48 practice makes perfect French Vocabulary
- l’agent de voyage
- l’infi rmier
- la pharmacienne
- le mécanicien
- le représentant qui loue les voitures
- la coiff euse
- l’ouvrier
- l’agriculteur
- le commerçant
- le dentiste
- le sculpteur
- le juge
Les lieux de vacances et les hôtels
(Vacation sites and hotels)
When we are not at work or at home, we are oft en in places like hotels or parks where we can en-
joy leisure-time activities. Many French people take both a summer and a winter vacation each
year, because employed workers generally get from four to six weeks of paid vacation.Les lieux de vacances (Vacation sites)
France off ers a great variety of vacation choices and sites for the young, the mature, singles, and
families alike, especially during summer vacations (les grandes vacances). Th e French are not
great amusement park (le parc d’amusement) lovers even though they have a Disneyland and a
few other such parks.l’auberge de jeunesse (f.) youth hostel
le bateau de croisière cruise ship
le bord de mer seaside
la campagne countryside
la chambre d’hôte room (in a private home)
le club de vacances vacation club
la colonie de vacances, la colo summer camp
à l’étranger (m.) abroad
le gîte rented vacation home
l’hôtel (m.) hotel
le jardin d’attractions amusement park
le lieu historique historical site
la maison de vacances vacation home
la montagne mountain
le parc naturel natural park
le pays exotique exotic country
la pension de famille residential hotel