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French with Sophie


Réunion island for beginners in French
Here is a fact sheet on the island of Réunion, with information on the DROM COM and a presentation of some geographical aspects of la Réunion: climate, volcano, and the cirque de Mafate. I plan to make another fact sheet soon on culture, traditions, and food (check out the blog in a little while!). I included links for those who want to see more photos or read more details. This document is suitable for A1-A2 levels, either children, teens, or adults . First we watch a vide

frenchwithsophieuk
Mar 261 min read


Activities around the story Le machin for beginners in French
Here are some activities I created around the story Le machin by Stéphane Servant and Cécile Bonbon. In this story, the animals take turns guessing what this red 'thing' could be, until an unexpected twist. A perfect story to practise animals and clothes in French. To start, we connect who thinks what (different levels of difficulty, with or without the words) and we say what the thing actually is: Then we can make these fill-in-the-blank texts to tell the story and even ad

frenchwithsophieuk
Feb 91 min read


Activities around the Intermarché veggie wolf ad
You have probably seen this adorable Intermarché Christmas Tale ad (made without AI!) featuring a wolf who stops eating animals in order to make friends. Here are activities (also done without AI) for beginners in French as a foreign language that will allow them to work on: the verb avoir (il a, ils ont) expressions with avoir (avoir peur, avoir pitié, avoir l'habitude, avoir besoin...) the negation ne pas, ne plus some emotions some animal names some food names verbs in th

frenchwithsophieuk
Dec 19, 20251 min read


Fake or real Christmas tree? For French learners.
Here are activities about Christmas trees: 'artificiel ou naturel'? With a debate and a video to find out which one is more environmentally friendly. The activities are aimed at teens or adults at A1 or A2+ level (simplified or longer text, questions with more or less guidance). Objectives: learn vocabulary related to the Christmas tree use the comparison plus/moins que use on peut/on doit express and justify one's opinion We start by talking about what we have at home and b

frenchwithsophieuk
Dec 4, 20251 min read


My French groups for children, teens and adults
Group lessons are a favourite for many people because learning French together with others can be more fun and motivating. It's also much cheaper! I now have several online groups depending on your level and needs: Groups for children and teens For children learning French as a foreign language , I have two very popular groups: French for 7-10 years olds on Mondays at 5pm on Zoom French for 10-13 years olds on Tuesdays at 6pm on Zoom Both classes are great for beginners and

frenchwithsophieuk
Nov 15, 20252 min read


La Suisse (Switzerland) for beginners in French
Activities about Switzerland for beginners in French

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May 14, 20241 min read


Abbreviations for units of measurement in French (+ the world's longest baguette!)
Activities to read units of measurement in French as foreign language.

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May 9, 20241 min read
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