Les sports et les saisons

In the paragraph below Mark, a student in the United States, is explaining to Isabelle, his French counterpart, what activities are happening throughout the school year. Read and listen carefully. Then, be ready to answer some questions about what Mark and his friends do.

For example:

Aux États-Unis, en automne, je joue au football américain et mon amie, Sarah, joue au foot. Mon autre amie Jennifer joue au volley. En hiver, beaucoup d’étudiants jouent au basket. Moi, en hiver, je ne joue pas au basket. Je fais du ski. Au printemps, la saison de baseball commence (starts) en mars. En été, je joue aux jeux vidéo avec mes amis.

Does your school have the same seasonal sports as Mark’s? What sports do Mark and his friends participate in? Answer the questions below with oui or non, according to what you learned in the paragraph.

Your Responses	Sample Answers

	oui

	Non, these are fall sports too.

	non

	oui

	non

	oui

In French, the word on (« one ») sometimes replaces ils or nous. You use it to talk in general about what one plays, does, or likes in certain countries or places.

Now read Isabelle’s response to Mark about what activities she and her friends do throughout the year.

For example:

Bonjour Marc. En France les sports et les activités sont différents. Moi, en automne je joue au foot. En hiver, je joue au foot. Au printemps, je joue au foot et en été je joue au foot. Le foot est ma passion. Mon amie, Katherine, fait du vélo au printemps et en été, mais elle joue au tennis en automne. Elle fait du yoga et les arts martiaux en hiver. Mes amis ne jouent pas au baseball ou au football américain. J’ai un cousin. Il joue au rugby en automne et au printemps.

girl wearing a french flag colored headband

Question

Did you notice how to say martial arts in French?

Now, answer these questions about what you read, in English this time. Click on the question to compare your answer.

Question	Answer
	soccer
	biking, cycling
	yoga and martial arts
	baseball and football
	rugby

Now, you can identify a few similarities and differences in the sports that are played in France and the United States. You are also getting good at identifying the seasons in French.

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How do you say I do yoga in French?

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