A2.23: Hobby classes

Cours de loisirs

Vocabulary (17)

 La passion: The passion (French)

La passion

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The passion Show

 La poterie: Pottery (French)

La poterie

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Pottery Show

 La sculpture: Sculpture (French)

La sculpture

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Sculpture Show

 La peinture: Painting (French)

La peinture

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Painting Show

 Artistique: Artistic (French)

Artistique

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Artistic Show

 Créatif: Creative (French)

Créatif

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Creative Show

 La séance: The session (French)

La séance

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The session Show

 La photographie: Photography (French)

La photographie

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Photography Show

 La couture: Sewing (French)

La couture

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Sewing Show

 Avoir un cours de ... : Have a class in ... (French)

Avoir un cours de ...

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Have a class in ... Show

 Assister (to attend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Assister

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To attend Show

 S'investir (to invest oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

S'investir

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To invest oneself Show

 Partir en excursion: Go on an outing (French)

Partir en excursion

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Go on an outing Show

 Le programme du cours: The course programme (French)

Le programme du cours

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The course programme Show

 La pâtisserie: pastry (French)

La pâtisserie

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Pastry Show

 La créativité: Creativity (French)

La créativité

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Creativity Show

 Le plaisir: Pleasure (French)

Le plaisir

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Pleasure Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Décrivez les activités sur les photos. (Describe the activities in the pictures.)
  2. Quels cours ou ateliers de loisirs avez-vous suivis par le passé ? (What hobby classes or workshops did you take in the past?)
  3. Êtes-vous actuellement inscrit à un cours de loisirs ? (Are you currently enrolled in a hobby course?)
  4. As-tu des projets ? (Do you have any plans?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Je joue de la guitare et j'aime danser.

I play the guitar and I like to dance.

J'aime jouer aux jeux vidéo.

I love playing videogames.

Je prends des cours de danse tous les vendredis.

I am taking dancing lessons every Friday.

J'ai pris des cours de yoga pendant quelques années dans la vingtaine.

I was taking yoga lessons for a few years in my twenties.

Je vais participer à un atelier de peinture dans 2 semaines.

I will attend a painting workshop in 2 weeks.

Une fois par mois, je fais des excursions avec deux amis.

Once a month I go on excursions with two friends.

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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

Je vais m'inscrire à un cours de couture pour apprendre à fabriquer des vêtements. (I am going to enrol on a sewing course to learn how to make clothes.)
La séance de peinture commence à dix heures demain matin. (The painting session starts at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.)
J'aime la poterie parce que c'est un loisir très créatif. (I like pottery because it is a very creative hobby.)
Nous allons assister à un atelier de pâtisserie pour apprendre de nouvelles recettes. (We are going to attend a baking workshop to learn new recipes.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez les mots selon qu'ils désignent des activités artistiques ou des actions liées à la participation à un cours.

Activités artistiques

Participation à un cours

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Enseigner to teach

futur_simple

French English
(je/j') enseignerai I will teach
(tu) enseigneras You will teach
(il/elle/on) enseignera he/she/one will teach
(nous) enseignerons we will teach
(vous) enseignerez You will teach
(ils/elles) enseigneront they will teach

Exercises and examples phrases

Assister to attend

futur_simple

French English
(je/j') assisterai I will attend
(tu) assisteras you will attend
(il/elle/on) assistera he/she/one will attend
(nous) assisterons we will attend
(vous) assisterez You will attend
(ils/elles) assisteront they will attend

Exercises and examples phrases

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