0:00:22 > 0:00:24Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:00:24 > 0:00:26et je vous presente Ma France,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30a series of short programmes to help you make the most of your French.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32In this programme...
0:00:32 > 0:00:37hiking in the hills with a view of the stunning coastline near Marseille,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41talking about what you're going to do on a walk,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and a very demanding challenge -
0:00:43 > 0:00:45guess the birdsong!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49But first, the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Where are we going?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05We're going to walk for an hour and a half.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08To say what you're going to do in French,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10use 'On va...'
0:01:10 > 0:01:13followed by a verb in the infinitive.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18We're going to carry on.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Today we're going to go...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30It's a long-distance path.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Track.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Countryside.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42IN FRENCH:
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Now, have another look at some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32We're going to arrive in five minutes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42We're going to follow a part of the 'Grande Randonnee'.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47You'll see.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It's going to be very beautiful.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Do you go hiking often?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04As often as possible.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16We wondered if Serge and his friends ever get lost on their long hikes?
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Ca vous arrive de vous perdre au cours de vos promenades?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26IN FRENCH:
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Tres Bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:07:36 > 0:07:37We asked...
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Do Serge and his friends ever get lost on their long hikes?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54We almost did once in Corsica.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I enjoy showing people the places I love.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18We've been on some superb walks.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Compass, map.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34And now it's time for our surprise challenge.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35You could try too!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37A bientot!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51SEVERAL BIRDS CHIRP
0:09:07 > 0:09:10LOUD DIPPING CALL
0:09:24 > 0:09:26BIRD SQUAWKS
0:09:58 > 0:10:00If you'd like to see the films again
0:10:00 > 0:10:04or have some fun with the interactive exercises and grammar,
0:10:04 > 0:10:05log on to our website.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:10:37 > 0:10:39et je vous presente Ma France,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41a series of short programmes
0:10:41 > 0:10:43to help you with spoken French.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44In this programme...
0:10:44 > 0:10:49four chefs cook their favourite dishes for lunch,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52saying what you need for recipes,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55and a real challenge for a chef -
0:10:55 > 0:10:59to cook a meal for three for ten euros!
0:10:59 > 0:11:03But first, the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11What do you have to do first?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Do you have to have fresh produce?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20'Il faut' tells you what you need.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25It never changes, whatever follows it.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31You need some onion and some white wine.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35It also tells you what you need to do
0:11:35 > 0:11:37when followed by a verb.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42You need to allow 20 minutes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46To cook.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50To simmer.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54IN FRENCH:
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44You need to allow a good half hour.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56You need some garlic, parsley, salt,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59pepper and a very good vinegar.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04You'll also hear 'Il faut' followed by 'que'.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It has to simmer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13'Ca a l'air' is a useful phrase
0:15:13 > 0:15:16to say how something seems, looks or smells.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19That looks good.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24That looks or smells delicious.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Now the chefs might give away some of their secrets,
0:15:36 > 0:15:40but are they prepared to give the director Nathalie a taste?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42How does she ask?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44IN FRENCH:
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Tres Bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Can I try it, please?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Give yourself a treat!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31What's the secret?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37There is a little bit of lemon.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Et finalement, messieurs 'dames, it's time for our surprise challenge
0:18:43 > 0:18:44for the people we filmed.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48They never know what we're going to ask them, but they always have a go.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:20:06 > 0:20:08et je vous presente Ma France,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10a series of short programmes
0:20:10 > 0:20:12to help you make the most of your French.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15In this programme...
0:20:15 > 0:20:18a typical working day for chemist Benedicte Tassart,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21getting by in the pharmacy,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23saying what's wrong with you
0:20:23 > 0:20:26and...can you tell the difference?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30A surprise mushroom challenge for our chemist.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33But first here the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40I have earache.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Do you have anything for it?
