Real French Audio #2 – Parisian Home Tour
Learn French with Real French audio #2 – Home Tour. Comprehension is a HUGE roadblock for many students. It’s time to break through that roadblock and focus on other things! You want to be able to speak French, and (just as importantly) understand the French you hear.
The ideal way to practice French listening comprehension is to find lots of resources that are in the sweet spot — not too far outside your comfort zone, but JUST difficult enough to be a good challenge.
You want it to be challenging but also doable. Right at the edges of your comfortable zone. They’re just difficult enough so they’re challenging but they’re useful for you to practice with
I’ve curated and edited a real audio presented by Julie, a young French woman. In this 30 seconds audio, she hows her tiny Parisian apartment. The audio is played at real speed with some music background. I’ll play it three times. The third time is slowed down. Don’t worry if don’t understand everything. The goal is to build your comprehension of real spoken French. You’ll learn new vocabulary in the context but more importantly, you can listen and repeat to tune into the pace and flow of spoken French!
How to listen to the French audio
Active listening: Listen to the audio three times. The first time, you need to focus on the general meaning and context, the second time, narrow down on the keywords. The last time, the audio is slowed down to really focus on comprehension.
Answer the question: try to answer to the questions without checking the transcript.
Check the transcript: Listen with the transcript twice. The second time, read along out loud to help with learning pronunciation and pace.
Happy Listening!
#1 French Vocabulary and keywords
Dans un premier temps = first
un salon = a living room
tout ça = all that…
un canapé = a sofa/ a couch
une fenêtre = a window
Je l’adore ! = I love it!
une machine à laver = a washer / a washing machine
un petit lit = a small bed
gros bisous = big kisses
# 2 Questions
Trouver trois choses dans le salon de Julie ? Name three thing in Julie’s Living room?
Qu’est ce qui est pratique dans sa cuisine ? What is convenient in her kitchen?
Pourquoi Julie aime son lit ? Why Julie loves her bed?
Comment on dit ‘See you next time’ en français ? How do you say ‘see you next time ‘ in French?
#3 Transcription of the French audio
Dans un premier temps, j’ai ma petite entrée, tout va bien. Et on se trouve dans mon espace salon/cuisine. J’ai ma petite télé, j’ai mes petits miroirs, tout ça, tout ça… J’ai mes chaussures et en face, j’ai un petit canapé, j’ai une fenêtre parisienne. Ensuite, j’ai une cuisine. Alors-là, ma petite cuisine, je l’adore ! Et j’ai une machine à laver, ça c’est très pratique ! Ensuite, on va passer à ma chambre. Là, j’ai mon petit lit. En vrai, il est très confortable. Voilà, gros bisous, à la prochaine !
#4 Questions Answers
Trouver trois choses dans le salon de Julie ? Name three thing in Julie’s Living room?
Une télé, des chaussures, des miroirs et un canapé.
Qu’est ce qui est pratique dans sa cuisine ? What is convenient in her kitchen?
La machine à laver.
Pourquoi Julie aime son lit ? Why Julie loves her bed?
Il est très confortable.
Comment on dit ‘See you next time’ en français ? How do you say ‘see you next time ‘ in French?
” A la prochaine ! “
#5 Translation French Audio
First, I have my little entrance, everything’s fine. Then, we’re in my living room/kitchen area. I’ve my little TV, I’ve got little mirrors, all that, all that… I’ve my shoes and across, I’ve a little sofa, I’ve a Parisian window. Then here, I have a kitchen. I love my little kitchen! And I’ve a washing machine, which is very practical! Next, let’s move on to my bedroom. This is my little bed. It’s really comfortable. So, big kisses, see you next time!
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