French · Real conversations
Outdoor plans: French conversation practice
Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A friend arranging a walk.
Goal: Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.
Read the conversation
Partner
J'aimerais marcher sur le sentier de la forêt.
Show English translation
I'd like to walk along the forest path.
You
Le sentier est ouvert ?
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Is the path open?
Partner
Oui, il a rouvert hier.
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Yes, it reopened yesterday.
You
La randonnée est difficile ?
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How difficult is the walk?
Partner
La montée est douce, mais il n'y a pas de magasins sur le trajet.
Show English translation
The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route.
You
On devrait apporter de l'eau ?
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Should we bring water?
Partner
Oui, apporte assez d'eau. Le ciel devient très sombre maintenant.
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Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now.
You
On fait demi-tour.
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Let's turn back.
Partner
Bonne idée. On peut choisir un jour plus sûr pour la promenade.
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Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk.
You
On devrait regarder la météo.
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We should check the forecast.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'd like to walk along the forest path. Your goal: Is the path open?
Reveal a sample reply
Le sentier est ouvert ?
Is the path open?
Partner says: Yes, it reopened yesterday. Your goal: How difficult is the walk?
Reveal a sample reply
La randonnée est difficile ?
How difficult is the walk?
Partner says: The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route. Your goal: Should we bring water?
Reveal a sample reply
On devrait apporter de l'eau ?
Should we bring water?
Partner says: Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now. Your goal: Let's turn back.
Reveal a sample reply
On fait demi-tour.
Let's turn back.
Partner says: Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk. Your goal: We should check the forecast.
Reveal a sample reply
On devrait regarder la météo.
We should check the forecast.
Make it your own
- Choose a shorter route.
- Change the weather conditions.
- Suggest turning back sooner.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
