Intermediate - School trip to the seaside! (C0185)

A: Comment s`est passée ta journée, Arnaud?
How was your day Arnaud?
B: Super bien, maman. Aujourd`hui, la maîtresse nous a parlé d`un projet: elle veut qu`on parte en classe de mer.
Great mum. Today, the teacher told us about a plan she has : she wants to take us on a field trip to the sea.
A: C`est vrai? Où ça?
Really? Whereabouts?
B: Dans le Sud de la France, à Biarritz.
To Biarritz, in the south of France.
A: Quand ça? Et pour combien de temps, tu sais?
When? And do you know for how long?
B: En mai, pour six jours. Allez, dis oui, s`il te plait, tous mes camarades vont y aller. En plus, la maîtresse a dit qu`on allait observer les crustacés, aller pêcher et ramasser des coquillages! Je vais apprendre plein de trucs
In May, for six days. Come on, say yes, please, all my friends are going. Plus, the teacher said that we'll get to see crustaceans, that we'll go fishing and collect shells. I am going to learn so many things!
A: Il faut d`abord que j`en discute avec papa. Ensuite, on verra... Mais si tu y vas, il faudra que tu apprennes à nager!
I need to talk about it with your dad first. Then, we will see... But if you go, you'll need to learn how to swim.

Key Vocabulary

se passer Verb to happen
en classe de mer Phrase on a field trip to the sea
observer Verb to watch
le crustacé Noun (m) crustacea
pêcher Verb to fish
ramasser Verb to collect
le coquillage Noun (m) shell
apprendre Verb to learn
le truc Noun (m) thing
d`abord Phrase first of all

Supplementary Vocabulary

en classe de neige Phrase on a ski trip
l`excursion Noun (f) excursion
découvrir Verb to discover
enrichissant Adjective rewarding
la faune et la flore Noun (f) wildlife

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