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Conversation

1. Martin: Veux-tu compter les marches avec moi ? (Do you want to count the steps with me?) Show
2. Zoé: Un, deux, trois… (One, two, three…) Show
3. Martin: Sept, huit, neuf… Je suis déjà fatigué ! (Seven, eight, nine… I'm already tired!) Show
4. Zoé: Il y a six cent soixante-quatorze marches au total. (There are six hundred and seventy-four steps in total.) Show
5. Martin: Je ne comprends pas ce que tu dis. Combien de marches reste-t-il ? (I do not understand what you are saying. How many steps are left?) Show
6. Zoé: Il reste six cent soixante-trois marches. Courage ! (There are six hundred sixty-three steps left. Keep going!) Show
7. Martin: Il y a combien d’étages ? (How many floors are there?) Show
8. Zoé: Il y a trois étages. (There are three floors.) Show
9. Martin: On est au premier étage. Il en reste deux ? (We are on the first floor. Are there two left?) Show
10. Zoé: Oui, il reste deux étages avant d’arriver. (Yes, there are two more floors before we arrive.) Show

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. Combien de marches doivent-ils monter ?
    2. How many steps do they have to climb?
  2. Combien y a-t-il d'étages ?
    3. How many floors are there?
  3. Combien d'étages leur restent-ils à monter ?
    4. How many floors do they have left to climb?
  4. Es-tu déjà allé à Paris ?
    5. Have you ever been to Paris?
  5. Dans combien de pays es-tu allé ?
    6. How many countries have you been to?

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps and complete the sentences

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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Sept, huit, neuf, six cent soixante-trois, trois, Un, deux, trois, deux

1.
Il y a ... étages.
(There are three floors.)
2.
...… Je suis déjà fatigué !
(Seven, eight, nine... I am already tired!)
3.
...…
(One, two, three…)
4.
Il reste ... marches. Courage !
(There are six hundred and sixty-three steps left. Keep going!)
5.
On est au premier étage. Il en reste ... ?
(We are on the first floor. Are there two left?)

Exercise 3: Order the text

Instruction: Number the sentences in the correct order and read out loud.

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9
... On est au premier étage. Il en reste deux ?
(We are on the first floor. Are there two left?)
4
... Il y a six cent soixante-quatorze marches au total.
(There are six hundred and seventy-four steps in total.)
7
... Il y a combien d’étages ?
(How many floors are there?)
6
... Il reste six cent soixante-trois marches. Courage !
(There are six hundred and sixty-three steps left. Keep going!)
2
... Un, deux, trois…
(One, two, three…)
5
... Je ne comprends pas ce que tu dis. Combien de marches reste-t-il ?
(I don't understand what you're saying. How many steps are left?)
3
... Sept, huit, neuf… Je suis déjà fatigué !
(Seven, eight, nine... I am already tired!)
1
1 Veux-tu compter les marches avec moi ?
(Do you want to count the steps with me?)
8
... Il y a trois étages.
(There are three floors.)
10
10 Oui, il reste deux étages avant d’arriver.
(Yes, there are two more floors before we arrive.)