year
an
- Language
- French
- CEFR Level
- A1
- Theme
- Vie Quotidienne et Apprentissage
- Linked course
- French A1
Core words
line
ligne
class
classe
English
anglais
night
nuit
write
écrire
picture
image
head
tête
tell
dire
word
mot
letter
lettre
eye
œil
colour
couleur
lesson
leçon
translate
translate
spell
épeler
alphabet
alphabet
Story
Lucas et les mots du soir
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Dans la chambre de Lucas, la lumière est douce et tout est calme.
In Lucas's room, the light is soft and everything is calm.
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Lucas chuchote: "Je vais revoir la 'lesson' d' 'english' pour demain."
Lucas whispers, 'I'm going to review the English lesson for tomorrow.'
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Sur son bureau, il y a une petite liste de mots pour la "class".
On the desk, there is a small list of words for the "class".
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Sa maman, Claire, sourit et dit: "Je suis là, mon grand."
Her mom, Claire, smiles and says, "I'm here, sweetie."
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Lucas a des cartes avec des mots: "year", "night", "picture", et "colour".
Lucas has cards with words: "year", "night", "picture", and "colour".
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Il touche sa tête et dit: "Le mot 'head' veut dire tête."
He touches his head and says, "The word 'head' means 'tête'."
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Il cligne un 'eye' et rit, mais il a encore un peu peur de tout mélanger.
He blinks an 'eye' and laughs, but he's still a little afraid of mixing everything up.
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"Regarde," dit Claire, "on trace une 'line' entre chaque mot et un petit dessin."
"Look," Claire says, "we draw a 'line' between each word and a small picture."
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Lucas prend son crayon et va 'write' le mot sous le dessin.
Lucas takes his pencil and writes the word under the drawing.
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Il 'spell' doucement "c-a-t" et montre les 'letter' sur sa feuille.
He spells 'c-a-t' softly and points to the letters on his paper.
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Il choisit aussi sa carte préférée avec "word" et sourit.
He also chooses his favorite card with "word" and smiles.
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"Maintenant, on va 'translate' les mots ensemble," dit Claire.
"Now we'll translate the words together," says Claire.
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"Night signifie nuit, et colour signifie couleur, tu vois."
"Night" means "nuit", and "colour" means "couleur", you see.
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Pour mieux se souvenir, Claire lui 'tell' une petite phrase pour chaque mot, et Lucas répète.
To remember better, Claire tells him a short sentence for each word, and Lucas repeats.
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Puis il lit l' 'alphabet' à voix basse, de A à Z.
Then he reads the 'alphabet' quietly, from A to Z.
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Les dessins et les lignes font une carte claire, et tout devient simple pour Lucas.
The drawings and lines make a clear map, and everything becomes simple for Lucas.
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"Je suis prêt pour demain," dit-il, en rangeant les cartes pour la nuit.
"I'm ready for tomorrow," he says, putting the cards away for the night.
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Claire éteint la lampe, embrasse Lucas, et le couvre; le garçon ferme les yeux et s'endort content.
Claire turns off the lamp, kisses Lucas, and covers him up; the boy closes his eyes and falls asleep happily.
Topic examples
J'ouvre l'œil.
English: I open the eye.
Ta tête a l'air bien.
English: Your head looks good.
J'apprends les lettres de l'alphabet.
English: I learn the alphabet letters.
Il trouve un livre de leçons.
English: He finds a lesson book.
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