French Lesson 3: La Tour de Babel (The Tower of Babel)
OH LA LA HOLLYWOOD SPEAKS FRENCH! – EP3
FRENCH LISTENING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE 3
With webisode 3 of French learning web series “Oh La La, Hollywood Speaks French!”, you will learn how to say where someone is from, and indicate nationality and language(s) spoken.
Webisode 3 includes a French dialog ideal for beginners and intermediate learners in French and focuses on how to say nationalities and languages in French. It uses basic French words and useful expressions to start speaking French. It will strengthen your listening comprehension skills and will allow you to become more confident with simple conversations in French. Fun video to learn how to speak French and meet people from different countries.
Story: Lili’s friends arrive for a little “apéritif”. They start chatting in French and ask where everybody is from. They all seem to come from different French speaking countries. A little romance is starting too…
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French Expression: Cherchez la femme
Cherchez la femme. Pablo: Je ne trouve rien dans ce bureau! C’est ta faute Soso! Soso: Allez, comme d’habitude… Cherchez la femme! To look for a woman to explain a problem. Pablo: I can’t find anything in this
Le Zapping de Canal+
The word ZAPPER tends to be used in a familiar context when we forget something: Ex. J’ai zappé un truc. (I forgot something.) But it can also mean – and maybe you know that already – to change TV channels.
French Expression: Calmer les esprits
Calmer les esprits. Lili: En ce moment il y a de la tension entre Philippe, Pablo et Nina. Soso: Pourquoi ça? Lili: Parce que Philippe et Pablo aiment tous les deux Nina, mais Nina a déjà un copain. Soso: Ben va falloir
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These lessons are fun, but I would really benefit from seeing the French captions. The characters speak so fast it’s hard to understand the French words. Would you be able to add the French captions as well as the English captions? For me personally, I don’t need to have the English at all. Thanks!
Hi Jacki! The workbook of the show is actually available at: http://ohlalaispeakfrench.com/downloads/oh-la-la-hollywood-speaks-french-season-1-workbook/
It includes a few guidelines on how to make the most of the videos, along with both the French text, and its translation in English. Hope that helps! Bon français! 🙂