A2 French Story
The Train of Promises
Le train des promesses
0:44 min video · 3 sentences · 5 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
On a long-distance train, one odd rule says a late passenger must pay with a promise. A young woman who is always late promises to change, and an old man listens.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| une promesse | a promise | |
| les gens | people | |
| en retard | late | |
| demain | tomorrow | |
| à l'heure | on time |
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