French Year 10 - 'Figuring It Out' Challenge

Keira in Year 10 has spent some of her time in lockdown going online to read French newspapers Le Point  and Le Monde.  

Seeing the current world news from the point of view of a different country, particularly that of our closest neighbour, is always interesting!  

From reading these newspapers, Keira has found and translated 20 new items of vocab for you (thank you, Keira).  

Le Monde 

L’épidémie - the epidemic 

Conseil scientifique - scientific council 

Dont la France - including France 

Vaccin - vaccine 

L’OMS - WHO (World Health Organisation) 

Le rapport - the report 

À démissioner de - to resign from 

Le chiffre - the number 

Sousestimé - underestimated 

Des sociétés - companies 

Le Point 

Eurodéputés - MEPs 

Les îles - the islands 

Séisme - earthquake 

Nouvelle Calédonie - New Caledonia 

Les îles Loyauté - The Loyalty Islands 

Veglas - ice 

Crues - floods 

Le grand froid - the great cold 

Un maître espion - a master spy 

À la cour d’Angleterre - at the English court