Mon Plan d'Engagement (My Engagement Plan)

Learning ObjectivesDescribe a personal civic engagement plan.Use the present subjunctive, present conditional, and simple future tenses to discuss goals, hypotheses, and planned actions.Use vocabulary related to citizenship, activism, and community projects.Imagine... you're walking through your neighborhood and you see that the local park is full of trash. 🗑️ You think, 'This isn't right,' and you wish things would change. But how can you make that happen? This lesson will help you turn that frustration into a real plan of action! ✊Real-World ApplicationsWriting proposals for school or community projects.Participating in debates on social issues.Getting involved in organizations or volunteer initiatives.

French TermWhat it MeansExample in a SentenceL'engagement (Commitment / Involvement) [lahn-gahzh-MAHN] (m.)The act of actively participating in a social, political, or community cause.Son engagement (His commitment) [sohn ahn-gahzh-MAHN] pour l'environnement (for the environment) [poor lahn-vee-rohn-MAHN] est admirable (is admirable) [ay ad-mee-RAH-bluh].Le bénévolat (Volunteering) [luh bay-nay-voh-LAH] (m.)Unpaid activity to help an organization or a community.Je fais du bénévolat (I volunteer) [zhuh fay doo bay-nay-voh-LAH] à la banque alimentaire (at the food bank) [ah lah bahnk ah-lee-mahn-TAIR] chaque fin de semaine (every weekend) [shak fan duh suh-MEN].Un citoyen / une citoyenne (A citizen) [uhn see-twah-YAN / oon see-twah-YEN]A member of a political community (city, country) with r...

1. The Present Subjunctive for Wishes and NeedsWe use the subjunctive after verbs or expressions that show a wish, a desire, an emotion, a doubt, or a necessity.Rule: Expressions like il faut que (it is necessary that) [eel foh kuh], il est essentiel que (it is essential that) [eel ay es-sahn-SYEL kuh], or je veux que (I want that) [zhuh vuh kuh] are followed by a new subject and a verb in the subjunctive.Example: Il faut que nous agissions (It is necessary that we act) [eel foh kuh nooz ah-zhee-SYOHN] ensemble (together) [ahn-SAHM-bluh] pour que la situation change (so that the situation changes) [poor kuh lah see-too-ah-SYOHN shahnzh].2. The Present Conditional for Suggestions and 'What Ifs'The conditional tense is perfect for suggesting ideas or imagining possible actions without statin...