A handy list of links to resources for teaching common expressions

• French Steps (Beginners)

  Stage 1: Taking a taxi. Grammar Tip: Basic greetings and farewells.

  Stage 4: Getting your bearings. Grammar Tip: Questions and statements with 'il y a'.

  Stage 5: Arranging to go out. Grammar Tip: Saying 'we' using on.

  Stage 6: At the chemist's. Grammar Tip: Describing symptoms with avoir mal and faire mal. Stating what you need with il faut + noun.

• Ma France (Post-Beginners)

  Unit 3: Languages. Grammar Notes: Expressions with ça, like ça se prononce comment ? (how's that pronounced?), ça s'écrit comment ? (how's that spelt?)

  Unit 4: Shopping. Grammar Notes: Je voudrais... (I'd like...); quantities ; standard shopping phrases ; je paie par/avec... (I'll pay by/with...)

  Unit 6: Arrangements. Grammar Notes: Using pouvoir (to be able) and devoir (to have to)

  Unit 8: Adventure sports. Grammar Notes: Saying what must be done using on doit and il faut followed by a verb in the infinitive.

  Unit 10: Eating out. Grammar Notes: Using phrases like 'moi aussi' (me too), 'pourquoi pas?' (why not?); expressions using avoir.

  Unit 11: Booking a gîte. Grammar Notes: Using the expression 'il y a'

  Unit 12: House buying. Grammar Notes: Using on: on peut visiter.. ? (can I/we/ one visit.. ?).

  Unit 14: Cooking. Grammar Notes: Using the expression 'il faut' with nouns and infinitives; 'avoir l'air bon' (to smell, look good)

  Unit 15: Chemists'. Grammar Notes: Using avoir mal de... to explain what's wrong and avoir qqch pour/contre... to ask for remedies

  Unit 21: Flowers & messages. Grammar Notes: Polite formulae and set structures such as je vous souhaite... (I wish you...) veuillez accepter... (please accept...)