À retirer
To be retired
- Parlez des activités et des changements de mode de vie après la retraite. (Talk about activities and lifestyle changes after you retire.)
- Parler des actions en cours dans le futur. (Talk about ongoing actions in the future.)
Vocabulary (16) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Depuis combien de temps travaillez-vous et quand prendrez-vous votre retraite ? (How long have you been working and when will you retire?)
- Quelles activités continuerez-vous à faire lorsque vous serez à la retraite ? (What activities will you keep doing when you are retired? )
- Quels changements apporterez-vous lorsque vous prendrez votre retraite ? Comment utiliserez-vous votre temps libre ? (What changes will you be making when you retire? How will you use your free time?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Je travaille depuis 10 ans. Je veux prendre ma retraite à 60 ans. I have been working for 10 years. I want to retire when I am 60. |
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J'ai commencé mon travail il y a 5 ans. Je ne sais pas quand je prendrai ma retraite. I started my job 5 years ago. I don’t know when I will retire. |
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Je veux continuer à apprendre l'anglais et à pratiquer tous les jours. I want to keep learning English and practicing every day. |
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Je veux continuer à rencontrer mes amis et faire de l'exercice. I want to keep meeting my friends and do exercise. |
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Je veux voyager vers de nouveaux endroits et me détendre davantage. I want to travel to new places and relax more. |
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Je vais prendre des cours d'art et rendre visite à ma famille souvent. I will take some art classes and visit my family often. |
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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 les mots selon leur lien avec la vie quotidienne ou les projets après la retraite.
La vie quotidienne à la retraite
Les projets et activités après la retraite
Grammar Share Copied!
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Risquer to risk Share Copied!
imparfait
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') risquais | I was risking |
| (tu) risquais | You were risking |
| (il/elle/on) risquait | he/she/one was risking |
| (nous) risquions | we were risking |
| (vous) risquiez | You were risking |
| (ils/elles) risquaient | they risked |
Économiser to save Share Copied!
imparfait
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') j'économisais | I was saving |
| tu économisais | You were saving |
| (il/elle/on) il économisait / elle économisait / on économisait | he was saving / she was saving / one was saving |
| nous économisions | We were saving |
| vous économisiez | You were saving |
| (ils/elles) ils économisaient / elles économisaient | they saved |
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