Speaking
Speaking
General tips for the speaking exam.
- Learn all your question words (où, quand etc.)
- Prepare all the basic structures (Je voudrais, aves-vous etc). Then you can adapt them to the situation you are given.
- Decide for each role-play if you are using tu or vous and stick to it. Use tu for people your own age and vous for adults or strangers (or groups of friends).
- Choose a subject you are interested in.
- Practice it, put it on tape and listen to it.
- Make brief notes and then try it out with notes only. Use a variety of tenses.
- Prepare all the topics
- Use a variety of tenses
- Give opinions e.g. j'aime... je déteste... Extend them if possible e.g. parce-que... (because...)
- Don't just say oui and non! Answer as fully as you can.
- Don't worry about telling the truth. If your father is an accountant and you've forgotten the word, say he is a teacher. No one will follow you home to check on the fact!
| Combien de...? | how many? |
| Comment...? | how? |
| Où? | where? |
| Pourquoi? | why? |
| Quand? | when? |
| Qu'est-ce que? | what? |
| Y a-t-il? | is/are there? |
| Quel/quelle? | what? |
| A quelle heure? | what time? |
Put est-ce que onto a statement and it makes it a question e.g. est-ce que le petit déjeuner est compris? (Is breakfast included?)
| Je voudrais... | I should like |
| Puis-je.../ Est-ce que je peux? | May I? |
| Avez-vous... | Do you have? |
| Quelle est votre adresse? | What is your address? |
| Que fais-tu? | What do you do? |
| Vous ouves garer la voiture | You can park the car |
| Il faut | You have to |
| C'est combien la nuit? | How much is per night? |
| On peut faire...? | May we do/have? |
| Perfect (past action) | J'ai réservé une chambre. I booked a room |
| Present | Nous sommes quatre, deux adultes et deux enfants. There are 4 of us, 2 adults and 2 children |
| Future | L'annèe prochaine je resterai dans un hôtel |