| Beginner's Podcast March 6th, 2010 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. (www.frenchetc.org) 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. Visit us at frenchetc.org anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast February 21st, 2010 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. (www.frenchetc.org) . 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. . 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. Visit us at frenchetc.org anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast January 30th, 2010 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. (www.frenchetc.org) 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. Visit us at frenchetc.org anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast January 15th, 2010 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. (www.frenchetc.org) 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. Visit us at frenchetc.org anne@frenchetc.orgPodcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast December 31st, 2009 Bonjour et bienvenue (www.frenchetc.org) 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. Anne’s take on French and France Visit us at frenchetc.org anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast December 19th, 2009 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. (www.frenchetc.org) 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. Visit us at frenchetc.org anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast December 4th, 2009 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. 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. Visit us at frenchetc.org and join as a member. anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download Advanced Podcast November 30th, 2009 Dear French Etc Podcast subscriber, We’ve recently updated our Web site and our Podcasts. We’ve reorganized the Podcasts into three separate channels : - Mot du jour (Word of the day) Podcast
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If you’re subscribed to the main French Etc Podcast on iTunes (simply titled “French Etc“), you should know that we will be removing that Podcast feed. You should select one of more of the other French Etc Podcasts on iTunes if you wish to continue to receive updates through iTunes. We’ve also added comments to our Web site, so please feel free to comment or ask questions about our Podcasts and French lessons! A+ Anne at French Etc www.frenchetc.org Beginner's Podcast November 19th, 2009 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 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Beginner's Podcast October 30th, 2009 Bonjour et bienvenue to FRENCH ETC. FRENCH ETC.’s unit 2 is called Bonjour (Hello). In this unit, we will listen to two mini-dialogs and go over very basic greetings in French: how to say hello, or hi, and bye. The culture capsule explains the way French people kiss – or don’t kiss – to greet one another. Don’t miss the puzzle at the end of the worksheet. It’s the best way to see if you got the vocabulary. French beginner’s course, authentic and useful French. FRENCH ETC. presents contemporary expressions you hear today in the country, in movies and on the radio. The text is translated in full on the weekly worksheet available to members. Worksheets are brief and concise and should not require more than about an hour a week to fully master. Make sure you listen to the audio (free podcast on the website) and repeat after you hear the words. They are published every 2 weeks – about. Visit us at www.frenchetc.org – anne@frenchetc.org Podcast: Play in new window | Download | JOIN NOWJoin now to receive individual help, extra materials and worksheets, from an enthusiastic native French speaker. OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS Twitter Facebook |
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