0:00:20 > 0:00:23Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:00:23 > 0:00:25et 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 > 0:00:35In this programme, three boys and three girls go speed dating,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38known in Lyon as "turbo-dating".
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Saying what you like and what you like doing.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47And chatting someone up in just 30 seconds- the ultimate challenge.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51But first, the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58I am single.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I am pretty energetic and sporting.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I like going to the cinema.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14To say what you like in French, use...
0:01:14 > 0:01:17If you really like something, say...
0:01:17 > 0:01:21And if you love it, say...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I love it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28..means "I don't like it."
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And if you're not that keen on something, say...
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I don't like it much.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I don't watch much TV.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Now have another look at some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I am fairly curious and reserved.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12"Plutot" is a very useful conversational term,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15which means "fairly" or "kinda".
0:05:15 > 0:05:18It's used all the time in spoken French.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24I really like reggae kind of things.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32I love travelling. How about you?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Who doesn't like travelling? I love it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46What sort of person are you?
0:05:54 > 0:06:00In the next film, we talk to Phillipe Dorier, the organiser of this evening's session.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Does he know of any weddings as a result of the speed-dating?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Il y a eu des mariages?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50We asked Phillipe if there had been any weddings
0:07:50 > 0:07:52as a result of the speed dating.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53He said...
0:07:58 > 0:08:01We never quite know what happens afterwards.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17Listen to how Philippe describes himself, jokingly, in our challenge.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25The ideal man is sitting opposite you.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I earn loads of money.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I no longer know what to do with it.
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0:09:12 > 0:09:16or have some fun with the interactive exercises and grammar,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20log onto our website at...
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:09:48 > 0:09:50et je vous presente Ma France,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53une serie d'emissions pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56In this programme...
0:09:56 > 0:10:00a big football match between Lyon and Bordeaux.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Different ways of asking questions.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Qui? Comment? Pourquoi?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08And can you guess the player?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Our surprise challenge for Lyon's goalkeeper.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18But first, here are the key words and expressions you'll hear in this programme
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Who is going to win?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Which is your favourite player?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Who?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38When?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42What?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47English question words often begin with Wh...
0:10:47 > 0:10:51And French question words often begin with Qu...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57What are you doing?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02What do you play?
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Now, here is a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12What is the worst and the best moment?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19What do you think of the match?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Are they good?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27A team is often described as...
0:14:30 > 0:14:32..meaning strong.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38This year, they are very good.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Its opposite is...
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Poor or rubbish.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49They are rubbish.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Lyon's manager is Gerard Houllier, formerly of Liverpool.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03In the next film he talks about his time at Liverpool,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05and some tips for language learning.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Has he always been a manager?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Est-ce qu'il a toujours ete entraineur?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29We asked...
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Has Houllier always been a manager?
0:17:37 > 0:17:42I was an English teacher until 1982.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Remember his tips for language learning?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01Above all, not to have any inhibitions.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09You have to practise and work hard.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Just like in football, as he says.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16And now it's time for our surprise challenge.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19You could try it too. A bientot.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:19:59 > 0:20:01et je vous presente Ma France,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05une serie d'emissions pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11In this programme, a day out and about with florist Marie-Paule Cannedu
0:20:11 > 0:20:15learning how to say the right thing at the right time.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22And a surprise challenge - making up a bouquet for the champion of the Tour de France.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26But first, the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I wish you a happy birthday.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42All our congratulations on your marriage.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Happy birthday!
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Good luck!
0:20:49 > 0:20:55Just as in English, French set phrases are used to congratulate or encourage someone.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03I wish you all the success you deserve.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Please accept my sincere condolences.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58..is a formal way of starting a written message.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00It really means "please"
0:24:00 > 0:24:03and comes from the verb...
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Less formally...
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Thinking of you at this sad time.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Delighted about Chloe's birth. Congratulations!
0:24:29 > 0:24:34In the next film, Marie-Paule tells us more about her work as a florist.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38See if you can hear what her favourite flower is, and why.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Quelle est sa fleur preferee? Et pourquoi?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04We asked what Marie-Paule's favourite flower was, and why?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14The lily, because it's majestic and beautiful.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21As well as its beauty and majesty, she chooses the lily for the way it lasts.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31It lasts a very long time and you can watch them opening.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46And now it's time for our surprise challenge.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49You can try it too. A bientot!
0:28:31 > 0:28:36If you'd like to see the films again or have some fun with the interactive exercises and grammar,
0:28:36 > 0:28:42log onto our website at...
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:29:09 > 0:29:11et je vous presente Ma France,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15une serie d'emissions pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17In this programme...
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Two hotel receptionists discuss their guests
0:29:19 > 0:29:22and their different requests.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Asking for things politely in French.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Some useful set phrases.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31And a tricky challenge for our receptionists -
0:29:31 > 0:29:34which objects go missing in hotels?
0:29:34 > 0:29:39But first, here are the key words and expressions you'll hear in this programme.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Would it be possible...?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Could you...?
0:29:51 > 0:29:57Both these phrases are used when making very polite requests in French.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00This form is called the conditional.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Would it be possible to have an extra towel?
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Could you recommend a restaurant for us this evening?
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Would it be possible to bring us an extra pillow?
