The contest is now closed!
Thank you for participating!
Winners:
Mélanie Talbot from La Vérendrye Catholic elementary school (Ontario) and Nadia Beaulieu from Saint-Jean-de-Matha school (Quebec)
Do you teach French at an elementary school? Do you dream of stocking the shelves of your classroom or school library with French books? From March 1 to 31, 2024, the Language Portal of Canada and the Les libraires network invite you to enter the Mots en couleurs contest, for a chance to win one of two $500 prizes for the purchase of books.
Two ways to participate
On paper
Download the comic strip, and ask your students to colour it, or have them circle the French word or group of words that is written correctly in each pair.
Online
Ask your students to click on the French word or group of words that is written correctly in each pair. For an optimal experience, we recommend using a desktop computer or a tablet.
C’est parti! Un, deux / deus, trois…
Arrêtez tou / tout!
Oh flûte!
Le son de la guitare est trop fort!
On n’entend pas Octave chenter / chanter.
On / Ont fait quoi? Du country? Du rock? Du hip-hop?
Au fond, l’important / inportant, c’est d’être en harmonie...
…et de faire de belles découvertes!
J’ai eu peur que nos style / styles musicaux soient trop différents.
On est tous uniques, mai / mais on peut bien s’accorder.
Comme / Come ta guitare!
Notre public est de retour. Il est temps / temp de repartir sur une bonne note.
En avant la mussique / musique!
The Mots en couleurs contest was prepared by the Language Portal of Canada, an initiative of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Translation Bureau.
