Houseplants and garden plants
Plantes d'intérieur et plantes de jardin
- Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
- Daily plant care routine and gardening.
- the imperative
Learn essential French vocabulary and imperative verbs for gardening, such as planter (to plant), arroser (to water), and cultiver (to cultivate). Practice giving commands like "Plante une fleur" and caring for houseplants and garden plants.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort the words into two groups: plants found indoors and those found in the garden.
Plantes d'intérieur
Plantes de jardin
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Le jardinier
The gardener
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La rose
The rose
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Planter une graine
Plant a seed
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La feuille
The leaf
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La plante
The plant
Exercice 5: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Say what you can see in the garden. (Say what you can see in the garden.)
- Describe your own or your ideal garden. (Describe your own or your ideal garden.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Il y a des fleurs violettes dans le jardin. There are purple flowers in the garden. |
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Il y a un grand vieil arbre. There is a big old tree. |
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J'ai des fleurs jaunes et roses dans mon jardin. I have yellow and pink flowers in my garden. |
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J'ai une balançoire dans mon jardin pour mes enfants. I have a swing in my garden for my children. |
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Je n'ai pas de cactus dans mon jardin. I don't have cactuses in my garden. |
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J'arrose mes plantes tous les 3 jours. I water my plants every 3 days. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. ______ une rose chaque printemps est une bonne habitude.
(______ a rose every spring is a good habit.)2. ______ les plantes tous les matins pour qu'elles restent en bonne santé.
(______ the plants every morning so they stay healthy.)3. ______ des légumes dans le jardin cet été.
(______ vegetables in the garden this summer.)4. Vous ______ des fleurs colorées pour décorer la maison.
(You ______ colorful flowers to decorate the house.)Exercise 8: A day in the garden with Marie
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Planter - To plant
Présent
- je plante
- tu plantes
- il/elle plante
- nous plantons
- vous plantez
- ils/elles plantent
Cultiver - To cultivate
Présent
- je cultive
- tu cultives
- il/elle cultive
- nous cultivons
- vous cultivez
- ils/elles cultivent
Arroser - To water
Présent
- j'arrose
- tu arroses
- il/elle arrose
- nous arrosons
- vous arrosez
- ils/elles arrosent
Goûter - To taste
Présent
- je goûte
- tu goûtes
- il/elle goûte
- nous goûtons
- vous goûtez
- ils/elles goûtent
Exercise 9: L'impératif
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The imperative
Show translation Show answersPlantons, Arrose, partez, Goûtons, Cultive, Cultivez, Entre, Plante
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Planter to plant Share Copied!
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| French | English |
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| (je/j') je plante | I plant |
| tu plantes | you plant |
| il/elle/on plante | he/she/one plants |
| nous plantons | We plant |
| vous plantez | You plant |
| ils/elles plantent | They plant |
Cultiver to cultivate Share Copied!
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| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je cultive | I cultivate |
| tu cultives | you cultivate |
| il/elle/on cultive | He/she/one cultivates |
| nous cultivons | we cultivate |
| vous cultivez | You cultivate |
| ils/elles cultivent | They cultivate |
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Introduction to Houseplants and Garden Plants
This lesson focuses on everyday vocabulary and expressions related to houseplants and garden plants in French. It also teaches the imperative mood, which is essential for giving instructions, advice, or commands, especially useful when discussing gardening activities.
Lesson Contents and Key Topics
Vocabulary: Plants around the Home and Garden
You will learn to distinguish between indoor plants such as la plante, la fleur, la feuille, and la rose, and garden plants including l'arbre, l'herbe, la pelouse, and le jardin. These words form a basic but useful vocabulary set for talking about plants in different environments.
The Imperative Mood
The imperative is used to issue commands or advice. This lesson provides examples with gardening commands like Plante une fleur dans le jardin, s'il te plaît. or Arrosez les plantes tous les matins. Essential verbs such as planter (to plant), arroser (to water), and cultiver (to cultivate) are conjugated and practiced in this form.
Practical Dialogues
Dialogues simulate real-life conversations related to gardening, such as planting flowers, caring for houseplants, and buying plants at the market. Sample phrases include:
- "Plante une rose ici, s'il te plaît."
- "N'oublie pas de mettre de l'eau tous les jours."
- "Je veux acheter des plantes pour mon salon."
Additional Learning Activities
There are sentence reordering exercises, word classification tasks differentiating indoor and garden plants, multiple-choice questions focusing on verb conjugation, and a mini story about a day in the garden with Marie to reinforce vocabulary and grammar in context.
Comparing English and French for Gardening Vocabulary and Expressions
While English and French share many gardening terms with similar roots, French often assigns gender to nouns (e.g., la plante feminine, l'arbre masculine), affecting article and adjective agreement. The imperative in French uses distinct verb forms: for example, tu plantes becomes Plante ! for a command. Unlike English, which typically uses the base verb for imperatives, French imperatives have unique endings depending on the subject.
Useful phrases include:
- Plante une fleur — Plant a flower
- Arrosez les plantes — Water the plants (formal or plural)
- Cultivons ensemble — Let's cultivate together
- Mets de l'eau à la plante — Put water on the plant
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