A2 French Story
A Parcel, a Smile
Un colis, un sourire
0:54 min video · 3 sentences · 3 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
Nadia, the new post office employee, always says sorry too much. Her boss Marc tries to help her stop, but the habit comes back.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| un colis | a parcel | |
| pardon | sorry | |
| ce matin | this morning |
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