Grammar and Vocab themes by level
A0: Entry Level
- Pets / Les animaux familiers
Useful list of French animals - Colours / Les couleurs
Words for common colours. - Family - Nuclear family / Famille - Famille nucléaire
Useful French list of words for immediate family - Months / Les mois
The names of all the months. - Numbers 11 to 31 / Numéros de 11 à 31
The numbers 11 to 31 in French. - Days of the week / Les jours de la semaine
The names of the days of the week. - Numbers 0 to 10 / Numéros de 0 à 10
The numbers 0 to 10 in French. - Nationalities / Les nationalités
A small introductory selection of nationalities. A1: Beginner
- Animals of the farm / Les animaux de la ferme (v)
Useful list of farm animals in French - Colours - feminine forms
The feminine form of 11 basic colours - Emotions and feelings - bonus material
Extra vocabulary to express opinions - Ailments and remedies - bonus material
Extra vocabulary related to medicine. - Family - Extended family / Famille - Famille étendue
Useful French list of words to talk about extended family - Restaurant meats - common
A selection of common meats. - Restaurant - dish adjectives
A selection of adjectives used to describe your food. - Stationery - common
A selection of common stationery equipment. - School subjects / Les sujets d'école (v)
A useful list of the main school subjects in French - Expressions of time - basic
Common vocabulary to place an action in time. - Town places - common
A selection of common town places. - Sports - common
A selection of common sports. - Hotel - bonus material
Extra vocabulary related to hotels. - Post Office - bonus material
A selection of specific vocabulary related to the post office. - Seaside - bonus material
Extra vocabulary related to the seaside. - Restaurant drinks - common
A vocabulary list of common drinks. - Clothing - casual
A selection of everyday clothes. - Numbers: the tens (10, 20... 90)
The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 - Directions / Les directions (v)
Useful French vocabulary to ask and understand directions - countries - bonus material
list of common countries - Numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions, billions
Vocabulary for large numbers, hundreds, thousand, millions and billions - Numbers 70 to 99
The numbers 70 to 99 in French. - Clothing - sportswear
A selection of sportswear clothes. - Clothing - accessories
A selection of clothes accessories. - Time - units
How to express durations (minute,second,week,...). - Makeup and cosmetics
Vocabulary related to cosmetics. - Nationalities - bonus material
A selection of nationalities - Adverbs - simple / Les adverbes (v)
Useful list of common French adverbs - Languages / Les langues (v)
Useful list of languages in French - Beach / La plage (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the beach and seaside - Countries / Les pays (v)
Useful list of French countries - Weather forecast / La météo (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to weather forecast - Music instruments / Les instruments de musique (v)
French A1 theme - Transport / Les transports (v)
Useful list of French means of transports - Clothes - winter / Les vêtements d'hiver (v)
Useful French list of winter clothes - Christmas / Noël (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Christmas celebrations - Jobs / Les métiers (v)
Useful list of French professions - Drinks / Les boissons (v)
Useful French list of drinks - Crepes and Pancakes / Les crêpes (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to making and eating crêpes - Cooking / Faire la cuisine (v)
Useful list of French verbs around the art of cooking - Coordinating conjunctions / Les conjonctions de coordination (v)
Useful list of French coordinating conjunctions - Nature / La nature (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to nature - Mother's Day / La Fête des Mères (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to Mother's Day - Taxi / En taxi (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary about travelling by taxi - Cooking utensils / Les ustensiles de cuisine (v)
Useful list of French cooking utensils - Mail / Le courrier (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to sending letters and mail - House - rooms / Les pièces de la maison (v)
Useful French vocabulary about rooms in a house - Countries of Francophonie / Les pays de la Francophonie (v)
Useful French list of some of the countries members of La Francophonie - Bedroom / La chambre (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the bedroom - Verbs + à + [indirect object]
List of useful verbs followed by the preposition à and an indirect object - Clothes - simple / Les vêtements - simple (v)
Useful short list of very common clothing items in French - Face / Le visage (v)
Useful list of face features in French A2: Lower Intermediate
- Kitchen - general
A selection of items that you would find in the kitchen. - Animals - wild animals
A selection of animals from the jungle and wild areas. - Fruit - bonus material
A selection of common fruit. - Camping - bonus material
Extra vocabulary related to going camping. - Cooking - verbs
Extra vocabulary to talk about how to cook. - Directions - bonus material
More vocabulary about how to find one's bearings. - Restaurant - fish and seafood - common
A selection of seafood and fish vocabulary. - Vegetables - bonus material
A selection of common vegetables. - Nature and countryside - common
Vocabulary to describe what you would see in the countryside. - Restaurant - general
A selection of items that you would find in a restaurant. - Cooking - condiments
Vocabulary for all the extras you'll find on a dinner table. - Restaurant food - extra
