1ListenÉcoutez
Listen to Elisabeth once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Elisabeth 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 Elisabeth's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Elisabeth pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.
“My name is Elisabeth, but my friends call me Lisa.”
A nickname: my friends call me …
My name is .., but my friends call me ...
“I was born in the Basque Country a month before Christmas in 1996.”
I was born (never I am born!) + in a place / a year, on a date.
I was born in town on date.
“I have a sister who is twelve years older than me.”
who adds information about a person; … years older / younger than me.
I have a brother / sister who is number years older / younger than me.
“I miss her and love her so much.”
Careful: I miss her = elle me manque. The person you miss comes after the verb!
I miss my old friends / my grandparents / my old town.
“My mum used to be an actress, but now she teaches drama and writes books.”
used to + verb = something true in the past, but not now (autrefois).
My dad / mum used to .., but now he / she ...
“Since the day I was born, we have traveled a lot.”
since + a starting point, with the present perfect have + past participle.
Since I was six / 2020, I have lived in .. / played ...
“Actually, I arrived from Canada only two months ago.”
ago = il y a, AFTER the length of time: two months ago.
I arrived in town / this school number years / months ago.
“We are renting an amazing old house, in the middle of a small park, surrounded by a stone wall.”
Describe your home: adjectives before the noun (an amazing old house), then where it is.
We live in a big / small / old / modern house / flat in the middle of / near ...
🎤 Now imagine you are new in a school, like Elisabeth. Introduce yourself in one minute: your name (and nickname), when and where you were born, your family, where you have lived, and how you feel about your new town and school. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Imaginez que vous êtes nouveau / nouvelle dans un collège, comme Elisabeth. Présentez-vous en une minute : votre nom (et surnom), où et quand vous êtes né(e), votre famille, où vous avez vécu, ce que vous pensez de votre nouvelle ville et de votre nouveau collège. Enregistrez-vous, réécoutez-vous, et recommencez !