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Berlitz New Basic French But it’s not time to say good night yet. Don’t worry if
you can’t remember all these phrases at the
moment. We’ll be giving you lots of opportunities to
hear them again later in the unit.
Unit 1, Chapitre un Now listen to the short conversation. Don’t worry if
you don’t understand everything the people are
Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.) saying at this point. Just listen to the way they greet
Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.) each other and try to work out what else you think
they say. Are you ready?
Good morning. Welcome to Unit 1. In this unit, you’ll WOMAN: Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.)
practice greetings, introducing yourself, and giving a MAN: Bonjour, madame. Comment ça va? (Hello, madam.
little information about yourself. Are you ready? How are you?)
On commence. WOMAN: Ça va bien, merci; et vous? (I’m fine, thank you.
Let’s begin. What about you?)
MAN: Ah oui; ça va. (Yes, I’m fine.)
Bonjour. (Hello.)
After greeting someone, it is usual to ask how they
We’ll begin by practicing some ways of greeting are:
people and we’ll leave pauses so you can repeat the
phrases if you want to. When you meet someone in Comment ça va? (How are you?)
the daytime, you can greet them with: Or simply:
Bonjour. (Hello.) Ça va? (How are you?)
If you are talking to a man, you usually add And the reply is:
“monsieur.” Ça va.
Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.) or
And if you are talking to a woman, you say: Ça va bien, merci.

Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.) I’m well, thank you.

And if you are talking to a young woman, you say: Ça va bien, merci. (I’m well, thank you.)

Bonjour, mademoiselle. (Hello, miss.) Or if you’re not feeling so good, you can say:
In the evening you say: Comme ci comme ça.

Bonsoir, monsieur. (Good evening, sir.) So so. Try it:

or Comme ci comme ça.
Bonsoir, madame. (Good evening, madam.) Now you are ready to start the exercises.
To say good-bye you say:
Au revoir, monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.) Page 2, Activité un (Activity 1)
or Listen to these people greeting each other. Decide
Au revoir, madame. (Good-bye, madam.) what time of day it is and whether they are arriving
or or departing.
Au revoir, mademoiselle. (Good-bye, miss.)
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If you are entering or leaving a place where there are
several people, such as a restaurant, or a hotel foyer, MAN: Bonsoir, mademoiselle; comment ça va? (Good
it is normal to say: evening, miss. How are you?)
YOUNG LADY: Ça va bien, merci; et vous? (I’m fine, thank you.
Messieursdames (Ladies and gentlemen) What about you?)
In very informal situations, when you are greeting MAN: Ça va. (I’m fine.)
good friends, they might say: 2
Salut. (Hi.) MAN: Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.)
And you can answer: WOMAN: Bonjour, monsieur. Comment ça va? (Hello, sir.
How are you?)
Salut. (Hi.)
MAN: Ça va bien, merci. (I’m fine, thank you.)
And at night when you are going to bed you say:
Bonne nuit. (Good night.)

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3 MADAME RENOIR: Pas mal; et vous, monsieur Albert, ça va?
MAN: Au revoir, Céline; bonne nuit. (Good-bye, Céline; (Not too bad. What about you, Mr. Albert,
good night.) how are you?)
WOMAN: Bonne nuit! (Good night!) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Très bien, merci. (Very well, thank you.)
4 MADAME RENOIR: Une baguette et six croissants. (One
baguette and six croissants.)
MAN: Salut, Nicole. (Hi, Nicole.) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Une baguette et six croissants; voilà. (One
WOMAN: Salut, Alain. (Hi, Alain.) baguette and six croissants; here you are.)
MAN: Ça va? (How are you?) MADAME RENOIR: Au revoir monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.)
WOMAN: Ah oui, ça va bien, merci. (Yes, I’m fine, thank you.) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Au revoir madame. (Good-bye, madam.)
Did you get them? Madame Renoir came into his shop to buy a
Number 1 was in the early evening and they had just baguette and six croissants. Who is he talking to now?
met. Number 2 was in the daytime and they had
just met. Number 3 was later at night. They were 3
saying good night to each other and were leaving. MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Bonsoir monsieur Albert. (Good
And number 4 was less formal: two friends greeting evening, Mr. Albert.)
each other, but it could be any time of day. MONSIEUR ALBERT: Ah, bonsoir mademoiselle Meujot; ca
va? (Ah, good evening, Miss Meujot.
Page 2, Activité deux (Activity 2) Are you well?)
Bonjour, monsieur Albert. (Hello, Mr. Albert.) MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Oh oui pas mal; et vous monsieur? (Oh
yes, not bad. What about you, sir?)
Monsieur Albert is the baker. Listen to him greeting Monsieur Albert: Ça va très bien merci; vous désirez?
his customers. (I’m very well, thank you. What would
1 you like?)
Bonjour, monsieur; vous désirez? (Hello, sir. What would you MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Deux baguettes. (Two baguettes.)
like?) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Deux baguettes? Voilà. (Two baguettes?
2 Here you are.)
Bonjour, mademoiselle, vous voulez? (Hello, miss. What do MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Au revoir, monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.)
you want?) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Au revoir, mademoiselle. (Good-bye,
miss.)
3
Monsieur, madame, qu’est-ce que vous voulez? (Sir, madam, This time it was mademoiselle Meujot who came
what do you want?) into the shop to buy fresh bread to accompany the
evening meal. She bought two baguettes.
4
Bonjour madame, vous désirez? (Hello, madam. What would 4
you like?) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Bonsoir, messieursdames. (Good evening, sir
5 and madam.)
Messieursdames (Ladies and gentlemen) MADAME DUVAL: Bonsoir, monsieur Albert; ca va? (Good
evening, Mr. Albert. Are you well?)
Page 3, Activité trois (Activity 3) MONSIEUR ALBERT: Très bien, merci et vous? (Very well, thank
you. What about you?)
Listen to these people coming into monsieur Albert’s MADAME DUVAL: Oh oui, très bien; deux baguettes s’il vous
shop. What do they buy? plait. (Oh yes, very well; two baguettes,
1 please.)
MONSIEUR ALBERT: Ah bonjour, monsieur Cabuchon; ça MONSIEUR ALBERT: C’est tout? (Is that all?)
va? (Oh, hello, Mr. Cabuchon. How MONSIEUR DUVAL: Et… et deux croissants. (And… and two
are you?) croissants.)
MONSIEUR CABUCHON: Hem, comme ci comme ça; et vous, MONSIEUR ALBERT: Voilà. (Here you are.)
monsieur Albert? (Hmm, so so. What At this time, it was a man and a woman, monsieur
about you, Mr. Albert?) and madame Duval, who came into the shop to buy
Monsieur Albert was talking to monsieur Cabuchon two baguettes and two croissants.
who bought one baguette. Who is he talking to now? Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
2 (More! Watch the pronunciation.)
MONSIEUR ALBERT: Bonjour, madame Renoir; ça va? (Hello, Listen carefully and repeat the following words
Mrs. Renoir. How are you?) trying to imitate the pronunciation:

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Monsieur (Sir)
Messieurs (Gentlemen)
Madame (Madam)
Mesdames (Ladies)
Messieursdames (Ladies and gentlemen)
Mademoiselle (Miss)
Mesdemoiselles (Young ladies)
In French all syllables are stressed equally. Listen
carefully and repeat these words, remembering to
stress both parts of the word:
Monsieur (Sir)
Madame (Madam)
Bonjour (Hello)
Croissant (Croissant)
Baguette (Baguette)
Good! Now you can greet someone, ask how they
are and say how you are, and say good-bye.
Je suis (I am)
This section is about meeting someone for the first time
and saying who you are and where you are from.
Page 7, Activité un (Activity 1)
Listen to Monsieur Martin asking these conference
delegates to introduce themselves and say where
they are from.
M. MARTIN: Bienvenue à Paris. Voulez-vous vous présenter.
Vous êtes…? (Welcome to Paris. Please
introduce yourselves. You are …?)
M. BERNARD: Je suis Gilles Bernard et j’habite à Genève en
Suisse. Je suis suisse. (I am Gilles Bernard and
I live in Geneva in Switzerland. I am Swiss.)
M. MARTIN: Monsieur Bernard est suisse. Et vous êtes…?
(Mr. Bernard is Swiss. And you are…?)
MELLE VERLAINE: Je m’appelle Sylvie Verlaine et j’habite en
France, à Paris. (My name is Sylvie Verlaine
and I live in France, in Paris.)
M. MARTIN: Mademoiselle Verlaine est française et elle
habite à Paris. Et vous êtes madame…? (Miss
Verlaine is French and she lives in Paris. And
you…?)
MME BRIAND: Je m’appelle Lucienne Briand; j’habite à
Bruxelles en Belgique. Je suis belge. (My name
is Lucienne Briand; I live in Brussels in
Belgium. I am Belgian.)
M. MARTIN: Et madame Briand est belge. Et vous,
monsieur? (And Mrs. Briand is Belgian. What
about you, sir?)
M. MILLERIOUX: J’habite à Québec, au Canada et je m’appelle
Patrice Millerioux. (I live in Quebec, in Canada
and my name is Patrice Millerioux.)
M. MARTIN: Monsieur Millerioux est canadien, d’origine
française. (Mr. Millerioux is Canadian of
French origin.)
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Page 8, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Sylvie Verlaine hasn’t been paying attention and is
asking you about the delegates. If she is right, say
“Oui, il est…” (Yes, he is…), if you are talking about a
man, or “Oui, elle est…” (Yes, she is…) if you are
talking about a woman. If she is wrong, say “Non, il
n’est pas…” (No, he isn’t…), or “Non, elle n’est pas...”
(No, she isn’t…) and then say what their nationality is.
Monsieur Bernard est américain? (Is Mr. Bernard American?)
Non, il n’est pas américain, il est suisse. (No, he isn’t
American, he is Swiss.)
Madame Briand est suisse? (Is Mrs. Briand Swiss?)
Non, elle n’est pas suisse, elle est belge. (No, she isn’t Swiss,
she is Belgian.)
Monsieur Millerioux est anglais? (Is Mr. Millerioux English?)
Non, il n’est pas anglais, il est canadien. (No, he isn’t English,
he is Canadian.)
Page 9, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
Listen to these five contestants on a television quiz
show.
MAN: Bonjour. Je m’appelle Gérard et je suis français.
J’habite à Rouen et je parle français et anglais.
(Hello. My name is Gérard and I am French. I live
in Rouen and I speak French and English.)
PRESENTER: Ah, vous êtes français! (Ah, you are French!)
WOMAN: Moi, je m’appelle Anja et je suis allemande. J’habite
à Berlin en Allemagne. Je parle allemand et un peu
de français. (My name is Anja and I am German. I
live in Berlin in Germany. I speak German and a
little French.)
PRESENTER: Vous êtes allemande! Très bien. Et vous, monsieur?
(You are German! Very well. What about you, sir?)
MAN: J’habite à New York, aux Etats-Unis et je m’appelle
Nigel et je suis américain. Je ne parle pas français.
(I live in New York City, in the United States and
my name is Nigel and I am American. I don’t
speak French.)
PRESENTER: Ah, vous êtes américain! Et vous, vous êtes…? (Ah,
you are American! And you, you are…?)
MAN: Je m’appelle Kenji et j’habite à Tokyo au Japon. Je
suis japonais et je parle japonais et anglais. (My
name is Kenji and I live in Tokyo in Japan. I am
Japanese and I speak Japanese and English.)
PRESENTER: Japonais…et vous, mademoiselle, vous êtes
espagnole? (Japanese…What about you, miss, are
you Spanish?)
WOMAN: Moi? Je m’appelle Rosa. Non, je ne suis pas
espagnole. Je suis brésilienne, j’habite à Rio au
Brésil. Je parle portugais, anglais et…un peu de
français. (Me? My name is Rosa. No, I am not
Spanish. I am Brazilian. I live in Rio in Brazil. I
speak Portuguese, English and…a little French.)
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Page 9, Activité cinq (Activity 5) CLERK: Pouvez-épeler ça, monsieur? (Can you spell that, sir?)
MAN: Schwartz, S-C-H-W-A-R-T-Z
A vous! (Your turn!)
CLERK: Merci, et madame? (Thank you, and madam?)
Now it’s your turn. The presenter is asking you some WOMAN: Fernandez, F-E-R-N-A-N-D-E-Z
questions. What is he asking? How would you CLERK: Et le monsieur? (What about the gentleman?)
answer? MAN: Rossellini, R-O-S-S-E-L-L-I-N-I
PRESENTER: Vous habitez à Londres? (Do you live in London?) CLERK: R, O, deux S, E, deux L, I, N, I (R, O, two s’s, E
Oui, j’habite à Londres. (Yes, I live in London.) two L’s, I, N, I)
or MAN: C’est exact. (That’s right.)
Non, je n’habite pas à Londres. (No, I don’t live in London.) CLERK: Et le monsieur ecossaise? (What about the Scottish
gentleman?)
PRESENTER: Parlez-vous français? (Do you speak French?)
MAN: Macintosh, M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H
Oui, je parle un peu de français. (Yes, I speak a little French.)
CLERK: Bon. Merci, monsieur. (Good. Thank you, sir.)
PRESENTER: Vous êtes américain? (Are you American?) MAN: Je vous en prie. (You are welcome.)
Oui, je suis américain. (Yes, I am American.)
or Page 13, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Non, je ne suis pas américain. (No, I’m not American.) Votre nom, s’il vous plait. (Your name, please.)
PRESENTER: Parlez-vous japonais? (Do you speak Japanese?) Listen to the alphabet and pick out the letters you
Oui, je parle japonais. (Yes, I speak Japanese.) need to spell your own name.
or A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,
Non, je ne parle pas japonais. (No, I don’t speak Japanese.) Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
PRESENTER: Comment vous appelez-vous? (What is your name?) (See page 5 of the Learner’s Guide for pronunciation.)
Je m’appelle Michel. (My name is Michel.)
Page 13, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation. Now you check in. Answer the clerk’s questions.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.) First, she is asking you if you have a reservation.
CLERK: Vous avez une reservation? (Do you have a
Practice running these words together. reservation?)
Etats-Unis (United States)
Say yes.
Au revoir (Good-bye)
CLIENT: Oui. (Yes.)
Now practice saying these phrases. Remember to
stress all the syllables and run the words together. CLERK: Votre nom, s’il vous plaît. (Your name, please.)
Mark habite au Canada. (Mark lives in Canada.) Tell her your name.
Jon habite aux Etats-Unis. (Jon lives in the United States.) CLERK: Comment ça s’écrit? (How do you spell it?)
Lucy habite en Angleterre. (Lucy lives in England.)
Lee habite au Japon. (Lee lives in Japan.)
Tell her how you spell it.
CLERK: Vous venez d’où? (Where are you from?)
Well done! Now you can introduce yourself, say your
name, where you live and what nationality you are, Sorry, you didn’t get that. Ask her to speak more
and what languages you speak. slowly.
CLIENT: Parlez plus lentement s’il vous plaît. (Speak more
A l’hôtel (In the hotel) slowly, please.)
Checking into a hotel. This section is about checking CLERK: Vous venez d’où? Vous êtes Suisse? (Where are
into a hotel, spelling your name and giving days and you from? Are you Swiss?)
dates. Tell her what nationality you are.
Page 13, Activité un (Activity 1) CLERK: Vous habitez où? (Where do you live?)

