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Play line 1: Un homme a dit son nom sur le quai. A man said her name on the platform. 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: Camille marche très vite dans la gare. Camille walks very fast through the station. 0:11 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: L’homme la suit. Il ne s’arrête pas. The man follows her. He does not stop. 0:21 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: « Camille ! Attendez ! » crie-t-il. 'Camille! Wait!' he shouts. 0:30 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: Elle pense : « Je ne le connais pas. » She thinks: 'I do not know him.' 0:38 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: Ses pas sont rapides sur le sol froid. Her steps are quick on the cold floor. 0:45 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: Elle serre son sac contre elle. She holds her bag tight against her. 0:55 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: Un peu plus tard, Camille entre dans un café. A little later, Camille goes into a café. 1:11 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: Elle s’assoit près de la fenêtre. She sits near the window. 1:23 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: Le garçon apporte un café noir. The waiter brings a black coffee. 1:31 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: La porte s’ouvre. C’est lui. The door opens. It is him. 1:40 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: Il s’assoit à sa table sans demander. He sits at her table without asking. 1:47 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: « Je m’appelle Théo. Je connaissais Armand. » 'My name is Théo. I knew Armand.' 1:56 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: La tasse de Camille tremble dans sa main. Camille's cup shakes in her hand. 2:05 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: Un instant plus tard, elle demande : « Vous êtes qui ? » A moment later, she asks: 'Who are you?' 2:15 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: « Un ami d’Armand. Je l’ai aidé. » 'A friend of Armand. I helped him.' 2:24 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: « Où est-il ? » dit-elle. 'Where is he?' she says. 2:32 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: « Pas ici. Trop de monde. » 'Not here. Too many people.' 2:38 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: « Je vérifie. Vous mentez ? » 'I'm checking. Are you lying?' 2:44 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: Il sourit un peu. « Peut-être. » He smiles a little. 'Maybe.' 2:51 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: Son téléphone sonne. Il regarde l’écran. His phone rings. He looks at the screen. 2:59 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: Au même moment, Théo se lève pour répondre. At that moment, Théo gets up to answer. 3:09 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: Son sac reste ouvert sur la chaise. His bag stays open on the chair. 3:20 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: Camille regarde dedans. Elle voit une enveloppe. Camille looks inside. She sees an envelope. 3:28 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: Elle l’ouvre un peu. Il y a de l’argent. She opens it a little. There is money. 3:43 ⟲ Repeat line 25
Play line 26: À côté, il y a un billet de train. Next to it, there is a train ticket. 3:52 ⟲ Repeat line 26
Play line 27: C’est pour le train de ce soir ! It is for tonight's train! 4:01 ⟲ Repeat line 27
Play line 28: Elle pense : « Il a payé quelqu’un ? » She thinks: 'Did he pay someone?' 4:07 ⟲ Repeat line 28
Play line 29: Quelques secondes après, Camille ferme le sac. A few seconds later, Camille closes the bag. 4:16 ⟲ Repeat line 29
Play line 30: Théo revient. « Qu’est-ce qui se passe ? » Théo comes back. 'What is going on?' 4:27 ⟲ Repeat line 30
Play line 31: « Rien. Je dois partir », dit-elle. 'Nothing. I have to leave,' she says. 4:35 ⟲ Repeat line 31
Play line 32: « Attendez ! Vous avez vu mon sac ? » 'Wait! Did you see my bag?' 4:42 ⟲ Repeat line 32
Play line 33: Elle prend son manteau et court. She takes her coat and runs. 4:50 ⟲ Repeat line 33
Play line 34: La porte du café claque derrière elle. The café door slams behind her. 4:57 ⟲ Repeat line 34
Play line 35: Dans la rue, il crie son nom. In the street, he shouts her name. 5:06 ⟲ Repeat line 35
Play line 36: Dix minutes plus tard, Camille arrive près du port. Ten minutes later, Camille arrives near the port. 5:15 ⟲ Repeat line 36
Play line 37: Elle regarde derrière elle. Personne. She looks behind her. Nobody. 5:26 ⟲ Repeat line 37
Play line 38: Elle sort la page du manuscrit. She takes the page out of the manuscript. 5:35 ⟲ Repeat line 38
Play line 39: Elle lit : « Cherche la porte bleue. » She reads: 'Look for the blue door.' 5:43 ⟲ Repeat line 39
Play line 40: Sous la phrase, il y a un petit dessin. Under the sentence, there is a small drawing. 5:53 ⟲ Repeat line 40
Play line 41: C’est le port, avec une rue à gauche. It is the port, with a street on the left. 6:05 ⟲ Repeat line 41
Play line 42: Elle tourne dans cette petite rue. She turns into that small street. 6:14 ⟲ Repeat line 42
Play line 43: Au bout de la rue, elle voit la porte bleue. At the end of the street, she sees the blue door. 6:21 ⟲ Repeat line 43
Play line 44: Dans la vitrine, il y a de vieux livres. In the window there are old books. 6:31 ⟲ Repeat line 44
Play line 45: Elle frappe deux fois. Personne ne répond. She knocks twice. Nobody answers. 6:40 ⟲ Repeat line 45
Play line 46: Elle entend des pas dans la boutique. She hears steps in the shop. 6:49 ⟲ Repeat line 46
Play line 47: Une lumière s’allume derrière la vitre. A light comes on behind the glass. 6:58 ⟲ Repeat line 47
Play line 48: Camille serre son stylo d’argent. Camille grips her silver pen. 7:07 ⟲ Repeat line 48
Play line 49: La libraire ouvre la porte bleue et dit : « Je vous attendais, Camille. » The bookseller opens the blue door and says: 'I was waiting for you, Camille.' 7:16 ⟲ Repeat line 49
About this lesson Camille is followed through Marseille station by Théo, who says he knew Armand. She sees an envelope of money and a ticket in his bag, runs, and follows the page to a bookshop with a blue door.
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 gare the station une enveloppe an envelope de l’argent money un billet de train a train ticket la porte bleue the blue door
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