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Making Weekend Plans: A French Story for Future Plans

A2 · Elementary67 sentences·

Read a simple story about Lucas preparing for a weekend picnic and trying to meet Camille after losing his paper note and finding his phone dead. Learners practice present-tense verbs, times and rendezvous, everyday objects, and phrases for invitations and weekend plans.

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67 sentences · 101 new words
  • 01vendredi · Friday
    vendredi .
    It's Friday afternoon.
  • 02chambre · room
    chambre .
    Lucas is in his small room at the university campus.
  • 03panier · basket
    panier .
    He prepares a basket for tomorrow's picnic.
  • 04pain · bread
    pain, l' .
    He puts bread, water, and fruits in the basket.
  • 05sourit · smiles
    sourit.
    He smiles.
  • 06chante · sings
    chante .
    He sings softly.
  • 07papier · paper
    papier .
    He takes a small piece of paper from the table.
  • 08écrit · writes
    , écrit : " ."
    On the paper, he writes: "Rendez-vous at 10am."
  • 09colle · sticks
    colle .
    He sticks the paper on the table.
  • 10range · puts away
    range .
    He puts away the basket.
  • 11coucher · go to bed
    coucher .
    He goes to bed early.
  • 12lendemain · next day
    lendemain , .
    The next morning, it's Saturday.
  • 13réveille · wakes up
    réveille .
    Lucas wakes up at 9:30.
  • 14réveil · alarm clock
    réveil.
    He looks at his alarm clock.
  • 15pense · thinks
    pense : " ."
    He thinks: "The rendez-vous is at 10am."
  • 16cherche · looks for
    cherche .
    He looks for the small paper on the table.
  • 17papier · paper
    papier .
    The paper is no longer there.
  • 18oreiller · pillow
    l'oreiller.
    He looks under the pillow.
  • 19panier · basket
    panier.
    He looks in the basket.
  • 20trouve · finds
    trouve .
    He does not find the paper.
  • 21téléphone · phone
    téléphone .
    He takes his phone to call Camille.
  • 22déchargé · dead (battery)
    déchargé.
    The phone is dead.
  • 23chargeur · charger
    chargeur.
    He plugs in the charger.
  • 24attend · waits
    attend.
    He waits.
  • 25lent · slow
    lent.
    The phone is slow.
  • 26heure · time
    l'heure : .
    He looks at the time: 9:45.
  • 27chaussures · shoes
    chaussures .
    He puts on his shoes quickly.
  • 28panier · basket
    panier.
    He takes the basket.
  • 29court · runs
    court .
    He runs towards the park.
  • 30arrive · arrives
    arrive .
    He arrives at the park.
  • 31respire · breathes
    respire .
    He breathes hard.
  • 32regarde · looks
    regarde .
    He looks around him.
  • 33voit · sees
    voit .
    He does not see Camille.
  • 34entrée · entrance
    l'entrée .
    He waits in front of the park entrance.
  • 35réveil · alarm clock
    réveil : .
    He looks at his alarm clock: 10:05.
  • 36dame · lady
    dame .
    An elderly lady is seated near him.
  • 37demande · asks
    demande : " ?"
    She asks him: "Are you looking for someone?"
  • 38cherche · look for
    : " cherche ."
    Lucas says: "I am looking for my friend Camille."
  • 39banc · bench
    banc .
    The lady shows a bench further away in the park.
  • 40marche · walks
    marche .
    Lucas walks towards the bench.
  • 41panier · basket
    panier .
    He sees a picnic basket placed there.
  • 42reconnaît · recognizes
    reconnaît .
    He recognizes the basket.
  • 43assise · seated
    assise .
    Camille is seated on the bench.
  • 44tient · holds
    tient .
    She holds Lucas's small paper in her hand.
  • 45lève · stands up
    lève.
    Camille stands up.
  • 46montre · shows
    montre .
    She shows the paper.
  • 47rit · laughs
    rit.
    She laughs.
  • 48écrit · wrote
    : " écrit … !"
    She says: "You wrote 10am… but I said 9am!"
  • 49papier · paper
    papier.
    Lucas looks at the paper.
  • 50visage · face
    visage .
    His face becomes red.
  • 51comprend · understands
    comprend : .
    He understands: he wrote the wrong time.
  • 52rit · laughs
    rit .
    Camille laughs again.
  • 53rit · laughs
    rit .
    Lucas laughs too.
  • 54grave · serious
    : " grave !"
    Camille says: "It's not serious!"
  • 55pain · bread
    pain .
    She shows more bread in her basket.
  • 56couverture · blanket
    couverture l'.
    They place a blanket on the grass.
  • 57nourriture · food
    nourriture .
    They put the food on the blanket.
  • 58pain · bread
    pain.
    Lucas takes the bread.
  • 59eau · water
    l'eau .
    Camille takes the water and the fruits.
  • 60mangent · eat
    mangent .
    They eat under the sun.
  • 61parlent · talk
    parlent .
    They talk about plans for next week.
  • 62papier · paper
    papier.
    Lucas takes the small paper.
  • 63remet · puts back
    remet , .
    He puts it back in his basket, very carefully.
  • 64soir · evening
    soir, .
    In the evening, the two friends return together.
  • 65téléphone · phone
    téléphone.
    Lucas takes his phone.
  • 66envoie · sends
    envoie : " !"
    He sends a message to Camille: "Rendez-vous next Saturday at 10am!"
  • 67écrit · writes
    , écrit .
    This time, he does not write on a paper.
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