A la réception (At the reception desk) Tell her where you live.
Listen to this group of tourists at the reception desk CLERK: Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de
of your hotel. bains? (Do you want a room with a shower or a
bath?)
CLERK: Madame Graham, comment ça s’écrit? (How do
you spell Mrs. Graham?) Wow, that was fast! You didn’t get that. Tell her you
WOMAN: Graham, G-R-A-H-A-M don’t understand.

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 CLIENT: Je ne comprends pas. (I don’t understand.)
CLERK: Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de
bains? (Do you want a room with a shower or a
bath?)
A shower would be just fine.
CLIENT: Avec douche. (With a shower.)
CLERK: Chambre numéro quinze. (Room number 15.)
How did you do? Listen again, but this time you’ll
hear the questions without any help. See if you can
answer them.
Vous avez une reservation? (Do you have a reservation?)
Votre nom, s’il vous plaît? (Your name, please?)
Comment ça s’écrit? (How do you spell it?)
Vous venez d’où? (Where are you from?)
Vous habitez où? (Where do you live?)
Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de bains? (Do
you want a room with a shower or a bath?)
Chambre numéro quinze. (Room number 15.)
Well done! Now, let’s move on to the next activity.
Page 14, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
C’est la chambre numéro… (It’s room number…)
The clerk is telling you the room numbers for
everyone in the group.
Monsieur Schwartz est à la chambre numéro sept. (Mr.
Schwartz is in room number 7.)
Madame Fernandez, c’est la chambre numéro dix-neuf. (Mrs.
Fernandez, it’s room number 19.)
Monsieur Macintosh, euh, la chambre treize. (Mr. Macintosh,
hm, room 13.)
Madame Graham est dans la chambre…neuf. (Mrs. Graham is
in room…9.)
Monsieur Rossellini, la chambre onze. (Mr. Rossellini, room 11.)
Page 14, Activité sept (Activity 7)
Listen to Martin Smith on the telephone, asking to
speak to monsieur Duval.
RECEPTIONIST: Allo, Société Beauvin. (Hello, Beauvin
Enterprise.)
MARTIN SMITH: Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval? (May I
speak to Mr. Duval?)
RECEPTIONIST: C’est de la part de qui? (Who is calling?)
MARTIN SMITH: Je m’appelle Martin Smith. (My name is Martin
Smith.)
RECEPTIONIST: Vous pouvez épeler? (Can you spell that?)
Martin, M-A-R-T-I-N, Smith, S-M-I-T-H
RECEPTIONIST: Ne quittez pas. (Hold on.)
Now, it’s your turn.
RECEPTIONIST: Allo, Société Beauvin. (Hello, Beauvin Enterprise.)
Ask if you can speak to monsieur Duval.
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Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval? (May I speak to Mr. Duval?)
RECEPTIONIST: C’est de la part de qui? (Who is calling?)
Say your name.
RECEPTIONIST: Vous pouvez épeler? (Can you spell that?)
Spell it.
RECEPTIONIST: Ne quittez pas. (Hold on.)
Well done! Now you can ask to speak to someone on
the telephone and give your own name.
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Practice with accents. Repeat these words:
Écrit (write)
Activité (activity)
Frère (brother)
Frère Jacques (Brother Jacques)
Ça va (I’m fine)
Français (French)
Garçon (boy)
And now, listen carefully and repeat these phrases:
Il est français. Elle est française. (He is French. She is French.)
Il est anglais. Elle est anglaise. (He is English. She is English.)
Il est japonais. Elle est japonaise. (He is Japanese. She is
Japanese.)
Voilà. C’est tout. (Here it is. That’s all.)
That’s all, but don’t forget: there are Extras for Unit 1.
Au revoir! (Good-bye!)
Extra Unit 1, Extra Chapitre un
Page A1, Activité un (Activity 1)
Ici on parle français. (French is spoken here.)
Listen to the names of the countries where French is
spoken and find them on the map.
En Europe: la France, la Belgique, le Luxembourg et la Suisse.
(In Europe: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.)
En Amérique du Nord: le Québec. Aux Antilles: la Martinique, la
Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin et Haïti. (In North America: Quebec. In
the Caribbean: Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, and Haiti.)
En Afrique: la Mauritanie, le Sénégal, la Côte d’Ivoire, la
Guinée, le Burkina Faso, le Bénin, le Niger, Le Tchad, la
République Centrafricaine, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le Congo,
la République démocratique du Congo, Le Rwanda, Le
Burundi, l’Algérie, le Maroc et la Tunisie. (In Africa:
Mauritania, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin,
Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon,
Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi,
Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.)
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Page A2, Activité deux (Activity 2)
good. Here is the end of Extra.)
Listen to find out whether French is considered the
native, the official, or the administrative language of
these countries.
En Europe, en Suisse, le français est la langue maternelle pour
18% de la population. En Belgique, on a soit le français, soit le
flamand pour langue maternelle. (In Europe, in Switzerland,
French is the native language of 18% of the population. In
Belgium, French and Flemish are the native languages.)
Au Luxembourg, on a le français ou l’allemand comme langue
maternelle. (In Luxembourg, French and German are the native
languages.)
En Afrique, le français est la langue officielle dans les pays
suivants: la Mauritanie, le Sénégal, la Côte d’Ivoire, la Guinée,
le Burkina Faso, le Bénin, le Niger, le Tchad, la République
Centrafricaine, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le Congo, La
République démocratique du Congo, le Rwanda et le Burundi,
et c’est la langue administrative du Maroc, de l’Algérie et de la
Tunisie. (In Africa, French is the official language of the
following countries: Mauritania, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea,
Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic,
Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Rwanda, Burundi, and it’s the administrative language of
Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.)
En Amérique du Nord, au Québec, le français est la langue
maternelle pour la majorité de la population, et aux Antilles, à
la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe, c’est la langue maternelle de
la majorité de la population. (In North America, in Quebec,
French is the native language of the majority of the population,
and in the Caribbean, in Martinique and Guadeloupe, it’s the
native language of the majority of the population.)
Page A3, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Les concurrents (The contestants)
Listen to the host of a quiz show introducing the
contestants. Where are they from?
Ici ce soir au studio de Sat quinze, on présente notre nouveau
quiz pour les étudiants, “Qui le sait?” Dans le studio ce soir il
y a des représentants de six pays. Nous avons Jean-Marc du
Canada, bonjour Jean-Marc, et Catherine du…, ah, tu habites
la Guadeloupe, ah…super ! Et toi, tu t’appelles Noura, tu viens
de.. aah, de la Côte d’Ivoire; et toi, Benoît, tu viens de…
L’Algérie, aah. Et Virginie, tu es suisse, n’est-ce pas? Oui. Et
finalement, Nadjet, tu viens d’où? Ah, du Maroc. Bon, on
commence. (Tonight in Studio Sat 15, we are introducing our
She orders a hot chocolate. M. Albert is feeling
new quiz for students, “Who knows it?” In the studio tonight
hungry. What does he ask for?
there are representatives from six countries. We have Jean-
Marc from Canada, hello Jean-Marc, and Catherine from… oh
you live in Guadeloupe, oh…neat! And you, your name is
Noura, you come from… aha, Ivory Coast; and you, Benoît,
you come from…Algeria, aha. And Virginie, you are Swiss,
aren’t you? Yes. And finally, Nadjet, where do you come from?
Oh, from Morocco. Good, let’s start.)
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Parfait. C’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect. This is very
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 1.
Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.)
Unit 2, Chapitre 2
Vous désirez? (What would you like?)
In this unit, you are going to learn how to order
drinks and light refreshments, and make small
purchases.
Au café (At the café)
In this section, you are going to practice ordering
drinks at a café.
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M. and Mme Albert are at a café in Rouen with
their daughters Nathalie and Delphine. Listen to
them ordering drinks. What does M. Albert order?
M. ALBERT: Monsieur? (Sir?)
WAITER: Messieursdames. Vous désirez? (Ladies and
gentlemen, what would you like?)
M. ALBERT: Je voudrais un café. (I would like a coffee.)
He orders coffee. Now, what does Mme Albert order
for herself and Nathalie?
MME ALBERT: Un crème pour moi. (A coffee with milk for me.)
WAITER: Bon, un crème. Grand ou petit? (Ok, a coffee
with milk; large or small?)
MME ALBERT: Grand….et….un jus d’orange pour Nathalie.
(Large…and…an orange juice for Nathalie.)
WAITER: Un café, un grand crème et un jus d’orange. (A
coffee, a large coffee with milk, and an orange
juice.)
She orders a large coffee with milk and an orange
juice. What does Delphine order?
MME ALBERT: Et pour toi Delphine? (And for you Delphine?)
DELPHINE: Je voudrais un chocolat chaud. (I would like a
hot chocolate.)
WAITER: Un chocolat chaud. C’est tout? (One hot
chocolate. Is that all?)
M. ALBERT: Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have
croissants?)
WAITER: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.)
M. ALBERT: Quatre croissants, s’il vous plaît. (Four croissants
please.)
WAITER: Quatre croissants…tout de suite. (Four
croissants…right away.)
He orders four croissants. Now see if you can order croissants. (Sir, one coffee, one hot
for them. Use the phrase “Je voudrais” — I would chocolate, and two croissants.)
like—when placing their orders. WAITER: Un café, un chocolat et deux croissants.
C’est tout? (One coffee, one hot chocolate,
WAITER: Messieursdames, vous désirez? (Ladies and
and two croissants. That’s all?)
gentlemen, what would you like?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Oui, c’est tout. (Yes, that’s all.)
M. Albert wants a coffee. Tell the waiter. She ordered a coffee, a hot chocolate, and two
Je voudrais un café. (I would like a coffee.) croissants.
And Mme Albert wants coffee with milk. 3
Et un crème. (And coffee with milk.) WAITER: Vous désirez? (What would you like?)
WAITER: Bon, un crème. Grand ou petit? (Ok, a coffee FEMALE CUSTOMER: Une bière et de l’eau minérale. (A beer and
with milk; large or small?) mineral water.)
WAITER: Gazeuse ou non gazeuse? (Sparkling or non-
Say a large one. sparkling?)
Grand. (Large.) FEMALE CUSTOMER: Gazeuse. (Sparkling.)

And now order an orange juice for Nathalie.
Un jus d’orange pour Nathalie… (An orange juice for
Nathalie…)
And ask Delphine what she would like.
Et pour toi, Delphine? (And for you, Delphine?)
She wants a hot chocolate.
Un chocolat chaud. (A hot chocolate.)
Waiter: Un chocolat chaud. C’est tout? (A hot chocolate.
That’s all?)
No, they are hungry. Ask if they have any
croissants.
Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have any croissants?)
WAITER: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.)
Order four.
Quatre croissants, s’il vous plaît. (Four croissants please.)
WAITER: Quatre croissants…tout de suite. (Four croissants,
right away.)
Well done! Now let’s go on to the next activity.
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Now you are going to hear some of the other people
in the café. What do they order?
1 deux croissants. (A decaffeinated coffee, a
WAITER: Vous désirez, monsieur? (What would you
like, sir?)
MALE CUSTOMER: Deux crème. (Two coffees with milk.)
WAITER: Grands ou petits? (Large or small?)
MALE CUSTOMER: Grands. (Large.)
WAITER: Deux grands crème. (Two large coffees with
milk.)
Did you get it? He ordered two large coffees with
milk.
2 (Ah! I am sorry. I am out of croissants.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Monsieur, un café, un chocolat et deux
WAITER: Une bière et de l’eau minérale gazeuse; très
bien. (One beer and a sparkling mineral
water, very well.)
She ordered a beer and a sparkling mineral water.
4
WAITER: Madame? (Madam?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Un jus d’orange. (One orange juice.)
WAITER: C’est tout?
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Non, un croissant. (No, one croissant.)
WAITER: Un jus d’orange et un croissant. (One orange
juice and one croissant.)
She asked for an orange juice and a croissant.
5
MALE CUSTOMER: Un déca, un grand crème et un thé au lait.
(A decaffeinated coffee, a large coffee with
milk, and one tea with milk.)
WAITER: Un déca et un grand crème…et un thé au
lait. C’est tout? (A decaffeinated coffee and
one large coffee with milk…and one tea with
milk. Is that all?)
MALE CUSTOMER: Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have any
croissants?)
WAITER: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.)
MALE CUSTOMER: Deux croissants alors. (So two croissants.)
WAITER: Un déca, un grand crème, un thé au lait et
large coffee with milk, tea with milk, and
two croissants.)
He ordered a decaffeinated coffee, a large coffee with
milk, tea with milk, and two croissants.
6
WAITER: Messieursdames? (Ladies and gentlemen?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER:Quatre cafés et quatre croissants. (Four
coffees and four croissants.)
WAITER: Ah! Je regrette, je n’ai plus de croissants.

