Riverview Park & Zoo1230 Water Street, Peterborough, ON. K9J 6Z5Ph. 705.748.9300 Fax: 705.745.6866
L’animal/Animal Matching GameObjective: Students will discover cognates (similar or identical words) of French and English animals while being introduced to a number of animals that live at the Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo.
Resources: 4 or 5 sets of animal word and picture cards - French and English
Method:1. Print and cut out 4 or 5 copies of the French and English Animal Matching Game .
2. Divide class into groups of 4 or 5 students. Each group should have one (1) set of French and English animal name and picture cards.
3. Ask students to match as many French and English names of zoo animals as they can to the best of their ability.
4. Review the correct answers. Help the students recognize the relationship between some animals’ names in French and in English. Indicate that some words are exactly the same in French and English, others are similar, and still others are much different.
5. Now, ask students to remove the English labels and then have students match each French animal word with the correct animal picture.
6. Review the correct answers and collect the cards.
Cards forL’animal/Animal Matching Game
Box TurtleLa tortue boîteLeopard Gecko
Le gecko léopardBoa Constrictor
Le boa constricteurEmu
L’émeuScarlet IbisL’ibis rouge
Red-Billed ToucanLe toucan à bec rougeRed-Necked WallabyWallaby à cou rouge
Black-and-White Ruffed LemurLe maki vari noir et blanc
Red-Rumped AgoutiL’agouti doré
ServalLe serval
PumaLe puma
Bactrian CamelLe chameau de Bactriane
LlamaLe lama
YakLe yack
Correct Responses for L’animal/Animal Matching
GameName Nom
Box Turtle La tortue boîte
Leopard Gecko Le gecko léopard
Boa Constrictor Le boa constricteur
Emu L’émeu
Polar Bear L’ours polaire
Scarlet Ibis L’ibis rouge
Red-Billed Toucan Le toucan à bec rouge
Red-Necked Wallaby Le wallaby à cou rouge
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur Le maki vari noir et blanc
Red-Rumped Agouti L’agouti doré
Serval Le serval
Puma Le puma
Bactrian Camel Le chameau de Bactriane
Llama Le lama
Yak Le yack