1.5.1
Festivals & Customs
Les Fêtes Françaises - French Festivals
Les Fêtes Françaises - French Festivals
Key vocab
Key vocab
- Les feux d’artifice (🎆) - fireworks.
- Un jour férié - a bank holiday.
- Le défilé - procession.
- La messe - mass.
- Le Jour de l'An - New Year's Day.
- La Saint-Sylvestre - New Year's Eve.
- Pâques - Easter.
- La veille de Noël - Christmas Eve.
Les fêtes
Les fêtes
- Tout le monde aime les jours fériés, parce qu'on ne doit pas travailler.
- Everyone likes bank holidays, because you don't have to work.
- Quand on fête la Saint-Sylvestre, il y a toujours des feux d’artifice (🎆) à minuit.
- When you celebrate New Year's Eve, there are always fireworks at midnight.
- Chaque veille de Noël, je vais à la messe.
- Every Christmas Eve, I go to mass.
Fête préférée
Fête préférée
- Quel est votre fête préférée?
- What is your favourite holiday?
- J'adore la nourriture, donc ma fête préférée doit être Noël. On mange beaucoup de nourriture et on passe du temps avec sa famille. C'est génial.
- I love food, so my favourite holiday would have to be Christmas. You eat a lot and spend time with your family. It is great.
Les Fêtes Françaises 2 - French Festivals 2
Les Fêtes Françaises 2 - French Festivals 2
Key vocab
Key vocab
- La fête des mères - Mother's Day.
- La Saint Valentin - Valentine's Day.
- Le défilé - procession.
- Le premier avril - April Fools' Day.
- Croyant/croyante - religious.
- Le quatorze juillet - Bastille Day.
Les fêtes
Les fêtes
- Ma copine adore la Saint Valentin, mais je n'aime pas ça.
- My girlfriend loves Valentines Day, but I don't like it.
- Le quatorze juillet est très important pour le peuple français.
- Bastille Day is very important for the French people.
- C'est une tradition de faire des blagues quand c'est le premier avril.
- It is a tradition to play practical jokes when it is April Fools' Day.
Être croyant/croyante
Être croyant/croyante
- Es-tu croyant ?
- Are you religious?
- Non, je ne suis pas croyant, mais je célèbre Noël quand même.
- No, I am not religious, but I celebrate Christmas all the same.
1Identity & Culture
1.1Me, my family and friends
1.1.1Describing Yourself
1.1.2Physical Appearance
1.1.3Personality
1.1.4Friends
1.1.5Opinions on Friends
1.1.6Relationships
1.1.7Family
1.1.8Other Family Members
1.1.9Me, My Friends & My Family - Listening
1.1.10Pets
1.1.11Style & Fashion
1.1.12Shopping for Clothes
1.1.13Materials
1.1.14Exam-Style Questions - Pets
1.2Time
1.3Technology in Everyday Life
1.4Free-Time Activities
1.4.1In Your Free-Time
1.4.2Music
1.4.3Music - Listening
1.4.4Cinema
1.4.5TV
1.4.6Cinema & TV - Listening
1.4.7Food
1.4.8Eating Out
1.4.9Opinions on Food
1.4.10Fruits
1.4.11Vegetables
1.4.12Other Food
1.4.13Meat
1.4.14Fish
1.4.15Food - Listening
1.4.16Sport
1.4.17Why Do You Play Sport?
1.4.18Different Sports
1.4.19Exam-Style Questions - Sport
1.4.20Exam-Style Questions - Thierry Henry
1.5Festivals in French-Speaking Countries
2Areas of Interest
2.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region
2.2Social Issues
3Study & Employment
4Common Tenses
4.1Present Tense
4.1.1Regular ER Verbs
4.1.25 Common ER Verbs
4.1.3Regular IR Verbs
4.1.45 Common IR Verbs
4.1.5Regular RE Verbs
4.1.65 Common RE Verbs
4.1.7Reflexive Verbs
4.1.8Irregular ER Verbs - Aller
4.1.9Stem-Changing Verbs
4.1.10Irregular IR Verbs Like 'Partir'
4.1.11Irregular IR Verbs That End in 'vrir'
4.1.12Irregular IR Verbs That End in 'enir'
4.1.13Irregular IR Verbs With No Pattern
4.1.14Modal Irregular IR Verbs
4.1.15Irregular RE Verbs
4.1.16Irregular RE Verbs With No Pattern
4.1.17ER Present Participles
4.1.18IR Present Participle
4.1.19RE Present Participle
4.1.20Irregular Present Participles
4.1.21Avoir
4.1.22Être
4.2Perfect Tense
4.2.1Perfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
4.2.2Perfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
4.2.3Perfect Tense - Regular RE Verbs
4.2.4Irregular Past Participles
4.2.5Irregular Past Participles 2
4.2.6Être ER Verbs
4.2.7Être IR Verbs
4.2.8Être RE Verbs
4.2.9Irregular Être - 'Venir'
4.2.10Irregular Être - 'Naître' & 'Mourir'
4.2.11Perfect Infinitive - Using Avoir
4.2.12Perfect Infinitive - Using Être
4.3Imperfect Tense
4.3.1Imperfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
4.3.2Imperfect Tense - 5 Common ER Verbs
4.3.3Imperfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
4.3.4Imperfect Tense - 5 Common IR Verbs
4.3.5Imperfect Tense - Regular RE Verbs
4.3.6Imperfect Tense - 5 Common RE Verbs
4.3.7Imperfect Tense - Irregular ER Verbs
4.3.8Imperfect Tense - Irregular IR Verbs