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FEMALE CUSTOMER: Bon, quatre cafés alors. (Very well, so four Vingt et un (21)
coffees then.)
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Four coffees, and they are out of croissants.
Now it’s time for M. Albert to pay. Listen to find out
Page 21, Activité trois (Activity 3) how he asks for the bill.
You are in a café in France with some friends who M. ALBERT: L’addition, s’il vous plaît. (The bill please.)
want you to order for them. Practice what you would WAITER: Un café, un grand crème, un jus d’orange, un
say to the waiter, then listen to see if you got it right. chocolat chaud et quatre croissants, ça fait neuf
I would like a large coffee with milk. euros vingt. (One coffee, one large coffee with
milk, one orange juice, one hot chocolate, and
Je voudrais un grand crème. four croissants. That’s €9.20).
Two espressos please. M. ALBERT: Tenez, dix euros. (Here is €10.)
WAITER: Merci monsieur. Au revoir et bonne journée.
Deux express, s’il vous plaît.
(Thank you sir. Good-bye and have a nice day.)
A cup of tea with milk please.
How much did he have to pay?
Un thé au lait, s’il vous plaît.
Neuf euros vingt. (€9.20.)
Two coffees.
How much did he give the waiter?
Deux cafés.
Dix euros. (€10.)
Do you have any croissants?
And how did he ask for the bill?
Avez-vous des croissants?
L’addition, s’il vous plaît. (The bill, please.)
I would like a decaffeinated coffee. A vous. (Your turn.)
Je voudrais un déca. Now you say it: the bill please.
A beer please. L’addition, s’il vous plaît.
Une bière, s’il vous plaît.
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
A Coke and some sparkling mineral water. (More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Un coca et de l’eau minérale gazeuse.
Pronunciation of:
Page 21, Activité quatre (Activity 4) un (“a” or “an” masculine)
Les nombres de vingt à soixante. (Numbers from 20 to 60.) and
Repeat the numbers after you hear each one. une (“a” or “an” feminine)

Vingt (20) Practice saying these words:

Vingt et un (21) un thé (a tea)
Vingt-deux (22) un café (a coffee)
Vingt-trois (23) une bière (a beer)
Vingt-quatre (24) une orange (an orange)
Vingt-cinq (25)
Remember how some words are run together. Listen
Vingt-six (26)
and repeat these phrases:
Vingt-sept (27)
Vingt-huit (28) C’est tout? (Is that all?)
Vingt-neuf (29) Tout de suite. (Right away.)
Trente (30) S’il vous plaît. (Please.)
Quarante (40)
Cinquante (50) A la brasserie
Soixante (60) (At the brasserie)
What were those winning lottery numbers? Listen In this section, you’ll be learning how to order
and repeat each one. something to eat and drink in a brasserie.
Vingt-quatre (24) Page 25, Activité un (Activity 1)
Trente-six (36)
Listen to these two customers in the brasserie asking
Vingt-huit (28)
what sort of sandwiches are available. What does the
Quarante-sept (47)
woman order to eat?
Trente-neuf (39)

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FEMALE Monsieur s’il vous plaît. (Excuse me sir.)
CUSTOMER: Page 25, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
WAITER: Bonjour, messieursdames. Vous désirez?
Listen to the other people in the brasserie giving their
(Good day ladies and gentlemen. What
orders and write down what they would like.
would you like?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Vous avez des sandwichs? (Do you have 1
sandwiches?) WAITER: Vous désirez, monsieur? (What would you
WAITER: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.) like, sir?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs? MALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme salades?
(What kind of sandwiches do you have?) (What kind of salad do you have?)
WAITER: Jambon, fromage, saucisson. (Ham, cheese, WAITER: Salade niçoise, salade aux fruits de mer,
sausage.) salade aux trois fromages. (Tuna and olive
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Un sandwich au jambon pour moi. Et pour salad, seafood salad, three cheese salad.)
toi? (One ham sandwich for me. And for MALE CUSTOMER: Une salade niçoise. (One tuna and olive
you?) salad.)
Did you get it right? She asked for a ham sandwich. WAITER: Et comme boisson? (And to drink?)
What does the man order? MALE CUSTOMER: De l’eau minérale. (Mineral water.)
MALE CUSTOMER:Un sandwich au fromage pour moi. (One WAITER: Gazeuse? (Sparkling?)
cheese sandwich for me.) MALE CUSTOMER: Oui. (Yes.)
WAITER: Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au Listen again. What did he order?
fromage. Et comme boisson? (One ham
Une salade niçoise.
sandwich and one cheese sandwich. And to
drink?) A salad niçoise and…
He orders a cheese sandwich. What do they order to De l’eau minérale.
drink? Some mineral water.
MALE CUSTOMER: Une pression pour moi…et pour toi? (A draft WAITER: Gazeuse? (Sparkling?)
beer for me…and for you?) MALE CUSTOMER:Oui.
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Un verre de vin rouge. (A glass of red wine.)
Some sparkling mineral water.
A draft beer and a glass of red wine. Did you get it
right? Now, how do you ask for what sort of 2
sandwiches are available? WAITER: Vous désirez? (What would you like?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs? FEMALE CUSTOMER: Ben…je voudrais un steak frites. (Well, I
(What kind of sandwiches do you have?) would like a steak with fries.)
WAITER: Et avec ça? (And with that?)
What did the man and the woman order to eat? FEMALE CUSTOMER: Hum…Un pichet de vin rouge. (A pitcher of
Un sandwich au jambon… red wine.)
A ham sandwich. What did she order?
et un sandwich au fromage. Ben….je voudrais un steak frites. (Well, I would like a steak
with fries.)
And a cheese sandwich. And to drink?
Une pression.
Steak and french fries. What else?
Un pichet de vin rouge. (One pitcher of red wine.)
A draft beer.
Un verre de vin rouge.
And a small pitcher of red wine.
3
A glass of red wine.
WAITER: Vous désirez, messieursdames? (Ladies
Page 25, Activité trois (Activity 3) and gentlemen, what would you like?)
Now it’s your turn. Tell the waiter what you would MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un hamburger pour moi et… (A
like when he asks for your order. hamburger for me and…)
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Pour moi un hamburger aussi…et une
WAITER: Messieursdames, vous désirez? (Ladies and portion de frites. (A hamburger for me as
gentlemen, what would you like?) well…and a portion of french fries.)
WAITER: Et comme boisson? (And to drink?) WAITER: Grande ou petite? (Large or small?)
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Grande. (Large.)
WAITER: Et comme boisson? (And to drink?)

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MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un coca. (A Coke.) Page 26, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme milk
What desserts do they choose?
shakes? (What kind of milk shakes do you
have?) 1
WAITER: Fraise, vanille, banane, chocolat. WAITER: Et comme dessert, monsieur? (And for
(Strawberry, vanilla, banana, chocolate.) dessert, sir?)
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Un milk shake à la vanille. (One vanilla MALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme glaces?
milk shake.) (What kind of ice cream do you have?)
What did the people order? WAITER: Glace à la vanille, au chocolat, à la fraise, aux
pistaches. (Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,
MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un hamburger pour moi et… (One
pistachio ice cream.)
hamburger for me and…)
MALE CUSTOMER: Glace à la fraise. (Strawberry ice cream.)
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Pour moi un hamburger aussi…et une
portion de frites. (For me one hamburger 2
as well…and a portion of french fries.) WAITER: Voulez-vous un dessert, madame? (Would
A hamburger each and a portion of french fries. And you like a dessert, Madam?)
to drink? FEMALE CUSTOMER: Merci. (No thank you.)

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un coca. 3

WAITER: Voulez-vous un dessert Messieurs?
A Coke. (Would you like a dessert, gentlemen?)
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Un milk shake à la vanille. MALE CUSTOMER #1: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme desserts?

A vanilla milk shake. (What kind of dessert do you have?)

WAITER: Des glaces, tarte au citron, tarte aux
4 pommes. (Ice cream, lemon pie, apple
WAITER: Vous désirez, mesdames? (Ladies, what pie.)
would you like?) MALE CUSTOMER #1: Tarte aux pommes. (An apple pie.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je voudrais une omelette. Qu’est-ce que MALE CUSTOMER #2: Moi aussi, tarte aux pommes. (Me too, an
vous avez comme omelettes? (I would apple pie.)
like an omelet. What kind of omelets do
you have?) 4
WAITER: Omelette nature, omelette au jambon, WAITER: Vous voulez un dessert? (Would you like
omelette au fromage, omelette aux fines a dessert?)
herbes. (Plain omelet, ham omelet, FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Tarte au citron pour moi. (A lemon pie
cheese omelet, omelet with mixed herbs.) for me.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Une omelette aux fines herbes. (One FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Et je voudrais une glace au chocolat avec
omelet with mixed herbs.) crème chantilly. (And I would like a
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Et pour moi, une salade aux fruits de chocolate ice cream with whipped
mer. (And for me, a seafood salad.) cream.)
WAITER: Et comme boisson? (And to drink?) Which would you choose for yourself and a friend?
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Un thé au citron. (A tea with lemon.)
WAITER: Vous voulez un dessert? (Would you like a
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Une bière. (A beer.)
dessert?)
WAITER: En bouteille ou pression? (In a bottle or
on draft?) Page 26, Activité six (Activity 6)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Une pression. (Draft.)
Les nombres de soixante à cent. (Numbers from 60 to 100.)
And what did these women order?
Repeat the numbers after you hear each one.
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Une omelette aux fines herbes.
Soixante (60)
An omelet with mixed herbs. Soixante-dix (70)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Et pour moi, une salade aux fruits de mer. Soixante et onze (71)
And a seafood salad. And to drink? Soixante-douze (72)
Soixante-treize (73)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Un thé au citron. Soixante-quatorze (74)
A tea with lemon and… Soixante-quinze (75)
Soixante-seize (76)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Une pression.
Soixante-dix-sept (77)
A draft beer. Soixante-dix-huit (78)

