La ville at B1 — city life
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Talk about getting around and city living.
📓 La vie en ville
1🔊
public transport
2🔊
a bus stop
3🔊
the neighbourhood
4🔊
the town centre
5🔊
the suburbs
6🔊
a traffic jam
7🔊
a pedestrian
8🔊
lively
9🔊
a building / block of flats
10🔊
to park
🔊 Example sentences
Je prends les transports en commun.I use public transport.
Mon quartier est très animé.My neighbourhood is very lively.
Il y a souvent des embouteillages.There are often traffic jams.
💡 Your B1 goal
At B1 the pattern should work in conversation at normal speed, including the common exceptions. Push yourself to use it while talking, not just in exercises.
Feeling shaky? Step back to La Ville at A2. Comfortable? Level up to La Ville at B2.
C’est difficile de se garer en centre-ville.It’s hard to park in the town centre.
✍️ Practice
Je prends les transports en ___ . (public) (ville)
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commun
Mon ___ est calme. (neighbourhood) (ville)
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quartier
Difficile de se ___ ici. (park) (verbe)
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garer
🎮 Practise
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
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