More food vocabulary. - School / L'école (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to school - Shopping - general
A selection of vocabulary related to shops. - Shopping - quantity
A selection of terms to express quantities in the context of shopping. - Computers - common
Extra vocabulary related to computers. - Expressions of time - common
A selection of vocabulary to express frequency and time. - Town places - bonus material
A selection of more town places. - Travel by plane - bonus material
Extra vocabulary related to travelling by plane. - Travel - train / Voyage en train (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to train travel - Weather - bonus material
Extra vocabulary related to the weather. - Adjectives of opinions - bonus material
Adjectives to express one's opinion. - Professions - bonus material
A selection of extra professions. - Body - parts / Les parties du corps (v)
Useful list of French parts of the body - Clothing - jewellery
A selection of jewellery items. - Restaurant toppings - common
A selection of toppings you could find on your pizza. - Animals - sea
A selection of animals that live in the sea. - Animals - general
A list of more advanced animals. - Emotions and feelings - bonus material
Extra vocabulary to express one's feelings. - Hobbies and pastimes - common
A selection of common hobbies. - Father's Day / La Fête des Pères (v)
Useful French vocabulary when celebrating Father's Day - Les participes passés irréguliers
A selection of irregular past participles in French - Connecteurs logiques
French A2 theme - Adverbs - time / Les adverbes de temps (v)
Short list of useful French adverbs of time - Adverbs - Frequency / Les adverbes de fréquence (v)
Useful list of French adverbs of frequency - Adverbs of quantity
French A2 theme - Moulin Rouge (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Moulin Rouge's type of entertainment - Exams and tests / Les examens, les tests et les contrôles (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to tests, exams and other assessments - Traffic / La circulation (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to driving and traffic - Travel - plane / Voyage en avion (v)
Useful French vocabulary when dealing with air travel - Museum / Le musée (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to a visit at the museum - Birthdays / Les anniversaires (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to birthday celebrations - Chocolate / Le chocolat (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to chocolate confectionery - Bar / Le bar (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to drinks and going to a bar - Hallowe'en / Halloween (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to Hallowe'en - Thanksgiving (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Thanksgiving celebration - Hanukkah / Hanoucca (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the celebration of Hanukkah - King Cake / La Galette des Rois (v)
Useful French vocabulary around the tradition of the Galette des Rois - Playgrounds / Les aires de jeux (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to playgrounds - Love / L'amour (v)
Useful French vocabulary about love and relationships - Eco-friendly actions / Les gestes écologiques (v)
List of useful French words to talk about these little gestures to save the planet - Verbes d'état
These verbs describe a state the subject of the sentence is in; what comes after these verbs always refers to their subject - Emergency - medical / Les urgences médicales (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to medical emergencies - Easter / Pâques (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Easter celebrations - Chores / Les tâches ménagères (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary around cleaning chores - Internet / L'internet (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to internet and online activities - Restaurant - menu / Menu de restaurant (v)
List of useful French vocabulary that you find on restaurants' menus - Football (Soccer) / Le football (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to football / soccer - Suitcases and packing / Les valises (v)
Useful list of French words related to packing one's suitcase - Wedding / Le mariage (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to wedding celebrations - Fairy Tales / Les contes de fées (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to fairy tales - Fall / L'automne (v)
List of useful French vocabulary related to autumn/fall - Animals of the forest / Les animaux de la forêt (v)
Useful list of woodland animals in French - Mardi Gras (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Mardi Gras celebrations - Nouns with different meanings depending on gender
Useful list of French nouns which change meaning whether they're feminine or masculine - Bathroom / La salle de bains (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the bathroom - Verbs + de + [infinitive]
Verbs followed by the preposition de plus an infinitive - Verbs + à + [indirect object]
Verbs followed by the preposition à and an indirect object - Verbs + de + [indirect object]
Verbs followed by the preposition de and an indirect object - Expressions with avoir and être
French expressions using the verbs avoir or être B1: Intermediate
- Clothing - smart and business
A selection of smart clothes. - Bank / La banque (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to the bank - Restaurant meats - gourmet
Vocabulary to describe various cuts and types of meats. - Restaurant drinks - apéritifs
Vocabulary concerning pre-dinner drinks. - Vegetables - gourmet
Names of some of the less common types of vegetables. - Hobbies - DIY
Doing some painting and decorating? Here's the vocab you'll need. - At the doctor's - bonus material
