FYW 196 : Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #3)

In this somewhat different episode you'll get to hear a real French lesson that I recorded with Lothar, a student from Germany! As you will hear, Lothar has very good comprehension and speaking skills, so listening to our conversation will be a great exercise for you! Lothar wanted to tell me about his trips to French island Corsica (la Corse, where Napoléon was from); the session was a spontaneous conversation. I interrupted Lothar here and there to correct or point out a few grammatical points and give him relevant vocabulary. The notes I took down for him during the session are available in the shownotes of the episode for you to see.

A few months ago, I introduced a new concept to give you the opportunity to have a casual French session on Skype with me, since I can't commit to recurring lessons anymore. This is a great opportunity to get my personal feedback on your French and ask me anything that you need help with.

Students taking the lesson agree to be recorded (I make sure any personal detail is then edited out) and the result may become a podcast episode...like today! This way, my feedback is both personal and still helping as many of you as possible.

When you participate, you get your own copy of the notes AND the mp3 recording of the lesson.

In the shownotes you'll find the notes I took for Lothar. You may like to use it to follow our conversation.

If you've enjoyed learning from a real French lesson situation, I encourage you to participate because there cannot be any more episodes without students!

Book you session: www.frenchyourway.com.au/frenchsession

Also listen to:

Episode 181: Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #2): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast181
Episode 172: Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast172

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Une anse, une crique, une baie

Un galet = a pebble

Faire une experience = to conduct an experiment

Vivre = to experience

Je vais vous raconter une histoire que nous avons vécue.

Une excursion

[s] next to a consonant (and [z] between 2 vowels, eg. rose, cousin)

Le col = pass ; col, saddle

Nous sommes arrivés à 20h55 / à neuf heures moins cinq.

épuisé(e) = exhausted
LINKS and RESOURCES!

Book a Skype session with me: frenchyourway.com.au/frenchsession
Episode 181: Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #2): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast181
Episode 172: Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast172
Episode 179: French regions: new names, purpose, debates (and grammar!): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast179
Episode 171: French verbs: agreement of the past participle with AVOIR (compound tenses, part 4): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast171
my online course "How to sound like a native French speaker: everything you need to know about French pronunciation, intonation and rhythm": https://frenchyourway.teachable.com/p/how-to-sound-like-a-native-french-speaker

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