Vocabulary - extra-curricular activities
Depending on the pupil, extra-curricular school activities can be a very important part of a person’s school or college experience. Here is some vocabulary to help you discuss this topic in French.
Above are some of the clubs or activities you can do at a school in Northern Ireland. Of course, this is only a sample of the different clubs and societies on offer. Below is some other vocabulary relating to extra-curricular activities that might come up in conversation.
| l’activité (f) | activity |
| amusant | fun |
| l’athlétisme (m) | athletics |
| le badminton | badminton |
| la boxe | boxing |
| le but | goal |
| la clarinette | clarinet |
| le club | club |
| le cyclisme | cycling |
| la flûte | flute |
| la guitare | guitar |
| la gymnastique | gymnastics |
| le jeu | game |
| le judo | judo |
| le karate | karate |
| le match | match |
| le passe-temps | hobby |
| passionnant | exciting |
| le piano | piano |
| la pièce de théâtre | play |
| le rugby | rugby |
| la salle de jeux | games room |
| la salle de sports | sports hall |
| le skate | skateboarding |
| le tennis | tennis |
| l’activité (f) |
| activity |
| amusant |
| fun |
| l’athlétisme (m) |
| athletics |
| le badminton |
| badminton |
| la boxe |
| boxing |
| le but |
| goal |
| la clarinette |
| clarinet |
| le club |
| club |
| le cyclisme |
| cycling |
| la flûte |
| flute |
| la guitare |
| guitar |
| la gymnastique |
| gymnastics |
| le jeu |
| game |
| le judo |
| judo |
| le karate |
| karate |
| le match |
| match |
| le passe-temps |
| hobby |
| passionnant |
| exciting |
| le piano |
| piano |
| la pièce de théâtre |
| play |
| le rugby |
| rugby |
| la salle de jeux |
| games room |
| la salle de sports |
| sports hall |
| le skate |
| skateboarding |
| le tennis |
| tennis |
Below are some verbs that will help you discuss your involvement in extra-curricular activities outside of the classroom.
| aller à la pêche | to go fishing |
| chanter | to sing |
| choisir | to choose |
| danser | to dance |
| devenir member d’un club | to become a member of a club |
| faire de la gymnastique | to do gymnastics |
| faire de la voile | to sail |
| faire de l’équitation | to do horseriding |
| faire du sport | to do sport |
| faire partie de | to be a member of |
| marquer | to score |
| participer à | to take part in |
| réussir | to succeed |
| s’engager | to join up |
| s’entraîner | to train |
| s’inscrire | to enrol, join |
| s’intéresser à | to be interested in |
| aller à la pêche |
| to go fishing |
| chanter |
| to sing |
| choisir |
| to choose |
| danser |
| to dance |
| devenir member d’un club |
| to become a member of a club |
| faire de la gymnastique |
| to do gymnastics |
| faire de la voile |
| to sail |
| faire de l’équitation |
| to do horseriding |
| faire du sport |
| to do sport |
| faire partie de |
| to be a member of |
| marquer |
| to score |
| participer à |
| to take part in |
| réussir |
| to succeed |
| s’engager |
| to join up |
| s’entraîner |
| to train |
| s’inscrire |
| to enrol, join |
| s’intéresser à |
| to be interested in |
