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A1.2 · Unit 5 of 30

Work and study: French speaking practice

I can describe my work or studies and ask for simple information.

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One connected outcome

Four short missions, then one usable response.

  1. 1 First contact I can say my job or my studies.
  2. 2 Where do you work? I can ask and say where I work or study.
  3. 3 What do you do? I can ask what someone does for work or studies.
  4. 4 Introduce my work or studies I can introduce myself and ask simple questions about work or studies.

Mission 1 · 8 minutes · Work

First contact

Premier contact

I can say my job or my studies.

French dialogue with English meaning

A

Bonjour, je suis étudiant.

Hello, I am a student.

B

Enchanté. Moi, je suis professeur.

Nice to meet you. I am a teacher.

A

Vous travaillez où ?

Where do you work?

B

Je travaille dans une école.

I work in a school.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Say your job or your studies.

Response frame

Je suis [étudiant/professeur].I am [a student/a teacher].

Mission 2 · 9 minutes · Work

Where do you work?

Où travaillez-vous ?

I can ask and say where I work or study.

French dialogue with English meaning

A

Tu travailles où ?

Where do you work?

B

Je travaille dans un bureau.

I work in an office.

A

Et toi, tu étudies où ?

And you, where do you study?

B

J'étudie à l'université.

I study at the university.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Ask where he works and answer.

Response frame

Tu travailles où ?Where do you work?

Je travaille dans [un bureau/une école].I work in [an office/a school].

Mission 3 · 10 minutes · Work

What do you do?

Qu'est-ce que vous faites ?

I can ask what someone does for work or studies.

French dialogue with English meaning

A

Qu'est-ce que vous faites ?

What do you do?

B

Je suis médecin. Et vous ?

I am a doctor. And you?

A

Je suis étudiant en droit.

I am a law student.

B

Intéressant !

Interesting!

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Ask what he does and answer.

Response frame

Qu'est-ce que vous faites ?What do you do?

Je suis [étudiant/médecin].I am [a student/a doctor].

Mission 4 · 12 minutes · Work

Introduce my work or studies

Présenter mon travail ou mes études

I can introduce myself and ask simple questions about work or studies.

French dialogue with English meaning

A

Bonjour, je m'appelle Paul.

Hello, my name is Paul.

B

Enchantée, Paul. Je suis Marie.

Nice to meet you, Paul. I am Marie.

A

Vous travaillez où ?

Where do you work?

B

Je travaille dans un hôpital.

I work in a hospital.

A

Moi, je suis étudiant.

I am a student.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Say your name, your job or studies, and ask where he/she works.

Response frame

Je m'appelle [nom].My name is [name].

Je suis [étudiant/professeur].I am [a student/a teacher].

Vous travaillez où ?Where do you work?

How to use this preview

Read for meaning. Use the app for model audio and recording.

The dialogues, English meanings, mouth cues, and response frames above come from the current Parle course. In the app, every mission adds reviewed model audio, the Hear–Shape–Say–Use sequence, recording, Phrase Match word detection, and progress tracking.

Phrase Match is not an accent score, pronunciation grade, or official CEFR assessment. It reports which words speech recognition detected and can be wrong.

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