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Where is Brian?

On s'est tous posé la question un jour: mais où donc est Brian ?

Enfin quand je dis tous, je pense bien sûr à tous ceux qui ont pris anglais première langue avec "Speak English 6ème".

Si, si, rappelez-vous: le ou la prof sortait le magnétophone à bande (Grundig), puis nous demandait d'ouvrir le livre au premier chapître et de positionner le masque en plastique bleu fourni avec, permettant de voir les images mais cachant le texte.

Rewind. Play.
"Where is Brian?
- Brian is in the kitchen.
- But where is Jenny?
- Jenny is in the bathroom!"

Puis, au fil des semaines, nous avons pu en apprendre d'avantage sur la famille de Brian et Jenny, tandis que le fameux masque bleu, tombant en lambeaux, se parait de scotch.

Ce n'est qu'en 4ème que j'ai finalement rencontré Brian. C'était un étudiant américain, un chicagoan, qui venait passer quelques semaines d'immersion française. Langue qu'il maîtrisait d'ailleurs assez correctement, du moins comparativement à notre niveau d'anglais... Inutile de dire qu'il était de plus le pôle d'attraction de la gente féminine. Mais personne ne lui a demandé ce qu'il foutait dans la cuisine...

Tiens au fait, où sont Daniel et Valérie ?

Comments

amandine said…
Brian is in Miami !!
Et oui, pendant toutes ces années on vous aura menti! Brian n'est pas dans la cuisine et il y a trop de grisaille en Angleterre. Brian est donc reparti vivre au soleil des plages de Miami.
Salutations,
Brian Paran 😉
Ha ha ha! I suspect Brian to be ubiquitous!

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