Speaking Practice: Role-Play - Talking About Yourself and Others
Get ready for the speaking exam. Learn the French phrases to introduce yourself, describe your family and friends, and handle a short role-play about who you are.
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Talk about yourself and others
In the speaking exam you answer questions about who you are and the people around you. This module is speaking practice: you learn the phrases to introduce yourself, to describe your family and friends, and to keep a short role-play going. Say the French out loud as you go.
Phrases to introduce yourself
These four phrases open almost any conversation about yourself. Learn them by heart.
Match the phrase
- Je m'appelle Marie
- J'ai quinze ans
- J'habite à Lyon
- Je m'entends bien avec ma sœur
- My name is Marie
- I am fifteen years old
- I live in Lyon
- I get on well with my sister
Answer the question
The examiner asks: Comment tu t'appelles? Which is the best reply?
- Je m'appelle Paul
- J'ai treize ans
- J'habite à Nice
- J'ai un frère
Yourself or someone else?
The verb changes depending on who you talk about. Compare the two.
Fill the gaps in the French
J'ai une sœur _____ est très gentille. _____ mère est sympa. Mon frère est _____. Ma sœur a les yeux _____. Je m'entends bien _____ mes parents.
Join ideas with qui
Use qui, meaning who, to join two ideas and describe a person. Instead of two short sentences, say one: J'ai un ami qui est drôle, meaning I have a friend who is funny. It makes your speaking flow.
Match the description
- Il est grand
- Elle a les cheveux bruns
- Il est gentil
- Elle est drôle
- He is tall
- She has brown hair
- He is kind
- She is funny
Which is correct?
How do you say "my mother" in French?
- ma mère
- mon mère
- mes mère
- la mère
Who is being described?
Tap the two sentences that describe a person.
- Elle s'appelle Sophie.
- Il a les yeux verts.
- J'ai deux chiens.
- Je joue au foot.
Talking about family
Which sentences are about your family? Choose all that apply.
- J'ai un frère
- Ma sœur est gentille
- Mes parents sont sympa
- J'habite à Paris
- Je joue au tennis
Introduce yourself
Put a short self-introduction into a natural order.
- Je m'appelle Thomas.
- J'ai quinze ans.
- J'habite à Bordeaux.
- Dans ma famille, il y a quatre personnes.
- Je m'entends bien avec ma sœur.
The role-play
The examiner asks a question. Choose the best French answer each time.
- The examiner asks: Comment tu t'appelles?
- The examiner asks: Quel âge as-tu?
- The examiner asks: Tu t'entends bien avec ta famille?
Introduce yourself in French
Write a short introduction about yourself in French. Include your name, your age, and one sentence about a member of your family.
- Start with your name and your age
- Say where you live
- Describe one family member using est or a