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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Everyday FrenchReadingA2
Read a French shop offer: price, extras and availability
Read two short French shop offers, check unit and pack prices, compare a lamp with its separate bulb and ask about an item that must be ordered.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French short story: a restaurant's first evening
A past-tense French story about a new restaurant's opening night: a broken oven, a missing waiter and a happy ending. Glosses, translation and questions.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA2
French feelings and emotions: 24 flashcards with être and avoir
Learn 24 French emotion words with examples, adjective agreement and useful contrasts such as être inquiet, avoir peur and avoir confiance.
Everyday FrenchText conversationA2
Texting in French: a friend cancels dinner at the last minute
Your friend cancels dinner an hour before. Practise replying in French without sounding cold or passive-aggressive, and suggest another date.
Culture & registerReal documentA2
Read a French wedding invitation and reply
A French wedding invitation (faire-part) with the mairie, the church, the vin d'honneur and the dinner. Understand each part, then learn how to reply.
Grammar & usageSpot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: depuis, pendant or il y a?
J'habite ici pendant trois ans? Je l'ai vu depuis une semaine? Tap the wrong time word in eight sentences: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour.
Culture & registerWord scaleA2
Saying sorry in French: from pardon to je vous prie de m'excuser
Pardon, excuse-moi, désolé, je suis vraiment navré, je vous prie de m'excuser: a scale of French apologies from a bump in the street to a formal letter.
Verbs & tensesSorting gameA2
Which -er verbs change their spelling? Sort manger, appeler, acheter
Nous mangeons, il appelle, j'achète, nous commençons, je paie: sort sixteen -er verbs by the spelling change they need in the present tense.
Culture & registerTimelineA2
The Paris métro, from 1900 to today
From line 1 opening for the 1900 World's Fair to automatic trains and the Grand Paris Express: the history of the Paris métro as a French timeline.
Grammar & usageSentence builderA2
Build sentences with depuis and il y a
J'habite ici depuis deux ans; je suis arrivé il y a deux ans. Tap the tiles to build eight sentences about time, and learn when to use depuis, il y a and pendant.
Everyday FrenchMatching gameA2
At the French pharmacy: match the symptom to the remedy
J'ai mal à la gorge → des pastilles; je tousse → un sirop; j'ai le nez bouché → un spray nasal. Match ten symptoms to over-the-counter remedies.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Card payment declined in a French shop: what to say next
Understand French checkout replies, ask whether a payment went through and offer another method. Practise phrases for the terminal, cash and change.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Introduce two people in French and give them a shared topic
Introduce Nora and Malik at a photography workshop, connect their interests and hand the conversation over. Practise a three-person French dialogue.
Grammar & usageArticleA2
C’est or il est? Introduce someone, then describe them
Choose c’est, il est or elle est for introductions, jobs and descriptions. Compare examples, practise with picture cards and test the common exceptions.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillA2
Follow French instructions: what do you do first?
Practise French instructions with d’abord, puis, avant de and si. Sort the actions, keep conditions attached and check the order in a short drill.
Everyday FrenchGap-fillA2
Collecting the keys in French: agree the time, place and person
Arrange a key handover in French, distinguish a free property from a booked appointment, then complete a confirmation message with six gaps.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
French metric units: length, weight, volume and everyday sizes
Kilomètre, mètre, centimètre, kilo, gramme, litre, centilitre: the French names, abbreviations and how to use them in shops, recipes and directions.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
French car workshop vocabulary: explore the repair bay
Locate twelve workshop tools, machines, vehicle parts and safety objects in French, then follow a mechanic’s short explanation.
Words & expressionsQuizA2
Simple or facile? Eight questions on straightforward and easy
A clear plan can be hard to carry out. Compare simple and facile in instructions, reading and everyday tasks, then try eight focused questions.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceA2
DELF A2 writing practice: report a catering problem
Write a short French email to a caterer: what you ordered, what arrived, and what you'd like them to do. DELF A2-style task with a model email and checklist.
Grammar & usageCommon mistakesA2
Lui or leur? Fix five French indirect-object pronoun mistakes
Choose lui or leur for a recipient, compare them with le/la/les, and fix penser à elle, pronoun position and the spelling of leur.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
French ski equipment vocabulary: recognise 12 pieces of winter kit
Learn twelve French names for ski and snow-sports equipment. Use picture cards to distinguish skis, bindings, boots and goggles, then practise hire-desk requests.
Grammar & usagePractical guideA2
French object pronouns: COD, COI, y and en explained
Learn French object pronouns: choose COD, COI, y or en, place one or two pronouns, and check agreement with examples and a nine-question quiz.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Irregular French commands: sois, aie, sache and veuillez
Learn the irregular French imperative sets for être, avoir and savoir, recognise veuillez, and choose the right command in a short quiz.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: a first trip on a sleeper train
Clara takes the night train from Paris to Nice for the first time: booking a couchette, packing, sleeping (or not) and waking up by the sea. A2 French with glosses and questions.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French story: a shared watering rota saves a community garden
Read an A2 French community-garden story about a missed watering turn. Identify the rejected purchase and the rota change that solves the coordination problem.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA2
French bicycle parts vocabulary: 20 parts you can point to
Learn twenty bicycle parts with articles, plus four riding accessories. Use 24 flashcards and separate pictures to recognise tyres, spokes, gears and brakes.
Everyday FrenchText conversationA2
Texting a café about something you left behind, in French
You left your scarf at a café. Message them in French: describe the item, where you sat and when, and arrange to pick it up.
Everyday FrenchReal documentA2
Read a French boarding pass: porte, embarquement and zone
A boarding pass in French: flight, gate, boarding time, seat, zone and baggage. Know where to go and when, and what the airport announcements mean.
Grammar & usageSpot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: en, à or dans with transport
En pied, à voiture, sur le train: tap the wrong preposition in eight transport sentences, and learn en voiture, à pied and dans le bus.
Everyday FrenchWord scaleA2
How expensive? French price words from donné to hors de prix
C'est donné, pas cher, abordable, raisonnable, cher, hors de prix, ça coûte les yeux de la tête: a French price scale for shopping and complaining about prices.
Grammar & usageSorting gameA2
Before or after the noun? Sort French adjectives (BAGS)
Most French adjectives follow the noun, but beauty, age, goodness and size come first. Sort sixteen adjectives into before or after, then see the ones that change meaning.
Culture & registerTimelineA2
The story of the Eiffel Tower in eight dates
From a controversial project for the 1889 World's Fair to France's most visited monument: the Eiffel Tower's history as a simple French timeline.
Grammar & usageSentence builderA2
Build French noun phrases: adjectives before and after
Un petit café noir, une belle maison ancienne: tap the tiles to place adjectives correctly. Most go after the noun, but BAGS adjectives go before.
Words & expressionsMatching gameA2
Faire du or jouer au? Match sports to the right verb
Jouer au tennis but faire du vélo: match twelve sports and activities to their French phrases, and learn when French uses jouer à, faire de and pratiquer.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookA2
Contactless delivery in French: entry and safe drop-off instructions
Give delivery instructions in French: explain the entrance, name a sheltered drop-off spot, check the signature and ask for a message on arrival.
