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French at B1
Everything written for B1 learners (expressing your ideas), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Reading & writingReadingB1
B1 French reading: life as a seasonal mountain worker
Read a B1 French profile of a seasonal worker. Eight glosses, translation and questions connect her job choices to money, family and mountain life.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Check a French subjunctive clause: expression, actor, time, form
Proofread French subjunctive clauses with worked examples of wishes, reactions and completed actions, then test four choices in a short quiz.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesB1
French false friends, part two: prévenir, achever, lecture and more
Learn 12 more French false friends with examples and the English meaning you need: prévenir, achever, la lecture, un stage, un délai and more.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceB1
B1 French writing task: advise a friend on a second-hand desk
Give a friend advice in French about a second-hand desk. Compare fit, scratches and transport, then make a recommendation that follows from her priorities.
Reading & writingGraded storyB1
B1 French short story: a family habit meets a new partner
Read a French family story with eight glosses and translation. Infer what each person values when a new partner joins a long Sunday lunch.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableB1
Être and avoir in the subjunctive: sois, soit, aie and ait
Learn every present subjunctive form of être and avoir, compare the spellings, then try five questions on wishes, needs and reactions.
Words & expressionsWord scaleB1
How loud? French from chuchoter to hurler
Murmurer, chuchoter, parler, élever la voix, crier, hurler: climb six French verbs for speaking volume and learn when to use each.
Culture & registerMatching gameB1
French proverbs and their English equivalents: match them up
Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid; qui vivra verra; mieux vaut tard que jamais: match ten French proverbs to the English sayings that mean the same.
Culture & registerTimelineB1
From the franc to the euro: a French money timeline
The franc from 1360 to 2002, the 'new franc' of 1960 and the switch to the euro: a short history of French money and the words people still use.
Everyday FrenchReal documentB1
Read a French move-in inventory: l'état des lieux
An état des lieux d'entrée records the condition of a rented flat room by room. Read one, spot what could cost you your deposit, and learn the key words.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listB1
French printmaking vocabulary: 12 tools and supports in pictures
Name twelve French printmaking tools and supports. Picture cards and workshop labels distinguish plates, gouges, rollers, an inking slab and a press.
Everyday FrenchText conversationB1
Asking your manager for a day off, in French
Ask for a day off in French by message: give the date, a short reason, how your work is covered, and confirm the request formally.
Grammar & usageSorting gameB1
Subjunctive or indicative? Sort expressions before que
Il faut que, je pense que, bien que, parce que: sort sixteen French expressions into those that take the subjunctive and those that take the indicative.
Grammar & usageSentence builderB1
Build French sentences with y and en
J'y vais, j'en veux, il y en a: tap the tiles to place y and en correctly in eight sentences, and learn what each pronoun replaces.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsB1
French renewable-energy vocabulary: equipment and visible parts
Learn 20 renewable-energy devices and parts plus four close-ups in 24 French flashcards, with picture matching for solar, wind, heat and water equipment.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneB1
French construction site vocabulary: barriers, equipment and work zones
Explore twelve French construction-site terms. Identify barriers, protective equipment and work zones, then match short instructions to their targets.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Bouffer or manger: how casual is your French invitation?
Compare neutral manger with familiar bouffer in meal invitations, everyday replies and expressions about time. Try three register choices.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillB1
French future in the past: a reported-speech drill
Practise il a dit qu’il viendrait with twelve written answers. Follow the past viewpoint, change the subject correctly and check demain against le lendemain.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB1
Durable or renouvelable? A French guide to lasting, sustainable and renewable
Read durable and renouvelable in environmental texts and everyday phrases. Use a five-rule reference sheet, picture cards and a four-question quiz.
Grammar & usageDialogueB1
En revanche: compare two bags in a French dialogue
Practise en revanche while choosing a bag: size, weight and comfort. Read both sides of the comparison, hide your lines and try a three-question check.
Grammar & usageGap-fillB1
Certains… d’autres: complete a French meeting report
Practise certains, certaines and d’autres in a short French report. Check plural agreement and see how les autres picks out the remaining members.
Culture & registerPhrasebookB1
Ce n’est pas grave: how to say “it’s okay” in French
Reply to a small apology with ce n’est pas grave, recognise casual c’est pas grave, and add a useful next step. Five exchanges and a short quiz.
Grammar & usageQuizB1
Pourtant and cependant: 10 questions on French contrast
Practise pourtant and cependant at the start or inside a sentence. Ten questions test placement, verb forms and the contrast between two ideas.
Grammar & usageReadingB1
C’est-à-dire: read a French programme and its clarifications
Read a short French course announcement with c’est-à-dire, c’est-à-dire que and c’est-à-dire qu’. Glosses, translations and questions distinguish meaning from examples.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideB1
French pronunciation exceptions: build a notebook you can use
Make a small French pronunciation notebook with a filled entry, ch and ill comparisons, useful phrases, picture prompts and a sorting quiz.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesB1
Personnage or personne? Characters and ordinary people in French
Use personne for a person and personnage for a narrative role or striking figure. Correct everyday headcounts, film reviews and descriptions.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceB1
B1 French writing task: reply to a comment about books
Reply in French to a reader who says you must finish every novel before discussing it. Use a personal reading experience and qualify your disagreement.
Reading & writingGraded storyB1
B1 French short story: a supermarket queue becomes a conversation
Follow two strangers in a supermarket queue. Read eight glosses and a full translation, then test how their assumptions change in three questions.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableB1
Rejoindre conjugation: rejoins, rejoignons and rejoint
Conjugate rejoindre in seven tenses and moods. Practise the -gn- plural stem, the participle rejoint and direct objects when meeting someone.
Culture & registerWord scaleB1
Asking politely in French: from donne-moi to auriez-vous l'amabilité
Seven ways to ask for the salt, from a blunt donne-moi le sel to a very formal auriez-vous l'amabilité de…, on a politeness scale with when to use each.
Culture & registerMatching gameB1
French inventions: match the invention to the inventor
Braille, pasteurisation, the hot-air balloon, photography, the stethoscope: match ten French inventions to the people behind them, with dates.
Culture & registerTimelineB1
The French Revolution in ten dates (1789–1799)
From the États généraux to the storming of the Bastille, the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the Republic and Napoleon's coup: the Revolution as a French timeline.
Everyday FrenchReal documentB1
Read a French parking fine and know what to do
An avis de paiement for a parking fine: the amount, the deadline, the reduced rate and how to contest it. Understand every line of a French PV.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listB1
French beekeeping vocabulary: 12 hive parts and kit items
Recognise twelve beekeeping objects in French, from the hive roof and frames to a smoker and gloves, then follow short workshop instructions.
Culture & registerText conversationB1
Inviting colleagues to your leaving drinks, in French
Le pot de départ is a French office ritual. Write the invitation on the team chat, answer replies and thank your colleagues, with the right tone.
Culture & registerSorting gameB1
Real French or franglais? Sort words you'll hear in France
Le parking, le footing, le pressing: sort sixteen words into everyday French, franglais that sounds English but means something else, and official French alternatives.