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Soixante-dix-neuf (79) Page 29, Activité un (Activity 1)
Quatre-vingts (80)
What does Mme Millerioux buy?
Quatre-vingt-un (81)
Quatre-vingt-dix (90) NEWS AGENT: Bonjour, madame. (Hello madam.)
Quatre-vingt-onze (91) MME MILLERIOUX: Bonjour, madame. Le Figaro et un Télérama.
Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (99) (Hello madam. The Figaro and a Télérama.)
Cent (100) NEWS AGENT: Voilà. (Here you go.)
She buys Le Figaro and a copy of Télérama. Now
Page 27, Activité sept (Activity 7) what does she ask for?
Which is the right check for each table? NEWS AGENT: Et avec ça? (And with that?)
Table une (Table 1) MME MILLERIOUX: Avez-vous le New York Herald? (Do you
carry the New York Herald?)
WAITRESS: Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au
NEWS AGENT: Ah non, je regrette. (On no, I’m sorry.)
fromage, une pression et un verre de vin rouge. Ça
fait huit euros quarante. (A ham sandwich and a She asks for the New York Herald but the news
cheese sandwich, a draft beer, and a glass of red agent hasn’t got one.
wine. That’s €13.50.)
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Table deux (Table 2)
How much do the magazines cost?
WAITRESS: Une salade niçoise et de l’eau minérale gazeuse. Ça
fait sept euros. (A niçoise salad and sparkling FEMALE CUSTOMER: Le Télérama, c’est combien? (How much is
mineral water. That’s €7.) the Télérama?)
NEWS AGENT: Un euro soixante. (€1.60.)
Table trois (Table 3)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Paris Match, ça coûte combien? (How much
WAITRESS: Un steak frites et un pichet de vin rouge. Ça fait does Paris Match cost?)
douze euros cinquante. (A steak with french fries NEWS AGENT: Trois euros. (€3.)
and a pitcher of red wine. That’s €14.50.) FEMALE CUSTOMER: Marie Claire? (Marie Claire?)
Table quatre (Table 4) NEWS AGENT: Trois euros. (€3.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Le Figaro? (Le Figaro?)
WAITRESS: Deux hamburgers, une grande portion de frites, un NEWS AGENT: Un euro vingt. (€1.20.)
coca et un milk shake à la vanille. Ça fait onze
euros soixante. (Two hamburgers, a large portion Page 30, Activité trois (Activity 3)
of french fries, a Coke, and a vanilla milk shake.
That’s €11.60.) And here are the prices for some newspapers, which
are available in France.
Table cinq (Table 5)
New York Herald: un euro quarante (€1.40)
WAITRESS: Une omelette aux fines herbes, une salade aux London Times: un euro cinquante (€1.50)
fruits de mer, un thé au citron et une pression. Ça Le Monde: un euro vingt (€1.20)
fait treize euros soixante-dix. (One omelet with Libération: un euro (€1)
mixed herbs, one seafood salad, one lemon tea,
and a draft beer. That’s €13.70.) Page 31, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation. Gilles and Sylvie are buying some things at the same
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
newsstand.
GILLES: Vous avez un plan de la ville? (Do you carry
Listen and repeat these phrases: a city map?)
un verre de vin rouge (a glass of red wine) NEWS AGENT: Oui, bien sûr. Un euro cinquante. C’est tout?
un café (a coffee) (Yes, of course. €1.50. Is that it?)
un sandwich au jambon (a ham sandwich) GILLES: Non, un paquet de bonbons et un Orangina.
une tarte aux pommes (an apple pie) (No, a packet of candy and an Orangina.)
une glace au chocolat (a chocolate ice cream) NEWS AGENT: Ça fait sept euros quarante-cinq. (That’s
une omelette aux fines herbes (an omelet with mixed herbs) €7.45.)
GILLES: Voilà (Here.)
Chez le marchand de journaux NEWS AGENT: Merci, au revoir. (Thank you, good-bye.)
(At the newsstand) NEWSAGENT: Bonjour Madame, vous désirez? (Hello
madam, what would you like?)
In this section, you’ll learn how to make small SYLVIE: Cinq cartes postales s’il vous plaît. (Five post
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SYLVIE: Avez-vous des timbres postes? (Do you carry How much do these items cost?
postage stamps?)
NEWS AGENT: Oui. (Yes.) Un coca: deux euros cinquante (A Coke: €2.50)
SYLVIE: Alors cinq timbres pour les États-Unis. (So Un Orangina: deux euros cinquante (An Orangina: €2.50)
five postage stamps for the U.S.) Les cartes postales sont à quatre-vingt centimes. (The post
NEWS AGENT: C’est tout? (Is that it?) cards cost 80 cents.)
SYLVIE: Avez-vous des télécartes? (Do you carry Une télécarte: sept euros quarante ou quatorze euros soixante-
telephone cards?) quinze. (The telephone cards: €7.40 or €14.75)
NEWS AGENT: Ah non, je regrette. (Oh no, I’m sorry.) Un plan de la ville: un euro cinquante (A town plan: €1.50)
SYLVIE: Bon, c’est tout. (OK, that’s all.) Le journal: un euro vingt (The newspaper: €1.20)
Les Carambars: trois euros quarante-cinq (The toffee
What did Gilles buy? “Carambar”: €3.45)
Un plan de la ville… Did you get them right? The prices were:
A town plan…
The Coke: €2.50
un paquet de bonbons… The Orangina: €2.50
a packet of candy... The post cards: 80 cents
…et un Orangina. The telephone cards: €7.40 or €14.75
…and an orange drink. How much did he pay? The town map: €1.50
The newspaper: €1.20
Sept euros quarante-cinq.
The toffees: €3.45
And Sylvie bought?
Cinq cartes postales… Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
Five post cards, and… (More! Watch the pronunciation.)
…cinq timbres pour les États-Unis.
Five postage stamps for the United Sates. She also Listen and repeat these numbers:
asked: Vingt-cinq (25)
Avez-vous des télécartes? Cinquante (50)
Have you got any telephone cards? But the news Soixante (60)
agent did not have any. Soixante-quinze (75)
Quatre-vingts (80)
Page 31, Activité cinq (Activity 5) Quatre-vingt-quinze (95)
Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (99)
Have you got a map of Paris?
Now listen and practice the nasal “N” and “M”
Avez-vous un plan de Paris?
sounds.
Do you have any telephone cards? un paquet de bonbons (a packet of candy)
Avez-vous des télécartes? des timbres (postage stamps)
Do you have the New York Herald? bien sûr (of course)
non (no)
Avez-vous le New York Herald? cent (one hundred)
I would like three post cards and three stamps for Voilà, c’est tout.
the United States. That’s all…And don’t forget: there are also Extras for
Je voudrais trois cartes postales et trois timbres pour les États- Unit 2.
Unis. Au revoir. (Good-bye.)
A can of Coke.
Un coca. Extra Unit 2, Extra Chapitre 2
I would like a packet of candy.
Page A4, Activité un (Activity 1)
Je voudrais un paquet de bonbons.
C’est quel vin? (Which wine is it?)
Listen to find out which wine is in which bottle.
La première bouteille est un Bordeaux rouge. (The first bottle is
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La deuxième est une bouteille de Bourgogne. (The second is a
bottle of Bourgogne.)
La troisième est un vin du Rhône. (The third is a wine from
the Rhône.)
La quatrième est un vin d’Alsace. (The fourth is a wine from
Alsace.)
La cinquième est un Sauternes et la dernière bouteille est une
bouteille de champagne. (The fifth is a Sauternes, and the last
bottle is a bottle of champagne.)
Page A4, Activité 2 (Activity 2)
How much are these wines? Listen and find out.
MALE CLERK: J’ai un joli petit Nuit Saint-Georges ici à trente-
deux euros. Oui, trente-deux euros. (I have a nice
little Nuit Saint-Georges here for €32. Yes, €32.)
MALE CLERK: Château Margaux? Ça c’est quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
euros! Ah oui, c’est cher un Margaux, oui quatre-
vingt-dix-neuf euros. (Château Margaux? That’s
€99! Oh yes, a Margaux is expensive, yes €99.)
MALE CLERK: Le Médoc? Pas cher: neuf euros vingt, neuf.
Chablis, ah ça c’est un premier crû. Ça
coûte…attendez…vingt-sept euros…oui c’est ça
vingt-sept euros. (The Médoc? Not expensive:
€9.20. Chablis, ah that is a first class vintage. It
cost…just wait…€27…yes that’s it €27.)
MALE CLERK: Le Pommard premier crû…vingt-sept euros quatre-
vingts…oui…vingt-sept euros quatre-vingts. Un
blanc? Oui, si vous voulez quelque chose de pas
cher, j’ai un Sauternes à dix-neuf euros cinquante.
Le Beaujolais village…ah mais c’est un rouge! Cinq
euros quatre-vingts, oui cinq euros quatre-vingts,
pas cher. Le Mouton Cadet neuf euros
cinquante…ha! ha! ha! …le grand crû…ah ça c’est
autre chose. C’est quarante-neuf euros soixante-
quinze. Oui c’est ça, quarante-neuf euros soixante-
quinze. (The Pommard premier crû…€27.80…
yes…€27.80. A white? Yes, if you want something
not expensive, I have a Sauternes for €19.50. The
Beaujolais village…oh but that’s a red one! €5.80
yes €5.80; not expensive. The Mouton Cadet
€9.50…ha! ha! ha! The great vintage...oh that’s
something else. It’s €49.75. Yes, that’s it, €49.75.)
Parfait, c’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect, that’s very
good. This is the end of Extra.)
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 2.
Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.)
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Unit 3, Chapitre 3
Au travail et en famille
(At work and with family)
In this unit, you will learn to talk about what you do
for a living, about your family, and to say what you
are going to do.
Quel est votre métier?
(What’s your job?)
In this section, we will talk about jobs.
Page 38, Activité un (Activity 1)
Listen to the game show host asking contestants
about their jobs.
Et M. Dubois, que faites-vous dans la vie? Ah, vous êtes agent
de police. Oh la la…il faut faire attention. Bon, et Mme
Vernon, vous êtes…? Coiffeuse…coiffeuse. Très bien, vous
travaillez dans un salon? Oui. Et M. Gaillard, vous êtes…? Ahh!
Homme d’affaires. Vous êtes dans une grande entreprise? Oui,
bien sûr. Et…et mademoiselle Leclerc? Ah, vous êtes
médecin…médecin. Et vous travaillez dans un…? Un centre
hospitalier, ah oui. C’est très intéressant. Et M. Maupassant,
vous êtes…? Ah, vous êtes toujours étudiant, mais vous voulez
être…? Comptable…comptable…ah oui. Et..et finalement Mme
Beauvoisin vous êtes…? Ah, vous êtes au chômage. (And Mr.
Dubois, what are you doing in life? Oh, you are a policeman.
Oh la la…got to be careful. OK, and Mrs. Vernon, you are…? A
hairdresser, a hairdresser. Very well. You work in a salon? Yes.
And Mr. Gaillard, you are…? Ohh! A businessman. You work
in a big company? Yes, of course. And…and Miss Leclerc? Oh
you are a doctor…a doctor. And you work in a…? In a hospital
center, oh yes. That is very interesting. And Mr. Maupassant,
you are…? Oh you are still a student, but you want to
become…? An accountant, an accountant…oh yes. And…and
finally Mrs. Beauvoisin you are…? Oh you are unemployed.)
Did you get all that? Listen again.
SHOW HOST: M. Dubois est agent de police.
M. Dubois is a policeman.
SHOW HOST: Mme Vernon est coiffeuse.
Mme Vernon is a hairdresser.
SHOW HOST: M. Gaillard est homme d’affaires.
M. Gaillard is a businessman.
SHOW HOST: Mademoiselle Leclerc est médecin.
Mademoiselle Leclerc is a doctor.
SHOW HOST: M. Maupassant est toujours étudiant.
M. Maupassant is still a student, and finally…
SHOW HOST: Madame Beauvoisin est au chômage.
Mme Beauvoisin is unemployed.
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Page 39, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Listen to these people telling you what jobs they do,
and where they work.
GILLES: Bon, je m’appelle Gilles Bernard et je suis employé
de banque. Je travaille dans une banque. (OK, my
name is Gilles Bernard, and I am a bank employee.
I work in a bank.)
SYLVIE: Moi je suis Sylvie Verlaine. Je suis infirmière et je
travaille dans un hôpital. (I am Sylvie Verlaine. I
am a nurse and I work in a hospital.)
LUCIENNE: Je suis Lucienne Briand et je suis dessinatrice de
BD. Je suis artiste graphique et je travaille dans un
atelier. (I am Lucienne Briand and I am an
illustrator and cartoonist. I am a graphic designer
and I work in a studio.)
PATRICE: Je m’appelle Patrice Millerioux. Je suis Directeur des
ressources humaines et je travaille dans une grande
entreprise. (My name is Patrice Millerioux. I am a
personnel director and I work for a big company.)
Did you get it right? First, Gilles Bernard:
Je suis employé de banque. (I am a bank employee.)
Gilles works in a bank. What about Sylvie Verlaine?
Je suis infirmière. (I am a nurse.)
Sylvie is a nurse. And Lucienne Briand?
Je suis dessinatrice de BD. (I am an illustrator and cartoonist.)
Lucienne is an illustrator and cartoonist. And finally,
what about Patrice Millerioux?
Je suis Directeur des ressources humaines. (I am a personnel
director.)
Patrice is a personnel director.
Page 39, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Listen to Sylvie helping these people say what they
do and where they work, in French.
SYLVIE: Bon Carmen, vous êtes informaticienne et vous
travaillez dans un bureau de l’Entreprise Infotel.
Alors vous dites “Je suis informaticienne et je
travaille dans une entreprise.” (Well Carmen, you
are a computer programmer and you work at the
offices of the InfoTel Company. So you’d say, “I am
a computer programmer and I work in a company.”)
SYLVIE: Paul, vous êtes guide touristique et vous travaillez
dans un bureau de tourisme à Londres. Alors vous
dites “Je suis guide touristique et je travaille dans
un bureau de tourisme.” (Paul, you are a tour
guide and you work in a tourist office in London.
So you’d say, “I am a tour guide and I work in a
tourist office.”)
SYLVIE: Isabella, vous êtes vendeuse chez Moda Nuova à
Rome, et vous dites “Je suis vendeuse et je travaille
dans un grand magasin.” (Isabella, you are a
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salesperson at Moda Nuova in Rome, so you’d say, “I
am a salesperson and I work in a department store.”)
SYLVIE: Et vous M. Nicholls, bon Jack, vous êtes agent de
police à New York, alors vous dites “Je suis agent
de police et je travaille dans un commissariat de
police.” (And you, Mr. Nicholls, well, Jack, you are
a policeman in New York, so you’d say, “I am a
policeman and I work in a police station.”)
Page 40, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
Listen to M. Martin introducing members of the
tour group.
Je vous présente M. Bernard de Genève, en Suisse. Il est
employé de banque et travaille dans une banque. Et voici Mme
Rossi, de Rome en Italie. Elle est vendeuse et travaille dans un
grand magasin. M. Nicholls est de New York; il est agent de
police et travaille dans un commissariat de police. Mlle
Verlaine, de Paris, est infirmière et travaille dans un hôpital.
Mme Briand, de Bruxelles en Belgique, est dessinatrice de BD.
Elle travaille dans un atelier. Mlle Fernandez, de Madrid en
Espagne, est informaticienne et travaille dans un bureau. M.
Millerioux vient de Québec, au Canada. Il est directeur des
ressources humaines et travaille dans une grande entreprise. Et
finalement, M. Black est de Londres, en Angleterre. Il est guide
touristique et travaille dans un bureau de tourisme. (May I
introduce to you Mr. Bernard from Geneva in Switzerland. He
is a bank employee and works in a bank. And this is Mrs.
Rossi, from Rome in Italy. She is a salesperson and works in a
department store. Mr. Nicholls comes from New York; he is a
policeman and works in a police station. Miss Verlaine, from
Paris, is a nurse and works in a hospital. Mrs. Briand, from
Brussels in Belgium, is a cartoonist. She works in a studio.
Miss Fernandez, from Madrid in Spain, is a computer
programmer and works in a office. Mr. Millerioux is from
Quebec in Canada. He is a personnel director and works in a
big company. And finally, Mr. Black is from London, in
England. He is a tourist guide and works in a tourist office.)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Listen and repeat the parts of the verbs “travailler”
and “faire.”
Travailler (to work)
Je travaille (I work)
Tu travailles (you work – singular)
Il travaille (he works)
Elle travaille (she works)
Nous travaillons (we work)
Vous travaillez (you work – plural)
Ils travaillent (they work – masculine)
Elles travaillent (they work – feminine)
Faire (to do)
Je fais (I do)
Tu fais (you do – singular)
Il fait (he does)
Elle fait (she does)
Nous faisons (we do)
Vous faites (you do – plural)
Ils font (they do – masculine)
Elles font (they do – feminine)
Une photo de ma famille
(A picture of my family)
In this section, you’ll learn how to talk about
members of your family.
Page 43, Activité un (Activity 1)
Listen to each of these hotel guests telling Sylvie how
old they are and whether they are married or single.
SYLVIE: Gilles, quel âge avez-vous? (Gilles, how old are
you?)
GILLES: J’ai trente-deux ans. (I am 32 years old.)
SYLVIE: Vous êtes maries? (Are you married?)
GILLES: Ah non, je suis divorcé. (Oh no, I am divorced.)
Did you get it? Gilles is 32 and divorced.
SYLVIE: Et vous, Isabella? (And you Isabella?)
ISABELLA: J’ai trente-cinq ans et je suis mariée. (I am 35 years
old and I am married.)
SYLVIE: Avez-vous des enfants? (Do you have children?)
ISABELLA: Oui, un fils de six ans. (Yes, a six-year-old son.)
Isabella is 35, married, and has a six-year-old son.
SYLVIE: Et vous, Paul? (And you Paul?)
PAUL: Je suis célibataire et j’ai vingt-huit ans. (I am single
and I am 28 years old.)
Paul is 28 and single.
SYLVIE: Et Jack? (And Jack?)
JACK: J’ai trente-six ans et je suis séparé de ma femme. (I
am 36 years old and I am separated from my
wife.)
Jack is 36 and separated.
SYLVIE: Et Lucienne? (And Lucienne?)
LUCIENNE: Je suis mariée, j’ai deux enfants et j’ai trente-trois
ans. (I am married, I have two children, and I am
33 years old.)
Lucienne is married with two children, and she is 33.
SYLVIE: Carmen?
CARMEN: J’ai vingt-huit ans et je suis célibataire. (I am 28
years old and I am single.)
Carmen is 28 and single.
SYLVIE: Patrice?
PATRICE: Je suis marié et j’ai deux enfants. J’ai trente-deux
ans. (I am married and I have two children. I am
32 years old.)
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Patrice is married and has two children. He’s 32.
And what about Sylvie?
SYLVIE: Et moi, j’ai vingt-quatre ans et je suis célibataire. (I
am 24 years old and I am single.)
She’s 24 and single.
Now it’s your turn to answer Sylvie’s questions.
SYLVIE: Quel âge avez-vous? (How old are you?)
Vous êtes marié(e)? (Are you married?)
Page 44, Activité 2 (Activity 2)
You are having a phone conversation with a French-
speaking friend who is curious to know about the
people in the group. Listen and answer her questions:
FRIEND: Gilles Bernard est marié? (Is Gilles Bernard
married?)
Non, il est divorcé. (No, he is divorced.)
FRIEND: Isabella, elle est célibataire? (Is Isabella single?)
Non, elle est mariée. (No, she is married.)
FRIEND: Paul est célibataire? (Is Paul single?)
Oui, il est célibataire. (Yes, he is single.)
FRIEND: Jack est marié? (Is Jack married?)
Non, il est séparé. (No, he is separated.)
FRIEND: Et Lucienne, elle est mariée? (And is Lucienne
married?)
Oui, elle est mariée. (Yes, she is married.)
FRIEND: Et Carmen? (And Carmen?)
Non, elle n’est pas mariée. (No, she is not married.)
FRIEND: Patrice est divorcé? (Is Patrice divorced?)
Non, il est marié. (No, he is married.)
FRIEND: Et Sylvie aussi? (And Sylvie as well?)
Non, elle est célibataire. (No, she is single.)
Page 44, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Listen to Patrice talking about a photograph of his
family.
PATRICE: Bon, à droite, c’est mon fils Didier…et à côté, ça,
c’est mon père, Jean-Claude. Oui et puis là, à côté
de mon père, c’est ma mère, Murielle. Et voici ma
fille Élodie, entre mon fils et ma femme. Là, c’est
ma femme, Véronique, et puis me voilà. Et à
gauche, le chien, qui s’appelle Samuel, ou Sam.
(Ok, on the right is my son, Didier…and beside him
is my father, Jean-Claude. Yes, and then here,
beside my father, is my mother, Murielle. And here
is my daughter Élodie, between my son and my
wife. Over there is my wife, Véronique, and here I
am. And on the left the dog, whose name is
Samuel or Sam.)
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Did you get it right? On the right:
PATRICE: C’est mon fils Didier.
It’s Patrice’s son Didier…
PATRICE: …et à côté, ça, c’est mon père Jean-Claude
…and beside him is his father Jean-Claude
PATRICE: …et puis là, à côté de mon père, c’est ma mère,
Murielle.
…and beside him is Patrice’s mother, Murielle
PATRICE: Et voici ma fille Élodie, entre mon fils Didier et ma
femme. Là, c’est ma femme, Véronique.
…and his daughter Élodie is between his son and his
wife Véronique.
PATRICE: … puis me voilà. Et à gauche, le chien, qui
s’appelle Samuel, ou Sam.
…and Patrice is here. And to the left is their dog
Samuel, or Sam for short.
Page 45, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
Listen to Patrice telling you how old they are.
PATRICE: Mon fils Didier a quatre ans. Ma mère a cinquante
et un ans. Mon père a cinquante-cinq ans. Et ma
fille Élodie a deux ans. Ma femme a trente ans et
moi, j’ai trente-deux ans. (My son Didier is 4 years
old. My mother is 51 years old. My father is 55
years old. And my daughter Élodie is 2 years old.
My wife is 30 years old and I am 32 years old.)
Did you get it right? The answers are:
Didier is 4; his mother is 51; his father is 55; his daughter
Élodie is 2; his wife is 30; and he is 32.
Page 45, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
Listen to Sylvie and Thierry talking about their
family photos.
THIERRY: Nous voilà en vacances; on est au bord de la mer.
Ma femme, mes deux filles et le chien, et regarde!
C’est devant la maison de mes parents. C’est ma
femme, mon frère Denis, les filles et le chien. (Here
we are on vacation; we are at the seaside. My
wife, my two daughters, and the dog, and look! It’s
in front of my parents’ house. It’s my wife, my
brother Denis, the girls, and the dog.)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Listen and practice saying “P” and “T ”:
mon petit ami (my boyfriend)
ma petite amie (my girlfriend)
son petit ami (her boyfriend)
sa petite amie (his girlfriend)
Now practice asking questions and making
statements. Listen and repeat these phrases:
Ça va? (How are you?)
Ça va bien merci. (I’m fine, thank you.)
Il a quel âge? (How old is he?)
Il a vingt ans. (He is 20 years old.)
Avez-vous une photo de votre femme? (Do you have a picture
of your wife?)
Oui, j’ai une photo de ma famille. (Yes, I have a picture of my
family.)
Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire?
(What shall we do?)
In this section, you are going to learn to talk about
what you are going to do.
Page 48, Activité un (Activity 1)
Sylvie and Patrice are deciding what to do this
evening. Listen to Sylvie’s suggestions.
PATRICE: Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire ce soir? (What shall we do
tonight?)
SYLVIE: On pourrait aller au restaurant. (We could go to a
restaurant.)
PATRICE: Ah non! (Oh no!)
SYLVIE: Ou bien aller en boîte, aller danser. (Or go dancing
in a night club.)
PATRICE: Non, je suis fatigué. (No, I am tired.)
SYLVIE: Ou bien aller au cinéma. (Or go to the movies.)
PATRICE: Non non! (No no!)
SYLVIE: On pourrait faire une promenade le long des
Champs-Élysées. (We could go for a walk along
the Champs-Élysées.)
PATRICE: Oui, bonne idée. (Yes, good idea.)
What did Sylvie suggest? Listen again:
SYLVIE: On pourrait aller au restaurant.

