Learn about sports that are popular in France
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| INTRODUCTION | |
| Jason: Hi everyone, I’m Jason. | |
| Ingrid: And I’m Ingrid! | |
| Jason: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential French Vocabulary, Lesson 13! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation &Leisure. These are five common sports in France. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at FrenchPod101.com | |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS | |
| Jason: Ingrid, what’s our first word? | |
| Ingrid: Tennis | |
| Jason: Tennis | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Tennis (regular) Tennis | |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: | |
| Ingrid: Tennis | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Jason: In France, tennis used to be a high-class sport, but it's now becoming more and more popular among everyone. | |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. | |
| Ingrid: (normal) Le plus grand tournoi de tennis en France est Roland Garros, qui se déroule sur terre battue | |
| Jason: The biggest tennis competition in France is Roland Garros, which takes place on clay courts. | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Le plus grand tournoi de tennis en France est Roland Garros, qui se déroule sur terre battue | |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? | |
| Ingrid: Natation | |
| Jason: Swimming | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Natation (regular) Natation | |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: | |
| Ingrid: Natation | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Jason: Swimming is very popular in France now thanks to the French female swimmer Laure Manaudou, who won at the Olympics. | |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. | |
| Ingrid: (normal) Il y a beaucoup de piscines où l'on peut pratiquer la natation en France | |
| Jason: There are a lot of swimming pools to practice swimming in France | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Il y a beaucoup de piscines où l'on peut pratiquer la natation en France | |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? | |
| Ingrid: Rugby | |
| Jason: Rugby | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Rugby (regular) Rugby | |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: | |
| Ingrid: Rugby | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Jason: Rugby is especially popular among men in the southwestern part of France, in cities such as Toulouse or Biarritz. | |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. | |
| Ingrid: (normal) Chaque année, un calendrier très populaire met en scène les rugbymen | |
| francais nus | |
| Jason: Each year a very popular calender is released in France showing naked French rugby players | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Chaque année, un calendrier très populaire met en scène les rugbymen | |
| francais nus | |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? | |
| Ingrid: Football | |
| Jason: Soccer | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Football (regular) Football | |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: | |
| Ingrid: Football | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Jason: Soccer is definitely the most popular sport in France, especially since the French team won the World cup in 1998. | |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. | |
| Ingrid: (normal) En France, il n'y a jamais de flash Info ou télé sans résultats de football | |
| Jason: There is never a TV or radio newsflash without soccer results in France. | |
| Ingrid: (slow) En France, il n'y a jamais de flash Info ou télé sans résultats de football | |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the last word? | |
| Ingrid: cyclisme | |
| Jason: cycling | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Cyclisme (regular) Cyclisme | |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: | |
| Ingrid: Cyclisme | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Jason: The "Tour de France" is the most famous cycling competition in the world and attracts a lot of fans each summer. | |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. | |
| Ingrid: (normal) Le cyclisme est particulièrement populaire en France au mois de juillet, pendant le Tour de France | |
| Jason: Cycling in France is especially popular during July, when the "Tour de France" takes place. | |
| Ingrid: (slow) Le cyclisme est particulièrement populaire en France au mois de juillet, pendant le Tour de France | |
| 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: Tennis | |
| [pause]Jason: Tennis | |
| Ingrid: Natation | |
| [pause]Jason: Swimming | |
| Ingrid: Rugby | |
| [pause]Jason: Rugby | |
| Ingrid: Football | |
| [pause]Jason: Soccer | |
| Ingrid: Cyclisme | |
| [pause]Jason: Cycling | |
Outro |
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| Jason: There you have it – five common sports in France! We have more vocab lists available at FrenchPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
5 Comments
HideWhich sports are you good at?
Bonjour William,
Thank you for your comment!
It's a very famous tradition in France. These calendars are really popular! 😄
Bonne journée !
Marie Alice
Team Frenchpod101.com
“met en scène les rubymen francais nus”
très désagréable
Man, that just seems gross
Bonjour Jun,
Thank you a lot for taking the time to report this issue.
This is fixed, so you can find a sample sentence for "rugby" now!
Let me correct your French :
Vous pouvez l'écrire ici ?
"Le", before a vowel, will be " l' ".
But this was grammatically correct!
Thank you again!
Regards,
Mélanie
Team FrenchPod101.com
Hi, on the lesson notes,
There is no example sentence for rugby that Ingrid said in audio.
Vous pouvez le ecrire ici? (I'm not sure this sentence is right though)
Merci