Notre maison
Our house
- Décrivez toutes les pièces et les étages d'une maison. (Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.)
- Comprendre une annonce de location ou de vente de maison. (Understand a house rental or sales ad.)
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La forme impersonnelle:
"Il y a", "C'est" (The impersonal form: "Il y a", "C'est")
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Nommez les pièces de votre maison ou appartement. (Name the rooms of your house or appartment.)
- Décrire différents types de logement. (Describe different housing types.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Cette maison a six pièces. This house has six rooms. |
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Le salon est au rez-de-chaussée, à côté du hall d'entrée. The living room is on the ground level, next to the entrance hall. |
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Il y a un balcon au premier étage. There is a balcony on the first floor. |
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Mon appartement a une cuisine, une chambre et une salle de bain. My apartment has a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom. |
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La chambre a un balcon. The bedroom has a balcony. |
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Je cherche un appartement d'une chambre. I am looking for a one-bedroom apartment. |
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Le loyer du studio comprend tous les coûts mensuels. The rent for the studio includes all monthly costs. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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La salle à manger
The dining room
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Vivre ensemble
Living together
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La salle de bain
The bathroom
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Entrer
To enter
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Un appartement
An apartment
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Regroupez les mots en fonction des pièces d'une maison ou des parties de la maison, afin de mieux mémoriser leur usage.
Les pièces principales de la maison
Les éléments de la maison
Exercise 7: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
fermes, ferment, nettoyons, ferme, nettoyez, nettoie, nettoies
Exercise 8: La forme impersonnelle: "Il y a", "C'est"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The impersonal form: "Il y a", "C'est"
Show translation Show answersCe sont, C'est, Il y a
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Fermer to close Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
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| (je/j') ferme | I close |
| (tu) fermes | You close |
| (il/elle/on) ferme | he/she/one closes |
| (nous) fermons | we close |
| (vous) fermez | You close |
| (ils/elles) ferment | they close |
Nettoyer to clean Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') nettoie | I clean |
| (tu) nettoies | You clean |
| (il/elle/on) nettoie | he/she/one cleans |
| (nous) nettoyons | we clean |
| (vous) nettoyez | You clean |
| (ils/elles) nettoient | they clean |
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