Canada
Le vocabulaire nouveau
Before you begin learning about Canada and its French-speaking province Québec, take some time to familiarize yourself with the following vocabulary terms. These words and expressions will help you discuss the content covered in this topic. Click on the following vocabulary terms to hear how each one is pronounced. Repeat each word or expression after the speaker as many times as you need in order to learn the proper pronunciation.
| French | English |
| à cause de | because of |
| après | after |
| aussi | also |
| Carnaval | mardi gras |
| célèbre | celebrate (verb), famous (adj) |
| dans le monde | in the world |
| en particulier | especially; in particular |
| en plus | in addition |
| énorme | enormous |
| extrêmement | extremely |
| faire du canoë | to go canoeing |
| fait référence au | refers to |
| fameuses | famous |
| francophone | French-speaking |
| habitent | live |
| je me souviens | I remember |
| la devise | motto |
| la deuxième ville francophone | the second largest French-speaking city |
| la plus grande ville | largest city |
| le hockey sur glace | ice hockey |
| musée national des beaux arts du Québec | National Museum of Fine Arts of Québec |
| par exemple | for example |
| pendant | during |
| prendre | to take |
| Québec | a French-speaking province of Canada |
| québécois | an inhabitant of Québec; pertaining to Québec; dialect of French spoken in the Province of Québec |
| située | located |
| tout le monde | everyone |
| toutes | all |
| un bonhomme de neige | snowman |
| un fleuve | a large river |
| une chanteuse | female singer |
| une île | an island |
Canada
In this interactivity, you will learn about different aspects of the country of Canada. You will examine Canada's geography, history, government, language, culture, and eductation. You will also learn about a few of Canada's notable citizens. Click the player to begin.
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Cultural Reading
It is time to apply the French you have learned in this course by listening to a brief synopsis of the material covered in this topic. In this cultural reading, you should recognize several vrais amis. These context clues will help you better understand the meaning of the reading.
Listen to the Cultural Reading, and follow along with the printable version of the the audio. Then, listen to a second time, pausing the recording at regular intervals, and repeating after the speaker. Finally, listen to the reading again. This will better prepare you to answer the questions in the Topic Content Review that follows.
Canada Review
Now that you have finished learning about Canada and the Province Québec, review your knowledge in this non-graded activity. Click the player to get started.