Learn about plants that are common in France
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason: Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Ingrid: And I’m Ingrid! |
| Jason: Plants. In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography &Nature These are five common plants in France. Hand picked. |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jason: Ingrid, what’s our first word? |
| Ingrid: Rose |
| Jason: Rose |
| Ingrid: (slow) Rose (regular) Rose |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Rose |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The red rose is the symbol of the French Socialist political party. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) En France, certaines roses ont reçu le nom de personnes connues |
| Jason: In France, some types of roses are named after famous people. |
| Ingrid: (slow) En France, certaines roses ont reçu le nom de personnes connues |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Sapin |
| Jason: Christmas tree |
| Ingrid: (slow) Sapin (regular) Sapin |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Sapin |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: In France, every family has a Christmas tree in their living room for Christmas. Christian families also put a crib under it. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Une chanson de Noël populaire s'appelle "Mon beau sapin" |
| Jason: A famous Christmas song is called "My beautiful Christmas tree". |
| Ingrid: (slow) Une chanson de Noël populaire s'appelle "Mon beau sapin" |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Pâquerette |
| Jason: Daisy |
| Ingrid: (slow) Pâquerette (regular) Pâquerette |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Pâquerette |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: French people love daisies because they appear when spring comes. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) En France, on utilise souvent l'expression "à ras des pâquerettes" pour parler de quelque chose de très simple |
| Jason: In France, we often use the expression "à ras des paquerettes " (the exact height of a daisy) to talk about something very simple. |
| Ingrid: (slow) En France, on utilise souvent l'expression "à ras des pâquerettes" pour parler de quelque chose de très simple |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Olivier |
| Jason: Olive tree |
| Ingrid: (slow) Olivier (regular) Olivier |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Olivier |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: There are many olive trees on the French Mediterranean coast. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les oliviers donnent beaucoup d'huile d'olive |
| Jason: Olive trees provide a lot of olive oil. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les oliviers donnent beaucoup d'huile d'olive |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Ingrid: Platane |
| Jason: Plane tree |
| Ingrid: (slow) Platane (regular) Platane |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Platane |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: The plane tree is the most common tree in France. You can see many of them on the sides of the roads. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les routes françaises bordées par des platanes sont assez dangereuses |
| Jason: French roads lined with plane trees are quite dangerous. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les routes françaises bordées par des platanes sont assez dangereuses |
| 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: Rose |
| [pause]Jason: Rose |
| Ingrid: Sapin |
| [pause]Jason: Christmas tree |
| Ingrid: Pâquerette |
| [pause]Jason: Daisy |
| Ingrid: Olivier |
| [pause]Jason: Olive tree |
| Ingrid: Platane |
| [pause]Jason: Plane tree |
Outro |
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| Jason: There you have it – 5 common plants in France! Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Ingrid: À bientôt ! |
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