Sunday, April 1, 2018

FRENCH 112.1005-- Jeux de Role #010--"TRÈS BIEN POUR TESLA"

FRENCH 112.1005  -UNR SPRING 2018--MME C REDDEN  

JEU 010- "  Très Bien pour Tesla."





CELESTE and SHANNON are at the car dealers and are going to buy a new car, they are greeted by SALES:

SALES: Bon après-midi, comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?
(Good afternoon, how are you today?)

CELESTE: Très bien merci.  (Very well thank you.)

SHANNON: Très bon Monsieur, nous sommes ici pour acheter une voiture. (Very good, Mister, we are here to buy a car.)

SALES: Bon, quel genre de voiture? (Good, what kind of car?)

CELESTE: Je veux une Subaru pour mon chien. (I want a Subaru for my dog.)

SHANNON: Non, une Toyota pour mon grand-père à l'hôpital VA.  (No, a Toyota for my grandfather to the VA hospital.)

CELESTE: Votre grand-père peut prendre le bus.  (Your grandfather can take the bus)

SHANNON: Je ne veux pas de chiens dans la voiture. (I don't want dogs in the car.)

CELESTE: Je ne veux pas de grands-pères dans la voiture. (I don't want grandpas in the car.)

SHANNON: Nous achetons un Toyota. (We are buying a Toyota.)

CELESTE: Non, nous achetons une Subaru. (No,  we are buying a Subaru.)

SALES: Je pense avoir une réponse. (i think i have an answer.)

SHANNON:   Qu'est-ce que c'est?  (What is that?)

SALES: Tesla a une nouvelle voiture. (Tesla has a new car.)

SHANNON ET CELESTE: Tesla?

SALES: C'est vrai. (That is true.)

SHANNON ET CELESTE: Quelle voiture est-ce? (What car is it?)

SALES: C'est un Subayota. (It is  a Subayota.)

SHANNON: Subayota?

CELESTE: Qu'est-ce qu'un Subayota? (What is a Subayota?)

SALES:  C'est une Subaru pour chiens, (It is a Suburu for dogs,)

SHANNON: Pour ses chiens? (For her dogs?)

SALES: Oui, et un Toyota pour son grand-père. (Yes, and a Toyota for her grandfather.)

SALES mobile phone rings, he begins a conversation over the mobile phone.

SALES: Excusez-moi pour une minute s'il vous plaît. (Excuse me for a minute please.)

SALES: (into mobile phone) Bonjour? (pause) Oh, bonjour ma fille. (Pause) Quoi, tu veux de l'argent? (Hello? (pause) Oh Hello, my daughter. (pause) What, you want money.)

While SALES talks on phone, CELESTE and SHANNON have a discussion of their own, so that everybody is talking at once.

CELESTE: Votre grand-père peut prendre un bus pour l'hôpital VA. (Your grandfather can take a bus to the VA hospital.)

CELESTE: Votre chien perd les cheveux dans la voiture. (Your dog loses hair in the car.)

SALES: Je suis désolé ma fille je n'ai pas d'argent aujourd'hui. (I am sorry my daughter i have no money today.)

SHANNON:  Tesla est bon. (Tesla is good.)

CELESTE: Très bien pour Tesla. (Very well for Tesla.)

SALES: (into phone)  Peut-être que demain j'ai de l'argent. Au revoir. (Maybe tomorrow i have money. Goodbye.)

SALES: Avez-vous d'accord? (Have you agreed?)

CELESTE: Oui, nous allons acheter un Subayota. (Yes, we will buy a Subayota.)

SALES: Très bien, voulez-vous voir la voiture? (Very good, do you want to see the car?)

SHANNON:  Oui s'il vous plaît. (Yes, please)

SALES: Très bien, c'est à côté. (Very good, it is next door.)

SHANNON: Bon pour Tesla. (Good for Tesla.)

CELESTE:  Je préfère Tesla Subayota. (I prefer Tesla Subayota.)

SHANNON:  Oui. (yes.)

SALES: Très bien, j'ai de l'argent pour ma fille. (very good, i have money for my daughter.)

SALES: Merci, nous avons fini. (Thank you, we have finished.)

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