French Hamster Story for Children
This story, which includes a youtube clip and printable worksheets, is about two extremely fast dwarf hamsters.
The verbs are in the 3rd person present tense.
Listening, reading and translation practice + Online Quiz.
Verbs + Vocabulary:
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
What is it?
Que fait-il?
What is he doing?
One of the hamsters becomes ill:
Il est malade He is ill
Il a besoin de He needs …
C’est It is
Il s’appelle His name is
Il court He runs
il habite he lives
il fait he does
il aime he loves
il dort he sleeps
il est he is
il va he goes
il va bien he is fine
il a besoin de he needs
Il fait de la gymnastique
He does gymnastics
Read the words and join in:
Video
Printable Worksheets:
Gap Fill Exercise:
Hamster Story Gap Fill Worksheet
Questions about the Story:
Hamster Story Questions
Online Quiz
This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Online Quiz
#1. What is it? ? Never leave out apostrophes. Try to think of the letters they are replacing. This question without the apostrophes would be hard to say: Que est ce que ce est?
#2. It is a hamster. It is called Bugatti.
#3. Bugatti runs very fast.
#4. His brother is called Veyron. He likes nibbling.
#5. Bugatti does gymnastics.
#6. Bugatti and Veyron, you are cute!
#7. They run a lot!
#8. Bugatti is sleeping. He is ill.
#9. He needs some medicine.
#10. Poor Bugatti, but he is fine now.
Results
Très bien!
The Story in French
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Savez-vous?
Oui! C’est un hamster!
Il s’appelle Bugatti. Il court très vite.
Il habite avec son frère.
Son frère s’appelle Veyron.
Bugatti et Veyron … Vous êtes mignons!
Bugatti fait de la gymnastique.
Veyron aime grignoter.
Ils courent beaucoup!
Aujourd’hui Bugatti dort.
Oh non, il est malade!
Il a besoin d’un médicament!
Mais c’est difficile!
Pauvre Bugatti!
Mais il va bien maintenant.
Amusez-vous bien!
Au-revoir!
J’aime beaucoup les hamsters!