Cent dixime Leon La rentre

110th Lesson back to school

Deux mois plus tard, cest au tour de Claude de

commencer son nouveau travail.
1 Two months later, it is Claudes turn to begin her new job.
2 Elle a t mute dans un collge de 200 lves dans le
vingtime arrondissement
2 She has been transferred to a college with (of) 200 pupils
in the 20th arrondissement.

Pour y assurer les cours dorthographe et de grammaire,

comme elle faisait en Bretagne.
3
To give spelling and grammar courses, as she was doing
in Britanny.

mais elle apprend trs vite que les classes Paris sont
bien diffrentes de celles de son village breton.

But she quickly learns that the classes in Paris are very
different from the one in her Breton village.

Clment, un jeune professeur de vingt-trois ans, prend

Claude sous son aile et lui explique comment se passent
les choses.

Clement, a young 23-year-old teacher, takes Claude under

his wing and tells her whats what (how things happen).

Dabord, tas les classes trs mixtes dun point de vue

ethnique: il a des beurs, des blacks, des asiatiques
First, your classes are very mixed ethnically: there are
beurs, blacks, Asians

Plus mlang que a, tu meurs. Mais il sont hyper-sympas.

You cant get more mixed than that! But theyre really
great kids.

Ensuite, les classes sont trs grandes. a peut tre

angoissant, mais il faut assumer.
Next, the classes are very big. That might be worrying,
but youve just got to accept it.
9 Pour la plupart, les profs sont cool. Le directeur est
vachement strict, mais trs rglo.

Most of the teachers are cool. The principal is dead

strict, but hes a fair kind of guy.
10 donc, tu vois, on galre parfois mais dans lensemble on
sclate. Mais attends, quest-ce que tas? a va pas?
10
So you see, you really struggle sometimes, but in the
main we have a good time. But whats the matter? arent
you well?
11 si, si. Seulement, je nai compris que la moiti de ce que tu
as dit.
11 yes, yes. But only understood half of what you said!
12 En classe dhistoire: Aprs quelle bataille le chef
Vercingtorix sest-il rendu aux Romains?
12 In a history lesson: after what battle did the chieftain
Vercingetorix surrender to the Romans?
13 Aprs un long silence, un lve dit timidement: sa
dernire bataille, Madame.
13 After a long silence, one pupil ventures shyly: His last
battle, miss
1 Cest qui le tour? Cest moi.
1 Whose turn is it? Mine.
2 Je dois assurer des cours dhistoire la rentre, comme
je le faisais lanne dernire.
2 I have to give history classes when school resumes, like I
was doing last year.

3 Ca ne va pas? si, si je vais trs bien, je tassure.

3 arent you well? yes, yes, Im fine, honestly.
4 est-ce que cest vraiment difficile? Plus difficile que a,
tu meurs!
4 Is it really difficult? it doesnt get much more difficult
than this!
5 Ils sont vachement sympas, nos profs.
5 Our teachers are really great.