French for Beginners

Topics covered:

• Direct object pronouns
• Agreement of the past participle
• Les doigts dans le nez

Bonjour chers amis ! C'est moi Jean-Paul. Je suis très content de présenter un nouvel épisode aujourd'hui ! It's our 20th episode already. I hope you have taken the time to study the grammar lessons, to do the exercises and to learn the vocabulary for this new act of our play. I'm sure you have noticed that the dialogues are becoming complex so hopefully you can keep up and progress at the same pace as our three wonderful students. Today, we'll catch up with Kevin. Je crois que nous sommes prêts ! Let's welcome our favorite teacher Valérie and her student!

Topics covered:

• Passé composé with être
• More past participles for être
• D'ailleurs

Bonjour les amis du français ! Comment allez-vous ? Je suis content d'être avec vous pour un nouvel épisode. Aujourd'hui, nous allons écouter Valérie et Jacques. Jacques just got back from France. I'm sure you're looking forward to hearing his stories. We'll also learn a lot of new things today. Avez-vous déjà étudié la leçon pour aujourd'hui ? I hope you did the exercises and consulted the flashcard as well. Bon...je crois que nous sommes prêts ! Allons-y !

Topics covered:

• Passé composé with avoir
• Negation and placement of adverbs with passé composé
• C'est pas de la tarte

Bonjour les amis ! C'est moi, oui, Jean-Paul ! Bienvenue au théâtre en français ! Today we'll spend some time with Valérie and Michelle. Michelle is meeting with Valérie for the first time since her surgery. I hope you're ready for some real entertainment...and some serious French lessons of course. By the way, have you studied already and have done the exercises? Oui ? Je crois que nous sommes prêts. Allons-y !

Topics covered:

• -RE verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
• Comparative and superlative of adverbs
• A priori

Bonjour et bienvenue ! Are you ready for Act XVII? Today, Valérie meets with Kevin again. Kevin is about to go to Canada for his annual family vacation. He's looking forward to spending some time with his cousin Rex and maybe practice some French. Kevin has been studying really hard and making great progress. I hope you're doing the same. Have you already looked up the lessons and have done the exercises? So...je crois que nous sommes prêts pour notre leçon ! Allons-y !

Topics covered:

• Pronominal verbs
• Tôt, tard, en avance, en retard, à l'heure
• Il ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard

Bienvenue les amis ! C'est moi Jean-Paul ! I'm happy to welcome you to Act XVI. Today, you'll have the pleasure to listen to Valérie and Jacques. As you know Jacques is still pursuing his dream to open, not just a French restaurant but a restaurant geared to help couples who are on an awkward first date. I hope you have already looked up and studied the material for today and learned your verbs. Don't forget to do the exercises as well. Well, I think we're ready to listen in. Enjoy the show!

Topics covered:

• Savoir vs Connaître
• Tout
• Par contre / En revanche

Bonjour et bienvenue ! Today, we'll be enjoying the company of our French teacher Valérie and of her diligent student Michelle. I am confident that you feel encouraged to see students on our show like Michelle and others, with different backgrounds and with different purposes, tackling the French language with success. Have you already studied for today's episode and have done the exercises? So I think you are ready. Enjoy Act XV!

Topics covered:

• BOIRE (to drink), CROIRE (to believe), VOIR (to see)
• Time in French
• Bien dans sa peau / Mal dans sa peau

Bienvenue au cours de français ! It's me Jean-Paul, I'm ready to introduce Act XIV to you. Are you ready? By ready, I mean, have you looked up our grammar lessons and have done the exercises? It's very important you do that before enjoying the dialogues as it will greatly enhance your experience and allow you to make more connections. Now, let's connect with Valérie who will meet with Kevin for another lesson. I'm sure you've noticed that Kevin seems to be coming out of his shell, all for our enjoyment. Well, let's listen in!

Topics covered:

• VENIR
• Interrogative words
• Je n'en reviens pas !

Bonjour et bienvenue ! Are you ready for Act XIII? Today, our French teacher Valérie meets with Jacques again. Jacques has been preparing a trip to France during which he hopes to find a chef for his new restaurant. As the day of his departure gets closer, he seems to be increasingly preoccupied with the quality of his French. He's been studying really hard and I hope you're doing the same. Have you already looked up the lessons and have done the exercises? So I think we're ready! Allons-y!

Topics covered:

• -RE verbs (irregular) like mettre
• Partitive articles
• Bon marché

Bonjour ! C'est moi Jean-Paul ! Once again I'll be your host for Act XII. We hope that following Jacques, Kevin and Michelle in their endeavor to learn French is helping you to learn as well. Before you listen to the play, take time to familiarize yourself with the flashcard. Let's begin!

Valérie, our French teacher, is meeting with Michelle today for another lesson. Michelle's dream to move to France is getting more and more concrete...we hope so anyway. Let's hope she continues to learn for our great pleasure. Voici l'acte XII !

Topics Covered:

• -RE verbs (irregular) like prendre
• Interrogative and exclamative quel
• C'est-à-dire / C'est-à-dire que

Bonjour et bienvenue mes amis ! Today we'll hear Act XI! I hope you're feeling quite sharp because we meet with Jacques. I'm sure you're looking forward to know what he's been up to and how his French restaurant project is coming along. I know Valérie does, she never gets bored when she has a lesson with Jacques.

Have you studied the grammar lessons for this week and have done the exercises? Oui ? Then you're ready for our new act! Oh, look! Jacques is already at the door and it looks like he has something on his mind. He is glued to his phone and didn't even hear Valérie arrive. Let's listen!