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DRILL EXERCISES OF FRENCH EXPRESSIONS   Drill exercises are a very important way of instilling confidence in writing. In our drill exercises, French Notes have provided you with key expressions, which can be used in a variety of opinion questions or diary entries. By taking the time to use the expression in a few different […]

THE EFFECTIVE USE OF GENERIC PHRASES USING DRILL EXERCISES I have heard a lot of teachers telling students that it is a complete waste of brain-power to learn different opinion pieces by heart, and then hopefully one of the ones you have learnt may or may not appear. I would agree and have a couple […]

WHEN TO USE THE PRONOUN ‘ON’ The 3rd person singular pronoun ‘on’ is an indefinite pronoun and means: One They We People It is used with the il/elle form of the verb. Si on étudie, on reçoit de bonnes notes – If we study, we receive good marks.   ‘ON’ MEANS ‘WE’ IN MODERN FRENCH […]

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UN BALAI – A BRUSH/A BROOM Balayer – to sweep être con comme un balai – to be incredibly stupid Rôtir le balai – to burn the candle at both ends Balayer quelqu’un – to dismiss someone Donner un coup de balai – to sweep On ne peut pas le bilayer du revers de la […]

I find that using modal verbs gives students a really easy way, of sounding suitably proficient in French. Modal verbs are really simple to use and add an extra je ne sais quoi to written expression. As a general rule, a modal verb is usually followed by the verb in the infinitive. However, the verbal […]