1. Le football: Starter Unscramble the letters to find the sports.
el rygrb
al gnsyuiteqam
el yicmlsec
el TVT
‘l qéiutinato
al aainontt
el oobtflla
el yekcoh
el kblalsetba
el hkeocy rsu lgcea
Le rugby
La gymnastique
Le cyclisme
Le VTT
L’équitation
La natation
Le football
Le hockey
Le basketball
Le hockey sur glace

2. J’adore
J’aime
Je n’aime pas
Je déteste

3. Le football!
Today’s objective:
to write a song about the sports we love.

4. Le football!
1. Listen to the song and write down all the sports that you hear. How many do you hear?
2. Now listen to the song and fill in the gaps.

5. 3. Answer these questions in your book:
How do you say “she likes to play” in French?
How do you say “he likes to play” in French?
What does Sylvie like to play?
What doesn’t Christophe like to play?
What does “mais” mean?
“Faire du cheval” means to horse-ride. What is the other way to say this in French?

6. 4. Using your French version of the song to help you, put the English translation in the correct order.
I like to play basketball,
I like to play cards.
I like to watch the television,
I like to horse ride,
But I love to play football!
My friend, Sylvie,
She likes to play tennis.
My friend, Rachid,
He likes to play rugby.
But they love to play football!
My friend, Zineb,
She doesn’t like to play tennis.
My friend, Christophe,
He doesn’t like to play rugby,
But they love to play football!

7. 5. Write your own song about a sport of your choice.
Use the structure from the song and change the sports and your friends’ names.
Example:
H-O-C-K-E-Y H-O-C-K-E-Y H-O-C-K-E-Y
J’adore jouer au hockey!
J’aime jouer au football,
J’aime jouer au tennis...

8. Le football!
Today’s objective:
to write a song about the sports we love.

9. Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? What do you like to do?
Qu’est-ce que tu aimes jouer? What do you like to play?
Qu’est-ce que tu joues? What do you play?
Qu’est-ce que tu fais? What do you do?
Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? What do you like to do?

10. J’adore
J’aime
Je n’aime pas
Je déteste