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Introducing yourself in French

Every French conversation starts somewhere simple: saying who you are, how you feel and where you are from. Get these right and you can talk to almost anyone.

Part of your national curriculum
  • Speaking: Ask and answer questions and take part in short role plays on familiar topics

Lesson overview

What you'll learn in this lesson

Ask and answer questions and take part in short role plays on familiar topics

Key learning points

  • • Key phrases
  • • Saying how you feel
  • • Building a mini role play

This lesson at a glance

  • 20 minutes
  • 14 parts to scroll through
  • 3 quick checks
  • Marked quiz at the end
  • Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses

Words to know

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Introducing yourself in French

An English teaching video on this topic from Easy French. Watch it, then scroll down for the lesson.

In a nutshell

Ask and answer questions and take part in short role plays on familiar topics

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Learning cycle

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Learning cycle 1 of 2

Part 1 · Key phrases

A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.

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Explore the idea

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Learn

Key phrases

'Je m'appelle...' means 'My name is...', 'J'ai [number] ans' means 'I am [number] years old', and 'J'habite à...' means 'I live in...'. To ask someone the same question, use 'Comment tu t'appelles?' (What's your name?), 'Quel âge as-tu?' (How old are you?) and 'Où habites-tu?' (Where do you live?).

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Explore the idea

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Saying how you feel

'Ça va?' is a very common way to ask 'How are you?', and you can reply 'Ça va bien, merci' (I'm well, thank you), 'Comme ci, comme ça' (so-so) or 'Ça va mal' (not well). Note that French uses 'avoir' (to have) rather than 'to be' for age — you literally say 'I have 13 years', not 'I am 13'.

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Quick check

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Quick check

How do you say 'My name is...' in French?

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Reset break

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Pause

That's sitting 1 of 2 done

Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.

Stop here for now
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Quick check

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Quick check

Which verb does French use to say your age?

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Learning cycle

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Learning cycle 2 of 2

Part 2 · Building a mini role play

A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.

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Explore the idea

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Building a mini role play

A simple role play chains these together: greet ('Bonjour!'), ask a question, answer, then close politely ('Au revoir!' or 'À bientôt!'). Practising short exchanges out loud, even just with a partner or a mirror, builds the confidence needed for real spoken French.

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Quick check

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Quick check

What does 'Comme ci, comme ça' mean?

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Challenge round

Part 11 of 14

Game · Sort it

Which of these are true?

Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.

True

Not true

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Challenge round

Part 12 of 14

Game · Fill the gaps

Finish the sentences

Choose the word that belongs in each gap.

A simple role play chains these together: greet ('Bonjour!'), ask a question, ____, then close politely ('Au revoir!' or 'À bientôt!').

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Mastery quiz

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Marked quiz

End of lesson quiz: Introducing yourself in French

4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.

  1. 1. Which reply best answers 'Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end ?'

  2. 2. How do you say 'My name is...' in French?

  3. 3. Which verb does French use to say your age?

  4. 4. What does 'Comme ci, comme ça' mean?

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Lesson round-up

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Lesson round-up

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Points this lesson

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Best run

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Luna: 0 out of 3 on the practice checks. Only if you feel up to it — one more?

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Do the work

Your written work for this lesson

This is the part you'd do in your book at school. Pick the pieces below, write here or on paper, and photograph anything you draw or work out.

Extract

Une journée à Lyon

Samedi matin, je me lève à sept heures et demie. Je prends le petit déjeuner avec ma sœur — du pain, du beurre et un chocolat chaud. Ensuite, nous prenons le bus jusqu'au centre-ville.

J'aime beaucoup Lyon parce qu'il y a un grand marché près du fleuve. Ma sœur préfère les magasins, mais moi, je préfère le marché : c'est moins cher et c'est plus intéressant. À midi, nous mangeons un sandwich au parc.

L'après-midi, il commence à pleuvoir, alors nous rentrons à la maison en tram. Le soir, je fais mes devoirs et je regarde un film avec mes parents.

Original text written for Good Learning Co.

Reading questions

  1. In English, say what the writer does in the morning, at midday and in the evening.
  2. Find the phrases that give an opinion and a reason, and copy them out.
  3. Write 8–10 sentences about your own Saturday, using at least three phrases from the text.

  • Written practice

    Writing

    Write the sentences out in the language, then translate them back into English.

    8–10 sentences

  • Vocabulary page

    Working out

    Copy the new words, cover them, and test yourself. Note the ones you keep missing.

    15 words

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