PREMIERE PARTIE : NOTIONS NECESSAIRES DE LA

GRAMMAIRE
CHAPITRE II- LES PRONOMS PERSONNELS
ET AUXILIAIRES
I-

LES PRONOMS

IJE
YOU.TU
HE ..IL
SHE ELLE
IT.. IL ou ELLE [pour les choses et les bbs]
WE.NOUS
YOUVOUS
THEY. ILS

II-

LES AUXILIAIRES.

TO BE and TO HAVE in present simple, pass and future

(Lauxiliaire avoir et tre au prsent, au futur et au pass)
TO HAVE
I HAVE (IVE).. JAI
YOU HAVE. (YOUVE).. TU AS
HE HAS .. IL A
SHE HAS.... ELLE A
IT HAS . IL ou ELLE A (pour les
choses et les bbs)
WE HAVE (WEVE).... NOUS AVONS
YOU HAVE (YOUVE)...VOUS AVEZ
THEY HAVE .. (THEYVE).ILS ou ELLES ONT

TO BE

I AM . (IM). JE SUIS
YOU ARE (YOURE). TU ES
HE IS.. (HES)..IL EST
SHE IS.. (SHES)... ELLE EST
IT IS.. (ITS).IL ou ELLE EST (pour
les choses et les bbs)
WE ARE (WERE) .. NOUS SOMMES
YOU ARE. (YOURE) . VOUS TES
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THEY ARE. (THEYRE).. ILS ou ELLES SONT

EXERCICE
Complte les pointills par lauxiliaire qui convient :
- Yao .a boy.
- Affouet and kouassi ..a qualification.
- It .my book.
- My mother .. a new cloth for her birthday.
- I . A new comer.

Dialogue
Mr. Kumba: Good morning, Mr. Baker! Where are you going?
Mr. Baker: Good morning, Mr. Kumba! Im going to town.
Mr. Kumba: Whose car is this? Is it your car?
Mr. Baker : No, it isnt. Its my friends car.
Mr. Kumba: Is your wife going to town too?
Mr. Baker: No, she isnt. She is at home. Good bye, Mr. Kumba!
Mr. Kumba: Good bye, Mr. Baker!

CHAPITRE III-

LES TROIS TEMPS USUELS:

I- PRESENT SIMPLE

TO BE (auxiliaire tre).
FORME
AFFIRMATIVE
Sing :
1-I am
2-You are
3-He is
3-She is
3-It is
Plur. :
1-We are
2-You are
3-They are

FORME
INTERROGATIVE

FORME NEGATIVE

I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not

Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

TO HAVE (Auxiliaire avoir au present simple)

FORME AFFIRMATIVE FORME

INTERROGATIVE
I have many lessons
Have I many lessons?
You have many lessons Have you many
He /she has many
lessons?
lessons
Has he (she) many
We have many lessons lessons?
You have many lessons Have we many
They have many
lessons?
lessons
Have you many
lessons?
Have they many
lessons?

FORME NEGATIVE
I have not many
lessons
You have not many
lessons
He /she has not many
lesson
We have not many
lessons
You have not many
lessons
They have not many
lessons

1- TO WORK (travailler au prsent simple)

.
FORME AFFIRMATIVE

I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work

FORME
INTERROGATIVE

FORME NEGATIVE

Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he?
Does she?
Does it?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?

I do not work
You do not work
He does not work
She does not work
It does not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work

II - LE FUTUR SIMPLE
Le futur se forme laide de lauxiliaire shall [ael ] ( utilis en gnral
pour la premire personne du singulier et du pluriel) ou will [will] ( utilis
en gnral pour les autres personnes) suivi du verbe sans to
FORME DU FUTUR
I-WE SHAL come tomorrow
SHALL I, WE come
tomorrow?
I, WE SHALL NOT come

FORME CONTRACTEE

TRADUCTION

ILL [ail] come..

I, WE shant [a:nt]
come.

Je viendrai demain
Je ne viendrai pas
demain

tomorrow
HE, YOU, THEY WILL
come.
WILL HE, YOU, THEY
come.
HE, YOU, THEY WILL not
come

HELL [hi: l] come

HE WONT [wount]
come..

