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A2 French Story

Episode 4: The Coat

Épisode 4 : Le manteau

9:37 min video · 56 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with English

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About this lesson

In the bookshop, Élise answers every question with a question. Camille shows her Armand's coat, and a note in the lining says he left by choice. Théo walks in, and Élise is not afraid of him.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
le manteauthe coat
la doublurethe lining
un petit mota small note
l’enveloppethe envelope
les ciseauxthe scissors

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