French A2 — Elementary: city, travel, routines, health

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The whole French A2 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A2 is finished

• Find your way around a French city
• Talk about past trips with passé composé
• Describe routines, health, and future plans

A2, unit by unit

Getting around

Around the city (going to…)

Move around: JE VAIS À LA GARE (I go to the station). À melts with LE into AU: AU marché, but À LA banque, À L'hôpital, AUX magasins. Direction words: À GAUCHE (left), À DROITE (right), TOUT DROIT (straight).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Around the city (going to…): Choose the contextual meaning of la rue (ams).

   1. street
   2. square
   3. station
   Show the answer

   street

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Around the city (going to…): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “square”.

   Show the answer

   la place

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Around the city (going to…): Read la gare (lah gahr) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   station

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Around the city (going to…): Produce “bank” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   la banque

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Around the city (going to…): Match l'hôpital to its contextual meaning.

   1. shop
   2. hospital
   3. left
   Show the answer

   hospital

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Around the city (going to…): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: He is going to the hospital.

   Show the answer

   Il va à l'hôpital.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Around the city (going to…): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: I go to the station.

   Show the answer

   Je vais à la gare.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Around the city (going to…): Select the correct target form for “right”.

   1. la rue
   2. la place
   3. droite
   Show the answer

   droite

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Around the city (going to…): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “He is going to the hospital.”.

   Show the answer

   Il va à l'hôpital.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Around the city (going to…): Complete Léa’s turn in the taught register: It is over there, on the right.

    Show the answer

    Elle est là-bas, à droite.

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Around the city (going to…): Read C'est loin? (seh lwa(n)?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Is it far?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Around the city (going to…): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Non, c'est près. Cinq minutes.

    Show the answer

    No, it is near. Five minutes.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkJE VAIS À LA GARE means…

   1. I am at the station
   2. I go to the station
   3. my station is big
   4. I like stations
   Show the answer

   I go to the station

   Vais + à la = go to.

2. quick checkÀ DROITE is…

   1. left
   2. right
   3. straight
   4. back
   Show the answer

   right

   Droite = right.

3. quick checkÀ + LE becomes…

   1. à le
   2. au
   3. aux
   4. à la
   Show the answer

   au

   À + le melts into AU.

4. quick checkOÙ EST LA GARE? means…

   1. Who is at the station?
   2. Where is the station?
   3. How is the station?
   4. What is a station?
   Show the answer

   Where is the station?

   Où + est = where is.

5. quick checkCINQ MINUTES is…

   1. five minutes
   2. ten minutes
   3. five hours
   4. five days
   Show the answer

   five minutes

   Cinq = 5, minutes = minutes.

Worksheet: City worksheet

Review list. la rue · la place · la gare · la banque

Travel and passé composé

Talk about finished trips: J'AI VISITÉ (I visited). Passé composé = AVOIR (j'ai, tu as, il a) + past verb (visitÉ, mangÉ, vu). -ER verbs just add É: PARLER → PARLÉ!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Travel and passé composé: What is the central communicative purpose of “Travel and passé composé”?

   Show the answer

   Talk about finished trips: J'AI VISITÉ (I visited).

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Travel and passé composé: Read Ça t'a plu? (sah tah plew?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Travel and passé composé: Infer the intended meaning or social force of J'ai voyagé en Espagne. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I travelled in Spain.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Travel and passé composé: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Did you travel this summer?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Travel and passé composé: Play the labeled synthetic French audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Oui, j'ai voyagé au Mexique. J'ai visité la plage.

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Travel and passé composé: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Did you like it?
   2. I loved it!
   3. mountain

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Travel and passé composé: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: Did you buy tickets?

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Tu as acheté des billets?

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Travel and passé composé: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Tu…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Tu as voyagé cet été?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Travel and passé composé: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Oui, j'ai voyagé au Mexique. J'ai visité la plage.

