297 pages
Everyday French
Phrasebooks and dialogues for shops, stations, doctors and homes.
ClockA2
Vers, pile and presque: approximate times in French
Il est presque cinq heures, il est cinq heures passées, on se voit vers 20 h: read eight clocks and choose the natural approximate time.
Exam practiceA2
Ask about a French course: an A2 email writing task
Write a French course enquiry that describes your learning needs, asks about the timetable and checks the next step. Includes a model email.
Common mistakesC1
J’émets une réserve: express a concern and record it in French
Use réserve, consigner and lever une réserve accurately in French meetings. Practise a qualified view and choose a faithful wording for the minutes.
Sentence builderB1
Ask for advice in French without asking someone to decide for you
Build eight French requests for useful advice: ask for an opinion, relevant experience or comparison criteria while keeping responsibility for the decision.
DialogueA1
A table for two in French: arriving without a reservation
Walk into a restaurant, ask for a table and understand the wait. Practise a complete arrival dialogue and explore the restaurant entrance.
PhrasebookA1
Ordering ice cream in French: scoops, flavours, cup or cone
Order ice cream in French: une boule, deux boules, en cornet ou en pot, the flavours, and the questions the server will ask. Real phrases with a practice filter.
Text conversationA2
Asking a neighbour to take in a parcel: a French text
Ask your French neighbour to take in a delivery while you're out, explain the time slot, then thank them properly. Choose the right tone at each step.
Cheat sheetB1
Supportive French messages: offer help and leave room to reply
Write warm French messages with a specific offer, consistent tu or vous and an easy reply boundary. Compare friend and colleague examples and try a quiz.
Real documentA2
Read a French train ticket: voiture, place and conditions
A realistic French train e-ticket: departure, coach and seat, fare conditions and the QR code. Find every detail you need before boarding.
QuizB1
French work deadlines quiz: draft, review or final version?
Read a French deadline conversation, then answer eight questions on the draft, review, cutoff and final delivery. Practise precise confirmation phrases.
Gap-fillB1
A French flatshare note: routines, swaps and pending requests
Read a French flatshare agreement, separate the usual rota from a temporary swap, then complete a message with six gaps and check the guest request.
Verb drillA2
Leave luggage after checkout in French: requests and pronoun practice
Ask reception to keep your bags until collection, understand the storage ticket, then practise le, la and les in six short French sentences.
Practical guideA2
Check a French restaurant reservation: the final time and details
Follow a French booking with a changed time and a terrace request, then check the confirmed date, party size and name with a checklist and quiz.
ReadingC1
Mediate in French: summarise two priorities fairly
Read a French event-planning exchange and its mediation summary. Practise attribution, shared aims and the difference between an option and a decision.
ArticleA2
How to read a French menu
Find the courses, understand the set menu, and know what is included.
Picture sceneA2
A platform change in French: find the right train and track
Explore a French station, confirm a changed departure track and ask how to reach it. Practise train numbers, times and the difference between voie and quai.
Vocabulary listA2
Material and care labels in French: ask before buying
Learn French words for fabric composition, hand washing and drying. Ask a shop assistant about a label, then check your understanding with a short quiz.
Word scaleA2
How expensive? French price words from donné to hors de prix
C'est donné, pas cher, abordable, raisonnable, cher, hors de prix, ça coûte les yeux de la tête: a French price scale for shopping and complaining about prices.
TimelineB1
Moving house in France: the steps from notice to keys
Give notice, book the état des lieux, change your address, transfer contracts: the French moving process as a timeline with the vocabulary for each step.
ClockA2
Read 24-hour times on French boards and screens
Train departures, shop hours, TV listings: France writes 14 h 05 and says quatorze heures cinq. Read eight digital boards and pick how the time is said.
Exam practiceB1
Report a website error in French: write a clear support email
Write a French support email with the page, failed action, exact error message and a focused request. Includes a B1 writing task, model and checklist.
Common mistakesB2
Bénéfices or avantages sociaux? Workplace benefits in French
Translate employee benefits accurately: compare bénéfices, avantages and avantages sociaux, read a job package and correct misleading workplace sentences.
DialogueB1
Requesting annual leave in French: agree cover during a busy period
Ask for leave in French while a deadline is approaching. Practise explaining your dates, arranging cover and checking whether the request is approved.
PhrasebookA2
Wrong date on a ticket? What to say in French
Explain the wrong date on a French ticket, ask about a change, check a supplement and confirm the new ticket. Phrases for both sides of the desk.
Text conversationB1
Texting your manager that you're running late, in French
The train is stuck and you'll be late for a meeting. Text your manager in French: the reason, your new arrival time and a solution, with a professional tone.
Cheat sheetB1
French payslip vocabulary: brut, net and cotisations
Identify gross pay, employee contributions, taxable pay and the amount paid using French payslip labels and a simplified worked extract.
Real documentA2
Read a French bistro menu: formule, plat du jour, supplément
A real-looking French bistro menu with its prices, lunch deal and small print. Read it like a local, then answer questions about what you can order and pay.
QuizB1
French job contract quiz: hours, trial period and notice
Read a French employment contract extract: CDI, CDD, période d'essai, durée hebdomadaire, préavis, congés payés. Twelve questions to check you understand the key terms.
Gap-fillA2
Collecting the keys in French: agree the time, place and person
Arrange a key handover in French, distinguish a free property from a booked appointment, then complete a confirmation message with six gaps.
Verb drillA2
French restaurant quantities: count, order and correct
Practise French restaurant quantities with a three-person order, pictures and ten gaps. Keep the number, serving and customer together.
Practical guideC1
Check a French professional reformulation: five meaning tests
Compare French professional summaries for attribution, scope, certainty, conditions and decision status, then test four close reformulations.
ReadingA2
A French get-well message: offer help with the shopping
Read a warm French get-well message, then build your own with a practical offer, a convenient time and bon rétablissement. A2 notes and questions.
ArticleC1
Discuss conflicting constraints in French: what can change?
Explain incompatible requirements in French, distinguish a firm deadline from a preference and agree a feasibility check. Includes a model exchange and quiz.
Picture sceneA2
French flat-viewing questions: explore the rooms, ask what stays
Explore a flat in French and ask about furniture, heating, rent and availability. Practise questions that turn what you see into useful answers.
Vocabulary listA1
Buying food by weight in French: grams, kilos and slices
Order cheese, fruit and vegetables by weight in French. Learn the units, see the foods and practise replies when the scales show a little more.
Word scaleA2
How far? French from tout près to au bout du monde
Juste à côté, à deux pas, pas loin, assez loin, à perpète: climb seven French expressions for distance and give directions like a local.
