French Nat 5-translation comprehension red booklet Flashcards

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1
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I like to stay in Scotland

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J’aime rester a l’Ecosse

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This

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Cette

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3
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Because

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Car

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4
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Some

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Quelques

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5
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Tout de suite

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Immediately

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During

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Pendant

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Same

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Même

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Too much

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Trop

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9
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Whilst

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Tandis que

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10
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Bump into

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Tomber sur

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11
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Forget

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Oublier

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12
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Can

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Pouvoir

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13
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I want

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Je veux

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14
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I see

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Je voie

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15
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See you later

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A bientôt

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16
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Taste

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Goûter

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17
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Lead

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Mener

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18
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Mornings

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Matines

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Worries

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Soucis

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20
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Boss

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Patron

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21
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Youth

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Jouneés

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22
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Try

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Essayer

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23
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Sometimes

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Parfois

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24
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Share

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Partager

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25
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Could

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Peux

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26
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Hurry

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Pressé(e)

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27
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Since

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Depuis

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28
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Therefore

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Donc

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29
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There

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Y

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30
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Each

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Chaque

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31
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I really like to go abroad

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J’aime bien partir à l’étranger

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32
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But this year I would like to stay in Scotland

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Mais cette année j’aimerais rester en Écosse

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33
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I would be happy to stay at my house

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Je serais content de rester chez moi

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34
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I really like to go abroad

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J’aime bien partir à l’étranger

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35
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But this year I would like to stay in Scotland

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Mais cette année j’aimerais rester en Écosse

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36
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Because there are a lot of things to do

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Parce qu’il y à beaucoup de choses à faire ici

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37
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I would like to stay in a charming little pension

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J’aimerais loger dans une petite pension charmante

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38
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In my opinion this type of accommodation is more friendly

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A mon avis ce genre d’hébergement est plus amical

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In addition it is not expensive

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En plus il ne coût pas cher

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40
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Abroad it is too hot for me

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A l’étranger il fait trop chaud pour moi

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41
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I am bored to death of sunbathing

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Je m’ennuie à mort à faire la bronzette

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42
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The b&b would be situated in the countryside

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La pension serait située en pleine campagne

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43
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I like to stay in Scotland

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J’aime rester en Ecosse

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44
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But this year I would like to go abroad

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Mais cette année j’aimerais partir à l’étranger

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45
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I would be happy to go to the Côte d’Azur

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Je serais content de partir sur la Côte d’Azur

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46
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Because there are lots of things to do there

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Parce qu’il y a beaucoup de chose à faire

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47
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I would like to stay in a big luxury hotel

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J’aimerais rester dans un grand hôtel luxurieux

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48
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In my opinion this type of accommodation is more elegant

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A mon avis ce genre d’accommodation est plus élégant

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49
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Moreover it is not boring

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En plus il n’est pas ennuyeux

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50
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In Scotland it is too cold for me

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En Ecosse il fait trop froid pour moi

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51
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I am bored to death going into town

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Je m’ennuie à mort à aller en ville

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52
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The hotel would be situated beside the sea

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L’hôtel serait situé au bord de la mer

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53
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Therefore I could take advantage of the language

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Donc, je pourrais profiter du paysage

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54
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If It is nice I could go for rides by bicycle

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S’il fait beau je pourrais faire des promenades à vélo

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55
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Or spend hours exploring the landscape

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Ou passer des heures à explorer le paysage

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56
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Because history interests me

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Parce que l’histoire m’intéresse

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57
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I would go to visit museums and historical monuments of the region

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J’irais visiter des musées et des monuments historiques de la région

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58
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However if it rains there aren’t lots of things to do

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Pourtant s’il pleut il n’y a pas grand chose à faire

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59
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Because of this I wouldn’t go for longer than two weeks

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À cause de cela je ne partirais que pour deux semaines

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60
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In short, although the holidays abroad are interesting I would have more fun in Scotland without paying too much

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En somme, bien que les vacances à l’étranger soient intéressantes, je m’amuserais plus en Ecosse sans payer trop cher

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61
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That way, I could make the most of the beach

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Comme ça je pourrais profiter de la plage

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If it was warm I could go swimming or spend hours sunbathing

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S’il fait chaud je pourrais nager ou passer des heures à faire de la bronzette

