Chapter 11 of 16 · Explore the French path
Reading · Chapter 11 of 16
Read a story with help
Read a short exchange between a mouse and a fox one line at a time. The pronunciation and English stay visible while you practise following who says what.
≈ 3 min of reading · Practise at your own pace
What’s in this chapter
- Read the French line first, then use the pronunciation and the English.
- Every word carrying the scene has appeared earlier; one new place word is explained first.
- The exchange is in the present, because the animals are talking rather than being narrated.
- Re-read it once without looking at the English.
One new word; everything else has appeared before
One word in the story has not appeared yet. Meet it here so nothing stops you in the middle of a line.
| sur le chemin |
The in of chemin is one more nasal vowel — the vowel of bang; the n is not said.
Sur le chemin
Read each French line first and say it aloud. Then use the pronunciation and the English underneath to check yourself.
Une souris et un renard sont sur le chemin.
ewn soo-ree ay u(n) ruh-nar soh(n) sewr luh shuh-ma(n)
A mouse and a fox are on the road.
« Bonjour », dit la souris.
boh(n)-zhoor, dee lah soo-ree
“Hello,” says the mouse.
« Bonjour », répond le renard.
boh(n)-zhoor, ray-poh(n) luh ruh-nar
“Hello,” answers the fox.
« Où est-ce que tu vas ? » demande la souris.
oo es-kuh tew vah ? duh-mah(n)d lah soo-ree
“Where are you going?” asks the mouse.
« Je vais dans la forêt, parce que j'ai faim. »
zhuh veh dah(n) lah foh-reh, par-suh kuh zhay fa(n)
“I am going into the forest, because I am hungry.”
« Au revoir ! » — « Au revoir. »
oh ruh-vwahr ! oh ruh-vwahr.
“Goodbye!” — “Goodbye.”
Two delayed recalls before the new story
- forêt
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forêtfoh-reh “forest” - arbre
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arbrear-bruh “tree”