A1 Lesson 1 of 3 · First Listening Practice (A1)

Who is speaking? Names, countries and jobs

Understand people introducing themselves: their name, where they come from, what they do.

12 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

QuizDictationSpeaking

Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

1Three anchors: je m’appelle (name), je viens de (origin), je suis (job).
2“J’habite à…” = where you live now; “je viens de…” = where you are from.
3Il (man) / elle (woman); the job often changes: vendeur / vendeuse.
4Do not try to understand every word: catch the anchors.