From post office to email
De la poste au courrier électronique
- Send and receive messages.
- Email and internet.
Vocabulary (15) Share Copied!
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercice 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Do you still send letters or only emails? (Do you still send letters or only emails?)
- What is necessary when you want to send a letter? Use the subjunctive. (What is necessary when you want to send a letter? Use the subjunctive. )
- How many emails do you usually receive in a day? (How many emails do you usually receive in a day?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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J'envoie uniquement des e-mails maintenant. C'est plus rapide et plus facile. I only send emails now. It’s faster and easier. |
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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. |
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Il est important que vous signiez la lettre. It is important that you sign the letter. |
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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. |
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Je reçois généralement 10 ou 15 emails. La plupart sont pour le travail. I usually get 10 or 15 emails. Most are for work. |
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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: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Il faut que je ____ ce colis avant midi pour qu'il arrive demain.
(It is necessary that I ____ this package before noon so that it arrives tomorrow.)2. Je doute que tu ____ le message sans vérifier l'adresse électronique.
(I doubt that you ____ the message without verifying the email address.)3. Il est important que nous ____ la lettre avec un timbre avant demain.
(It is important that we ____ the letter with a stamp before tomorrow.)4. Il faut que vous ____ l’e-mail avec la pièce jointe avant la fin de la journée.
(You must ____ the email with the attachment before the end of the day.)Exercise 4: Send a message at work
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Poster - Poster
Subjonctif présent
- que je poste
- que tu postes
- qu'il/elle poste
- que nous postions
- que vous postiez
- qu'ils/elles postent
Poster - Poster
Futur simple
- je posterai
- tu posteras
- il/elle postera
- nous posterons
- vous posterez
- ils/elles posteront
Poster - Poster
Passé composé
- j'ai posté
- tu as posté
- il/elle a posté
- nous avons posté
- vous avez posté
- ils/elles ont posté
Espérer - Espérer
Présent
- j'espère
- tu espères
- il/elle espère
- nous espérons
- vous espérez
- ils/elles espèrent
Recevoir - Recevoir
Présent
- je reçois
- tu reçois
- il/elle reçoit
- nous recevons
- vous recevez
- ils/elles reçoivent
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Poster to post Share Copied!
subjonctif_present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') poste | I post |
| (tu) postes | You post |
| (il/elle/on) poste | he/she/one posts |
| (nous) postions | we post |
| (vous) postiez | you post |
| (ils/elles) postent | they post |
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