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Exam Tip: The examiner might ask about "L'Année Prochaine" (Next Year) instead of "La Vie Universitaire" (University Life). You can use the same response for both. This tests your understanding of the future tense. Focus on using future tense verbs to show your plans and aspirations.


  • L'année prochaine je dirai adieu aux profs, à mon uniforme, à mes amis...(Next year I will say goodbye to the teachers, to my uniform, to my friends...)
  • L'année prochaine j'aurai la liberté... je pourrai faire ce que je veux. (Next year I will have freedom... I will be able to do whatever I want.)
  • Moi, je suis plutôt ambitieux / ambitieuse. (I am rather ambitious.)
  • L'année prochaine, je voudrais aller à l'université. (Next year, I would like to go to university.)
  • Je voudrais continuer / poursuivre mes études à l'université. (I would like to continue / pursue my studies at university.)
  • Mais tout dépend de mes résultats. (Everything depends on my results.)

Si je réussis avec mention, je voudrais m'inscrire à la fac pour faire :

(If I pass with honours, I would like to enrol in university to study:)

  • Des études de génie civil (civil engineering)
  • Des études de Droit (law )
  • Des lettres (arts)
  • Des études d'informatique (computer science)
  • Des études de commerce (business studies)
  • Des études de science / science biomédicale (science / biomedical science)
  • Des études de science vétérinaire (veterinary science)
  • Des études de médecine (medicine)

Pour des études de .........., il me faudra cinq cents points / quatre cent cinquante points... c'est beaucoup ça !

(For studies in .........., I will need 500 points/450 points ... that's a lot!)

C'est un grand défi (It's a big challenge)


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Il me faudra=I will need Il me faut=I need

Using the Subjunctive

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The subjunctive is often used in French to express wishes, emotions, doubt, or necessity. It's a higher-level grammatical structure that can impress examiners if used correctly.

  1. À condition que j'obtienne des points nécessaires, j'irai à la fac. (Provided that I receive the necessary points, I will go to university.)

  2. À moins que je n'obtienne cinq cents points, je ne pourrai pas suivre le cours de mon choix. (Unless I obtain 500 points, I will not be able to follow the course of my choice.)

  3. Je chercherai un petit boulot l'année prochaine pour que je puisse payer les frais d'inscription, le prix d'hébergement et le coût des livres. (I will look for a part-time job next year so that I can pay the registration fees, the cost of accommodation, and the cost of books.)


Verbal Constructions

  1. Je me suis décidé(e) à entrer en fac. (I have decided to go to university.)
  2. Je tiens à assister à la fac à Cork. (I am keen to attend university in Cork.)
  3. Je persuaderai mes parents de me permettre d'habiter dans un appart avec mes copains. (I will persuade my parents to let me live in an apartment with my friends.)

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Idioms: Je suis plutôt casanière. (I am rather a homebody.)

Je ne suis pas prête à quitter le cocon familial. (I am not ready to leave the family nest.)

Je suis la chouchou de mes parents. (I am my parents' favourite.)

Looking Forward to University Life

  • J'attends avec beaucoup d'impatience la vie universitaire! (I am really looking forward to university life!)
  • J'aurai beaucoup de liberté. (I will have a lot of freedom.)
  • J'aurai plus de temps libre pour sortir. (I will have more free time to go out.)
  • Je serai moins stressé(e). (I will be less stressed.)
  • Les trimestres seront plus courts et moins chargés. (The terms will be shorter and less busy.)
  • Je passerai beaucoup de temps à bavarder dans des cafés, des pubs, etc. (I will spend a lot of time chatting in cafes, pubs, etc.)

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