This key facts covers Key vocabulary at a glance within Higher vocabulary: people and lifestyle for GCSE French. Revise Higher vocabulary: people and lifestyle in Theme 1: People and Lifestyle for GCSE French with 15 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 3 of 4 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📌 Key vocabulary at a glance
- sensible (French) = sensitive (English) — NOT sensible; the English meaning of sensible = raisonnable
- compréhensif/compréhensive — understanding (not comprehensive which is complet/complète)
- bien que + subjonctif — learn this trigger by heart; it is the most commonly tested
- malgré — despite + noun (no verb, no que): malgré la pression, je réussis
- les troubles alimentaires — eating disorders: AQA explicitly lists this under health vocabulary for Higher
- la dépendance — addiction; être dépendant(e) de = to be addicted to
- je lui fais confiance — indirect object pronoun: lui = to him/her; NOT je lui confiance
Practice questions for Higher vocabulary: people and lifestyle
What does the French noun 'le bien-être' mean in English?
Which sentence correctly uses 'être au chômage'?
Quick recall flashcards
soutenir
to support — irregular verb (conjugates like tenir); le soutien = support (noun)
le salaire
salary / wage — masculine noun; gagner un bon salaire = to earn a good salary