Learn about housing in France
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jason: Hi everyone, I’m Jason. |
| Ingrid: And I’m Ingrid! |
| Jason: Five Types of Places to Live. In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to People &Homes. These are five common types of places to live in France. Hand picked. |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| J ason: Ingrid, what’s our first word? |
| Ingrid: Appartement |
| Jason: apartment |
| Ingrid: (slow) Appartement (regular) Appartement |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Appartement |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Apartments in Paris are known to be particularly expensive, but it remains the main type of housing in big French cities. - |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les étudiants des grandes villes louent généralement de petits appartements chers |
| Jason: Students in big cities usually rent very small but expensive apartments. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les étudiants des grandes villes louent généralement de petits appartements chers |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Pavillon |
| Jason: Detached house |
| Ingrid: (slow) Pavillon (regular) Pavillon |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Pavillon |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: There are many detached houses in big city suburbs. It is a residential area where mainly families and elderly people live. - |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les pavillons sont populaires car de plus en plus de familles françaises préfèrent vivre dans des quartiers calmes |
| Jason: Detached houses are becoming popular because more and more French families prefer to live in quiet districts. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les pavillons sont populaires car de plus en plus de familles françaises préfèrent vivre dans des quartiers calmes |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Villa |
| Jason: Villa |
| Ingrid: (slow) Villa (regular) Villa |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Villa |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: In France, the word villa mainly designates the 2nd family house, the one used for holidays. It is also called “a holiday villa”. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les villas en France sont surtout situées en bord de mer ou à la campagne |
| Jason: French villas are mainly located on sea coasts or in the countryside. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les villas en France sont surtout situées en bord de mer ou à la campagne |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ingrid: Colocation |
| Jason: Shared house |
| Ingrid: (slow) Colocation (regular) Colocation |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Colocation |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Shared houses are houses where several young people (often students) live and share common areas in order to split the rent. In French, roommates are called "collocataires". |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) Les colocations sont très repandues en France |
| Jason: Shared houses are very common in France. |
| Ingrid: (slow) Les colocations sont très repandues en France |
| Jason: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Ingrid: Auberge espagnole |
| Jason: Exchange student house |
| Ingrid: (slow) Auberge espagnole (regular) Auberge espagnole |
| Jason: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ingrid: Auberge espagnole |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jason: Auberge espagnole, which literally means "Spanish inn", is the word used in French to refer to big apartments or houses shared by many foreign students who are living in France. |
| Jason: Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ingrid: (normal) L'expression "auberge espagnole" vient du titre d'un film français très connu |
| Jason: The expression "auberge espagnole" comes from the title of a famous French movie |
| Ingrid: (slow) L'expression "auberge espagnole" vient du titre d'un film français très connu |
| 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: Appartement |
| [pause]Jason: apartment |
| Ingrid: Pavillon |
| [pause]Jason: Detached house |
| Ingrid: Villa |
| [pause]Jason: Villa |
| Ingrid: Colocation |
| [pause]Jason: Shared house |
| Ingrid: Auberge espagnole |
| [pause]Jason: Exchange student house |
Outro |
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| Jason: There you have it – five places to live in France! Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Ingrid: À bientôt ! |
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