Me, my family and friends in FrenchListening - describing friends - Foundation

Can you understand people talking about their friends and family in French? Practise key phrases for describing appearance and personality and explain how well you get on with them.

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Listening questions - describing friends - Foundation

Describing friends

A group of five teenage friends are taking a selfie and smiling at the camera.

Vocabulary – describing personalities

le copain/l’ami – male friend

gentil(le)/sympa – nice/kind

la copine/l’amie – female friend

Mon frère est égoïste car il ne pense jamais aux autres. – My brother is selfish because he never thinks of others.

Son petit frère fait toujours des bêtises. – His/Her little brother is naughty.

Elle est méchante car elle ment toujours à propos des autres. – She is nasty because she always tells lies about others.

Il rit tout le temps, il a vraiment le sens de l’humour. – He laughs all the time, he really has a sense of humour.

Mon copain est toujours très généreux. – My friend is always very generous.

Ma petite amie est honnête et fidèle. – My girlfriend is honest and loyal.

You are listening to a French radio phone-in about what makes a good friend. Maxence, Amélie and Benjamin call in to give their opinions.

Question

Who says…

  1. … that they dislike people who don’t share?
  2. … that kindness is important?
  3. … that they dislike people who are nasty?
  4. … that their friends are generous?
  5. … that laughing with friends is important?