Vocabulary

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?)