Unit 8: La côte du Pacifique (BC coast & ocean) · Lesson 7
7. Le voyage du saumon (The Salmon’s Journey)
Sequence key stages in a Pacific salmon’s life cycle and explain its coastal importance.
Vocabulary
Tap any word to hear it in French 🔊
Practice sentences
« D’abord, le jeune saumon sort de son œuf et commence sa vie en eau douce. »
First, the young salmon hatches from its egg and begins its life in fresh water.
Say it like: dah-BOR, luh zhuhn soh-MOHN SOR duh sohn UHF ay koh-MAHNS sah VEE ahn OH DOOSS
« Ensuite, il traverse un estuaire, où l’eau de la rivière se mélange à l’eau salée. »
Next, it passes through an estuary, where river water mixes with salt water.
Say it like: ahn-SWEET, eel trah-VAIRS uhn es-TWAIR, oo LOH duh lah ree-VYAIR suh may-LAHNZH ah LOH sah-LAY
« Devenu adulte, il remonte le courant pour se reproduire dans sa rivière d’origine. »
As an adult, it swims upstream to reproduce in its river of origin.
Say it like: duh-vuh-NEW ah-DEWLT, eel ruh-MOHNT luh koo-RAHN poor suh ruh-proh-DWEER dahn sah ree-VYAIR doh-ree-ZHEEN