L'Exercice et le Sport (Exercise and Sport)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify common vocabulary for sports and exercise.Correctly use jouer à (to play) [zhway ah] and faire de (to do/make) [fair duh] for different activities.Use the passé composé (past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] to describe a past sports activity.Use the futur simple (simple future) [foo-toor sam-pluh] to talk about future exercise plans.It's the weekend and the sun is shining beautifully! ☀️ Your friends are calling. What are you going to do? Play hockey in the street? Go to the park for a run? 🏃‍♀️ This lesson will help you talk about all the fun ways to bouger (move) [boo-ZHAY] and stay healthy.Real-World ApplicationsTalk about your favorite sports with French-speaking friends.Understand conversations about sports activities.Plan weekend activities.

French TermEnglish ExplanationExamplele sport (sport) [luh spohr]A physical activity done for fun or competition.Mon sport (sport) [spohr] préféré est le hockey (hockey) [ock-AY]. (My favorite sport is hockey.)l'exercice (exercise) [legg-zair-SEES]An activity done to maintain or improve one's health.Je fais de l'exercice (I exercise) [zhuh fay duh legg-zair-SEES] trois fois par semaine. (I exercise three times a week.)bouger (to move) [boo-ZHAY]To change position or place; to be active.Il est important de bouger (move) [boo-ZHAY] tous les jours. 🤸 (It's important to move every day.)courir (to run) [koo-REER]To move quickly with your legs.J'aime courir (to run) [koo-REER] dans le parc le matin. (I like to run in the park in the morning.)nager (to swim) [nah-ZHAY]To move through water.En ét...

1. Using 'jouer à' for SportsRule: We use the verb jouer (to play) [zhway] followed by the preposition à (at/to) [ah] for team sports or games that use a ball. The preposition à (at/to) combines with definite articles: au (to the) [oh] (from à + le), à la (to the) [ah lah], à l' (to the) [ah l], aux (to the) [oh] (from à + les).Je joue au soccer (I play soccer) [zhuh zhoo oh sock-ER]. (from à + le soccer)Elle joue au hockey (She plays hockey) [ell zhoo oh ock-AY]. (from à + le hockey)2. Using 'faire de' for ActivitiesRule: We use the verb faire (to do/make) [fair] followed by the preposition de (of/from) [duh] for many individual activities. The preposition de (of/from) also combines with articles: du (some) [doo] (from de + le), de la (some) [duh lah], de l' (some) [duh l].Tu fais du vélo...