Travel, Tourism and Holidays

Travel and holidays (les voyages et les vacances) is one of the richest GCSE French topics. It allows you to demonstrate all the major tenses — present, passé composé, imperfect, near future and conditional — while discussing destinations, accommodation, transport, activities, weather, and problems. You need vocabulary for countries with correct prepositions, a range of accommodation types, transport options, and the ability to describe past holidays, plan future ones, and handle booking role-plays. This lesson provides comprehensive vocabulary tables, detailed grammar notes, cultural information, and exam techniques.

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Countries and nationalities with prepositions (Les pays et les nationalités)

Preposition rules with countries

The preposition you use depends on the gender and number of the country: