Page 1: Essential French Vocabulary and Structures
This page presents a comprehensive overview of fundamental French language elements crucial for GCSE French revision. It begins with opinion expressions, providing students with various ways to articulate their thoughts in French.
The document then introduces connectives, which are essential for constructing coherent sentences and paragraphs. These include simple conjunctions like "mais" but and "et" and, as well as more complex subordinating conjunctions such as "lorsque" when and "puisque" since.
Negatives are also covered, offering students multiple ways to express negation in French. This section includes common negatives like "ne...pas" not and more advanced forms like "ne...ni...ni..." neither...nor....
The comparison section provides structures for comparing objects or ideas, including expressions for "more than," "less than," and superlatives.
Key structures are presented, focusing on the versatile "c'est" itis in various tenses and the expression "il y a" thereis/are in different forms.
Time phrases are extensively covered, enabling students to discuss events in the past, present, and future with precision. This section is particularly useful for narrative and descriptive writing tasks in the GCSE French writing exam.
The page concludes with a list of adjectives for expressing opinions, ranging from positive descriptors like "sympa" nice to negative ones like "ennuyeux" boring.
Vocabulary: "Connectives" - Words or phrases used to link sentences or clauses, such as "mais" but or "car" because.
Example: "À mon avis, le film était intéressant, mais un peu long." Inmyopinion,thefilmwasinteresting,butabitlong.
Highlight: The inclusion of both basic and advanced negatives provides students with a range of options to express negation, which is crucial for achieving higher grades in GCSE French.
