SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER Verbs conjugated with tre that you might use in Directed Writing: ALLER- to go-

Je suis all(e) ARRIVER- to arrive- Je suis arriv(e) RESTER- to stay- Je suis rest(e) PASSER can be an tre conjugated verb in some contexts, but if you are saying I spent two weeks you would use avoir, ie Jai pass(e)

When? Lt dernier- Last summer Pendant les grandes vacances- During the summer holidays En juillet- In July Lanne dernire- Last year Pendant les vacances de Nol/Pques- During the Christmas/Easter holidays A Pques dernier- Last Easter Rcemment- Recently Il y a un an- A year ago Fin juin- At the end of June Au dbut du mois de juillet- At the start of July Why? Jai reprsente mon lyce une confrence internationale pour les jeunes- I represented my school at a young persons international conference Jai particip un change avec- I participated in an exchange with Jai particip une rencontre sportive organise par mon lyce- I participated in a sports meeting organized by my school Jai assist une confrence internationale- I helped at an international conference Travailler comme- To work as J'ai pris une anne sabbatique... I took a gap year Je suis all en vacances... I went on holiday Parce que jadore le pays, et jai famille en France- Because I love the country, and I have family in France Who with? Avec un groupe damis- With a group of friends Avec mon club de jeunes franais- With my French youth club Avec un groupe damis du lyce- With a group of school friends Avec ma famille- With my family Jy suis alle avec vingt autres tudiants de mon lyce et notre prof- I went there with twenty other students at my school and our teacher Where to? lUniversit de Toulouse- at Toulouse University Dans la banlieue de Paris- In the suburbs of Paris

How? On a voyag- I travelled Nous voyag (en car) - We travelled (by coach) Et aprs, un taxi ...- And after, a taxi to Jai pris le ferry de Douvres Calais, lauto, le train, le car, lavion, le bateau- I took the ferry from Dover to Calais, the car, the train, the coach, the aeroplane, the boat) What did you do during the journey? Pendant le voyage- During the journey Pendant le vol- During the flight Pendant la traverse de la Manche- While crossing the English Channel Jai parl dautres voyageurs- I talked to other travellers Jai dormi- I slept Je suis alle aux boutiques hors-taxe- I went to the duty free How long for? Jai pass- I spent Nous avons pass- We spent Jy ai pass deux semaines- I spent two weeks there Je suis reste une semaine chez... - I spent a week at the house of Jai travaill pendant un mois- I worked for a month La visite a dur trois jours- The visit lasted three days Where did you stay? la campagne- In the country Chez la famille de ma correspondente- At my penpals familys house Chez ma correspondente- At my penpals house Je suis descendue lhtel- I stayed at a hotel Nous sommes descendu(e)s lhtel- We stayed at a hotel Nous avons log dans un htel trois toiles- We stayed in a 3 star hotel Jai fait du camping- I camped Je suis alle chez- I stayed at the house of Dans une auberge de jeunesse- At a youth hostel What was it like? Ma chambre tait petite mais confortable avec tout ce dont javais besoin- My room was small but comfortable with everything I needed Lhtel se trouvait cinq minutes de centre-ville- The hotel was five minutes from the city centre Jai partag une chambre avec- I shared a room with Il tait situ au bord dun lac- It was situated at the edge of a lake Rudimentaire- basic Jai eu ma propre chambre- I had my own room

Did you get along with people? Je me suis bien entendue avec eux/elle- I got on well with them/her Je ne me suis pas trs bien entendue- I didnt get on well Le patron- The boss La famille- The family Mes copains- My friends Mon correspondant- My pen pal Les profs- The teachers Mes collgues- My colleagues Je me suis faite de nouveaux amis- I made new friends Ils taient, il tait, elle tait - They were, he was, she was Marrant- funny Paresseux- lazy Bavarde- chatty Extroverti- Extroverted Introverti- Introverted Agaant- Annoying On navait rien en commun- We had nothing in common What are your opinions? La nourriture tait bonne mais jadmets que la cuisine de ma mre me manquait- The food was good but I admit I missed my mums cooking On a bien mang- I ate well La nourriture tait dgotante - The food was disgusting La ville tait- The town was Le parc dattractions tait- The theme park was Ennuyeux- Boring Joli- Pretty Moderne- Modern Vieux- Old What was the weather like? Il faisait trop froid pour moi- It was too cold for me Le matin il y avait de lorage- In the morning there was a storm Il faisait un temps splendide- It was splendid weather Il a plu toute semaine- It rained all week En gnral le climat tait variable. Par exemple il neigeait, il faisait du vent et de temps en temps il faisait du brouillard !- In general the weather was variable. For example its snowed, it was windy, and from time to time it was foggy! What did you do in your spare time? Un jour jai fait les magasins- One day I went to the shops Je faisais souvent les magasins- I often went to the shops Je suis alle en ville- I went to town Jai fait du tourisme- I did some sight-seeing Jai visit les monuments/les muses- I visited monuments/museums

What was the job like? Jai d travailler dur- I had to work hard Le travail tait- The work was Bien pay/ mal pay- Well paid/badly paid Jai travaill comme... - I worked as a... Serveur/serveuse- Waiter/waitress Je nettoyais les chambres- I cleaned the rooms Je mettais la table- I cleared the table Je servais les repas- I served the meals How was the wedding/party? Lt dernier la soeur de ma correspondante Lucie ma invite son mariage- Last summer my penpal Lucies sister invited my to her wedding Je jour du mariage- The day of the marriage Je suis alle la rception dans...- I went to the reception in Jai bien mang- I had good food Jai bu du champagne- I drank champagne Jai dans- I danced Les autres taient trs sympas et patients avec mes problmes de langue- The others were very nice and patient with my language problems Would you go again? Jaimerais retourner en France- I would like to return to France Je recommenderais un sjour tranger- I would recommend a journey abroad Je naimerais pas retourner- I would not like to return Jespre retourner en France lanne prochaine- Id like to return to France next year How did you benefit? Jai amlior mon franais/mon accent/ mon vocabulaire franais- I improved my French /accent/my French vocabulary Du point du vue linguistique- From a linguistic point of view Jai rencontr beaucoup de gens- I met lots of people What did you like the best or the least? Mes parents mont manque- I missed my parents Ce que jai aim le plus, ctait de...- What I liked the most, it was Rencontrer dautres jeunes franais- Meeting other French young people Dcouvrir une autre culture- Discovering another culture Visiter les monuments- Visiting the monuments Voir une autres pays/lyce- Seeing another country/school Goter les spcialits locales- Tasting the local specialities Damliorer mon franais- Improving my french Fairer les magasins- Going shopping Ce que je nai pas aim, ctait de...- What I didnt like, was Parler franais tout le temps- Speaking French all the time Rpondre aux questions des profs- Replying to the teachers questions La nourriture. Ctait dgotante- The food. It was disgusting Ctait stressant/intimidant- It was stressful/intimidating