III- LE PRETERIT
1- Le prtrit de TO BE
Le prtrit est un temps du pass.
Une personne parle (ou crit) au prtrit lorsque ce quelle
relate :
- A eu lieu un moment prcis du pass ;
- Est termin au moment prsent.
FORME
AFFIRMATIVE
I was
You were
He (she, it) was
We were
You were
They were

FORME INTERROGATIVE

FORME NEGATIVE

Was I?
Were you?
Was he (she, it)?
Were we?
Were you?
Were they?

I was not
You were not
He (she, it) was not
We were not
You were not
They were not

There was a good football match yesterday. (Il y avait un bon match de
football hier).
-formes contractes : wasnt - werent.
- remarquez lemploi du prtrit dans lexpression I was born (je suis n).

2-le prtrit de TO HAVE

A/- To have utilis en tant que verbe ordinaire (dans les expressions telles
que : (to have dinner, to have a present, to have a good time, to
have a party) forme son prtrit de la faon suivante :
- forme affirmative : had toutes les personnes
- forme ngative et interrogative : emploi de did (prtrit de do)
toutes les personnes.
-Did you have a party yesterday?
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-I did not have a party yesterday.

B/- To have utilis comme auxiliaire (formation des temps composs par
exemple) forme son prtrit de la faon suivante :
- Forme affirmative : had toutes les personnes
-Forme ngative et interrogative: had I ? I had not
Forme contracte : hadnt

3-Le prtrit des VERBES REGULIERS.

On forme le prtrit des verbes rguliers en ajoutant ed linfinitif

sans to ( toutes les personnes) :
To walk (marcher) I walked, you walked, he walked etc.
Remarque : on ajoute seulement d si linfinitif du verbe se termine par e :
To arrive (arriver) - I arrived.
ed se prononce : -(id) aprs un t ou un d.
Ex. waited
I wanted
I needed.
-(t) ou (d) dans les autres cas.
Ex: I jumped - I washed - I walked - I arrived - I played - I climbed - I
combed.

4-Le prtrit des VERBES IRREGULIERS.

-

Les verbes irrguliers ont un prtrit irrgulier qui doit tre

appris par cur.
La forme du prtrit est la mme toutes les personnes.
Aux formes interrogative et ngative on utilise, toutes les
personnes, lauxiliaires did (prtrit de do).

Conjugaison de To go au prtrit.
FORME
AFFIRMATIVE
I went
He (she, it) went
We (you, they) went

FORME
INTERROGATIVE
Did I go?
Did he (she, it) go?
Did we (you, they) go?

FORME NEGATIVE
I did not go
He (she, it) did not go
We (you, they) did not go

Tous ces verbes sont irrguliers :

To do (faire)
-I did
To go (aller)
-I went
To get up (se lever)
-I got up
To eat (manger)
-I ate
To drink (boire)
-I drank
To shut (fermer)
-I shut
To drive (conduire)
-I drove
To see (voir)
-I saw
2-les verbes irrguliers possdent galement un participe pass irrgulier :
Ex: To do I did -done

EXERCICES DAPPLICATION
A- METTEZ LES PHRASES SUIVANTES A LA FORME
INTERROGATIVE. ENSUITE A LA FORME NEGATIVE.
I am a girl-We are students-You are a nurse- Kofi is a doctor-they are
animal.
B- TRADUISEZ EN ANGLAIS
Que fais-tu le dimanche?-je ne travail pas.-je joue au foot ball ou
jcoute la radio-vas- tu en ville le dimanche ? non.je reste la
maison avec mes surs et frres.
C- FAIS CINQ PHRASES A LAIDE DU TABLEAU SUIVANT.
A computer lesson today
I
HE

TO HAVE

Some French books at home

Five lessons every morning
An English lesson now

D- METTEZ LES PHRASES ENTRE PARENTHESES AU FUTUR

I (to go) town tomorrow.-you (to do) your homework this evening.-we (to
play) foot Ball on Saturday. she (to wash) the floor tomorrow morning. We
(to have) dinner at home. You (to carry) my school-box tomorrow. They (to
come) with their children. She (to go) to the market with you.
E- METTEZ LES PHRASES SUIVANTES AU PRETERIT.
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Kofi and Mary are at home. There is mach grass with in the garden. There
are many people at market. I am very happy. It is cold at night. She is a
midwife. There is a lot of wind. They are very young. It is seven oclock.
There are many things to do.

