Chapitre 3 – Les vacances
Vocabulaire
Whether you are learning French because you want to travel, need it for work, or have signed up for a French course, learning languages is a great way to meet new people and gain new perspectives. In the “Vocabulaire” section of this Pressbook, you will learn useful vocabulary for more in-depth conversation describing one’s vacation plans. In this chapter, you will describe possible activities, say which means of transportation you will use, describe the seasons and the weather, and say which places, cities and countries you are going to visit.
Lexique
- Les noms et prénoms
- Les professions
- La famille
- Les loisirs: le sport, les activités, les spectacles, les sorties, les voyages
- Les événements: visites, excursions
- Les moyens de transport: le métro, le bus, le train, le taxi…
- La date
- Les saisons
- Les lieux: la ville, la campagne, la plage, la montagne, la forêt, le café, l’hôtel…
- La météo / le climat
- Les pays, les villes
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Le temps
Let’s study vocabulary to describe the weather.
Play the audio above and listen to the vocabulary words as you go through the accordeon below. Select each French vocabulary word in order to view the English translation.
Les saisons
Let’s study vocabulary to describe the four seasons.
Play the audio above and listen to the vocabulary words as you go through the accordeon below. Select each French vocabulary word in order to view the English translation.
La géographie
Let’s study vocabulary related to geography.
Play the audio above and listen to the vocabulary words as you go through the accordeon below. Select each French vocabulary word in order to view the English translation.
Les pays
Utilisons le vocabulaire
Now, let’s use the weather vocabulary. Translate each word by typing it, then use the “Check” button to verify your answer.
Remember to include punctuation in your answer.
La géographie
Now, let’s use the geography vocabulary you learned. Translate each word by typing it, then use the “Check” button to verify your answer.
Apprenons le verbe “faire”
Le verbe “faire“
The verb “faire” is used for various expressions in French. We use it to describe the weather, what we do / make and activities we engage in.
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Le futur proche
The futur proche, or near future tense, is used to describe what will happen in the future and is formed with the verb “aller + infinitive verb.”
The futur proche is usually translated as ” going + infinitive verb” in English. This tense is often used in spoken French as well as in informal writing. Let’s look at examples.
Denise est étudiante. Tous les jours, elle a la même routine.
| Aujourd’hui | Demain |
| Aujourd’hui, elle se réveille à huit heures. | Demain, elle va se réveiller à huit heures. |
| Elle prend son petit déjeuner. | Elle va prendre son petit déjeuner. |
| Elle court pour attraper le bus. | Elle va courir pour attraper le bus. |
| Elle suit quatre cours de biologie. | Elle va suivre quatre cours de biologie. |
Additional examples can be found in Le français interactif:
Les activités et les transports
Les activités
Let’s learn how to describe the activities you engage in.
Play the audio above and listen to the vocabulary words as you go through the accordeon below. Select each French vocabulary word in order to view the English translation.
Les transports
Let’s learn how to describe different means of transportation.
Play the audio above and listen to the vocabulary words as you go through the accordeon below. Select each French vocabulary word in order to view the English translation.
Les activités
Now, let’s use the vocabulary you learned in the flashcards below. Translate each word by typing it, then use the “Check” button to verify your answer.
Les transports
Vocabulaire utile: La météo
This one or that one?
Demonstrative determiners
We use the demonstrative determiners “ce,” “cet,” “cette,” or “ces” to introduce and point out this or that particular object or person. Let’s look at a few examples:
Here are the grammar rules:
Ce + masculine noun: ce vélo, ce garçon
Cet + masculine noun starting with a vowel: cet arbre, cet homme
Cette + feminine noun, cette voiture: cette femme
Ces + plural noun (feminine or masculine): ces chiens, ces voitures, ces hommes
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Weather
Seasons
Geography
to do, to make
Activities
Transportation