SYLVIE: Ici, c’est mon petit ami. Il s’appelle Auban, il a They could go to a restaurant.
vingt-six ans…et voilà…et ça c’est à la maison: mes SYLVIE: Ou bien, aller en boîte, aller danser.
parents, Auban, mon frère Paul et ma soeur Cécile. Or go dancing in a night club.
(Here is my boyfriend. His name is Auban; he is 26
years old…and here is…and this is at home: my SYLVIE: Ou bien, aller au cinéma.
parents, Auban, my brother Paul, and my sister Or go to the movies.
Cécile.)
SYLVIE: On pourrait faire une promenade le long des
Did you get it right? Pictures A and C were Thierry’s, Champs-Élysées.
and B and D were Sylvie’s.

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Or just go for a walk along the Champs-Élysées,
which is the suggestion that appeals to Patrice.
Page 48, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Listen to find out what everyone decides to do.
GILLES: Bon, qu’est-ce qu’on va faire? Moi, je vais en
boîte; je vais aller danser. Et vous Madame
Fourrier, qu’est-ce que vous aller faire? (OK,
what shall we do? I am going dancing at a
night club. And you, Mrs. Fourrier, what are
you going to do?)
MME FOURRIER: Je vais aller au restaurant, je vais manger. Que
faites-vous ce soir, M. Delafin? (I am going to
a restaurant; I am going to eat. What are you
doing tonight, Mr. Delafin?)
M. DELAFIN: Ben, je vais visiter la ville, faire une promenade
en ville. Et vous, Sylvie? (Well, I am going to
visit the town, to take a walk in town. And
you Sylvie?)
SYLVIE: Je vais avec Gilles en boîte. Et vous Mme
Coulot? Qu’est-ce que vous allez faire? (I am
going with Gilles to a night club. And you,
Mrs. Coulot? What are you going to do?)
MME COULOT: Je vais aller au lit. Je suis fatiguée. Que faites-
vous M. Garnier? (I am going to bed. I am
tired. What are you doing, Mr. Garnier?)
M. GARNIER: Moi, je vais aller au cinéma. Vous venez avec
moi, Patrice? (I am going to the movies. Are
you coming with me, Patrice?)
PATRICE: Non merci. Je vais rester au bar boire une
bière. (No thank you. I will stay at the bar and
have a beer.)
So, what did everyone decide? First, Gilles Bernard:
GILLES: Bon, qu’est-ce qu’on va faire? Moi, je vais en
boîte; je vais aller danser.
He is going to go dancing in a night club. What about
Mme Fourrier?
MME FOURRIER: Je vais aller au restaurant, je vais manger.
She is going to go to a restaurant for a meal. And
M. Delafin?
M. DELAFIN: Ben, je vais visiter la ville, faire une promenade
en ville.
He is going for a walk in town. And Sylvie?
SYLVIE: Je vais avec Gilles en boîte.
She is off to the night club with Gilles. And Mme
Coulot?
MME COULOT: Je vais aller au lit. Je suis fatiguée.
She is tired so she is off to bed. And M. Garnier?
M. GARNIER: Moi, je vais aller au cinéma. Vous venez avec
moi Patrice?
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He is going to the movies and asks Patrice if he will
come too.
PATRICE: Non merci. Je vais rester au bar boire une bière.
But Patrice has decided to stay at the bar and have a
beer.
Page 49, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
Has M. Martin understood you correctly? Listen,
and answer his questions.
M. MARTIN: Patrice va aller au cinéma? (Is Patrice going to the
movies?)
Non, il ne va pas aller au cinéma. Il va rester au bar boire une
bière. (No, he is not going to the movies. He will stay at the
bar and have a beer.)
M. MARTIN: Mme Fourrier va visiter la ville? (Will Mrs. Fourrier
visit the town?)
Non, elle ne va pas visiter la ville. Elle va manger au
restaurant. (No, she will not visit the town. She is going to go
eat in a restaurant.)
M. MARTIN: M. Delafin va faire une promenade en ville? (Is
Mr. Delafin going to take a walk in town?)
Oui, c’est vrai. (Yes, that’s true.)
M. MARTIN: Sylvie va aller à la piscine? (Is Sylvie going to the
swimming pool?)
Non, Sylvie ne va pas aller à la piscine. Elle va aller en boîte de
nuit. (No, Sylvie is not going to the swimming pool. She is
going to a night club.)
M. MARTIN: Mme Coulot va aller au lit? (Is Mrs. Coulot going
to bed?)
Oui, c’est vrai. Elle est fatiguée. (Yes, that’s true. She is tired.)
M. MARTIN: M. Garnier va aller au restaurant? (Is Mr. Garnier
going to a restaurant?)
Non, il ne va pas aller au restaurant. Il va aller au cinéma. (No,
he is not going to the restaurant. He is going to the movies.)
M. MARTIN: Et Gilles va aller au cinéma aussi? (And is Gilles
also going to the movies?)
Ah non, il ne va pas aller au cinéma. Il va aller en boîte de
nuit avec Sylvie. (Oh no, he is not going to the movies. He is
going to a night club with Sylvie.)
M. MARTIN: Très bien. Bonne soirée. (Very well. Have a good
evening.)
Page 50, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
Decide what you are going to do and answer M.
Martin’s questions.
Et vous, qu’est-ce que vous allez faire? (And you, what are you
going to do?)
Est-ce que vous aller danser? (Are you going to dance?)
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Est-ce que vous allez boire une bière? (Are you going to have a MALE SPEAKER: Ah oui, bonne idée! On va faire ça. (Oh yes,
beer?) good idea! We’ll do that.)
Est-ce que vous allez faire une promenade en ville? (Are you
going for a walk in town?) Page A8, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Est-ce que vous allez au restaurant? (Are you going to a Now listen to find out what these people are going
restaurant?) to do.
Est-ce que vous allez au cinéma? (Are you going to the
movies?) FEMALE #1: Nous allons au parc d’attractions. (We are
SPEAKER