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Travel and passé composé: Practise l'hôtel (loh-TELL) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    l'hôtel

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Travel and passé composé: Shadow the synthetic French model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    J'ai adoré!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Travel and passé composé: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Travel and passé composé”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    J'ai voyagé en Espagne.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkJ'AI VISITÉ means…

   1. I visit
   2. I visited
   3. you visited
   4. he visits
   Show the answer

   I visited

   Ai + É = I did (past).

2. quick checkLA VALISE is…

   1. ticket
   2. suitcase
   3. hotel
   4. beach
   Show the answer

   suitcase

   Valise = suitcase.

3. quick checkÇA T'A PLU? means…

   1. Did you like it?
   2. Do you like it?
   3. Will you like it?
   4. You like it!
   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

   Past: did it please you.

4. quick checkWhich is 'you bought'?

   1. j'ai acheté
   2. tu as acheté
   3. il a acheté
   4. acheter
   Show the answer

   tu as acheté

   Tu as + É = you did.

5. quick checkHIER means…

   1. tomorrow
   2. today
   3. yesterday
   4. now
   Show the answer

   yesterday

   Hier = yesterday.

Worksheet: Travel worksheet

Review list. le voyage · l'avion · l'hôtel · la valise

Le train : départ, retour, quai

Tickets are bought with a frame: un billet aller-retour pour Lyon, départ à huit heures. Questions at the station are short: de quel quai ? faut-il changer ?

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. French. Every exercise works on grammatical gender and agreement, the passé composé/imparfait split, the two registers of tu and vous, and the nasal vowels that make liaison audible.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Choose the meaning of aller-retour (ah-lay ruh-TOOR) in this lesson.

   1. return ticket
   2. platform
   3. to change (trains)
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   return ticket

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Type the French expression meaning “platform”.

   Show the answer

   le quai

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Interpret the Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « ») in context: Un aller-retour pour Lyon, s'il vous plaît. (uh(n) nah-lay ruh-TOOR poor lyo(n), seel voo PLAY.).

   Show the answer

   A return ticket to Lyon, please.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Write in Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « »): Which platform does the train leave from?.

   Show the answer

   Le train part de quel quai ?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Match changer to its lesson meaning.

   1. to change (trains)
   2. return ticket
   3. platform
   Show the answer

   to change (trains)

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent French: You have to change at Dijon..

   Show the answer

   Il faut changer à Dijon.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (un billet pour … · aller simple / aller-retour · de quel quai ? · il faut changer à …): A return ticket to Lyon, please..

   Show the answer

   Un aller-retour pour Lyon, s'il vous plaît.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Select the French form for “ticket”.

   1. le billet
   2. en retard
   Show the answer

   le billet

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Un billet à Lyon.

   Show the answer

   Un billet pour Lyon.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: A return ticket to Lyon, please.

    Show the answer

    Départ à quelle heure ?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Read “À dix heures. Il faut changer ?” (ah dee ZUHR. eel foh shah(n)-ZHAY ?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    At ten. Do I have to change?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Le train : départ, retour, quai — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: No, direct. Platform number four.

    Show the answer

    Non, direct. Quai numéro quatre.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits aller-retour?

   1. return ticket
   2. platform
   3. to change (trains)
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   return ticket

   aller-retour (ah-lay ruh-TOOR) means return ticket in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits le quai?

   1. platform
   2. return ticket
   3. to change (trains)
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   platform

   le quai (luh KAY) means platform in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits changer?

   1. to change (trains)
   2. return ticket
   3. platform
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   to change (trains)

   changer (shah(n)-ZHAY) means to change (trains) in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits le billet?

   1. ticket
   2. return ticket
   3. platform
   4. to change (trains)
   Show the answer

   ticket

   le billet (luh bee-YEH) means ticket in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits en retard?

   1. late
   2. return ticket
   3. platform
   4. to change (trains)
   Show the answer

   late

   en retard (ah(n) ruh-TAR) means late in this lesson.

