A2 French Story
The Market of Promises
Le marché des promesses
2:13 min video · 9 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
At a night market, every stall asks customers to leave one bad habit at the door. Mei, an exchange student who is always late, learns the rule from Professor Marchand, who bites his nails.
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 règle | the rule | |
| le panier | the basket | |
| le vendeur | the seller | |
| à l'heure | on time |
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