A2 French Story
The First Swimming Lesson
Le premier cours de natation
2:10 min video · 11 sentences · 6 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
Two colleagues go to the pool together. Hugo, who has never swum, learns that the water is not as simple as he said.
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 piscine | the swimming pool | |
| nager | to swim | |
| la première fois | the first time | |
| un brassard | an armband (float) | |
| l'eau | the water | |
| froide | cold |
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