Worksheet: Train worksheet

Review list. aller-retour · le quai · changer · le billet

Life and plans

Daily routines (reflexive verbs)

Routines bounce back to you: JE ME LÈVE = I get (myself) up. ME = myself, TE = yourself, SE = himself/herself. Mornings run on ME/TE/SE: se lever, se doucher, se coucher!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Daily routines (reflexive verbs)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Il se couche tard.

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Role-play Léa: Yes, with my family.

   Show the answer

   Oui, avec ma famille.

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Write one accurate Latin script sentence using l'école.

   Show the answer

   Tu te douches le matin?

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Write 2–3 connected French sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Il se couche tard. Je me lève à sept heures.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Je me lève à sept heures.

   Show the answer

   Je me lève à sept heures.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Summarize the dialogue in one precise French sentence.

   Show the answer

   Oui, avec ma famille.

7. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Choose the contextual meaning of le matin (luh mah-TA(n)).

   1. morning
   2. afternoon
   3. evening
   Show the answer

   morning

8. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “afternoon”.

   Show the answer

   l'après-midi

9. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Read le soir (luh swahr) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   evening

10. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Produce “work / job” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    le travail

11. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Match l'école to its contextual meaning.

    1. shower
    2. school
    3. breakfast
    Show the answer

    school

12. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Daily routines (reflexive verbs): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: Do you shower in the morning?

    Show the answer

    Tu te douches le matin?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkJE ME LÈVE means…

   1. I lift it
   2. I get up
   3. I sit down
   4. I run
   Show the answer

   I get up

   Lève + ME = I get myself up.

2. quick checkLE DÎNER is…

   1. breakfast
   2. lunch
   3. dinner
   4. snack
   Show the answer

   dinner

   Dîner = dinner.

3. quick checkÀ QUELLE HEURE…? asks about…

   1. price
   2. time
   3. place
   4. reason
   Show the answer

   time

   À quelle heure = at what time.

4. quick checkTU TE DOUCHES means…

   1. I shower
   2. you shower
   3. she showers
   4. we shower
   Show the answer

   you shower

   TE = you.

5. quick checkWhich is reflexive?

   1. je parle
   2. je m'appelle
   3. je mange
   4. je vis
   Show the answer

   je m'appelle

   Je m'appelle = I call myself.

Worksheet: Routines worksheet

Review list. le matin · l'après-midi · le soir · le travail

Health and future plans

At the doctor: J'AI MAL À LA TÊTE = my head hurts. For plans, use FUTUR PROCHE: JE VAIS + verb. JE VAIS VOYAGER = I am going to travel. Easy future, no new endings!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. build the sentencePractice 4 [sentence building] — Health and future plans: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: I am going to travel.

   Show the answer

   Je vais voyager.

2. choose the wordPractice 5 [word selection] — Health and future plans: Select the correct target form for “pharmacy”.

   1. la douleur
   2. la fièvre
   3. la pharmacie
   Show the answer

   la pharmacie

3. find the mistakePractice 6 [error correction] — Health and future plans: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the pharmacy model for “It is going to rain.”.

   Show the answer

   Il va pleuvoir.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 7 [dialogue completion] — Health and future plans: Complete Théo’s turn in the taught register: No, but I am going to rest.

   Show the answer

   Non, mais je vais me reposer.

5. readingPractice 8 [reading comprehension] — Health and future plans: Read Bien. Tu vas aller bien. (bya(n). tew vah ah-LEH bya(n).). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Good. You are going to be fine.

6. paragraphPractice 9 [paragraph comprehension] — Health and future plans: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Docteur, j'ai mal à la tête.

   Show the answer

   Doctor, my head hurts.

7. the main ideaPractice 10 [main idea] — Health and future plans: What is the central communicative purpose of “Health and future plans”?

   Show the answer

   At the doctor: J'AI MAL À LA TÊTE = my head hurts.

