Me, my family and friends in FrenchListening questions - describing friends - Higher
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.
Listen to Hakim, Élodie, Simon and Valérie talking about what makes a good friend.
Hakim
Élodie
Simon
Valérie
Question
Choose who says…
…that they have had the same best friend from an early age.
…that true friends are proud of each other.
…that having a best friend who is understanding is the most important thing.
…that they don’t like people who can’t keep secrets.
…that friendship is more important than boyfriends/girlfriends.
…that trust is the most important thing.
Simon. He says: J’ai un ami, Thomas, que je connais depuis l’école primaire. - I have a friend, Thomas, who I have known since primary school.
Élodie. She says: Mes vraies copines sont fières de moi, tout comme je suis fière d’elles aussi. - My true friends are proud of me, just as I am proud of them too.
Simon. He says: Je me suis rendu compte que le plus important, c’est d’avoir un meilleur copain qu’on connaît très bien et qui est compréhensif. - I’ve come to understand that the most important thing is to have a best friend that you know very well and who is understanding.
Hakim. He says: Je n’aime pas les gens qui ne savent pas garder les secrets. - I don’t like people who don’t know how to keep secrets.
Valérie. She says: Moi, je me suis rendu compte que l’amitié est plus importante que les rapports amoureux. - I realised that friendship is more important than dating.
Hakim. He says: La chose la plus importante pour moi, c’est de faire confiance à mes amis. - The most important thing for me is to be able to trust my friends.
