A2 French Story
The Note in the Box
Le mot dans la boîte
1:49 min video · 8 sentences · 5 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
On her first day at a pharmacy, Inès finds a note: every customer must say one true secret before buying medicine. The boss, Monsieur Garnier, explains the rule calmly, and Inès must give her own secret.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| un mot | a note |
| le comptoir | the counter |
| un secret | a secret |
| un client | a customer |
| la règle | the rule |
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