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Could you keep our luggage for us until this evening?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Our stay was very nice, we were very happy.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27Thanks very much, thanks for everything.
0:33:33 > 0:33:40In the next film, Melanie Leger and Marie-Noelle Letallec talk about some of their clients' requests.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45Listen out for the most bizarre request they have ever had to deal with.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48La demande la plus bizarre.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Pas trop difficile, j'espere.
0:36:21 > 0:36:28We asked about the most bizarre request the receptionists have ever had to deal with.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40There was a lady who asked us if she could simply take a shower
0:36:40 > 0:36:42without booking a room.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00And now it's time for our surprise challenge. You could try it too.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02A bientot.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Have you tried Ma France online yet?
0:38:40 > 0:38:44It's full of entertaining, interactive exercises
0:38:44 > 0:38:48and you can see the films again with subtitles in English or French.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Log onto our website at...
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:39:20 > 0:39:22et je vous presente Ma France,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26une serie d'emissions pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28In this programme...
0:39:28 > 0:39:33Two friends give up everything for a house in the South of France.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Discussing future events and actions.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38And another challenge.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Will they agree on how to do up their barn?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46But first, the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Building work.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56To do up.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05What are you doing, and what are you going to do?
0:40:05 > 0:40:12One way of talking about what's going to happen is to use the verb...
0:40:14 > 0:40:16We're going to start.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24When will you finish this second floor?
0:40:24 > 0:40:29A more formal and emphatic way of referring to future events
0:40:29 > 0:40:32is through a set of verb endings.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38We'll continue to rub down.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43We'll begin.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40Now, here's a recap of some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48We're going to start by ripping up the floor.
0:43:54 > 0:44:01Electric, plumbing and building work, they'll be jobs for companies.
0:44:01 > 0:44:07For most verbs, you add future endings to the infinitive,
0:44:07 > 0:44:10but some of the common ones change.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14They will be.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16From the verb "etre".
0:44:17 > 0:44:20We will have...from the verb "avoir".
0:44:23 > 0:44:26You will do...from the verb "faire".
0:44:34 > 0:44:40In the next film, Eric and Gilles discuss what it's like working together on this project.
0:44:40 > 0:44:46Apart from "macons" - builders - and "plombiers" - plumbers -
0:44:46 > 0:44:51what other kind of craftsmen will they call upon to complete the job?
0:44:51 > 0:44:54Quels autres artisans?
0:46:34 > 0:46:36Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44We asked what other craftsmen Eric and Gilles would call upon.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57We're not very gifted at plumbing work,
0:46:57 > 0:47:04so we'll use plumbers, carpenters and plasterers for the big jobs, I think.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19And now it's time for our surprise challenge.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21You could try too. A bientot.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Bonjour, je m'appelle Stephane Cornicard
0:49:12 > 0:49:14et je vous presente Ma France,
0:49:14 > 0:49:17une serie d'emissions pour vous aider a perfectionner votre francais.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19In this programme...
0:49:19 > 0:49:23A day with a radio presenter discussing news and weather.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27Expressing opinions on the news and the changing climate.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30And, our surprise challenge -
0:49:30 > 0:49:33guessing the weather in three cities.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Does it always rain in London?
0:49:36 > 0:49:40But first, the key words and expressions for this programme.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50In your opinion, is the climate changing?
0:49:54 > 0:49:57In my opinion... I think...
0:49:58 > 0:50:01To say what you think, say...
0:50:03 > 0:50:04I think.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07Or if your feelings are a bit stronger...
0:50:08 > 0:50:09I believe.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13If you're sure about something, you can say...
0:50:15 > 0:50:17I am sure.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24..are followed by "que" in French.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28"That", which is often left out in English.
0:53:30 > 0:53:34Now, have another look at some of the expressions you've just heard.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41In your opinion, are they a good group?
0:53:45 > 0:53:49Of course, I think they must be a good group.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56I'm sure they'll be a good group.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01I find they're not bad.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04With...
0:54:08 > 0:54:13..there are plenty of ways to express shades of opinion in French.
0:54:20 > 0:54:24In the next film, we hear some views on climate change.
0:54:24 > 0:54:30Does the second speaker, Hakim M'Barek, think the climate is changing or not?
0:54:30 > 0:54:32Est-ce que le climat change?
0:56:07 > 0:56:09Tres bien, messieurs 'dames.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Pas trop difficile, j'espere.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18We asked whether Hakim thought the climate was changing.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26The scientists say no,
0:56:26 > 0:56:31but I find that the summers are becoming hotter and hotter.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34He believes the evidence around him
0:56:34 > 0:56:37of increasingly hot summers and heatwaves.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Global warming.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04The planet's warming up.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09Drought.
0:57:11 > 0:57:17Et finalement, messieurs 'dames, it's time for our surprise challenge for the people we filmed.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21They never know what we're going to ask them, but they always have a go!
0:57:21 > 0:57:24And you can too. Enjoy it.
0:57:24 > 0:57:29And remember Gerard Houllier's advice about language learning and football.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32Il faut repeter et il faut travailler beaucoup.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35You have to practise and work hard.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37Au revoir!
0:58:44 > 0:58:46If you'd like to see the films again
0:58:46 > 0:58:50or have some fun with the interactive exercises and grammar,
0:58:50 > 0:58:54log onto our website at...