0:00:22 > 0:00:25Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:00:25 > 0:00:27et je vous presente Ma France,
0:00:27 > 0:00:30a series of short programmes to help you with spoken French.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32In this programme...
0:00:32 > 0:00:35an introduction to the people and places
0:00:35 > 0:00:37you'll be seeing during the series
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- with a flavour of the language you'll be hearing.- Merci, monsieur.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44..a trip to the Iles du Frioul, near Marseille...
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- ..and a surprise challenge for the people we film.- Oh!
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Ma France is a new course for people who've done a bit of French already,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and it covers a very wide range of French subjects,
0:00:57 > 0:01:03from adventure sports and talking about football, to buying a house!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06It's the TV version of the broadband website at -
0:01:09 > 0:01:13This first film will give you an idea of the level of French
0:01:13 > 0:01:17you're going to hear and the different situations you'll come across in the series
0:01:17 > 0:01:20like finding your way around.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Now, have another look at some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the Cite Internationale, please?
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Go straight on.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Turn left at the traffic lights.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07What time does the next boat leave?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I'll take two return tickets, please.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Where are you from?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I come from...
0:04:03 > 0:04:04May I introduce...?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46I need...
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Do you have this pair in size 44, please?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07On the Iles du Frioul, shops are few and far between.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Listen out for the food items people have brought with them.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Qu'est-ce que vous avez emporte?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Tres bien, messieurs 'dames. Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:06:58 > 0:07:02We asked what food items people had brought with them.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Crisps.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Lebanese bread.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Peanuts.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Bread.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Cereals.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Oranges.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Pears.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Tomatoes.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Et finalement, messieurs 'dames,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06it's time for our surprise challenge for the people we filmed.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10It always amazes me to see how people love to play along if you give them a challenge.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13And you can too. Enjoy it. A bientot!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:09:40 > 0:09:42et je vous presente Ma France,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45a series of short programmes to help you with spoken French.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47In this programme...
0:09:47 > 0:09:50meet the film crew for this series
0:09:50 > 0:09:54who are asking for directions as they travel through France,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Stop - Go at The traffic information centre in the Rhone-Alpes region,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03finding your way around the traffic jams.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And a special challenge for the crew -
0:10:05 > 0:10:09pronouncing place names in France.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Le...Grand Bornand?
0:10:11 > 0:10:17But first, here are the key words and expressions you'll hear in this programme.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23A sign.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26A traffic light.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31A roundabout.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Can you tell me the way to...?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Can you tell me the way to your hotel, please?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50You follow...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53You take...
0:10:55 > 0:10:56You cross...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00You may also hear the infinitive -
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Follow.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Take.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Cross.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Go straight on.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Turn left at the traffic lights.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Follow the signs for Cite Internationale.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Watch out for the difference between -
0:14:48 > 0:14:49..to the right...
0:14:51 > 0:14:54..straight on. They can sound very similar.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Also...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01The hotel is just opposite.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13In this next film, Gerard Devinaz tells us about traffic
0:15:13 > 0:15:15in the Rhone-Alpes region.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18How does he cope with parking in the busy city centre?
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Pour se garer au centre de Lyon, c'est difficile?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Tres bien, messieurs 'dames. Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10We asked -
0:17:13 > 0:17:17How does he cope with parking in the busy city centre?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I go there by public transport.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37If you're asking the way, you need to be able to pronounce the names
0:17:37 > 0:17:42of the places you're going to go to so people can understand you.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Sounds obvious, but it's not always so easy in practice.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52And now it's time for our surprise challenge. You could try it too!
0:17:52 > 0:17:53A bientot!
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Have you tried Ma France online yet?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14It's full of entertaining, interactive exercises
0:19:14 > 0:19:19and you can see the films again with subtitles in English or French.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Log on to our website at -
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:19:51 > 0:19:53et je vous presente Ma France,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57a series of short programmes to help you make the most of your French.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59In this programme...
0:19:59 > 0:20:04a bilingual family playing language games at home...
0:20:04 > 0:20:08saying what languages you speak, and how well you speak them.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11And a surprise challenge for the family.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14What do the letters stand for?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18But first the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23To speak.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27To understand.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31To write or spell.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37How's that spelt?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I speak English fluently.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I speak Italian very well.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I speak a little bit of Spanish.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17French is my mother tongue.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23How many languages do you speak?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Consonant or vowel?
0:24:38 > 0:24:43All four members of the Berrow family are bilingual,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46but does Sylvie talk to her husband in English or French?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Qui parle quoi avec qui?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11We asked -
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Who speaks what language with whom?
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Generally I speak English to Lloyd.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42The pronunciation is very difficult sometimes.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49It's not too difficult a language to learn.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54And here's a really useful question -
0:27:56 > 0:27:58What does that mean?
0:28:04 > 0:28:09And now it's time for our surprise challenge. You could try it too!
0:28:09 > 0:28:10A bientot!
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Log on to our website at -
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:30:00 > 0:30:02et je vous presente Ma France,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06a series of short programmes to help you with spoken French.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09In this programme...
