301 pages
Culture & register
Tu or vous, toasts and small talk: what fits where, and with whom.
DialogueC2
Concede a technical benefit while rejecting its ethical justification in French
Practise an eighteen-line French ethics debate that grants a measured technical benefit while challenging its sufficiency as a justification for rollout.
PhrasebookA1
Ça va or comment allez-vous? Ask and answer “How are you?” in French
Practise French wellbeing questions and replies with friends, polite vous and groups. Learn ça va, comment vas-tu, comment allez-vous and et vous.
DialogueB2
Challenge a French headline while keeping the quoted facts intact
Practise a sixteen-turn French dialogue challenging a headline’s misleading emphasis while preserving the accurate quotation and proposing a faithful title.
PhrasebookB2
Explain a French budget table to a reader who dislikes numbers
Explain a French budget table in plain language through four scenes: introduce units, compare like quantities, highlight the main change and state a limit.
DialogueA2
Ciné or cinéma? Plan a cinema trip in French
Use au ciné in a friendly invitation and au cinéma in a neutral one. Practise a full conversation and explore six things in a cinema foyer.
PhrasebookB1
Ask a French book group for clarification without stopping the discussion
Use four French book-group exchanges to clarify a pronoun, a motive, a connotation and an earlier reference while keeping the discussion moving.
DialogueB2
French science interview dialogue: explain an uncertain result
Practise a B2 science interview about a small score difference, sample size and test order. Clarify a result and its limits in French, with English cues.
PhrasebookA1
Whose turn is it? French phrases for queues and waiting
Ask who is last in the queue, keep your place, let someone go first and politely point out a queue-jumper. Real French phrases from shops, markets and doctors' waiting rooms.
DialogueA2
Félicitations or bravo: congratulate someone in French
Say congratulations and well done in French through a conversation about a new job, a presentation and a team success. Practise your replies.
PhrasebookA1
Describe a person without guessing their age in French
Practise 24 French lines for identifying someone by clothing, location, role or a name badge. Use four everyday scenes when the person’s age is unknown.
DialogueB1
What does bof mean in French? Practise a lukewarm reply
Read bof in a conversation about a film, then compare a mixed review, reluctant acceptance and a clearer refusal. Dialogue practice and four questions.
PhrasebookB1
Jeter un coup d’œil: ask someone to take a quick look in French
Ask for a quick look with jeter un coup d’œil à. Practise friendly and polite requests, learn four pictured targets and check à, au, aux and à l’.
PhrasebookA1
S’il vous plaît or s’il te plaît: which French please should you use?
Choose the right French please for one friend, a stranger or a group. Practise short requests, spelling and the te in s’il te plaît.
