Sentence Builder: In the Countryside
Here are some phrases to describe what you can see in the countryside:
Sentence Builder
Qu’est-ce qu’on trouve à la campagne ?
What do you find in the countryside?
Start with a place
Dans le paysage rural,
In the rural landscape
À la campagne,
In the countryside
Dans la forêt,
In the forest
Au lac,
At the lake
À la ferme,
On the farm
Choose a phrase
on trouve…
you find…
il y a…
there is / there are…
What is there?
des arbres
trees
des villages
villages
des ruisseaux
streams
de la boue
mud
un chemin
a path
on trouve
means “one finds” or more naturally “you find”.
il y a
means both “there is” and “there are”.
à + le → au
à le lac becomes au lac.
Try It Yourself: In the Countryside
Translate each sentence into French. Think of your answer first, then reveal the model answer.
Question 1
Give the following in French:
In the countryside, there are villages.
À la campagne, il y a des villages.
Question 2
Give the following in French:
In the forest, you find trees.
Dans la forêt, on trouve des arbres.
Question 3
Give the following in French:
At the lake, there is a path.
Au lac, il y a un chemin.
Question 4
Give the following in French:
In the rural landscape, you find streams.
Dans le paysage rural, on trouve des ruisseaux.
Question 5
Give the following in French:
On the farm, there is mud.
À la ferme, il y a de la boue.