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Let’s go over some of the vocabulary you will need during the lesson. Read each term and listen to the audio to hear its pronunciation. Try saying each one out loud. See if you can figure out what the expression means before you click to reveal the English translation.

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la colonne Nelson

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/nelsoncolumn.mp3

Nelson’s Column

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/nelsoncolumn.mp3

la basilique Notre-Dame

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/basilica.mp3

Notre-Dame Basilica

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/basilica.mp3

la biosphère

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/biosphere.mp3

the Montreal Biosphere

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/biosphere.mp3

la tour de l’horloge

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/clocktower.mp3

Montreal Clock Tower

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/clocktower.mp3

le monument à Paul de Chomedey

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/maisonneuve.mp3

Maisonneuve Monument

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/maisonneuve.mp3

le Mont Royal

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/montroyal.mp3

Mount Royal

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/montroyal.mp3

premièrement

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/premierement.mp3

firstly

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/premierement.mp3

deuxièmement

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/deuxiemement.mp3

secondly

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/deuxiemement.mp3

en même temps que

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/enmemetemps.mp3

at the same time

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/enmemetemps.mp3

en attendant

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/enattendant.mp3

meanwhile

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/enattendant.mp3

finalement

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/finalement.mp3

finally

https://s3.amazonaws.com/content.accelerate-ed.com/Secondary/docs/French1B/audio/9.9/finalement.mp3

Listen closely to each French word. Then, write its English translation in the space provided.

What’s the English translation for premièrement?

What’s the English translation for la colonne Nelson?

What’s the English translation for en attendant?

Your Responses Sample Answers
firstly
Nelson’s Column
meanwhile

Were you able to understand all these vocabulary terms? You will have many more opportunities to practice them throughout the lesson.

Question

What is the meaning of la tour de l’horloge?

Montreal Clock Tower