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That’s when I ask myself
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I also love this passage, as an A1 student, I know all the words in this snippet. There isn’t a lot of new vocab, but then when it’s all combined… another story!
This is definitely a long passage, the sentences can be long as well, making it tricky. But Isabelle has a clear accent and her sentences are easy to follow. While long, I think it’s perfect for beginners like me.
It’s when I’m going through these and slowly improving that I ask myself, why aren’t I diving into even more complicated passages?
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Tout le monde est fatigué de la longue journée de voyage et s’endort rapidement.
Oui, enfin, tout le monde sauf moi.
Imaginez, vous êtes allongé dans un lit à sept mètres du sol et un vent léger souffle.
Le bois fait du bruit, et les feuilles de l’arbre aussi. On a l’impression d’être dans un bateau.
C’est là que je me pose la question :
« Mais pourquoi, Isabelle, pourquoi tu as absolument voulu passer une nuit dans un arbre ? Quelle idée ! Et s’il y a un orage … ? »
Everyone is tired from the long day of travel and falls asleep quickly.
Yes, well, everyone but me.
Imagine, you are lying in a bed seven meters above the ground and a light wind is blowing.
The wood makes noise, and so do the leaves of the tree. You feel like you’re in a boat.
That’s when I ask myself:
“But why, Isabelle, why did you absolutely want to spend a night in a tree? What an idea! And if there is a storm…?”
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s’endort rapidement
allongé
mètres du sol
du bruit
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