Visiting friends
Rendre visite à des amis
- Invite and receive your friends at home.
- Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
- Know common evening activities in your new country.
Vocabulary (18) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercice 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together? (Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together?)
- Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together? ( Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together?)
- Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it! (Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it!)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Je vois mes amis chaque semaine. Nous nous retrouvons généralement pour un café et discutons. I see my friends every week. We usually meet for coffee and talk. |
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Je vois mes amis seulement une ou deux fois par mois. Ensuite, nous dînons habituellement et jouons à des jeux ensemble. I only see my friends once or twice a month. Then we usually have dinner and play games together. |
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Je préfère sortir quand je vois mes amis. I prefer going out when I see my friends. |
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J'adore jouer à des jeux de société, donc chaque fois que je vois mes amis, nous jouons au ludo ensemble. I love playing board games, so whenever I see my friends we play ludo together. |
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Avec mon ami Juán, je joue toujours aux échecs. With my friend Juán I always play chess. |
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L'année dernière, je suis allé en voyage à Innsbruck avec deux de mes amis. Nous avons fait de la randonnée et visité la ville. Le temps était merveilleux ! Last year I went on a trip to Insbruck with two of my friends. We went hiking and visited the city. The weather was wonderful! |
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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. Demain, je ___ ton invitation pour le dîner.
(Tomorrow, I ___ your invitation for dinner.)2. Tu ___ poliment si tu ne peux pas venir.
(You ___ politely if you cannot come.)3. Il ___ ses amis à jouer aux cartes samedi soir.
(He ___ his friends to play cards Saturday evening.)4. Nous ___ un nouvel ami à notre soirée surprise.
(We ___ a new friend to our surprise party.)Exercise 4: Invitation to an evening with friends
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Inviter - Invite
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- j'inviterai
- tu inviteras
- il/elle/on invitera
- nous inviterons
- vous inviterez
- ils/elles inviteront
Acheter - Buy
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- j'achèterai
- tu achèteras
- il/elle/on achètera
- nous achèterons
- vous achèterez
- ils/elles achèteront
Accepter - Accept
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- j'accepterai
- tu accepteras
- il/elle/on acceptera
- nous accepterons
- vous accepterez
- ils/elles accepteront
Refuser - Refuse
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- je refuserai
- tu refuseras
- il/elle/on refusera
- nous refuserons
- vous refuserez
- ils/elles refuseront
Jouer - Play
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- je jouerai
- tu joueras
- il/elle/on jouera
- nous jouerons
- vous jouerez
- ils/elles joueront
Passer - Have
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- je passerai
- tu passeras
- il/elle/on passera
- nous passerons
- vous passerez
- ils/elles passeront
Être - Be
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- je serai
- tu seras
- il/elle/on sera
- nous serons
- vous serez
- ils/elles seront
Grammar Share Copied!
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Accepter to accept Share Copied!
futur_simple
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') accepterai | I will accept |
| (tu) accepteras | You will accept |
| (il/elle/on) acceptera | he/she/one will accept |
| (nous) accepterons | we will accept |
| (vous) accepterez | You will accept |
| (ils/elles) accepteront | they will accept |
Refuser to refuse Share Copied!
futur_simple
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') refuserai | I will refuse |
| (tu) refuseras | You will refuse |
| (il/elle/on) refusera | he/she/one will refuse |
| (nous) refuserons | we will refuse |
| (vous) refuserez | You will refuse |
| (ils/elles) refuseront | they will refuse |
Inviter to invite Share Copied!
futur_simple
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') inviterai | I will invite |
| (tu) inviteras | You will invite |
| (il/elle/on) invitera | he/she/one will invite |
| (nous) inviterons | we will invite |
| (vous) inviterez | You will invite |
| (ils/elles) inviteront | They will invite |
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