Extra vocabulary to describe how you hurt yourself. - Hobbies and pastimes - advanced
Names for less common past-times. - In the countryside - advanced
More advanced vocabulary you'll need for you country walks! - Restaurant - dish-styles
Descriptions of how dishes might be cooked that you will typically see on a menu. - Computers - advanced
Surf into the digital age with this advanced IT vocab. - Expressions of time - advanced
More expressions used with time. - Cars - passenger compartment / Voitures - habitacle (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the inside of a car - Cars - exterior / Voitures - extérieur (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the outside of a car - Hair description - bonus material
Extra vocabulary to describe someone's hair. - Grammar practice: Forming Questions using Le Futur
How to form questions in the future tense by inversion for regular and reflexive verbs. - News / Les infos (v)
Useful French vocabulary when listening and talking about the news - Tour de France / Le Tour de France (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to professional cycling and the Tour de France race - Poetry / La poésie (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to poetry - Cinema / Le cinéma (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to films - Wine / Le vin (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to wine - Kings and presidents / Rois et présidents (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to political regimes and their head of state - Songs and singing / La chanson (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to singers and songs - Sport - mountains / Les sports de montagne (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to mountain activities, in winter and summer - New Year / Le Nouvel An (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to New Year celebrations - Valentine's Day / La Saint-Valentin (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Valentine's Day - Justice / La justice (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the judiciary - Elections / Les élections (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to voting and the election process - Biography / La Biographie (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary to talk about somebody's life - Paralympic Games / Les Jeux Paralympiques (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to the Paralympic Games - Star Wars / La guerre des étoiles (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to the Star Wars saga - Protests and strikes / Les manifestations et les grèves (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to protests - Painting / La peinture (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to the art of painting - Swimming-pool / La piscine (v)
Useful French vocabulary swimming pool-related - Reading / La lecture (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to books and reading - All Saints' Day / La Toussaint (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to All Saints' Day celebrations - Saint Patrick's Day / La Saint-Patrick (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Saint Patrick's Day - Verbs followed by à and de
Useful selection of French verbs and the prepositions they're used with - Verbs + de + infinitive
List of useful verbs followed by the preposition de and an infinitive - Verbs + de + indirect object
List of useful verbs followed by the preposition de and an indirect object - Verbs + à + [infinitive]
List of useful verbs followed by the preposition à and an infinitive - Verbs + à + infinitive
List of useful verbs followed by the preposition à and an infinitive - Working from home / Le télétravail (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to working from home - Ramadan / Le Ramadan (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to Ramadan - Bread / Le pain (v)
Useful French list of words related to bread B2: Upper Intermediate
- Restaurant - fish and seafood - gourmet
Vocabulary for less common types of fish and seafood. - Cars - accidents / Voitures - accidents (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to car accidents - Vocabulary related to Reader "Histoires d'argent"
Useful French vocabulary to talk about one's relationship with money - D-Day / Le Débarquement (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to the Second World War and D-Day - Music Day / La Fête de la Musique (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to listening and making music - Bastille Day / Le 14 juillet (v)
Useful French vocabulary related to Bastille Day celebrations - Saving money / Faire des économies (v)
Useful French vocabulary to talk about money saving tips - Emergency - natural disasters / Les urgences - Les catastrophes naturelles (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to natural disasters emergencies - Journalism / Le journalisme (v)
Useful list of French terms related to the work of journalists - Camping / Le camping (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to camping - Comics and graphic novels / Les bandes-dessinées (v)
Useful list of French vocabulary related to comics and graphic novels - Verbs + à + [infinitive]
List of useful verbs followed by the preposition à and an infinitive - Expressions with "perdre" (v)
Useful list of French expressions with the verb "perdre" (to lose) - Verbs + à + [indirect object] + de + [infinitive]
List of useful French verbs followed by the prepositions à and de - Fish - freshwater / Les poissons d'eau douce (v)
Useful list of common French freshwater fish C1: Advanced
- Easter Expressions / Expressions de Pâques (v)
Useful French expressions with eggs, basket, hens and chocolate
