Vocabulary

24th September 2025

to be busy /bizi/

the flight

general knowledge 

to mime

I was doing my homework (homeworks)

to have a party

once a week

twice

three time/four times

PAST CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE 

to be (in the past - I was, you were, he was etc) verb+ing

I was playing

you were playing etc

I wasn't playing

you weren't playing

Were you playing....?

Was he playing .....?

"I was watching TV when my parents arrived home."

10th September 2025

at the moment we are doing

one or two people have a good level of 

British English

a heatwave

traffic

a traffic jam

I went to 

it was cloudy

my grandfather was interested in this museum too

we went to the beach twice

we walked up a lot of steps

in the Alps/in the Pyrenees

I did nothing/I didn't do anything

she's on maternity leave

I have lunch at eleven thirty/half past eleven 11.30

I was born in Marseille

hardly ever = rarely

"I hardly ever do housework"

I clean my desk

I tidy my drawer

27th June 2025

He's wearing shorts (a shorts)

buttons

he's bald

How do you spell "bald"?

fair hair

shoulder-length hair

On the left, right of the picture, there is/are a woman/2 women. She is/they are ...... ing

There is a woman who is playing the guitar

to explain ... to someone

to juggle

"she is juggling"

1 person, 2 people, 3 people etc

There are 4 people

there is an ice-cream van

to argue/to have an argument "they are having an argument"

on the left, in the corner

in the left corner

to sunbathe

air-conditioning 

she is eating an ice cream which she bought at the ice cream stand/van

he is riding a horse

I'm leaving on the10th July

I'm coming back on the 28th

Where? = où? "Where do you live?"

Who = qui "Who do you live with?"

When = quand "When are you going to holiday camp?"

What = quoi/qu'est-ce que "What do you like doing in your free time?"

Which = lequel "Which do you prefer, the blue one or the red one?"

How = comment "How do get to school?" By scooter

How often = avec quelle fréquence "How often do you go to the cinema?"

Whose = à qui "Whose is this bag."

How long = duration

How far = distance

How much = price/quantity

How many = quantity (countable)

The last time I went to my grandma's, the internet wasn't working.

I'm going to celebrate my birthday with friends of my parents.

to go on a ride in an amusement park 

18th June 2025

a tracksuit

a sweater = pullover = jumper (for winter)

a sweatshirt = for sport "swet"

sweat

sweet = candy (US)

underwear

a tights (always plural, like jeans, trouser, shorts etc)

flip-flops

a belt

earrings

a speaker

I don't like dresses very much

once or twice a month

my swimming costume

13th June 2025

Where are you from?

What do you do? = What is your job/occupation?

Where were you born?

to be bald

What is ...... like? Describe ...... to me?

sympathetic = compatissant

Use present simple habits (and permanent situations)

Adverbs of frequency - position is before the main verb

I never go to the theatre.

I sometimes eat toast for breakfast.

I don't usually go to school on Wednesday afternoon.

BUT! adverbs of frequency come after the verb to be

I am never late.

Once a week, twice a month etc "expression of frequency" at the end of the sentence 

"I go to the cinema once a month."

How often do you go to the cinema?

at the weekend

ham

a savoury breakfast = the opposite of sweet

salty (with a taste of salt)

stubborn

she teaches French to Bulgarian students

forty fourteen

to retire = to stop working when you reach a certain age

she is already retired but she really likes her job

to repair

she's a bit overweight/plump

to walk in the mountains

she didn't feel like going there (avoir envie de)

she has medium-length hair 

hardly ever = rarely

I go by car

on foot (exception)

 6th June 2025

to be poor (not rich)

a shopkeeper = a person who works in a shop

ski resort

a lighthouse

to be sunny

it was (a bit) sunny

to get on well with = to have a good relationship with

hardly ever

I hardly ever sing

to throw

once a week

to go on foot

to walk to school

to lend

to borrow

I'm from France

I live in France

I was born in Marseille

I arrived in St Gely 7 years ago

to take after someone

"I take after my mum"

my Dad is an engineer

I watch a bit of everything

a series 

I don't really like reading

this book is about a man who is stranded on a desert island 

a true story

I go to the cinema once a month

my grandparents are here at the moment

this weekend, we are going to

Word order in questions : Q A S V (question, aux, subject, verb)

Where do you live?

What is he doing?

What did they do yesterday?

OR - ASV

Do you live..... in Montpellier?

Exception = to be

You are French - Are you French? (do you be French?)