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Mathilde veut un hamburger.

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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?

short
tall

What does she have?

hamburger
a pizza and a hot dog

Is there a problem?

Yes
No

What is the problem?

She wants a hamburger.
She wants a cupcake.

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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?

  1. a park
  2. a restaurant

Who is at the restaurant?

  1. a boy
  2. a girl

What does Mathilde say?

  1. She wants garlic bread.
  2. She wants a hamburger.

What is the problem?

  1. There is no spaghetti.
  2. There are no hamburgers.

Is Mathilde happy?

  1. No
  2. Yes

Summary

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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)?

Vrai- Mathilde va au restaurant américain means Matilda goes to the American restaurant.

Vrai- Il y a un garçon means There is a boy, or waiter.

Vrai- Il vient de New York means He comes from New York.

Faux- Il y a des hamburgers means There are hamburgers.

Faux- Mathilde est très contente means Matilda is very happy.

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.