1 - The Animal You Would Rather Avoid ~5 mins
Which wild animal would you least like to meet on a trip to a French zoo or wildlife reserve, and why? Tell a neighbour in English in one short sentence.
Today you will name eight wild animals in French and say what you can see, with a size and a colour.
Quick recycle before we start: size words grand (big, grahn) and petit (small, puh-TEE); colour bank gris (grey, gree), roux (russet/red, roo), brun (brown, bruhn), noir (black, nwar), blanc (white, blahn). Say each one with the class.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight wild animals in French
- Join an animal, a colour and a size in one short sentence
- Talk about what helps a wild species come back
2 - Eight Wild Animals ~10 mins
Listen first. Your teacher (or the audio) says the French with le or l'. Repeat it together as a class, then flip the card to check. Listen for the soft zh in le singe, like the s in treasure.
After all eight animals, use the size and colour strip still on the board: grand / petit and gris, roux, brun, noir, blanc.
Model pattern: Le renard est petit et roux (The fox is small and russet). Volunteers build one description by changing the animal, size or colour.
3 - Wild Animal Bingo ~10 mins
Listen carefully from the front. When you hear a wild animal from today's list, mark it on your card. First full line calls out, then the class echoes the winning line in French.
4 - Into Your Copy ~3 mins
Open your copy. Write two French sentences that describe wild animals. Copy the pattern and change the animal, size or colour.
Models (stay on the board):
- Le renard est petit et roux.
- L'éléphant est grand et gris.
Word bank:
- Animals: le renard, l'ours, le lion, le tigre, l'éléphant, le singe, le zèbre, le crocodile
- Size: grand, petit
- Colour: gris, roux, brun, noir, blanc
Pattern: animal (with le / l') + est + size + et + colour.
5 - Listen and Count the Animals ~10 mins
We will hear the short scene twice on the class speakers. Listen for today's animal words. After the second play, we answer the questions together on the board.
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