0:20:46 > 0:20:51Use 'J'ai mal a...' for any kind of ailment.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I have a sore throat.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I have backache.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I have toothache.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Drops.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Adhesive plaster.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17An ordinary toothpaste.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20IN FRENCH:
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Now here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35A pill.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44For a sore throat,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48suck six to eight lozenges per day.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51An allergy.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Are you allergic?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I have a runny nose.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07My eyes are stinging.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18In this next film, we are told that an elderly customer
0:24:18 > 0:24:21asks for something unusual at the chemist.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23What is it?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Qu'est-ce qu'il demande?
0:24:25 > 0:24:26IN FRENCH:
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Tres Bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19We said, 'Qu'est-ce qu'il demande?'
0:26:19 > 0:26:22What does the elderly customer ask for?
0:26:25 > 0:26:26A stethoscope.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31He wanted to crack the code on his safe.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49What do people come and see you for?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55For all types of illness.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Either... or.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Either they come looking for a prescription...
0:27:13 > 0:27:16..or they come to ask for advice.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27And now it's time for our surprise challenge.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29You could try too!
0:27:29 > 0:27:30A bientot!
0:27:30 > 0:27:31IN FRENCH:
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Have you tried Ma France online yet?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31It's full of entertaining, interactive exercises
0:29:31 > 0:29:35and you can see the films again with subtitles in English or French.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Log on to our website at:
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:30:08 > 0:30:10et je vous presente Ma France,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12a series of short programmes
0:30:12 > 0:30:14to help you make the most of your French.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17In this programme...
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Alix Arnaud chats with guests over breakfast at her B and B in Marseille,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27saying what you've done and how things have been,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29and a noisy challenge for Alix -
0:30:29 > 0:30:33how to get guests up in the morning.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36But first, here are the key words and expressions
0:30:36 > 0:30:38you'll hear in this programme.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Did you sleep well?
0:30:48 > 0:30:49What did you do?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Did you like it?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I loved Cassis.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01To talk about the recent past,
0:31:01 > 0:31:06use 'Avoir...' and a form of the verb called the past participle.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12We've done...
0:31:16 > 0:31:19You've seen these three little villages?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33We love the peace and quiet and the jams.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38You visited Cassis...
0:34:41 > 0:34:44You were able to get to know Figuerolles.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56In the next film you'll hear what dish Alix Arnaud
0:34:56 > 0:34:58has learnt to make from her guests.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Qu-est-ce qu'elle a appris a faire?
0:35:04 > 0:35:05IN FRENCH:
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Tres Bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Make pancakes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43We asked what Alix Arnaud's guests taught her to make in her B and B.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Where do people come from?
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Many come from Paris or Lyon.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22You have Japanese, Chinese, Belgians,
0:38:22 > 0:38:24English, Germans...
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Et finalement, messieurs 'dames, it's time for our surprise challenge
0:38:32 > 0:38:34for the people we filmed.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37It always amazes me to see how people love to play along
0:38:37 > 0:38:40if you give them a challenge. And you can too!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Enjoy it! A bientot!
0:38:42 > 0:38:43IN FRENCH:
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:39:53 > 0:39:55et je vous presente Ma France,
0:39:55 > 0:39:56une serie d'emissions
0:39:56 > 0:39:59pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00In this programme...
0:40:00 > 0:40:06Aurelie, Myriam and friends go snowshoeing in the Alps,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08talking about your holidays -
0:40:08 > 0:40:11where you've been, and what you've done -
0:40:11 > 0:40:15and five essential items for your holiday,
0:40:15 > 0:40:19our surprise challenge for Aurelie and Myriam.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23But first the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31When did you arrive here?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I arrived here three years ago.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45We left around nine in the morning.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51There are a handful of verbs that form their pasts with 'etre'
0:40:51 > 0:40:54instead of 'avoir'.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57I went.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01We left.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04He arrived.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08We came.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11IN FRENCH:
0:44:26 > 0:44:30Now here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36I arrived here.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39(This is a woman speaking.)
