Module 03: Les vacances
Quatrième Partie: L’Hexagone et les destinations francophones, le vocabulaire
Map of the French-Speaking World
Les départements
Within the 13 regions of France are 82 Departments. You can explore each one of those regions here : Départements de la France.
Les Collectivités d’Outre-Mer (COM) / Overseas collectivities
Les COM sont différents des DROM mentionnés ci-dessus (c’est-à-dire la Martinique, la
Guadeloupe, la Guyane, la Réunion et Mayotte).
The COM are different from the DROM mentioned above.
Il y a 5 COM. Cliquez sur le nom de chacune pour en savoir plus.
There are 5 COM. Click on the name of each one to learn more.
en Amérique du Nord / in North America
aux Antilles françaises / In the French Antilles
dans le Pacifique Sud / In the South Pacific
Like the Regions, the overseas territories were regrouped and renamed in 2003:Une réforme constitutionnelle de 2003, a remplacé le nom des Départements d’Outre-Mer et Territoires d’Outre-Mer (DOM-TOM) par les Départements ou Régions français d’Outre-Mer (DROM) et les Collectivités d’Outre-Mer (COM).In the constitutional reform of 2003, the name “Départements d’Outre-Mer” et “Territoires d’Outre-Mer” (DOM-TOM) was replaced by “Départements ou régions français d’Outre-Mer (DROM) and “les collectivités d’Outre-Mer” (COM).
If you like testing your knowledge of geography, take this geography quiz.
Description of les départements and les Collectivités d’Outre-Mer (COM) via Français 101 by William J. Carrasco & Shahrzad Zahed, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
It’s time to practice the vocabulary for this section! Below this vocabulary list, you’ll find interactive flashcards, spelling practice, and a crossword puzzle to test your knowledge.
| une région | region |
| L'Hexagone (m) | France- mainland |
| La Métropole | France - mainland |
| Le monde francophone | The francophone world |
| les DOM-TOM (les départements et territoires d'outre-mer) | overseas territories |
| La Suisse | Switzerland |
| Le Maroc | Morocco |
| La Nouvelle-Calédonie | New Caledonia |
| L'Afrique | Africa |
| La Belgique | Belgium |
| L'Allemagne | Germany |
| l'Alsace (f) | Alsace |
| Le Grand Est | Région East of France - Grand-East |
| la Bourgogne | Burgundy |
| la Bretagne | Brittany |
| la Côte d'Azur | the Riviera |
| la Corse | Corsica |
| l'Ile de France (f) | Ile de France |
| (la région parisienne) | (Parisian region) |
| la Lorraine | Lorraine |
| la Normandie | Normandy |
| la Provence | Provence |
| la Vallée de la Loire | the Loire Valley |
| acheter | to buy |
| amener | to bring somebody (along) |
| changer | to change |
| emmener | to take someone along |
| espérer | to hope |
| essayer | to try |
| manger | to eat |
| nager | to swim |
| partager | to share |
Directions: To begin, you’ll review flashcards for key unit vocabulary. Once you feel comfortable with the terms, you’ll have the opportunity to practice what you’ve learned through several interactive activities. Please repeat these activities as much as needed and we encourage you to return to this page throughout the unit to review. Note: each time you refresh this page, the activities will be randomized. We recommended doing this to mix things up!
Flashcards
Spelling
Crossword
