A2.26: (Sustainable) transport

transport (durable)

Vocabulary (16)

 La trottinette: The scooter (French)

La trottinette

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The scooter Show

 Le co-voiturage: Car sharing (French)

Le co-voiturage

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Car sharing Show

 La voiture électrique: The electric car (French)

La voiture électrique

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The electric car Show

 Réutilisable: Reusable (French)

Réutilisable

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Reusable Show

 Écologique: environmentally friendly (French)

Écologique

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Environmentally friendly Show

 Durable: Sustainable (French)

Durable

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Sustainable Show

 La piste cyclable: The cycle path (French)

La piste cyclable

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The cycle path Show

 Le train: The train (French)

Le train

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The train Show

 Venir (to come) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Venir

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Come Show

 Rester (to stay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Rester

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To stay Show

 Les transports en commun: Public transport (French)

Les transports en commun

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Public transport Show

 La zone verte: The green zone (French)

La zone verte

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The green zone Show

 Voyager en train : Travel by train (French)

Voyager en train

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Travel by train Show

 La marche: Walking (French)

La marche

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Walking Show

 La pollution: pollution (French)

La pollution

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Pollution Show

 La sensibilisation: awareness (French)

La sensibilisation

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Awareness Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Comment es-tu venu(e) au travail ? (How did you come to work?)
  2. Votre ville dispose-t-elle de nombreuses pistes cyclables ? (Does your city have many cycle lanes?)
  3. Utilisiez-vous souvent les transports en commun ? (Did you often use the public transportation?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

J'utilise le vélo pour aller au travail, mais pour faire les courses, j'utilise une voiture.

I use the bike to go to work, but to go shopping I use a car.

Je vais partout en voiture parce que les transports en commun prennent trop de temps.

I go by car everywhere because the public transport takes too long.

Je prends le vélo parce qu'il y a beaucoup de pistes cyclables dans ma ville.

I take the bike because there are many cycle lanes in my city.

Je prends toujours le métro. C'est le moyen le plus rapide pour moi.

I always take the metro. It is the fastest way for me.

Je pense que les voitures électriques sont très bonnes car elles sont durables.

I think electric cars are very good because there are sustainable.

Je n'ai pas de voiture électrique car elles sont très chères.

I don't have an electric car because they are very expensive.

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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 pre9fe8re venir au travail en voiture e9lectrique. (I prefer to come to work by electric car.)
La piste cyclable pre8s de chez moi est tre8s pre9cise et e9cologique. (The cycle path near my house is very precise and ecological.)
Pour re9duire la pollution, japos;utilise souvent les transports en commun. (To reduce pollution, I often use public transport.)
Le co-voiturage est un moyen durable de voyager en train ou en voiture. (Carpooling is a sustainable way to travel by train or car.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez ces mots selon leur usage dans le contexte des transports durables.

Moyens de transport écologiques

Actions et notions liées à la protection de l’environnement

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Rester to stay

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French English
(je/j') restais I was staying
(tu) restais You were staying
(il/elle/on) restait he/she/one stayed
(nous) restions we were staying
(vous) restiez you were staying
(ils/elles) restaient they stayed

Exercises and examples phrases

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