French Singer Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine Prepares Fans for Farewell
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Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine is a famous French singer.
He has a serious illness. The illness cannot be cured.
Thiéfaine says treatments can make the illness slower.
But he says the end will come. He cannot stop it.
He used the word inéluctable. It means something you cannot stop.
Thiéfaine will sing one of his last concerts in Paris.
He wants to say goodbye to his fans.
Many people love his music and his words.
He is telling his fans the truth about his health.
This is a sad moment for his fans.
Thiéfaine is preparing everyone for the future.
He wants people to understand what is happening.
Vocabulary15 words
- treatments
- medicine or care to help a sick person
- concerts
- shows where singers perform music
- fans
- people who like a singer very much
- incurable
- an illness that doctors cannot stop or fix
- inevitable
- something that will happen and cannot be stopped
- farewell
- a goodbye, often before leaving for a long time
- singer
- a person who sings songs
- serious
- very bad or important
- slower
- not as fast; taking more time
- truth
- real facts, not lies
- sad
- feeling unhappy
- future
- time that has not happened yet
- prepare
- to get ready for something
- famous
- known by many people
- goodbye
- a word you say when you leave someone
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1. An incurable illness 2. Paris 3. False
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Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine is a famous French _____.
He has a serious _____. The illness cannot be cured.
Thiéfaine says _____ can make the illness slower.
But he says the _____ will come. He cannot stop it.
He used the word inéluctable. It means something you cannot _____.
Thiéfaine will sing one of his last _____ in Paris.
He wants to say _____ to his fans.
Many people love his music and his _____.
He is telling his fans the _____ about his health.
This is a _____ moment for his fans.
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