1ListenÉcoutez
Listen to Annie once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Annie une ou deux fois, puis répondez.
2Listen againRéécoutez
Listen again carefully: now you need the details.Réécoutez attentivement : il faut maintenant les détails.
3VocabularyVocabulaire
Click an English word, then its French translation.Cliquez sur un mot anglais, puis sur sa traduction.
4Complete the textComplétez le texte
Listen and drag the words into the text (or tap a word, then a gap).Écoutez et glissez les mots dans le texte (ou touchez un mot, puis un trou).
5Spot the changesTrouvez les erreurs
6Your turnÀ vous
Use Annie's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Annie pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.
“I’m American and I’m from High Point, North Carolina, in the southeast of the United States.”
Nationality: I'm American (no article, capital letter!); in the southeast of …
I'm French and I'm from town, in the north / south… of country.
“I graduated in May from college, where I studied French and Sustainability.”
where I studied … = où j'ai étudié …
I go to school in town, where I study ...
“I’ve been taking French for about seven and a half years, since my second year of high school.”
for + a length of time, since + a starting point, with I've been …-ing.
I've been learning English for .. years, since ...
“I’m an English teaching assistant here this year and I’ll be here until May.”
until = jusqu'à.
I'll be at this school until ...
“I have long reddish-brown hair and brown eyes and I’m kind of tall.”
kind of = plutôt (spoken English).
I have .. hair and .. eyes and I'm kind of tall / short.
“My dad is an accountant and started his own consulting firm, and my mom grows lavender and is a dietitian.”
his / her own = son propre; jobs with a / an.
My mum / dad is a / an .. and ...
“I’m kind of thinking about maybe being a teacher or a librarian but so far I haven’t really decided.”
thinking about …-ing; so far + present perfect = jusqu'ici.
I'm thinking about being a .., but so far I haven't decided.
“I don’t know if it was the best vacation I’ve ever had, but it was really fun.”
the best … I've ever had / seen / done.
The best trip / film I've ever had / seen was ...
“Friday night we hung out on the beach. On Saturday we went swimming. Sunday morning some of us woke up at 6 a.m.”
Tell a trip day by day, in the past simple: hung out, went, woke up, took, had.
On day, we went / had / played ... On day, we ...
🎤 Now introduce yourself in one minute, like Annie: where you're from, your studies, what you look like, your hobbies, your family and what you'd like to do later. Then tell us about a great weekend or trip, day by day. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Présentez-vous en une minute, comme Annie : d'où vous venez, vos études, votre physique, vos loisirs, votre famille et ce que vous aimeriez faire plus tard. Puis racontez un super week-end ou voyage, jour par jour. Enregistrez-vous et recommencez !