John Smith
A1New York, USA

John Smith

John is fourteen and he lives in New York. Listen to him: he describes himself, his things, his best friend and his family.John a quatorze ans et vit à New York. Écoutez-le : il se décrit, parle de ses affaires, de son meilleur ami et de sa famille.

agehome townappearancethings I havebest friendbirthdayfamily

Need help? Click FR (bottom right) to read the instructions and questions in French.Consignes et questions en français. Cliquez sur EN (en bas à droite) pour revenir à l'anglais.

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John Smith

Listen to the whole recording first. It stays here while you work: listen again as many times as you need.Écoutez d'abord tout l'enregistrement. Il reste ici pendant que vous travaillez : réécoutez-le autant de fois que nécessaire.

1ListenÉcoutez

Listen to John Smith once or twice, then answer.Écoutez John Smith 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

5 words have been changed: they sound a bit like the words John Smith says, but they are wrong. Listen very carefully, click on the 5 words, then click Check.5 mots ont été changés : ils ressemblent à l'oreille à ce que dit John Smith, mais ils sont faux. Écoutez très attentivement, cliquez sur les 5 mots, puis sur Vérifier.

6Your turnÀ vous

Use John Smith's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de John Smith pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.

“My name is John. My surname is Smith.”

name = prénom (ou nom complet), surname = nom de famille.

My name is first name. My surname is surname.

“I am fourteen years old.”

Your age: I am … years old, never I have … years!

I'm your age years old.

“I am from New York.”

I am from + a town or a country. Add I live in … if you live somewhere else.

I'm from town / country. I live in town.

“I have short, dark hair. I am tall. I have glasses.”

hair has no s, and the adjectives come before it: length, then colour (short dark hair). I am tall / short, but I have (got) glasses.

I have long / short, dark / fair / red hair. I am tall / short. I have / don't have glasses.

“I have got a bike. I've got a TV, but not in my room.”

I've got = I have. Use but to add a surprise.

I've got a phone / a games console…, but not in my room / I don't use it much.

“My best friend is Paul. He is fifteen years old.”

Introduce your best friend with He is / She is.

My best friend is name. He / She is age years old.

“My birthday is on September 15th.”

on + a date. Say it: September the fifteenth.

My birthday is on month date.

“I have got two sisters.”

Brothers and sisters: I have got … or I'm an only child.

I have got one brother / two sisters…. / I'm an only child.

🎤 Now introduce yourself in 30 seconds, like John: your name, age, town, what you look like, what you have got, your best friend, your birthday and your family. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Présentez-vous en 30 secondes, comme John : nom, âge, ville, physique, ce que vous avez, meilleur(e) ami(e), anniversaire et famille. Enregistrez-vous avec votre téléphone, réécoutez-vous, et recommencez !

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