297 pages
Everyday French
Phrasebooks and dialogues for shops, stations, doctors and homes.
ReadingA2
What does a French breakfast set include? Read the menu and ask
Read a French breakfast offer, then follow a customer checking the drink choices and an extra croissant. Includes glosses, food pictures and questions.
ArticleA1
How to order bread and pastries in French
The phrases for a bakery visit, what the baker might ask, and how to respond when your first choice is unavailable.
DialogueA2
Return a missed call in French: who called, and what about?
Open a callback, give your name and identify the reason for the earlier call. Practise a complete phone dialogue and three useful follow-up questions.
PhrasebookA1
L’addition, s’il vous plaît: ask for the bill in French
Ask for the restaurant bill, check an extra item and arrange payment in French. Practise card, cash and separate payments with a clear café example.
Text 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.
Cheat sheetB1
Who does what? French phrases for dividing study-group tasks
Divide reading, questions and shared notes in French. Use a printable phrase sheet, a group plan and a quiz to check who has agreed to do each task.
Real documentA2
Read a French brasserie bill and split it
The addition for two at a French brasserie: lunch menus, a free carafe of water, wine by the glass, coffees and service compris. Split it fairly.
QuizA2
Ask about your French course level: an A2 enquiry quiz
Describe your French experience and difficulties, read a placement enquiry, then answer eight questions about level, class choice and enrolment.
Gap-fillA1
French A1 gap-fill: lunch at twelve or half past?
Two colleagues try to find a lunch time that works. Fill in midi, et demie, moins le quart and other time expressions in this short French story.
Verb drillA2
Study a French dialogue transcript: follow, cover and adapt
Work through a café transcript, trace each question and reply, then complete eight gaps. Reuse the request patterns with clear English cues.
Practical guideB1
Prepare a French speaking task: a plan you can speak from
Turn a French speaking prompt into brief notes, a clear recommendation and useful follow-up replies. Includes a B1 model, checklist and quick quiz.
ReadingA2
A drink or dinner? Clarify a French invitation
Read three French messages to clarify an invitation: drinks or dinner, whether a friend is invited and what to bring. Includes glosses and questions.
DialogueA2
Calling an internet provider in French: activate your connection after a move
Practise a French call about a new address, router delivery and activation. Check the date your connection should work and what to do if it fails.
PhrasebookA2
Contactless delivery in French: entry and safe drop-off instructions
Give delivery instructions in French: explain the entrance, name a sheltered drop-off spot, check the signature and ask for a message on arrival.
Text conversationA2
Texting a café about something you left behind, in French
You left your scarf at a café. Message them in French: describe the item, where you sat and when, and arrange to pick it up.
Cheat sheetB1
A short work update in French: done, doing, waiting, next
Give a clear French status update with four useful patterns: what is finished, what you are doing, what you are waiting for and the next step.
Real documentB1
Read a French medicine leaflet: posologie and contre-indications
Understand a French medicine notice: posologie (dosage), how often, maximum per day, contre-indications and side effects. With a realistic leaflet extract.
QuizA2
French second-hand adverts quiz: disponible, réservé, à débattre
Ten questions on French classified-ad wording: à débattre, à récupérer sur place, réservé, très bon état, envoi possible. Read Leboncoin-style ads with confidence.
Gap-fillB1
Give a French work progress update: finished, underway, still to do
Build a precise French status update, then complete eight gaps on finished work, work in progress and the next expected review version.
Verb drillA1
Telling the time in French: from the clock to everyday speech
Turn clock times into spoken French: et quart, et demie, moins le quart, midi and minuit. Type each answer and check it instantly.
Practical guideB1
Write a French support request: action, result and question
Build a clear French support email from the page name, attempted action and displayed message. Read a model and practise separating facts from guesses.
DialogueB1
French work instructions: clarify the task and repeat it back
Rehearse a French work brief with a missing deadline, a review stage and one changed detail. Practise your part and check the final task summary.
PhrasebookB1
French phrases for a return-to-work meeting
Discuss current capacity, a phased return and review dates in French, with four workplace scenes, 24 translated phrases and a quick comprehension check.
Text conversationA2
Telling your child's teacher they're ill, in French
Your child has a temperature and won't be at school. Message the French teacher on the school app: who, why, how long, and catching up on homework.
Cheat sheetA2
Spell an email address in French: point, arobase and tiret
Learn the French names for email symbols, spell a surname and correct a dot or hyphen. A printable sheet and short practice check the whole address.
Real 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.
QuizB1
French property plan quiz: surface, duplex and number of rooms
Compare two French property layouts in ten questions. Read T2 and T3 labels, follow a duplex staircase and separate living space from balconies and other annexes.
Gap-fillA2
When is the washing machine free? French laundry gap-fill
Arrange a shared washing-machine slot, ask before moving clothes and confirm a start time. Complete a short French flatshare story with nine gaps.
Verb drillA2
A housework rota in French: take turns and swap a week
Agree shared cleaning in French with a rota, a two-week swap and eight gap-fill sentences. Practise s’occuper de, chacun and the words for taking turns.
Practical guideC1
A French negotiation brief: objectives, limits and questions
Prepare a one-page French negotiation brief with a worked example, conditional concessions, decision limits and three questions to test your wording.
DialogueA2
Booking a restaurant table in French: phone dialogue with translation
A complete French phone dialogue for booking a restaurant table, with line-by-line English, a practice mode for your part and notes on times and phone numbers.
PhrasebookA2
French neighbour requests: practise a yes, a limit and a no
Borrow a tape measure, collect a parcel and ask for quieter music in French. Rehearse three neighbour exchanges with replies that change your next line.
Text conversationA2
Messaging a holiday-rental host in French about check-in
Arrange your check-in with a French host by message: your arrival time, the key box code, parking and a late arrival. Choose your replies.
Cheat sheetB1
French CV headings: expérience, formation and compétences
Map the sections of a French CV, distinguish qualifications from work history and skills, then sort eight career details under the right headings.
Real 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.
QuizB1
French cinema listings quiz: VF, VO, VOST and screening details
Ten questions on French cinema listings: VF, VOSTFR, séance, durée, avant-première, tarif réduit. Choose the right showing for each person.
