Séance 2 – What we like about Canada

Objectif globale : Les aspects positifs du Canada.

Objectifs travaillés : Rebrassage des verbes de goût, lexique activités, lexique de paysage.

Resources :

Audio: Prononciation

Contents

Activité 1

Listen and repeat.

  • Listen to the prononciation of ‘Canada‘ and ‘Canadian‘, then repeat.
  • Think of the stress : Canada (Ooo) – Canadian (oOoo)

Activité 2

Revise the vocabulary.

Match the words to their corresponding images.

Activité 3

Do you know all the verbs to talk about TASTE?

In your book, write all the verbs you know that can describe your opinion about something (les verbes de goût).

+ like, love, be fond of, be crazy about, enjoy,

hate, detest, can’t stand, 

Write sentences using these verbs, and the <food-activity-sports> words we’ve just revised.

Aim for ten sentences.

‘I can’t stand poutine.’

‘I’m fond of snowmobiling.’

‘I like tubing.’

‘I hate chili dogs.’

Activité 4

Read this short text about a working holiday in Canada and answer the question:

What are the positive aspects about taking a working holiday in Canada?

A working holiday in Canada, eh?

Spend your gap year abroad in the beautiful country of Canada! Immerse yourself in the beautiful scenery and the diverse wildlife. Snowy peaks, lush green forests and epic mountain ranges are all in a days work.

If metropolitan life is your thing, visit one of the dozens of big cities for sightseeing, or experience the mad nightlife that Canada has to offer.

gap year → année sabbatique 
abroad → à l’étranger 
lush → riche 
sightseeing → tourisme (visiter un endroit)
nightlife → vie nocturne 

  • beautiful scenery
  • diverse wildlife
  • snowy peaks
  • lush green forests
  • epic mountain ranges
  • sightseeing
  • mad nightlife

Activité 5

Why would you want to take a working holiday in Canada?

Write five short sentences expressing why you want to take a working holiday in Canada.

I want to take a working holiday in Canada because the NOUN BE ADJECTIVE.

(… the food is amazing, the locals are friendly, the cities are huge…)

Choose an adjective that can correctly describe the noun.

Activité 6

What new words have you learned so far?

  • Individually, say a word that you have learned in the past two lessons.