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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Words & expressionsPractical guideA2
Build a French word map: describe one room in six links
Build a useful French vocabulary map from a bedroom scene: nouns with articles, location links, actions and a question, with a checklist and quiz.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Pouvoir conjugation: French forms for can, could and may
Conjugate pouvoir in nine useful tenses, compare permission and ability, practise pourriez-vous, and learn what to use instead of an imperative.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: learning to ride a bike as an adult
A personal account in the passé composé and imparfait: Fatou learns to ride a bike at 35. Follow her progress with glosses, a translation and questions.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French short story: two neighbours swap a recipe
Madame Ferrand, 82, and her young neighbour Inès trade recipes: a tarte aux pommes for a dal. An A2 story with glosses, translation and questions on ingredients and substitutions.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA2
French camera equipment: 24 photography flashcards with pictures
Learn twenty camera accessories plus four useful camera parts in French. Use picture cards and shooting setup questions to identify the equipment you need.
Everyday FrenchText conversationA2
Texting your flatmate about chores, in French
The dishes are piling up. Text your French flatmate to share the chores without starting a fight: suggest a rota, agree days and keep it friendly.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
Avec plaisir or volontiers: accepting and replying to thanks
Accept an invitation with avec plaisir or volontiers, offer help in a full sentence, and choose a natural reply to merci. Short exchanges and a quiz.
Pronunciation & listeningDialogueA2
What does t’as mean? Follow a casual French conversation
Read a conversation with t’as, compare it with tu as and ta, and practise replying. Learn where the contraction fits and which form to keep in writing.
Everyday FrenchArticleA2
How to read a French menu
Find the courses, understand the set menu, and know what is included.
Grammar & usageVerb drillA2
French compound-tense negation: put pas after the auxiliary
Practise je n’ai pas compris with avoir, être and object pronouns. Then place jamais, rien, personne and aucune in complete past-tense sentences.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Travail or emploi? Fill the gaps in a French job search
Practise travail, emploi, travaux and mode d’emploi in a short job-search story. Compare work to do, a job position and instructions for use.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetA2
Irregular French future stems: a 17-verb cheat sheet
Find 17 irregular French future stems, spot double r and the venir family, then practise ten forms with study and work examples.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
Couvert or couvercle: explore a French dinner table
Explore a dinner table to distinguish les couverts, mettre le couvert and un couvercle. Practise couvert, couverte, couverts and couvertes in context.
Grammar & usageQuizA2
French object pronouns quiz: le, lui, y or en?
Ten questions help you choose French object pronouns from the verb and its complement. Practise known objects, recipients, places and quantities.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceA2
DELF A2 writing practice: explain a simple recipe to a friend
Write a DELF A2-style message giving a friend a simple recipe: ingredients with quantities and steps with d'abord, ensuite, enfin. Model answer and checklist.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesA2
Un coin means a corner: avoid the English "coin" trap
In French, un coin is a corner, and a coin is une pièce (de monnaie). Learn coin, pièce, angle and quartier with examples, idioms and a correction exercise.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
Réutilisable or jetable: French words for everyday objects
Learn reusable and disposable in French with six picture cards. Compare réutilisable, réutilisé, jetable and jeté, then check adjective agreement.
Reading & writingPractical guideA2
French email checks: references, dates and attachments
Catch a wrong order number, an unclear item reference and a missing attachment in a French email. Compare a draft with the facts, then check your own message.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Dire conjugation: dis, disons, dites and dit
Learn dire in the present, past, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative. Practise vous dites, the participle dit and everyday reporting.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingA2
DELF A2 reading practice: understand a mixed book review
Read Nora’s review of Le Banc bleu, then answer five questions about praise, a slow beginning and who might enjoy the book. Glosses and translation included.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French story: the viewing shows a room the advert never mentioned
Read an A2 French flat-viewing story where an unmentioned storage room changes a visitor’s decision. Follow the rooms, measurements and explicit qui, que and où references.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA2
French first-aid kit vocabulary: supplies in 24 picture flashcards
Learn twenty first-aid supplies and four storage words in French, with articles, picture cards and short requests that name the object to find.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Je me lave les mains: French body-part articles in useful phrases
Use le, la and les with French body parts in daily routines and simple symptoms. Compare pronouns, avoir mal à and possessives, with pictures and practice.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
French campsite dialogue: ask to change a flooded pitch
Explain a waterlogged campsite pitch in French, compare two alternatives and agree a move. Includes a translated dialogue and traveller practice.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Apporter or amener? What to bring and who to bring
Bring a cake with apporter and a friend with amener. Compare destinations, practise a dinner invitation and check the present-tense accent change.
Words & expressionsVerb drillA2
Choisir or décider: practise choices and decisions
Compare choisir and décider, then complete present-tense forms and sentence patterns for choosing an option and deciding what to do.
Reading & writingGap-fillA2
French garden rota: read the changes and fill the gaps
Read a community garden rota and three volunteer messages in French. Complete eight gaps about who opens the gate, changed tasks and shared equipment.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
Décision or choix: five French patterns for decisions and options
A compact guide to prendre une décision, faire un choix, avoir le choix and un large choix. Compare examples, complete six patterns and check your meaning.
Grammar & usagePicture sceneA2
Par in French: explore a route, then spot an agent or rate
Explore a French town to practise par for a route. Compare an agent, a communication channel and a per-unit rate, then answer five quick questions.
Pronunciation & listeningQuizA2
French final t quiz: chat, sept, petite and petit enfant
Eight questions on French final t: silent words, pronounced endings, feminine forms and liaison. Compare chat, sept, petit enfant and et ensuite.
Reading & writingExam practiceA2
Reschedule an appointment in French: A2 email practice
Identify the old appointment, offer two new times and ask for confirmation in French. Practise with a clear email model and a rescheduling verb table.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesA2
Confus or perdu? Saying you're confused in French
Je suis confus often means "I'm embarrassed, sorry", not "I'm confused". To say you don't follow, use je suis perdu, je ne comprends pas or je m'y perds.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
French camping vocabulary: tents, awnings and sleeping kit in pictures
Recognise twelve French shelter and sleeping-kit words. Picture cards distinguish a flysheet, guy rope, awning, sleeping bag and different camping mats.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideA2
Use slower French audio: catch one detail, then return to normal speed
Use a short café exchange to plan a focused replay. Check an exception, a corrected number and your return to the recording’s original speed.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Apprendre conjugation: apprends, apprenons and appris
Learn apprendre in seven tenses, from j’apprends to j’ai appris. Compare plural stems, learn à + infinitive and test your recall with a drill and quiz.
Everyday FrenchReadingA2
A French get-well message: offer help with the shopping
Read a warm French get-well message, then build your own with a practical offer, a convenient time and bon rétablissement. A2 notes and questions.
