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A2 French story: a work placement changes a study plan Graded story · A2
A2 French story: looking after the neighbour’s cat Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the cheaper course costs more in travel Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the door at the back of the studio Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the flat has a view of a wall, not the park Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the hotel sends the bag to the previous room Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the missing attachment arrives in a second email Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the old cinema becomes a library Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the same coat returns to the second-hand clothing fair Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the viewing shows a room the advert never mentioned Graded story · A2
A2 French story: the volunteer remembers the wrong start time Graded story · A2
A2 French story: three neighbours try a quieter morning routine Graded story · A2
Accept shopping help but decline a visit in French: gap-fill messages Gap-fill · A2
Accepter: conjugate “to accept” and use accepter de Conjugation table · A1
Accompagner: conjugate “to accompany” in seven tenses Conjugation table · A1
Accord de principe: read a conditional agreement in French Reading · C1
According to whom? Nested attribution in a dense French report Matching game · C2
Accordons-le: concede a point in French without conceding the conclusion Phrasebook · C1
Accrocher or suspendre? Coats, pictures and hanging lamps Article · B1
Accroître conjugation: accrois, accroissons and accru Conjugation table · B2
Acheter conjugation: j'achète with a grave accent Conjugation table · A1
Acheter, payer or dépenser: buying, paying and spending in French Article · A2
Acquérir conjugation: acquiers, acquérons, acquis and acquerrai Conjugation table · B1
Acquérir or acheter: buying an object, gaining a skill Article · B2
Active to passive in French: a transformation drill Verb drill · B1
Actuel means current: avoid the French actual / actuel trap Common mistakes · A2
Actuellement or maintenant? Currently, now and actually Common mistakes · B1
Adéquat or approprié? Suitable choices, with examples Cheat sheet · B1
Adjective + à or de? Sort facile à, content de and more Sorting game · B1
Admettre conjugation: admets, admettons and admis Conjugation table · B2
Advanced French ne: negative, restrictive or expletive? Cheat sheet · C1
Affirme, estime, s'interroge: French reporting verbs and commitment Word scale · B2
Affirmer or confirmer? A French conversation about checking a booking Dialogue · B1
After par exemple: explain what your French example shows Article · B2
Agir conjugation and constructions: agir sur, en faveur de and contre Conjugation table · B2
Agreement with avoir: find the object before adding -e or -s Verb drill · B1
Aider in seven tenses: help someone with aider à Conjugation table · A1
Aimer conjugation: love, like and j'aimerais Conjugation table · A1
Ainsi procède-t-elle: a cheat sheet for French statement inversion Cheat sheet · C1
Airport check-in in French: phrases for each next step Phrasebook · A2
Ajouter or compléter? Fill the gaps in a French message exchange Gap-fill · A2
Aller in the present tense: conjugation drill with answers Verb drill · A1
Aller present-tense drill: vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont Verb drill · A1
Améliorer or perfectionner? Improving French, skills and work Article · B1
Ami, copain or connaissance? Introduce the people you know Dialogue · A2
An aporia in French: keep the contradiction visible before resolving it Exam practice · C2
An apostrophe in a French speech is not just a punctuation mark Matching game · C1
An error on the restaurant bill: a French dialogue Dialogue · A2
An or année? A French cheat sheet for ages, dates and years Cheat sheet · A2
An unknown French word? Follow the clues and ask one clear question Practical guide · B1
Analyse a metaphor in French: from image to argument Article · C2
Analysis or evaluation? Two jobs in French argument writing Article · C1
Annoncer or avertir? French phrases for news, notices and warnings Phrasebook · A2
Annotate a French headline for reading: don't stress every word Cheat sheet · C1
Annotate a French writing brief: audience, actions, facts and limits Practical guide · B1
Announcing a French dialectical plan without premièrement Cheat sheet · C1
Annuler conjugation: annule, annulions and annulé Conjugation table · A2
