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Words & expressions
Find the word you actually mean, from everyday nouns to near-synonyms and idioms.
DialogueB1
Brancher or connecter? Set up your devices in French
Practise a French device-setup dialogue: plug in a charger, connect to Wi-Fi and log into an account. Learn brancher, connecter and se connecter.
Verb drillA2
Choisir or décider: practise choices and decisions
Compare choisir and décider, then complete present-tense forms and sentence patterns for choosing an option and deciding what to do.
QuizB1
Réussir or accomplir? Eight questions on success and completed tasks
Choose réussir or accomplir in eight French questions. Practise réussir à, exam results and completed tasks, with a short reference before the quiz.
ReadingB1
Preuve or indice? Follow the clues in a missing-bag story
Read a short B1 French story about a missing bag. Distinguish a clue from proof, learn evidence phrases and answer four reading questions.
Practical guideA2
Exemple and modèle in French: see a pattern, then adapt it
Learn how an exemple illustrates a point and a modèle gives you a pattern to follow. Adapt four storage sentences and check their articles and meaning.
Matching gameA1
French shops and shopkeepers: match the trade to the shop
Le fleuriste at the fleuriste, the libraire at the librairie, the cordonnier at the cordonnerie: match twelve French shopkeepers to their shops.
Vocabulary listA2
Repas, plat, assiette: the meal, the dish and the plate
Learn un repas, un plat and une assiette with illustrated table vocabulary, French meal examples, useful gender patterns and four practice questions.
Picture sceneA2
French hardware shop vocabulary: find your way around the paint department
Learn twelve French words for paint products, tools and displays. Explore the department and match customer requests to the right object.
ArticleB1
Goût or saveur: food flavours and personal tastes in French
Compare le goût and la saveur with food examples, then use à mon goût and mes goûts for preferences. Includes picture cards and a four-question check.
Common mistakesA2
Dos or dossier? A person’s back, a chair back and a folder
Match le dos and le dossier to six pictures. Learn a person’s back, a chair back, a book’s spine and the back of a sheet, then check your choices.
FlashcardsA1
French body parts: 20 flashcards with articles and actions
Learn French body parts from head to foot with 20 flashcards, clear picture cues and everyday actions. Practise main, bras, jambe, pied and plurals.
Cheat sheetA1
Devoirs or exercices? A French homework cheat sheet
Read a teacher’s instructions, distinguish homework from one exercise, and practise mes devoirs, un devoir and je dois with a short classroom exchange.
PhrasebookA2
Vacances or congé? Ask for time off and talk about holidays
Say you are on holiday, request a day off and explain an absence in French. Practise en vacances, en congé, prendre des congés and holiday wishes.
Gap-fillA2
Travail or emploi? Fill the gaps in a French job search
Practise travail, emploi, travaux and mode d’emploi in a short job-search story. Compare work to do, a job position and instructions for use.
DialogueB1
Étroit or serré? Explain a narrow cut or a tight fit in French
Practise a clothes-shop dialogue with étroit and serré. Describe narrow spaces, tight waists and close spacing, with picture cards and an agreement check.
Verb drillA1
French dates exercise: turn calendar dates into words
Write French dates in words: le premier mai, le 14 juillet, lundi 3 février. Twelve typed answers with instant checking and a short rule summary first.
QuizA2
Simple or facile? Eight questions on straightforward and easy
A clear plan can be hard to carry out. Compare simple and facile in instructions, reading and everyday tasks, then try eight focused questions.
ReadingA2
Nouvelle or actualité? Read personal news, local news and a story
Read three short French texts to distinguish des nouvelles, l’actualité and une nouvelle. Includes vocabulary notes, pictures and four questions.
Practical guideA2
Read a French travel itinerary: departures, connections and nights
Follow a weekend itinerary in French, read departure and arrival labels, count nights and work out a connection. Includes pictures and a short quiz.
Matching gameB1
Verbs of saying in French: chuchoter, crier, avouer and more
Stop using dire for everything: match ten French verbs of speaking (chuchoter, crier, avouer, affirmer, répondre…) to their meanings, then use them in stories.
Vocabulary listA1
French vegetable vocabulary: 20 vegetables with pictures and articles
Name twenty common vegetables in French with le or la, match each one to its picture, and use them on a real shopping list.
Picture sceneA1
French campsite vocabulary: explore a tent pitch
Explore a French campsite pitch: la tente, le sac de couchage, le réchaud, la glacière, les sanitaires. Tap each, then play Find it with a camper's requests.
ArticleA2
Stage or cours? French words for placements, workshops and classes
Compare un stage and un cours with work, photography and French-class examples. Learn faire un stage, suivre un cours and the theatre word scène.
Common 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.
FlashcardsA2
French electrical fittings vocabulary: plugs, sockets and switches
Learn twenty electrical fittings and four related accessories in 24 French flashcards. Identify plugs, sockets, switches and connectors from pictures.
Cheat sheetB1
Arriver or atteindre: the patterns for arriving and reaching
Arriver à la gare, atteindre la gare, arriver à ouvrir: compare the patterns for places, targets and managing a task, then try four questions.
PhrasebookA1
Tirez or poussez? French instructions for doors, drawers and trolleys
Understand pull and push in French, read Tirez and Poussez on doors, and practise short instructions with illustrated everyday objects.
Gap-fillA2
Rencontrer or retrouver: a meeting and a lost notebook
Complete a short French story about a chance encounter, an arranged meeting and a lost notebook. Compare rencontrer, retrouver and se retrouver.
DialogueA2
Poste or place? French dialogue for your first day at work
Start a new job in French: distinguish your poste, your place in a meeting and your poste de travail. Practise a dialogue with prompts and a short quiz.
Verb drillA2
Essayer or tenter: practise trying on, attempting and ça te tente
Practise essayer and tenter in twelve gaps: present forms, trying clothes, attempting an action and ça te tente. Includes accepted spelling variants.
QuizA1
Voir or regarder? Nine questions on seeing, looking and watching
Test voir and regarder in nine everyday situations: a view from a window, a photo, television, a film and meeting someone. Answers explain each choice.
ReadingB1
French news vocabulary in context: source, rumour and denial
Read a short local report and learn source, rumeur, démenti and reporting phrases. Practise keeping the speaker and uncertainty in your vocabulary notes.
Vocabulary listA2
French ski equipment vocabulary: recognise 12 pieces of winter kit
Learn twelve French names for ski and snow-sports equipment. Use picture cards to distinguish skis, bindings, boots and goggles, then practise hire-desk requests.
Picture sceneA1
French pet-shop vocabulary: explore the animal-care aisle
Find twelve pet-care objects in a French shop scene, from a lead to cat litter, then match customers’ requests to the right item.
ArticleB1
Soutenir, supporter, autoriser, permettre: four useful French patterns
Choose the right French verb for backing someone, tolerating noise, granting permission or making an action possible. Compare patterns and try four questions.
Common mistakesB1
Support, soutien or assistance? Translating "support" in French
Un support is a physical support or medium; emotional support is le soutien; tech support is l'assistance or le support technique. Choose the right word.
