1ListenÉcoutez
Listen to Theo once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Theo 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 Theo's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Theo pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.
“I live in Ireland, which is a little island to the west of England.”
Locate a place: to the west / north… of + a country.
I live in country / region, which is to the west / in the south… of ...
“I’m half French, half Irish: my mom is French and my dad is Irish.”
Two origins: I'm half …, half …
I'm French. / I'm half .., half ..: my mum / dad is ...
“We have to learn it in school, which is difficult.”
, which is … gives your opinion about the whole idea (ce qui est …).
We have to .. at school, which is easy / boring / great.
“I am in third year, which is the same thing as your troisième.”
Compare: … is the same as …, … is like …
I'm in year, which is the same as .. in country.
“The Junior Cert is twice as important as the Brevet.”
twice as … as = deux fois plus … que.
.. is twice as big / important / long as ...
“We aren’t allowed to wear our own clothes.”
Rules: we're (not) allowed to = on a (pas) le droit de.
At my school, we aren't allowed to ...
“This is good because we don’t have to worry about what we wear, but it’s bad because it’s really uncomfortable.”
Pros and cons: This is good because … but it's bad because …; don't have to = pas besoin de.
.. is good because .., but it's bad because ...
“Halloween is a Celtic festival where we dress up as monsters and go trick or treating.”
Explain a tradition: [..] is a festival where we …
A French festival is a festival where we ...
“I can already play the piano quite well, if I do say so myself.”
A talent: I can play … quite well (+ a bit of humour!).
I can play the guitar / draw / swim quite well, if I do say so myself!
🎤 Now imagine you're talking to Theo's class. Introduce yourself in one minute and a half: where you live, your languages, your school (compare it with Irish schools!), what you think of school uniforms and a French festival you like. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Imaginez que vous vous adressez à la classe de Theo. Présentez-vous en une minute et demie : où vous vivez, vos langues, votre collège (comparez-le avec l'école irlandaise !), ce que vous pensez de l'uniforme et une fête française que vous aimez. Enregistrez-vous et recommencez !