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La carte postale de Léa
Léa’s Postcard — Léa writes a postcard from Nice and sends it to her friend Sami.
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Léa est en vacances à Nice avec sa mère. Le matin, elles marchent près de la mer. Léa achète une carte postale bleue pour son ami Sami. Sur la carte, elle écrit : « Bonjour de Nice ! Il fait beau et la mer est calme. » Ensuite, elles mangent une glace au citron. Dans l’après-midi, Léa met la carte dans une boîte jaune. Elle espère que Sami va sourire.
Vocabulary
- en vacanceson holiday
- près de la mernear the sea
- carte postalepostcard
- boîte jauneyellow mailbox
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Léa is on holiday in Nice with her mother. In the morning, they walk near the sea. Léa buys a blue postcard for her friend Sami. On the card, she writes: “Hello from Nice! The weather is beautiful and the sea is calm.” Then they eat lemon ice cream. In the afternoon, Léa puts the card in a yellow mailbox. She hopes that Sami will smile.
Comprehension questions
1. Where is Léa on holiday?
- In Paris
- In Nice
- In Lyon
- In Nantes
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In Nice
2. What does Léa buy?
- A yellow book
- A blue postcard
- A green bag
- A red hat
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A blue postcard
3. Léa sends the card to her friend Sami.
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true
4. Complete with how Léa describes the sea in her message: Dans son message, Léa décrit une mer ___.
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calme
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