Verb drill
DELF A1 speaking: introduce yourself, then answer a follow-up
Build Adam’s French introduction from five facts. Practise age, home, work and hobbies with a sentence drill and short follow-up questions.
- A1
- 10 answers
- Checked all at once
- Accents count
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In short
Start with Je m’appelle…, J’ai… ans and J’habite à…. When the partner asks a follow-up, answer that detail directly: Vous travaillez où ? — Dans une librairie, à Nantes.
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Meet Adam Morel
| Fact | Adam’s information |
|---|---|
| Name | Adam Morel |
| Age | vingt-six ans |
| Home | Nantes |
| Work | une librairie à Nantes |
| Interests | le vélo et la cuisine |
Bonjour, je m’appelle Adam Morel. J’ai vingt-six ans et j’habite à Nantes. Je travaille dans une librairie. Pendant mon temps libre, j’aime faire du vélo et cuisiner.
Hello, my name is Adam Morel. I am twenty-six and live in Nantes. I work in a bookshop. In my free time, I like cycling and cooking.
Adam’s work and interests
Find:
Study the introduction before starting the drill. Use the verb in each hint and write only the missing word. Age takes avoir: j’ai vingt-six ans. With a city, use à Nantes. After j’aime, the activity can be an infinitive, such as cuisiner.
1 · Build the introduction, one verb at a time
- Je m’ Adam Morel. (s’appeler: je)
- J’ vingt-six ans. (avoir: je)
- J’ à Nantes. (habiter: je)
- Je dans une librairie. (travailler: je)
- J’ faire du vélo. (aimer: je)
- Pendant mon temps libre, je . (cuisiner: je)
2 · Follow-up answers: fill the missing word
- Vous avez quel âge ? — J’ai vingt-six . (years)
- Vous habitez où ? — J’habite Nantes. (preposition before a city)
- Vous travaillez où ? — Dans une . (bookshop)
- Vous aimez cuisiner ? — Oui, j’ beaucoup cuisiner. (aimer: je)
A partner chooses the next question
For the next round, keep only the five facts visible. Your partner chooses among the questions in the drill and changes their order. After that, introduce yourself using your own details. Keep the same sentence frames and change the facts that belong to you.