(Sustainable) transport
transport (durable)
- Discuss your daily transportation.
- Discuss various types of transportation.
This A2 lesson on "(Sustainable) transport" explores practical dialogues about eco-friendly commuting options like "le vélo" (bike), "les transports en commun" (public transport), and "le covoiturage" (carpooling). Students learn useful vocabulary and expressions for discussing sustainable travel and environmental impact.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercice 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- How did you come to work? (How did you come to work?)
- Does your city have many cycle lanes? (Does your city have many cycle lanes?)
- Did you often use the public transportation? (Did you often use the public transportation?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Je pense que les voitures électriques sont très bonnes car elles sont durables. I think electric cars are very good because there are sustainable. |
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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:
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
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Rester to stay Share Copied!
imparfait
| French | English |
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| (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 |
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Sustainable Transport in French: A2 Level Study Guide
This lesson focuses on transportation methods that are environmentally friendly, introducing vocabulary, common phrases, and verb usage related to sustainable travel in everyday French contexts. It is ideal for A2 learners aiming to communicate about eco-friendly transport options such as bicycles, public transit, carpooling, and trains.
Lesson Content Overview
The content includes realistic dialogues featuring discussions about commuting sustainably, conversations at the train station, and organizing carpooling with colleagues. These dialogues help learners understand how to express preferences and habits related to using green transportation methods.
Key Vocabulary and Expressions
- À vélo – by bike
- Transports en commun – public transportation
- Bus, métro, tram – bus, metro, tram
- Voiture électrique – electric car
- Covoiturage – carpooling
- Piste cyclable – bike lane
- Écologique – ecological, environmentally friendly
- Pratique – practical
- Pollution – pollution
Grammar Focus: The Imperfect Tense (L’Imparfait)
This lesson places particular emphasis on conjugating the verb rester (to stay) in the imperfect tense to describe habitual past actions related to transport choices. Examples include:
- Je restais souvent à la maison.
- Nous restions sur la piste cyclable.
Other verbs presented include venir (to come) and voyager (to travel), illustrated in the imperfect form to convey ongoing or repeated past actions.
Practical Phrases for Sustainable Transport Conversations
- C’est bon pour la santé et pour la planète. – It’s good for health and the planet.
- Est-ce que tu utilises aussi le tram ? – Do you also use the tram?
- Je prends le métro, c’est rapide. – I take the metro, it’s fast.
- Tu as essayé le covoiturage ? – Have you tried carpooling?
Comparing Instruction Language and French Key Terms
French uses specific gendered and plural forms which may differ from English. For example, les transports en commun is plural (the public transportation systems), whereas English uses a singular collective expression. The verb forms differ with strong focus on subjects – je reste vs. nous restons. Also, French places adjectives like écologique after the noun they describe, unlike English where adjectives typically come before nouns.
Useful French expressions include:
- aller au travail – to go to work
- prendre le bus / métro / tram – to take the bus / metro / tram
- faire du covoiturage – to carpool
- éviter la voiture – to avoid the car
These phrases provide practical foundations for learners to discuss sustainable transport choices confidently and naturally in French.
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