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A1 French short story: the office fridge on Friday

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated · About the library

Who left the yoghurt, the cheese and the cake in the office fridge? An easy French story about colleagues sharing food, with glosses and matching questions.

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A light A1 story about the shared fridge at work, with possessives (mon, ta, son, leur) and food words. Read it, then match each food to its owner.

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Two colleagues discover a chocolate cake in the open office fridge.
An unexpected gâteau brings the team together on Friday. Illustration: Atelier

Le frigo du vendredi

C'est vendredi, dix-sept heures. Marie veut vider1 le frigo2 du bureau avant le week-end. Elle ouvre la porte : il y a beaucoup de choses dedans !

« À qui3 est ce yaourt ? » — « C'est à moi4 ! » dit Hugo. « Et le fromage ? » — « C'est à Leïla, elle est en vacances. » Le yaourt est périmé5, alors Hugo le jette6.

Au fond, il y a un grand gâteau au chocolat. Personne ne sait à qui il est. Marie regarde l'étiquette : « Pour l'équipe. Bon vendredi ! – Paul. »

Paul est le nouveau stagiaire. Tout le monde vient à la cuisine pour partager7 le gâteau. Les collègues sont ravis8, et le frigo est vide.

Read it in English

It's Friday at five. Marie wants to empty the office fridge before the weekend. She opens the door: there are a lot of things inside!

"Whose is this yoghurt?" "It's mine!" says Hugo. "And the cheese?" "That's Leïla's, she's on holiday." The yoghurt is past its date, so Hugo throws it away.

At the back, there is a big chocolate cake. Nobody knows whose it is. Marie looks at the label: "For the team. Happy Friday! – Paul."

Paul is the new intern. Everyone comes to the kitchen to share the cake. The colleagues are delighted, and the fridge is empty.

Who owns what?
FoodOwner
le yaourtHugo
le fromageLeïla
le gâteau au chocolatPaul, for the team

C'est à moi / à toi / à Leïla is the simplest way to say who something belongs to. À qui est ce sac ? (Whose bag is this?) is a question you'll hear in offices, trains and classrooms.

Question 1No account needed
Why does Hugo throw away his yoghurt?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

It's past its date.. Le yaourt est périmé: it is past its date.

Question 2No account needed
Who brought the cake?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Paul, the new intern. The label is signed Paul, le nouveau stagiaire.

Question 3No account needed
"Whose is it?"

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

C'est à qui ?. C'est à qui ? or À qui est-ce ?

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