Ah, les repas de famille ! In this funny scene from the French movie "Retour chez ma mère", (re)live the pleasure of family table conversations full of misunderstandings and annoyance! With this teaser, practise your French listening skills while enjoying some interesting French-language ambiguities with the help of our own bilingual transcript.
After watching the video, scroll down for the transcript in our bilingual reader, where you can click any French phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
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Use the tick box above the text to turn translations and grammar tips on or off. When they're on, click on any phrase to see them. - Read the text
Work through the Interactive Reader at your own pace - Answer the questions
When you're ready, start the comprehension exercise
Answer in English: we're testing your understanding of the text, not your grammar or expression, so nothing you write here will be marked for accuracy. To get feedback on how you write, try one of our writing exercises.
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