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French at A1
Everything written for A1 learners (first steps), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA1
French è and ê pronunciation: mère, fête and fenêtre
Read è and ê with the open vowel /ɛ/ in mère, fête and fenêtre. Compare useful words, explore four picture cards and check the accents.
Culture & registerDialogueA1
Bonjour or bonne journée: start and end a daytime conversation
Follow a short French conversation from bonjour to bonne journée. Practise your lines, return the wish and check the spelling with three questions.
Reading & writingGraded storyA1
A1 French reading: a campsite without electricity
An easy French text about a night at a simple campsite: a tent, a torch, a gas stove and no phone signal. Glossed words, translation and questions.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA1
Whose turn is it? French phrases for queues and waiting
Ask who is last in the queue, keep your place, let someone go first and politely point out a queue-jumper. Real French phrases from shops, markets and doctors' waiting rooms.
DELF, DALF & examsGap-fillA1
DELF A1 weather practice: a rainy afternoon and a new plan
Read a short French forecast and a change of plan, then complete six gaps about the day, weather, museum visit and postponed walk.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA1
French hotel-room vocabulary: explore the room before unpacking
Explore twelve French words for hotel-room furniture and amenities, then find the object named in a short message from reception.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA1
French shaving and beard care vocabulary in pictures
Twelve shaving and beard words in French with pictures: le rasoir, la mousse à raser, la tondeuse, l'huile à barbe, la lame. Talk to a barber with confidence.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA1
Donner conjugation: every tense, plus donner à and donner sur
Donner in every common tense with examples, the indirect object (donner quelque chose à quelqu'un), the pronouns lui and leur, and donner sur (to overlook).
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA1
French -er verbs present tense drill: parler, aimer, manger, commencer
Practise 24 present-tense forms and sentences with parler, aimer, manger and commencer, including nous mangeons, nous commençons and j’aime.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA1
French footwear vocabulary: 20 picture cards beyond shoes
Twenty kinds of footwear in French with pictures: les baskets, les escarpins, les mocassins, les tongs, les chaussons, les bottines. Learn them with sizes.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetA1
French questions cheat sheet: est-ce que, inversion and question words
Build French questions with eight clear rules, from everyday intonation to est-ce que, inversion, qui, quoi, quel and combien de, with a quiz.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA1
French dialogue at a museum cloakroom: leaving your bag
Leave a backpack at a French museum cloakroom, get a ticket, ask about closing times and collect it again. Full dialogue with practice mode.
Reading & writingGraded storyA1
A1 French story: the missing jigsaw piece
Read a short French family story with picture vocabulary and English support. Follow two coloured jigsaw pieces, then check the sequence in four questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
French market prices: per kilo, per item or per punnet?
Ask what a French market price covers, order half a kilo and check the total. Practise seller replies, food picture cards and three price questions.
DELF, DALF & examsPicture sceneA1
Ask for visitor information in French: which entrance and what time?
Explore a cultural centre, ask which entrance to use and find out when an exhibition opens. Practise the visitor’s two questions and a clear recap.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA1
Bol or tasse? French bowls, cups and what goes in them
Name bowls, cups and breakfast tableware in French. Compare un bol de soupe, une tasse de thé and une tasse à café, with pictures and a quiz.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA1
Demander conjugation: every tense, and demander à / de
Demander in every common tense, with the patterns demander quelque chose à quelqu'un and demander à quelqu'un de faire. Plus the false friend demand.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillA1
Nous avons, ils arrivent: practise French pronoun–verb liaison
Build eight subject–verb phrases with nous, vous, ils and elles. Locate the linking z, compare il aime with ils aiment, then check the boundary.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA1
French clothes vocabulary: 30 flashcards with porter and mettre
Learn 30 French words for clothes, shoes and accessories with their articles, plus short examples showing porter, mettre and colour agreement.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA1
French months and seasons: a beginner's calendar cheat sheet
All twelve French months and four seasons on one page, with en janvier, au printemps, en été and how to write a date like le 3 mars.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA1
French dialogue in a charity shop: buying something with no price
Ask the price of an unlabelled item in a French charity shop or flea market, check its condition, pay cash and ask for a bag. Full dialogue with practice mode.
Reading & writingGraded storyA1
A1 French reading: the passenger brings the map
Read an A1 French day-trip story with three named adults. Track the driver, the passenger with the map and the friend waiting with lunch.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA1
Excuse me, can I get past? French phrases for crowded places
Get through a crowded métro, a cinema row or a market in French: pardon, je peux passer ?, je descends, and how to thank people. Short real phrases.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA1
French farmyard vocabulary: find the animals and buildings
Explore a French farmyard: la vache, le cochon, la poule, le tracteur, la grange, l'abreuvoir. Tap each one, then play Find it with short clues.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA1
French beachwear vocabulary: what to wear by the sea
Twelve beachwear words in French with pictures: le maillot de bain, le bikini, le short de bain, la casquette, les lunettes de soleil, le paréo, les tongs.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA1
Chercher conjugation: every tense, plus chercher vs trouver
Chercher in every common tense with examples, why it takes no preposition (je cherche mes clés), and how it differs from trouver, rechercher and aller chercher.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA1
Futur proche drill: turn present sentences into future plans
Practise aller + infinitive with six forms and twelve sentence transformations. Includes negative futur proche, reflexive verbs and worked examples.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA1
French cleaning vocabulary: 20 picture cards for household jobs
Twenty cleaning products and tools in French with pictures: le balai, la serpillière, l'aspirateur, l'éponge, le liquide vaisselle. Talk about housework.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA1
French noun gender: learn the article with the word
Learn French noun gender with short phrases: une petite table, un grand canapé, une armoire blanche. See hidden gender, useful clues and four practice questions.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA1
French market dialogue: buying fruit and cheese at A1
Practise a 20-line French market conversation: ask for pears, taste cheese, give quantities and pay. Includes English cues, quantity patterns and a quiz.
Reading & writingGraded storyA1
A1 French reading: the portrait has one surprising detail
Read a short French story about an unexpected detail in a painted portrait. Compare today’s shirt with an older party photo and follow the artist’s agreed change.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA1
S’il vous plaît or s’il te plaît: which French please should you use?
Choose the right French please for one friend, a stranger or a group. Practise short requests, spelling and the te in s’il te plaît.
Grammar & usagePicture sceneA1
Dans, sur and sous: explore a room in French
Find eight things in a French living room, practise inside, on and under, and answer location questions with dans, sur and sous.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA1
A French vocabulary notebook: a ready-to-copy town page
Build a French vocabulary notebook with articles, useful phrases and examples. Copy a town word list, explore picture cards and check your own entries.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA1
French present endings: jouer, then finir and partir
Learn the six present forms of jouer, compare finir with partir and test endings in five questions. Includes silent written endings and infinitive patterns.
Grammar & usageVerb drillA1
Build your first French sentences: subject, verb, complement
Put scrambled beginner sentences in order, then build your own about where you live, what you do and what you like. Typed answers with instant checking.