F- FAITES 5 PHRASES A LAIDE DU TABLEAU C-DESSOUS

Some homework to
I

HAD

WE

Nothing

To eat

No water

To do

Yesterday

Something

To drink

Last week

Two bananas

CHAPITRE IV- VERBS + UP/DOWN

Up exprime lide haut, lvation, il est ascendant et
Down exprime lide bas, rabaissement, il est descendant
Divers sens de la particule up
To get up
Top stand up
Tosit up
Mouvement vers le
haut

To look up
To lift up
To throw up
Yo pick up

se lever
se mettre debout
se redresser (assis)
regarder en haut
Soulever
Jeter en lair
Ramasser

Hold up your hand if you know the answer

To grow up

grandir, devenir adulte

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Augmentation

To blow up

agrandir (image,
photo), exploser

To speak up

parler fort

To hurry up

se presser, aller plus

vite

To put up

faire monter (les prix) /

hberger

To turn up

monter (se son)

He wants to build up his strength.

To make up
To dress up

inventer (une histoire)

shabiller, se mettre sur son trente et un

To eat up

finir son assiette

To give up

abandonner, renoncer

To do up

rafraichir, rnover (maison)

To tidy up

ranger, remettre de lordre

To look up

chercher (dans un ouvrage de rfrence)

Divers sens de la particule down

Tlay / set / put down
To kneel down
To lie down

Mouvement vers le
bas

Poser
sagenouiller
sallonger

To sit down

sasseoir

To bend down

se pencher

To blow down

abattre (vent)

To look down on sb

toiser, regarder de
haut

It is pouring down (il pleut verse)

Diminution

To slow down

Ralentir

To cool down

baisser (temprature)

To calm down

calmer, apaiser

To come down

baisser (prix, profits)

To cut down

rduire (sa
consommation)

To turn down

baisser (le son)

Were going to wind down this weekend. (se

dtendre)

Autres

To turn down

refuser (une offre)

Top break down

tomber en panne /
chouer

To hand down

transmettre
(proprit, traditions)

To write down

inscrire, coucher par

crit
To settle down

sinstaller, sdapter

To wolf / boit down

dvorer, engloutir

Yo drink down

boire dun trait

to get down to

se mettre ne activit
(se mettre au travail)

Bob, Its high time you gone down to work.

DEUXIEME PARTIE : CONNAISSANCE VOCABULAIRE

CHAPITRE I- LES NOMBRES
I-

LES NUMERAUX CARDINAUX

Ecrire en chiffres et en lettres

0= ZERO

11 = ELEVEN

22 =TWENTY -TWO

1 = ONE

12 =TWELVE

..

2 = TWO

13 =THIRTEEN

30 = THIRTY

3 = THREE

14 =FOURTEEN

40 =FORTY

4 = FOUR

15 = FIFTEEN

50 =FIFTY

5 = FIVE

16 =SIXTEEN

60 =SIXTY

6 = SIX

17 =SEVENTEEN

70 =SEVENTY

7 = SEVEN
18 =EIGHTEEN
102 =A HUNDRED AND TWO
8 = EIGHT
19 =NINETEEN
..
9 = NINE
20 =TWENTY
300 = THREE HUNDRED
10 = TEN
21 =TWENTY- ONE
400 = FOUR HUNDRED
500 = FIFE HUNDRED

2000
= TWO THOUSAND
80 =EIGHTY
3000
= THREE THOUSAND
90 =NINETY
4000
THOUSAND
100 ==AFOUR
HUNDRED
5000
=FIVE
THOUSAND
101 =A
HUNDRED
AND ONE
6000 =SIX THOUSAND
7000 = SEVEN THOUSAND

600 = SIX HUNDRED

8000 = EIGT THOUSAND

700 = SEVENHUNDRED

9000 = NINE THOUSAND

800 = EIGHT HUNDRED

10 000= TEN THOUSAND

900 =NINE HUNDRED

1000 = A THOUSAND

10 001 = TEN THOUSAND AND

ONE

1001 = A THOUSAND AND ONE

1 000 000 = A MILLION

1002 = A THOUSAND AND TWO

1003 = A THOUSAND AND THREE

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1 000 001 = A MILLION AND ONE

