School and Future Work: Vocabulary and the Near Future
Learn French words for school and work, then use the near future tense (aller plus an infinitive) to say what you are going to study and do.
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School and work in French 🎒
Some French words look familiar, like maths, and some do not, like médecin, which means doctor. This topic is about school and work. You will also learn the near future tense, which lets you say what you are going to do. It is one of the most useful ways to talk about your plans.
Key words 🔑
Four French words for school and work. Learn the meaning of each.
Now or soon? ⚖️
Compare the present tense with the near future.
Match the word 🔗
- histoire
- médecin
- secrétaire
- devoirs
- history
- doctor
- secretary
- homework
Which is the doctor? 🎯
Which French word means doctor?
- médecin
- secrétaire
- histoire
- devoirs
The near future 💡
The near future says what you are going to do. Use a present-tense form of ALLER plus an infinitive verb. The forms are: je vais, tu vas, il or elle va, nous allons, vous allez, ils or elles vont. Example: nous allons faire des maths, meaning we are going to do maths.
Match aller to English 🔀
- je vais
- tu vas
- nous allons
- ils vont
- I am going to
- you are going to
- we are going to
- they are going to
Correct pairings ✅
Which TWO correctly pair the subject with the form of aller? Choose all that apply.
- je vais
- nous allons
- je allons
- nous vais
Build a sentence 🪜
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Complete the sentences 🧩
The French for homework is _____. The French for a doctor is _____. To say I am going to, with je, you use _____. To say we are going to, with nous, you use _____. To say they are going to, with ils, you use _____.
Spot the school subjects 🖍️
An interactive activity.
Going to do 📝
How do you say: she is going to do her homework?
- elle va faire ses devoirs
- elle faire va ses devoirs
- elle vais faire ses devoirs
- elle allons faire ses devoirs
Pick the form 🧭
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Your future plans ✍️
An interactive activity.