Pets

1. You see this photo of a cat online and read the blog that goes with it.

Voici mon chat ! Il s’appelle Eric et il a quatre ans. Il est assez petit et il est super ! J’aime les chats, mais je n’aime pas les chiens. Je voudrais avoir un poisson ou un serpent, aussi. Je ne voudrais pas avoir un cheval, car ils sont trop grands !

Choose the correct answer – A, B or C.a) The cat’s name is:

A EricB VoiciC Chat

b) How old is the cat?A 3B 4C 5

c) What does the writer think of dogs?A She likes themB She doesn’t like themC She loves them

d) Which other pets would the writer like to have?A A fish or a catB A fish or a horseC A fish or a snake

e) What is her opinion of horses?A They are too bigB They are too expensiveC They are super

2. Translate the following text into English.

J’ai un chien et deux lapins. Mes lapins s’appellent Harry et Hermione, et mon chien s’appelle Ron. J’adore mon chien, car il est amusant. Je n’aime pas les poissons, car ils sont ennuyeux. Je voudrais avoir un cheval, mais ils sont trop chers.

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3. Translate the following sentences into French (tip: use the texts in tasks 1 and 2 to help you!)a) I have a dog. _________________________________________________________

b) I have two fish. _________________________________________________________

c) I don’t like cats. _________________________________________________________

d) My rabbit is called Bob. _____________________________________________________

e) I would like to have a snake. _________________________________________________

4. Read the task and write a short paragraph (20-40 words) about your pets. You can either talk about your own pet(s) or a made-up pet.

Tu écris un blog pour décrire tes animaux. Mentionne : Tes animaux Leurs noms L’âge de tes animaux Un animal que tu voudrais avoir

Écris environ 20-40 mots en français.

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5. Here is a photo of a dog. Write 4 sentences to describe the dog.

Qu’est-ce qu’il y a sur la photo ? Écris quatre phrases en français.

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2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

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6. Write out your ideas for this role-play and then practise it with your partner. You can either talk about your own pet(s) or a made-up pet.

Your role:

Your partner will play the part of your French friend and will speak first.

You should address your friend as tu.

When you see this – ! – you will have to respond to something you have not prepared.

When you see this – ? – you will have to ask a question

Your partner’s role:

Bonjour ! As-tu un animal à la maison ?(Wait for your partner to tell you what pet he/she has).Quel est le nom de ton animal ?(Wait for your partner to tell you the name of his/her pet).Quel animal voudrais-tu avoir ?(Wait for your partner to tell you what kind of pet he/she would like).Moi aussi.(Wait for your partner to ask you if you have a pet).Give your response in French.

Tu parles avec ton ami(e) français(e) de ton animal.

Ton animal – quoi ?

Le nom de ton animal.

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? Animal.

Pets – vocabulary

Animals

un animal animal or petun chat catun chien dogun oiseau birdun cheval horseun lapin rabbitun poisson fishun hamster hamsterun serpent snakeun cochon d’Inde guinea pigune tortue tortoiseune souris mouse

Opinions of pets

J’adore I loveJ’aime I likeJe n’aime pas I don’t likeJe voudrais avoir I would like to haveJe ne voudrais pas avoir I wouldn’t like to haveparce que / car because

Adjectives to describe pets

grand(s) / grande(s) bigpetit(s) / petite(s) smallsuper greatamusant(s) / amusante(s) fun / funnyennuyeux / ennuyeuse(s) boringcher(s) / chère(s) expensivemignon(s) / mignonne(s) cuteintéressant(s) / intéressante(s) interesting

Pets – grammar

PluralsTo form a plural in French, you usually just add an -s to the noun:

J’ai deux chats – I have two cats.

Some plurals are irregular: Un cheval – deux chevaux (one horse – two horses) Un animal – deux animaux (one animal – two animals) Un oiseau – deux oiseaux (one bird – two birds) Une souris – deux souris (one mouse – two mice)

AdjectivesAdjectives often change depending on whether the noun they are describing is masculine, feminine or plural:

Masculine singular

Masculine / mixed plural

Feminine singular

Feminine plural

Adjective ending

-s -e -es

Mon chat est petit – my cat is small Mes chats sont petits – my cats are small Ma souris est petite – my mouse is small Mes souris sont petites – my mice are small

PossessivesMasculine Feminine Plural

my mon ma mesyour (one person) ton ta teshis/her/its son sa sesour notre notre nosyour (more than one person) votre votre vostheir leur leur leurs