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Les activités quotidiennes - daily activities

Les actions - actions

se réveiller - to wake up

se lever - to get up

s’habiller - to get dress

se doucher/prendre une douche - to take a shower

se laver - to wash one’s face

se raser - to shave

se coiffer - to comb one’s hair

se brosser les dents - to brush one’s teeth

se brosser les cheveux/se peigner - to brush one’s hair

se maquiller - to apply make-up

prendre le petit déjeuner - to eat breakfast

écouter la radio/de la musique - to listen to the radio/to music

regarder la télévision - to watch TV

lire le journal - to read the newspaper

sortir de la maison - to leave

aller à l’école/au lycée/à l’université/travail à pied/en moto/en voiture/à vélo - to go to school/university/work by foot/on motorcycle/by car/on bike

rentrer chez moi - to come back home

déjeuner - to eat lunch

faire la sieste - to nap

faire les devoirs - to do homework

faire les tâches ménagères - to do housechores

aider - to help

faire les courses/les achats - to go to the store

assister aux cours particuliers - to attend tutorials

aller à l’école des langues - to go to language school

aller au conservatoire - to go to the conservatory

jouer de + instrument - to play + instrument

assister au cours de danse - to go to dance classes

faire du sport - to do sport

faire une promenade - to take a walk

s’éclater/s’amuser - to have fun

dîner - to eat dinner

se déshabiller - to undress

se démaquiller - to take one’s make-up off

se coucher/aller au lit - to go to sleep

lire - to read

s’endormir - to fall asleep

Les tâches ménagères - housework

balayer - to sweep

cirer - to wax

faire la lessive - to do laundry

faire le lit - to make the bed

faire le ménage - to clean

faire de la pâtisserie - to bake

faire la poussière - to dust

faire la vaisselle - to wash the dishes

faire les vitres - to wash the windows

jardiner - to garden

mettre la table - to set the table

passer l’aspirateur - to vacuum

repasser - to iron

repriser/raccommoder - to mend

This’ll cover the basics, such as financial expectation, rental history, what to bring for the application process, etc.

Tell a story. It’s a great exercise to improve not only your speaking, but also your grammar and vocabulary. Think about what happened to you or anyone else, that you would talk about to your friends or family. Then tell a story out loud using only your target language. Telling stories is a huge part of our everyday talks, so it’s really important to practice that.

Talk about a book, a movie or whatever you want. Imagine you’re convincing someone to check out (or not to check out) a book you have already read. Review every movie or TV series you want, and don’t worry about spoiling anything or offending someone. If it’s a piece of shit, learn how to say that when talking to Queen Elizabeth II, and how to say that when chatting with someone you’d meet at the bar.

Discuss an important topic that is interesting to you. You can choose from anything: society issues, politics, economics, science, environment, culture… First try to explain it and then tell your own opinion on the subject. It’s different than the second exercise since it develops the specific vocabulary.

Read an article and summarise it. Find an article in your target language that interests you and talk about it. You can do it like you would when asked about it in school, or you can do it in more of a “sharing knowledge with my friends” manner.

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Countries.

Granted, they were all Canada or in Europe, but if I wasn’t catching a flight I was booking a hostel with this exact site. Sometimes I even used them to book tours, like my one to Iceland. All my friends wondered where I was getting these deals, and every group I traveled with put me in charge of flights and lodging because of whatever witchcraft I/this site was using. Even when I was making bookings for travel within the US - from Maine to Seattle for my grandpa’s wedding, from Colorado to Cornell to present my thesis - I never found a better deal on another site. Studentuniverse is one of my favorite sites on the planet, and now that I graduated and live in Asia, I absolutely plan on using it until I turn 25 and age out.

Rayon (nm.) - aisle, department

Tête de gondole (nf.) - aisle-end display

Étagère (nf.) - shelf

Caddie (nm.) - cart

Panier (nm.) - basket

Faire les courses (fixed exp.) - to do the groceries

Frigo vitrine (nm.) -  Refrigerated display case

Épicerie (nf.) - grocery store

Commerce (nm.) - store, trade

Supermarché, hypermarché (nm.) - supermarket

Ticket de caisse (nm.) - receipt

Code-barres (nm.) - bar code

Lecteur optique (nm.) - scanner

Caissier, caissière (nm./f.) - cash register

Rendre la monnaie (fixed exp.) - to give change

Tapis roulant (nm.) - conveyor belt

Caisse (nf.) - cashier

Espèces (nfp.) - cash

Produits alimentaires (nmp.) - food products

Produits d’entretien (fixed exp.) - household/cleaning products

Crémerie (nf.) - dairy section

Électroménager (nm.) - electrical goods

Produits surgelés (fixed exp.) - frozen products

Conserves (nfp.) - canned/tinned food