Key verbs:

A. Places - Les endroits

1. The countries les pays
Reminder:
To say in or to + a country, drop
the article
(le/la/l/les) and use:
-en with feminine countries
-au with masculine countries
-aux with plural countries
Wales
England
Ireland
Scotland
France
Spain
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
USA
Greece
Turkey
West Indies

le pays de Galles
lAngleterre (f)
lIrlande (f)
lcosse (f)
la France
lEspagne (f)
lAllemagne (f)
la Suisse
lItalie (f)
les tats-Unis
la Grce
la Turquie
les Antilles

I like France.
I go to France.

Jaime la France.
Je vais en France.

2. Types of places les genres dendroits

abroad
to/at the mountains
at the countryside
at the sea
at the seaside
at the beach
in a village
in town
in the suburbs
on the coast

ltranger
la montagne
la campagne
la mer
au bord de la mer
la plage
dans un village
en ville
en banlieue
sur la cte

close/near to town
close/near to the
village

prs de la ville
prs du village

(see reference pages for the full verbs)

I go

je vais

We go

nous allons//on va

I go away

je pars

We go away nous partons// on part

I stay

je reste

We stay

nous restons//on reste

I rent

je loue

We rent

nous louons // on loue

I travel

je voyage

We travel

nous voyageons//on voyage

There is/there are

il y a

It is cest

3. Accomodation le logement
a campsite
a 3 star hotel
a rental house
a flat
a caravan
a youth hostel
a ski resort
at home
to a summer camp
to stay
to rent

un camping
un htel trois toiles
un gte
un appartement
un mobil-home
une auberge de
jeunesse
une station de ski
la maison
en colonie de
vacances
rester
louer

4. How long for- pendant combien de

during/for + time
one day
a weekend
a few days
a week
a fortnight
a month

temps

pendant
un jour
un week-end
quelques jours
une semaine
quinze jours
un mois

5.Transport - le transport
Reminder:
To say by + transport, drop the article
(le/la/l/les) and use en or instead.
Eg: the car = la voiture
by car = en voiture

Transport that use

en to say by:
the car
the plane
the boat
the train
the coach
the bus
the taxi
the Eurostar
the underground
the cruise
Transport that use
to say by:
the motorbike
the bike
by foot/walking

la voiture
lavion (m)
le bateau
le train
le car
le bus
le taxi
lEurostar (m)
le mtro
la croisire

la moto
le vlo
pied

6. Opinions for transport

fast
slow
practical
environmentally
friendly
comfortable
expensive
cheap
boring
exciting
different

rapide
lent(e)
pratique
cologique
confortable
cher
bon march
ennuyeux
passionnant
diffrent

7. Types of holidays Genres de vacances

sporty holidays
active holidays
cultural holidays
relaxing holidays
touristic holidays
busy holidays

les vacances
sportives
les vacances actives
les vacances
culturelles
les vacances
reposantes
les vacances
touristiques
les vacances bien
occupes

8. The facilities Les installations

There are a lot of
things to do.

Il y a beaucoup de
choses faire.

the swimming-pool
the bar
the beach
the activities
the Wi-Fi
the show
the concert
the entertainment
a disco
the shops

la piscine
le bar
la plage
les activits
la Wi-Fi
le spectacle
le concert
lanimation
une bote
les magasins (m)