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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Quelle est la prochaine grande étape que vous souhaitez franchir avec votre partenaire ? (What is the next big step (your partner and) you want to take?)
- Souhaitez-vous fonder une famille ? (Would you like to start a family?)
- Aimeriez-vous avoir des animaux de compagnie ? Pourquoi ou pourquoi pas ? (Would you like to have pets? Why or why not?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Mon partenaire et moi nous marions en juin. My partner and I are getting married in June. |
Je n'ai pas de partenaire mais mon meilleur ami et moi venons d'emménager ensemble. I don't have a partner but my best friend and I just moved in together. |
J'aimerais fonder une famille bientôt. J'aimerais avoir 3 enfants. I would like to start a family soon. I would love to have 3 children. |
Je ne veux pas avoir d'enfants à l'avenir. Mon partenaire et moi sommes très heureux sans eux. I don't want to have children in the future. My partner and I are very happy without them. |
J'aimerais avoir un chien et deux chats plus tard. J'ai grandi avec des animaux de compagnie et je voudrais la même chose pour mes enfants. I would like to have a dog and two cats later. I grew up with pets and I would like the same for my children. |
Un animal de compagnie représente beaucoup de responsabilités et avec notre travail et nos deux enfants, nous n'avons pas suffisamment de temps pour nous occuper d'un animal de compagnie. A pet is a lot of responsibility and with our work and two children we do not have enough time to care for a pet. |
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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
Exercise 4: Cluster the words
Instruction: Classez ces mots selon qu'ils parlent de situations familiales ou d'étapes de la vie.
Statuts et événements familiaux
Étapes de la vie et relations familiales
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Se marier to get married Share Copied!
passe_compose
French | English |
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(je/j') me suis marié(e) | I got married |
(tu) t'es marié(e) | You got married |
(il/elle/on) s'est marié(e) | he/she/one got married |
nous sommes marié(e)s | we are married |
vous êtes marié(e)(s) | You are married |
(ils/elles) se sont marié(e)s | They got married |
Divorcer to divorce Share Copied!
passe_compose
French | English |
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(je/j') j'ai divorcé | I divorced |
tu as divorcé | You divorced |
il/elle/on a divorcé | he/she/one divorced |
nous avons divorcé | we divorced |
vous avez divorcé | You divorced |
ils/elles ont divorcé | They divorced |
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