A2.26: (Sustainable) transport

transport (durable)

Vocabulary (16)

 La trottinette: The scooter (French)

La trottinette

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The scooter Show

 Le co-voiturage: Car sharing (French)

Le co-voiturage

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Car sharing Show

 La voiture électrique: The electric car (French)

La voiture électrique

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The electric car Show

 Réutilisable: Reusable (French)

Réutilisable

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Reusable Show

 Écologique: environmentally friendly (French)

Écologique

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Environmentally friendly Show

 Durable: Sustainable (French)

Durable

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Sustainable Show

 La piste cyclable: The cycle path (French)

La piste cyclable

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The cycle path Show

 Le train: The train (French)

Le train

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The train Show

 Venir (to come) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Venir

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Come Show

 Rester (to stay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Rester

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To stay Show

 Les transports en commun: Public transport (French)

Les transports en commun

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Public transport Show

 La zone verte: The green zone (French)

La zone verte

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The green zone Show

 Voyager en train : Travel by train (French)

Voyager en train

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Travel by train Show

 La marche: Walking (French)

La marche

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Walking Show

 La pollution: pollution (French)

La pollution

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Pollution Show

 La sensibilisation: awareness (French)

La sensibilisation

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Awareness Show

Exercises

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

Exercice 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. How did you come to work? (How did you come to work?)
  2. Does your city have many cycle lanes? (Does your city have many cycle lanes?)
  3. Did you often use the public transportation? (Did you often use the public transportation?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

J'utilise le vélo pour aller au travail, mais pour faire les courses, j'utilise une voiture.

I use the bike to go to work, but to go shopping I use a car.

Je vais partout en voiture parce que les transports en commun prennent trop de temps.

I go by car everywhere because the public transport takes too long.

Je prends le vélo parce qu'il y a beaucoup de pistes cyclables dans ma ville.

I take the bike because there are many cycle lanes in my city.

Je prends toujours le métro. C'est le moyen le plus rapide pour moi.

I always take the metro. It is the fastest way for me.

Je pense que les voitures électriques sont très bonnes car elles sont durables.

I think electric cars are very good because there are sustainable.

Je n'ai pas de voiture électrique car elles sont très chères.

I don't have an electric car because they are very expensive.

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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. Avant, je _____ souvent à la maison parce que je n’avais pas de voiture électrique.

(Before, I _____ often stayed at home because I didn’t have an electric car.)

2. Nous _____ sur la piste cyclable pour éviter la pollution en ville.

(We _____ on the bike lane to avoid pollution in the city.)

3. Tu _____ souvent chez toi pour utiliser les transports en commun plus écologiques.

(You _____ often stayed home to use more ecological public transportation.)

4. Elles _____ engagées dans la sensibilisation à l’environnement grâce au covoiturage.

(They _____ committed to raising environmental awareness thanks to carpooling.)

Exercise 4: Choosing sustainable transportation

Instruction:

Quand je (Rester - Imparfait) souvent chez moi le weekend pour éviter la pollution. Mais maintenant, nous (Rester - Présent) plus actifs. Par exemple, mon mari (Venir - Imparfait) toujours en voiture électrique au travail, mais il (Rester - Imparfait) souvent coincé dans le trafic. Alors, nous (Voyager en train - Imparfait) pour nos vacances, car c'est plus écologique et confortable. Pour les petits trajets, je (Rester - Imparfait) chez moi ou je faisais de la marche, car il y a une belle piste cyclable près de chez nous.


When I was in France, I often stayed at home on weekends to avoid pollution. But now, we stay more active. For example, my husband always used to come to work by electric car, but he often got stuck in traffic. So, we traveled by train for our vacations, because it is more ecological and comfortable. For short trips, I stayed at home or walked, because there is a nice bike path near our home.

Verb Tables

Rester - Stay

Imparfait

  • je restais
  • tu restais
  • il/elle/on restait
  • nous restions
  • vous restiez
  • ils/elles restaient

Rester - Stay

Présent

  • je reste
  • tu restes
  • il/elle/on reste
  • nous restons
  • vous restez
  • ils/elles restent

Venir - Come

Imparfait

  • je venais
  • tu venais
  • il/elle/on venait
  • nous venions
  • vous veniez
  • ils/elles venaient

Voyager en train - Travel by train

Imparfait

  • je voyageais
  • tu voyageais
  • il/elle/on voyageait
  • nous voyagions
  • vous voyagiez
  • ils/elles voyageaient

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Rester to stay

imparfait

French English
(je/j') restais I was staying
(tu) restais You were staying
(il/elle/on) restait he/she/one stayed
(nous) restions we were staying
(vous) restiez you were staying
(ils/elles) restaient they stayed

Exercises and examples phrases

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