8. spot the detailPractice 11 [detail identification] — Health and future plans: Read Non, mais je vais me reposer. (noh(n), meh zhuh veh muh ruh-poh-ZEH.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   No, but I am going to rest.

9. what is meantPractice 12 [inference] — Health and future plans: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Il va pleuvoir. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   It is going to rain.

10. listeningPractice 13 [listening comprehension] — Health and future plans: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Doctor, my head hurts.

11. dictationPractice 14 [dictation] — Health and future plans: Play the labeled synthetic French audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Tu as de la fièvre?

12. listen and choosePractice 15 [listen and choose] — Health and future plans: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. No, but I am going to rest.
    2. Good. You are going to be fine.
    3. fever

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    No, but I am going to rest.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkJE VAIS VOYAGER means…

   1. I travel now
   2. I travelled
   3. I am going to travel
   4. I want travel
   Show the answer

   I am going to travel

   Vais + verb = going to.

2. quick checkJ'AI MAL À LA TÊTE means…

   1. my head hurts
   2. my hand hurts
   3. my eye hurts
   4. my leg hurts
   Show the answer

   my head hurts

   Tête = head.

3. quick checkLA PHARMACIE is…

   1. hospital
   2. pharmacy
   3. clinic
   4. shop
   Show the answer

   pharmacy

   Pharmacie = pharmacy.

4. quick checkTU VAS ALLER BIEN means…

   1. you were fine
   2. you are going to be fine
   3. you feel bad
   4. you look fine
   Show the answer

   you are going to be fine

   Vas + aller bien.

5. quick checkWhich verb NEVER changes in futur proche?

   1. vais
   2. the first verb
   3. the second verb
   4. both verbs
   Show the answer

   the second verb

   Je vais MANGER — manger stays whole.

Worksheet: Health worksheet

Review list. la tête · la main · l'œil · le médecin

Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez

Pain uses AVOIR MAL À: j'ai mal à la tête, au dos, aux dents. Advice uses the conditional: VOUS DEVRIEZ vous reposer.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. French. Every exercise works on grammatical gender and agreement, the passé composé/imparfait split, the two registers of tu and vous, and the nasal vowels that make liaison audible.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Choose the meaning of avoir mal à (ah-VWAR mal ah) in this lesson.

   1. to have pain in
   2. throat
   3. to rest
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   to have pain in

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Type the French expression meaning “throat”.

   Show the answer

   la gorge

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Interpret the Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « ») in context: J'ai mal à la gorge. (zhay mal ah lah GORZH.).

   Show the answer

   I have a sore throat.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Write in Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « »): My feet hurt..

   Show the answer

   J'ai mal aux pieds.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Match se reposer to its lesson meaning.

   1. to rest
   2. to have pain in
   3. throat
   Show the answer

   to rest

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent French: You should rest for two days..

   Show the answer

   Vous devriez vous reposer deux jours.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (avoir mal à + body part · vous devriez + infinitive · il faut + infinitive): I have a sore throat..

   Show the answer

   J'ai mal à la gorge.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Select the French form for “prescription”.

   1. l'ordonnance
   2. vous devriez
   Show the answer

   l'ordonnance

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Correct the model the lesson warns about: J'ai mal la gorge.

   Show the answer

   J'ai mal à la gorge.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Hello doctor, I have a sore throat.

    Show the answer

    Depuis quand ?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Read “Depuis trois jours, et j'ai mal à la tête aussi.” (duh-PWEE trwah ZHOOR, ay zhay mal ah lah TAYT oh-SEE.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    For three days, and my head hurts too.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Chez le médecin : j'ai mal, vous devriez — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: You should rest and drink plenty of water.

    Show the answer

    Vous devriez vous reposer et boire beaucoup d'eau.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits avoir mal à?

   1. to have pain in
   2. throat
   3. to rest
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   to have pain in

   avoir mal à (ah-VWAR mal ah) means to have pain in in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la gorge?

