Family trip to the zoo
Voyage en famille au zoo
- Describe different landscapes and animals.
- Organize a family activity at an attraction park.
- Learn about famous zoos or wildlife areas in your host country
This lesson focuses on organizing a family trip to the zoo with key vocabulary like "nourrir" (to feed) and "se promener" (to walk). Learn to talk about animals such as lions, girafes (giraffes), and singes (monkeys) while practicing future tense verbs.
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Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Demain, nous _____ les girafes au zoo.
(Tomorrow, we will _____ the giraffes at the zoo.)2. Après la visite, nous nous _____ dans la savane.
(After the visit, we will _____ in the savannah.)3. Le tigre ne se _____ pas dans la vallée demain.
(The tiger will not _____ in the valley tomorrow.)4. Ce week-end, tu _____ les singes avant de partir.
(This weekend, you will _____ the monkeys before leaving.)Exercise 3: Family outing to the zoo
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Nourrir - Nourrir
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- je nourrirai
- tu nourriras
- il/elle/on nourrira
- nous nourrirons
- vous nourrirez
- ils/elles nourriront
Se promener - Se promener
FUTUR_SIMPLE
- je me promènerai
- tu te promèneras
- il/elle/on se promènera
- nous nous promènerons
- vous vous promènerez
- ils/elles se promèneront
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Nourrir to feed Share Copied!
futur_simple
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') nourrirai | I will feed |
| (tu) nourriras | you will feed |
| (il/elle/on) nourrira | he/she/one will feed |
| (nous) nourrirons | we will feed |
| (vous) nourrirez | You will feed |
| (ils/elles) nourriront | they will feed |
Se promener to go for a walk Share Copied!
futur_simple
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') me promènerai | I will go for a walk |
| (tu) te promèneras | You will go for a walk |
| (il/elle/on) se promènera | he/she/one will go for a walk |
| nous promènerons | we will go for a walk |
| vous promènerez | you will go for a walk |
| (ils/elles) se promèneront | they will go for a walk |
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Family Trip to the Zoo: Lesson Overview
This lesson is designed for A2 level French learners and focuses on organizing and discussing a trip to the zoo with family. It includes practical dialogues to help you coordinate dates, times, and animals to visit, as well as describing landscapes and animals you might see during the visit.
Key Learning Points
- How to set up a family outing: expressions like "Tu veux aller au zoo ce samedi ?" (Do you want to go to the zoo this Saturday?) and coordinating plans using time and location phrases.
- Describing animals and surroundings: phrases such as "Le parc est vraiment joli avec beaucoup d’arbres et un petit lac." (The park is really pretty with lots of trees and a small lake.)
- Talking about famous zoos in France: introducing places like Parc Zoologique de Paris and Zoo de La Palmyre, and mentioning specific animals and conservation efforts.
- Using future tense verbs relevant to zoo activities, especially for narrative purposes, with verbs like nourrir (to feed) and se promener (to take a walk).
Important Vocabulary and Expressions
Some useful words and phrases include:
- Les animaux (Animals) – lions, girafes (giraffes), singes (monkeys), tigres (tigers), flamants roses (flamingos), crocodiles.
- Les lieux (Places) – parking principal (main parking), lac (lake), savane (savanna), vallée (valley), volière (aviary).
- Expressions for planning – À quelle heure on se retrouve ? (What time shall we meet?), On prend un pique-nique ? (Shall we take a picnic?).
Grammar Focus: Future Simple of Key Verbs
The lesson emphasizes the future simple tense for verbs that describe planned zoo activities. Examples include:
- Nous nourrirons (We will feed)
- Nous nous promènerons (We will take a walk)
- Tu nourriras (You will feed)
These verbs show how to describe future events clearly and naturally.
Differences Between English and French
In French, verbs like se promener are reflexive and require reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous, se). This is different from English, where to take a walk is not reflexive. For example, nous nous promènerons literally means "we will walk ourselves" but translates simply as "we will take a walk."
Also, the future simple tense is formed by adding specific endings to the infinitive verb, unlike in English where "will" is used. Key verbs from the lesson include:
- nourrir (to feed)
- se promener (to take a walk)
Useful phrases to practice include:
- On pourrait visiter le zoo dimanche après-midi ? – Could we visit the zoo on Sunday afternoon?
- Quels animaux veux-tu voir ? – Which animals do you want to see?
- Le parc est vraiment joli avec beaucoup d’arbres. – The park is really pretty with lots of trees.
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