All French lessons for: January, 2009

Dictation : “Le Capitaine Fracasse” (2)

January 21, 2009 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Dictation
Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation
Second ppart of the novelLe Capitaine Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. 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 minuit à 1h du matin…”

January 20, 2009 · Beginner, Frédéric, General French
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Telling time in French, 0AM - 1AM
Time
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Today, let’s focus on telling time in French, every 5 minutes from midnight to 1AM. Click on the podcast below to listen all variations: you will hear that there are many different ways to say 00:35 AM !

Paris Life & Culture : “Le menu d’un restaurant parisien”

January 19, 2009 · Expert, Frédéric, Paris life and culture
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Paris, Le menu d'un restaurant parisien
Monday’s lesson:
Paris Life & Culture
Today a pod that will give you the proof it is still possible to live in a huge city such as Paris and enjoying at same time some countryside’s cuisine.
“Regardez ce menu. Cette photo a été prise à la terrasse d’un café parisien. Ca a l’air bon ! Il était…”
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Funny faces on a wall

January 18, 2009 · Expert, Intermediate, Marie, Test
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Sunday’s lesson:
Test & Exercises
Translate this text from English to French
“The great men of France on their funny faces – that is what this picture is all about. But the more amusing fact of it all is that their funny faces are printed in a large-scale format to fit a very tall building! These are larger than life pictures and they cover the whole edifice. This photo shows a huge crane with a long arm being used to paste the pictures against the wall of the building.”
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Real-Life Situation: “Making a mistake over the phone”

January 17, 2009 · Beginner, French people, Intermediate, Real life situation
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French real life situation
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 “quitter”

January 16, 2009 · Beginner, Frédéric, Pronunciation
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Basic French vocabulary pronunciation
Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation
Today, let’s focus on the verb:“quitter”, 1st group
and the tenses present, past, future
Example:
in French tu quittes, j’ai quitté, il quittera
in English you leave, I left, he will leave
Listen the French lesson Listen & Speak : click here to listen this French verb read by a French teacher

Photo-Reportage: “Portes ouvertes pour l’art à Paris”

January 15, 2009 · Beginner, Frédéric, Intermediate, Photo-Reportage
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Portes ouvertes pour l'art à Paris
Thursday’s lesson:
Reportage-Photo
Some artists living in the famous 18th district – the artistic part of Paris – decided to open their doors and to present us their art. Enjoy those pictures and their french audio comment.
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Dictation : “Le Capitaine Fracasse” (1)

January 14, 2009 · Dictation, Expert, Frédéric, Intermediate
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Dictation
Wednesday’s lesson:
Dictation
This week, first episode of a novel from Théophile Gautier, Le Capitaine Fracasse 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 : firstnames beginning by “A” (part 2/7)

January 13, 2009 · Beginner, Frédéric, General French
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Basic French vocabulary pronunciation
Friday’s lesson:
Pronunciation
We have created a comprehensive list of more than 1000 usual French first names. From “Catherine” to ” Grégoire”, no more worries, French first names will have no more secrets for you.
Let’s start with those beginning with the letter A : “Abelle, Abondance, Acace…”
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Paris Life & Culture : “Canon des Invalides”

January 12, 2009 · Expert, Frédéric, Monuments in Paris, Paris life and culture
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Paris, Canon des Invalides
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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