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63
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Because I am interested in French cuisine, I would go to different restaurants

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Parce que je m’intéresse à la cuisine française, j’irais à de différents restaurants

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64
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However, if it is cold there isn’t much to do

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Pourtant s’il fait froid il n’a pas grand-chose à faire

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65
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Despite this,I would go for two weeks

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Malgré cela je partirais pour deux semaines

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66
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To sum up, although holidays in Scotland don’t cost much I would have more fun abroad

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En somme, bien que les vacances en Ecosse ne coûtent pas cher, je m’amuserais plus à l’étranger

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67
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Last year I went to Greece. I had a very good time.

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L’année dernière je suis allé en Grèce. Je me suis très bien amusé

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68
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I was lucky to stay in a good hotel, which was situated at 200 meters from the beach

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J’ai eu la chance de loger dans un bon hôtel, qui était situé à 200 mètres de la plage

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69
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I travelled by plane. The journey wasn’t long

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J’ai voyagé en avion. Le voyage n’était pas long

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70
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Traveling by plane is more interesting than traveling by train

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Voyager en avion est plus intéressant que voyager en train

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71
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The journey only took three hours

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Le trajet n’a duré que trois heures

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72
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My stay went quickly. It was very hot and it didn’t rain

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Mon séjour était vite passé. Il faisait très chaud et il ne pleuvait pas

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73
Q

Last year I went to France. I really enjoyed myself.

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L’année dernière je suis allé en France. Je me suis très bien amusé

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74
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I was lucky to stay in a country cottage, which was situated 5km away from the town.

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J’ai eu la chance de loger dans un maison de campagne, qui était situé à 5 kilomètres de la ville

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75
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I travelled by boat and by train. The journey was long.

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J’ai voyagé en bateau et en train. Le voyage était long.

76
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Traveling by train is more interesting than traveling by aéroplane

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Voyager en train est plus intéressant que voyager en avion

77
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The journey lasted 22 hours

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Le trajet à duré 22 heures

78
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My stay went quickly. It was fine and it didn’t rain.

A

Mon séjour était bien passé. C’était bien et il ne pleuvait pas

79
Q

Because I am interested in water sports, I did windsurfing and I did waterskiing

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Parce que je m’intéresse aux sports nautiques, j’ai fait de la planche à voile et j’ai fait du ski nautique

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In addition I spent hours sunbathing. I was able to relax

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En plus j’ai passé des heures à faire de la bronzette. J’ai pu me détendre

81
Q

I love Greek food and I eat a lot of Moussaka

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J’adore la cuisine grecque et j’ai mangé beaucoup de Moussaka

82
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Unfortunately my stay was very short. I have only spent 10 days there and I could stay there at least three weeks

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Hélas mon séjour était très court. J’en ai passé que dix jours là -bas et je pourrais y rester au moins trois semaines

83
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Next year I hope to return there, but the holidays abroad cost a lot

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L’année prochaine, j’espère y retourner, mais les vacances à l’étranger coûtent cher

84
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Because I am interested in French culture, I did a tour of the region

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Parce que la culture française m’intéresse, j’ai fait un tour de la région

85
Q

In addition I spent hours visiting the town. I was able to speak French.

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En plus j’ai passé des heures à visiter la ville. J’ai pu parler français

86
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I love French food and I ate lots of croissants

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J’adore la cuisine française et j’ai mangé beaucoup des croissants

87
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Unfortunately my trip was so short. I only spent a week there and I could have spent at least a month there

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Hélas mon voyage était très court. J’en ai passé que une semaine là-bas et je pourrais y rester au moins un moin

88
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At Christmas I hope to return there, but holidays to France cost a lot

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A Noël j’espère y retourner, mais les vacances en France coûtent cher

89
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My name is Alex. I am 15 years old

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Je m’appelle Alex. J’ai 15 ans

90
Q

I live in a small house in Madrid. Madrid is a big industrial town

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J’habite dans une petite maison à Madrid. Madrid est une grande ville industrielle.

91
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I have a brother who is called Eric and a sister who is called Ana

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J’ai un frère qui s’appelle Éric et une sœur qui s’appelle Ana

92
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Eric is 12 years old and Marc is 6 years old.

