Future Plans: Studying (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Future plans: studying
When talking about your future plans for studying when you have finished school, you could mention:
if you want to go to university
what you want to study
the advantages and disadvantages of going to university
You will also need to use the near future tense correctly to talk about these plans.
Future plans: studying: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases to talk about your future plans for studying are:
Je voudrais … - I would like (to)
Je veux … - I want (to)
Si j’avais le choix - if I had the choice
Si j’ai de la chance - if I am lucky
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
Further education | éducation | n (f) | education |
enseignement | n (m) | education, teaching | |
étudiant | n (m) | student | |
examen | n (m) | exam | |
indépendance | n (f) | independence | |
lecture | n (f) | reading | |
note | n (f) | mark, grade | |
université | n (f) | university | |
accepter | v | to accept, admit | |
choisir | v | to choose | |
durer | v | to last | |
réussir | v | to succeed, to pass an exam | |
Future plans | avenir | n (m) | future |
but | n (m) | goal, aim, objective | |
chance | n (f) | luck | |
choix | n (m) | choice | |
occasion | n (f) | chance, opportunity | |
projet | n (m) | plan |
Some of these words are false friends, so be careful when using them
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Category | French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
Further education | durée | n (f) | length, duration | La durée de cette leçon est de deux heures. | The duration of this lesson is two hours. |
étude | n (f) | study | Je voudrais continuer mes études et aller à l’université. | I would like to continue my studies and go to university. | |
responsabilité | n (f) | responsibility | Ces étudiants ont plus de responsabilités. | These students have more responsibilities. | |
indépendant(e) | adj | independent | Ma sœur est très indépendante. | My sister is very independent. | |
responsable | adj | responsible | Il faut devenir plus responsable pendant les études à l’université. | You have to become more responsible during your university studies. | |
s’inscrire à | v | to enrol, sign up for | Elle m’a encouragé à m'inscrire à un cours de maths. | She encouraged me to sign up for a maths course. | |
obtenir | v | to get, obtain | Il est difficile d’obtenir une place dans cette université. | It is difficult to get a place at this university. | |
Future plans | année sabbatique | n (f) | gap year | Tu vas prendre une année sabbatique? | Are you going to take a gap year? |
objectif | n (m) | objective, aim, goal | Mon objectif est de réussir mes examens. | My aim is to pass my exams. | |
conseiller | v | to advise, recommend | Il m’a conseillé de choisir les sciences. | He advised me to choose science. | |
compétence | v | competence, skill | Je veux développer mes compétences en informatique. | I want to develop my skills in computing. | |
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