Est-ce que vous allez au lit? (Are you going to bed?) going to the amusement park.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Ah oui, c’est très bien. Nous allons visiter
Encore! Attention à la prononciation. le parc olympique. (Oh yes, that’s great. We
(More! Watch the pronunciation.) are going to visit the Olympic park.)
MALE SPEAKER: Nous avons l’intention de visiter le
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of “on” and try Biodôme. (We intend to visit the Biodome.)
to copy it as you repeat these phrases: FEMALE SPEAKER #3: On va faire une croisière sur la rivière. (We
are going to take a cruise on the river.)
On va danser. (We are going dancing.)
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On va au restaurant (We are going to a restaurant.)
On va en ville. (We are going to town.) What could these people do this evening?
Voilà, c’est tout. FEMALE SPEAKER: On pourrait aller à la piscine. (We could go to
the pool.)
That’s all for Unit 3. And don’t forget the Extras for MALE SPEAKER: Ah non merci. On pourrait aller à la patinoire.
Unit 3. Au revoir. (Good-bye.) (Oh no, thank you. We could go to the skating
rink.)
Extra Unit 3, Extra Chapitre trois FEMALE SPEAKER: Je n’aime pas faire du patin à glace. (I don’t
like to ice skate.)
Page A7, Activité un (Activity 1) MALE SPEAKER: On pourrait aller au match de foot. (We could
go to the soccer game.)
These people are talking about what they could do in FEMALE SPEAKER: Merci! On pourrait aller au cinéma. (No,
Montreal. Listen to their conversation to find out thanks! We could go to the movies.)
what they suggest. MALE SPEAKER: Moi je ne veux pas. Je préfère jouer au tennis.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Alors, on pourrait visiter le parc d’attractions (I don’t want to. I would rather play tennis.)
“La Ronde.” Il y a des manèges, un cirque FEMALE SPEAKER: On pourrait aller en boîte de nuit. (We could
international et des spectacles. En été, c’est go to a night club.)
ouvert tous les jours. (Well, we could visit the MALE SPEAKER: Je n’aime pas danser. (I don’t like to dance.)
amusement park “La Ronde.” There are rides, FEMALE SPEAKER: Alors qu’est-ce qu’on fait? (So what shall we
an international circus, and shows. During the do?)
summer, it’s open every day.) MALE SPEAKER: Ben, j’ai faim. On pourrait aller au restau.
MALE SPEAKER: Oh non! (Oh no!) (Well, I am hungry. We could go to a
FEMALE SPEAKER: On pourrait visiter le parc olympique. (We restaurant.)
could visit the Olympic park.) FEMALE SPEAKER: Bonne idée. (Good idea.)
MALE SPEAKER: Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à voir? (What is there to
see?) Page A8, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Il y a des visites guidées, des installations What are these people going to do and who are they
olympiques. (There are guided tours, Olympic going with?
exhibits.)
MALE SPEAKER: Mmm! MALE #1: Ce soir, moi je vais au cinéma avec ma
SPEAKER

FEMALE SPEAKER: Il y a le jardin botannique…avec des fleurs de
toutes les sortes. (There is the botanical
garden…with all kinds of flowers.)
MALE SPEAKER: Mmm!
FEMALE SPEAKER: Ou bien, on pourrait faire une visite du vieux
port ou bien une croisière sur le Saint-Laurent.
(Or we could visit the old port or take a cruise
on the Saint-Laurent.)
femme. (Tonight, I am going to the movies
with my wife.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Ce soir, ben, je ne sais pas. Je vais peut-
être jouer au tennis avec mon frère.
(Tonight, well, I don’t know. Maybe I will
play tennis with my brother.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Moi, on va aller en boîte. J’y vais avec ma
soeur. (I am going to a night club. I am
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 MALE SPEAKER #3: Je vais au restau ce soir, avec ma petite FEMALE EMPLOYEE: En face de l’hôtel. (Opposite the hotel.)
amie. (Tonight I am going to a restaurant MALE GUEST #3: Il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is there a
with my girlfriend.) bank nearby?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Je vais jouer au tennis avec mon petit ami. FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non, mais vous pouvez changer de
(I am going to play tennis with my l’argent ici. (No, but you can change
boyfriend.) money right here at the hotel.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Je vais au match de hockey sur glace avec
Now listen again. What was each guest asking for?
mon mari. (I am going to the ice hockey
game with my husband.) FEMALE GUEST#1:Il y a une poste près d’ici? (Is there a post
office nearby?)
Parfait. C’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect. That’s very FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui, à deux minutes. (Yes, 2 minutes
good. This is the end of Extra.) away.)
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 3. She was asking whether there is a post office nearby.
Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.) And the answer is: Yes there is, and it’s only two
minutes away. Now what about the next one?
Unit 4, Chapitre quatre MALE #1: La gare SNCF est près d’ici? (Is the railway
GUEST
station nearby?)
En ville (In town) FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre le métro. (No. You
have to take the subway.)
This unit will help you learn the language you need
to find your way around town. He was asking about the railway station. And the
answer is: He has to take the subway to get there.
Il y a une banque près d’ici? Now try the next.
(Is there a bank near here?) FEMALE GUEST#2: Il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a
drugstore nearby?)
In this section, you will learn language to find out FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre un bus. (No. You
where a place is. have to take a bus.)

Page 56, Activité un (Activity 1)
Listen to these people at the hotel reception desk.
FEMALE #1: Il y a une poste près d’ici? (Is there a post
GUEST
office nearby?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui, à deux minutes. (Yes, 2 minutes
away.)
MALE GUEST #1: La gare SNCF est près d’ici? (Is the railway
station nearby?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre le métro. (No. You
have to take the subway.)
FEMALE GUEST #2: Il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a
drugstore nearby?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre un bus. (No. You
have to take a bus.)
FEMALE GUEST #3: Et il y a un parking ici? (And is there a
parking lot nearby?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui. Il y a un parking à côté de l’hôtel.
(Yes, there is a parking lot beside the
hotel.)
MALE GUEST #2: Pour aller au cinéma? (To get to the
cinema?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Il n’y a pas de cinéma près d’ici. Il faut aller
au centre ville. Il y a un bus toutes les dix
minutes. (There is no cinema nearby. You
have to go to the center of town. There is a
bus every ten minutes.)
MALE GUEST #2: C’est où l’arrêt d’autobus? (Where is the
bus stop?)
She was asking if there is a drugstore nearby. And
the answer is: no. She will have to take a bus. Now
listen again to the next one.
FEMALE #3: Et il y a un parking ici? (And is there a
GUEST
parking lot nearby?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui. Il y a un parking à côté de l’hôtel.
(Yes, there is a parking lot beside the
hotel.)
She was asking whether there was a car park
nearby. And the answer is: Yes, there’s one beside the
hotel. What did the next gentleman want? This one is
a bit longer.
MALE GUEST #2: Pour aller au cinéma? (How do you get to
the cinema?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Il n’y a pas de cinéma près d’ici. Il faut aller
au centre ville. Il y a un bus toutes les dix
minutes. (There is no cinema nearby. You
have to go to the center of town. There is a
bus every ten minutes.)
MALE GUEST #2: C’est où l’arrêt d’autobus? (Where is the
bus stop?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: En face de l’hôtel. (Opposite the hotel.)
He wanted to go to the movies. She told him that it
was in the center of town and he would have to take
a bus, which runs every ten minutes, and the bus
stop is opposite the hotel. And finally, what does this
man want? What does the clerk tell him?

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 MALE GUEST#3: Il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is there a
bank nearby?)
FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non, mais vous pouvez changer de
l’argent ici. (Oh no, but you can change
money right here.)
He wants to know if there is a bank nearby. There
isn’t but the clerk tells him that he can change
money at the hotel.
Page 57, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Listen to these people asking where the nearest
subway station is.
1 CLERK: Oui, il y a une pharmacie dans la rue de la
La station de métro? C’est là-bas, au coin de la rue. (The
subway station? It’s over there, on the corner of the street.)
2 the post office.)
La station de métro? La voilà, devant la poste. (The subway
station? Here it is, in front of the post office.)
3 devant l’église. (Yes, on Charles de Gaulle
La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près: sur votre droite.
(The subway station? Oh yes, it’s quite near. On your right.)
4 there a subway station nearby?)
La station de métro? C’est là-bas, à côté de l’église. (The
subway station? It’s over there, beside the church.)
5
La station de métro? Mais la voilà, en face du cinéma. (The
subway station? There it is, opposite the cinema.)
6 CLERK: La banque est à côté du cinéma.
La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près. Ici, sur votre
gauche. (The subway station? Oh yes, It’s quite near. Here, on
your left.)
Did you get it right? Listen again.
La station de métro? C’est là-bas, au coin de la rue.
The first one is over there, on the corner of the street.
La station de métro? La voilà, devant la poste.
The second one is there, in front of the post office.
La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près: sur votre droite.
The third is quite near on your right.
La station de métro? C’est là-bas, à côté de l’église.
The fourth one is over there, beside the church.
La station de métro? Mais la voilà, en face du cinéma.
And the fifth one is there, opposite the cinema.
La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près. Ici, sur votre gauche.
And the sixth is also quite near, on your left.
Page 57, Activité trois (Activity 3)
The clerk is telling some hotel guests where to find
certain places. Listen to what she says.
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MALE SPEAKER#1: Est-ce qu’il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is
there a bank nearby?)
CLERK: La banque est à côté du cinéma. (The bank
is beside the cinema.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Il y a une station service près d’ici? (Is there
a service station nearby?)
CLERK: Ah oui, il y a une station service dans la
rue Napoléon Bonaparte, devant le super
marché. (Oh yes, there is a service station
on Napoléon Bonaparte Street, in front of
the supermarket.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a
drugstore nearby?)
Révolution, en face de la poste. (Yes, there
is a drugstore on Revolution Street opposite
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Est-ce qu’il y a une station de taxis près
d’ici? (Is there a taxi stand nearby?)
CLERK: Oui, dans l’avenue Charles-de-Gaulle,
Avenue, in front of the church.)
MALE SPEAKER #3: Il y a une station de métro près d’ici? (Is
CLERK: Oui, au coin de la rue Napoléon Bonaparte
et l’avenue des Chênes. (Yes, on the corner
of Napoléon Bonaparte Street and Chênes
Avenue.)
Did you get it right? Where are they?
The bank is beside the cinema.
CLERK: La station service est dans la rue Napoléon
Bonaparte, devant le super marché.
The service station is on rue Napoléon Bonaparte, in
front on the supermarket.
CLERK: La pharmacie est dans la rue de la
Révolution, en face de la poste.
The drugstore is on rue de la Révolution, opposite the
post office.
CLERK: La station de taxis est dans l’avenue
Charles-de-Gaulle, devant l’église.
There is a taxi stand on avenue Charles-de-Gaulle,
in front of the church.
CLERK: La station de métro est au coin de la rue
Napoléon Bonaparte et l’avenue des
Chênes.
And the subway station is on the corner of rue
Napoléon Bonaparte and avenue des Chênes.
Good! Now it’s time for some more pronunciation
practice.
Encore! Attention à la prononciation. MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’aéroport s’il vous plaît? (How
(More! Watch the pronunciation.) do you get to the airport please?)
He wants to go to the airport.
More practice at making statements and asking
questions. Listen and repeat these phrases, paying FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Excusez-moi, pour aller au musée? (Excuse
particular attention to the intonation. me, how do you get to the museum?)

Il y a une piscine près d’ici? (Is there a swimming pool
nearby?)
Il y a une piscine près d’ici. (There is a swimming pool
nearby.)
La banque est près d’ici? (Is the bank nearby?)
La banque est près d’ici. (The bank is nearby.)
La pharmacie est en face de l’hôtel? (Is the drugstore opposite
the hotel?)
La pharmacie est en face de l’hôtel. (The drugstore is opposite
the hotel.)
Now practice using “est-ce que.”
Est-ce qu’il y a une piscine près d’ici? (Is there a swimming
pool nearby?)
Est-ce qu’il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is there a bank
nearby?)
Est-ce qu’il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a drugstore
nearby?)
Est-ce qu’il y a une station de métro près d’ici? (Is there a
subway station nearby?)
Pour aller à…
(How do you get to…)
In this section, you’ll learn how to ask for and give
directions to a place.
Page 60, Activité un (Activity 1)
Listen to these people asking the way.
MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’aéroport s’il vous plaît? (How
do you get to the airport, please?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Excusez-moi, pour aller au musée? (Excuse
me, how do you get to the museum?)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller à la plage Monsieur, c’est par là?
(Sir, how do you get to the beach; is it that
way?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Le Syndicat d’Initiative? Pour aller au
syndicat, madame? (The tourist information
office? How do you get to the tourist
information office, madam?)
MALE SPEAKER #3: C’est par ici l’autoroute? Ah non, zut! Pour
aller à l’autoroute alors? (Is this the way to
the highway? Oh no, darn! So how do you
get to the highway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Pour aller à l’hôtel Mercure, madame, c’est
par ici? (How do you get to the Hotel
Mercure, madam; is it over here?)
Where do they want to go? Listen again.
And she wants to go to the museum.
MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller à la plage Monsieur, c’est par là?
(Sir, how do you get to the beach; is it that
way?)
He wants to go to the beach.
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Le Syndicat d’Initiative? Pour aller au
syndicat, madame? (The tourist information
office? How do you get to the tourist
information office, madam?)
And she wants to go to tourist information office.
MALE SPEAKER #3: C’est par ici l’autoroute? Ah non, zut! Pour
aller à l’autoroute alors? (Is this the way to
the highway? Oh no, darn! So how do I get
to the highway?)
Oh my! This man thought he knew the way to the
highway, but he’s just realized he didn’t.
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Pour aller à l’hôtel Mercure Madame, c’est
par ici? (How do you get to the Hotel
Mercure madam; is it over here?)
This woman wants to go to the Hotel Mercure. The
“Mercure” is a chain of hotels, and you ’ll find one in
most of the larger French towns.
Page 60, Activité deux (Activity 2)
A vous (Your turn)
Now it’s your turn to ask the way. Listen and
answer the questions.
First, you want to go to the tourist information office.
Ask this gentleman.
Pour aller au Syndicat d’Initiative? (How do I get to the tourist
information office?)
And now, you want to find the Hotel Mercure.
Pour aller à l’hôtel Mercure? (How do I get to the Hotel
Mercure?)
Now, you would also like to know the way to the
beach…
Pour aller à la plage? (How do I get to the beach?)
…and to the museum.
Pour aller au musée? (How do I get to the museum?)
…and to the airport.
Pour aller à l’aéroport? (How do I get to the airport?)

