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Listening Comprehension: Halloween in NYC

by Sev

In today’s lesson, we’re practicing listening comprehension with real audio from real life situation. We’ll listen to someone talking about their past trip to New York City. 🇫🇷

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#1 Vocabulary for Halloween in NYC

First, we will go through the important vocabulary. Make sure to listen carefully and repeat as you listen:

  1. C’était = It was
  2. Mon rêve = My dream
  3. J’y suis allée donc = I went there (so)
  4. Il y a pile un an =  Exactly a year ago (when ‘Il y a’ is followed by a duration)
  5. Toussaint = All Saints’ Day (a catholic religious celebration)
  6. Donc = So
  7. Vingt-sept = Twenty seven
  8. Assez amusant = Quite funny, entertaining, lovely
  9. Se déguiser = To dress-up, to wear costumes.

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#2 Listening Comprehension: Halloween à New York City

Let’s dive deeper with these three comprehension questions

  1. Il y a combien de temps qu’ elle est allée a NYC ? How long ago she went to NYC? 
  2. Quand est-elle partie de NYC? When did she leave NYC?
  3. Pourquoi c’était assez amusant ? Why was it ‘quite funny’?

#3 Listening comprehension: Transcription and Anwers

Answer Keys and Transcript:

  1. Il y a combien de temps qu’elle est allée a NYC ? How long ago she went to NYC? = Il y a pile un an (exactly a year ago)
  2. Quand est-elle partie de NYC? When did she leave NYC? =  le 2 novembre (november 2nd)
  3. Pourquoi c’était assez amusant ? Why was it ‘quite funny’?= ‘Voir les américains se déguiser’ (See the Americans dressing up in costumes.)

Transcription :

“C’était mon rêve d’aller à New York… J’y suis allée donc il y a pile un an pour les vacances de la Toussaint.

Donc de.. du 27 octobre au… au 2 novembre pendant la période d’Halloween.

C’était assez amusant de voir les américains se déguiser pour Halloween”