3 – Les vacances
Vocabulaire: 3.3 – Les activités en vacances (partie a)
1. Preparation
In this vocabulary list, you will learn common leisurely activities.
- Use the verb “aller” to indicate where you are going.
- While the verb “faire” used by itself means “to do/to make”, use the verb “faire” with the name of a sport/activity to indicate that physical activity.
- These are called idiomatic expressions: their meaning does not literally correspond with the words in the expression.
- There are many idiomatic expressions in English (it’s raining cats and dogs, break the ice, cry over spilled milk, call it a day, etc.).
Attention! Pay close attention to the prepositions used in this vocabulary list (au, en, à l’, du, de la, une). Study these propositions as part of the expressions.
2. Read and Listen
Read and click on each recording to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary.
| les activités | activities |
|---|---|
| aller
aller au cinéma aller au concert aller au parc aller en boîte aller à l‘université |
to go
to go to the movies to go to a concert to go to the park to go clubbing to go to the university |
| faire
faire du ski faire du vélo faire du basket/baseball/football faire du yoga faire du jogging faire de la planche à voile faire de la voile faire de la randonnée faire de la natation faire une promenade |
to do, to make
to go skiing to go bicycle riding to play basketball/baseball/soccer to do yoga to run to go windsurfing to go surfing to go hiking to swim to go on a walk |
| passer les vacances (f pl) | spend a vacation |
| visiter… (un lieu, pas une personne)
une cathédrale un château une exposition un monument un musée |
to visit… (a place, not a person)
a cathedral a castle an exhibition, show a monument a museum |
