Bonjour,
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a. Who were Romeo and Juliet?
b. The Montague and the Capulet were two rival families. Romeo belonged to
the Montague family but Juliet wasn't a Montague: she was a Capulet.
A. How old were they?
B. They were 16.
A. What happened ?
B. Of course, they fell in love. But their families didn’t want them to get married. Juliet tried to fake her death and drank a sleeping potion. Romeo thought she wasn’t alive. So he bought real poison and killed himself.
A. How did the story end?
B. When Juliet woke up, she found Romeo dead. So she stabbed herself to death.
Both families met later and agreed to reconcile.
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a. Andrew and you met at the beginning of the school year? So it isn't long
ago! ( il n'y a pas longtemps )
b. My best friend came back from holiday 2 days ago.
( last Thursday) ===> jeudi dernier ==> il y a deux jours
c. The last time it snowed, was a long time ago. ( il y a longtemps )
d. Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States 12 years ago.
( in 2009 ) ===> en 2009 ==> il y a 12 ans
e. The Great Exhibition took place in 1851, almost two centuries ago.
( in 1851 ) ==> il y a presque deux siècles.
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a. Sir Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor and writer who was famous for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes which continues to fascinate readers today.
b. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in A Study in Scarlet which was published in 1887.
c. In A Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes meets Dr Watson who is home from war in Afghanistan.
d. In The Final Problem, Sherlock Holmes comes face to face with Moriarty who is his arch-enemy.
e. Sir Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels about Sherlock Holmes, including The Hounds of the Baskervilles which is his most famous novel.
;)
