iGCSE French CAIE

This subject is broken down into 58 topics in 6 modules:

  1. Everyday Activities 4 topics
  2. Personal and Social Life 7 topics
  3. The World Around Us 9 topics
  4. The World of Work 5 topics
  5. The International World 3 topics
  6. Grammar 30 topics
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French

Everyday Activities

Home Life

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Home Life

Section 1 - Daily Routine

  • Start your morning routine with réveil (awakening) such as 'Je me réveille à sept heures' (I wake up at seven o'clock).
  • Follow up with morning activities like showering: 'Je me douche'.
  • Breakfast in French is petit déjeuner: 'Je prends mon petit déjeuner'.

Section 2 - Housework

  • Talk about cleaning duties using French phrases such as "Je fait la lessive" (I do the laundry), "Je fais la vaisselle" (I do the dishes).
  • Mention other chores: balayer (to sweep), passer l'aspirateur (to vacuum), épousseter (to dust).

Section 3 - Meals

  • For meal times, use "Je mange" (I eat) and specify what meal: "Je mange le déjeuner a midi" (I eat lunch at noon).
  • Be familiar with words for different types of food: viande (meat), légumes (vegetables), fruits (fruits).

Section 4 - Leisure Time

  • Practice phrasing your hobbies such as "J'aime lire des livres" (I like reading books), "Je joue à la console" (I play video games).
  • Specify times using phrases like "pendant mon temps libre" (during my free time) or "après l'école" (after school).

Section 5 - Bedtime Routine

  • End with bedtime practices, such as "Je me brosse les dents" (I brush my teeth), followed by "Je me couche" (I go to bed).

It's essential to practice these phrases regularly and be comfortable using them in both spoken and written contexts. Furthermore, understanding some additional vocabularies about different home activities will increase your competence and fluency in this topic. Always remember to use the correct tense and appropriate pronouns while discussing your daily routine.

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French

Grammar

Grammar: Nouns

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Grammar: Nouns

Section: Basics of Nouns

  • Nouns in French always have a gender, they are either masculine or feminine.

  • This can affect the adjectives and articles associated with them.

  • Masculine nouns usually end in -e but this is not a hard and fast rule.

  • Feminine nouns often but not always end in -ion, -té, -ée, -euse or -ance.

  • If a noun is masculine in the singular, the plural will be masculine too, and likewise for feminine.

Section: Definite Articles

  • Definite articles in French translate as ‘the’ in English.

  • The ones to revise are le (masculine singular), la (feminine singular) and les (plural).

  • These change to l’ before a vowel or silent h.

Section: Indefinite Articles

  • Indefinite articles translate as ‘a’ or 'an'.

  • The ones to revise are un (masculine) and une (feminine).

  • For plural nouns, regardless of gender, 'some' is used, represented by des in French.

Section: Possessive Adjectives

  • Possessive adjectives replace articles to show ownership.

  • Remember that these must agree with the gender and number of the noun owned, not the owner.

  • Examples include mon (my, masculine), ma (my, feminine) and mes (my, plural).

Section: Partitive Articles

  • Use partitive articles when speaking about 'some' or 'any' of something.

  • The forms to revise are du (masculin singular), de la (feminine singular), de l' (before a vowel or silent h), and des (plural).

Section: Demonstrative Adjectives

  • Demonstrative adjectives (this, that) must agree in gender and number with the noun they come before.

  • The ones to revise are ce (masculine singular), cette (feminine singular), cet (masculine singular before a vowel or silent h) and ces (plural).

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