Le temps
The weather
- Parler de la météo (Talk about the weather)
- Vocabulaire de base sur la météo (Basic weather vocabulary)
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Les prépositions de temps:
"En, À, Avant, Après" (The prepositions of time: "En, À, Avant, Après")
Learn how to talk about the weather in French with this beginner-level (A1) lesson focusing on Bordeaux weather and essential time prepositions like 'En, À, Avant, Après.' Practice weather vocabulary, conversational dialogues, and verb conjugations to confidently discuss daily and forecasted weather.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort these words according to whether they describe the weather or a natural meteorological phenomenon.
Expressions pour parler du temps qu'il fait
Phénomènes météorologiques naturels
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Ensoleillé
Sunny
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Neiger
To snow
3
La neige
The snow
4
Froid
Cold
5
Le brouillard
The fog
Exercice 5: Exercice de conversation
Instruction:
- Décris quel temps il fait sur l'image. (Tell what weather it is on the picture.)
- Indiquez quel temps il fait actuellement dans votre ville. (Tell what weather it is right now in your city.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Il pleut. It rains. |
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Il y a du vent. It is windy. |
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Il fait soleil. It is sunny. |
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Il fait très chaud. It is very hot. |
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Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui ? How is the weather today? |
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Aujourd'hui, il fait ensoleillé et un peu venteux. Today it's sunny and a bit windy. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Il ____ beau aujourd'hui, le soleil brille.
(It ____ nice today, the sun is shining.)2. Demain, il ____ froid le matin.
(Tomorrow, it ____ cold in the morning.)3. Il ____ souvent en avril en France.
(It ____ often in April in France.)4. Après-midi, il ____ mauvais avec du vent.
(In the afternoon, it ____ bad with wind.)Exercise 8: Talking about the weather before the weekend
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Faire - To be
Présent
- je fais
- tu fais
- il/elle/on fait
- nous faisons
- vous faites
- ils/elles font
Regarder - To check
Présent
- je regarde
- tu regardes
- il/elle/on regarde
- nous regardons
- vous regardez
- ils/elles regardent
Pleuvoir - To rain
Présent
- il pleut
Briller - To shine
Présent
- je brille
- tu brilles
- il/elle/on brille
- nous brillons
- vous brillez
- ils/elles brillent
Prendre - To take
Présent
- je prends
- tu prends
- il/elle/on prend
- nous prenons
- vous prenez
- ils/elles prennent
Exercise 9: Les prépositions de temps: "En, À, Avant, Après"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The prepositions of time: "En, À, Avant, Après"
Show translation Show answersaprès, avant, en, à
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A1.10.2 Grammaire
Les prépositions de temps: "En, À, Avant, Après"
The prepositions of time: "En, À, Avant, Après"
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present
| French | English |
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| (je/j') je fais / j'fais | I do |
| tu fais | you do |
| (il/elle/on) il fait / elle fait / on fait | he does / she does / one does |
| nous faisons | we do |
| vous faites | You do |
| (ils/elles) ils font / elles font | they do |
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Lesson Overview: Talking About The Weather in French
This lesson introduces you to essential vocabulary and grammar for discussing the weather in everyday situations, focusing on the city of Bordeaux. You will learn common weather expressions such as Il fait beau (The weather is nice) and natural weather phenomena words like La pluie (rain), La neige (snow), and L'orage (storm).
Key Grammar: Prepositions of Time
We focus on French time prepositions like En, À, Avant, Après which are key in expressing when weather events happen, e.g., En hiver (In winter), À midi (At noon), Avant qu'il fasse froid (Before it gets cold), and Après la pluie (After the rain).
Practice Sentences and Conversations
You will work with example sentences such as Il fait beau aujourd'hui, allons au parc à trois heures. and complete dialogues discussing today's weather, weekly forecasts, and event planning based on weather.
Vocabulary Clustering
Words are grouped into practical categories to help learning and retention: Expressions to describe the weather (Il fait chaud, Le vent) versus Natural meteorological phenomena (La pluie, La neige).
Verb Conjugation Focus
The lesson includes exercises on conjugating common weather verbs in present and future tenses, such as faire (to do/make) and pleuvoir (to rain), helping you form your own weather statements correctly.
Useful Notes on Language Usage
French uses specific prepositions tied to seasons and times of day unlike English, for example, En été means "in summer" whereas English just uses "in" but sometimes also "during." The verb faire is central for weather expressions and translates literally as "to do" but is used idiomatically in weather phrases, e.g., Il fait froid means "It is cold."
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