All French lessons for: August, 2007

Pronunciation: “personnage”

August 31, 2007 · Beginner, Frédéric, Pronunciation
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Basic French vocabulary pronunciation
Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation
Today, let’s focus on the word :“personnage”
and the sounds “per“, “so“, “na“, “ge“
Example:
in French Napoléon est un personnage de l’histoire française.
in French Napoléon is a character of the French history.
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Photo-Reportage: “visite chez le Président”

August 30, 2007 · Beginner, Frédéric, Intermediate, Photo-Reportage
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Reportage Photo in Paris, visite chez le Président
Thursday’s lesson:
Reportage-Photo
This week, we take you directly to the French President office ! yes, the photos were made in Nicolas Sarkozy’s residence, the Elysée, during the “Journées du Patrimoine”, a tearly event where all public domains are opened to general public.
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Dictation : “Le Rouge et le Noir”

August 29, 2007 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Dictation
Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation
Today, a dictation taken from the famous novelist Stendhal : “le Rouge et le Noir”. Stendhal is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism in his two novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, 1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (The Charterhouse of Parma, 1839). Just click below to listen to the dictation in French, and try to type what you hear. Good luck !
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General French: the French vowels (1)

August 28, 2007 · Beginner, General French, Pronunciation, Yannick
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French vowels
Tuesday’s lesson:
General French
Today, let’s hear the sounds of French vowels. This three part lesson will give you examples of French words using those sounds. Let’s start with the “a” sound : avancer, date, sac, marque, avocat, pâte, attention, blatte, mille-pattes…
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Paris Life & Culture : “Le Tram est arrivé à Paris”

August 27, 2007 · 14th district, Expert, Frédéric, Paris life and culture, The Metro, in the streets
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Paris, Le Tram est arrivé à Paris
Monday’s lesson:
Paris Life & Culture
You think that Paris public transportation will never change ? That’s wrong ! You now have a new way to move into Paris and it is called “Tramway”. Get a ride with us in this lesson.
“Regardez, le Tramway est de retour à Paris. C’est un événement. Maintenant, il est encore plus facile…”
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» Find it in Paris !
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A carousel for adults

August 26, 2007 · Expert, Intermediate, Marie, Test
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Sunday’s lesson:
Test & Exercises
Translate this text from English to French
“Who says carousels are only for the young? People who are forever young at heart will find riding in this colorful carousel a good break from their otherwise stressful life. Choose your seat. Do you want to be up on a horse? Or maybe you want to ride a crescent-shaped vehicle? Swirl your troubles away with a carousel ride. And for sure, there are more rides you can try in this theme park fronting a big, medieval-looking building. Take your kids to this place. They will never forget the experience, for sure.”
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Real-Life Situation: “Calling a lawyer office”

August 25, 2007 · Beginner, French people, Intermediate, Real life situation
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French real life situation
Saturday’s lesson:
Real Life Situation

Do you know how to talk to a lawyer ? Well, we hope you will not have to face that situation. Nevertheless, we think it coud be helpful to know how to deal with such a situation. Let’s try to call one of this office.
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Pronunciation : French verb “décider”

August 24, 2007 · Beginner, Intermediate, Marie, Pronunciation
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Basic French vocabulary pronunciation
Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation
Today, let’s focus on the verb:“décider”
and the tenses present, past, future
Example:
in French je décide, il décida, ils décideront
in English I decide, he decided, they will decide
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Photo-Reportage: “l’Emmental Tour”

August 23, 2007 · 15th district, Beginner, Frédéric, Intermediate, Photo-Reportage
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Reportage Photo in Paris, Bercy Village
Thursday’s lesson:
Reportage-Photo
This week, a photo-reportage taken in the 15th district, for the “Emmental Tour”. This tour was a promotional event for Emmental, the famous French cheese full of holes :-)
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Dictation : “L’Opéra de Paris”

August 22, 2007 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Dictation
Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation
It was Emperor Napoleon III who instigated the great Parisian reconstruction of the Second French Empire and chose the civic planner Baron Haussmann to supervise the reconstruction. In 1858 the Emperor authorized Haussmann to clear the required 12,000 square metres of land on which to build a second theatre for the world renowned Parisian Opera and Ballet companies. The project was put out to open competition in 1861, and was won by the architect Charles Garnier (1825–1898). Just click below to listen to the dictation in French, and try to type what you hear. Good luck !
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