Mercotte, 84, Shares Her Secrets to Feeling Great
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Mercotte is 84 years old. She is a famous French TV personality.
She says, "I feel very well." Mercotte talks about her daily life.
She does not eat food at night. She goes to bed at 7:30 pm. She thinks this helps her feel good.
Mercotte is also on a TV show called Les Traîtres. People asked her to join a different show. She said no. She said it was "out of the question".
Mercotte also talked about her death one day. She says she already planned it. She gave everything to her children. She also paid for her own funeral already.
Many people think Mercotte is a strong and happy person. She likes to talk about her life in an honest way.
Vocabulary15 words
- personality
- a famous person on TV
- Les Traîtres
- name of a TV show
- funeral
- a ceremony when someone dies
- out of the question
- something you will never do
- daily life
- things you do every day
- famous
- known by many people
- planned
- decided before it happens
- honest
- telling the truth
- French
- from France
- habits
- things you do often
- strong
- not weak
- joined
- became part of something
- TV show
- a program on television
- already
- before now
- children
- sons and daughters
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Answer key
1. 84 2. 7:30 pm 3. True
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Mercotte is _____ years old. She is a famous French TV personality.
She says, "I feel very _____." Mercotte talks about her daily life.
She does not eat food at _____. She goes to bed at 7:30 pm.
Mercotte is also on a TV show called Les Traîtres. People asked her to _____ a different show.
She said it was "out of the _____."
Mercotte also talked about her _____ one day.
She gave everything to her _____.
She also paid for her own _____ already.
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