Answer a B1 French objection: adapt a museum proposal Practical guide · B1
Answer the strongest objection in French before it is raised Exam practice · C2
Apercevoir or remarquer? A French station story with eight gaps Gap-fill · B1
Apologise in French when you gave someone the wrong information Dialogue · B1
Apologising for forgetting a friend's birthday, by text in French Text conversation · A2
Appart or appartement: explore a French flat Picture scene · A2
Appartenir conjugation: appartiens, appartenons and appartenu Conjugation table · B2
Applying for a French residence permit: the steps in order Timeline · B1
Apporter or amener? What to bring and who to bring Article · A2
Apporter: French conjugation from apporte to ait apporté Conjugation table · A1
Apprendre conjugation: apprends, apprenons and appris Conjugation table · A2
Apprendre or étudier: learn the meaning, practise the forms Verb drill · A1
Après que takes the indicative: French timelines at a glance Cheat sheet · B1
Après vous or allez-y: after you and go ahead in French Dialogue · A2
Argent, monnaie, espèces: what to say when you pay Phrasebook · A2
Arrange a furniture removal in French: bulky items, stairs and times Phrasebook · B1
Arrange a home maintenance visit in French: times and access Phrasebook · B1
Arranging a carpool in French by text Text conversation · A2
Arrêter une décision: when French arrêter means decide, not stop Graded story · B2
Arriver conjugation: arrive, suis arrivé and arriverai Conjugation table · A1
Arriver or atteindre: the patterns for arriving and reaching Cheat sheet · B1
Article or reportage? Read a reporter’s morning at a workshop Reading · B1
Ask a colleague for help in French: clear, practical phrases Phrasebook · B1
Ask a former tutor for a reference in French Text conversation · B1
Ask a French book group for clarification without stopping the discussion Phrasebook · B1
Ask a French colleague to correct a misleading percentage Text conversation · B2
Ask a French editor to preserve a qualification in your quote Text conversation · B2
Ask a French organiser for the evidence behind an eco-friendly claim Text conversation · B2
Ask a French presenter whether a price comparison includes tax Dialogue · B2
Ask a French recruiter to clarify a question you do not understand Dialogue · B1
Ask a French researcher what a study did not measure Dialogue · B2
Ask a friend what matters most before giving advice in French Dialogue · B1
Ask a neighbour to turn the music down in French Phrasebook · B1
Ask a relative before using their memory in a French text Text conversation · B2
Ask a teacher for useful feedback in French: a B1 dialogue Dialogue · B1
Ask about a French course: an A2 email writing task Exam practice · A2
Ask about a workshop waiting list in French Dialogue · A2
Ask about recycling in French: bins, instructions and collection days Cheat sheet · A2
Ask about your French course level: an A2 enquiry quiz Quiz · A2
Ask for a dish recommendation in French: a restaurant dialogue Dialogue · A2
Ask for a product demonstration in French: question practice Verb drill · A2
Ask for advice in French without asking someone to decide for you Sentence builder · B1
Ask for an accessible way to take part in a French public consultation Phrasebook · B1
Ask for an attachment in another format in French Phrasebook · B1
Ask for an interpreter for a French consultation: a B1 dialogue Dialogue · B1
Ask for clarification in French: explanation, detail and confirmation Phrasebook · A2
Ask for directions in French: the route and the next turn Phrasebook · A1
Ask for feedback on a French draft: an A2 dialogue Dialogue · A2
Ask for French pronunciation feedback: phrases that help Practical guide · B1
Ask for information in a French email: an A2 course enquiry Exam practice · A2
Ask for something cheaper in French: state your budget Phrasebook · A2
Ask for the original French source behind a forwarded summary Text conversation · B2
Ask for visitor information in French: which entrance and what time? Picture scene · A1
Ask to view a flat in French: A2 email task and model Exam practice · A2
Asking a classmate for the notes, in French Text conversation · A2
Asking a friend to water your plants, in French Text conversation · A1
Asking a neighbour to take in a parcel: a French text Text conversation · A2
Asking for the toilet in French: directions, codes and keys Phrasebook · A1
Asking politely in French: from donne-moi to auriez-vous l'amabilité Word scale · B1
Asking questions in French: forms, words and examples Practical guide · A1
