French A2.21: Going for a Sunday walk.

Faire une promenade le dimanche.

Vocabulary (12)

La randonnée

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The ramble Show

La promenade

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The walk Show

La prairie

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The meadow Show

Le paysage

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The landscape Show

La rivière

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The river Show

Le chemin

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The path Show

 Monter (to climb) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vous montez le sentier léger avec vos amis.

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You are walking up the light path with your friends. Show

Monter

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To climb Show

 Grimper (to climb) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nous grimpons ensemble lors de la promenade calme.

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We climb together during the quiet walk. Show

Grimper

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Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Aimez-vous la randonnée ? Pourquoi ou pourquoi pas ? (Do you like hiking? Why do you or why don’t you?)
  2. Qu'est-ce qui est très important lorsque vous partez en randonnée ? (What is very important when you go hiking?)
  3. Dans quel pays voulez-vous faire de la randonnée ? (In what country do you want to go hiking?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

J'aime faire de la randonnée parce que la nature est belle.

I like hiking because nature is beautiful.

J'aime faire de la randonnée quand il y a un bon chemin.

I like hiking when there is a good path.

Je n'aime pas la randonnée car les randonnées sont longues et épuisantes.

I don’t like hiking because hikes are long and exhausting.

Il est très important d'avoir de l'eau.

It is very important to have water.

Vous devez avoir des chaussures de randonnée confortables.

You have to have comfortable hiking boots.

Je veux faire de la randonnée dans un pays avec de grandes montagnes comme la Suisse.

I want to go hiking in a country with big mountains like Switzerland.

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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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On part faire une promenade le dimanche dans la prairie.
Il faut grimper doucement pour ne pas être trop fatigué.
Le chemin longe la rivière où les canards nagent tranquillement.
Après la randonnée, on se repose au bord du lac, c’est très calme.

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez les mots suivants en deux groupes selon leur lien avec les paysages naturels ou avec l'action lors d'une promenade.

Paysages naturels

Actions pendant la promenade

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Grimper to climb

futur_anterieur

French English
(je/j') aurai grimpé I will have climbed
(tu) auras grimpé You will have climbed
(il/elle/on) aura grimpé he/she/one will have climbed
(nous) aurons grimpé we will have climbed
(vous) aurez grimpé You will have climbed
(ils/elles) auront grimpé they will have climbed

Exercises and examples phrases

Monter to climb

futur_anterieur

French English
(je/j') serai monté(e) I will have climbed
(tu) seras monté(e) You will have climbed
(il/elle/on) sera monté(e) he will have climbed/she will have climbed/one will have climbed
(nous) serons monté(e)s we will have climbed
(vous) serez monté(e)(s) You will have climbed
(ils/elles) seront monté(e)s They will have climbed

Exercises and examples phrases

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