   1. throat
   2. to have pain in
   3. to rest
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   throat

   la gorge (lah GORZH) means throat in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits se reposer?

   1. to rest
   2. to have pain in
   3. throat
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   to rest

   se reposer (suh ruh-poh-ZAY) means to rest in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits l'ordonnance?

   1. prescription
   2. to have pain in
   3. throat
   4. to rest
   Show the answer

   prescription

   l'ordonnance (lor-doh-NAH(N)S) means prescription in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits vous devriez?

   1. you should
   2. to have pain in
   3. throat
   4. to rest
   Show the answer

   you should

   vous devriez (voo duh-vree-AY) means you should in this lesson.

Worksheet: Doctor worksheet

Review list. avoir mal à · la gorge · se reposer · l'ordonnance

Shopping and weather

Clothes and shopping (demonstratives)

Shop in French! LA CHEMISE, LES CHAUSSURES. Point with CE (this, masculine), CETTE (this, feminine), CES (these): CETTE CHEMISE (this shirt), CE MAGASIN (this shop).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 5 [listen and reorder] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: This shop is expensive.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Ce magasin est cher.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Vingt…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Vingt euros. Elle est bon marché.

3. repeat itPractice 7 [repeat after audio] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Et cette robe?

4. pronunciationPractice 8 [pronunciation] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Practise cher (shair) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   cher

5. shadow the audioPractice 9 [shadowing] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Shadow the synthetic French model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   C'est combien, cette chemise?

6. guided speakingPractice 10 [guided speaking] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Clothes and shopping (demonstratives)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Cette chemise est bon marché.

7. answer in your own wordsPractice 11 [free response] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Clothes and shopping (demonstratives)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Ce magasin est cher.

8. role playPractice 12 [roleplay] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Role-play Léa: Fifty euros.

   Show the answer

   Cinquante euros.

9. write a sentencePractice 13 [sentence writing] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Write one accurate Latin script sentence using le magasin.

   Show the answer

   Cette chemise est bon marché.

10. short writingPractice 14 [short writing] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Write 2–3 connected French sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

    Show the answer

    Ce magasin est cher. Ces chaussures sont jolies.

11. say it another wayPractice 15 [paraphrase] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Ces chaussures sont jolies.

    Show the answer

    Ces chaussures sont jolies.

12. summarisePractice 16 [summary] — Clothes and shopping (demonstratives): Summarize the dialogue in one precise French sentence.

    Show the answer

    Cinquante euros.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkCETTE CHEMISE means…

   1. that shirt
   2. this shirt
   3. those shirts
   4. my shirt
   Show the answer

   this shirt

   Cette = this (feminine).

2. quick checkLE PANTALON is…

   1. shoes
   2. trousers
   3. shirt
   4. dress
   Show the answer

   trousers

   Pantalon = trousers.

3. quick checkBON MARCHÉ means…

   1. good market
   2. cheap
   3. expensive
   4. new
   Show the answer

   cheap

   Bon marché = cheap (good deal).

4. quick checkCET is used before…

   1. feminine nouns
   2. masculine vowel words
   3. plurals
   4. verbs
   Show the answer

   masculine vowel words

   Cet ami — masculine + vowel.

5. quick checkCHER means…

   1. cheap
   2. expensive
   3. big
   4. new
   Show the answer

   expensive

   Cher = expensive.

Worksheet: Shopping worksheet

Review list. la chemise · le pantalon · les chaussures · la robe

Weather scenes (first imparfait)

Weather stories use IMPARFAIT: IL FAISAIT BEAU (it was sunny), IL Y AVAIT DU VENT (there was wind). Just two phrases paint any past sky! IL FAISAIT + weather, IL Y AVAIT + thing.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Choose the contextual meaning of l'hiver (lee-VAIR).

