Checkpoint: first conversations
Check your recall of first conversations and choose what to revisit.
What you’ll work on
- Check the sentence patterns from this unit.
- Complete a speaking and writing task.
- Choose a specific next practice step.
A short conversation
Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback. Read along, then try each line aloud.
Bonjour. Vous venez de Paris ?
Hello. Are you from Paris?
Non, je viens de Montréal. Et vous ?
No, I am from Montreal. And you?
Je viens de Lyon.
I am from Lyon.
Excusez-moi, vous pouvez répéter plus lentement ?
Excuse me, can you repeat more slowly?
De Lyon.
From Lyon.
Merci. À bientôt !
Thank you. See you soon!
Try it before looking back
Complete the questions before returning to the earlier explanations. Revealing an answer helps you study but does not earn points for that attempt. Mistakes identify useful review items; they do not stop you from continuing the course.
Choose a consistent form of address
Use tu with toi and vous with vous. For this review, rehearse a polite exchange from beginning to end before trying an informal version. Your first-person phrases stay the same when you change how you address the other speaker.
Make clarification part of the conversation
Close the translation and say a greeting, name, and origin from memory. At one point, pretend you missed a word, ask for repetition, and answer the repeated question. Use invented details and change them on a second attempt.
Lesson vocabulary
Listen once, say it aloud, and try to recall the French before looking.
| French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| bonjour | hello / good morning | |
| bonsoir | good evening | |
| salut | hi / bye (informal) | |
| merci | thank you | |
| ça va | I am fine / things are going okay | |
| au revoir | goodbye | |
| à bientôt | see you soon | |
| à demain | see you tomorrow | |
| je m'appelle | my name is | |
| le prénom | the first name | |
| le nom | the name / surname | |
| je viens de | I am from |
Practice questions
Try every question, then check your answers. Capital letters and punctuation do not affect your score. Accents and ç do matter.
Showing an answer makes that question a practice item worth zero for this attempt. Retry with the answers hidden when you’re ready. If audio cannot play, use Show answer / text to practice by reading.
Independent practice
These are independent practice tasks. The site does not record your voice, save your writing, or grade open-ended answers. Ask a teacher or conversation partner for feedback when you can.
Speaking practice
Hold a six-line polite introduction. Include a name, city, clarification request, and farewell.
Writing practice
Write an informal version of the same exchange. Check tu, toi, and the corresponding verb forms.
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