L'Action Locale (Local Action)

Learning ObjectivesDescribe future local actions to help the environment.Correctly use the simple future tense, called le futur simple in French.Use the relative pronouns 'qui' (who/that) [kee], 'que' (that/which) [kuh], and 'où' (where) [oo] to connect ideas.Imagine... 🤔 Your favorite park has a lot of trash on the ground. You and your friends decide to organize a cleanup day! 🧹🌳 What will you do? How will you talk about it? That's what we're going to find out!Real-World ApplicationsTalking about a recycling project at school.Writing an email to invite friends to clean up a park.Explaining the actions your family will take to save energy.

French TermWhat it MeansExample in a Sentencel'environnement (m.) (the environment) [lahn-vee-rawn-MAHN]The nature that surrounds us (the air, water, forests).Il faut protéger notre environnement (We must protect our environment) [eel foh pro-tay-ZHAY no-truh lahn-vee-rawn-MAHN].la pollution (f.) (pollution) [la po-loo-SYOHN]What makes the air, water, or land dirty and bad for your health.La pollution des voitures est un grand problème (Car pollution is a big problem) [la po-loo-SYOHN day vwa-TOOR eh uhn grahn pro-BLEM].le recyclage (m.) (recycling) [luh ruh-see-KLAZH]The act of transforming waste to create new objects.Le recyclage du papier est très important (Paper recycling is very important) [luh ruh-see-KLAZH doo pa-PYAY eh trayz am-por-TAHN]. ♻️un déchet (m.) (a piece of trash/waste)...

1. The Simple Future Tense (Le Futur Simple)Rule: We use the simple future tense to talk about actions in the future. For most verbs, you take the infinitive (the 'to' form of the verb) and add these endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.Example with parler (to speak): Je parlerai (I will speak) [zhuh par-luh-RAY], tu parleras (you will speak) [too par-luh-RA], il/elle parlera (he/she will speak) [eel/ell par-luh-RA], nous parlerons (we will speak) [noo par-luh-ROHN], vous parlerez (you all will speak) [voo par-luh-RAY], ils/elles parleront (they will speak) [eel/ell par-luh-ROHN].2. Relative Pronouns: Qui, Que, OùRule: These little words are used to connect two sentences to avoid repetition.Qui (who/that) [kee] replaces the subject (a person or thing doing the action).Example: J'ai un am...