naming children

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A pregnantENCEINTE woman was in a car accident and fell into a comaCOMA.

She remained unconscious for nearly six months. When she finally woke up, she realised she was no longer pregnantPLUS ENCEINTE.

FranticallyAFFOLÉMENT, she asked the doctor about her baby.

The doctor replied, “Ma'amM'DAME, you had twins — a boy and a girl. Both babies are healthy. Your brother came in and named them.”

The woman thought to herself, “Oh no, not my brother! He’s such an idiotIMBÉCILE!”

ExpectingS'ATTENDANT À the worst, she asked the doctor, “Alright, what’s the girl’s name?”

“Denise,” said the doctor.

She thought, “That’s actuallyEN FAIT↔EN RÉALITÉ not bad. Maybe I was wrong about my brother. I quiteFRANCHEMENT like Denise.”

Then she asked the doctor, “And the boy’s name?”

The doctor replied, “Denephew.”

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Vocabulary

Pregnant: having a baby inside the body

Coma: a long unconscious state

Frantically: in a panicked way

She was pregnantENCEINTE before the accident.

The woman woke from a comaCOMA after six months.

She asked franticallyAFFOLÉMENT about her children.

Grammar

Reported speech: She thought to herself, “Oh no, not my brother!” → She thought that her brother was an idiot.

Direct speech: “Denise,” said the doctor.

Synonyms & Alternatives

Pregnant: expecting, with child

Frantically: desperately, in panic

Idiot: fool, dimwit

Mini Dialogue

Woman: Alright, what’s the girl’s name?

Doctor: Denise.

Woman: And the boy’s name?

Doctor: Denephew.

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