3 000 010 = THREE MILLION AND
TEN

II-

LES NUMERAUX ORDINAUX

PREMIER (1er)- DEUXIEME (2me)

MILLIEME (1000me)
1 = FIRST - 1ST

11 = ELEVENTH

22 =TWENTY -SECOND

2 = SECOND
2nd

12 =TWELVETH

13 =THIRTEENTH

3 = Third 3rd

14 =FOURTEENTH

30 = THIRTIETH

4 = FOURTH
4th

15 = FIFTEENTH

40 =FORTIETH

5 = FIFTH 5th

16 =SIXTEENTH

50 =FIFTIETH

6 = SIXTH 6th

17 =SEVENTEENH

60 =SIXTIETH

7 = SEVENTH
7th

18 =EIGHTEENTH

70 =SEVENTIETH

19 =NINETEENTH

80 =EIGHTIETH

8 = EIGHTTH

20 =TWENTIETH

90 =NINETYIETH

9 = NINETH

21 =TWENTYFIRST

100 = A HUNDREDTH

10 = TENTH

101 =A HUNDRED AND

FIRST

CHAPITRE II- LES TEMPS

A- LES SEPT JOURS DE LA
SEMAINE

LUNDI= MONDAY
MARDI =TUESDAY
MERCREDI= WEDNESDAY
JEUDI =THURSDAY
VENDREDI= FRIDAY
SAMEDI= SATURDAY

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B- LES DOUZE MOIS DE

LANNEE
JANVIER= JANUARY
FEVRIER= FEBRUARY
MARS= MARCH
AVRIL= APRIL
MAIS= MAY
JUIN= JUNE
JUILLET=JULY
AOT= AUGUST
SEPTEMBRE= SEPTEMBER
OCTOBRE= OCTOBER
NOVEMBRE= NOVEMBER
DECEMBRE= DECEMBER

CHAPITRE IIDATES
LALES
DATE

THE DATE

HIER
YESTERDAY
.
TODAY
AUJOURDHUI
TOMORROW

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

DEMAIN
THE DAY BEFOR YESTERDAY
..
THE DAY BEFOR-THE PREVIOUS DAY
APRES
THE NEXT OR THE FOLLOWING DAY
DEMAIN
MORMING
..
EVENING
AVANTTHIS MORNING
HIER
THIS EVENING
.
THIS AFTERNOON
LA
YESTERDAY MORNING
VEILLE
YESTERDAY EVENING
..
TOMORROW MORNING
LE
TOMORROW EVENING
LENDEMAIN
DURING SATURDAYNIGHT, DURING THE
.
NIGHT OF SATURDAY TO DUNDAY
LE
MATIN
HES COMING ON SATURDAY
..
ON SATURDAYS
LE
EVERY SATURDAY
SOIR
LAST SATURDAY
..
NEXT SATURDAY
CE
A WEEK ON SATURDAY
MATIN
A FORTNIGHT OR TWO WEEKS ON
.
SATURDAY
CE
SOIR
FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY

EVERY DAY
CET-APRESONCE A WEEK
MIDI..ONCE A MONTH
HIER
TWICE A WEEK
MATIN
.
A WEEK AGO
HIER
A FORTNIGHT OR TWO WEEKS AGO
SOIR
LAST YEAR

IN TWO DAYS
DEMAIN
IN A WEEK
MATIN..
IN A FORTNIGHT OR TWO WEEKS
DEMAIN
NEXT MONTH
12
SOIR..
NEXT
YEAR
DANS LA NUIT DU SAMEDI AU
DIMANCHE.

CHAPITRE III- LA COMMUNICATION AU TELEPHONE

I-

DES VERBES POUR COMMUNIQUER

Ton call

appeler

To phone

tlphoner ()

To make a phone call

donner un coup de fil

To ring

sonner tlphoner ()

To lift the receiver

dcrocher (le combin)

To dial the number

faire (composer) le numro

To pick up the phone

dcrocher

To hang up

raccrocher

To call back

rappeler

To answer

rpondre

To send a text message (to)

envoyer un SMS ()

To text

envoyer un SMS ()

II-

DES EXPRESSIONS DE LA COMMUNICATION

The Line

La ligne

Engaged / busy

Occup(e)

number

numro

Out of order

en drangement

wrong number

faux numro

speed dial

numrotation
abrge

(directory)
enquiries

renseignements

Long distance
call

communication
interurbaine

Local call

Appel local

message

message

National call

Appel national

operator

oprateur (trice)