4.3.9Imperfect Tense - Irregular RE Verbs
4.3.10Imperfect Tense - Être
4.4Imperfect vs Perfect
5Advanced Tenses
5.1Conditional Tense
5.2Pluperfect Tense
5.3Present Subjunctive
5.3.1Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs
5.3.2Present Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs
5.3.3Present Subjunctive - Regular RE Verbs
5.3.4Present Subjunctive - Two-Stem Irregulars
5.3.5Present Subjunctive - Complete Irregulars
5.3.6Present Subjunctive - Using the Subjunctive
5.3.7Present Subjunctive - Imperative
6Extra Grammar
6.1The Passive Voice
6.2Pronouns
6.3Asking Questions
6.4Nouns
6.5Prepositions
6.7Quantifiers & Intensifiers
6.8Adjectives
6.8.1Adjectives Must Agree
6.8.2Irregular Agreements
6.8.3No Pattern Irregulars
6.8.4Position of Adjectives: After the Noun
6.8.5Position of Adjectives: Before the Noun
6.8.6Position of Adjectives: Changing Meanings
6.8.7Comparative Adjectives
6.8.8Superlative Adjectives
6.8.9Good, Better, Best
6.8.10Demonstrative Adjectives
6.8.11Indefinite Adjectives
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1Identity & Culture
1.1Me, my family and friends
1.1.1Describing Yourself
1.1.2Physical Appearance
1.1.3Personality
1.1.4Friends
1.1.5Opinions on Friends
1.1.6Relationships
1.1.7Family
1.1.8Other Family Members
1.1.9Me, My Friends & My Family - Listening
1.1.10Pets
1.1.11Style & Fashion
1.1.12Shopping for Clothes
1.1.13Materials
1.1.14Exam-Style Questions - Pets
1.2Time
1.3Technology in Everyday Life
1.4Free-Time Activities
1.4.1In Your Free-Time
1.4.2Music
1.4.3Music - Listening
1.4.4Cinema
1.4.5TV
1.4.6Cinema & TV - Listening
1.4.7Food
1.4.8Eating Out
1.4.9Opinions on Food
1.4.10Fruits
1.4.11Vegetables
1.4.12Other Food
1.4.13Meat
1.4.14Fish
1.4.15Food - Listening
1.4.16Sport
1.4.17Why Do You Play Sport?
1.4.18Different Sports
1.4.19Exam-Style Questions - Sport
1.4.20Exam-Style Questions - Thierry Henry
1.5Festivals in French-Speaking Countries
2Areas of Interest
2.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region
2.2Social Issues
3Study & Employment
4Common Tenses
4.1Present Tense
4.1.1Regular ER Verbs
4.1.25 Common ER Verbs
4.1.3Regular IR Verbs
4.1.45 Common IR Verbs
4.1.5Regular RE Verbs
4.1.65 Common RE Verbs
4.1.7Reflexive Verbs
4.1.8Irregular ER Verbs - Aller
4.1.9Stem-Changing Verbs
4.1.10Irregular IR Verbs Like 'Partir'
4.1.11Irregular IR Verbs That End in 'vrir'
4.1.12Irregular IR Verbs That End in 'enir'
4.1.13Irregular IR Verbs With No Pattern
4.1.14Modal Irregular IR Verbs
4.1.15Irregular RE Verbs
4.1.16Irregular RE Verbs With No Pattern
4.1.17ER Present Participles
4.1.18IR Present Participle
4.1.19RE Present Participle
4.1.20Irregular Present Participles
4.1.21Avoir
4.1.22Être
4.2Perfect Tense
4.2.1Perfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
4.2.2Perfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
4.2.3Perfect Tense - Regular RE Verbs
4.2.4Irregular Past Participles
4.2.5Irregular Past Participles 2
4.2.6Être ER Verbs
4.2.7Être IR Verbs
4.2.8Être RE Verbs
4.2.9Irregular Être - 'Venir'
4.2.10Irregular Être - 'Naître' & 'Mourir'
4.2.11Perfect Infinitive - Using Avoir
4.2.12Perfect Infinitive - Using Être
4.3Imperfect Tense
4.3.1Imperfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs
4.3.2Imperfect Tense - 5 Common ER Verbs
4.3.3Imperfect Tense - Regular IR Verbs
4.3.4Imperfect Tense - 5 Common IR Verbs
4.3.5Imperfect Tense - Regular RE Verbs
4.3.6Imperfect Tense - 5 Common RE Verbs
4.3.7Imperfect Tense - Irregular ER Verbs
4.3.8Imperfect Tense - Irregular IR Verbs
4.3.9Imperfect Tense - Irregular RE Verbs
4.3.10Imperfect Tense - Être
4.4Imperfect vs Perfect
5Advanced Tenses
5.1Conditional Tense
5.2Pluperfect Tense
5.3Present Subjunctive
5.3.1Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs
5.3.2Present Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs
5.3.3Present Subjunctive - Regular RE Verbs
5.3.4Present Subjunctive - Two-Stem Irregulars
5.3.5Present Subjunctive - Complete Irregulars
5.3.6Present Subjunctive - Using the Subjunctive
5.3.7Present Subjunctive - Imperative
6Extra Grammar
6.1The Passive Voice
6.2Pronouns
6.3Asking Questions
6.4Nouns
6.5Prepositions
6.7Quantifiers & Intensifiers
6.8Adjectives
6.8.1Adjectives Must Agree
6.8.2Irregular Agreements
6.8.3No Pattern Irregulars
6.8.4Position of Adjectives: After the Noun
6.8.5Position of Adjectives: Before the Noun
6.8.6Position of Adjectives: Changing Meanings
6.8.7Comparative Adjectives
6.8.8Superlative Adjectives
6.8.9Good, Better, Best
6.8.10Demonstrative Adjectives
6.8.11Indefinite Adjectives
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