100 French Short Stories for Beginners E-Book

Christian Stahl

• Herausgeber: Midealuck Publishing
• Kategorie: Fremdsprachen
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Brush up your French, grow your vocabulary and ignite your imagination with these 100 entertaining and culturally relevant French short stories!

Learning French without a proper French language learning workbook is no easy task. Probably the best way to learn French is to immerse yourself in it by reading French textbooks for adults. Have you tried reading French fiction for beginners? Reading French stories for beginners can be very entertaining and rewarding, and culturally relevant and humorous stories that are written for language learners are one of the best French language learning tools you can get!

This book contains 100 entertaining and culturally interesting French short stories for beginners and intermediate learning levels.

All French short stories are unique and hopefully entertaining in content, and new vocabulary is gradually added at a manageable pace so you won't get overwhelmed. Towards the end of this French book you find the stories slightly more complex, but still comprehensible for advanced beginners and intermediate level learners. Also, this French language learning book offers you a wide range of cultural Insights you can use when you travel to France or study there, and frankly, this book is not only for French language learners but also for anyone interested in French culture in general. Furthermore, this French conversation set book provides essential words and expressions which will enable you to get along in a French-speaking environment.

Included is a free French audio book in one MP3 file which contains the more extensive stories. (Easy French Step-By-Step)

The most effective way to learn French is reading and listening to entertaining and humorous French stories. Learning French doesn't have to be boring and agonizing and you can have so much fun doing it, so get your copy now!

Leseprobe

100 French Short Stories

for Beginners

Learn French with Stories

Including Audiobook

French Edition

Foreign Language Book II

Christian Stahl

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Table of Contents

Learning French through short stories

Advance as you read

Using this book effectively

French short stories for beginners

1. La clé

2. Culture

3. Intoxication alimentaire

4. Le voisin

5. L’expérience

6. Un piste cyclable dans une ville d’Europe

7. Mal de tête

8. Un nouveau permis de conduire

9. Le réveillon du Nouvel An

10. Factures et contrats

French short stories for advanced beginners

11. Voyageur mondial

12. Chef passion

13. Le cambriolage

14. Téléphone cassé

15. Les peintres

16. Arrêter

17. Nager

18. Le marché fermier hebdomadaire

19. Nouveaux voisins

20. L’enterrement

21. Le distributeur

22. Alcooliques

23. Coupé le cordon du câble

24. Les étrangers en Grande-Bretagne

25. Le guide touristique

26. Direction l’aéroport

27. Le grand déménagement

28. Conduire et se garer en Allemagne

29. Faire les courses

30. Une maison propre

31. Projets à venir au Mexique

32. Dialogue: Dîner à l’européenne

33. Une visite chez le médecin

34. Le restaurant espagnol

35. Divorcée

36. Pâques

37. Ma meilleure amie

38. Notre nouvelle maison

39. Etudier à l’étranger

40. L'accident de voitue

41. Au bureau

42. Une promenade au parc

43. Mon permis de conduire

44. Dialogue – Où est notre chat ?

45. La première fois en Angleterre

46. Dialogue – Aujourd’hui nous avons du lapin

47. Circulation et enfants

48. La lampe mystérieuse

49. Pas toujours du Fish and Chips

50. Un mariage inhabituel

Short stories for intermediate students

51. Jardin ouvrier

52. Au chômage

53. Un livre célèbre

54. Une famille religieuse Partie 1   Préparatifs de Noël

55. Une famille religieuse Partie 2La consultation

56. Médias sociaux

57. Un coup de main

58. Gentillesse

59. Un nouveau monde Partie 1Retour de l'espace

60. Un nouveau monde  Partie 2

La planète changée

61. La commande

62. La vieille alcoolique

63. Comment trouver un millionnaire sur un bateau de croisière 

64. Le club de critique

65. Contrôle de billets

66. Bus et trains

67. Une visite d’Amérique

68. Préparatifs

69. Apprendre en groupe

70. Gros prêteur, gros dépenseur

71. Le fromage pue de tous les côtés

72. Aventure au spa Partie 1Après le travail

73. Aventure au spa   Partie 2La serviette

74. Chauffeur de taxi

75. Le marchand d’art

76. Notre hôtel

77. Soirée barbecue  Partie 1  Notre accord

78. Soirée barbecue  Partie 2  Le cadeau

79. Gagner à la loterie

80. Au cinéma

French short stories for beginners and intermediate students including audio

81. La candidature

82. Une simple salade

83. Evacuation

84. Travailleurs

87. Un mariage heureux

86. Nouvelles chaussures

87. Adieu les kilos

88. A la boulangerie

89. Financement participatif pour une nouvelle cuisine

90. Dialogue - Ecole et nos projets pour l’avenir

91. Le cirque

92. L'ermite

93. La bonne

94. Mes passe-temps

95. AirBnB, l’ombre mystérieuse et un révolver

96. Le trésor dans les bois

97. Au Pair en Angleterre

98. Une carte postale du Costa Rica

99. Une étoile Michelin n’est pas assez

100. Nourriture végétalienne

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Learning French through short stories

Reading culturally interesting and entertaining short stories to enhance your French is an easy way to improve your French language skills. This book contains a selection of 100 short stories for beginners with a wide range of genres, all prepared specifically for French language learners. The aim of this book is to teach different French vocabulary and phrases associated with short stories, and to improve your French language skills in a short period of time.

