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Un ancien ami
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Un ancien ami

A former friend

Reading time
4 min
Total words
569
Unique words
214
Avg frequency
#213

Story

Au , Mathieu . "," - Clara. "C' ." Clara l'. . " ? ' ," -.

Mathieu . " , vieil . '. , l' ." Clara . " ! , ."

Mathieu laughs. " doesn' mean old friend. It means friend from before. We were friends, and then we weren' anymore." Clara finally understands. "! friend, not -standing friend."

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

" ?" Clara. " '- ?" Mathieu l' . "C' vieille ," -. " . . , , ."

" ," Mathieu. " , l' . ment, ' ." Clara . Mathieu, l'.

l' . "Mathieu ?" -. "C' ?" sourit. Mathieu '. : ", Paul. ."

Paul , , Mathieu. Mathieu , . Clara : ' , c' .

Paul , Clara : ", c' , ?" Mathieu . " ," -. " , ." Clara cette .

Comprehension drill

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

Que veut dire Mathieu par "un ancien ami" ?

What does Mathieu mean by "un ancien ami"?

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47-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
47 words
#Word
1êtreto be
25toutall, every, quite, everything
27direto say, to tell
31vouloirto want
45voirto see
55venirto come
56quelquesome, a few, a little
57bongood, right, okay (adjective and interjection)
71penserto think
72parlerto speak, to talk
78croireto believe, to think
79aimerto love, to like
85mêmesame, even, self
86vraimentreally, truly
97tempstime, weather
104hommeman, human being
106regarderto look at, to watch
110partirto leave, to go
113foistime, occasion
119jourday, daylight
121comprendreto understand
130avantbefore, in front
147amifriend
149depuissince, for (duration from past)
173resterto stay, to remain
178finirto finish, to end
179passépast, passed (adj/noun)
184momentmoment, time
199travaillerto work
206idéeidea
214demanderto ask, to request
228vieuxold (masculine)
229partshare, part; aside
243histoirestory, history
250changerto change
284jeuneyoung
284jeuneyoung
293longtempsa long time, long
339enfinfinally, at last, well
344bureauoffice, desk
387mentirto lie, to tell a lie
482bizarrestrange, weird, bizarre
522rireto laugh
525cafécoffee; cafe
596ancienold, former, ancient
675tabletable
1048souriresmile, to smile