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French at B1
Everything written for B1 learners (expressing your ideas), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Culture & registerCommon mistakesB1
Mec or homme: “guy”, “man” and “my boyfriend” in French
Choose between familiar mec and neutral homme. Follow a lost-wallet scene, recognise mon mec as a partner phrase and practise cet homme versus ce mec.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Accrocher or suspendre? Coats, pictures and hanging lamps
See how accrocher and suspendre work with a coat, a picture and a ceiling lamp, then recognise suspendre for a meeting pause. Picture cards and quiz.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillB1
French contrastive focus: correct who, what or when
Say the same French message with a different correction: Nora, the books or tomorrow. Compare short exchanges, then complete six focused replies.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB1
Prévoir or prédire: planning, allowing for and predicting
Use prévoir for plans, provisions and forecasts; use prédire for predictions. A compact French reference with present forms and four practice questions.
DELF, DALF & examsDialogueB1
French exam task purpose: inform, request or advise?
Three French prompts can share an internship topic but need different replies. Practise the central action in a dialogue, then choose the right ending.
Culture & registerGap-fillB1
Tant pis or tant mieux: fill the gaps in a change of plans
Practise tant pis and tant mieux in a short French exchange about changing plans, with six gaps, translations and a check on tant pis pour toi.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Set personal boundaries in French: private topics and a clear no
Decline intrusive questions in French, keep a topic private and respond to repeated pressure. Four scenes with tu and vous, firm wording and practice.
Culture & registerQuizB1
French adverb false friends: 10 questions on meaning in context
Test actuellement, éventuellement, en fait and finalement in ten French translation questions. Keep time, possibility, outcomes and degree clear.
Reading & writingReadingB1
B1 French reading: a baker hands over the business
Read a bakery handover in French with eight glosses and translation. Sort written instructions from practical skills, then answer three questions.
Culture & registerPractical guideB1
Brief French replies: what bof, ouais and tant mieux mean in context
Read short French replies through complete exchanges. Compare bof, ouais and tant mieux, spot conditions and practise asking for the missing detail.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Mon œil ! in French: “yeah, right!” and when to use it
Understand mon œil ! as a familiar reaction of disbelief. Compare a teasing exchange, a literal eye sentence and calmer ways to question an explanation.
Pronunciation & listeningVerb drillB1
Casual French reductions: restore the full form in 8 short drills
Recognise t’as, t’es and negatives with no ne, then restore their full written forms. Eight drills help you keep the meaning and choose the register.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB1
Adéquat or approprié? Suitable choices, with examples
A practical French sheet on adéquat and approprié: matching needs, choosing wording, adjective agreement and four questions that allow natural synonym overlap.
Everyday FrenchDialogueB1
Decline a wedding invitation in French: a warm, clear dialogue
Practise declining a wedding invitation in French with a concrete reason, a clear answer and a thoughtful follow-up. B1 dialogue with English speaking cues.
Culture & registerGap-fillB1
French B1 gap-fill: politely refuse an extra volunteer shift
Complete 12 tactful refusal expressions when an extra shift clashes with an existing commitment. Give a firm answer and a specific alternative, with translation.
Pronunciation & listeningPhrasebookB1
French in a noisy room: ask for the detail you missed
Use French phrases to handle noise, a cut-out phone call or an unclear number. Practise asking for one detail, confirming it and checking the reply.
Reading & writingQuizB1
French sports report quiz: who won, drew or qualified?
Read short French match reports: s'imposer, faire match nul, l'emporter aux tirs au but, se qualifier, être éliminé. Twelve questions on results and scores.
Reading & writingReadingB1
B1 French reading: eight postcards from a collection
Léo gives eight postcards to an exhibition and keeps the rest. Read for quantities, ownership and future plans, with glosses, picture cards and four questions.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
French passive or on? Put the topic first
Compare on a adopté la proposition with la proposition a été adoptée. Practise choosing a subject, keeping the tense and retaining a named actor.
Reading & writingVerb drillB1
French register drill: rewrite a job update for a recruiter
Rewrite a casual French job-search update in standard French. Restore complete negatives, replace work slang and preserve dates, progress and availability.
DELF, DALF & examsCheat sheetB1
French instruction verbs: décrire, expliquer, comparer, justifier
See what four French task verbs ask you to produce. Use a printable sheet, matched examples and four questions to move from instruction to answer.
Everyday FrenchDialogueB1
French neighbour dialogue: agree access for scaffolding
Practise a B1 conversation about scaffolding access, work times, a clear passage and written conditions, with translations and picture vocabulary.
Grammar & usageGap-fillB1
Celui, celle, ceux, celles: choose the one you mean
Replace a repeated noun with celui, celle, ceux or celles. Read a book-club gap-fill and practise identifying the one you mean.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Bien reçu, entendu, d’accord: French replies that say what you mean
Choose a French reply for receiving a message, understanding a request or agreeing to a plan. Practise short exchanges and clear follow-up questions.
Grammar & usageQuizB1
French indefinite pronoun agreement: 10 questions with explanations
Choose singular and plural verbs with chacun, certains and tout le monde, then check adjectives after quelque chose and hidden feminine references.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingB1
Whose view is it? Follow quoted opinions in a French reading
Read a B1 debate about a neighbourhood park. Track residents, a quoted letter and the writer, then answer four questions about who supports what.
Words & expressionsArticleB1
Contenir or comprendre: contents, components and understanding
Learn when comprendre means include rather than understand. Compare it with contenir through a course pack, a programme and four practice questions.
Culture & registerVerb drillB1
Se barrer, piger, causer: practise French verb frames
Practise familiar French verbs with their pronouns, objects and prepositions. Complete se barrer, piger, bosser sur and causer avec in short drills.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB1
Historical dates in French: centuries, decades and avant notre ère
Read and write French centuries, decades and historical eras, check century boundaries, and convert dated museum notes into clear time expressions.
Culture & registerDialogueB1
Ça m’est égal or peu importe: say either option suits you in French
Practise a French planning dialogue: say you have no preference, keep a time limit clear and use peu importe to set one detail aside.
Everyday FrenchGap-fillB1
A shared bill in French: total, your share and the transfer
Fill the gaps in a French flatshare exchange about an internet bill. Check the two-month total, the equal split and a transfer planned for tomorrow.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookB1
Candidature or demande: French phrases for applications and requests
Send a job application, ask about training or request a refund in French. Compare candidature and demande with ready-to-use exchanges and a short quiz.
Words & expressionsQuizB1
French certainty vocabulary quiz: possible, probable, certain and sûr
Try eight questions on possibility, likelihood and confidence. Read short French messages, choose accurate summaries and check certain and sûr agreements.
Reading & writingReadingB1
B1 French reading: volunteers who monitor a river
Read a French river-monitoring report with eight glosses and translation. Separate measurements, observations and proposed explanations in three questions.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
Ce livre se vend bien: when French se has a passive meaning
This book sells well, this fabric washes easily: read the French pronominal passive, match the verb to its subject and compare it with a completed event.
Grammar & usageVerb drillB1
Active to passive in French: a transformation drill
Keep the tense, agent and negative meaning as you turn French active sentences into passive ones. Study three models, then complete eight transformations.
