Look around the room. Your teacher will point at four things. Name each colour in English first.

Then listen: you will hear those same colours in French. Which ones already sound a bit familiar?

Watch for the French flag on the board too: bleu, blanc and rouge side by side. That is the tricolore.

Here are today's eight colours, in two groups of four.

Your teacher will tap each one. Listen, then say it back together. Listen for the soft zh sound in rouge and orange, like the s in treasure.

After the first four, freeze and point at something that colour in the room. You will also learn a tiny French phrase: C'est rouge! (It's red!).

Watch the board. When a classmate flips a French card, whisper the word. When its English match is found, say the French aloud together.

Look at the picture on the board. Imagine the colours you would spot on a French street: a tricolore above a mairie (town hall), a blue café awning, a yellow Tour de France jersey.

A classmate chooses a French colour label for each part. Give a thumbs-up if you agree, or whisper the colour you think is right. When the label is correct, say together: C'est + the colour (for example C'est bleu!).

When bleu, blanc or rouge appear, those three together are the French flag, the tricolore.