School/College Studies

Understanding and Describing Your School/College

Familiarise yourself with phrases about your place of education, such as Mon lycée est grand et moderne meaning “My high school is big and modern”.
Use Il a followed by a description to note a specific feature, as in Il a un grand terrain de sport for “It has a large sports field”.
Use adjectives to describe. For example, ancien(ne) (old), moderne (modern), difficile (difficult), facile (easy), intéressant(e) (interesting).

When discussing your professor, Mon professeur de… is a handy phrase, e.g., Mon professeur de maths est strict meaning “My math teacher is strict”.
Use phrases like J’ai … élèves dans ma classe to express the number of students in your class e.g., J’ai vingt élèves dans ma classe meaning “I have twenty students in my class”.

Use phrases like Je suis en train de suivre des cours de… to express currently taken classes; e.g., Je suis en train de suivre des cours de science means “I’m currently taking science classes”.
Remember verbs like étudier (to study), apprendre (to learn), passer un examen (to take an exam) can help describe your current studies more vividly.

Consider phrases such as Je trouve que… (I find that…) or Je pense que… (I think that…) for expressing opinions about your learning experience.
Understanding how to use C’est… (It’s…) can be useful, for example, C’est difficile mais intéressant means “It’s hard but interesting”.

Know how to mention what you use for study with phrases such as J’utilise… (I use…), for example, J’utilise un ordinateur et des livres pour étudier means “I use a computer and books to study”.