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Unit 5: Les animaux du Canada · Lesson 5

5. En mouvement (On the Move)

Explain how animals move and connect their movements to body features.

Vocabulary

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Practice sentences

« La bernache bat des ailes pour s’envoler au-dessus du lac. »

The Canada goose flaps its wings to take flight above the lake.

Say it like: lah behr-NASH bah day ZEL poor sahn-voh-LAY oh-duh-SEW dew LAK

« Le lièvre fait de grands sauts grâce à ses longues pattes arrière. »

The hare makes big jumps thanks to its long hind legs.

Say it like: luh LYEHVR feh duh grahn SOH grahs ah say long pat ah-RYEHR

« Le poisson utilise ses nageoires pour changer de direction dans l’eau. »

The fish uses its fins to change direction in the water.

Say it like: luh pwah-SON ew-tee-LEEZ say na-ZHWAHR poor shahn-ZHAY duh dee-rehk-SYON dahn LOH