French A2.16: Going to a concert

Aller à un concert

Vocabulary (13)

Un évènement

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An event Show

La scène

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The stage Show

Le concert

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The concert Show

La chanson

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The song Show

La foule

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The crowd Show

Le public

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The audience Show

Le rock

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Rock music Show

Classique

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Classical Show

La comédie musicale

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The musical theatre Show

L'opéra

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The opera Show

 Applaudir (to applaud) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nous applaudissons la foule au spectacle rock.

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We applaud the crowd at the rock concert. Show

Applaudir

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To applaud Show

 Écouter (to listen) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nous écoutons la poste pour les horaires.

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We listen to the post office for the timetables. Show

Écouter

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To listen Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Quand était la dernière fois que vous êtes allé à un concert ? Quel concert était-ce ? Quand y irez-vous à nouveau ? (When was the last time you went to a concert? What concert was it? When will you go again?)
  2. Aimes-tu danser ? Quel genre de danse aimes-tu le plus ? (Do you like to dance? Which kind of dance do you like the most?)
  3. Jouez-vous d'un instrument ? Si oui, lequel et quand avez-vous commencé ? (Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one and when did you start?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Je suis allé à mon dernier concert l'année dernière. C'était un concert pop de Ed Sheeran à Londres. J'irai à un concert de PINK dans deux mois.

To my last concert I went last year. It was a pop concert of Ed Sheeran in London. I will go to a PINK concert in two months.

Je n'ai jamais assisté à un concert, mais j'irai bientôt à un concert pour voir Lady Gaga.

I have never been to a concert but I will go to a concert soon to see Lady gaga.

Je ne danse pas.

I don’t dance.

J'aime danser le tango. Je le fais depuis 2 ans.

I like to dance the tango. I’ve been doing that for 2 years.

J'ai commencé à jouer du violon à 5 ans.

I started playing the violin at 5.

Dans ma famille, personne ne joue d'un instrument, mais tout le monde fait un sport.

In my family nobody plays an instrument but everything does a type of sports.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

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J'aime écouter du jazz avec des amis.
Le concert de rock attire toujours une grande foule.
On doit acheter les billets en ligne avant le festival.
Le public a applaudi après la comédie musicale.

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classe les mots en deux catégories selon qu'ils se rapportent à l'organisation d'un concert ou aux styles et éléments de musique.

Organisation d'un concert

Styles et éléments de musique

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Jouer to play

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French English
(je/j') jouais I was playing
(tu) jouais you were playing
(il/elle/on) jouait he/she/one was playing
(nous) jouions we were playing
(vous) jouiez You were playing
(ils/elles) jouaient They were playing

Exercises and examples phrases

Applaudir to applaud

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French English
(je/j') applaudissais I was applauding
(tu) applaudissais you were applauding
(il/elle/on) applaudissait he/she/one was applauding
(nous) applaudissions we were applauding
(vous) applaudissiez you were applauding
(ils/elles) applaudissaient they applauded

Exercises and examples phrases

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