   1. winter
   2. cloud
   3. wind
   Show the answer

   winter

2. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “cloud”.

   Show the answer

   le nuage

3. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Read le vent (luh vah(n)) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   wind

4. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Produce “sun” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   le soleil

5. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Match la pluie to its contextual meaning.

   1. cold
   2. rain
   3. heat
   Show the answer

   rain

6. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: There was wind.

   Show the answer

   Il faisait beau. Il y avait du soleil.

7. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: It was cold yesterday.

   Show the answer

   Il faisait froid hier.

8. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Select the correct target form for “summer”.

   1. l'hiver
   2. le nuage
   3. l'été
   Show the answer

   l'été

9. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “There was wind.”.

   Show the answer

   Il faisait beau. Il y avait du soleil.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Complete Léa’s turn in the taught register: And today?

    Show the answer

    Et aujourd'hui?

11. readingPractice 16 [reading comprehension] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Read Il pleut! (eel pluh!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    It rains!

12. paragraphPractice 17 [paragraph comprehension] — Weather scenes (first imparfait): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Quel temps faisait-il hier?

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    What was the weather like yesterday?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIL FAISAIT BEAU means…

   1. it is sunny
   2. it was sunny
   3. it will rain
   4. it snowed
   Show the answer

   it was sunny

   Faisait = was (imparfait).

2. quick checkLA PLUIE is…

   1. sun
   2. rain
   3. wind
   4. cloud
   Show the answer

   rain

   Pluie = rain.

3. quick checkIL Y AVAIT DU VENT means…

   1. it is windy
   2. there was wind
   3. wind comes
   4. no wind
   Show the answer

   there was wind

   Y avait = there was.

4. quick checkWeather in the past uses…

   1. passé composé
   2. imparfait
   3. future
   4. present
   Show the answer

   imparfait

   Scenes = imparfait.

5. quick checkQUEL TEMPS FAISAIT-IL? asks…

   1. what time was it?
   2. what was the weather?
   3. where was he?
   4. who came?
   Show the answer

   what was the weather?

   Quel temps = what weather.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. le soleil · la pluie · le froid · la chaleur

Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange

Shopping clothes turns on four words: LA TAILLE (size), LA COULEUR, ESSAYER (to try on) and ÉCHANGER. « Ça me va » judges the fit.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. French. Every exercise works on grammatical gender and agreement, the passé composé/imparfait split, the two registers of tu and vous, and the nasal vowels that make liaison audible.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Choose the meaning of la taille (lah TAH-yuh) in this lesson.

   1. size
   2. to try on
   3. to exchange
   4. checkout
   Show the answer

   size

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Type the French expression meaning “to try on”.

   Show the answer

   essayer

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Interpret the Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « ») in context: Je peux essayer cette chemise ? (zhuh puh ay-say-YAY set shuh-MEEZ ?).

   Show the answer

   Can I try this shirt on?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Write in Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « »): It is too small..

   Show the answer

   Elle est trop petite.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Match échanger to its lesson meaning.

   1. to exchange
   2. size
   3. to try on
   Show the answer

   to exchange

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent French: I would like to exchange it for one size bigger..

   Show the answer

   Je voudrais l'échanger contre une taille au-dessus.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (je peux essayer ? · ça me va / ça ne me va pas · je voudrais l'échanger contre …): Can I try this shirt on?.

   Show the answer

   Je peux essayer cette chemise ?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Select the French form for “checkout”.

   1. la caisse
   2. ça me va
   Show the answer

   la caisse

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Je peux essayer de la chemise ?

   Show the answer

   Je peux essayer la chemise ?

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Hello, can I try this dress on?

    Show the answer

    Bien sûr, la cabine est au fond.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Read “Elle est trop petite. Vous avez une taille au-dessus ?” (el ay troh puh-TEET. voo zah-VAY ün TAH-yuh oh-duh-SÜ ?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    It is too small. Do you have one size bigger?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Les vêtements : taille, couleur, échange — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Yes, in blue. It suits you very well.

