Learn French vocabulary with the French version of the famous pop song HAVANA (French Song Vocabulary, FSV #10, Camila Cabello with the Sara’h Cover). The French version of the song is as catchty and melodious as its English version. For the French version, we use the Sara’h Cover song which has a good combination of French words & phrases for the French beginner/novice trying to expand their vocabulary.
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[su_icon_text icon=”icon: hand-o-right” icon_color=”#2FA0CA” icon_size=”28″]Table of Contents…[/su_icon_text]
- A) FSV #10 Video & Lyrics
- B) Word List
- *Trivia & More
- C) Review Question
- D) Downloads
- E) Sneak Peek Word
TRUE or FALSE? Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway spent much of his time in both Paris & Havana. Yet he spent more time in Havana which is why it became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
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[su_icon icon=”icon: youtube-play” background=”#2FA0CA” size=”32″ shape_size=”15″ text_size=”26″ color=”#ffffff” ]A) FSV #10 Video & Lyrics[/su_icon]
Watch the music video and see if you can fill in the Video Word Blanks below.
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HAVANA
Video Word Blanks
Havana (oh na na)
Une (1)_____ de mon (2)_____ est à Havana (oh na na)
Il me (3)_____ à l'(4)_____ d’Atlanta (na na na)
Tout mon (2*)_____ est à la Havana
Il a ce je ne (5)_____ (6)_____ (Havana oh na na)
[su_icon_text icon=”icon: hand-o-right” icon_color=”#aa1801″ icon_size=”28″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener” url=”https://madamefipa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/havana_free_starter_r.pdf”]For all the lyrics & cheat sheet, download the FREE CHEAT SHEET SET (includes word lists, word definitions and review word puzzles).[/su_icon_text]
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[su_icon icon=”icon: list-alt” background=”#2FA0CA” size=”32″ shape_size=”15″ text_size=”26″ color=”#ffffff”]B) Word List [/su_icon]
Learn some of the words from the song with the Word Map & Word Table below.
HAVANA
Word Table Preview
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Notes: 1) Scroll horizontally, if all table columns are not visible. 2) LINK* This column shows the DICTIONARY-LOOK-UP word & a link to an online dictionary entry. 3) (* ) This is the translation of the conjugated verb.
| # | WORD | LINK* | DEFINITION | GRAMMAR | NOTES | |
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| 1 | PART | [su_icon icon="icon: external-link-square" background="#aa1801" size="12" shape_size="4" color="#ffffff" margin="0px 5px 0px 0px" url="http://www.wordreference.com/fren/part"][/su_icon] | Piece, portion | nf | --- | |
| 2 | COEUR | [su_icon icon="icon: external-link-square" background="#aa1801" size="12" shape_size="4" color="#ffffff" margin="0px 5px 0px 0px" url="http://www.wordreference.com/fren/coeur"][/su_icon] | Heart | nm | --- | |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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HAVANA
Word Map Preview
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[su_icon_text icon=”icon: hand-o-right” icon_color=”#aa1801″ icon_size=”28″]For a Sneak Peek of a vocabulary word from the next blog post FSV song, MA PHILOSOPHIE (FSV #11), check out the Sneak Peek below. [/su_icon_text]
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Q) TRIVIA TRUE or FALSE? Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Hemingway spent much of his time in both Paris & Havana. Yet he spent more time in Havana which is why it became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
A) False. The Old Havana portion of Havana (Cuba) was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to its architectural, historical and environmental continuity making it the most impressive historical city centre in the Caribbean and one of the most notable in the American continent as a whole.
[su_icon icon=”icon: star” background=”#2FA0CA” size=”32″ shape_size=”15″ text_size=”26″ color=”#ffffff” ]C) REVIEW QUESTION [/su_icon]
Use the clues below to guess which word from the word list is Review Word (a) and fills the article blank below. Can you also guess the Bonus Word (b) using the word map clues.
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HAVANA
FREE PDF DOWNLOADS
FVV#16 COFFRE
- Road trip with the dog
- FREE CHEAT PUZZLE SHEET
- New FVV video & word every Monday for beginners & novice learners!
[su_icon icon=”icon: binoculars” background=”#2FA0CA” size=”32″ shape_size=”15″ text_size=”26″ color=”#ffffff” ]E) Sneak Peek Word [/su_icon]
Here is a sneak peek of a vocabulary word from the next FSV blog post song, MA PHILOSOPHIE (FSV #11). Can you guess the vocabulary word in the blank?
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Sneak Peek Word
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[su_icon_text icon=”icon: hand-o-right” icon_color=”#aa1801″ icon_size=”28″]For more vocabulary & to see the Sneak Peek word in a song, go to the next FSV blog post song, MA PHILOSOPHIE (FSV #11).[/su_icon_text]






