French Edexcel second topic : Identity and culture French GCSE. Learn top French GCSE Idioms that you can easily use in your French speaking and writing exams ! Get a top mark at your French GCSE exam by adding idioms to your speech to speak French like a native 👌 Talk about your daily or weekly routine in French ! Watch a video ✅


Identity and Culture French GCSE
Let’s have at French Edexcel Module 3 : Identity and culture. Topic : Jours ordinaires, Jours de fête. Describing your daily life in French.


Video Describe your school day in French
Do you need to remember the basics in French to describe your daily routine at school using the present tense, then watch this video.
French GCSE Exam question about Identity and Culture
Let’s have a look at a typical French GCSE Exam question on the topic of Identity and culture. Parle moi de ta routine quotidienne ? Tell me about your daily routine ?


Revise the use of the present tense in French
In this article we will revise the use of the present tense in French and the use of ‘I must’ = ‘je dois’


French GCSE Idiom N°11 : Etre au taquet


This is the translation of the paragraph in French :
I have classes every day of the week except on Saturday and Sunday. It is a busy (heavy) week ! I am …….
You will find the answer to the quizz at the end of this article.
To find out about this French idiom ‘Etre au taquet’ in details, click here
French GCSE Idiom N° 12 : Faire la grasse matinée
Here is French GCSE Idiom N°12 : Faire la grasse matinée


This is the translation of the paragraph in French :
School days, I must get up early, ………. is out of question !
You will find the answer to the quizz at the end of this article.
To find out about this French idiom ‘Faire la grasse matinée’ in details, click here
French GCSE Idiom N° 13 : Avoir du pain sur la planche
Here is French GCSE Idiom N°12 : Avoir du pain sur la planche


This is the translation of the paragraph in French :
In the evening, I must do my homework. I have 10 subjects to revise thus I ……..!
You will find the answer to the quizz at the end of this article.
To find out about this French idiom ‘Avoir du pain sur la planche’ in details, click here
French GCSE Idiom N° 14 : Se prendre la tête
Here is French GCSE Idiom N°14 : Se prendre la tête


This is the translation of the paragraph in French :
At weekends I will go out with my friends. We ……., we go for a meal followed by a movie. We love it !
You will find the answer to the quizz at the end of this article.
To find out about this French idiom ‘Se prendre la tête’ in details, click here
French GCSE Idiom N° 15 : Se mettre sur son 31
Here is French GCSE Idiom N°15 : Se mettre sur son 31


This is the translation of the paragraph in French :
Sometimes I go to a concert or a special event with my friends and I ……… It is fantastic !
You will find the answer to the quizz at the end of this article.
To find out about this French idiom ‘Se mettre sur son 31’ in details, click here
French GCSE Idioms 11 to 15 Video
Watch the video of this lesson, you will practice pronunciation and will see the answers to the quiz !
Identity and culture : answers to the quiz
Here are the answers to the quiz :
11. Etre au taquet = I am busy and ready to go
12. Faire la grasse matinée = To sleep late in the morning
13. Avoir du pain sur la planche = to have a lot to do
14. Se prendre la tête = to overthink it
15. Se mettre sur son 31 = to dress up
Pit stop learning : Identity and Culture French GCSE Translation
Translate these French idioms and vocabulary from English into French on the theme of Identity and Culture French GCSE.


Identity and Culture French GCSE Translation correction
How did you get along ? Here is the translation in French :


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