Studying and My Future - Vocabulary and Talking About Plans
Learn the French vocabulary for school and the future, and how to say what you are going to do with the near future (aller + infinitive). Talk about your own plans with confidence.
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Talking about your future 🎓
Thematic Context 5 is all about **studying and the future** - school subjects, plans, jobs and ambitions. You will learn the key **vocabulary** (with its article, so you know the gender) and, most usefully, how to **talk about your plans** using the **near future**: the verb *aller* (to go) plus an infinitive. Get that pattern and you can say what you are going to do about almost anything.
Words for school and the future 🗂️
Learn each word WITH its article - that is how you remember whether it is masculine or feminine.
Match the French to the English 🔗
- les devoirs
- l'avenir
- le lycée
- décider
- homework
- the future
- sixth-form college
- to decide
What does it mean? 🔍
Your French exchange partner says they have lots of "devoirs" tonight. What do they have to do?
- Homework
- Sport training
- A part-time job
- An exam
The near future: aller + infinitive ➡️
To say what you are **going to** do, use the present tense of ***aller*** (to go) plus an **infinitive**. It works just like English "I am going to...". - je **vais** étudier - I am going to study\n- tu **vas** travailler - you are going to work\n- il / elle **va** voyager - he / she is going to travel\n- nous **allons** décider - we are going to decide\n\nThis is the everyday way to talk about your plans at Foundation level.
Complete the plans ✏️
To say what you are going to do, use the verb _____ plus an infinitive. So "I am going to study" is "je _____ étudier". A more advanced, polite way to say "I would like" is "je _____" [Higher]. Homework is "les _____", and the future is "l'_____".
Which one is the near future? 🧭
Which sentence uses the near future (aller + infinitive) to talk about a plan?
- Je vais étudier le français (I am going to study French)
- J'étudie le français (I study French)
- J'ai étudié le français (I studied French)
- J'étudiais le français (I used to study French)
Three ways to look ahead ⚖️
The near future is all you need at Foundation, but at Higher you can also use the simple future and the conditional. Here is how they compare.
Match each phrase to its meaning 🧩
- je vais étudier
- je travaillerai [Higher]
- je voudrais voyager [Higher]
- je décide de partir
- I am going to study
- I will work
- I would like to travel
- I decide to leave
Which talk about the future? ✅
Select the TWO sentences that talk about a future plan.
- Je vais voyager en Espagne (I am going to travel to Spain)
- Je vais chercher un métier (I am going to look for a job)
- Hier, j'ai fait mes devoirs (Yesterday I did my homework)
- Maintenant je mange une pomme (Now I am eating an apple)
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The grade-9 habit 🌟
Two things push a French answer up. First, the **near future** (aller + infinitive) is your reliable tool for any plan - use it confidently and often, and you can talk about the future all day. Second, small details win marks: get your **accents** right (étudier, l'avenir, le lycée) and always give each noun its **article** so the gender is clear. If you can also drop in a **future** or **conditional** form - "je voudrais...", "je travaillerai..." [Higher] - you show real range. Plan it, spell it, gender it.