Vos animaux de compagnie
Your pets
- Apprenez les animaux de base (animaux de compagnie). (Learn the basic animals (pets).)
- Décrivez les routines, les soins quotidiens et la nourriture de votre animal de compagnie. (Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.)
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Les connecteurs logiques :
"Donc, Alors, Aussi..." (Logical connectors: "Donc, Alors, Aussi...")
Learn to talk about your pets and their daily care in French with beginner-friendly vocabulary and grammar. This lesson covers common pets, care activities, and the use of logical connectors like "donc", "alors", and "aussi" to describe routines and reasons. Practice present tense verb conjugations, dialogue exchanges about pet habits, and useful phrases for describing and caring for animals.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort the following words into two categories: pets and activities related to their care.
Animaux de compagnie
Soins et activités
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Le chat
The cat
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Promener
To walk
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La tortue
The tortoise
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Courir
To run
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Faire une promenade
Take a walk
Exercice 5: Exercice de conversation
Instruction:
- Nomme chaque animal de la photo. (Name each pet in the picture.)
- Demandez aux autres s'ils ont un animal de compagnie. (Ask the others if they have a pet.)
- Décrivez le soin quotidien de votre animal de compagnie. (Describe the daily care for your pet.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Je vois un chien et un chat. I can see a dog and a cat. |
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Le chien court. The dog is running. |
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Ce chien est assis. This dog is sitting down. |
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Quels animaux de compagnie avez-vous ? What pets do you have? |
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À quelle fréquence nourrissez-vous votre chat ? How often do you feed your cat? |
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Chaque matin, je vais me promener avec mon chien. Every morning I go walking with my dog. |
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Je nettoie les poils de mon lapin tous les jours. I clean the hair of my rabbit every day. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Je ___ mon chat tous les matins.
(I ___ my cat every morning.)2. Tu ___ aussi le chien avant la promenade.
(You ___ also the dog before the walk.)3. Il ___ le lapin doucement parce qu'il aime les animaux.
(He ___ the rabbit gently because he loves animals.)4. Nous ___ le chien avant de faire une promenade.
(We ___ the dog before going for a walk.)Exercise 8: Taking care of my dog
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Brosser - Brush
Présent
- je brosse
- tu brosses
- il/elle/on brosse
- nous brossons
- vous brossez
- ils/elles brossent
Courir - Run
Présent
- je cours
- tu cours
- il/elle/on court
- nous courons
- vous courez
- ils/elles courent
Faire - Take
Présent
- je fais
- tu fais
- il/elle/on fait
- nous faisons
- vous faites
- ils/elles font
Promener - Walk
Présent
- je promène
- tu promènes
- il/elle/on promène
- nous promenons
- vous promenez
- ils/elles promènent
Se promener - Walk oneself
Présent
- je me promène
- tu te promènes
- il/elle/on se promène
- nous nous promenons
- vous vous promenez
- ils/elles se promènent
Exercise 9: Les connecteurs logiques : "Donc, Alors, Aussi..."
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Logical connectors: "Donc, Alors, Aussi..."
Show translation Show answersaussi, parce que, Comme, donc/alors
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Les connecteurs logiques : "Donc, Alors, Aussi..."
Logical connectors: "Donc, Alors, Aussi..."
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Brosser to brush Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
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| (je/j') je brosse | I brush |
| tu brosses | you brush |
| il/elle/on brosse | He/she/one brushes |
| nous brossons | we brush |
| vous brossez | You brush |
| ils/elles brossent | They brush |
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Your Pets: Learn to Talk About Your Animals in French
This lesson introduces you to talking about pets and their care in French, focusing on beginner (A1) level vocabulary and grammar. You'll learn useful vocabulary related to common pets like le chien (dog), le chat (cat), and l'oiseau (bird), as well as words describing care activities such as brosser (to brush), faire une promenade (to take a walk), and mettre la laisse (to put on the leash).
Connecting Ideas with Logical Connectors
The lesson emphasizes the use of logical connectors like donc (so), alors (then), and aussi (also) to connect sentences naturally. For example: "J'ai un chat, alors je lui donne à manger tous les jours." This helps you describe routines and cause-effect relationships clearly.
Structure and Practice
Activities include sorting pet-related words into categories, practicing present-tense verb conjugations of regular verbs like brosser and irregular verbs such as courir (to run), and matching sentence halves to improve comprehension.
Speaking and Dialogue
The lesson offers dialogue cards where you describe your pet’s daily habits and exchange advice on pet care, encouraging practical spoken French. Example sentences include "Je promène mon chien parce qu'il aime courir dans le parc." and "Mon chat se lève tôt, donc je le nourris à sept heures."
Grammar Focus
You will review present tense conjugations for common regular and irregular verbs, vital for everyday conversation. For instance, je brosse, tu brosses, il brosse and je cours, tu cours, il court.
Useful Cultural and Linguistic Notes
In French, possessive adjectives match the gender of the noun possessed (mon chien but ma tortue). Also, logical connectors often appear at the start of the second clause to link ideas smoothly, a feature that may differ from English usage.
Overall, this lesson enables you to confidently talk about your pets, describe routines, give advice, and use logical connectors properly for clearer communication in French.
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