Richard
A1/A2Southampton, England

Richard

Richard lives in Southampton, in the south of England. Listen to him: he talks about his family, his day at school and football.Richard vit à Southampton, dans le sud de l'Angleterre. Écoutez-le : il parle de sa famille, de sa journée et du football.

home townfamilystepfamilydaily routineschool subjectsfootballfuture job

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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Richard

Listen to the whole recording first. It stays here while you work: click a part to listen to it again.Écoutez d'abord tout l'enregistrement. Il reste ici pendant que vous travaillez : cliquez sur une partie pour la réécouter.

1ListenÉcoutez

Listen to Richard once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Richard 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 Richard 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 Richard, mais ils sont faux. Écoutez très attentivement, cliquez sur les 5 mots, puis sur Vérifier.

6Your turnÀ vous

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

“I'm from Southampton, a city which is in the south of England.”

Say where your town is: a city / a town / a village which is in … or which is not far from …

I'm from town, a town / village which is in the north of France / not far from a big city.

“My parents are divorced and I live with my mother, who is remarried.”

Family words: divorced, separated, remarried; and I live with …

I live with my parents / my mother / my father and his wife….

“I like my stepfather, he is very funny.”

Give your opinion, then an adjective: he / she is very …

I like my brother / cousin…, he / she is very funny / kind / generous.

“I see him every other weekend.”

How often? every day, every weekend, every other weekend (un sur deux), once a month.

I see my grandparents / my cousins every Sunday / once a month.

“I have a younger brother, Paul, who is eight, and an older sister, Linda, who is nearly 15.”

younger / older + brother or sister, then who is + age.

I have a younger / an older brother / sister, name, who is age.

“Every morning, I get up at 7. I have a shower, then I have breakfast.”

Your routine: present simple (I get up, I have breakfast) and link with then, after that.

Every morning, I get up at time. Then I have breakfast / take the bus…

“My favourite subjects are PE and biology, but I hate maths. I'm not very good at it.”

good at / not very good at + a subject.

My favourite subject is subject. I'm good / not very good at subject.

“I started playing football when I was 7.”

The past: I started …-ing when I was + age.

I started playing the guitar / doing judo when I was age.

“I'd love to be a football coach when I'm older.”

Your dream: I'd love to be … — and after when, use the present!

I'd love to be a job when I'm older.

🎤 Now talk about yourself for one minute, like Richard: your town, your family, your day and your favourite sport or hobby. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Parlez de vous pendant une minute, comme Richard : votre ville, votre famille, votre journée et votre sport ou loisir préféré. Enregistrez-vous avec votre téléphone, réécoutez-vous, et recommencez !

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