Mathilde, a French girl, wants a hamburger but is having some difficulty finding one. Read each paragraph and answer the questions that follow it.
Il y a une fille. La fille s’appelle Mathilde. Mathilde est française. Elle vient de Paris. Elle est petite et intelligente. Elle a une pizza. Elle a un hot dog. Mais (but) il y a un problème. Elle ne veut pas de pizza. Elle ne veut pas de hot dog. Elle veut un hamburger. Elle veut un hamburger mais elle n’a pas d’hamburger. Alors, elle va au restaurant.
Did you understand the first paragraph of the story? Answer the following questions to test your comprehension of the paragraph.
Mathilde
Is Mathilde tall or short?
Correct! Petite means small in French.
Petite means small in French.
What does she have?
Elle a une pizza. Elle a un hot dog.
Correct! Elle a une pizza. Elle a un hot dog.
Is there a problem?
Correct! Il y a un problème means There is a problem in French.
Il y a un problème means There is a problem in French.
What is the problem?
Correct! Elle veut un hamburger means She wants a hamburger.
Elle veut un hamburger means She wants a hamburger.
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Mathilde va au restaurant italien. Il y a un garçon. Il s’appelle Antonio. Il vient d’Italie. Mathilde dit « Bonjour! Je veux un hamburger. »
Le garçon dit « Pardon. Il n’y a pas d’hamburger.
Il y a de la pizza. Il y a des spaghettis mais il n’y a pas d’hamburger. » Mathilde n’est pas contente (happy). Alors il y a un problème.
Did you understand the second paragraph of the story? Complete the next activity to see if you do.
Where does Mathilde go?
- a park
- a restaurant
Mathilde va au restaurant means Matilda goes to the restaurant.
Correct! Mathilde va au restaurant means Matilda goes to the restaurant.
Who is at the restaurant?
- a boy
- a girl
Correct! Il y a un garçon means There is a boy.
Il y a un garçon means There is a boy.
What does Mathilde say?
- She wants garlic bread.
- She wants a hamburger.
Je veux un hamburger means I want a hamburger in French.
Correct! Je veux un hamburger means I want a hamburger in French.
What is the problem?
- There is no spaghetti.
- There are no hamburgers.
Il n’y a pas d’hamburger means There are no hamburgers.
Correct! Il n’y a pas d’hamburger means There are no hamburgers.
Is Mathilde happy?
- No
- Yes
Correct! Elle n’est pas contente means She is not happy.
Elle n’est pas contente means She is not happy.
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Mathilde va au restaurant américain. Il y a un autre garçon. Il s’appelle Amari. Il vient de New York. Mathilde dit «Bonjour ! Je veux un hamburger. » Le garçon dit « Excellent, Madame. Il y a des hamburgers. Il y a des hamburgers au fromage (cheese). Il y a des hamburgers avec du bacon. » Il n’y a pas de problème. Mathilde est très contente. Elle dit « Je veux deux (2) hamburgers au fromage ». Le garçon donne deux hamburgers au fromage à Mathilde.
Did Mathilde finally get her hamburgers? Complete the next activity to see if you understood the final paragraph of the story. Read the sentence and decide whether it is vrai (true) or faux (false). When you think you know the answer, click on the sentence to see if you were right.
Statement | Vrai (true) or Faux (false)? |
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Vrai- Mathilde va au restaurant américain means Matilda goes to the American restaurant. |
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Vrai- Il y a un garçon means There is a boy, or waiter. |
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Vrai- Il vient de New York means He comes from New York. |
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Faux- Il y a des hamburgers means There are hamburgers. |
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Faux- Mathilde est très contente means Matilda is very happy. |
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Vrai- Elle dit « Je veux deux (2) hamburgers au fromage. » means She says "I want two hamburgers with cheese." |
Look at how much French you can read and understand already! If you ever want a hamburger in France, you might be able to order one. Continue to your journal assignment.
Question
How do you say I want two hamburgers with cheese in French?
Je veux deux hamburgers au fromage.