A2.31: Bucket list

Liste de souhaits

Vocabulary (14)

 Le rêve: The dream (French)

Le rêve

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 Une aventure: An adventure (French)

Une aventure

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An adventure Show

 Ambitieux: Ambitious (French)

Ambitieux

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Ambitious Show

 Inoubliable: Unforgettable (French)

Inoubliable

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Unforgettable Show

 Liste de choses à faire : To-do list (French)

Liste de choses à faire

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To-do list Show

 Possible: Possible (French)

Possible

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Possible Show

 Impossible: Impossible (French)

Impossible

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Impossible Show

 Le plan: The plan (French)

Le plan

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The plan Show

 Le futur: The future (French)

Le futur

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The future Show

 Réaliser (to achieve) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Réaliser

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To achieve Show

 Croire (to believe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Croire

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To believe Show

 Sauter en parachute: skydiving (French)

Sauter en parachute

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Skydiving Show

 Le journal de bord: The logbook (French)

Le journal de bord

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The logbook Show

 L'adrénaline: Adrenaline (French)

L'adrénaline

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Adrenaline Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Que voulais-tu être quand tu étais enfant ? (What did you want to be when you were a child?)
  2. Quels sont vos projets pour l'avenir ? Souhaitez-vous changer de travail bientôt ? (What plans do you have for the future? Would you like to change your job anytime soon?)
  3. Comment allez-vous les accomplir ? (How will you accomplish them?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Quand j'étais petit, je voulais devenir pompier.

When I was little I wanted to become a firefighter.

Quand j'étais enfant, je rêvais de devenir médecin.

As a child I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

Je veux avoir plus de responsabilités dans mon travail à l'avenir.

I want to have more responsibility in my job in the future.

Je veux devenir le patron de mon entreprise dans quelques années.

I want to be the boss of my company in a few years.

Je souhaiterais changer de métier bientôt car je ne suis pas satisfait de mon emploi actuel.

I would like to change my profession soon because I am not happy with my current job.

Je retournerai à l'université pour devenir enseignant.

I will go to university again to become a teacher.

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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 veux vraiment sauter en parachute. (I really want to go skydiving.)
Le journal de bord m'aide à organiser mes voyages. (The logbook helps me to organise my trips.)
C'est une aventure inoubliable pleine d'adrénaline. (It's an unforgettable adventure full of adrenaline.)
Je crois que tout est possible avec de la patience. (I believe that everything is possible with patience.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez les mots selon qu'ils parlent de vos projets personnels ou d'activités d'aventure et sensations fortes.

Parler de projets et de rêves personnels

Parler d'activités d'aventure et de sensations fortes

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Planifier to plan

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French English
(je/j') planifiais I was planning
(tu) planifiais You were planning
(il/elle/on) planifiait he/she/one was planning
(nous) planifiions we were planning
(vous) planifiiez you were planning
(ils/elles) planifiaient they were planning

Exercises and examples phrases

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