La famille de Monsieur Brown

La famille de Monsieur Brown

La famille de Monsieur Brown

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FRENCH ENGLISH
La famille de M. Brown

 

  1. C’est jeudi, le 19 juin. Il est deux heures de l’aprres midi.
  2. M. Picard sonne à la porte chez M. Brown. La bonne ouvre la porte et dit: Entrez, monsieur. Passez au salon, s’il vous plaît.
  3. Dans le salon M. Brown est seul. Il attend M. Picard. Sa femme n’est pas avec lui au salon aujourd’hui.Elle est dans la chambre de leur fille Anne. Quand M. Picard arrive, M. Brown dit: Bonsoir. Comment allez-vous?
  4. Comme ci, comme ça. Et vous?
  5. Quant à moi, ça va très bien, mais ma fille Anne est malade. Elle est enrhumée.
  6. J’en suis désolé. Avez-vous d’autres enfants?
  7. Oui. J’ai quatre enfants, deux garçons et deux filles.Nous sommes six dans notre famille.
  8. Comment vos enfants s’appellent-ils?
  9. Ils s’appellent Charles, Thomas, Elizabeth, et Anne.
  10. Quel âge ont-ils?
  11. Charles a dix ans. Il est l’aîné. Thomas a huit ans. Elizabeth a six ans.Anne est la cadette. Elle a cinq ans.
  12. Ils vont tous à l’école excepté Anne.
  13. Les deux messieurs bavardent un peu plus. Ensuite M. Brown invite M. Picard à visiter son bureau lundi prochain à midi et demi. M. Picard accepte l’invitation avec plaisir.
  14. À neuf heures M. Picard dit: À bientôt.
  15. M. Brown répond: À lundi à midi et demi.
M.Brown’s family

 

  1. It is Thursday, January 17. It is eight o’clock in the evening.
  2. Mr. Picard rings the doorbell of Mr. Brown’s house. The maid opens the door and says: Come in, sir. Please go into the living room.
  3. In the living room Mr. Brown is alone. He is waiting for Mr. Picard. His wife is not with him in the living room today. She is in the room of their daughter Anne. When Mr. Picard arrives, Mr. Brown says: Good evening. How are you?
  4. So so. And you?
  5. As for me, I’m fine, but my daughter Anne is ill. She has a cold.
  6. I’m very sorry to hear it. Have you any other children?
  7. Yes. I have four children, two boys and two girls. There are six of us in our family.
  8. What are your children’s names?
  9. Their names are Charles, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Anne.
  10. How old are they?
  11. Charles is ten years old. He is the oldest. Thomas is eight years old. Elizabeth is six years old. Anne is the youngest. She is five years old.
  12. They all go to school except Anne.
  13. The two gentlemen talk a while longer. Then Mr. Brown invites Mr. Picard to visit his office the following Monday at half past twelve. Mr. Picard accepts the invitation with pleasure.
  14. At 9 o’clock Mr. Picard says, “See you soon.”
  15. Mr. Brown answers, “Until Monday at half past twelve.”

 

Questions

French English

Qui sonne à la porte?

Qui est-ce qui ouvre la porte?

Où est-ce que M. Brown attend M. Picard?

Qui est malade?

Est-elle enrhumée?

Combien d’enfants M. Brown a-t-il?

Combien de personnes y a-t-il dans sa famille?

Comment les enfants s’appellent-ils?

Quel âge a Charles?

Les enfants vont-ils à l’école?

Qui est-ce que (whom) l’homme d’affaires invite à visiter son bureau?

Est-ce que le professeur accepte l’invitation?

Who rings the doorbell?

Who is it that opens the door?

Where does Mr Brown wait for Mr. Picard?

Who is sick?

Does she have a cold?

How many children does Mr. Brown have?

How many people are there in his family?

What are the children named?

How old is Charles?

Are the children in school?

Who does the businessman invite to visit his office?

Does the teacher accept the invitation?

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