Learn French language from Paris

A nice parisian bookshop

August 31, 2008 · Expert, Intermediate, Marie, Test
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Sunday’s lesson:
Test & Exercises

Translate this text from English to French

“Book lovers would definitely find this bookstore interesting. They have some good titles in this table and the books being displayed are quite a variety at that. There’s a book about Jimi Hendrix’s biography, the classic fiction ‘Gone With The Wind’ by Margaret Mitchell, and a non-fiction book entitled ‘Ten Eternal Questions’. There’s also one fiction novel written by Ken Follett that is almost out of the view, along what seems to be a children’s book, another biography book, and a comic book right there at the top of the picture.”

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

August 30, 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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Pronunciation : French verb “utiliser”

August 29, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, Pronunciation
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Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation

Today, let’s focus on the verb:“utiliser”, 1st group
and the tenses present, past, future
Example:

j’utilise, nous utilisions, tu utiliseras

I use, we were using, you will use

Listen & Speak : click here to listen this French verb read by a French teacher

Photo-Reportage: “la Tekno-Parade”

August 28, 2008 · 12th district, Beginner, Frédéric, Intermediate, Photo-Reportage
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Thursday’s lesson:
Reportage-Photo

This week, a “reportage photo” on the Techno-Parade. This is a yearly event created a few years ago, dedicated to Techno Music. It has now become the place to be for all Tekno music lovers !

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Dictation : “Les Invalides”

August 27, 2008 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation

Keep visiting Paris and brushing up your french with that dictation dedicated to the 7th district and more specially our choice of “Les Invalides”. This place consists of a complex of buildings containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France. There is also a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building’s original purpose. It is also the burial site for some of France’s war heroes such as Napoleon. 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 19h à 20h…”

August 26, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, General French
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Time

>> full text transcript in French

Today, let’s focus on telling time in French, every 5 minutes from 7PM to 8PM. Click on the podcast below to listen all variations: you will hear that there are many different ways to say 7:40 PM !

General French : “month of August 2007″

August 26, 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 : “Canon des Invalides”

August 25, 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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» Find it in Paris !

» Full transcript in French

Pronunciation: “chariot”

August 22, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, Pronunciation
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Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation

Today, let’s focus on the word :“chariot”
and the sounds “cha“, “ri“, “ot“
Example:

Ce chariot n’avance pas : c’est fatiguant.

This trolley won’t work, it’s upseting.

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Photo-Reportage: “Paris fête le Nouvel An chinois”

August 21, 2008 · Beginner, Frédéric, Intermediate, Photo-Reportage
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Thursday’s lesson:
Reportage-Photo

Did you know that France and Paris has the most important chinese comunity of Europe ? Well, you can easily imagine that the Chinese New Year is an important moment for this community and for the parisians. Every year in February, this New year is the opportunity to organize a parade. ParisByPod was there and makes the report for you. Happy New Chinese Year !

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