International call

Appel
international

answering
machine

rpondeur
tlphonique

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DEUXIEME PARTIE : VOCABULAIRE RELATIF AUX

METIERS
CHAPITRE I- METIER DAIDE SOIGNANTE ET AUXILIAIRE
EN PHARMACIE
ILES MOTS POUR RECEVOIR UN MALADE
Quel est votre nom ?
Pouvez-vous lpeler sil vous plat ?
Quelle est votre adresse ?
Pouvez-vous rpter sil vous plat ?
Quelle est votre date de naissance ?
Avez-vous une assurance maladie ?
Est-ce quune personne vous
accompagne ?
Y a-t-il quelquun prvenir en cas de
soucis ?
Quand tes-vous arriv en France ?
Pouvez-vous remplir ce formulaire ?
Quel ge avez-vous ?
Pour quelle maladie tes-vous trait ?
Quels mdicaments prenez-vous
rgulirement

Avez-vous eu des maladies

contagieuses ?
Avez-vous dj t hospitalis ?
Avez-vous eu de la fivre ?
Buvez-vous de lalcool ?
Est-ce que vous fumez ?
Avez-vous subi une opration
chirurgicale ?
Avez-vous des allergies ?
Lesquelles ?
Aux mdicaments ?
Aux piqres dinsectes
Au pollen, la poussire ?
Avez-vous eu des problmes
cardiaques ?
Avez-vous des palpitations ?
Avez-vous un souffle au cur ?
Avez-vous les chevilles qui enflent ?
Quel est votre poids ?
Quelle est votre taille ?
Avez-vous eu des enfants ?
Avez-vous eu plusieurs grossesses ?
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What is your name ?

MAY Iask you to spell it please?
What is your adress please?
Sorry, could you repeat please?
What is your date of birth?
Have you got a sickness insurance?
Does a person accompany you?
Is there somebody to warn in the event of
concern?

When did you arrive in France?

Can you fill thise form?
How old are you ?
For which illness were you treated?
Which medicines do you take
regularly?
Did you have any contagious
diseases?
Have you been hospitalised before?
Did you have fever ?
Do you drink alcohol ?
Do you smoke ?
Did you have a surgica procedure?
Have you got some allergies?
Which ones ?
With medication ?
From insect stings
With pollen or dust ?
Did you have a cardiac disease?
Does your heart beat fast?
Do yourankles swell ?
Do your ankles swell ?
How heavy are you ?
How tall are you ?
How many children have you?
How many times have you been

Avez-vous fait des fausses couches ?

Avez-vous eu des accouchements
difficiles ?
A quel ge avez-vous eu vos
premires rgles ?
Avez-vous des douleurs pendant les
rgles ?
Etes-vous rgle rgulirement ?

II-

pregnant?
Have you had a miscarriage?
Any trouble with your deliveries?
When did you begin to be
menstruated?
Do you have pain with your
periods?
Have you regular periods ?

COMMENT COMMUNIQUER AVEC UN MALADE ?

Parler-vous franais ?
Est-ce que vous me comprenez ?
Pouvez-vous vous lever ?
Pouvez-vous venir avec moi ?
Asseyez-vous
Allongez-vous
Dtendez-vous !
Respirez calmement
Respirez profondment
Faites comme moi
Que sest-il pass ?
Quand est ce que cest arriv ?
Avez-vous eu un accident de la
route ?
Avez-vous eu un accident de
voiture ?
Avez-vous eu un accident de
sport ?
Avez-vous eu un accident de
travail
Pouvez-vous me dire ce qui est
arriv ?
Avez-vous fait un malaise ?
Montrez-moi o vous tes bless
O avez-vous mal ?
Avez-vous une douleur
spontane ?
Avez-vous une douleur
provoque ?
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Can you speak french

Do you understand me ?
Can you get up please?
Can you come with me?
Please sit down.
Please, lie down
Please, relax
Please, breathe slowly
Please, breathe deeply
Do as I do
What happened ?
When did the accident happen
have you had a traffic accident?
Have you had a motorcar
accident?
Have you had a sport accident?
Have you had a work accident?
Could you tell me what hapened?
Did you faint ?
Please, show me where you have
been injured
Where is the pain ?
Have you got a spontaneous
pain?
Have you got an induced pain?

