My time at school
Mon temps à l'école
- Learn about the country's education system.
- Talk about your time at school and childhood memories.
Vocabulary (17) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercice 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Describe the education path of Eva. (Describe the education path of Eva.)
- Describe where you studied at high school. (Describe where you studied at high school.)
- Talk about what you studied at school. (Talk about what you studied at school.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Pendant les premières années, Eva était à l'école primaire. For the first years Eva was in primary school. |
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Puis elle était au lycée. Elle a toujours été une élève travailleuse avec de bonnes notes. Then she was in secondary school. She always was a hard-working student with good grades. |
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Elle a terminé le lycée à 18 ans. She finished high school when she was 18 years old. |
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Je suis allé à l'université et j'ai étudié le droit. I went to university and studied law. |
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J'ai terminé le lycée à l'âge de 18 ans. I finished high school when I was 18 years old. |
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Maintenant je travaille dans une école et j'enseigne. Now I work in a school and teach. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Quand j'étais enfant, je m'___ toujours dans la même école.
(When I was a child, I ___ always enrolled in the same school.)2. Au fil des années, j'___ de bonnes notes grâce à mes efforts.
(Over the years, I ___ good grades thanks to my efforts.)3. Je m'___ toujours en septembre pour commencer l'année scolaire.
(I ___ always enrolled in September to start the school year.)4. Pendant le collège, j'___ souvent des félicitations pour mes devoirs.
(During middle school, I ___ often received praise for my homework.)Exercise 4: My enrollment at school and my childhood memories
Instruction:
Verb Tables
S'inscrire - Enroll
Imparfait
- je m'inscrivais
- tu t'inscrivais
- il/elle s'inscrivait
- nous nous inscrivions
- vous vous inscriviez
- ils/elles s'inscrivaient
Obtenir - Get
Imparfait
- j'obtenais
- tu obtenais
- il/elle obtenait
- nous obtenions
- vous obteniez
- ils/elles obtenaient
Écrire - Write
Imparfait
- j'écrivais
- tu écrivais
- il/elle écrivait
- nous écrivions
- vous écriviez
- ils/elles écrivaient
Utiliser - Use
Imparfait
- j'utilisais
- tu utilisais
- il/elle utilisait
- nous utilisions
- vous utilisiez
- ils/elles utilisaient
Grammar Share Copied!
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
S'inscrire to enroll Share Copied!
imparfait
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') m'inscrivais | I was enrolling |
| (tu) t'inscrivais | you enrolled |
| (il/elle/on) s'inscrivait | he/she/one was enrolling |
| nous inscrivions | We enrolled |
| vous inscriviez | You would enroll |
| (ils/elles) s'inscrivaient | they enrolled |
Obtenir to obtain Share Copied!
imparfait
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') obtenais | I was obtaining |
| (tu) obtenais | you were obtaining |
| (il/elle/on) obtenait | he/she/one obtained |
| (nous) obtenions | We were obtaining |
| (vous) obteniez | You were obtaining |
| (ils/elles) obtenaient | they obtained |
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