French A2.36: From post office to email

De la poste au courrier électronique

Vocabulary (11)

Le message

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The message Show

Le courrier

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The mail Show

La carte postale

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The postcard Show

Le colis

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The parcel Show

La lettre

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The letter Show

La boîte aux lettres

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The postbox Show

Une enveloppe

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An envelope Show

Recevoir une lettre

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Receive a letter Show

Le timbre

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The stamp Show

 Poster (to post) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tu postes un colis ce matin.

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You are posting a parcel this morning. Show

Poster

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To post Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Envoyez-vous encore des lettres ou seulement des courriels ? (Do you still send letters or only emails?)
  2. Qu'est-ce qui est nécessaire quand on veuille envoyer une lettre ? (What is necessary when you want to send a letter? Use the subjunctive. )
  3. Combien d'emails recevez-vous généralement par jour ? (How many emails do you usually receive in a day?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

J'envoie uniquement des e-mails maintenant. C'est plus rapide et plus facile.

I only send emails now. It’s faster and easier.

Parfois, j'envoie des lettres pour des occasions spéciales, comme des anniversaires ou des fêtes.

Sometimes I send letters for special things. Like birthdays or holidays.

Il est important que vous signiez la lettre.

It is important that you sign the letter.

Il est nécessaire que vous envoyiez la lettre en la portant par exemple à la poste.

It is necessary that you send the letter by taking it to the post office for example.

Je reçois généralement 10 ou 15 emails. La plupart sont pour le travail.

I usually get 10 or 15 emails. Most are for work.

Je reçois 5 e-mails par jour. Certains viennent d'amis, d'autres de journaux.

I receive 5 emails a day. Some are from friends, some from newspapers.

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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

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Je vais poster une lettre demain matin à la poste.
Tu as reçu un message important sur ta boîte aux lettres.
Elle envoie un email avec une photo dans l’enveloppe.
Nous avons attendu le colis pendant deux jours chez nous.

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Triez les mots suivants en deux catégories selon leur usage, en lien avec la poste traditionnelle ou la communication numérique.

La poste traditionnelle

La communication numérique

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Poster to post

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French English
(je/j') aurais posté I would have posted
(tu) aurais posté you would have posted
(il/elle/on) aurait posté he/she/one would have posted
(nous) aurions posté we would have posted
(vous) auriez posté You would have posted
(ils/elles) auraient posté they would have posted

Exercises and examples phrases

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