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The aim is not exclusively for students to learn about pets, but for them to learn and apply certain features of the French language by speaking, writing and listening to dialogue about a topic that is appealing and interesting to students in this age group. In fact, much second language teaching in schools today uses this communicative approach, as opposed to teaching language skills in isolation and relying on drilling and memorization for students to learn and retain these skills.
Below, I have listed the major vocabulary, grammar and structures that students will be learning or have already learned in French class while studying pets. In each case, I have tried to provide an English translation along with more phonetic spellings of how these words and phrases actually sound in French (for those parents who would like to practice with their children but have a limited knowledge of French). Please note that these phonetic spellings do not convey the exact subtlety and nuances of French pronunciation, so don’t be alarmed if your child tries to correct you when you say them. In fact, it would probably be a good indication that they are learning and retaining what I teach in class everyday !!
French (sounds like...) English meaning
les animaux de compagnie (lays-a-nee-mo-duh-comb-pa-nyee) pets
un chat (uhn-sha) a cat
un chien (uhn-shee-ehn) a dog
une gerbille (oon-jer-bee) a gerbil
un hamster (uhn-om-stair) a hamster
un lapin (uhn-la-pehn) a rabbit
un oiseau (uhn-wah-zo) a bird
un poisson (uhn-pwah-sohn) a fish
une tortue (oon-tor-tu) a turtle
adorable (ah-door-a-bluh) adorable
chouette (shoo-ett) cute
extraordinaire (extra-or-dee-nair) extraordinary
formidable (form-ee-da-bluh) great, excellent
horrible (or-ee-bluh) horrible
super (syu-pair) super
French (sounds like...) English meaning
Les sont . (lays sohn ) are .
e.g. “Les lapins sont adorables.” Rabbits are adorable.
Qu’est-ce que c’est? (kess-kuh-seh) What is it?
C’est . (seh) It’s .
Tu as ? (tyu-ah) Do you have ?
Oui, j’ai . (wee-jhay) Yes, I have.
Non, je n’ai pas . (nohn-jhuh-nay-pah) No, I don’t have .
Tu veux ? (tyu-vuh) Do you want ?
Oui, je veux . (wee-jhuh-vuh) Yes, I want .
Non, je ne veux pas . (nohn-jhuh-nuh-vuh-pah) No, I don’t want .
Tu aimes ? (tyu-em) Do you like ?
Oui, j’aime . (wee-jhem) Yes, I like .
Non, je n’aime pas . (nohn-jhuh-nem-pah) No, I don’t like .
Except for phrases using “aime” (which require the plural form of the animal name), animal names can be used to complete the phrases listed above, e.g. “Oui, j’ai un chat”. Students will also be learning how to write animal names in the plural form, which involves replacing “un” or “une” with“les”, then adding an “s” to the end of the animal name (except for “oiseau”,which takes an “x” instead, becoming “oiseaux").
Below, I have listed the major vocabulary, grammar and structures that students will be learning or have already learned in French class while studying pets. In each case, I have tried to provide an English translation along with more phonetic spellings of how these words and phrases actually sound in French (for those parents who would like to practice with their children but have a limited knowledge of French). Please note that these phonetic spellings do not convey the exact subtlety and nuances of French pronunciation, so don’t be alarmed if your child tries to correct you when you say them. In fact, it would probably be a good indication that they are learning and retaining what I teach in class everyday !!
French (sounds like...) English meaning
les animaux de compagnie (lays-a-nee-mo-duh-comb-pa-nyee) pets
un chat (uhn-sha) a cat
un chien (uhn-shee-ehn) a dog
une gerbille (oon-jer-bee) a gerbil
un hamster (uhn-om-stair) a hamster
un lapin (uhn-la-pehn) a rabbit
un oiseau (uhn-wah-zo) a bird
un poisson (uhn-pwah-sohn) a fish
une tortue (oon-tor-tu) a turtle
adorable (ah-door-a-bluh) adorable
chouette (shoo-ett) cute
extraordinaire (extra-or-dee-nair) extraordinary
formidable (form-ee-da-bluh) great, excellent
horrible (or-ee-bluh) horrible
super (syu-pair) super
French (sounds like...) English meaning
Les sont . (lays sohn ) are .
e.g. “Les lapins sont adorables.” Rabbits are adorable.
Qu’est-ce que c’est? (kess-kuh-seh) What is it?
C’est . (seh) It’s .
Tu as ? (tyu-ah) Do you have ?
Oui, j’ai . (wee-jhay) Yes, I have.
Non, je n’ai pas . (nohn-jhuh-nay-pah) No, I don’t have .
Tu veux ? (tyu-vuh) Do you want ?
Oui, je veux . (wee-jhuh-vuh) Yes, I want .
Non, je ne veux pas . (nohn-jhuh-nuh-vuh-pah) No, I don’t want .
Tu aimes ? (tyu-em) Do you like ?
Oui, j’aime . (wee-jhem) Yes, I like .
Non, je n’aime pas . (nohn-jhuh-nem-pah) No, I don’t like .
Except for phrases using “aime” (which require the plural form of the animal name), animal names can be used to complete the phrases listed above, e.g. “Oui, j’ai un chat”. Students will also be learning how to write animal names in the plural form, which involves replacing “un” or “une” with“les”, then adding an “s” to the end of the animal name (except for “oiseau”,which takes an “x” instead, becoming “oiseaux").