Avez-vous une douleur

paroxystique ?
Avez-vous une douleur vive ?
Avez-vous une douleur sourde ?
Avez-vous une douleur plusatile ?
Cette douleur est-elle exquise ou
lgre ?

III-

Is it a paroxysmal pain?
Have you got a sharp pain?
Have you got a dull pain?
Have you got a beating pain?
Is that pain exquisite or mild?

LES PRODUITS, LES LOCAUX ET LE PERSONNEL

DE LA SANTE

Un hpital ... A hospital

Une clinique ..A clinic
Une clinique daccouchement/maternit.. A
maternity home
Un dispensaire A community
clinic-dispensary
Un service A department
La ranimation .. The intensive
care department
Les urgences . The
emergency department
Le bloc opratoire The operating
theatre
La radiologie .. The radiology
department
Le mdecin ... The doctor
Linfirmire
... The nurse
Cong de maladie Sick leave
Par suite de maladie .. Through ill
health
Une maladie A disease
Une perfusion ... A perfusion
Une aiguille
..A needle
Une seringue . A syringe
Une injection An injection
Un mdicament . A mdicinal
substance / Drug
Dorigine mdicamenteuse Drug-induced
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Un comprim .A tablet
Une glule ..A capsule
IV- COMMENT SEXPRIMER EN MILEU HOSPITALIER ?

Jai mal ..I have a pain in

my / my hurts.
Je me suis fait mal.I
hurt myself.
a (me) fait
mal..It hurt (me)
Je me suis coup, a saigne..I cut
myself ; its bleeding
a me brle..It
burns.
Je me suis brl..I burnt myself. / I
have burnt myself
Jai mal la
gorgeI have
sore throat.
Jai un
rhume..I
have a cold.
Je couve la grippeI am coming
down with the flu.
Jai vraiment mal (au dos)..I have really a bad
pain (in my back)
Jai de la fivre et des courbatures..I have fever
and body ache.
Jai des troubles digestifs.. I have
some indigestion.
Jai une rage de dent.I have
toothache.
Jai une ruption cutane. . I
have a skin rash.
Un insecte ma
piqu An insect
bit me
a me dmange partout.
I am itchy all over.
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Ce nest pas trop (douloureux / grave)

that (bad / serious)

Its not

To take sick ill..Tomber malade

/ attraper une
maladie
/ Avoir une maladie.
To fall ill..Tomber malade
To be as sick as dog.Etre trs malade
To be sick in bed Etre clou au lit pour
cause de maladie
To report in sick.Se faire porter ple
To call in sickTlphoner pour dire
quon est malade.
I run a fever ...Jai la fivre
I run a temperature la temprature qui
monte (beaucoup)
To take someones temperaturePrendre la temprature
de quelquun.
CHAPITRE II- METIER DE CAISSE SPECIALISEE
Le reu the receipt
Laddition. addition
Les rayons the shelf
(shelves)
Les marchandises .goods
La monnaie . the change
La caissire . the cashier
Le comptable .. the
accountant
La comptabilit the
accountancy /ting
la somme .. the
amount
le prix. the
price
la monnaie .the
change
frapper la monnaie.. to coin
compter .to count
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 additionner ..to add up

soustraire ..to
subtract
multiplier to
multiply
diviser to
divide
rester ..to
remain
retenir to carry
dpenser ..to
spend
coter ..to cost
mesurer to
measure
peser ..to
weigh.
un panier..a basket
un chariot.a trolley
un supermarcha
supermarket
un comptoir. a
counter
un rayon,une tagre a shelf
(pl= shelves
produits alimentaires ..
foodstuffs
le rayon de la boulangerie .. the
bakery stand
rayon de boucherie the
meay counter
un paquet, un emballage
.. a packet
un article ... an
item
a slot machine .un
distributeur automatique
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 goods, wares..les
marchandises
a warehouseun
entrepot
a wholesalerun
grossiste
the boss.. le
patron
the staffle
personnel
the office.le
bureau
a typewriter..une
machine crire
an invoiceune
facture
a cashier..un ou
une caissier-e
a sample..un
chantillon
an orderune
commande
the stocktaking..linventaire
the balance-sheet.le bilan
a lost..une
perte
a profit..un
bnfice
a debt[ det] une
dette
the debtorle
dbiteur
the creditors..les
cranciers.
to lendprter
to borrow
emprunter

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CHAPITRE III - LAGENT MARITIME ET TRANSITAIRE.

