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Play line 1: Camille travaille à la bibliothèque. Camille works at the library. 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: Sa grand-mère Odette est avec elle. Her grandmother Odette is with her. 0:12 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: Ce soir-là, il est sept heures. That evening, it is seven o'clock. 0:33 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: Camille ferme la grande porte. Camille closes the big door. 0:41 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: Le lendemain matin, Camille arrive tôt. The next morning, Camille arrives early. 1:03 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: La petite porte du fond est ouverte. The small back door is open. 1:14 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: Camille n’est pas contente. Camille is not happy. 1:24 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: Un peu plus tard, elles entrent. A little later, they go in. 1:33 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: Odette n’a pas peur. Odette is not afraid. 1:41 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: Sur le bureau, il y a un café chaud. On the desk, there is a hot coffee. 1:59 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: Camille lit : « Je reviens ce soir. » Camille reads: "I'm coming back tonight." 2:13 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: Dans la bibliothèque, Camille a très peur. In the library, Camille is very scared. 2:24 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: Odette dit : « Nous restons ici ce soir. » Odette says: "We are staying here tonight." 2:36 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: Ce soir-là, elles reviennent à huit heures. That evening, they come back at eight o'clock. 3:00 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: Odette a un thermos et des sandwichs. Odette has a thermos and sandwiches. 3:11 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: À dix heures, la porte du fond s’ouvre. At ten o'clock, the back door opens. 3:25 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: Un homme entre avec un chariot. A man comes in with a trolley. 3:36 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: Tout de suite, Odette allume la lumière. Right away, Odette turns on the light. 3:59 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: L’homme dit : « Je suis Paul, l’agent d’entretien. » The man says: "I am Paul, the cleaner." 4:10 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: Un moment plus tard, Paul parle doucement. A moment later, Paul speaks gently. 4:23 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: « J’ai une clé. Je nettoie la nuit. » "I have a key. I clean at night." 4:35 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: Camille rit. Elle est très contente. Camille laughs. She is very happy. 4:58 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: Elle donne un sandwich à Paul. She gives a sandwich to Paul. 5:09 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: Une semaine plus tard, Odette est à la bibliothèque. A week later, Odette is at the library. 5:20 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: Elle apporte un gâteau pour Paul. She brings a cake for Paul. 5:33 ⟲ Repeat line 25
About this lesson Camille and her blunt grandmother Odette find a door open in their closed town library, with a strange note on the desk. The 'stranger' turns out to be the night cleaner, and Odette gets a surprise.
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 Level la bibliothèque the library la porte the door un café chaud a hot coffee une clé a key un gâteau a cake
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