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A2  ·  29 words

Free time and sport in French

What people do when they are not working.

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From these 29 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

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These are the words for an evening and a weekend. Halfway down is la revue, and English has taken one slice of it and left the rest. The everyday sense is a magazine, the kind with articles rather than news: j'ai acheté une revue pour le voyage. The second is the stage show with songs and sketches, which is the only one English borrowed, spelt the same and pronounced « re-view ». The third is inspection: passer en revue is to review troops, and by extension to go through a list of things one by one. All three come from revoir, to look at again — an article looked over, a succession of scenes looked at, soldiers looked along. English split the same verb into « review » and « revue » and gave each one job.

The words

Verb (2)

inviterto inviteVerbA2
J’ai invité les voisins.I invited the neighbours.
s’amuserto enjoy oneselfVerbA2
Nous nous sommes bien amusés.We enjoyed ourselves a great deal.

Adjective (1)

Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective goes

sportifsportyAdjectiveA2
Elle est très sportive.She is very sporty.

Phrase (7)

le temps librethe free timePhraseA2
Pendant mon temps libre je lis.In my free time I read.
le billet d’entréethe entrance ticketPhraseA2
Le billet d’entrée coûte huit euros.The entrance ticket costs eight euros.
avoir le temps deto have time toPhraseA2
Je n’ai le temps de rien.I have time for nothing.
faire du véloto go cyclingPhraseA2
Je fais du vélo tous les matins.I go cycling every morning.
jouer àto play (a game)PhraseA2
Le dimanche nous aimons jouer à la belote.On Sundays we like to play cards.
jouer deto play (an instrument)PhraseA2
Elle apprend à jouer de la guitare.She is learning to play the guitar.
gagner un matchto win a matchPhraseA2
Ils ont gagné le match trois à zéro.They won the match three nil.

Noun (m) (10)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

le loisirthe pastimeNoun (m)A2
Mes loisirs sont la photo et le vélo.My pastimes are photography and cycling.
le jeuthe gameNoun (m)A2
Le jeu commence à neuf heures.The game starts at nine.
le footthe footballNoun (m)A2
Nous regardons le foot au café.We watch the football at the café.
le sportthe sportNoun (m)A2
Je fais du sport trois fois par semaine.I do sport three times a week.
le cinémathe cinemaNoun (m)A2
Nous allons au cinéma le vendredi.We go to the cinema on Fridays.
le filmthe filmNoun (m)A2
Le film dure deux heures.The film lasts two hours.
le théâtrethe theatreNoun (m)A2
Le théâtre est à côté de la place.The theatre is beside the square.
le concertthe concertNoun (m)A2
Le concert est en plein air.The concert is in the open air.
le matchthe matchNoun (m)A2
Le match commence à vingt heures.The match starts at eight in the evening.
le ballonthe ballNoun (m)A2
Le ballon est tombé dans le jardin du voisin.The ball fell into the neighbour's garden.

Noun (f) (9)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

l’équipethe teamNoun (f)A2
L’équipe a perdu deux à un.The team lost two one.
la piscinethe swimming poolNoun (f)A2
La piscine ferme en août.The swimming pool closes in August.
la promenadethe walkNoun (f)A2
Nous avons fait une promenade au bord de la rivière.We went for a walk along the river.
la musiquethe musicNoun (f)A2
Cette musique est ancienne.This music is old.
la guitarethe guitarNoun (f)A2
Il joue de la guitare depuis l’âge de dix ans.He has played the guitar since he was ten.
la revuethe magazineNoun (f)A2
J’ai acheté une revue pour le voyage.I bought a magazine for the journey.
la photothe photographNoun (f)A2
J’ai pris une photo du pont.I took a photograph of the bridge.
la fêtethe partyNoun (f)A2
La fête finit tard.The party finishes late.
les cartes à jouerthe playing cardsNoun (f)A2
J’ai acheté un jeu de cartes à jouer.I bought a pack of playing cards.

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