Me, my family and friends in FrenchSpeaking - friends and family - 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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Speaking questions - friends and family - Foundation

Photo-based speaking task

Look at the photo and practise how you would answer the questions yourself. The answers below are suggestions. Your answers don’t have to be true, but it is easier to remember what to say if it is true. The bullet points are in French. The English translation is provided below.

Two sad children are sat at a table. Their mother and father are arguing behind them.

Regarde la photo et prépare des réponses sur les points suivants :

  • la description de la photo
  • ton opinion sur ta famille
  • ce que tu as fait avec ta famille le weekend dernier
  • ce que tu vas faire avec tes copains le weekend prochain
  • opinion : passer du temps avec ta famille ou tes copains

The card is asking you to look at the photo and prepare answers to the following points:

  • la description de la photo – description of the photo.
  • ton opinion sur ta famille – your opinion on your family.
  • ce que tu as fait avec ta famille le weekend dernier – what you did with your family last weekend.
  • ce que tu vas faire avec tes copains le weekend prochain – what you are going to do with your friends next weekend.
  • opinion : passer du temps avec ta famille ou tes copains – your opinion on whether to spend time with your family or your friends.

Here are some sample answers to help you.

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Décris-moi la photo.

Describe the photo to me.

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Moi, j’aime ma famille. Et toi, comment trouves-tu ta famille ?

I like my family. And you, how do you find your family?

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Parle-moi de ce que tu as fait avec ta famille le weekend dernier.

Tell me about what you did with your family last weekend.

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Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire avec tes copains le weekend prochain ?

What are you going to do with your friends next weekend?

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Tu préfères passer du temps avec ta famille ou avec tes copains ?

Do you prefer spending time with your family or with your friends?