0:30:09 > 0:30:12the Jourde family shop at their local market,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Hakim M'Barek heads for the supermarket,
0:30:16 > 0:30:21and another surprise challenge - guessing the prices!
0:30:21 > 0:30:24But first here are the key words and expressions
0:30:24 > 0:30:26you'll hear in this programme.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33A can.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37A bottle.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40A bunch.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I'd like...
0:30:46 > 0:30:48I'd like a kilo of apples.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51You can also say -
0:30:53 > 0:30:54I'll have...
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I'll have some salami sausage.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46To ask if something's in stock say -
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Have you got...?
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Do you have this pair in size 44?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02How will you pay?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06In cash?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10By credit card.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Other key shopping phrases are -
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Is that all?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Anything else?
0:35:30 > 0:35:34It's market versus supermarket,
0:35:34 > 0:35:38but what else do shoppers buy, apart from food?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41A part la nourriture, qu'est-ce que vous achetez?
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Tres bien, messieurs 'dames. Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:37:15 > 0:37:16We asked -
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Apart from food, what do you buy?
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Flowers.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31A full tank of petrol.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Et finalement, messieurs 'dames,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59it's time for our surprise challenge for the people we filmed.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:39:37 > 0:39:39et je vous presente Ma France,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43a series of short programmes to help you with spoken French.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44In this programme...
0:39:44 > 0:39:49what better place to work than the French Alps in winter?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Talking about what you do for a living, and your daily routine
0:39:53 > 0:39:57and the life of a musher and his 12 dogs.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01But first the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I'm a ski instructress.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14I'm a secretary.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Some verbs have an extra 'me' -
0:40:20 > 0:40:21I get up.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24I get dressed.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I look after...
0:40:28 > 0:40:31It's called the reflexive form.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Have you been working here long?
0:40:39 > 0:40:43See how the French use the present tense with 'depuis'
0:40:43 > 0:40:48rather than the past because it's something that is still carrying on.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I've been working here seven years, seven seasons.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:44:26 > 0:44:27Job or work.
0:44:31 > 0:44:32What's your work like?
0:44:35 > 0:44:37It's exciting.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41It's very varied.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47I work at the swimming pool.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54I start my day at 8.30.
0:45:00 > 0:45:05Rene Duc has a job with an unusual name.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07How long has he been a musher?
0:45:07 > 0:45:10Il est musher depuis combien de temps?
0:47:08 > 0:47:11Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:47:11 > 0:47:12We asked -
0:47:15 > 0:47:18How long has Rene been a musher?
0:47:23 > 0:47:27I've been doing this job for three years now.
0:47:37 > 0:47:42And now, it's time for our surprise challenge. You could try it too!
0:47:42 > 0:47:43A bientot!
0:49:05 > 0:49:07If you'd like to see the films again
0:49:07 > 0:49:11or have some fun with the interactive exercises and grammar,
0:49:11 > 0:49:13log on to our website at -
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:49:44 > 0:49:46et je vous presente Ma France,
0:49:46 > 0:49:49a series of short programmes to help you with spoken French.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51In this programme...
0:49:51 > 0:49:56a day at work with a very busy person, Hakim M'Barek,
0:49:56 > 0:50:00talking about working routines and times
0:50:00 > 0:50:03and trying out some French tongue-twisters,
0:50:03 > 0:50:07- a surprise challenge for Hakim. - Pruneau cru, pruneau cuit...
0:50:07 > 0:50:11But first the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:50:16 > 0:50:17Meeting.
0:50:19 > 0:50:20Office.
0:50:23 > 0:50:24Answer-phone.
0:50:25 > 0:50:29When talking about your plans, you might say -
0:50:32 > 0:50:33Today, I can't.
0:50:36 > 0:50:37I have a meeting.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42Are you free tomorrow?
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Yes, I can tomorrow.
0:50:48 > 0:50:53Peux is from the verb 'pouvoir', to be able to,
0:50:53 > 0:50:57and is usually followed by another verb in the infinitive.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13Now, have another look at some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18I must or I have to...
0:54:21 > 0:54:23I have to go actually.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30I still have to go and pick up my daughter.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34'Dois' is from the verb 'devoir'.
0:54:38 > 0:54:42..means both 'he works' and 'He's working'.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49Today he's working at home.
0:54:49 > 0:54:50But...
0:54:53 > 0:54:56He works in communications.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08Hakim has such a busy life, he must surely forget things.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12Listen to what he says when asked, "Vous n'oubliez jamais rien?"
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Do you never forget anything?
0:57:06 > 0:57:10Tres bien, messieurs 'dames. Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:57:11 > 0:57:12We asked -
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Do you never forget anything?
0:57:20 > 0:57:23Yes, of course I do, every day.
0:57:24 > 0:57:30'Si' is used for yes, when you're correcting a wrong assumption.
0:57:37 > 0:57:42And now, it's time for our surprise challenge. You could try it too.
0:57:42 > 0:57:43A bientot!
0:58:45 > 0:58:47If you'd like to see the films again
0:58:47 > 0:58:50or have some fun with the interactive exercises and grammar,
0:58:50 > 0:58:52log on to our website at -
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0:58:56 > 0:58:59E-mail subtitling@bbc.co.uk