Learn French language from Paris

Paris Life & Culture : “Canon des Invalides”

March 31, 2008 · 7th district, Expert, Frédéric, Monuments in Paris, Paris life and culture
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Monday’s lesson:
Paris Life & Culture

ParisbyPod takes you to the Invalides, an historical place where is Napoleon’s coffin. Nowadays, it is also the place for the Museum of the Armies. A place that louis XIV and Napoleon liked ! You can not miss it !

“Ce canon semble menaçant, mais rassurez-vous, vous ne risquez rien car…”

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» Full transcript in French

Real-Life Situation: “Making a mistake over the phone”

March 29, 2008 · Beginner, French people, Intermediate, Real life situation
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Saturday’s lesson:
Real Life Situation

Learning French is one thing, managing it for phone conversation is another one, especially if you make a mistake over the phone. Can you get through it ?

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General French: the French vowels (1)

March 28, 2008 · Beginner, Pronunciation, Yannick
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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…

Listen & Repeat : click here to start hearing and repeating the French vowels

Photo-Reportage: “visite chez le Président”

March 27, 2008 · 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.

Listen & Read : click here to listen this audio file and learn French words related to those photos


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Dictation : “Le Rouge et le Noir”

March 26, 2008 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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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 : “month of March 2007″

March 25, 2008 · Beginner, General French, Yannick
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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 : “Un grand magasin de luxe des Champs-Elysées”

March 24, 2008 · 8th district, Expert, Frédéric, Paris life and culture, Shopping in Paris
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Paris, Un grand magasin de luxe des Champs-Elysées

Monday’s lesson:
Paris Life & Culture

Today, you will understand why Paris is the capital of all Luxury goods from Channel to Dior and Louis Vuiton.

“Vous aimez ce magasin ? On vous comprend. C’est tout le charme, le bon goût et le génie français…”

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» Full transcript in French

A carousel for adults

March 23, 2008 · 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 the local City Hall”

March 22, 2008 · Beginner, French people, Intermediate, Real life situation
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Saturday’s lesson:
Real Life Situation

Ever tried to call your local City Hall in your country ? Was is it easy ? difficult ? This time, let’s see how to do it in French language. Can you get through it ?

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