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Page 61, Activité trois (Activity 3) And finally, you go straight to the bridge but don’t
Which way should these people go? Listen to the cross it. Turn right just before it.
directions.
Page 62, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
1
Vous allez tout droit et puis tournez à droite. (You go straight Did you get it right? Listen and repeat each phrase:
ahead and then turn right.) à la banque (at the bank)
à l’aéroport (at the airport)
2 à la poste (at the post office)
Vous prenez la deuxième rue à droite. (You take the second à l’hôpital (at the hospital)
road on the right.) au Syndicat d’Initiative (at the tourist information office)
3 au musée (at the museum)
Vous prenez la première rue à gauche et puis tournez à droite. à l’hôtel (at the hotel)
(You take the first road on the left and then turn right.) à la plage (at the beach)
4
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au feu, et puis tournez à gauche et
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
traversez le pont. (You go straight to the light then turn left
and go over the bridge.)
Listen and repeat these directions to get used to the
5 sound of the “vous” form of the verb.
Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au rond-point et puis vous prenez
Vous prenez la première rue à gauche. (You take the first road
la première rue à droite. (You go straight to the round about
on the left.)
and then you take the first exit on the right.)
Vous allez jusqu’au feu. (You go to the light.)
6 Vous tournez à gauche. (You turn left.)
Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au pont mais vous ne traversez pas Vous traversez le pont. (You go over the bridge.)
le pont. Vous tournez à droite juste avant le pont. (You go Vous continuez tout droit. (You keep going straight.)
straight to the bridge but you don’t cross it. Turn right just Vous montez la rue. (You go up the street.)
before the bridge.) Vous descendez la rue piétonne. (You go down the pedestrian
Did you get that? Listen again. street.)

1 Now practice asking the way to these places in Paris.

Vous allez tout droit et puis tournez à droite. à la place de la Concorde (to the place de la Concorde)
You go straight ahead and then turn right. à l’Étoile (to the Étoile)
au Centre Georges Pompidou (to the Georges Pompidou
2 Center)
Vous prenez la deuxième rue à droite. aux Halles (to the Halles)
You take the second road on the right.
Vous fermez à quelle heure?
3
Vous prenez la première rue à gauche et puis tournez à droite. (What time do you close?)
You take the first road on the left and then turn In this section, you’ll learn to ask about opening and
right. closing times.
4
Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au feu, et puis tournez à gauche et Page 64, Activité un (Activity 1)
traversez le pont. Véronique is asking at the hotel reception about
You go straight to the light then turn left and go over opening times. Which days does the clerk say the
the bridge. places are open?
5 CLERK: La piscine, elle est ouverte tous les jours, sauf le
Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au rond-point, et puis vous prenez lundi matin et le jeudi soir. (The pool is open every
la première rue à droite. day except Monday morning and Thursday night.)
CLERK: La poste, elle est fermée le samedi après-midi et le
You go straight to the round about and then take the dimanche. (The post office is closed on Saturday
first exit on the right. afternoon and on Sunday.)
6 CLERK: La boulangerie? Elle est fermée le dimanche après-
Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au pont mais vous ne traversez pas midi et le lundi. (The bakery is closed on Sunday
le pont. Vous tournez à droite juste avant le pont. afternoon and on Monday.)

