Travel and Tourism - Vocabulary and Places
Talk about holidays, transport and places in French. Build your Travel and Tourism vocabulary and master how the little word "a" changes when you say where you are going.
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Bienvenue en vacances ! ✈️
Talking about **travel and holidays** is a favourite exam topic. This module builds your Travel and Tourism vocabulary - holidays, transport, places and accommodation - and teaches one key grammar point: how the little word **à** changes when you say where you are going. (A native speaker should review this module before launch.)
Le vocabulaire des vacances 🧳
Learn these travel words with their articles - the article tells you the gender.
Match the French to the English 🔗
- l'avion
- le train
- la montagne
- la valise
- the plane
- the train
- the mountain
- the suitcase
Le bon mot 🏖️
Which French phrase means 'the beach'?
- la plage
- la montagne
- la valise
- la gare
Où vas-tu ? La règle de à 🗺️
To say where you are going, use **aller + à**. But **à** joins with **le** and **les**: - à + le = **au** -> je vais **au** marché - à + la = **à la** -> je vais **à la** plage - à + l' = **à l'** -> je vais **à l'**hôtel - à + les = **aux** -> je vais **aux** magasins Only le and les change; à la and à l' stay the same.
à + le = ? 🎯
Complete: 'Je vais ___ cinéma' (I am going to the cinema). 'le cinéma' is masculine. Which is correct?
- au
- à la
- aux
- à l'
Comment voyages-tu ? 🚆
For transport, French uses en for vehicles you travel inside, and à for a few open ones.
Les transports ✅
Select the TWO words that are means of transport.
- le train
- l'avion
- la plage
- l'hôtel
Complétez la phrase 📝
Pour les _____, je vais _____ plage en _____. Je reste dans un _____ et je dois _____ une chambre.
Construisez la phrase 🪜
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La règle de à 🧩
Complete with the correct form of à. Je vais _____ cinéma (à + le). Je vais _____ plage (à + la). Je vais _____hôtel (à + l'). Je vais _____ magasins (à + les). All of these use the verb _____.
à + les = ? 🎫
Complete: 'Je vais ___ magasins' (I am going to the shops). 'les magasins' is plural. Which is correct?
- aux
- au
- à la
- à l'
En vacances en France 🎬
An interactive activity.
The grade-9 habit 🌟
To hit the top grades on travel topics, get your **articles and accents** right every time - la plage, l'hôtel, réserver - and nail the **à contractions**: à + le = au, à + les = aux, while à la and à l' stay as they are. Then combine them: "Je vais **au** marché", "Je vais **à la** plage", "Je vais **aux** magasins". Accurate little words are what separate a grade 9 from a grade 6.