UFOs, OVNIs and soucoupes volantes
Picking up on a post that Jo Rhys-Jones put up on primarymfl.ning about aliens (thanks Jo! Lots of really useful ideas and links) I thought I’d do a bit of research on UFOs. In French and Spanish a UFO is known as an OVNI (Objet Volant Non-Identifié) which is pretty much the same as UFO, but of course the word order is different.
(Q: What’s a SATNAV in French then? A: GPS still, I think)
Probably this is one for the teachers or secondary students but you might (just) get away with it if you explain ‘pipi’ – the children are always very quick to learn words for bodily functions! You could also tell them about Arcachon and La Dune de Pyla, the highest sand dune in
(BTW – ‘une soucoupe volante’ is a flying saucer but I expect you’d worked that out already)
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