French Etc

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Today, Fabienne is checking into a hotel. She is asking the receptionist for a room with a view on the Eiffel Tower. With her, you will learn vocabulary that make speak like the French.
The culture capsule in the worksheet features a little guide of Paris 101 for those of you who have never been there.
The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.
This is a FRENCH ETC. course for the French traveler who wants to converse with the French while over there and learn the basics of the language and culture at the same time.

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This is part two of the unit on transportation. Fabienne was taking the subway in Paris last time. She was using vocabulary you can also use in any type of public transportation.

Today, you’ll learn how to ride the Paris subway. You’ll also brush up on the gender of French nouns and you’ll learn how to tell time.

The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

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.

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In this unit, Fabienne is taking the subway in Paris. She uses vocabulary you can also use in any type of public transportation.
In part 2 of this unit, you’ll learn how to tell time, brush up on the gender of French nouns. The culture capsule will walk you through the French Train and subway systems.

The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

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.

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This unit is part 2 of “Is it far? C’est Loin ?” .

It features three verbs in the present tense, and words about directions useful if you get lost in a French street.

The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.
Also in the worksheet, are links to more audio files, with the verbs in context, and a crossword puzzle to test your 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.

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This unit is called “Is it far? C’est Loin ?” Fabienne wants to go to Le Louvre Museum. She is lost in the streets of Paris and is asking for directions. Let’s learn the vocabulary with her.

The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

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.

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Today’s grammar lesson is really short.

It’s the verb to be – verbe être – in the present tense and a link to play the conjugation online.

Everything is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

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.

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In the last unit, you finished by asking for the bill. Today, we’ll learn a bit more about buying and paying with euros. We’ll go to the farmer’s market, as you might in your trip to France, and buy veggies and cheese. In three short dialogs, we will see how to ask for a price in different ways.
These are really authentic dialogs that you are very likely to use when you are in France paying for purchases. The worksheet also explains the Euro system.
The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual when you are a member.

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.

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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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côte de bœuf

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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.

Visit us at frenchetc.org
anne@frenchetc.org

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