Les Animaux du Canada (Canadian Animals)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify the orignal (moose) [or-een-YAL], castor (beaver) [kas-TOR], ours noir (black bear) [oors NWAR], and raton laveur (raccoon) [ra-tohn la-VUR].Describe Canadian animals using simple sentences.Connect the beaver to Canada's symbol (on the five-cent coin).Imagine you are walking through a big forest in Canada. 🌲 You hear a noise in the trees! What animal will you see? A squirrel? 🐿️ A big moose? 🦌 Let's find out together!Real-World ApplicationsYou'll be able to name the animals you see in Canada's national parks.You'll be able to recognize the beaver on Canadian money.You'll be able to talk about animals with your French-speaking friends.

French TermWhat it MeansExample Sentenceun orignal (a moose) [uhn or-een-YAL]A very large animal with antlers on its head.Voici un grand orignal. (Here is a big moose.) [vwa-SEE uhn grahn or-een-YAL]un castor (a beaver) [uhn kas-TOR]An animal that builds dams with wood. 🪵Le castor est dans l'eau. (The beaver is in the water.) [luh kas-TOR eh dahn loh]un ours (a bear) [uhn OORS]A large animal, often black or brown. 🐻Je vois un ours noir. (I see a black bear.) [zhuh vwa uhn oors NWAR]un raton laveur (a raccoon) [uhn ra-tohn la-VUR]A small animal with a black mask over its eyes.Le raton laveur est petit. (The raccoon is small.) [luh ra-tohn la-VUR eh puh-TEE]un caribou (a caribou) [uhn ka-ree-BOO]An animal that looks like a large reindeer.Le caribou est un animal du Canada. (The caribou is...

Pattern 1: Using 'le', 'la', 'l'' (The)Rule: In French, we use little words like le [luh], la [la], or l' [l] to say "the". We use le [luh] for masculine words and la [la] for feminine words. We use l' [l] if the word starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).le castor (the beaver) [luh kas-TOR]la forêt (the forest) [la for-AY]l'orignal (the moose) [lor-een-YAL]l'ours (the bear) [loors]l'écureuil (the squirrel) [lay-koo-RUHY]Pattern 2: Presenting with 'Voici' (Here is/Here are)Rule: To show or introduce something or someone, you can use the word Voici [vwa-SEE]. It's a very useful word!Voici un castor. (Here is a beaver.) [vwa-SEE uhn kas-TOR]Voici ma famille. (Here is my family.) [vwa-SEE ma fa-MEE]