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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
An or année? A French cheat sheet for ages, dates and years
Choose an or année for age, duration, calendar years and New Year wishes. Compare both ways to say last year and next year, then try five questions.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookA2
How to pronounce cinq: five, five o’clock and five minutes
Use cinq in appointments, quantities and number labels. Compare its final /k/ before a vowel and the two pronunciations heard in cinq minutes.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
French luggage storage dialogue: leave bags and check collection time
Leave two bags at a staffed luggage counter in French. Practise asking about the price, latest collection time and receipt needed to collect them.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Bon or bien? A small word, a big difference
Bon describes a thing, bien describes how something is done. See the difference in examples, then choose in two quick checks.
Grammar & usageVerb drillA2
En, au or aux? French country prepositions and origin forms
Practise en France, au Canada and aux Pays-Bas, then switch from destination to origin with de, d’, du and des. Includes country and city contrasts.
Verbs & tensesGap-fillA2
Past habits in French: complete a childhood memory
Complete a French childhood memory with the imparfait. Compare habitual would, present routines and a completed series of repeated events.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetA2
Parce que, puisque and car: a French cause cheat sheet
Choose parce que, puisque or car with six compact rules, everyday examples and a four-question check. Includes clause and noun patterns.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the pharmacy in French: symptoms, advice and dosage questions
Use 24 French pharmacy phrases across four scenes: ask for advice, describe a minor problem, discuss existing medicines and clarify dosage instructions.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Donner or offrir? Give a gift and offer a drink in French
Follow a birthday conversation to practise donner and offrir. Compare giving information, choosing a present and offering a drink, with picture cards.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Raconter or décrire: what happened, or what was it like?
Compare telling a story with describing a place through two accounts of a visit, illustrated room vocabulary and a short French quiz.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
French past tense drill: turn answers into questions
Practise passé composé questions: read an answer, then ask the question that gets it. Où es-tu allé ? Qu'est-ce que tu as mangé ? Avec qui ? Typed answers with checking.
Verbs & tensesGap-fillA2
French A2 gap-fill: venir de and aller in guest-room preparations
Complete twelve recent-past and near-future forms while preparing a guest room. Separate jobs just finished from the next steps, with translation.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA2
French x pronunciation: /ks/ in taxi, /gz/ in examen
Learn the two consonant sequences in taxi and examen, sort familiar x words, and keep final x separate with a compact sheet and four questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Ask for something cheaper in French: state your budget
Practise a shop conversation: give a spending limit, ask for a cheaper model, check what is included and find out the total before choosing.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
At the pharmacy in French: is my prescription item ready?
Practise a pharmacy phone call in French: ask about an ordered medicine, understand pas encore arrivé, and check when and how to collect it.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French /ɥ/: pronounce the glide in huit, nuit and lui
Find the shared glide in huit, nuit and lui. Compare /ɥ/ with French u and oui, practise short phrases and check the spellings and syllables.
Everyday FrenchVerb drillA2
A housework rota in French: take turns and swap a week
Agree shared cleaning in French with a rota, a two-week swap and eight gap-fill sentences. Practise s’occuper de, chacun and the words for taking turns.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Préparer or organiser? Complete the plan for a French workshop
Get a workshop ready with préparer and organiser. Compare tasks, learn se préparer, then fill eight gaps in a short French planning story.
Culture & registerCheat sheetA2
French titles and abbreviations: M., Mme, Dr and forms of address
How to write and say French titles: M. (Monsieur), Mme (Madame), Mlle, Dr, Me (Maître), Pr. Plus how to address people in emails, letters and speech.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases at a ticket machine: language, payment, printing
Stuck at a French ticket machine? Ask someone for help: changing the language, a card that's refused, choosing the right ticket and getting the receipt. Real phrases.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Exchange a jumper for another size in French
Explain that a bought jumper is too tight, request the same colour in a larger size and respond to a stock check. A complete shop dialogue to practise.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Métier or profession? Ask what someone does in French
Ask about work in French, answer with an occupation and distinguish it from an employer or a post. Compare métier and profession with examples and a short quiz.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
Reflexive French commands: lève-toi, levons-nous, levez-vous
Practise affirmative and negative reflexive commands with tu, nous and vous. Check hyphens, te/toi, elision and accents in twelve answers.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Exemple or modèle? A French gap-fill about examples and templates
Use exemple for an illustration and modèle for a pattern to follow. Read two short messages, then complete a six-gap classroom story and three questions.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Car hire in French: check the booking, gearbox and total price
Use French car-hire phrases to confirm an automatic gearbox, ask about the model shown and request the total price before changing a booking.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
French post-office dialogue: sending a registered letter
Rehearse a 20-line A2 French post-office dialogue: request a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, check the address and keep the proof of posting.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Emporter or emmener: what are you taking with you?
Take an umbrella with emporter and a companion with emmener. Compare the verbs, pack with picture cards and try four departure questions.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
Vendre and attendre: a regular French -re present-tense drill
Build vends, vend and vendons, then practise vendre, attendre and répondre in twelve answers with a reference table and shopping picture cards.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Tâche, projet or tache? Plan a French podcast and fill the gaps
Separate a project from its tasks, spot the accent in tâche and tache, and complete a short French story about preparing a student podcast.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Mer or océan: French phrases for a seaside trip
Say you are going to the seaside, ask for a sea view and talk about an ocean crossing. Practise la mer, l’océan and twelve useful travel phrases.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Horaire or emploi du temps: arrange a meeting in French
Read a French dialogue about changing work hours and finding a free slot. Compare horaires with emploi du temps, use a timetable and check the details.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French final consonants: check the word, then the phrase
Is the last consonant silent? Compare chat, sac and fil, check petit/petite, and separate a word’s ending from liaison in a short quiz.
Everyday FrenchVerb drillA2
Ask for a product demonstration in French: question practice
Ask how a desk lamp works, request a demonstration and try a control yourself. Build eight French shop questions with a guided fill-in drill.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Encore, toujours and déjà: a day with eight gaps
Practise still, again, always and already in a French workday. Compare pas encore, toujours pas and pas toujours, then complete eight gaps.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Ask for clarification in French: explanation, detail and confirmation
Use French phrases to ask for an explanation, an exact detail or different wording. Practise short exchanges and check your understanding of a workshop.
Culture & registerDialogueA2
Resto or restaurant: invite a friend, then book a table
Practise resto in a friendly invitation and restaurant in a booking call. Explore the restaurant vocabulary and check gender, plurals and tone.
