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.
This lesson teaches how to invite friends (inviter), organize game nights (soirée jeux), and welcome guests for dinner (accueillir). Learn key phrases like "Ça te dit de venir chez moi ?" and verbs in futur simple such as "j'inviterai" and "tu refuseras".
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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
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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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Visiting Friends: Lesson Overview
This lesson focuses on everyday conversations related to inviting friends over, organizing social evenings, and hosting dinners in French. At the A2 level, learners practice common expressions and polite phrases essential for social interactions, especially for planning and enjoying friendly meetings.
Key Lesson Content
- Inviting friends: Learn how to invite someone politely, discuss details like time and activities, and respond to invitations.
- Organizing game nights: Practice proposing and accepting plans for a social game evening, including mentioning what to bring.
- Welcoming guests for dinner: Master phrases for greeting guests, offering drinks, and suggesting post-dinner activities.
Useful Words and Expressions
- "Ça te dit de... ?" – A casual way to ask "Do you feel like...?" or "Would you like to...?"
- "Avec plaisir!" – Means "With pleasure!" expressing willingness.
- "À quelle heure ?" – "At what time?" to organize timing.
- "Je prépare..." – "I prepare..." useful for explaining what you will bring or cook.
- "On en profitera pour..." – "We will take the opportunity to..." for planning activities.
Grammatical Focus: Future Tense (Futur Simple)
This lesson extensively practices the simple future tense to talk about plans and invitations. For example:
- "Demain, j'accepterai ton invitation." (Tomorrow, I will accept your invitation.)
- "Nous inviterons un nouvel ami." (We will invite a new friend.)
Understanding and conjugating verbs like inviter, accepter, refuser, jouer, passer, être in the future tense is emphasized.
Important Language Tips and Differences
In French, polite invitations often use phrases such as "Ça te dit de... ?", which doesn’t have a direct English equivalent but conveys a friendly and informal invitation tone. Also, when inviting or organizing an event, French speakers frequently discuss not just time, but also what to bring or prepare. The structure of invitations and acceptances in French may be more formal or polite compared to casual English phrasing.
Key phrases to note include:
- "Tu veux un verre ?" (Do you want a drink?) – offers hospitality.
- "Avec plaisir!" (With pleasure!) – a warm acceptance.
- "Je prépare un dîner simple." (I'm preparing a simple dinner.) – informing about the plan.
Mastering these expressions helps learners sound natural and polite in social situations.
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