Mrs Wells
A2/B1England → France

Mrs Wells

Mrs Wells is an English teacher
 but she hasn't always been a teacher! Listen to all the things she has done (and never done).Mrs Wells est professeure d'anglais
 mais elle ne l'a pas toujours Ă©tĂ© ! Écoutez tout ce qu'elle a fait (et jamais fait).

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Need help? Click FR (bottom right) to read the instructions and questions in French.Consignes et questions en français. Cliquez sur EN (en bas à droite) pour revenir à l'anglais.

Help:Aide :
Mrs Wells

Listen to the whole recording first. It stays here while you work: click a part to listen to it again.Écoutez d'abord tout l'enregistrement. Il reste ici pendant que vous travaillez : cliquez sur une partie pour la rĂ©Ă©couter.

1ListenÉcoutez

Listen to Mrs Wells once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Mrs Wells une ou deux fois, puis rĂ©pondez.

2Listen againRĂ©Ă©coutez

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

5 words have been changed: they sound a bit like the words Mrs Wells says, but they are wrong. Listen very carefully, click on the 5 words, then click Check.5 mots ont Ă©tĂ© changĂ©s : ils ressemblent Ă  l'oreille Ă  ce que dit Mrs Wells, mais ils sont faux. Écoutez trĂšs attentivement, cliquez sur les 5 mots, puis sur VĂ©rifier.

6Your turnÀ vous

Use Mrs Wells's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Mrs Wells pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase Ă  voix haute.

“I've worked for an oil company.”

Experiences, without a date: present perfect = have / has + past participle.

I've worked / lived / played 
.

“I've been in France for over thirty-five years.”

From the past until now: present perfect + for + a duration.

I've been at this school for number years.

“I've been working in a French secondary school since 2002.”

since + a starting point (a date, a year).

I've been learning English since year / I was 
.

“I've ice-skated, but I've never been skiing.”

never = jamais; activities: I've been skiing / sailing.

I've been 
-ing, but I've never been 
-ing.

“I've been to Belgium and Germany. I've never been to Italy.”

I've been to + a place = je suis allé(e) à / en.

I've been to country. I've never been to country.

“I haven't been to Spain yet, it's on my list for next year.”

not 
 yet = pas encore.

I haven't been to 
 / tried 
 yet.

“I went when I was 14.”

With a time in the past (when I was 14, in 2010): past simple, not present perfect!

I went to place when I was age.

“I've never liked snails, I can't stand the idea of them.”

I can't stand = je ne supporte pas.

I've never eaten / tried 
. I can't stand 
.

đŸŽ€ Now talk about your experiences for one minute, like Mrs Wells: three things you've done, three things you've never done, a country you've been to and a food you've never eaten. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Parlez de vos expĂ©riences pendant une minute, comme Mrs Wells : trois choses que vous avez faites, trois que vous n'avez jamais faites, un pays oĂč vous ĂȘtes allĂ©(e) et un plat que vous n'avez jamais mangĂ©. Enregistrez-vous et recommencez !

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