French vocabulary: Nature

• The image is about nature

Vocabulary

• "Les lieux" refers to places
  • Includes: the field ("le champ"), the path ("le chemin"), the forest ("la forêt"), the lake ("le lac"), the beach ("la plage"), and the river ("la rivière")
• "La flore" refers to plants
  • Includes: the tree ("l'arbre"), the flower ("la fleur"), the grass ("l'herbe"), and the plant ("la plante")
• "Les animaux" refers to animals
  • Includes: the duck ("le canard"), the cat ("le chat"), the horse ("le cheval"), the dog ("le chien"), the rabbit ("le lapin"), the bird ("l'oiseau"), the fish ("le poisson"), the chicken ("la poule"), and the cow ("la vache")
• "Les activités" refers to activites
  • Includes: boat trips ("faire du bateau"), diving ("faire de la plongée"), picnics ("pique-niquer")

Question

• What do you see in the painting? ("Qu'est-ce que vous voyez sur le tableau?")

Association Exercise

• Associate the animals with the images
  • A is "un lapin" (a rabbit)
  • B is "un cheval" (a horse)
  • C is "un oiseau" (a bird)

Oral Production exercise

• Read these sentences. Which activity are they talking about? ("Lisez ces phrases. De quelle activité on parle?")
  • A. "J'aime nager avec les poissons" (I like to swim with the fish): Diving ("faire de la plongée")
  • B. "J'aime manger dans la nature" (I like to eat in nature): picnic ("pique-niquer")
  • C. "J'aime me promener en mer" (I like to walk in the sea): boat trips ("faire du bateau")

Learn French vocabulary related to nature. This lesson covers places (les lieux), plants (la flore), and animals (les animaux). Practice associating animals with images.