    Show the answer

    Oui, en bleu. Ça vous va très bien.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la taille?

   1. size
   2. to try on
   3. to exchange
   4. checkout
   Show the answer

   size

   la taille (lah TAH-yuh) means size in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits essayer?

   1. to try on
   2. size
   3. to exchange
   4. checkout
   Show the answer

   to try on

   essayer (eh-say-YAY) means to try on in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits échanger?

   1. to exchange
   2. size
   3. to try on
   4. checkout
   Show the answer

   to exchange

   échanger (ay-shah(n)-ZHAY) means to exchange in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la caisse?

   1. checkout
   2. size
   3. to try on
   4. to exchange
   Show the answer

   checkout

   la caisse (lah KES) means checkout in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ça me va?

   1. it fits me
   2. size
   3. to try on
   4. to exchange
   Show the answer

   it fits me

   ça me va (sah muh VAH) means it fits me in this lesson.

Worksheet: Clothes worksheet

Review list. la taille · essayer · échanger · la caisse

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the French A2 vocabulary list — the words of “Getting around” through “Shopping and weather”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes French A2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether French B1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: Where is the station?

   Show the answer

   Où est la gare?

2. fill the gapJ'ai voyagé ___ Mexique (to the)

   Show the answer

   au

3. choose'I get up at seven'

   1. Je lève à sept heures
   2. Je me lève à sept heures
   3. Je se lève à sept heures
   4. Me lève à sept heures
   Show the answer

   Je me lève à sept heures

4. translate into the languageSay: I am going to study

   Show the answer

   Je vais étudier

5. translate into EnglishJ'ai mal à la tête.

   Show the answer

   My head hurts.

6. fill the gapC'est ___ (near)

   Show the answer

   près

7. put it in orderOrder: plu / t'a / ça / ?

   Show the answer

   ça t'a plu?

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Où est la banque?

   Show the answer

   Où est la banque?

9. fill the gapIl ___ beau. (was sunny)

   Show the answer

   faisait

10. choose'This shirt is cheap'

    1. Ce chemise est bon marché
    2. Cette chemise est bon marché
    3. Ces chemise sont bon marché
    4. Cette chemise bon marché est
    Show the answer

    Cette chemise est bon marché

French A2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for French A2 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

The French meal is a timetable: déjeuner sits at noon, dîner arrives at eight or later, and the café between them is a place to stand, not to linger over dessert. « Je prends un café » orders; « je voudrais » softens; « l'addition, s'il vous plaît » ends the meal and, in a Parisian café, also ends your right to the table.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “French cuisine”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: At the restaurant, the waiter brings the menu. Léa takes a starter and a main, Théo a main and a dessert. 'And to drink? — A jug of water, please.' The bread is free, and so is the jug. At the end Théo asks for the bill, splits it and leaves a small tip, since service is already included.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged fr-FR; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Théo: What are you having? Léa: I would like the menu of the day. Théo: And to drink? Léa: A jug of water. And is the bill included?

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Je veux un café. → Je voudrais un café. Je veux is blunt; je voudrais is the standard polite order.
• Je vais prendre le addition. → Je vais payer l'addition. / L'addition, s'il vous plaît. In an order, prendre takes the dish; the bill is asked for.
• Le menu est chez moi. → Le menu, s'il vous plaît. (the set menu) menu in French is the fixed-price meal, not the list of dishes.

Your task

Order a two-course meal out loud Write a nine-line restaurant scene: greet, ask for la carte, order a starter and a main with je voudrais, order drinks, ask what comes with the dish, ask for the bill, ask whether service is included, and leave. Then rewrite the same scene as you would say it to a friend at home (tu, je prends) and compare the two registers.

After A2: the A2+ checkpoint

A2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between French A2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A2+ when you can keep a conversation going, tell a short story. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B1 pages.

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