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Ma journée typique
My Typical Day — The narrator follows a simple day from the morning alarm to a quiet evening at home.
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Je me réveille à sept heures, mais mon réveil sonne deux fois. Je prends une douche, je m’habille et je prépare mon petit déjeuner : du pain, du beurre et un café. À huit heures, je pars au travail en bus. Dans le bus, je lis un petit livre. Le midi, je mange un sandwich avec deux amis au parc. L’après-midi, je travaille encore. À six heures, je rentre à la maison. Le soir, je prépare une soupe, puis je regarde un film court ou je lis.
Vocabulary
- je me réveilleI wake up — reflexive verb: se réveiller
- réveilalarm clock — masculine noun
- je m’habilleI get dressed — reflexive verb: s’habiller
- petit déjeunerbreakfast — masculine noun
- je parsI leave — from the verb partir
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I wake up at seven o'clock, but my alarm rings twice. I take a shower, get dressed, and prepare my breakfast: bread, butter, and coffee. At eight o'clock, I leave for work by bus. On the bus, I read a small book. At noon, I eat a sandwich with two friends in the park. In the afternoon, I work again. At six o'clock, I return home. In the evening, I make soup, then I watch a short film or read.
Comprehension questions
1. What time does the narrator wake up?
- At six o'clock
- At seven o'clock
- At eight o'clock
- At noon
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At seven o'clock
2. What does the narrator do on the bus?
- Sleeps
- Reads a small book
- Eats soup
- Watches a film
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Reads a small book
3. The narrator spends the whole day alone.
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false
4. Complete with the object the narrator reads: Le matin, dans le bus, je lis un petit ___.
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livre
5. What does "je rentre" mean here?
- I leave
- I return home
- I read
- I prepare
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I return home
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