A2 French Story
Dad, What Is That Smell?
Papa, c'est quoi cette odeur ?
1:36 min video · 8 sentences · 5 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
On moving day, Nora's father brings dinner to her new flat for a quiet evening, but a bad smell and a broken oven ruin the plan. They end up eating pizza on the floor and laughing.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| le four | the oven | |
| la fenêtre | the window | |
| le propriétaire | the landlord | |
| un vieux poisson | an old fish | |
| par terre | on the floor |
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