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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French reading: a snowball saved in the freezer
Read an A2 French memory story about a dated box found in a freezer. Separate repeated winter games, one unusual decision and the present discovery.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases for a ferry crossing with a car
Board a French car ferry: the boarding lane, vehicle height, returning to the car deck and asking about cabins and the restaurant. Real phrases with practice.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Describe an item in a French shop when you do not know its name
Ask a French shop assistant for a storage box by describing its purpose, size and budget. Practise the customer’s lines and compare two options.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Odeur or parfum? Smells, scents and perfume in French
Describe coffee, flowers and perfume in French. Compare une odeur and un parfum, explore four picture cards and test the meanings in context.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
Avoir in the imparfait: practise j’avais, nous avions and more
Practise all six imparfait forms of avoir, then complete eight sentences about age, hunger, fear and possession. Includes examples and a short check.
Grammar & usageGap-fillA2
French A2 object-pronoun gap-fill: borrowing a neighbour’s ladder
Fill twelve object-pronoun gaps as a ladder goes from Karim to his neighbour and back. Includes picture vocabulary, a full translation and three questions.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetA2
Personne and rien: a French word-order cheat sheet
Say nobody and nothing in French. Compare subject and object positions, je n’ai rien vu and je n’ai vu personne, then try five questions.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
French campsite facilities: explore showers, washing and water points
Explore ten shared campsite facilities in French. Find the shower, washing-up sink, drinking-water tap and waste points for five camper tasks.
Verbs & tensesQuizA2
French imperative quiz: 10 checks on commands and pronouns
Test French commands with tu, nous and vous: parle, prenons, soyez, aie, vas-y and negative reflexive forms. Ten questions with explanations.
Verbs & tensesExam practiceA2
Write a childhood memory in French: a model and a guided task
Build an A2 childhood memory around one place and routine. Read a short model, use four picture prompts and add a single event if it helps your story.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesA2
Assister à or aider? Attend the event, help the organiser
Learn assister à for attending and aider for helping. Compare three sentence patterns, practise a workshop scene and check the formal assistance sense.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
French camping cookware vocabulary: 12 pieces of compact cooking kit
Pack a camp kitchen in French: learn twelve portable cooking and eating objects with pictures, compare a pan and a saucepan, then follow a packing list.
Words & expressionsPractical guideA2
Describe an object in French: colour, material and condition
Describe a lost bag, a notebook or a second-hand table in French. Use a practical checklist, illustrated examples and three questions.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Annuler conjugation: annule, annulions and annulé
Learn annuler with seven tense tables, doubled-n spelling and active versus passive cancellation phrases, plus common mistakes and a short quiz.
Words & expressionsReadingA2
Nouvelle or actualité? Read personal news, local news and a story
Read three short French texts to distinguish des nouvelles, l’actualité and une nouvelle. Includes vocabulary notes, pictures and four questions.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French short story: a surprise on the balcony at dawn
Léon finds a pigeon nesting in a flowerpot on his balcony. An A2 story in the past tenses about patience and small changes, with glosses and questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At a French consultation: ask for a simpler explanation
Ask what a word means, request simpler French and check an instruction in your own words. A2 phrases for understanding a consultation step by step.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Poste or place? French dialogue for your first day at work
Start a new job in French: distinguish your poste, your place in a meeting and your poste de travail. Practise a dialogue with prompts and a short quiz.
Grammar & usageArticleA2
Entre or parmi? Compare positions, groups and choices
Explore a park to compare entre and parmi, then use them with groups, choices and pronouns. Learn why entre can connect more than two things.
Grammar & usageVerb drillA2
French en practice: replace the noun and keep the quantity
Practise j’en ai deux, j’en veux and j’en parle. A worked reference and twelve gaps help you keep quantities and choose en rather than le, la or les.
Grammar & usageGap-fillA2
French determiners in a paragraph: which flat, which objects?
Follow un, le, ce and chaque through a flat viewing, then complete a linked paragraph. Includes a room scene and questions on reference and group size.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA2
French l pronunciation: lit, elle and ville
Make a clear French l at the start and end of words. Use lit, elle and ville, picture cards, a printable sound sheet and a quiz on l and ill spellings.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
French fish counter vocabulary: weighing, preparing and wrapping an order
Explore twelve fish-counter objects in French, from the scales and fish scaler to the wrapping paper. Follow the stages of a customer’s order.
Reading & writingQuizA2
French food label quiz: ingredients, storage and dates
Twelve questions on real French food-label wording: à consommer de préférence avant, à conserver au frais, après ouverture, peut contenir des traces de.
Reading & writingExam practiceA2
Shorten a French email: keep the details that help the reader
Edit a crowded A2 French course enquiry. Keep the Saturday time constraint and practical questions, cut the digressions, then compare with a focused model.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesA2
Envier or avoir envie de? Envy and wanting in French
Avoir envie de means to want or feel like; envier means to envy. Compare the two with examples, typical English-speaker mistakes and a short check.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
French knitting and crochet vocabulary: 12 supplies in pictures
Learn twelve French knitting and crochet supplies with articles, pictures and examples. Match short project instructions to the yarn tools you need.
Reading & writingPractical guideA2
Proofread a short French message in three useful passes
Check one French reply for its purpose, practical details and language. Work through a before-and-after example, a checklist and four questions.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Se promener conjugation: je me promène, promenons and past forms
Study se promener in seven tenses and moods. Learn the promène/promenons accent change, reflexive pronouns, past agreement and promène-toi.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingA2
A2 French reading: who returns the borrowed drill?
Read three French messages about a borrowed drill. Track the borrower, a changed handover time and the battery and charger, then answer five questions.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French reading: a hotel guestbook brings back a promise
Read an A2 French hotel-return story in which an old guestbook note recalls a promise. Follow the earlier stay, current discovery and planned photograph.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
French environmental phrases: sort waste, save water, make a plan
Use French phrases for sorting waste, saving water and organising a greener shared space. Practise short exchanges, concrete objects and action verbs.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
French bike hire dialogue: choosing and adjusting an e-bike
Hire an electric bike in French: battery range, saddle height, the lock, the deposit and returning it. A complete dialogue with practice mode.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Savoir or connaître: which French verb means “know”?
Choose savoir for facts and skills, connaître for familiarity. Compare examples, all six present forms and four questions with clear explanations.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
Finir or partir? Practise two French -ir present patterns
Compare finir and partir in a six-person table, then practise -iss- forms, short singular stems and infinitives in a two-part drill.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Rencontrer or retrouver: a meeting and a lost notebook
Complete a short French story about a chance encounter, an arranged meeting and a lost notebook. Compare rencontrer, retrouver and se retrouver.
