giving money to a little boy

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A woman visited a family. At the end of her visit, she gave a dollar to the little boy whose family she had been visiting.

The little boy put the billBILLET in his pocket without saying thank you.

His mother, thinking perhaps he was too shyTIMIDE, asked him: “What do you reply?QUE RÉPONDS-TU ?”

“I don’t know.”

“Yes you do. What do I always say when your father gives me money?”

“You say: ‘Is that all?C’EST TOUT ?’”

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Vocabulary

Bill: a banknote (paper money).

Shy: nervous or timid in the company of other people.

The boy slipped the billBILLET into his pocket.

His mother thought he was too shyTIMIDE to speak.

Grammar

Past simple for completed narrative actions + present simple for repeated/habitual behaviour in dialogue.

Past simple: She gave a dollar to the little boy.

Present simple (habits): What do I always say when your father gives me money?

Synonyms & Alternatives

Bill: note, banknote.

Shy: bashful, timid.

Is that all?: That’s it?, Nothing more?

Mini Dialogue

Mrs Dupont: Lucas, did you thank Aunt Claire for the money?

Lucas: Erm… no.

Mrs Dupont: Come on, what do I always say when your dad gives me fifty euros?

Lucas: You say: “Is that all?C’EST TOUT ?”

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