Advance as you read

Each of the first 10 short stories take about 2 minutes to read and average about 150 to 300 words. Important words and phrases relevant to each topic were carefully selected. You can find these words and expressions in the English-French vocabulary section. All the stories are written for beginners and are followed by an English translation.

The stories 50 to 100 are longer and slightly more advanced in terms of vocabulary and contain some of the vocabulary from the previous stories. The last 20 stories take about 3 to 5 minutes to read and consist of most of the previously mentioned vocabulary.

All stories are written by a French linguist and native speaker from France to ensure you can learn from authentic material while fine-tuning your French vocabulary and improving your comprehension.

The content is intended mainly for elementary to intermediate level learners, but it will also be useful for more advanced learners as a way of practicing their reading skills and comprehension of the French language. 

Using this book effectively

To learn French effectively you just read each French story at a time and study the vocabulary after reading.Vocabulary will be introduced to you at a reasonable pace, so you’re not overwhelmed with difficult words all at once. Here, you won’t have to look up every other word, but you can simply enjoy the story and absorb new words simply from the story’s context.

The French contained in this bookis using easy-to-understand grammar and vocabulary that both those at the beginner and intermediate levels can understand, appreciate, and learn from. Some stories are focused on dialogue. These stories contain loads of natural dialogue, so you can learn conversational French as you read. This is doubly beneficial as you will improve your speaking ability as well.Over time, you will build an intuitive understanding of how French functions. This differs from a more theoretical understanding put together via learning rules and conceptual examples. It’s more important to reach to finish the story without stopping, then to understand each and every word.

The simple truth is that you won’t get everything your first time around. This is completely normal.

Audiobook in MP3 Format

At the end of this book, after the last story, you can find the download link for the audio file. It contains 20 of the more extensive stories (82 to 102) that you find in the book.

French short stories for beginners

1. La clé

Je suis en retard aujourd’hui et je dois partir au travail très vite. Je saute littéralement dans travail très vite que j’arrive sur l’autoroute, je ne suis plus très sûre d’avoir pris la clé de chez moi. Je touche mon sac.  “ Mon Dieu! J’ai oublié ma clé “ je m’exclame.

Je fais demi-tour et rentre aussi vite que possible. Je me gare devant ma porte, même si personne n’a le droit de s’y garer ou de s’y arrêter. J’habite au troisième étage mais prends les escaliers en courant, en espérant faire au plus vite. Je cherche la clé dans mon appartement mais je ne la trouve pas tout de suite. Après quelques minutes je réalise que j’avais laissé la clé dans ma veste !

Je descends les escaliers en courant jusqu’à ma voiture. Je regarde autour. Où est ma voiture? Au loin, je vois une remorqueuse emmener ma voiture.

Vocabulary and Expressions

travail très vite: work very quickly

l’autoroute: the highway

touche mon sac; to touch my bag

porte: doorway/hallway

arrêter: to stop

la clé: the key

ke veste: jacket

les escaliers: the steps

ma voiture: my car

The key

I'm late today and I have to leave for work very quickly; I am literally jumping into my car. As I turn onto the freeway, I'm suddenly not sure if I took my door key with me. I'm touching my bag. "My God! I forgot my keys,“ I say aloud.

I make a u-turn and drive back as fast as I can. I park my car right in front of my door, although it’s not normally where one is allowed to park or to stop a car. I live on the third floor and still run up the stairs hoping to get away with it. I'm looking for the key in my apartment but I can’t find it right away. After a few minutes I notice that I had left the keys in my jacket!

I'm running downstairs back to the car. I'm looking around. Where's my car? In the distance I see a tow truck pulling my car off.

2. Culture

 

Je suis assis avec plusieurs étudiants dans un café parisien. Nous avons une réunion internationale. Les américains, les français et les allemands sont assis à une table et discutent.

L’américain demande, “Qu’est-ce-que la culture veut vraiment dire dans ce pays ?“

Je réponds que ce terme peut avoir plusieurs significations : littérature, théâtre, art ou même notre façon de parler mais aussi de nous conduire.

« Est ce que ça inclut aussi le comportement? »  Demande l’américain.

 « Le Comportement est un terme général et il en fait probablement partie. »  dit l’allemand

 « Donc ça veutque quand je me comporte j’ai de la culture »,  demande l’américain en souriant.

« Plus ou moins », je réponds. Mais l’éducation et les manières peuvent aussi définir une culture ».

 « Est-ce qu’on peut aussi dire qu’en France j’ai de la culture contrairement à toi ? », demande l’américain.

 « Non, ça serait arrogant », je revendique.

Vocabulary and Expressions

les allemands: the Germans

discutent: discuss

vraiment; really, truly

...avoir plusieurs significations: have several meanings

le comportement: behavior

les manières: ways, manners