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My Active Life 1

infoWhy this? Discussing hobbies, passions, and online activities enables us to express identity, exchange opinions, and explain our views. Using infinitives, reasons, negatives, and contrasting connectives helps us move from isolated statements towards more developed communication.

scheduleWhy now? This unit builds directly on the likes, dislikes, regular verbs, and questions introduced in ‘My Things and Me’. It extends that knowledge through être, opinion phrase plus infinitive, and parce que, preparing us to describe ourselves and our experiences in greater detail.

neurologyYou need to know

  • An infinitive is the basic form of a verb; for example, 'to play' is 'jouer'.
  • The verb 'être' means 'to be'.
  • The present tense forms of 'être' are 'je suis' (I am), 'tu es' (you are), 'il est' (he is), 'elle est' (she is), and 'on est' (we are).
  • 'C'est' means 'it is'.
  • The opinion phrases 'j'aime', 'j'adore', 'je déteste', and 'ma passion c'est' can be followed by an infinitive.
  • 'Je déteste' means 'I hate'.
  • The phrases 'c'est amusant' (it is fun), 'c'est intéressant' (it is interesting), and 'c'est relaxant' (it is relaxing) can be used as reasons after 'parce que'.
  • Word families are groups of related words, such as 'danse' (noun) and 'danser' (verb).
  • 'Ma vie active' means 'my active life'.
  • 'Ma passion' means 'my passion'.
  • 'Parce que' means 'because'.
  • Cognates are words in different languages that share an origin and have related forms and meanings, and they can help readers infer meaning.
  • Exact cognates have the same spelling and meaning in French and English, whereas false friends look or sound similar but have different meanings.
  • Some important question words are 'comment' (how), 'quoi' (what), 'où' (where), 'qui' (who), and 'pourquoi' (why).
  • 'Ou' without an accent means 'or'.
  • The words 'ne ... pas' go around a verb to make it negative; for example, 'je joue' means 'I play', while 'je ne joue pas' means 'I do not play'.
  • 'Ne' is shortened to 'n'' before a vowel; for example, 'j'aime' means 'I like', while 'je n'aime pas' means 'I do not like'.
  • 'Cependant' means 'however', and 'pourtant' means 'however' or 'yet'; both introduce a contrasting idea.
  • 'Faire du sport' means 'to do sport'.
  • 'Décorer ma chambre' means 'to decorate my room'.
  • 'Regarder des films/séries/la télé' means 'to watch films/series/TV'.
  • 'Écouter de la musique' means 'to listen to music'.
  • 'Jouer à des jeux de société' means 'to play board games'.
  • 'Voir des amis' means 'to see friends'.
  • 'Contacter les copains' means 'to contact friends'.
  • 'Lire' means 'to read'.
  • 'Jouer à des jeux vidéo' means 'to play video games'.
  • 'Regarder des tutos en ligne' means 'to watch online tutorials'.
  • 'Suivre mes comptes préférés' means 'to follow my favourite accounts'.
  • 'Je fais ça' means 'I do that'.
  • 'Tu aimes ?' means 'Do you like?'.
  • 'Je n'aime pas' means 'I do not like'.
  • 'Être stressé(e)' means 'to be stressed out'.
  • 'Sortir en famille' means 'to go out as a family'.
  • 'Travailler dans le jardin chez mes grands-parents' means 'to work in the garden at my grandparents' house'.
  • 'Aller chez le coiffeur' means 'to go to the hairdresser'.
  • 'Aller chez le médecin' means 'to go to the doctor'.
  • 'Aller chez le dentiste' means 'to go to the dentist'.
  • 'Parler au téléphone' means 'to speak on the phone'.
  • 'Mettre la table' means 'to set the table'.
  • 'La décoration' means 'decorating'.
  • 'La lecture' means 'reading'.
  • 'L'amitié' means 'friendship'.
  • 'La danse' means 'dancing'.
  • 'Un danseur' or 'une danseuse' means 'a dancer'.
  • 'Jouer' means 'to play'.
  • 'Un joueur' or 'une joueuse' means 'a gamer' or 'a player'.
  • 'La natation' means 'swimming'.
  • 'Cuisiner' means 'to cook'.
  • 'La cuisine' means 'cookery', 'cuisine', or 'kitchen'.

rocket_launchYou must be able to

  • Use the verb 'être' in the present tense for 'I', 'you', and 'he/she'.
  • Build and say sentences expressing passions and hobbies using 'ma passion c'est + infinitive'.
  • Use opinion phrases followed by infinitives to talk about likes, dislikes, loves, and hates.
  • Form negative sentences with opinion phrases and infinitives.
  • Respond to and ask questions about passions and hobbies using the correct sentence structure and vocabulary.
  • Justify opinions using 'parce que' and provide simple reasons.
  • Use connectives such as 'cependant' and 'pourtant' to contrast opinions in sentences.
  • Translate simple sentences about identity, passions, and online activities between French and English.
  • Recognise and use word families to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words in context.
  • Prepare and perform a short dialogue about identity or passions, using the correct tense of 'être', opinion phrases, infinitives, and negative sentences, and giving reasons and justifications.
  • Listen to and comprehend short spoken texts about hobbies and online activities, identifying key information and main points.
  • Read and understand short texts about hobbies, identity, opinions, and justifications, using context to work out meaning.
  • Write a short message or structured conversation about what stresses them out, using negatives and infinitives correctly.


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