory experiences. Use irregular past verbs to recount what you saw and heard. Smells and tastes Julien finds their grandmother's old recipe book, bringing back memories of Sunday dinners.
Vocabulary l'odeur (f.) (smell/odor) le parfum (perfume/scent) sentir bon (to smell good) sentir mauvais (to smell bad) la saveur (flavor/taste) goûter (to taste) le repas de famille (the family meal) Objectives Describe sensory characteristics. Identify experiences related to smell and taste. Expressing strong likes Camille and Julien laugh at their old outfits, expressing what they loved and hated.
Vocabulary ça me plaît (I like it) j'aime bien (I quite like it) j'adore (I love it) ça ne me plaît pas (I don't like it) je n'aime pas du tout (I don't like it at all) j'ai horreur de ça (I hate that) Objectives Express varying degrees of preference. React strongly to past events and trends. Reaching a compromise The two must decide which items to keep and which to throw away before leaving the attic.
Vocabulary je n'aime pas beaucoup (I don't like it much) le désaccord (the disagreement) le compromis (the compromise) proposer (to propose/suggest) être d'accord (to agree) Objectives Negotiate and reach an agreement. Express mild dislikes gracefully. 