All French lessons for: June, 2008

Real-Life Situation: “Calling the mayor’s office”

A City Hall plays an important role in France : you may have to register a birth, a wedding or other administrative papers. Check what you understand of the following Real Life Situation.

Listen the French lesson Listen & Write : click here to listen this audio file and check your understanding

Pronunciation : French verb “décider”

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
Listen the French lesson Listen & Speak : click here to listen this audio file and repeat French words made up of those sounds

Photo-Reportage: “C’est la fête à Montmartre”

Today, second part on the “Fête des Vendanges”, hold in Montmartre.
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Reportage Photo in Paris, fête des Vidanges Reportage Photo in Paris, fête des Vidanges Reportage Photo in Paris, fête des Vidanges Reportage Photo in Paris, fête des Vidanges
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Dictation: “du côté de chez Swan” (2)

Today, let’s focus again on the novel “du côté de chez Swan”, from the famous French novelist Marcel Proust 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 June 2007″

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
Listen the French lesson Listen & Repeat : click here to listen the French lesson & train yourself repeating

Paris Life & Culture : “Sur l’avenue des Champs-Elysées”

“Aux Champs-Elysées!” You all know that famous romantic tune. Well, with its cinemas, cafés, and luxury specialty shops, the Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world. Let’s have a look to this place and train your French !
“Vous êtes maintenant sur les Champs-Elysées, la plus belle avenue…”
Listen the French lesson Listen & Read : click here to listen this audio file and learn French vocabulary & grammar
» Find it in Paris !
find it in Paris
» Full transcript in French
read the full transcript in French

A red mill in the streets of Paris

Translate this text from English to French
“If you’ve seen the musical film “Moulin Rouge” by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, then you probably now has an idea where its title came from. The title did originate from the French language, but if it is really inspired by this particular red mill in the picture, no one can tell. It’s just fascinating to look at the mill lit up in all its glory at night. It isn’t the real thing used in the countryside of France. But the replica is good enough to remind you of Medieval France.”
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Real-Life Situation: “Calling for a baloon trip” (part 3/3)

Remember our visit to the sky of Paris ? Well, we have a third part for you. Here it is and this is one more time, the opportunity to face a Real Life Situation. Enjoy and Learn ;-)

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Pronunciation : “foule”

Today, let’s focus on the word :“foule”
and the sounds “fou“, “le
Example:
in French Il y a une grande foule
in French There is a large crowd
Listen the French lesson Listen & Speak : click here to listen this audio file and repeat French words made up of those sounds

Photo-Reportage: “Un défilé haut en couleurs à Paris”

Today, first part on the “Fête des Vendanges”, hold in Montmartre. A unique occasion to see various French regions !
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Reportage Photo in Paris, undéfilé haut en couleurs Reportage Photo in Paris, undéfilé haut en couleurs Reportage Photo in Paris, undéfilé haut en couleurs Reportage Photo in Paris, undéfilé haut en couleurs
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