Language
French
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Faune et Nature
Linked course
French A1

Core words

Story

La banquise de la chambre

  1. Dans la chambre d'Adam, il est l'heure du soir, et tout est doux et calme.

    In Adam's room, it's evening time, and everything is soft and quiet.

  2. Il y a un livre d'animaux sur le lit et des peluches près de l'oreiller.

    There is an animal book on the bed and stuffed animals near the pillow.

  3. Adam aime les ours; dans son livre, il voit un ours.

    Adam likes bears; in his book he sees a bear.

  4. Il rêve de rencontrer un ours polaire, alors il serre fort son ours en peluche.

    He dreams of meeting a polar bear, so he hugs his teddy tightly.

  5. Maman Claire entre avec un sourire; elle est douce et parle bas.

    Mom Claire comes in with a smile; she is gentle and speaks quietly.

  6. Adam chuchote: "Je veux faire la neige ici."

    Adam whispers, "I want to make snow here."

  7. Adam va faire une petite banquise avec un drap blanc sur le tapis.

    Adam is going to make a little ice floe with a white sheet on the rug.

  8. Il pose aussi un éléphant, un tigre et un hippopotame près du drap.

    He also puts an elephant, a tiger and a hippopotamus near the sheet.

  9. Il regarde et chuchote: "Ce n'est pas très froid."

    He looks and whispers, "It's not very cold."

  10. C'est assez bien pour l'ours polaire?

    Is it good enough for the polar bear?

  11. Maman prend le livre et dit: "Regarde la photo; les amis peuvent tenir chaud."

    Mom takes the book and says, 'Look at the photo; friends can keep you warm.'

  12. Ils mettent le drap bien lisse au bord du lit et posent les peluches en rond.

    They smooth the sheet at the edge of the bed and place the stuffed toys in a circle.

  13. Adam place son ours en peluche sur la "glace", et l'ours polaire du livre attend à côté, sur la page ouverte.

    Adam places his teddy bear on the "ice", and the polar bear from the book waits next to it on the open page.

  14. Les autres animaux restent près de la banquise, et Adam dit: "C'est mieux comme ça."

    The other animals stay near the ice floe, and Adam says, "It's better like that."

  15. Maintenant, il y a des amis autour de la neige, et Adam a moins peur pour l'ours.

    Now there are friends around the snow, and Adam is less afraid of the bear.

  16. Il donne un petit bisou au tigre et à l'éléphant, puis il baille et se blottit sous la couverture.

    He gives a little kiss to the tiger and the elephant, then he yawns and snuggles under the blanket.

  17. Maman chuchote: "Bonne nuit"; Adam ferme les yeux; tout est paisible.

    Mum whispers, 'Good night.' Adam closes his eyes. Everything is peaceful.

Topic examples

L'ours polaire est dans le froid.

English: Polar-bear is in the cold.

Mon ours en peluche est nouveau.

English: My teddy is new.

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