Essay on My school

Points to be covered

1. A description of the facilities at your school

Include name, location, size, types of buildings and your opinion

about them:

 mon collège s’appelle - my (secondary) school is called

 il est - it is
 il se trouve - it is located
 nous avons - we have
 on a - we have
 il y a - there is/there are
 on peut aller - we can go
 c’est assez/plutôt/très/extrêmement - it is
quite/rather/very/extremely
 je pense que - I think that
 je préfère - I prefer
 c’est plus/moins … que - it is more/less … than

2. A description of your school day

Include how and what time you arrive at school, starting and
finishing times, length of lessons and breaks as well as lunchtime
arrangements:

 normalement/d’habitude - usually
 toujours - always
 parfois - sometimes
 je vais au collège à pied/en vélo/en bus/en voiture - I go to
school by foot/by bike/by bus/by car
 nous commençons à - we start at
 les heures de cours (f) - lesson, period
 les heures libres (f) - free period
 les cours durent - lessons last
 la récréation - break time
 la pause déjeuner - lunchtime
 la cantine - canteen
 je commence - I start
 je finis - I finish
3. A description of your school rules

Give examples of school rules and what you think about them:

 on doit - we must
 nous devons - we must
 on n’a pas le droit de - we are not allowed to
 il faut - we must
 il est interdit de - it is forbidden to
 pas de… - no…
 c’est important/efficace/nécessaire - it is
important/effective/necessary
 c’est nul/ridicule - it is useless/ridiculous

4. Opinions about your subjects and teachers

 j’adore - I love
 je déteste - I hate
 je dois étudier - I must study
 j’ai toujours aimé/détesté - I have always liked/hated…
 parce que/car - because
 utile - useful
 ennuyeux/ennuyeuse - boring
 mon cours préféré, c’est… - my favourite lesson is…
 il/elle est - he/she is
 sympa - friendly
 sévère - strict

5. More details about the type of further studies you would be

interested in

Use conditional phrases and verbs in the future tense:

 plus tard - later

 au lycée - at college
 j’aimerais - I would like
 je voudrais - I would like
 j’ai l’intention de - I intend to
 j’espère - I hope to