Friday night out
Sortie du vendredi soir
- Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
- Invite somebody for an event.
- the passive voice
This lesson covers the French passive voice with a focus on Friday night outings, teaching vocabulary like la boîte de nuit (nightclub), la piste de danse (dance floor), and verbs such as danser (to dance) and organiser (to organize). You'll learn how to describe activities and places in the passive form, enhancing your conversational skills.
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Vocabulary (13) Share Copied!
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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: Classify the following words into two categories: those that refer to places to go out and those that refer to activities to do on Friday night.
Lieux de sortie
Actions et activités
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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La musique
Music
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Le théatre
The theatre
3
La piste de danse
The dance floor
4
La boîte de nuit
The nightclub
5
Chanter
To sing
Exercice 5: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Describe your evening activity. (Describe your evening activity.)
- Ask each other what cultural activity they prefer. (Ask each other what cultural activity they prefer.)
- Invite somebody to join your event. (Invite somebody to join your event.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Je vais à un concert vendredi prochain. I go to a concert next Friday. |
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J'adore aller au cinéma. I love going to the cinema. |
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Veux-tu venir avec moi au concert ? Do you want to go with me to the concert? |
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Je veux aller danser ce soir. I want to go dancing this evening. |
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As-tu envie de faire du karaoké ce soir ? Are you up for karaoke tonight? |
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Veux-tu voir le spectacle en ville avec moi ? Do you want to see the show in the city with me? |
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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. Vendredi soir, mes amis et moi ________ pour aller danser au théâtre.
(Friday evening, my friends and I ________ to go dancing at the theater.)2. La musique ________ chantée par un groupe local pendant la soirée.
(The music ________ sung by a local band during the evening.)3. Nous ________ dansé sur la piste de danse toute la nuit.
(We ________ danced on the dance floor all night.)4. Le cocktail ________ préparé par le barman pour les invités.
(The cocktail ________ prepared by the bartender for the guests.)Exercise 8: Friday Night Out
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Sortir - Go out
Passé composé
- Je suis sorti
- Tu es sorti
- Il/Elle est sorti(e)
- Nous sommes sortis
- Vous êtes sortis
- Ils/Elles sont sorti(e)s
Chanter - Sing
Passé composé
- J'ai chanté
- Tu as chanté
- Il/Elle a chanté
- Nous avons chanté
- Vous avez chanté
- Ils/Elles ont chanté
Danser - Dance
Passé composé
- J'ai dansé
- Tu as dansé
- Il/Elle a dansé
- Nous avons dansé
- Vous avez dansé
- Ils/Elles ont dansé
Être - To be
Passé composé
- J'ai été
- Tu as été
- Il/Elle a été
- Nous avons été
- Vous avez été
- Ils/Elles ont été
Organiser - Organize
Passé composé
- J'ai organisé
- Tu as organisé
- Il/Elle a organisé
- Nous avons organisé
- Vous avez organisé
- Ils/Elles ont organisé
Exercise 9: La voix passive
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The passive voice
Show translation Show answersest construit, est écoutée, sont mangés, est bu, sont réalisés, sont accueillis, sont regardés
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Danser to dance Share Copied!
passe_compose
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') j'ai dansé | I danced |
| tu as dansé | You have danced |
| il/elle/on a dansé | He/she/one danced |
| nous avons dansé | We danced |
| vous avez dansé | You have danced |
| ils/elles ont dansé | They danced |
Chanter to sing Share Copied!
passe_compose
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') ai chanté | I sang |
| (tu) as chanté | You sang |
| (il/elle/on) a chanté | he/she/one sang |
| (nous) avons chanté | We sang |
| (vous) avez chanté | You sang |
| (ils/elles) ont chanté | They sang |
Sortir to go out Share Copied!
passe_compose
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je suis sorti / je suis sortie | I went out |
| tu es sorti / tu es sortie | you went out |
| (il/elle/on) il est sorti / elle est sortie / on est sorti | he went out / she went out / one went out |
| nous sommes sortis / nous sommes sorties | we went out |
| vous êtes sortis / vous êtes sorties / vous êtes sorti / vous êtes sortie | You went out |
| (ils/elles) ils sont sortis / elles sont sorties | they went out |
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Friday Night Out: Lesson Overview
This lesson focuses on planning and enjoying a typical Friday night out in French, introducing you to common vocabulary and expressions related to social outings, entertainment venues, and activities. It also emphasizes the passive voice construction, an important grammatical feature in French.
Key Vocabulary: Places and Activities
You will learn words that describe popular places for evenings out such as la boîte de nuit (the nightclub), le cinéma (the cinema), le théâtre (the theater), la piste de danse (the dance floor), and le spectacle (the show). Alongside these are verbs and phrases for common actions like chanter (to sing), danser (to dance), faire une sortie (to go out), and sortir (to go out).
Understanding the Passive Voice
The lesson introduces the passive voice (la voix passive), explaining how to form and use it with examples such as:
- Ce vendredi soir, la fête est organisée par mes amis. — This Friday evening, the party is organized by my friends.
- La musique est écoutée par beaucoup de jeunes dans la boîte de nuit. — The music is listened to by many young people in the nightclub.
Recognizing these structures helps you describe what happens around you in a more nuanced way.
Practical Dialogues
Several dialogue scenarios are provided for practising invitations and discussions about Friday night plans, such as inviting friends to a cinema night, preparing a dinner, or going to a nightclub. These exchanges model natural conversational phrases and question forms.
Verb Conjugation Practice
You will find multiple-choice exercises focused on past tense (passé composé) verb conjugations related to typical activities of a night out. Common verbs like sortir, chanter, danser, and organiser are featured to help you master their correct forms.
Short Story to Reinforce Learning
A mini-story about a Friday night out ties together vocabulary and grammar, offering a contextual narrative illustrating the use of the passive voice and passé composé. It includes a version with gaps for active practice.
Instruction Language Differences and Useful Phrases
Unlike English, where the passive voice is less frequently used in casual conversation, French employs it commonly in everyday contexts, especially to emphasize the action rather than the subject performing it. For example, The party is organized by my friends (La fête est organisée par mes amis) is a typical French sentence structure.
Useful expressions include:
- On fait quoi ce soir ? — What are we doing tonight?
- Tu veux venir ? — Do you want to come?
- La piste de danse est ouverte ! — The dance floor is open!
These phrases are practical tools for everyday conversations about social plans.
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