Lesson 26: Hobbies & Conditional Future

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Sports

Pétanque (boules) is played in every village. Cycling (le Tour de France) and football are national passions.

📚 Core Concepts

• Verbes:
  "Je joue au foot" (I play soccer)
  "Je fais de la natation" (I swim)
• Conditionnel Futur:
  "Je voudrais essayer..." (I would like to try)

🎯 Teaching Mission

Create a sports dialogue using 3 conditional future phrases. Include "si" clauses for hypothetical situations.

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Leisure

Common hobbies include "aller au cinéma" (72% of French go monthly) and "jardinage" (gardening).

📚 Core Concepts

• Préférences:
  "J'adore la photographie"
  "Je préfère la lecture"
• Negation:
  "Je n'aime pas du tout le shopping"

🎯 Teaching Mission

Design a hobby survey using "aimer/adorer/détester". Include 5 "si" clause questions.

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Debate

Conditional is used for polite suggestions: "On pourrait..." (We could...) is preferred over direct demands.

📚 Core Concepts

• Structure:
  "Si + imparfait + conditionnel"
  Ex: "Si j'avais temps, je lirais plus"
• Expressions:
  "Ça me plairait de..." (I would enjoy)

🎯 Teaching Mission

Prepare 5 hypothetical hobby scenarios using full conditional structure.

🇫🇷 Cultural Insight: French Politeness

Use conditional for requests: "Pourriez-vous...?" rather than imperative forms.

📚 Core Concepts

• Combinaisons:
  "Si tu aimais le sport, nous pourrions..."
  "Je voudrais mais je ne peux pas"
• Connecteurs:
  "Cependant" (however), "Par contre" (on the other hand)

🎯 Teaching Mission

Create a cultural exchange plan combining 3 hobbies using all learned structures.