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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Grammar & usageArticleA2
Chez or à? Visit a person’s place or name the building
Say chez Nora, chez le médecin and à la pharmacie. Explore a neighbourhood, compare the patterns and practise the pronouns and contractions.
Grammar & usageVerb drillA2
French en drill: keep numbers in short shopping replies
Shorten shopping replies with en while keeping exact quantities: j’en prends deux, j’en veux une and j’en achète une douzaine. Twelve transformations with answers.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
Réutiliser or recycler: complete a French workshop story
Follow a community workshop and fill eight gaps with reuse and recycling vocabulary. Compare the same object used again with material made into something new.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Ni…ni in French: say neither at the table and in town
Use ni…ni to refuse two ingredients, describe a flat and name days you cannot work. Practise which articles and prepositions stay.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Mot or parole? Practise words, speaking turns and promises
Join a French conversation about a song. Practise asking about a word, taking the floor, understanding paroles and giving your word.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Prix or coût? Ask the price and compare the total cost
Ask a price in French, compare an order’s total cost and recognise prix as a prize. Clothes pictures, a clear calculation and four questions at A2.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillA2
Je te le donne: keeping track of short words in spoken French
Restore the small words in compact French phrases such as j’te parle. Practise who does what to whom while keeping standard French spelling.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
French phrases at a petrol station: pumps, fuel and payment
Fill up in France: gazole or sans plomb, pompe numéro 4, payer à la pompe or à la caisse, plus what to say when the pump won't start. Real phrases with practice.
Grammar & usageDialogueA2
French questions: everyday word order, est-ce que or inversion?
Read a course-enquiry dialogue, compare three French question frames and practise inversion, est-ce qu’ and indirect questions with clear examples.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Bouche or langue? Mouth, tongue and language in French
Learn la bouche and the two everyday meanings of la langue. Use picture vocabulary, a singing scene and four questions to choose the right word.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillA2
Keep the consonant after a French nasal vowel: chante, lampe, peinte
Practise endings that keep a nasal vowel: grand/grande, blanc/blanche and peint/peinte. Build the feminine forms and check which consonant becomes audible.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Escape room phrases in French: clues, hints and time left
Ask for a hint, compare clues and share simple actions in a French escape room. Four team scenes, pictured puzzle objects and a short quiz.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Cancel and rebook a hairdresser’s appointment in French: dialogue
Follow an 18-line French phone call to cancel a haircut, turn down an unsuitable time and confirm a new appointment, then practise your part.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
Beau or bon? French oral and nasal vowels in useful pairs
Compare beau/bon and paix/pain, then follow a short family tea-time scene. See how bon, bonne and peinte have three different vowel-and-consonant patterns.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
Futur simple questions and negatives: a sentence drill
Turn French future statements into questions and negatives. Practise est-ce que, inversion, linking t, elision and object-pronoun order.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Entrée, plat, dessert: read the menu and order your courses
Read French course names, choose a two-course menu and order with useful phrases. Includes six food picture cards and a short menu quiz.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Leave a message with a receptionist in French
Ask for someone, leave a clear French phone message and check what the receptionist has noted. Includes callback phrases and a role-play with cues.
Verbs & tensesArticleA2
Commencer à or se mettre à? Two ways to begin in French
Compare commencer à and se mettre à with present-tense forms, a short exchange and four questions. Keep the pronoun, à and the following infinitive in place.
DELF, DALF & examsVerb drillA2
A2 French speaking drill: who prepares the text and pictures?
Complete eight French lines to divide a presentation, ask politely and confirm a Tuesday deadline. Practise task verbs and object pronouns in context.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Penser or réfléchir? French phrases for thoughts and decisions
Give an opinion, ask for time to think and remind someone to do something. Practise penser and réfléchir with short French exchanges and clear patterns.
Culture & registerDialogueA2
Pote or ami: introduce a friend in casual and neutral French
Practise introducing a friend with pote, ami and amie in a complete dialogue. Check feminine spelling, mon amie and how to say that a friend is close.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Rendre or retourner an object: give it back or send it back
Return a borrowed book, send a parcel back and turn a page over. Compare rendre and retourner with clear French examples, pictures and four questions.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillA2
French g, ge and gu: a spelling and pronunciation drill
See why garder has /g/, mangeons has /ʒ/ and guitare keeps /g/. Study the spelling map, then complete eight short French sentences.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the hotel in French: check-in, room problems and checkout
Practise 32 French hotel phrases in four scenes: check in, report a room problem, ask about breakfast and check out. Includes staff replies and a quiz.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Returning an unwanted item in French: exchange, credit or refund?
Explain why a purchase does not suit you, ask to return it and understand an exchange or store credit. Practise a French shop dialogue with English cues.
Verbs & tensesArticleA2
Futur proche or futur simple: a plan and a promise
Compare je vais étudier and j’étudierai through a study-plan conversation. See how both futures work with demain, then test their forms and meanings.
Words & expressionsVerb drillA2
Diminuer and baisser: practise reducing, falling and lowering
Practise diminuer and baisser with quantities, volume and movement. Learn where both fit, then complete present-tense forms and short sentences.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookA2
Disponible or libre? Phrases for appointments, seats and stock
Ask when someone is available, whether a seat is free and whether an item is in stock. Practise disponible, libre and gratuit in short exchanges.
Verbs & tensesDialogueA2
Je pars demain: use the French present for future plans
Make arrangements with present-tense French: je pars demain, on déjeune vendredi. Read a planning conversation, practise your lines and check the timing.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Plage or côte: a beach, the coast and three useful accents
Choose plage or côte with a seaside scene, learn à la plage and sur la côte, then check côte, côté and cote with a short quiz.
Grammar & usageVerb drillA2
French service-request drill: demander à quelqu’un de
Turn blunt service instructions into indirect requests with demander à quelqu’un de. Keep who is asking, who must act and what they are asked to do.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
At the doctor in French: useful phrases and what you’ll hear
French phrases for a doctor’s visit — booking, describing symptoms, the examination, prescriptions and the pharmacy — with translations and grammar notes.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Missed your train connection? Ask for help in French
Explain a missed connection in French and check the next train, arrival time, ticket and platform. Practise a station dialogue and explore station vocabulary.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Couper or découper: cut, cut up and cut out in French
Compare couper and découper with paper shapes, food portions and everyday expressions. See the result of each action, then choose the phrase that fits.
Words & expressionsVerb drillA2
Remplir and vider: fill, empty and practise the French forms
Fill a jug, empty a bag and fill in a form. Study the present-tense patterns for remplir and vider, then complete ten short drill sentences.
Verbs & tensesPhrasebookA2
Je peux or je pourrais? French phrases for ability and requests
Choose peux or pourrais in four everyday exchanges: stating ability, asking permission, requesting help and suggesting a plan, with a quick quiz.
