Learn about various geographical features of France
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason: Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Ingrid: And I’m Ingrid! |
| Jason: Geographical Features. In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography &Nature. These are five common geographical features in France. Hand picked. |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jason: Ingrid, what’s our first word? |
| Ingrid: Le Mont-Blanc |
| Jason: Mont Blanc |
| Ingrid: (slow) Le Mont-Blanc (regular) Le Mont-Blanc |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Le Mont-Blanc |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The Mont-Blanc is the most visited mountain in Europe. You can scale it in a cable car, but you must not be scared of heights! |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Le Mont-Blanc est le plus haut mont d'Europe, il a une altitude de 4810 mètres. |
| Jason: The Mont-Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe at 4810 meters high. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Le Mont-Blanc est le plus haut mont d'Europe, il a une altitude de 4810 mètres. |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Le Mistral |
| Jason: Mistral Wind |
| Ingrid: (slow) Le Mistral (regular) Le Mistral |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Le Mistral |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The Mistral is the name of a wind that only blows in the southern region called "le midi". It is very cold in winter. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Dans le sud de la France, les maisons sont souvent construites dos au vent du Mistral |
| Jason: In southern France, houses are often built not facing the Mistral wind. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Dans le sud de la France, les maisons sont souvent construites dos au vent du Mistral |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: La Méditerranée |
| Jason: The Mediterranean sea |
| Ingrid: (slow) La Méditerranée (regular) La Méditerranée |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: La Méditerranée |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Many Pareesians go to the Mediterranean coasts on holiday. This sea is particularly warm in the summer. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) La mer Méditerranée est celle qui sépare le sud de la France de l'Afrique du nord |
| Jason: The Mediterranean sea is the one separating Southern France from North Africa. |
| Ingrid: (slow) La mer Méditerranée est celle qui sépare le sud de la France de l'Afrique du nord |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Les volcans d'Auvergne |
| Jason: Auvergne volcanoes |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les volcans d'Auvergne (regular) Les volcans d'Auvergne |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Les volcans d'Auvergne |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The Auvergne volcanoes are all dormant, but are still really impressive. They are a good place to hike or to relax. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Il y a de nombreuses sources d'eau minérale sous les volcans d'Auvergne |
| Jason: There are a lot of mineral water sources under the Auvergne volcanoes. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Il y a de nombreuses sources d'eau minérale sous les volcans d'Auvergne |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Ingrid: La Seine |
| Jason: The Seine River |
| Ingrid: (slow) La Seine (regular) La Seine |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: La Seine |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The Seine river is the one that goes through Paris. It starts from the Northeast part of France and flows into the Manche sea. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Il est possible de prendre des bateaux-mouches sur la Seine pour visiter Paris |
| Jason: You can ride open excursion boats on the Seine River to visit Paris. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Il est possible de prendre des bateaux-mouches sur la Seine pour visiter Paris |
| QUIZ |
| Jason: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Ingrid will give you the French – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Ingrid: Le Mont-Blanc |
| [pause]Jason: Mont Blanc |
| Ingrid: Le Mistral |
| [pause]Jason: Mistral Wind |
| Ingrid: La Méditerranée |
| [pause]Jason: The Mediterranean sea |
| Ingrid: Les volcans d'Auvergne |
| [pause]Jason: Auvergne volcanos |
| Ingrid: La Seine |
| [pause]Jason: The Seine River |
Outro |
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| Jason: There you have it – 5 geographical features in France! Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Ingrid: À bientôt ! |
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