Learn how to post comments about visiting a landmark
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: A Sightseeing Trip. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in French about visiting a landmark. Léa visits a famous landmark, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Yasmine: Où suis-je? ^^ |
| Eric: Meaning - "Where am I? ^^" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Où suis-je? ^^ |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Trop facile ;) |
| Rémi: Sur la photo! lol |
| Inès: Tu t'amuses à ce que je vois ;) |
| Pierre: C'est une très belle ville, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Où suis-je? ^^ |
| Eric: "Where am I? ^^" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Trop facile ;) |
| Eric: "Too easy ;)" |
| Rémi: Sur la photo! lol |
| Eric: "On the picture! lol" |
| Inès: Tu t'amuses à ce que je vois ;) |
| Eric: "I see that you're having fun ;)" |
| Pierre: C'est une très belle ville, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: "It's a beautiful city, isn't it?" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Léa's post. |
| Yasmine: Où suis-je? ^^ |
| Eric: "Where am I? ^^" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Où suis-je? ^^ (Regular) Où suis-je? ^^ |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Where." |
| Yasmine: Où |
| Eric: When French people travel, they love seeing touristy stuff. Everyone who goes to Paris has certainly been to see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum. Listen again- "Where" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Où (REGULAR) Où |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "am I?." |
| Yasmine: suis-je? |
| Eric: It's quite common on social media to add pictures, make people guess where one is, and share opinions about that place. Listen again- "am I?" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) suis-je? (REGULAR) suis-je? |
| Eric: All together, "Where am I? ^^" |
| Yasmine: Où suis-je? ^^ |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Léa's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Céline, uses an expression meaning - "Too easy ;)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Trop facile ;) (REGULAR) Trop facile ;) |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Trop facile ;) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are clever. |
| Eric: Her college friend, Rémi, uses an expression meaning - "On the picture! lol" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Sur la photo! lol (REGULAR) Sur la photo! lol |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Sur la photo! lol |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Inès, uses an expression meaning - "I see that you're having fun ;)" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Tu t'amuses à ce que je vois ;) (REGULAR) Tu t'amuses à ce que je vois ;) |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu t'amuses à ce que je vois ;) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, Pierre, uses an expression meaning - "It's a beautiful city, isn't it?" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) C'est une très belle ville, n'est-ce pas? (REGULAR) C'est une très belle ville, n'est-ce pas? |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: C'est une très belle ville, n'est-ce pas? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you agree. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about visiting a landmark, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Yasmine: Au revoir |
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