0:44:42 > 0:44:45Did you go on holiday last year?
0:44:45 > 0:44:48(This is when talking to more than one person.)
0:44:48 > 0:44:55When writing or reading these verbs, you'll see that their endings change
0:44:55 > 0:44:58according to the gender or number of the subject.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02She went.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06We went.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09The endings don't usually affect pronunciation.
0:45:17 > 0:45:22In the next film, Aurelie and Myriam talk about visiting Britain,
0:45:22 > 0:45:24la Grande Bretagne.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28Listen out for what Aurelie particularly likes about Wales.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31Qu-est-ce qu'elle aime au Pays de Galles?
0:45:32 > 0:45:33IN FRENCH:
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Tres Bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:47:38 > 0:47:40We asked...
0:47:42 > 0:47:45What does Aurelie like about Wales?
0:47:45 > 0:47:47It was of course...
0:47:49 > 0:47:52..the famous atmosphere in Welsh pubs.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05I went to Corsica.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11I went to London once.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19Et finalement, messieurs 'dames, it's time for our surprise challenge
0:48:19 > 0:48:20for the people we filmed.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24They never know what we're going to ask them, but they always have a go!
0:48:24 > 0:48:25And you can too!
0:48:25 > 0:48:26Enjoy it!
0:48:26 > 0:48:28A bientot!
0:49:14 > 0:49:17Have you tried Ma France online yet?
0:49:17 > 0:49:20It's full of entertaining, interactive exercises
0:49:20 > 0:49:24and you can see the films again with subtitles in English or French.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Log on to our website:
0:49:54 > 0:49:57Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:49:57 > 0:49:59et je vous presente Ma France,
0:49:59 > 0:50:00une serie d'emissions
0:50:00 > 0:50:03pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05In this programme...
0:50:05 > 0:50:08taking a guided tour of the Institut Lumiere,
0:50:08 > 0:50:10Lyon's famous film museum,
0:50:10 > 0:50:14talking about things that used to happen,
0:50:14 > 0:50:16and another surprise challenge -
0:50:16 > 0:50:18guess the actor!
0:50:18 > 0:50:22But first the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33Louis Lumiere was an inspired inventor.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41The Lumiere brothers used to live here.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46To describe how something was or used to be,
0:50:46 > 0:50:49French verbs have a particular set of endings.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53It was.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58There was, or there were.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02This is called the imperfect tense,
0:51:02 > 0:51:07as it refers to something that happened not once but regularly
0:51:07 > 0:51:10or over a long period of time.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20The inventions of Louis Lumiere were revolutionary.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24IN FRENCH:
0:53:54 > 0:53:57Now here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03It was the first time.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08You had the impression that...
0:54:12 > 0:54:161895.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20To talk about the year when something happened,
0:54:20 > 0:54:23you start with the thousands.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26Then add hundreds and the tens to it.
0:54:29 > 0:54:321937.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38The 28th of December.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43The 15th of October.
0:54:50 > 0:54:55Fabrice Calzettoni from the Institut Lumiere talks about films in general.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58But does he like Hollywood movies?
0:54:58 > 0:55:00Il aime le cinema Hollywoodien?
0:55:06 > 0:55:07IN FRENCH:
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Tres Bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30Pas trop difficile, j'espere?
0:56:33 > 0:56:37We asked Fabrice if he liked Hollywood movies.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42I love Hollywood movies.
0:56:48 > 0:56:53because they are movies that allow you to dream, to escape.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14What's the last film you saw at the cinema?
0:57:17 > 0:57:19Did you like it?
0:57:21 > 0:57:23I loved it.
0:57:26 > 0:57:31And now it's time for our surprise challenge. You could try too!
0:57:31 > 0:57:32A bientot!
0:57:32 > 0:57:34IN FRENCH:
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:
0:58:52 > 0:58:54Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
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