French Etc

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This unit follows up “At the restaurant – part 1”.
The worksheet explains how to conjugate and how to use French verbs in the present tense.
In this podcast, you’ll hear the verbs être – to be and prendre – to take in the present tense.
Everything else is on the worksheet.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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This unit is a follow up on “The menu please” published earlier. Now that we’ve learned how to order from a menu, we’ll go for the full meal. We’ll go through the whole experience of being in a French restaurant, from stepping in to asking if they take a credit card.
The culture capsule on the worksheet has tips on French restaurants and where to eat in Paris.
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FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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In the previous lesson, we’ve learned how to order typical French food in a restaurant.
Today, we are going over the grammar part for this lesson. We’ll conjugate the verb AVOIR (to have) and VOULOIR (to want)-  in context though because this podcast is dedicated to learning the real French, the French you’ll use on your next trip to France.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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anne@frenchetc.org

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So far, you’ve learned how to introduce yourself, the basic basics about French grammar and you’ve learned numbers. Don’t worry if numbers are still shaky for you. We’ll have many opportunities to go over them again. But today, we’re getting to serious material.     This unit is called “La carte s’il vous plaît”. It means: The menu please.  We will go over vocabulary you can use in a restaurant to order food from the menu.
There is also a list of extra vocabulary, of typical French dishes  that will make your ordering much more pleasant.

This is a French beginner’s course – authentic and useful French.   FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.

The podcasts are published about every 2 weeks.

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Now that you’ve learned a bit about introductions, articles and verbs, it’s time to learn numbers. This unit is simple and complicated at the same time. It is simple to understand, yet, you’ll find you need to come back to it many times, in order to remember French numbers. Don’t worry, numbers are hard to remember in all languages. So please, do come back here as often as you need. And be patient: little by little, it will come to you. In the podcast, you’ll learn how to pronounce numbers. However, make sure you get the worksheet: it has a culture capsule full of valuable information and  the worksheet has lots of games and practice too.

This is a French beginner’s course – authentic and useful French.   FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.

The podcasts are published about every 2 weeks.

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This is Lesson 2 of unit 3 – Do you speak English. Today, will go over the verb speak and also over negative sentences (not to speak). At the end of the worksheet, there is a practice exercise  for you to check if you got the grammar down.

This is a Fench beginner’s course – authentic and useful French.   FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The full podcast and its worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.
The podcasts are published about every 2 weeks.

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anne@frenchetc.org

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When you visit Paris, you’re likely to get lost. Now that you’ve learned basic introductions in the previous unit, how to introduce yourself, you’ll want to say that you are an English speaker, that you don’t speak French well (yet) and you’d like the person to speak slower. This unit is for you: « Vous parlez anglais ? » – Do you speak English?
In the worksheet, you’ll find a short 4-point culture capsule on politeness in France.
Lesson 2 of this unit 3 (next podcast) will go over the verb speak and also over negative sentences (not to speak). At the end of the worksheet, there are games for you to check if you got the vocabulary.

This is a Fench beginner’s course – authentic and useful French.   FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away. The podcasts are published about every 2 weeks.

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Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC.  (www.frenchetc.org)
Bonjour – part 2 is a follow up of Bonjour – part 1 with a culture capsule on when to use TU and VOUS and lots of grammar insights. Today, you will learn about personal pronouns (I, you), the verbs to be named and to go, the articles the and a. You will also discover why the French put accents on their words and how they combine letters to make a new sound in French.
This is a Fench beginner’s course – authentic and useful French.   FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.

The full podcast and its worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

The podcasts are published about every 2 weeks.

Visit us at frenchetc.org – anne@frenchetc.org

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