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  1. Marie
    French Il y a une méduse dans la mer.

    There is a jellyfish in the sea.

  2. Adam
    French Il y a beaucoup de poissons dans l'océan.

    There are a lot of fish in the ocean.

  3. Marie
    French La méduse est sur l'eau.

    The jellyfish is on the water.

  4. Adam
    French Je vois un navire et un bateau sur la mer.

    I see a ship and a boat on the sea.

  5. Marie
    French Le poisson nage près des coquillages.

    The fish swims near the shells.

  6. Adam
    French Un petit crocodile est aussi dans l'eau.

    A small crocodile is also in the water.

  7. Marie
    French Nous nageons sur la plage chaque week-end.

    We swim at the beach every weekend.

  8. Adam
    French Je trouve un beau coquillage dans le sable.

    I found a beautiful shell in the sand.

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