A2 French Story
The Key in the Waiting Room
La clé dans la salle d’attente
0:58 min video · 3 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
Two people on a first date search a waiting room for a lost key. Clues point to his jacket, and the last line sets up the first question again.
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 clé | the key | |
| les chaises | the chairs | |
| sa veste | his jacket | |
| sous | under |
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