Singer Vianney Talks About Building His Own Cabin
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Vianney is a famous French singer. He talked with Laurent Delahousse on TV. Laurent Delahousse is a well-known French journalist. Vianney talked about a cabin he built. A cabin is a small wooden house. He said building it was very hard work. He called it a job for a giant. Vianney said his wife got angry about it sometimes. The cabin took a long time to finish. But Vianney said it is now his refuge. A refuge is a safe, quiet place. Vianney also talked about his new album. An album is a group of songs. He also spoke about his flat. His flat is very high up in the Montparnasse Tower. This is a tall building in Paris. He explained why he bought it.
Vocabulary15 words
- singer
- a person who sings songs
- journalist
- a person whose job is to write or talk about news
- cabin
- a small simple house, often made of wood
- giant
- something very big; here, very hard work
- refuge
- a safe and quiet place
- album
- a group of songs by one singer
- famous
- known by many people
- project
- a piece of work with a plan
- flat
- rooms where someone lives, in a building
- tower
- a very tall, thin building
- interview
- a talk where one person asks questions
- silence
- no talking at all
- angry
- feeling mad or upset
- explain
- to tell why or how something happened
- buy
- to get something with money
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1. A cabin 2. A job for a giant 3. True
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Vianney is a famous French _____. He talked with Laurent Delahousse on TV. Laurent Delahousse is a well-known French _____. Vianney talked about a _____ he built. A cabin is a small wooden house. He said building it was very hard work. He called it a job for a _____. Vianney said his wife got _____ about it sometimes. The cabin took a long time to finish. But Vianney said it is now his _____. A refuge is a safe, quiet place. Vianney also talked about his new _____. An album is a group of songs. He also spoke about his flat. His flat is very high up in the Montparnasse _____. This is a tall building in Paris. He _____ why he bought it.
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