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IB French ab initio SL

25 lessons in one SL course: French ab initio is offered at SL only. Five-minute lessons, exam-style questions and timed mock papers.

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Units
7
SL lessons
25
Questions
153
Key terms
85

What you will study

Every lesson follows the current IB guide. The first unit is free.

Identities (Identités)4 lessons · free
  1. IdentitiesIntroducing yourself: être and avoir
  2. IdentitiesFamily: articles, gender and possessives
  3. IdentitiesEating and drinking: aimer, adorer, détester
  4. IdentitiesPhysical well-being: avoir mal and ne … pas
Experiences (Expériences)4 lessons
  1. ExperiencesLeisure: -er verbs in the present
  2. ExperiencesDaily routine: reflexive verbs and the time
  3. ExperiencesHolidays: aller, the futur proche and places
  4. ExperiencesFestivals and celebrations: dates and the passé composé
Human ingenuity (Ingéniosité humaine)3 lessons
  1. Human ingenuityTransport: prendre, vouloir and pouvoir
  2. Human ingenuityEntertainment and media: asking questions
  3. Human ingenuityTechnology: comparing things
Social organization (Organisation sociale)4 lessons
  1. Social organizationAt home: il y a and prepositions of place
  2. Social organizationThe neighbourhood: places and directions
  3. Social organizationShopping: numbers and prices
  4. Social organizationSchool and work: devoir and il faut
Sharing the planet (Partage de la planète)3 lessons
  1. Sharing the planetClimate and weather
  2. Sharing the planetPhysical geography: landscapes and the superlative
  3. Sharing the planetThe environment and global issues: il faut
Text types: emails, postcards, blogs and notices3 lessons
  1. Text typesInformal texts: emails and postcards
  2. Text typesBlogs and diary entries
  3. Text typesNotices and the formal register
Assessment: papers and the individual oral4 lessons
  1. Paper 1Paper 1: productive writing
  2. Paper 2Paper 2: listening
  3. Paper 2Paper 2: reading
  4. Individual oralThe individual oral

Try a question

From “Introducing yourself: être and avoir”.

Questions are in French, like the exam. Every answer comes with an explanation.

Quelle phrase veut dire « I am sixteen » ?

  1. AJ’ai six ans
  2. BJ’ai seize ans
  3. CJe suis seize ans
  4. DJ’ai seize
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B. J’ai seize ans

Age needs avoir and the word ans: J’ai seize ans. Six is 6, not 16.

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The first unit is free. No card needed.

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