Dialogue
Talking about a hobby in French: answer what, when, where and why
Practise a French conversation about taking bird photographs. Use a role card, hide your replies and answer why, when, where and with what.
- A1
- 10 lines
- Practice mode
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In short
For Pourquoi ?, give a reason with Parce que…. For Quand ?, give a day or time. In this conversation, Adam’s hobby stays the same; each question asks for a different detail.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| Detail | Your information |
|---|---|
| Activity | Vous aimez faire des photos. |
| Day | Vous faites des photos le dimanche. |
| Usual place | Vous faites souvent des photos au parc. |
| Reason | Vous aimez observer les oiseaux. |
| Device | Vous utilisez votre téléphone. |
At the park with Adam
Find:
Read the conversation once with the translations. Then use practice mode to hide Adam’s lines. Say his answer before revealing it. The English cue gives you the fact you need; the partner’s French question tells you which part of the role card to use.
- Partner
Qu’est-ce que vous aimez faire ?
English
What do you enjoy doing?
- Adam
J’aime faire des photos.
Name your hobby: taking photographs.
English
I enjoy taking photographs.
- Partner
Pourquoi aimez-vous faire des photos ?
English
Why do you enjoy taking photographs?
- Adam
Parce que j’aime observer les oiseaux.
Give your reason: you like watching birds.
English
Because I like watching birds.
- Partner
Vous faites des photos quand ?
English
When do you take photographs?
- Adam
Le dimanche.
Give your usual day: Sundays.
English
On Sundays.
- Partner
Et où ?
English
And where?
- Adam
Souvent au parc.
Give the usual place: often in the park.
English
Often in the park.
- Partner
Vous utilisez un appareil photo ?
English
Do you use a camera?
- Adam
Non, je prends des photos avec mon téléphone.
Say you use your phone for the photographs.
English
No, I take photographs with my phone.
How do you answer questions about your hobbies in French?
| Listen for | It asks for | An answer |
|---|---|---|
| pourquoi | a reason | Parce que j’aime les oiseaux. |
| quand | a time | Le dimanche matin. |
| où | a place | Au parc. |
| avec quoi | a device or tool | Avec mon téléphone. |
Now speak as yourself. Replace Adam’s reason and usual day with your own. Your partner asks one question about the activity, one about time and one about your reason. You can keep the answers short: one useful detail is enough to keep this exchange moving.