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Mathieu revient en ville
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Mathieu revient en ville

Mathieu comes back to town

Reading time
4 min
Total words
780
Unique words
299
Avg frequency
#210

Story

, Clara Lucie. Lucie vieille . Clara . .

"Mathieu !" Lucie. heureuse. " ' ? ." . .

"Clara, Mathieu," Lucie. " vieil . . ." Clara . Mathieu .

"Mathieu ," Lucie. " ." Clara . " ? ?"

" ," Mathieu. " . J' , . . ."

" ," Clara. "C' ." Mathieu . ". . . ."

Lucie heureuse. "Mathieu , . l', , . !"

Mathieu . " , Clara, . . , , ."

" ," Clara. " , ' ." Mathieu cette . .

. Mathieu souvenirs '. Clara '. Lucie heureuse . nouvel Mathieu.

, Lucie . . "," -. ", . , ." .

Clara Mathieu au . . , Mathieu : " , . C' bonne ."

" ?" Clara. " ," Mathieu. " ', j' . vieille . , ." Clara heureuse. " ."

Comprehension drill

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Quick multiple choice on the story. Same questions appear as open-ended prompts on the printable worksheet.

Depuis combien de temps Mathieu vit-il en ville ?

How long has Mathieu been living in town?

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72-word session

A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.

Words in this story

Curriculum
72 words
#Word
18faireto do, to make
27direto say, to tell
32savoirto know (facts, how to)
42avecwith
45voirto see
55venirto come
57bongood, right, okay (adjective and interjection)
65chosething
68quandwhen
70prendreto take
71penserto think
72parlerto speak, to talk
79aimerto love, to like
84aussialso, too, as well, as (comparison)
85mêmesame, even, self
97tempstime, weather
101toujoursalways, still
104hommeman, human being
106regarderto look at, to watch
110partirto leave, to go
118arriverto arrive, to happen
119jourday, daylight
121comprendreto understand
127donnerto give
130avantbefore, in front
132connaîtreto know (a person or place), to be familiar with
134anyear
147amifriend
149depuissince, for (duration from past)
150beaucoupa lot, much, many
152grandbig, tall, great
161heurehour, time (of day)
168soirevening, night
172nouveaunew
173resterto stay, to remain
178finirto finish, to end
185revenirto come back, to return
186vivreto live
190bonjourhello, good morning, good afternoon
206idéeidea
211travailwork, job
214demanderto ask, to request
216troisthree
228vieuxold (masculine)
230rentrerto go back, to return home
232pendantduring, for (a period)
236souvenirto remember (reflexive: se souvenir); also a noun meaning 'memory, souvenir'
238demaintomorrow
240commencerto begin, to start
244annéeyear