En classe
As you are new to French, you might feel at times a bit lost in class. Here are a few phrases which you will hear in class :

Asseyez-vous ! - Sit down!
Levez-vous ! - Stand up!
Recitons la prière - Let's say the prayer
Ouvrez - Open
Fermez - Close
Un cahier - a copy
Le livre - the book
Lisez - Read
Ecrivez - Write
Ecoutez - Listen
Répondez aux questions - Answer the questions
Corrigez - Correct
Soulignez - Underline
Entourez - Circle
Reliez - Link up
Mettez-vous en paires - Get into pairs
Mettez-vous en groupes de trois - Get into groups of three
Ouvrez à la page 14 - Open page 14
Les devoirs - homework
Le cahier de texte - The journal
Apprenez - Learn
Redigez - Write up
Faites - Do

A la maison
Sometimes you might find that you do not know where to start with your homework, here are a few tips:
- Remember that homework is there to help you learn and revise what was done in class.

- When your homework is learning the meaning of the words: 1) Read aloud several times the words with their meanings; 2) Ask someone at home to ask you the meaning of the words or write out the words, close your copy, and write down the meanings, check with your copy if you were right.
- When your homework is learning the spelling of the words: 1) Practice writting out the words (maybe 5 or 10 times on a rough sheet) or practice spelling the words out loud; 2) Take a rough sheet and test yourself; 3) Correct your "test" with your copy; 4) if you still have mistakes concentrate on words you got wrong and continue testing yourself. 
- When your homework is writing a paragraph: 1) Read the question carefully; 2) Write down a few ideas you want to mention; 3) Make a list of vocabulary you will need; 4) Think what tense you need to use (are you talking in the past, future, present?); 5) Write your paragraph; 6) Leave the paragraph for a little while - maybe do another subject's homework; 7) Read over your paragraph: check spelling of words and
verbs.
- When you are writing a letter or a postcard: Follow the same as above but remember to tick all points to make sure you included everything and don't forget the format:
Date on top righthand corner - Place where you are written from, le number month;
The correct cher/chère;
Ending: grosses bises, amitiés for example.


Pour les examens
WSee the revision list on this page.

Here is a list of the topics to be revised - 1st years.
I can say in French

-          My name is
-          The days of the week
-          The months of the year
-          Numbers up to 31
-          How old I am
-          Hello
-          Goodbye
-          Where I live
-          The alphabet
-          The things in my school bag
-          The things in my pencil case
-          Where something is (on; under…)
-          The verb Etre
-          The verb Aller
-          The verb Avoir
-          The subjects I study in school
-          If an object is masculine or feminine
-          If an object is singular or plural
-          What year I am in
-          What subject I prefer and why
-          What subject I don’t like and why
-          A sentence with an ER verb in it
-          The time
-          The members of my family
-          A sentence in the negative
-          Description of the classroom

I can understand

-          Classroom instructions
-          My name is
-          The days of the week
-          The months of the year
-          Numbers up to 31
-          How old I am
-          Hello
-          Goodbye
-          Where I live
-          The alphabet
-          The things in my school bag
-          The things in my pencil case
-          Where something is (on; under…)
-          The verb Etre
-          The verb Aller
-          The verb Avoir
-          The subjects I study in school
-          If an object is masculine or feminine
-          If an object is singular or plural
-          What year I am in
-          What subject I prefer and why
-          What subject I don’t like and why
-          A sentence with an ER verb in it
-          The time
-          The members of my family
-          Personal questions (where you live etc…)
-          A sentence in the negative
-          Description of the classroom

I can recognise

-          An ER verb
-          The different schools in France
-          The map of France and a few cities

I can write

-          A letter
-          My name is
-          The days of the week
-          The months of the year
-          Numbers up to 31
-          How old I am
-          Hello
-          Goodbye
-          Where I live
-          The alphabet
-          The things in my school bag
-          The things in my pencil case
-          Where something is (on; under…)
-          The verb Etre
-          The verb Aller
-          The verb Avoir
-          The subjects I study in school
-          If an object is masculine or feminine
-          If an object is singular or plural
-          What year I am in
-          What subject I prefer and why
-          What subject I don’t like and why
-          A sentence with an ER verb in it
-          The time
-          The members of my family
-          A sentence in the negative
-          Description of the classroom