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Eric à douze ans et Marc à six ans

93
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My father is a teacher and my mother a nurse

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Mon père est professeur et ma mère est infirmière

94
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This year in August we go to Spain. We go there by car

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Cette année en août nous allons en Espagne. Nous y allons en voiture

95
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The journey is normally very long and boring, I don’t like that

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Le voyage est normalement très long et ennuyeux, je n’aime pas ça

96
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We are going to stay in an apartment next to the sea. I love the beach because we can play volleyball and sunbathe in the sun. We are going to stay two weeks there

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Nous allons loger dans un appartement au bord de la mer. J’adore la plage parce qu’on peut jouer au volley et se faire bronzer au soleil. Nous allons rester deux semaines là-bas

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In the evenings we can play cards and eat in a restaurant. I love also going to the night clubs. It is always fun. I love the holidays

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Le soir on peut jouer aux cartes et manger au restaurant. J’adore aller aussi à la discothèque. C’est toujours amusant. J’adore les vacances!

98
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I live in Cullera, a small village situated at fifteen kilometers not far from Valencia

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J’habite à Cullera, un petit village situé à quinze kilomètres pas loin de Valencia.

99
Q

This year I go on holiday with my family and my friend Albert. I leave in June. I am going to spend two weeks in Italy.

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Cette année, je vais en vacances avec ma famille et mon amie Albert. Je pars in juin. Je vais passer deux semaines en Italie.

100
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I am going to stay in a big hotel which is found on the seaside. Albert and i, we are going to swim everyday in the sea and in the hotel swimming pool

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Je vais rester dans un grand hôtel qui se trouve au bord de la mer. Albert et moi, nous allons nager tous les jours dans la mer ou dans la piscine à l’hôtel.

101
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We are also going to play volleyball at the beach. In the evenings, we are going to eat at the restaurant and after we are going to dance in the disco. I love going on holiday

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Nous allons aussi jouer au volley-ball à la plage. Le soir, nous allons manger au restaurant et après nous allons danser en boîte. J’adore aller en vacances

102
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Despite that

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Malgré ça

103
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Like every year

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Comme chaque année

104
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Last year I went with my parents to the sea side to spend my holidays

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L’année dernière je suis parti avec mes parents au bord de la mer pour passer mes vacances

105
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My parents bought a douzen of years ago, a small house a St.Cyprien which is found near Perpignan on the south west coast of France

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Mes parents ont acheté , il y a une dizaine d’années, une petite maison à St cyprière qui se trouve près de Perpignan sur la Côte ouest de la France

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I had thought that I would bring some friends with me to change the atmosphere and change company

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J’avais pensé que j’aime n’étais quelques amis Ave moi pour changer un petit peut d’air et pour varier la compagnie

107
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I had brought with me my cousin and two friends

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J’avais emmené avec moi ma cousine et deux amies

108
Q

The house was quite small

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La maison était assez petite

109
Q

We had decided we would sleep the four of us in the garage to party in the evening

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On avait décidé de nous coucher toutes les quatre dans le garage pour faire la fête le soir

110
Q

Equally for practical reasons

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Également pour des raisons pratiques

111
Q

We go out quite often in the evenings very late

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Nous sortions assez souvent le soir très tard

112
Q

Our times were completely shifted from those of my parents

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Nos horaires étaient complètement décalés avec ceux de mes parents

113
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Which means that

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Ce qui fait que

114
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For example

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Par example

115
Q

In the mornings we get up at midday or at one in the afternoon

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Le matin nous nous levions à midi ou à une heure de l’après midi

116
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While

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Alors que

117
Q

While my parents got up at 8 in the morning to take advantage of the first sunlight

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Alors que mes parents se levaient à 8 heures du matin pour profiter des premiers rayons de soleil

118
Q

That created small arguments because we didn’t have the same use of time

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Cela créait de petites querelles parce que nous n’avions pas le même employ du temps

119
Q

We hadn’t done a great deal to help apart from setting the table and do the dishes

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Nous n’avions pas fait grand-chose pour aider à part mettre la table et faire la vaisselle

120
Q

Even more, we were not often at home but we were often outside with friends

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En plus, nous n’étions pas souvent à la maison mais nous étions souvent dehors avec des amis

