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French at B1
Everything written for B1 learners (expressing your ideas), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Verbs & tensesQuizB1
French conditional quiz: 10 questions on forms and uses
Ten questions on the French conditional: endings, irregular stems, polite requests, advice, si clauses and a promise reported in the past.
Reading & writingReadingB1
B1 French reading: building a cardboard bridge
Read a classroom bridge-building story in French, learn maquette and appui, and follow a repair with picture cards, glosses and four questions.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Wishes and reactions in French: write a warm, clear message
Build a French message around a reaction, a wish and one clear request. Compare infinitives, present subjunctive and a reaction to a completed action.
Culture & registerCommon mistakesB1
Flic or policier: “cop”, “police officer” and the word police
Recognise flic in casual French and use policier or policière in a neutral account. Practise person, institution and detective-story meanings.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceB1
French task instructions: find every required point, then write
Turn a French email prompt into three clear jobs: announce a new time, explain the change and ask for replies. Write your answer and compare a model.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Vachement or très: say “really” in familiar or neutral French
Compare vachement and très with adjectives, adverbs and verbs. See when a neutral rewrite needs beaucoup, then choose the right form in a short quiz.
Words & expressionsVerb drillB1
Protéger or préserver: meanings and present-tense practice
Compare protecting a garden with preserving its character, then practise protège, protégeons and préserver forms in a French present-tense drill.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetB1
Follow a French explanation: reason, result or example?
A French listening cheat sheet for parce que, donc, puis and par exemple. Separate reasons, results, sequence and limited examples with a four-question check.
Culture & registerDialogueB1
Carrément or vraiment? A French conversation about weekend plans
Practise an enthusiastic yes, a surprised really and a strong description in a French dialogue. Compare carrément and vraiment with examples and a quiz.
Verbs & tensesGap-fillB1
J’aurais dû: practise “should have” in a French regret story
Choose j’aurais dû, j’aurais pu or j’aurais aimé, then complete a short account of a missed meeting. Includes negative regrets and a translation.
Everyday FrenchPhrasebookB1
Ask for an attachment in another format in French
Ask in French for a file to be resent as a PDF or editable version. Practise naming the attachment, explaining its use and confirming the replacement.
Pronunciation & listeningQuizB1
French -tion pronunciation: nation, question and portions
Try eight questions on French -tion: /sjɔ̃/ in nation, /tjɔ̃/ in question, and the different pronunciations of portions as a noun and a verb.
Words & expressionsReadingB1
Article or reportage? Read a reporter’s morning at a workshop
A short French reading shows how an article can also be a reportage. Explore media vocabulary, glossed phrases and four comprehension questions.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Planned, ongoing or complete? Check the action in French
Follow one message from a plan to a completed action. Compare French action-stage expressions, repair a misleading update and test three choices.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesB1
Éventuel, possible and éventuellement: keep the meaning of “perhaps”
Éventuel and possible both leave an option open. Compare their sentence patterns, avoid the eventually false friend and check five job-planning examples.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceB1
TCF writing task 2: describe a DIY mistake and its lesson
Practise a 120–150-word French experience account about a DIY mistake. Link the cause, consequence and lesson, then compare your draft with a model.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
Ne…que means only: move que to change the limit
See how ne…que means only, how que changes focus, and why du and des stay. Compare examples and test the exact limit in seven questions.
DELF, DALF & examsVerb drillB1
French grammar feedback: practise the pattern behind the correction
Turn three kinds of grammar feedback into fresh French sentences: hypothetical si clauses, adjective agreement and participles with a preceding object.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB1
Arriver or atteindre: the patterns for arriving and reaching
Arriver à la gare, atteindre la gare, arriver à ouvrir: compare the patterns for places, targets and managing a task, then try four questions.
Everyday FrenchDialogueB1
French remote work dialogue: propose one day at home each week
Propose a weekly home-working day in French. Practise answering concerns about availability, meetings and teamwork, then agree a trial and review.
Grammar & usageGap-fillB1
French B1 gap-fill: quantifiers in a café customer survey
Fill 12 quantifier and agreement gaps in a twenty-person café survey. Check what the numbers support, with food picture cards and an English translation.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookB1
Inquiet, nerveux or stressé: say how you feel and why
Say you are worried, nervous or stressed in French. Compare everyday exchanges, check feminine and plural forms, and practise naming the cause.
Everyday FrenchQuizB1
French bank statement quiz: débits, crédits and dates
Read a French relevé de compte: débit, crédit, solde, prélèvement, virement, CB, date de valeur. Twelve questions on a sample statement.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingB1
French reading practice: what do le, elle and cette décision refer to?
Read a French workshop notice and trace le, elle, les, y and cette décision. Use a reference table and five questions to check who does what.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Write a French flashback: anchor, earlier action, return
Add a short flashback with the plus-que-parfait. Follow a library scene, compare event order with sentence order and practise returning to the main story.
Grammar & usageCommon mistakesB1
Quelque chose de nouveau: five French mistakes to fix
Say something new, interesting or cheaper with quelque chose de. Fix five common errors, compare noun agreement and try four questions.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceB1
B1 French writing task: should two groups share a study room?
Write a French opinion on sharing a study room. Use a concrete noise example and propose a one-month trial with a timetable and review.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Soutenir, supporter, autoriser, permettre: four useful French patterns
Choose the right French verb for backing someone, tolerating noise, granting permission or making an action possible. Compare patterns and try four questions.
Grammar & usageVerb drillB1
French relative-clause drill: describe one place with qui, que and où
Combine three facts about a place using two different French relative pronouns. Keep the visitor, activity and location clear in ten guided rewrites.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetB1
French object pronoun order: a cheat sheet with y and en
Eight rules for French object pronoun order in statements, negatives and commands. Compare je le lui donne, donne-le-moi, vas-y and donne-m’en.
Verbs & tensesDialogueB1
Je, vous and son in reported speech: who is speaking?
Follow Léa, Sami and Inès through a message relay. Practise je, vous, nous and possessives with a dialogue and four precise questions.
DELF, DALF & examsGap-fillB1
DELF B1 gap-fill: propose funding for a repair workshop
Complete a French proposal for a repair-workshop trial. Practise connectors and agreements, distinguish a free room from the full budget and answer a repair guarantee objection.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookB1
Sinon in French: otherwise, or a useful plan B
Use sinon to offer another time, give a warning or change the subject. Practise short exchanges and recover the if not behind each alternative.
Words & expressionsQuizB1
French result verbs: goals, attempts and outcomes in 10 questions
Choose réussir, accomplir, obtenir, recevoir and résoudre in clear situations. Practise ten questions that separate a goal, an attempt and an achieved result.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingB1
B1 French reading: an announcement and its update
Read two French drawing-workshop notices, track the changed room and materials, then choose the right message for a friend. B1 practice with glosses.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
The French subjunctive: forms, uses and examples
Learn the French subjunctive: when to use it, how to form it, irregular verbs and indicative contrasts, with examples and a nine-question quiz.
