Unit 21 · Unit review
⚽ Free time
Words
| French | Say it like | English |
|---|---|---|
| le sport | luh SPOR | sport |
| le football | luh foot-BOL | football |
| la natation | la na-ta-SYO(N) | swimming |
| le vélo | luh vay-LOH | bike, cycling |
| le cinéma | luh see-nay-MA | cinema |
| lire | LEER | to read |
| danser | da(n)-SAY | to dance |
| chanter | sha(n)-TAY | to sing |
| jouer | zhoo-AY | to play |
| le week-end | luh wee-KEND | weekend |
| la musique | la mü-ZEEK | music |
Capital letters in “Say it like” are stressed.
Sentences
- Je joue au football le samedi.
zhuh zhoo oh foot-bol luh sam-DEE
I play football on Saturdays. - Tu aimes danser ?
tü em da(n)-SAY
Do you like dancing? - Le week-end, je fais du vélo.
luh wee-kend zhuh feh dü vay-LOH
At the weekend I go cycling.
Exercises
A Match the word to its meaning
- le sport ____
- le football ____
- la natation ____
- le vélo ____
- le cinéma ____
- lire ____
- danser ____
- chanter ____
- to dance
- swimming
- cinema
- to sing
- to read
- bike, cycling
- football
- sport
B Translate
Into English
- le vélo
- le sport
- le cinéma
- danser
- lire
Into French
- to play (j…)
- music (l…)
- to sing (c…)
- swimming (l…)
- football (l…)
C Put the words in the right order
I play football on Saturdays.
jouelefootballsamediauje
Do you like dancing?
aimestudanser
At the weekend I go cycling.
jelevéloduweek-endfais
D Fill the gaps – Le week-end
Use these words:
sportcinémafootballjoueweek-end
Le 1, je fais du 2. Le samedi, je 3 au 4 avec mes amis. Le dimanche, je vais au 5 ou je lis un livre.
At the weekend I do sport. On Saturdays I play football with my friends. On Sundays I go to the cinema or I read a book.
E Read aloud, then copy
- le football
- le cinéma
- le week-end
- le sport
- lire
- le vélo
Answer key
A. 1–h, 2–g, 3–b, 4–f, 5–c, 6–e, 7–a, 8–d
B. le vélo = bike, cycling; le sport = sport; le cinéma = cinema; danser = to dance; lire = to read; to play = jouer; music = la musique; to sing = chanter; swimming = la natation; football = le football
C. 1. Je joue au football le samedi. 2. Tu aimes danser ? 3. Le week-end, je fais du vélo.
D. 1. week-end 2. sport 3. joue 4. football 5. cinéma