121
Q

In the evenings we were out with friends that we had met at the beach

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Le soir nous étions de sortie avec des copains que nous avions rencontrés sur la plage

122
Q

Youth hostel

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Auberge de jeunesse

123
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It was a quiet place

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C’était un endroit très tranquille

124
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There was plenty to do

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Il y avait des tas de choses à faire

125
Q

It wasn’t difficult to find

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Ce n’etait pas très difficile à trouver

126
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In the end

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Enfin

127
Q

We arrived by car

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On est arrivé en voiture

128
Q

There was a big lake very close

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Il y avait un grand lac tout près

129
Q

I swam and went fishing

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Je nageais et je suis allé à la pêche

130
Q

Licence

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Permis

131
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We have been able to fish small fishes

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On a pu pêcher des petits poissons

132
Q

We have cooked the fish and ate it

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On a fait cuire les poissons et on on les a mangées

133
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It was very convenient

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Il etait très commode

134
Q

10 minutes by foot the was a shopping Centre where there was a great choice of shops

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A 10 minutes à pied on avais un centre commercial où il y avait un grand choix de magasins

135
Q

I met new friends

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J’ai rencontré de nouveaux amis

136
Q

The youth hostel was situated in the park of an old castle

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L’auberge était située dans le parc d’un vieux château

137
Q

It was beautiful

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C’était très beau

138
Q

We feel very near nature in such places

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On se sent très près de la nature dans des endroits pareils

139
Q

What surprises me is that there were fewer places for the girls than for the boys

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Ce qui m’étonne c’est qu’il avait moins de places pour les filles que pour les garçons

140
Q

There was a quite big game room, showers and a kitchen which was huge

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Il y avait une assez grande salle de jeux, des douches et une cuisine qui était immense

141
Q

There was enough space

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Il y avait assez de place

142
Q

Several groups

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Plusieurs groupes

143
Q

They worked together

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Ils travaillent ensemble

144
Q

Food for the others

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Le repas pour les autres

145
Q

when I walk through the paths I love watching the landscape around me

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quand je parcours les chemins j’aime regarder le paysage autour de moi

146
Q

I often borrow books from the library

A

Je vais souvent emprunter des livres à la bibliothèque

147
Q

I am lucky because my friends around the world often write to me

A

J’ai de la chance car mes copains du monde entier m’écrivent souvent

148
Q

I use the Rhythm of the music to practice my movements

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J’utilise le rythme de la musique pour pratiquer mes mouvements

149
Q

Do you know the Tour de France?

A

Connais-tu le Tour de France?

150
Q

When I skate on ice I forget everything!

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Quand je glisse sur la glace j’oublie tout!

151
Q

My friends and I play often on Wednesday afternoons if we have a ball

A

Mes copains et moi, on y joue souvent le mercredi après -midi si nous avons un ballon

152
Q

I play an string instrument that I carry in front of me

A

Je joue d’un instrument à cordes que je porte devant moi

153
Q

Untidy

A

Desordonne

154
Q

Careless

A

Negligent

155
Q

surveiller

A

To keep an eye on

156
Q

A la fois

A

At the same time

157
Q

grenier

A

attic

158
Q

d’ailleurs

A

anyway

159
Q

ranger

A

tidy up

160
Q

essayer

A

to try

161
Q

laisser

A

to leave

162
Q

sur le point

A

about it

163
Q

pas du tout

A

not at all

164
Q

aucun(e)

A

any

165
Q

coutumes

A

customs

166
Q

fier

A

proud of

167
Q

se fier

A

to trust

168
Q

sous-sol

A

basement

169
Q

souris

A

mouse

170
Q

volets

A

shutters

171
Q

rejoindre

A

return to

172
Q

tandis que

A

while

173
Q

tirer

A

pull/take out

174
Q

une famille recomposée

A

a step family

175
Q

cohabitation

A

living together

176
Q

eduqué(s)

A

educated

177
Q

quelques

A

some

178
Q

notamment

A

in particular

179
Q

ainee

A

eldest

180
Q

mieux

A

better

181
Q

reconnaitre

A

to recognise

182
Q

cela nous coutait

A

it cost us

183
Q

belle-mere

A

step mother

184
Q

amener

A

to bring

185
Q

compagnons de jeux

A

playmates