- Le bateau .. the
boat
- navires
..shipping
- Le port .. the
port
- La mer the
sea
- Le dbarquement ..the
unloading
- Lembarquement
embarkation
- La capitainerie ..the
harbour
- Le commandant de bord .the
captain of board
- Le capitaine ..the
captain
- Le permis de conduire the
drivinq licence
- Le train de marchandise a
goods train
- La salle dattente
.the waiting room
- Un navire ..a
ship
- Un paquebot a
liner
- Enregistrer
.to register
- Faire ses bagages
...to pack up
- Lquipage
the crew
- Un marin
a sailor,
a seaman
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- Un paquebot ..a
liner, a pacquet-boat
- Le gouvernail
the ruder
- une ancre
an
anchor
- une
tempte..a
storm
- un vol
..a
flight
- un arodrome
an airfield
- dbarquer
.to land
- embarquer
.to embark
- charger
to
load
- dcharger
..to
unload
- accoster
to
board
- atterrir
..to
land
- dcoller
.to
take off
- un bateau fit naufrage . one
ship was wrecked

CHAPITRE IV - LINFORMATIQUE.
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- Linformatique . the
computer science
- Lordinateur . the
computer
- Le logiciel . the
software
- Le virus the
virus
- Lantivirus .anti
virus
- Le clavier . the
leery board
- Lunit centrale (de traitement) central
processing unit
- La souris .. the
mouse
- Le disk dur .. the
high disk
- La maintenance . the
maintenance
- Le rseau . the
network
- Le cyber criminalit . the
cyber criminality
CHAPITRE V - AU SECRETARIAT/COMPTABLE
- La secrtaire
.. the
secretary
- Le secrtariat
. the
secretarial
- Le bureau
..the
desk
- Le patron
.. the
manager

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- Le directeur
. the
director
- Le courrier
.the
mail
- Laccueil
.. the
welcome
- La rdaction
. the writing
- La correspondance ..
the correspondant
- Aide comptable ..
accountants assistant.
DES PHRASES AU TELEPHONE

MARRY speaking! cest

MARRY lappareil
Excuse me, whos speaking (calling) ? . excusez-moi, qui
est lappareil ?
Could you put me through to Lucile? ..pourriez-vous me
passer Lucile?
Could I speak (Id like to speak) to Lucile? ..pourrais-je
parler Lucile?
Icant get through to Luciles office.Je narrive pas avoir le
bureau de Lucile.
Where can Ireach her ? .
o puis-je la joindre ?
Sorry! Ive got a wrong number. Dsol, jai fait
un faux numro.
Can I leave a message ? . puis-je
laisser un message ?
Can you hold the line?
. pouvez-vous
patienter un moment?
Hold the line / hold onne quittez
pas.
We were/got cut off. ..on a t
coup
I cant get a signal here. .la rception
est mauvaise ici.

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TEXT 1: THE LIFE OF THE COMPANY

Johnson & Brothers Co is a small company which was
incorporated a year ago. It is a trading company involved in
import and distribution of goods of all kinds. It does not deal
with export.
All the goods imported are sold to wholesalers.
They pay cash or by cheque, and they in turn sell their goods to
retailers with a profit margin. The consumers buy the good from
retailers.
Buying very few articles will be at retail price, but it is
advantageous to buy goods in bulk at wholesale price.
Johnson & Brothers co does business with many companies in
this country; it also has business partners abroad who supply
goods of various kinds.
When an order is plaed, it takes usually tree weeks to a month
to get the goods delivered. The delivery is done sometimes at
the port, and sometimes in the warehouse of Johnson &
Brothers co.

ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY
Match each word or expression in bold (en caractre gras) to its
definition or synonym below :
1. Company-2. Incorporated 3. Trader -4. To import -5 to
export -6. Warehouse -7. To supply -8 the consumer 9
the retailer 10. Partner
11. Deliver -12 abroad -13. Order -14.wholesaler.
a- Big place where we keep product
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b- to ask someone to send a product you need

c- to set up
d- someone who sells merchandises to market
e- place where people work and produce to consumer
f- to convey a product from anther country to your country
g- someone who sells merchandise one by one on a market
place
h- those who buy products for their needs
i-to go far from your own country
j-the fact of selling products in another country to have more
profit
k-the fact of providing products in shop for consumer
l-a good friend who whom you do your business
m-to receive a given product
n- a business man who sells product only with great quantity.
ACTIVITY 2: COMPREHENSION
Answer all the following questions
1.
2.
3.
4.

How can define the concept of company?

What are the activities of the company?
How long ago did Johnson & brothers Co incorporated?
How many months does the order take to get delivered in

the company?
5. What are goods delivered in general?
ACTIVITY 3: TRANSLATION:
Translate the whole text into French.
TEXT 2: MARKET RESEARCH
The purchase of durable goods suchs motor, cars or television
sets entails heavy expenditure which people with small incomes
can hardly bear without inconvenience. On the other hand
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manufactures must ensure a constant flow of sales if they are

keeping their factories working and their tabour employed.
In order to ensure a steady flow of sales it is necessary to entice
customers into procedures require customers into buying and at
the same time give them facilities for payment. Both of these
procedures require a thorough and extensive knowledge of the
needs tastes, and interests of the different categories of
consumers and above their purchasing power.
The need for this kind of information to guide producer has
given rise to new commercial technics which come under the
general name of the market research. No one would think of
manufacturing any type of consumer goods nowadays without
trying to find out beforehand if there really is a demand for the
goods and how big that demand is likely to be. It makes use of
advertisement which is likely to have the greatest effect on
them.
The job of market researcher is to collect data by conducting
enquiring among the public at large in order to discover who is
willing and able to buy what and which kind of advertisement is
to be used in each case.
ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY
Find the words in the text with the same meaning as:
a- To buy (L1)-b Expense (L2) c Quantity (L3)-d Constant
(L6) To deepen (L8)
ACTIVITY 2: COMPREHENSION
1.
2.
3.

What market research stands for?

What is the object of the market research?
For what reason did manufacturer need to carry out
market research?
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Name some elements which can constitute a market

research?
ACTIVITY 3: TRANSLATION
Translate from the purchase of durable to force employed.

TEXT 3: WHAT IS COMMERCE?

Commerce in its broadest sense is the wide and complex field
of economic activity concerned with buying and the selling of
goods and the selling of goods and their movement from
producer to consumer.
Marketing assures the distribution of goods, carrying raw
materials from the producer to the manufacturer who
transforms them into semi-finished and finished articles.
The latter are sold to various traders who resell them to
consumers.
Trade is the essential part of commerce; it includes only the
buying and selling of goods.
Commerce includes trade and certain specialized activities
auxiliary to trade.
Industry may also be considered as the branch of the
commerce, since the manufacturer who buys raw materials
from the producer and sells the finished articles is a trader.
Commodity Exchanges and Stock Exchanges, where goods
and securities are bought and sold, may equally be regarded
as an integral part of commerce.
Trade has two main branches.
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Home (or domestic) trade, which is carried on inside a

country.
Foreign (or overseas) trade, which is carried on with foreign
countries, and involves transit trade when goods cross one
country on their way to another.
ACTIVITY 1: VOCABULARY
Match each word or expression in bold (en caractre gras) to its
definition or synonym below:
1. To buy - 2. Consumer - 3. Distribution - 4. Raw
materials - 5. Manufacturer - 6. Finished articles 7.
Stock Exchange 8. Producer 9. Transform 10.
Sense 11. Trader.
a- Place where we sell and buy securities
b- A farmer
c- Emergency goods needed by processing industry
d- Fact of supplying finished products
e- Items processed by factory for consumers
f- Place dedicated to goods processing
g- A potential customer
h- To have meaning
i- Process into finished or semi-finished
j- Someone who deals with goods
k- Fact of purchasing.

ACTIVITY 2 : COMPREHENSION
Answer the following questions
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1. Whats commerce ?
2. What are the different branches of commerce?
3. What are the main branches of trade?
ACTIVITY 3: ESSAY
How can a shop manager avoid stock breaking?
(Not more than 12 lines)
ACTIVITY 4: TRANSLATION
Translate the whole text into French.

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