French for Beginners

Topics covered:

• Causative avec faire
• Present participle
• Au fur et à mesure

Bonjour chers amis du français ! Êtes-vous prêts pour notre dernier épisode ? Nous aurons le plaisir d'être en compagnie de Valérie et Michelle aujourd’hui. So, I can assure you that we will be entertained to the very end. I hope you have taken the time you look over the lessons and to do the exercises. Don’t forget to take advantage of all the tools available on our website, including the flashcard and the pronunciation guide. That’s it for me ! I leave you with Valérie et Michelle ! Les voilà ensemble pour la dernière fois !

Topics covered:

• Un and une
• Tu and vous
• Personal pronouns
• Être in the present
• Ah bon !

Bienvenue ! Welcome to the Language Theater! Come in, come in! Take your seat and get ready for a unique experience. My name is Jean-Paul and I will take you through this masterful play.

I hope you will enjoy the performance and learn to understand and even speak French by the end of the play. Oh, and by the way, it’s a long play... from one act to the next, you will learn the language, discover nuances of French culture, and experience the thrill of a theatrical performance in the language you are learning. Oui, oui ! We start with just a few words of French in act I, but by the end of our play, most of the acts will be performed in French! Oh, what a thrill it is to enjoy a play in French!

Now, a few words about the format of the show, or “course” if you will ... A French teacher, Valérie, gives one-on-one lessons. The students who come for the lessons have very little knowledge of French, almost none. From the first lesson to the last, they will learn to the extent that each one of them will be able to understand and speak French well. You are cordially invited to enjoy the Language Theater and learn French with our students.

Well, let’s begin Act I. Valérie, our French teacher, is waiting for her student Jack. This is the first time Valérie and Jack meet in person.

Topics covered:

• Direct object pronouns
• Agreement of the past participle
• Les doigts dans le nez

Bonjour chers amis ! C’est moi Jean-Paul. Je suis très content de présenter un nouvel épisode aujourd’hui ! It’s our 20th episode already. I hope you have taken the time to study the grammar lessons, to do the exercises and to learn the vocabulary for this new act of our play. I’m sure you have noticed that the dialogues are becoming complex so hopefully you can keep up and progress at the same pace as our three wonderful students. Today, we’ll catch up with Kevin. Je crois que nous sommes prêts ! Let’s welcome our favorite teacher Valérie and her student!

Topics covered:

• Indirect object pronouns
• C’est vs il est/elle est and on
• À la vôtre / À vos souhaits / À la vôtre

Bonjour à tous ! C’est moi Jean-Paul ! Bienvenue ! Je suis très heureux de vous présenter l’acte XXIV aujourd’hui. I hope you’re feeling uplifted today because we’re meeting Valérie and Michelle. You know there’s going to be a lot of talking! Avez-vous déjà étudié les leçons de grammaire et fait les exercices ? Oui ? Ne perdons pas plus de temps alors ! Allons-y !

Topics covered:

• -RE verbs (irregular) like mettre
• Partitive articles
• Bon marché

Bonjour ! C’est moi Jean-Paul ! Once again I’ll be your host for Act XII. We hope that following Jacques, Kevin and Michelle in their endeavor to learn French is helping you to learn as well. Before you listen to the play, take time to familiarize yourself with the flashcard. Let’s begin!

Valérie, our French teacher, is meeting with Michelle today for another lesson. Michelle’s dream to move to France is getting more and more concrete...we hope so anyway. Let’s hope she continues to learn for our great pleasure. Voici l'acte XII !