Language
French
CEFR Level
A2
Theme
Espaces de vie, lieux & déplacements
Linked course
French A2

Core words

Story

Les petites cartes de Lucas

  1. Ce soir, dans l'appartement de Lucas, il veut gagner une petite étoile à l'école.

    Tonight, in Lucas's apartment, he wants to earn a little star at school.

  2. Sa maman Claire et sa sœur Emma l'aident avec des cartes de mots en anglais, parce qu'il doit montrer leurs activités de tous les jours.

    His mother Claire and his sister Emma help him with English word cards because he has to show their daily activities.

  3. Il pose des feutres et une pile de cartes sur la table du salon.

    He puts markers and a stack of cards on the living room table.

  4. Dans la cuisine, Lucas colle la carte "wash-up" près de l'évier pour parler de la vaisselle.

    In the kitchen, Lucas sticks the 'wash-up' card near the sink to talk about washing the dishes.

  5. Il met "listen-to" sur le petit poste, et ils sourient en entendant une chanson douce.

    He puts "listen-to" on the small radio, and they smile when they hear a gentle song.

  6. Emma tape des mains, et Lucas rit: la maison devient une petite classe.

    Emma claps, and Lucas laughs: the house becomes a small classroom.

  7. Sur la table, il voit un magazine avec une affiche de planètes; un coin dit "for-sale" en grosses lettres.

    On the table, he sees a magazine with a poster of planets; a corner says 'for-sale' in big letters.

  8. Lucas chuchote qu'il aimerait l'affiche, et Maman dit qu'on peut la commander "by-post" depuis la maison.

    Lucas whispers that he would like the poster, and Mom says we can order it by post from home.

  9. On va la poster demain, promet Maman.

    We'll post it tomorrow, Mom promises.

  10. Dans le couloir, Lucas dessine une flèche à la craie et écrit "straight-on" pour montrer le chemin vers la salle de bains.

    In the hallway, Lucas draws an arrow in chalk and writes 'straight-on' to show the way to the bathroom.

  11. Dans la salle de bains, il colle "toothbrush" près de sa brosse à dents toute bleue.

    In the bathroom, he sticks 'toothbrush' next to his very blue toothbrush.

  12. Emma essaie d'imiter, mais elle colle une carte sur son front et tout le monde éclate de rire.

    Emma tries to imitate, but she sticks a card on her forehead and everyone bursts out laughing.

  13. De retour au salon, Lucas met "rubbish" sur la poubelle, et il ferme bien le sac.

    Back in the living room, Lucas puts 'rubbish' on the bin and closes the bag tightly.

  14. Puis il écrit la liste du lendemain et ajoute "go-shopping" sur le frigo pour se souvenir des courses.

    Then he writes the list for the next day and adds "go-shopping" on the fridge to remember the shopping.

  15. Après tout ce travail, Maman autorise dix minutes tranquilles, et Lucas place "watch-TV" près de la télé avant d'appuyer sur le bouton.

    After all that work, Mom allows ten quiet minutes, and Lucas puts "watch-TV" near the TV before pressing the button.

  16. Quand la musique du générique finit, Lucas cherche la dernière carte et ne la trouve pas: est "lie-down" ?

    When the credits music ends, Lucas looks for the last card and can't find it: where is "lie-down"?

  17. Emma soulève un coussin du canapé; la carte était cachée dessous, et Lucas la colle tout doucement près de son oreiller.

    Emma lifts a cushion from the couch; the card was hidden underneath, and Lucas gently sticks it near his pillow.

  18. Il se blottit, ferme les yeux, et sourit en pensant à l'affiche qui va arriver par la poste, tout est calme maintenant.

    He curls up, closes his eyes, and smiles thinking about the poster that will arrive in the mail, and everything is calm now.

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