Justine est au café. Ousmane arrive.
Ousmane dit: Tu t’appelles Justine?
Justine dit: Oui, je m’appelle Justine, et toi?
Ousmane dit: Je m’appelle Ousmane. Enchanté.
Justine dit: Ousmane, il y a un problème.
Justine dit: Le café n’a pas de croissants!
Ousmane dit: Tu veux un croissant?
Justine dit: Oui, je veux un croissant, et il n’y a
pas de croissants.
Ousmane dit: Il y a des hamburgers.
Justine dit: Je ne veux pas d’hamburger. Je veux un
croissant.
Justine n’est pas contente.
Ousmane va à McDonald’s à Paris.
À McDonald’s, il y a des croissants.
Ousmane donne le croissant à Justine.
Justine est contente.
Conversation
In France, cafés are sort of like coffee shops in the U.S. (Café means coffee in French.) They are a common place for French people to spend their time. One popular pastry the French eat is croissants. Justine and Ousmane are meeting at a café to work on a project for class, but there is a problem. Read the scrolling text and listen to the audio of the story. Then answer the questions to check you understanding.
Where is Justine?
- at the museum
- at the café
Elle est au café.
Elle est au café.
Elle est au café.
Is there a problem?
- Oui
- Non
Il y a un problème means There is a problem.
Il y a un problème means There is a problem.
Il y a un problème means There is a problem.
What is the problem?
- There is no coffee.
- There are no croissants.
Il n’y a pas de croissants means There are no croissants.
Il n’y a pas de croissants means There are no croissants.
Il n’y a pas de croissants means There are no croissants.
Does Justine want a hamburger?
- Oui
- Non
Je ne veux pas d’hamburger means I don’t want a hamburger.
Je ne veux pas d’hamburger means I don’t want a hamburger.
Je ne veux pas d’hamburger means I don’t want a hamburger.
Where does Ousmane go?
- McDonald’s
- the zoo
Il va à McDonald’s means He goes to McDonald’s.
Il va à McDonald’s means He goes to McDonald’s.
Il va à McDonald’s means He goes to McDonald’s.
Are there croissants at McDonald’s?
- Non
- Oui
Il y a means There is or There are in English.
Il y a means There is or There are in English.
Il y a means There is or There are in English.
What does Ousmane do?
- eat the croissant
- gives the croissant to Justine
Il donne le croissant à Justine means He gives the croissant to Justine.
Il donne le croissant à Justine means He gives the croissant to Justine.
Il donne le croissant à Justine means He gives the croissant to Justine.
Summary
Questions answered correctly:
Questions answered incorrectly:
Were you able to use the vocabulary you know and clues from context in the dialogue to find the answers? Did you know there were McDonald’s restaurants in France? You can look up a menu from a French McDonald’s on the internet. . It’s a little different than the menu in the United States. Was Justine happy in the end? If there were any words in the story you weren’t sure about, click the Show Me button to see their English meaning. Continue to the next slide for your journal assignment.
arrive = arrives
et toi? = and you
un, une = a, an
le, la, l’ = the
à = to
des = some
contente = happy
