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11.1 -- Mise en oeuvre -- English -- Questions and answers |
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What are the two principal characters of this story going to do today? They are going to meet (each other). |
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What kind of day is it? What season is it? It's a beautiful spring day. |
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What is the date? It's the twenty-ninth of May. |
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What's happening? What is there, this beautiful spring day? There is a student strike. |
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Where is Mireille studying? She studies at the Sorbonne. |
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How long has she been studying at the Sorbonne? (Since when is she studying... ?) She has been studying at the Sorbonne for a year. (She is studying at the Sorbonne since a year.) |
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What is she studying? (What studies is she doing?) She's studying art history. (She's doing some studies ... ) |
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What did she just do, at this moment? She just left the Institute of Art and Archeology. |
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Where is she now? What is she doing? She's resting on a chair in the Luxembourg Garden. |
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Where is Robert? He is in Paris? |
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Since when? Since the day before. |
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What time is it now? It's ten o'clock in the morning. |
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What is Robert doing? He's leaving his hotel and is going to explore the Latin Quarter. |
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Does the young man who is walking in the Luxembourg seem to find it interesting? No, he looks bored. (He has the air of being bored.) |
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What does he notice? He notices a very pretty red skirt on a chair. |
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What does the young girl do when he approaches her? She pretends not to see him. (She makes seeming not to see him.) |
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What does she do in order to pretend not to see him? She raises her eyes. (the eyes) |
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Are there any clouds in the sky? No, there's not a cloud in the sky. |
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What's the weather like? It's really beautiful. The weather is splendid. |
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Is it cold? No, it's not cold. It's a little cool. |
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Is it as warm (hot) as yesterday? No, it's less warm than yesterday. |
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When is there some snow? There is some snow in winter. |
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When are the chestnut trees in bloom? The chestnut trees are in bloom in the spring. |
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When is it nice (good) in the shade? It's nice in the shade in summer. |
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When does one pick up the dead leaves? On picks up the dead leaves in autumn. |
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Is Mireille talkative? No, she isn't talkative. |
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What does the young man think of Mireille's skirt? (How does he find ....?) He finds it very pretty, delightful. |
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Where does this skirt come from? Does it come from the house of Dior? No, it doesn't come from Dior. It comes from Prisunic. |