Lost on a Hiking Trail: A French Story for Outdoor Adventure

A2 · Elementary85 sentences·

Follow Lucas as he gets lost on a hiking trail in the French countryside and tries to find his way back. Learners build everyday outdoor and travel vocabulary—paths, directions, landscape, clothing, objects—through short present-tense sentences and key phrases for being lost and asking for help.

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85 sentences · 116 new words
  • 01village · village
    village.
    Lucas is in a small village.
  • 02sac à dos · backpack
    sac à dos .
    He puts his backpack on his back.
  • 03carte · map
    carte .
    He takes the map in his hand.
  • 04regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    He looks at the map.
  • 05sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    He smiles.
  • 06colline · hill
    colline.
    He points his finger towards the hill.
  • 07chemin · path
    chemin.
    He walks on the path.
  • 08ciel · sky
    ciel .
    The sky is blue.
  • 09oiseaux · birds
    oiseaux .
    The birds sing.
  • 10parfait · perfect
    parfait.
    Lucas smiles — everything is perfect.
  • 11pierre · stone
    s' pierre.
    He stops near a big stone.
  • 12bouteille · bottle
    bouteille.
    He opens his bottle.
  • 13boit · drinks
    boit .
    He drinks water.
  • 14pose · puts down
    pose .
    He puts the map on the stone.
  • 15repart · sets off again
    repart .
    He sets off again on the path.
  • 16divise · divides
    divise .
    The path divides in two.
  • 17poche · pocket
    poche .
    Lucas puts his hand in his pocket to take the map.
  • 18vide · empty
    vide.
    The pocket is empty.
  • 19terre · ground
    terre .
    He looks on the ground — no map.
  • 20autour · around
    autour .
    He looks around him — no map.
  • 21chercher · to look for
    chercher .
    He goes back to look for the map.
  • 22ressemble · looks alike
    ressemble .
    But the path looks the same on all sides.
  • 23sait · knows
    sait .
    He no longer knows where he came from.
  • 24gauche · left
    gauche.
    He takes the path to the left.
  • 25arbres · trees
    arbres .
    The trees are more and more numerous.
  • 26sortie · exit
    sortie.
    There is no exit.
  • 27croisement · crossroads
    croisement.
    He comes back to the crossroads.
  • 28droite · right
    droite.
    He takes the path to the right.
  • 29voit · sees
    voit .
    He sees only trees and a hill.
  • 30milieu · middle
    s' milieu .
    Lucas stops in the middle of the crossroads.
  • 31panneau · sign
    panneau.
    There is no sign.
  • 32personne · nobody
    personne.
    There is nobody.
  • 33réseau · network
    réseau.
    His phone has no network.
  • 34assoit · sits down
    assoit .
    Lucas sits down on a stone.
  • 35ouvre · opens
    ouvre .
    He opens his backpack.
  • 36livre · book
    livre.
    He takes out a small book.
  • 37manteau · coat
    manteau.
    He takes out a coat.
  • 38biscuits · cookies
    biscuits.
    He takes out a box of cookies.
  • 39deuxième · second
    deuxième .
    There is no second map in the bag.
  • 40bruit · noise
    , bruit, .
    Suddenly, he hears a small noise — diling, diling.
  • 41cloches · bells
    cloches .
    It's the sound of the sheep's bells.
  • 42troupeau · flock
    troupeau .
    A flock of sheep comes out from behind the bushes.
  • 43femme · woman
    femme .
    An old woman walks behind the sheep.
  • 44bâton · stick
    bâton .
    She holds a wooden stick.
  • 45lève · stands up
    lève.
    Lucas stands up.
  • 46agite · waves
    agite .
    He waves his hand.
  • 47crie · shouts
    crie :
    He shouts: "Madam! Madam!"
  • 48arrête · stops
    arrête.
    The old woman stops.
  • 49regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    She looks at Lucas.
  • 50pointe · points
    pointe .
    Lucas points his finger towards his backpack.
  • 51perdu · lost
    perdu.
    He signals that he is lost.
  • 52sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    The old woman smiles.
  • 53hoche · nods
    hoche .
    She nods her head.
  • 54tablier · apron
    tablier.
    She puts her hand in the pocket of her apron.
  • 55papier · paper
    papier .
    She takes out an old crumpled piece of paper.
  • 56carte · map
    carte !
    It's Lucas's map!
  • 57trouvé · found
    trouvé .
    She found the map near the big stone this morning.
  • 58yeux · eyes
    yeux.
    Lucas opens his eyes wide.
  • 59bouche · mouth
    bouche.
    He opens his mouth.
  • 60reconnaît · recognizes
    reconnaît .
    He recognizes his map right away.
  • 61donne · gives
    donne .
    The old woman gives the map to Lucas.
  • 62pointe · points
    pointe .
    She points her finger towards the path on the left.
  • 63dit · says
    dit :
    She says: "That way — the village!"
  • 64regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    Lucas looks at the map.
  • 65regarde · looks at
    regarde .
    He looks at the path on the left.
  • 66mène · leads
    mène .
    It's correct — the path on the left leads to the village.
  • 67serre · shakes
    serre .
    Lucas shakes the old woman's hand.
  • 68Merci · Thank you
    : Merci
    He says: "Thank you! Thank you very much!"
  • 69hoche · nods
    hoche .
    The old woman nods her head.
  • 70sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    She smiles.
  • 71repart · sets off again
    repart .
    She sets off again with her sheep.
  • 72tient · holds
    tient .
    Lucas holds the map with both hands.
  • 73marche · walks
    marche .
    He walks on the path to the left.
  • 74ouvre · opens up
    s'ouvre .
    The path opens up before him.
  • 75toits · roofs
    toits .
    He sees the roofs of the village in the distance.
  • 76vite · fast
    vite.
    He walks faster.
  • 77monte · goes up
    monte .
    His backpack goes up and down with each step.
  • 78porte · gate
    porte .
    Lucas arrives at the village gate.
  • 79arrête · stops
    s'arrête.
    He stops.
  • 80retourne · turns around
    retourne.
    He turns around.
  • 81derrière · behind
    derrière .
    He looks at the path behind him.
  • 82plie · folds
    plie .
    He folds the map.
  • 83attache · attaches
    , attache .
    This time, he carefully attaches the map to the strap of his backpack.
  • 84sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    He smiles.
  • 85entre · enters
    entre .
    He enters the village.
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