Free Time & Culture is a core part of GCSE French. Revise the key concepts and common mistakes below, then lock them in with the free games.
La musiqueMusic tastes and genres, going to concerts and festivals, and talking about favourite artists.
Le cinémaFilms and going to the cinema, including film genres and giving opinions about them.
La télévisionTelevision and streaming: programmes you watch and your opinions about them.
Les célébritésCelebrities and famous people, and the role they play in popular culture.
La modeFashion and clothing trends, and how people express identity through what they wear.
Les réseaux sociauxSocial media as part of popular culture, used to follow trends, music and celebrities.
La familleFamily vocabulary: les parents (parents), les frères (brothers), les sœurs (sisters), les grands-parents (grandparents), les cousins (cousins).
Les rapportsRelationships — describing how you get on: 'Je m'entends bien avec...' (I get on well with...), 'Je me dispute avec...' (I argue with...).
Mariage / divorceMarriage and divorce vocabulary: se marier (to get married), divorcer (to divorce), le mariage, le divorce, le PACS.
Reflexive verbsVerbs with a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se): se disputer (to argue), s'entendre (to get on), se fâcher (to get angry).
Adjective agreementAdjectives agree in gender and number: 'sympathique/sympathiques', 'beau/belle/beaux/belles', 'gentil/gentille'.
Tu vs vousTwo forms of 'you': tu (informal singular, friends/family), vous (formal or plural, strangers/teachers).
Les loisirsLeisure activities: le sport, la lecture (reading), la musique, les jeux vidéo (video games), le cinéma.
Jouer à vs jouer de'Jouer à' for sports/games (jouer au foot), 'jouer de' for instruments (jouer de la guitare).
Questions where students often pick the tempting wrong answer — make sure you know the right one: