1ListenÉcoutez
Listen to Nancy once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Nancy 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 Nancy's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Nancy pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.
“I live in the United States in the state of New Jersey. The town I live in is called Monroe Township.”
The town I live in is called … (the preposition goes at the end!).
The town I live in is called ... It's in ...
“I have two children, one a daughter that doesn’t live with me any longer.”
not … any longer = ne … plus.
I don't live in .. / play .. any longer.
“I work as a dental hygienist for a dentist. A dental hygienist cleans people’s teeth.”
I work as a / an + job; explain it: a … + verb + s.
My mum / dad works as a ... A .. verb + s ...
“I usually work 4 days a week, which allows me some free time to do the things that I like to do.”
… days a week; which allows me = ce qui me laisse.
I go to school .. days a week, which allows me to ...
“I’ve been taking piano lessons for the past year.”
Something you started and still do: I've been …-ing for …
I've been learning / playing / taking .. for ...
“I visit them once or twice a week and they come to me for many special occasions.”
How often: once or twice a week.
I visit my grandparents once a month / twice a week.
“Now that my children are not so small, I hope to do what I really want to do, and that’s travel.”
Now that = maintenant que; I hope to + verb.
Now that I'm older, I hope to ...
“I don’t go into work until late in the afternoon.”
not … until = pas avant.
On day, I don't start school until time.
“I wake up at 6:30 AM, leave for work at 7:30 and get home at around 6:00 PM.”
Your routine with times: at 6:30, at around 6:00 (vers), from 5 to 9.
On day, I wake up at .., leave for school at .. and get home at around ...
🎤 Now introduce yourself in one minute and a half, like Nancy: your home, your family, your hobbies, then describe your school week day by day (when you wake up, leave, start, finish and get home). Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Présentez-vous en une minute et demie, comme Nancy : votre maison, votre famille, vos loisirs, puis décrivez votre semaine jour par jour (réveil, départ, début et fin des cours, retour à la maison). Enregistrez-vous et recommencez !