French I, Semester 2, Les Activités

Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |   Section 2  |   Section 3   |   Dictionaries

Section One:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E   |   Part F   |   Part G

Section One - Part E Jouer à un sport We know how to say the names of various sports. Let's learn how to say that we play them. To say we play a sport, we use the verb "jouer." Jouer is a regular -er verb in French. jouer--to play a sport or game je joue nous jouons tu joues vous jouez il elle on joue ils elles jouent   When jouer is followed by the name of a sport or game, it is always followed by "à" first. Je joue aux sports. Je joue au tennis. Tu joues au volley. Jouer is used for playing sports or games, or a musical instrument. When we talk about playing a musical instrument, however, we say jouer de. Je joue de la guitare. Il joue du piano. Practice this vocabulary in this practice activity. WordWeb Practice Look at the picture and say that the person plays that sport. Click on the picture to see the answer. nous Nous jouons au golf. je Je joue au tennis. Il Il joue au baseball. Tu Tu joues au football américain. Les garçons Les garçons jouent au basket.   Quand? When you talk about sports and activities that you like to do, you will want to say how frequently you do these things or when you do them. Here are some vocabulary words that will help you learn to say these things. Make note of these words in your notebook and begin learning them. Quand? du matin in the morning de l'après-midi in the afternoon du soir in the evening avant before après after   Combien? toujours always jamais never quelquefois sometimes plusieurs fois many times trois fois three times tous les jours every day   Practice Practice your new vocabulary words in this activity. JigWord Table de Communication Go to the Discussion Board and talk about what sports you play and how often and/or when you play them. Do you play a musical instrument? Do you play the piano or the guitar? If so, express this. If not, write about someone you know that does. Write at least three complete sentences in French using what you have learned in this course. This assignment is worth 12 points. Avance à la Partie F.

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