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French at B1
Everything written for B1 learners (expressing your ideas), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Grammar & usageSorting gameB1
Adjective + à or de? Sort facile à, content de and more
Facile à comprendre, content de te voir, prêt à partir, fier de toi: sort sixteen French adjectives by the preposition that follows them.
Grammar & usageSentence builderB1
Build relative clauses with qui and que
C'est l'ami qui habite à Lyon; c'est le livre que je lis: tap the tiles to build eight sentences with qui and que, and learn the subject-or-object test.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsB1
French media jobs: 20 flashcards with the tasks people do
Learn journaliste, rédactrice, éditeur and other media roles through their tasks. Twenty flashcards, a publishing comparison and newsroom picture cards.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneB1
French coworking-space vocabulary: rooms, facilities and booking
Explore twelve coworking facilities in French, from a shared desk to a booking tablet, then choose the right place for each member’s needs.
Verbs & tensesSpot the mistakeB1
Spot the mistake: indicative where the subjunctive belongs
Il faut que tu viens? Bien qu'il fait froid? Tap the verb in the wrong mood in eight sentences, including one where the subjunctive is the mistake.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Je voulais or j’ai voulu? Past wishes and decisions in French
Compare je voulais and j’ai voulu through a missed conversation, a decision not to answer and a long-held wish. Includes four questions.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillB1
French past-tense drill: turn a present-day account into a memory
Retell Clara’s day in the past. Choose imparfait for background and habits, passé composé for completed events, and keep the account’s sequence.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetB1
French subjunctive triggers: a cheat sheet with indicative contrasts
Eight rules for French subjunctive triggers, including il faut que, feelings, doubt, espérer, negative penser and same-subject infinitives.
Pronunciation & listeningDialogueB1
French question intonation: try the same words in context
Practise a short French exchange, compare an information question with a surprised echo, and learn what to note when listening to question intonation.
Everyday FrenchGap-fillB1
French group plans: express a preference and find a compromise
Fill the gaps in a French group chat about a walk or an exhibition. Compare preferences, check a time limit and confirm a plan that works for everyone.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Donner un coup de main: French phrases for lending a hand
Offer help, ask for a hand and thank someone in French. Practise donner un coup de main in a move, a shared document and a polite request.
Everyday FrenchQuizB1
French support instructions: check the button, then the next step
Eight questions on French support instructions: preview a form, report a missing date and check the next action. Learn the phrases before the quiz.
Reading & writingReadingB1
Read a mixed French review: what is praised, and what falls short?
Read a B1 film review with notes and questions. Match each judgement to its target and keep the recommendation’s audience in your summary.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideB1
A useful French listening error log: five fields and worked examples
Use a five-field listening log with French examples: first attempt, checked phrase, cause and next action. Practise choosing a follow-up that fits the gap.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesB1
Une affaire is not always an affair: business, bargains and things
Une affaire means a deal, a bargain, a case or a business; an affair (romantic) is une liaison. Learn the meanings of affaire and affaires with examples.
Verbs & tensesExam practiceB1
Write a French hypothetical paragraph with si and the conditional
Imagine one free afternoon, then build connected results with si + imparfait and the conditional. Includes a B1 writing task, model and four checks.
Reading & writingGraded storyB1
Un entretien inattendu: a B1 French story with translation
Read a B1 French story about a nervous candidate whose interview takes a helpful turn, with eight glosses, an English translation and three questions.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableB1
Devenir conjugation: deviens, devenu and deviendrai
Conjugate devenir in seven tenses and moods. Learn devenir’s venir-family stems, être in the passé composé, agreement and job titles after devenir.
Culture & registerWord scaleB1
How surprised are you? French from tiens to je n'en reviens pas
Tiens !, ah bon ?, c'est pas vrai !, sans blague !, je n'en reviens pas, j'en suis resté·e bouche bée: react to news in French, mild to stunned.
Culture & registerMatching gameB1
French weather idioms: il pleut des cordes and more
Il pleut des cordes, un temps de chien, après la pluie le beau temps, être dans le brouillard: match ten weather idioms, literal and figurative.
Culture & registerTimelineB1
Joan of Arc: her story in eight dates
From Domrémy to Orléans, Reims and Rouen: the short life of Jeanne d'Arc during the Hundred Years' War, told as a French timeline.
Everyday FrenchReal documentB1
Read a French car rental contract: franchise, plein and kilométrage
The key lines of a French car rental agreement: deposit, insurance excess (franchise), fuel policy, mileage and damage check. Avoid surprise charges.
Reading & writingVocabulary listB1
Reuse French reading words in a tiny story: a notebook and a loose page
Learn ten French words and phrases for a notebook scene, then reuse them in a short story. Includes pictures, a model and three practice questions.
Culture & registerText conversationB1
Sending condolences in French by message
A colleague has lost a parent. Write a short, sincere French condolence message: what to say, what to avoid, and how to offer help without intruding.
Grammar & usageSorting gameB1
C'est or il est? Sort sixteen sentences
C'est un médecin but il est médecin; c'est facile but il est facile de…: sort sixteen sentences by whether they need c'est or il / elle est.
Verbs & tensesSentence builderB1
Build French if-sentences: si j'avais, je ferais
Si j'ai le temps, je viendrai. Si j'avais de l'argent, je voyagerais. Tap the tiles to build real and imaginary conditions with the right tenses.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsB1
French construction materials: 24 building-supply flashcards
Learn 20 core French building materials plus four structural components. Use 24 flashcards and picture tiles to identify supplies from French descriptions.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneB1
French recycling centre vocabulary: explore the collection bays
Explore twelve French recycling-centre bays and handling objects. Read short waste descriptions and choose the destination indicated by the site staff.
Reading & writingSpot the mistakeB1
Spot the mistake: register slips in a formal French email
Salut, tu, bisous, ok in an email to a company? Tap the word that breaks the formal tone in eight sentences, then learn the formal replacements.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
Assez or trop… pour: enough or too much to do something
Compare assez, pas assez and trop with useful objects, practise de before quantities and choose an infinitive or pour que with a new subject.
Grammar & usageVerb drillB1
Before shortening a French time clause, check who acts
Keep the same actors when rewriting avant que and après que clauses. Compare timelines, practise six verb forms and test three meaning-preserving rewrites.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetB1
French connector structure: noun, clause or complete statement?
Check malgré, bien que, même si, pourtant and c’est-à-dire with five compact rules, matched examples and a four-question structure check.
Words & expressionsDialogueB1
Enregistrer or sauvegarder: a French dialogue about saving files
Save a document, record your voice and make a backup in French. Practise a twelve-line dialogue, learn the equipment and check the three actions.
Grammar & usageGap-fillB1
French B1 relative pronouns gap-fill: a volunteer fixes the timetable
Choose qui, que, où and dont in twelve gaps about a volunteer solving a room-booking clash. Follow the timetable changes with a complete translation.
Words & expressionsPhrasebookB1
Gêné or embarrassé: what to say when things feel awkward
Practise gêné and embarrassé when asking a favour or answering a difficult question. Compare ça me gêne, embarrassant and avoir honte.
DELF, DALF & examsQuizB1
DELF B1 speaking quiz: discuss a phone rule at a photo club
Answer eight questions on a French photo-club phone rule. Keep workshop time, breaks, the activity exception and an important-call request clear.
