All French lessons for: February, 2008

Dictation: “Le Père Goriot”

February 20, 2008 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Dictation
Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation
Today we picked up a text from French novelist Balzac ( 1799-1850 ) : “Le Père Goriot”. It is the story of Eugène de Rastignac, the character at the center of the action, a slightly idealistic and highly ambitious law student who lives in the same rundown boarding house in a seedy area of Paris as Goriot. This novel was written around 1834-1835. 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: “Quelle heure est-il ? de 2h à 3h du matin…”

February 19, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, General French
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Telling time in French, 2AM - 3AM
Time
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Today, let’s focus on telling time in French, every 5 minutes from 2AM to 3AM. Click on the podcast below to listen all variations: you will hear that there are many different ways to say 2:45 AM !

Paris Life & Culture : “Journée du Patrimoine à Paris: le bureau Présidentiel”

February 18, 2008 · 8th district, Expert, Frédéric, Monuments in Paris, Paris life and culture
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Paris, Journée du Patrimoine à Paris: le bureau Présidentiel
Monday’s lesson:
Paris Life & Culture
Ever dreamed to visit an official place? Today, we take you right in the Office of the new French President, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy. The door was opened, so we decided to enter and to bring you the following French pod.
“Aujourd’hui, nous nous sommes rendus au Palais de l’Elysée, à l’occasion des Journées du Patrimoine…”
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Paris by night

February 17, 2008 · Expert, Intermediate, Marie, Test
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Sunday’s lesson:
Test & Exercises
Translate this text from English to French
“Are you ready for some nightlife action while in France? The French people love to have fun as much as everyone else does. Just check out this neon sign that lights up the street at night. Give in to some midnight madness, thrill, and excitement inside the disco house. You will surely have the time of your life while there. Go with your friends. Or better yet, meet somebody special inside. You might just find a reason to go back to France year after year.”
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Real-Life Situation: “inside the subway”

February 16, 2008 · Beginner, French people, Intermediate, Real life situation
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French real life situation
Saturday’s lesson:
Real Life Situation

Taking a subway in Paris is one thing. Being able to understand a message inside a train is another.Can you get through it ?

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Pronunciation: “utilisé”

February 15, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, Pronunciation
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Basic French vocabulary pronunciation
Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation
Today, let’s focus on the word :“utilisé”
and the sounds “u“, “tit“, “li“, “sé“
Example:
in French J’ai utilisé un crayon noir pour dessiner.
in French I used a black pencil to draw .
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Photo-Reportage: “Artistes dans les rues de Paris”

February 14, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, Photo-Reportage
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Reportage Photo in Paris, artistes dans les rues de Paris
Thursday’s lesson:
Reportage-Photo
This week, we met some artists in the streets of Paris and took some shoots. Paris is known as the city of lights & culture… but sometimes the streets get even more quality, surprise and poetry. Just get lost in the city and open your eyes :roll:
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Dictation : “Maupassant”

February 13, 2008 · Dictation, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Dictation
Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation
Today a dictation that will make you more familiar with Maupassant, one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant’s short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient, effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it. Are you ready ? So let’s jump into Maupassant’s universe.
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General French : “month of February 2007″

February 12, 2008 · Beginner, General French, Yannick
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Basic French vocabulary pronunciation
Tuesday’s lesson:
General French
In this exercise, you will have to repeat the dates you hear in French. Here are the rules :

  • the main audio file has all dates for one month (28 to 31 days)
  • the teacher says the date in French
  • each French date is spoken once
  • every ten seconds a new date is spoken
  • there are 8 seconds of silence between each date
  • so that you can repeat each date , during the 8 seconds of silence
  • a calendar picture of the month is provided to help you
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Paris Life & Culture : “Avenue du Général Leclerc”

February 11, 2008 · 14th district, Expert, Frédéric, Paris life and culture, in the streets
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Paris, Avenue du Général Leclerc
Monday’s lesson:
Paris Life & Culture
Today, a podcast dedicated to General Leclerc, the man who entered Paris to liberate it at he end of WWII
“Qui était Leclerc ? C’était un grand homme, qui durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale entra dans Paris le premier, pour libérer la capitale…”
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