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Thomson Nelson > Higher Education > Bonne Route! > Test Yourself > Chapitre 1

Chapitre 1 : La première classe

 
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V. Explorons la Toile



a. La région du Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean

Read what this Web site tells us on this beautiful part of the province of Quebec.  Switching back and forth between the French and English pages, give in French the requested information.

1. 

When we think about Tadoussac, what first comes to mind?
 

2. 

In Petit Saguenay, what types of sports can we do?
 

3. 

In Chicoutimi, where one of the campuses of the University of Quebec is located, one of the main attractions is a park, a site and a museum.
 

4. 

People from the Lac St. Jean will tell you that they need only four of “them” to make a pie. What is “them”?
 

5. 

In page 60 of your textbook, you have learned the word: “acteur” and “actrice”. If you read carefully the French version of this website, you will find a French synonym for the word “acteur”. Can you find it?
 

6. 

And what would be the feminine form?
 

b. Sudbury: Science North Complex
 

1. 

Browse this page and try to you sum up in 1 or 2 sentences what is the Science North complex?
 

2. 

One rubric in the Learn and Play section speaks about Nature Exchange and Swap Shop. Can you find the French equivalent for these two expressions and describe in a few words what is the “Swap Shop”?
 

c. Sites to visit in Sudbury
 

1. 

If you had one day to spend in Sudbury, what would you like to visit? Select the top three activities you would do.
 

2. 

Browse this site (in particularly the “City information”, “Visitor Tips” and “History Lesson”),  and write down three facts you didn’t know about and which triggered your curiosity.
 

d. Sports et loisirs:
 

1. 

Browse this webpage and find the French words for :
Winter sports:
Snowmobile:
Down hill skiing:
Horse riding:
Dog sledding:
Snowshoeing:
Cross-country skiing:
ice fishing:
 



 
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