Improve your reading and listening comprehension in French with
French Stories with English glossary + MP3 Frdric BIBARD (TalkinFrench.com)
Why This Book?
These French short stories are perfect for beginners and intermediate level in French.
It's a painless way to improve your vocabulary in French and improve your confidence at reading and listening in French (Free MP3 including).
No dictionary necessary = Each stories is breaking down with French and English Glossary.
See an example below:
Trs contente Mme Dubois court appeler ses enfants : Erwan, Valentine, Isabelle. Venez vite nous avons une surprise pour vous ! Les enfants, au courant, ne cachrent pas leur joie, et rapidement un conseil de famille est mis en place pour choisir le lieu o la famille passera ses vacances.
au courant aware cachrent (cacher) To hide conseil de famille family council mis en place (mettre en place) Took place le lieu place
Never forget the vocabulary again: Vocabulary recap at the end of the book and each chapter.
Practice your writing: Try to make your own summary as well. Compare with an example for each chapter;
Variety of situation. 5 stories about:
1. Travelling 2. Cooking 3. Shopping 4. Love 5. School
Diverse Grammar structure and vocab: A good mix of dialog and description. Improve your reading comprehension of newspaper article but also French spoken in the street.
Practice your pronunciation and your listening with the MP3 provided for free!
Contents Story 1 / Histoire 1 : Les Dubois partent en vacances ............................................................... 6 About the author: .................................................................................................................... 11 Questions about the ebook or French? ................................................................................... 12 Others Ebooks: ........................................................................................................................ 14 Podcast .................................................................................................................................... 19 Check out Talk in French on social media: .............................................................................. 20
Story 1 / Histoire 1 : Les Dubois partent en vacances
En rentrant du travail. M. Dubois se demandait o il allait emmener sa famille en vacances. Les enfants ayant fini leurs annes scolaires, et sa priode de cong toute proche, M. Dubois voulait faire plaisir tout le monde en les emmenant visiter un nouveau pays pour les vacances.
Emmener drive/take annes scolaires school years / academic years cong vacation /holiday toute proche approaching faire plaisir tout le monde making everyone happy tout le monde everyone
Une fois la maison, M. Dubois parle sa femme de son projet de vacances : Chrie, jai vraiment envie quon aille ltranger cette fois-ci pour les vacances. Mme. Dubois lui rpond : Ah ! a cest une bonne ide ! Mais pouvons nous permettre des vacances ltranger ? . Son mari la rassure et lui dit : Ne ten fais pas pour a. Nos conomies peuvent nous faire le tour du monde .
jai vraiment envie I really want aille (aller) to o ltranger to abroad nous permettre allow us Ne ten fais pas Don't worry about this Nos conomies our finance Faire le tour du monde go around the world
Trs contente Mme Dubois court appeler ses enfants : Erwan, Valentine, Isabelle. Venez vite nous avons une surprise pour vous ! Les enfants, au courant, ne cachrent pas leur joie, et rapidement un conseil de famille est mis en place pour choisir le lieu o la famille passera ses vacances.
au courant aware cachrent (cacher) to hide conseil de famille family council mis en place (mettre en place) took place le lieu place
M. Dubois donne tout le monde le droit de proposer sa destination prfre, lui et Mme Dubois avaient tout deux proposs le lieu o ils passrent leur lune de miel, il y a des annes de cela. Erwan ne tarda pas montrer son refus : Non ! Pas le Brsil. Ce nest plus aussi sr qu votre poque, de plus ce nest pas la priode du carnaval de Rio. Si ce nest que pour aller la plage autant rester en France ! Et il continua son discours en proposant le Royaume-Uni ce qui lui offrirai loccasion de revoir ses amis, quil avait connu lors dun change scolaire.
le droit the right de proposer to suggest lune de miel honeymoon sr safe autant as well (it is probably best) rester stay offrirai (offrir) to offer (in future) loccasion the chance/ the opportunity avait connu has been knowing change scolaire student exchange
Valentine, elle, ntait pas de lavis de son frre et dit ses parents : Papa ! Maman ! Ne lcoutez pas. Il ne pense qu lui. Il refuse le Brsil de vos souvenirs en prfrant aller voir ses copains. Moi je vous propose daller en Thalande. Un dpaysement total la rencontre dune culture exotique tout en profitant du soleil.
ntait pas de lavis de did not have the same opinion as of lcoutez (coute) listen to him souvenirs memories dpaysement change of scene en profitant while enjoying
Isabelle, qui vient peine de fter ses treize ans, approuve sa sur pour le continent mais pas pour la destination : Val ! Tas vraiment raison lAsie cest trop cool. Mais je prfrerais aller au Japon. Y a tellement plus voir l-bas. M. Dubois se trouve dans une situation peu rjouissante. La famille narrive pas vraiment se mettre daccord sur la destination des vacances.
peine de barely / just turn (13 years) fter to celebrate l-bas over there peu rjouissante bleak
Nous pouvons tirer les destinations au sort (=tirer au sort) ! dclare Erwan. Son pre lui rpond quils ne peuvent pas laisser le sort dcider de leurs vacances. A ce moment l, une sage ide traverse lesprit de Mme. Dubois et elle en parle son mari : Jol ! Pourquoi ne pas prendre les quatre destinations en compte?!
tirer au sort draw (pick randomly) sage wise traverse lesprit comes into the mind of en compte (prendre en compte) take into account / consider
Tu veux quon aille visiter quatre pays ?! Mais bien sr que non. Prenons un ordinateur et vrifions laquelle parmi les quatre destinations nous convient le mieux en terme dargent, de conditions, et de loisirs. Trs bonne ide Magalie.
aille (aller) to go ordinateur computer convient (convenir) to be suitable
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