Asking your manager for a day off, in French Text conversation · B1
Assez or trop… pour: enough or too much to do something Article · B1
Assister à or aider? Attend the event, help the organiser Common mistakes · A2
Assumer or supposer? How to translate “assume” into French Common mistakes · B2
At a French consultation: ask for a simpler explanation Phrasebook · A2
At the cobbler in French: repair a heel and arrange collection Dialogue · A2
At the doctor in French: useful phrases and what you’ll hear Phrasebook · A2
At the French pharmacy: match the symptom to the remedy Matching game · A2
At the hairdresser in French: explain the haircut you want Dialogue · A2
At the hotel in French: check-in, room problems and checkout Phrasebook · A2
At the library in French: ask for a book you can borrow Phrasebook · A1
At the library in French: join, borrow and return a book Picture scene · A2
At the pharmacy in French: is my prescription item ready? Dialogue · A2
At the pharmacy in French: say where it hurts and since when Phrasebook · A2
At the pharmacy in French: symptoms, advice and dosage questions Phrasebook · A2
At the tailor in French: shortening trousers and adjusting clothes Phrasebook · A2
Attendre conjugation: attends, attendons and attendu Conjugation table · A2
Attendre or espérer? A gap-fill story about waiting and hoping Gap-fill · A2
Au point de + infinitive: practise saying “so much that” Verb drill · B2
Au revoir or à bientôt: choosing a French goodbye Phrasebook · A1
Aucun or aucune? Four mistakes to fix when saying none Common mistakes · A2
Audit a French argument: which assumption needs support? Practical guide · C2
Augmenter or accroître: describe an increase in French Article · B1
Aujourd’hui, demain, ici: a reported-speech gap-fill Gap-fill · B1
Auquel and duquel: a French relative-pronoun cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B1
Aura fini → aurait fini: French reported future-perfect drill Verb drill · B2
Aussi convient-il: a cheat sheet for formal “therefore” Cheat sheet · C1
Aussi difficile soit-il: French concessive inversion explained Cheat sheet · C1
Aussitôt or immédiatement: a French timing cloze Gap-fill · B1
Autant… autant: contrast two sides of the same thing Article · C1
Autoriser or permettre: practise permission and possibility Verb drill · B1
Avancer or progresser: a conversation about getting things done Dialogue · A2
Avant de and après avoir: practise putting two actions in order Verb drill · B1
Avant que + subjunctive: eight forms to practise Verb drill · B1
Avec plaisir or volontiers: accepting and replying to thanks Phrasebook · A2
Avis or conseil: ask for an opinion, ask for advice Phrasebook · A2
Avoir conjugation: common French tenses and everyday expressions Conjugation table · A1
Avoir in the imparfait: practise j’avais, nous avions and more Verb drill · A2
Avoir in the present: forms, age and everyday expressions Cheat sheet · A1
Avoir or être: start with the verb Article · A2
Avoir or être? Check French compound verbs in a draft Practical guide · B1
Avoir present tense drill: six forms, j’ai and je suis Verb drill · A1
Ayant fait, étant parti: French compound participles at a glance Cheat sheet · B2

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B1 French opinion notes: a community-radio proposal Cheat sheet · B1
B1 French opinion review: make your claim fit your example Practical guide · B1
B1 French proposal revision: keep the exhibition, clear the corridor Exam practice · B1
B1 French reading: a baker hands over the business Reading · B1
B1 French reading: a clay vase waiting for the kiln Reading · B1
B1 French reading: a newspaper correction (rectificatif) Reading · B1
B1 French reading: a place in a shared art studio Graded story · B1
B1 French reading: a repair café’s busiest afternoon Reading · B1
B1 French reading: an announcement and its update Reading · B1
B1 French reading: an editorial on short article summaries Reading · B1
B1 French reading: back to university after twenty years Reading · B1
B1 French reading: building a cardboard bridge Reading · B1
B1 French reading: can the reuse shop collect your table? Reading · B1
B1 French reading: choosing a new title for a short film Reading · B1
B1 French reading: eight postcards from a collection Reading · B1
B1 French reading: life as a seasonal mountain worker Reading · B1
B1 French reading: the path missing from a hand-drawn map Reading · B1
B1 French reading: turning down a film’s soundtrack Reading · B1
B1 French reading: volunteers who monitor a river Reading · B1
B1 French reading: what can you consult, photograph or copy? Reading · B1