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 CLERK: Le musée? Il est ouvert tous les jours, sauf le jeudi
et le lundi matin. (The museum is open every day
except Thursday and Monday morning.)
Page 65, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Now listen again and check the opening times.
CLERK: La piscine? Aujourd’hui elle ouvre à…sept heures
trente et elle ferme à vingt et une heures trente.
(The pool? Today it opens at…7:30 a.m. and it
closes at 9:30 p.m.)
CLERK: La poste? Aujourd’hui elle ouvre à neuf heures et
elle ferme à dix-huit heures. (The post office?
Today it opens at 9:00 a.m. and it closes at
6:00 p.m.)
CLERK: La boulangerie? Aujourd’hui elle ouvre à sept heures
et elle ferme à dix-huit heures trente. (The bakery?
Today it opens at 7:00 a.m. and it closes at
6:30 p.m.)
CLERK: Le musée? Il ouvre à…attendez je regarde…bon…il
ouvre à dix heures quinze et il ferme à dix-sept
heures quarante-cinq. (The museum? It opens
at…wait I’m checking…ok…it opens at 10:15 a.m.
and it closes at 5:45 p.m.)
Page 65, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Lucienne is asking the hotel clerk about places where
you can go and eat tonight. Listen and check the
opening times.
CLERK: Bon, le Coq d’Or aujourd’hui…attendez je
regarde…le Coq d’Or…ouvre à dix-huit heures et
ferme à minuit. (Ok, the Coq d’Or today…wait, I’m
checking…the Coq d’Or…opens at 6:00 p.m. and
closes at midnight.)
CLERK: Le Fast Food ouvre à sept heures le matin et ferme
à vingt-trois heures. (Fast Food opens at 7:00 a.m.
and closes at 11:00 p.m.)
CLERK: La Brasserie, elle, ouvre a…huit heures et le
restaurant Au Poisson Rouge ouvre à onze heures
le matin et ferme à vingt-deux heures le soir. (The
Brasserie opens at 8 o’clock and the Au Poisson
Rouge restaurant opens at 11:00 a.m. and closes at
10:00 p.m.)
Page 66, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
You are more interested in the movies this evening.
Listen to find out when the films are showing.
Wednesday’s Child? Attendez…bon, dans la salle A, il y a
Wednesday’s Child à dix-sept heures trente et vingt et une
heure cinquante. Et puis Happy Days à dix-neuf heures
quarante et vingt-trois heures cinquante-cinq. Et dans la salle
B, Raging Bull à dix-sept heures quarante cinq et vingt et une
heures cinquante-cinq…et Into the Galaxy à dix-neuf heures
cinquante et minuit. (Wednesday’s Child? Wait…OK, in theater
A, Wednesday’s Child plays at 5:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. And
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then Happy Days at 7:40 p.m. and 11:55 p.m. And in theater
B, Raging Bull at 5:45 p.m. and 9:55 p.m….and Into the
Galaxy at 7:50 p.m. and midnight.)
Page 66, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
You’ve decided you really must get your hair done.
Listen and find out what times are available.
Vous voulez venir aujourd’hui ou demain? Aujourd’hui, ah
bon. Vous pouvez avoir un rendez-vous à…aujourd’hui, bon…à
dix heures et demie ou bien…onze heures quarante cinq…ou
bien…quatorze heures dix. Et demain, neuf heures trente, midi,
treize heures vingt, quatorze heures quarante ou bien…seize
heures trente. Vous voulez venir demain? Bon, à quelle heure?
(You want to come today or tomorrow? Today, OK. You can
have an appointment at…today OK…at 10:30 a.m. or 11:45
a.m. or 2:10 p.m. And tomorrow, 9:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:20
p.m., 2:40 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. You want to come tomorrow? OK,
at what time?)
You want to come at 1:20 p.m. tomorrow or thirteen
hundred hours, twenty minutes. Tell him.
Je veux venir demain à treize heures vingt.
Now you make appointments for some other people.
Tell the hairdresser Mme Millerioux wants to come
today at 11:45.
Mme Millerioux veut venir aujourd’hui à onze heures quarante-
cinq.
M. Briand wants to come at 9:30 tomorrow.
M. Briand veut venir demain à neuf heures trente.
Mme Coulot wants to come today at 2:10 p.m. or at
fourteen hundred hours ten minutes.
Mme Coulot veut venir aujourd’hui à quatorze heures dix.
And M. Macintosh wants to come tomorrow at 4:30
p.m. or sixteen hundred hours thirty minutes.
M. Macintosh veut venir demain à seize heures trente.
HAIRDRESSER: Macintosh, eh…comment ça s’écrit? (Macintosh,
eh how do you spell that?)
What did the hairdresser ask you? Can you still do it?
M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Listen and repeat these times. Notice how the words
are run together.
une heure (one o’clock)
deux heures (two o’clock)
trois heures (three o’clock)
quatre heures (four o’clock)
cinq heures (five o’clock)
six heures (six o’clock)
sept heures (seven o’clock)
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huit heures (eight o’clock)
neuf heures (nine o’clock)
dix heures (ten o’clock)
onze heures (eleven o’clock)
douze heures (twelve o’clock)
Voilà! C’est tout pour le chapitre quatre.
There! That’s it for Unit 4.
We also have Extras for you for more practice.
Au revoir. (Good-bye.)
Extra Unit 4, Extra Chapitre quatre
Page A9, Activité un (Activity 1)
Some visitors to Guadeloupe are in the Tourist
Information Office, asking about places to visit.
Listen to the information they are given.
Vous voulez visiter un peu la ville? Ah oui, il y a beaucoup de
choses à voir. Le musée…ah non vous y êtes déjà allés. Alors il
faut absolument visiter la Soufrière, aller à la plage. Ah
monsieur, pour aller à Basse-Terre, mais…il faut prendre le
bus…oui, il y a un car qui part dans une demi-heure. Vous
avez juste le temps pour aller à la gare routière. Les cascades?
Pour aller aux cascades, il vaut mieux louer une voiture. (You
want to go and visit a bit of the city? Oh yes, there are a lot of
things to see. The museum…oh no you already went there. So
you absolutely must visit la Soufrière and the beach. Ah sir, to
get to Basse-Terre, but…you must take the bus…yes, there is a
bus leaving in half an hour. You just have enough time to go
to the bus station. The waterfalls? To go to the waterfalls, it is
better to rent a car.)
Parfait. C’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect. That’s very
good. This is the end of Extra.)
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 4.
Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.)
Unit 5, Chapitre cinq
Au centre commercial (At the mall)
In this unit, you will become familiar with the
language you need for going shopping, buying toiletries
and personal items, and buying items of clothing.
A la pharmacie
(At the drugstore)
This section is about shopping for things at the
drugstore, and asking for what you want.
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What have these people forgotten to bring?
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GILLES: Avez-vous des kleenex? J’ai oublié d’apporter des
kleenex. (Do you have any tissues? I forgot to bring
tissues.)
LUCIENNE: J’ai oublié mon sèche-cheveux. Il faut que j’achète
un sèche-cheveux. (I forgot my hairdryer. I have to
buy a hairdryer.)
SYLVIE: J’ai oublié ma trousse. Il faut que j’achète du
shampooing et de l’après-shampooing, une brosse,
une brosse à dents, du dentifrice et du déodorant.
(I forgot my toiletry bag. I have to buy some
shampoo and conditioner, a hairbrush, a
toothbrush, toothpaste, and some deodorant.)
PATRICE: Moi aussi j’ai oublié ma trousse. J’ai besoin d’un
rasoir, d’une lotion après-rasage, de savon, d’une
brosse à dents, de dentifrice et d’un peigne.
(I forgot my toiletry bag as well. I need a razor, an
aftershave, some soap, a toothbrush, some
toothpaste, and a comb.)
Listen again. What has Gilles forgotten to bring?
GILLES: Avez-vous des kleenex? J’ai oublié d’apporter des
kleenex. (Do you have any tissues? I forgot to bring
tissues.)
Tissues. What has Lucienne forgotten?
LUCIENNE: J’ai oublié mon sèche-cheveux. Il faut que j’achète
un sèche-cheveux. (I forgot my hairdryer. I have to
buy a hairdryer.)
She’s forgotten her hairdryer. What has Sylvie
forgotten?
SYLVIE: J’ai oublié ma trousse. Il faut que j’achète du
shampooing et de l’après-shampooing, une brosse,
une brosse à dents, du dentifrice et…du déodorant.
(I forgot my toiletry bag. I have to buy some
shampoo and conditioner, a hairbrush, a
toothbrush, toothpaste, and some deodorant.)
Just about everything it seems: shampoo,
conditioner, a hairbrush, a toothbrush, toothpaste,
and deodorant. What about Patrice?
PATRICE: Moi aussi j’ai oublié ma trousse. J’ai besoin d’un
rasoir, d’une lotion après-rasage, de savon, d’une
brosse à dents, de dentifrice et d’un peigne. (I
forgot my toiletry bag as well. I need a razor, an
aftershave, some soap, a toothbrush, some
toothpaste, and a comb.)
He’s forgotten his overnight bag as well, and he
needs a razor, aftershave, soap, toothbrush,
toothpaste, and a comb.
Page 72, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Now listen to them at the drugstore buying the
things they need.
PATRICE: Avez-vous des mouchoirs en papier? (Do you have
tissues?)
 CLERK: Un paquet ou une boîte? (A packet or a box?)
PATRICE: Un paquet s’il vous plaît. (A packet please.)
CLERK: Un paquet. Deux euros quatre-vingts. (A packet.
€2.80.)
LUCIENNE: Avez-vous des sèche-cheveux? (Do you carry
hairdryers?)
CLERK: Oui, bien sûr. Il y a des sèche-cheveux de voyage, à
quinze euros soixante, et des plus grands, à vingt-
cinq euros quarante. (Yes, of course. There are travel
hairdryers, for €15.60, and bigger ones for €25.40.)
CLERK: Vous désirez tout ça? (You want all that?)
SYLVIE: Oui. (Yes.)
CLERK: Bon, du shampooing: deux euro cinquante, de
l’après-shampooing: aussi deux euros cinquante,
une brosse: trois euros, une brosse à dents: deux
euros quatre-vingts. (Ok, some shampoo: €2.50,
some conditioner: €2.50 as well, a hairbrush: €3,
a toothbrush: €2.80.)
CLERK: Et vous Monsieur? Un rasoir: quatre-vingt
centimes, une lotion après-rasage: trois euros
cinquante, du savon: un euro, une brosse à dents:
deux euros quatre-vingts, du dentifrice: quatre
euros vingt, et un peigne: un euro quarante. Ça fait
treize euros soixante-dix. (And you sir? A razor: 80
cents, an aftershave: €3.50, some soap:
€1, a toothbrush: €2.80, some toothpaste: €4.20,
and a comb: €1.40. That’s €13.70.)
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Listen to Sylvie saying what she’s forgotten.
SYLVIE: J’ai oublié mon déodorant, mon shampooing, mon
après-shampooing, mon dentifrice et mes kleenex.
(I forgot my deodorant, my shampoo, my
conditioner, my toothpaste, and my tissues.)
Page 73, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
Practice asking the pharmacist for the things you
need to buy.
PHARMACIST: Vous désirez? (What would you like?)
You’d like some deodorant.
Je voudrais du déodorant. (I would like some deodorant.)
PHARMACIST: À bille ou en spray? (Roll-on or spray?)
Tell her which you prefer.
À bille. (Roll-on.)
PHARMACIST: Et avec ça? (And with that?)
Say you would like some shampoo.
Du shampooing. (Some shampoo.)
PHARMACIST: Quelle sorte préférez-vous: pour cheveux fins ou
normaux? (Which kind do you prefer: for thin or
normal hair?)
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Tell her which you prefer.
Pour cheveux fins. (For thin hair.)
PHARMACIST: Et de l’après-shampooing? (And some
conditioner?)
Yes, you would like conditioner.
Oui et de l’après-shampooing. (Yes, and some conditioner.)
PHARMACIST: C’est tout? (Is that all?)
No, ask if she has any toothpaste.
Non, avez-vous du dentifrice? (No, do you carry toothpaste?)
PHARMACIST: Bien sûr. Quelle marque? (Of course. Which
brand?)
Tell her which sort you prefer and then ask for some
tissues.
“Signal,” et des mouchoirs en papier. (“Signal” and some
tissues.)
PHARMACIST: …et mouchoirs en papier: un paquet ou une
boîte? (…and tissues: a packet or a box?)
You would like a box.
Une boîte. (A box.)
PHARMACIST: C’est tout? (Is that all?)
Yes, that’s all.
Oui, c’est tout. (Yes, that’s all.)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Remember, the letters “t” and “s” at the end of a
word are silent. Practice saying:
un paquet (a packet)
le lait bronzant (the tanning lotion)
la lotion après-rasage (the aftershave)
Now practice these phrases:
un tube de dentifrice (a tube of toothpaste)
une bouteille de shampooing (a bottle of shampoo)
un paquet de kleenex (a packet of tissues)
une boîte de mouchoirs en papier (a box of tissues)
Vous désirez?
(What would you like?)
This section is about buying items of clothing, saying
what size you take, and which colors you prefer.
Page 75, Activité 1 (Activity 1)
Listen to these customers shopping for clothes.
MALE CUSTOMER #1: Avez-vous un pantalon noir, taille 42?
(Do you have a pair of black pants, size
42?)
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FEMALE #1: Je voudrais un pull rouge, taille moyenne.
CUSTOMER chouette. (I prefer the blue sweatshirt. It’s
(I would like a red sweater, size cool.)
medium.) She likes the blue sweatshirt best. She thinks it’s
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Je voudrais une chemise blanche, taille nice.
46. (I would like a white shirt, size 46.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Avez-vous une robe noire, taille 38? (Do MALE CUSTOMER #1: Moi je préfère le pantalon noir. C’est
you have a black dress, size 38?) chic. (Me, I prefer the pair of black
MALE CUSTOMER #3: Je cherche un sweat shirt pour moi en pants. It’s stylish.)
bleu marine. Je suis grand. (I am looking He likes the black pants. He thinks they are in style.
for a dark blue sweatshirt for myself. I
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: J’aime le t-shirt bleu-marine. J’aime la
am tall.)
couleur. (I like the navy blue t-shirt. I like
Did you get it? Now listen again, and check which the color.)
sizes they want. She prefers the navy blue t-shirt because she likes
Page 76, Activité deux (Activity 2)
the color.
FEMALE CUSTOMER #3: J’adore la chemise rayée rose et blanc.
MALE CUSTOMER #1: Avez-vous un pantalon noir, taille 42?
C’est chic. (I love the pink and white
He wants a pair of black trousers, size 42. striped shirt. It’s stylish.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je voudrais un pull rouge, taille moyenne. She likes the pink and white striped shirt. She thinks
And she wants a red sweater, medium size. it’s fashionable.
MALE CUSTOMER #2: Je voudrais une chemise blanche, taille MALE CUSTOMER #3: Moi, j’aime le t-shirt blanc. C’est
46. branché. (I like the white t-shirt. It’s
trendy.)
He wants a white shirt, size 46.
And he prefers the white t-shirt because he thinks
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Avez-vous une robe noire, taille 38?
it’s trendy.
And she wants a black dress size 38.
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bleu marine. Je suis grand. A vous (Your turn)
He is looking for a dark blue sweatshirt, and says he Now tell the shop assistant what you would like,
is large. using “je voudrais”:
SHOP ASSISTANT: Vous désirez? (What would you like?)
Page 76, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Tell her what you’d like.
Listen and check which item each customer prefers.
What do they say about their chosen item? SHOP ASSISTANT: Quelle taille? (What size?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je préfère le sweat shirt bleu. C’est Tell her what size you want.
chouette. (I prefer the blue sweatshirt. It’s SHOP ASSISTANT: Quelle couleur? (What color?)
cool.)
MALE CUSTOMER #1: Moi je préfère le pantalon noir. C’est
And what color you had in mind.
chic. (I prefer the pair of black pants. It’s SHOP ASSISTANT: Voilà. C’est tout? (Here. Is that all?)
stylish.) No, ask her if she has a navy blue sweater.
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: J’aime le t-shirt bleu marine. J’aime la
couleur. (I like the navy blue t-shirt. I like SHOP ASSISTANT: Quelle taille? (What size?)
the color.) Tell her what size you want.
FEMALE CUSTOMER #3: J’adore la chemise rayée rose et blanc. SHOP ASSISTANT: Ah non, je regrette. Je n’ai rien dans votre
C’est chic. (I love the pink and white taille. (Oh no, I’m sorry. I have nothing in your
striped shirt. It’s stylish.) size.)
MALE CUSTOMER #3: Moi, j’aime le t-shirt blanc. C’est
branché. (I like the white t-shirt. It’s Oh my! She has nothing in your size.
trendy.) SHOP ASSISTANT: C’est tout? (Is that all?)
That was easy, wasn’t it? Yes, tell her that’s all.
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Encore! Attention à la prononciation. FEMALE CUSTOMER: En espèces. (Cash.)
(More! Watch the pronunciation.) CLERK: Bon, ça fait vingt-quatre euros quatre-vingt
dix-huit. (OK, it’s €24.98.)
Listen to the difference in pronunciation between the
masculine and feminine forms of some adjectives. She paid cash. Do you know how much she had to
pay? Listen again.
grand / grande (tall or large)
petit / petite (small) CLERK: Bon, ça fait vingt-quatre euros quatre-vingt
blanc / blanche (white) dix-huit. (OK, it’s €24.98.)
gris / grise (gray) Now it’s your turn to say how you are going to pay.
vert / verte (green) Listen to the shop assistant questions, then say you
Now listen and repeat these phrases to get used to are going to pay cash.
saying the adjective after the noun. SHOP ASSISTANT: En espèces ou avec une carte? (Cash or
un pantalon blanc (a pair of white pants) credit?)
une robe blanche (a white dress) This time, when the assistant asks you, say you
des pantalons blancs (white pants) would like to pay with a credit card.
des robes blanches (white dresses) SHOP ASSISTANT: En espèces ou avec une carte? (Cash or
une veste bleue (a blue jacket) credit?)
une chemise rouge (a red shirt)
un pantalon noir (a pair of black pants) Je voudrais payer avec une carte de crédit. (I would like to pay
des chaussettes grises (gray socks) with a credit card.)
Now ask if you can pay with a traveler’s check. Use
A la caisse “Je peux?” to say “Can I?”
(At the cash register)
Je peux payer avec un chèque de voyage? (Can I pay with a
traveler’s check?)
In this section, you will learn how to make
comparisons and make a purchase. SHOP ASSISTANT: Ah non, je regrette. Avez-vous une carte de
crédit? (Oh no, I’m sorry. Do you have a
Page 79, Activité un (Activity 1) credit card?)
Listen to some people making a purchase. How is Yes you have. Show him your card.
each one paying? Oui, j’ai une carte de crédit. (Yes, I have a credit card.)
1 SHOP ASSISTANT: Oui, ça va. (Yes, that’s fine.)
CLERK: Vous payez comment? (How are you
paying?) Page 80, Activité deux (Activity 2)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Avec cette carte de crédit. Voilà. (With this Now listen to find out how much each tie costs.
credit card. Here.)
CLERK: La cravate en soie rose coûte…dix-neuf euros
CLERK: Merci, madame. Signez ici s’il vous plait. soixante-quinze. La cravate en coton rayé vert et
(Thank you madam. Sign here please.) blanc coûte…quinze euros. La cravate en laine
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Merci, monsieur. (Thank you sir.) écossaise coûte…dix-sept euros soixante-quinze. Ah!
la cravate en cuir marron coûte…dix-huit euros. (The
Did you get that? She used her credit card to pay for
pink silk tie costs €19.75. The green and white
her purchase. What about the next person?
striped cotton tie costs €15. The tartan wool tie
2 costs €17.75. And the brown leather tie costs €18.)
CLERK: Vous payez en espèces? (Are you paying in Did you get it right? Listen again.
cash?)
CLERK: La cravate en soie rose coûte…dix-neuf euros
MALE CUSTOMER: Vous acceptez les chèques de voyages? (Do soixante-quinze.
you take traveler’s checks?)
CLERK: La cravate en coton rayé vert et blanc
CLERK: Oui bien sûr. (Yes of course.) coûte…quinze euros.
He used his traveler’s checks. Now listen to the next CLERK: La cravate en laine écossaise coûte… dix-sept euros
customer at the cash register. soixante-quinze.
3 CLERK: Ah! la cravate en cuir marron coûte… dix-huit
CLERK: Vous payez comment? (How are you euros.
paying?)

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Page 80, Activité trois (Activity 3) expensive than the wool gloves. The brown leather tie is less
expensive than the pink silk tie. The wool sweater is more
Now here’s some more practice with prices. Listen to
expensive than the cotton sweater.)
the dialog to find out how much these items cost.
FEMALE CUSTOMER: L’écharpe en soie rouge coûte combien? Page 82, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
(How much is the red silk scarf?)
You are looking at some more items with Sylvie.
CLERK: Vingt-neuf euros soixante-quinze. (€29.75)
Listen to her telling you what she thinks of them.
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et l’écharpe en laine? (And the wool scarf?)
CLERK: Quatorze euros cinquante. (€14.50) SYLVIE: La jupe est trop courte, le pull est trop long, le
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et les gants en cuir? (And the leather pantalon est trop large, le jean est trop cher. (The
gloves?) skirt is too short, the sweater is too long, the pants
CLERK: Vingt-quatre euros. (€24) are too wide, the jeans are too expensive.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et les gants en laine? (And the wool
gloves?) Page 82, Activité six (Activity 6)
CLERK: Treize euros soixante-quinze. (€13.75) Listen to the dialogs.
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et la chemisier en coton? (And the cotton
CLERK: Vous voulez payer comment? (How do
blouse?)
you want to pay?)
CLERK: Vingt-neuf euros. (€29)
MALE CUSTOMER #1: Avec un chèque de voyage. (With a
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et la chemisier en soie? (And the silk
traveler’s check.)
blouse?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je peux payer avec une carte de crédit?
CLERK: Trente-neuf euros soixante-quinze.
(Can I pay with a credit card?)
(€39.75)
CLERK: Non, je regrette. On n’accepte pas les
Now practice what you would say to tell a French cartes. (No, I’m sorry. We don’t take
visitor how much each item costs. credit cards.)
The red silk scarf costs ¤29.75. MALE CUSTOMER #2: Avez-vous ce pull en bleu marine? (Do
you have this sweater in navy blue?)
L’écharpe en soie rouge coûte vingt-neuf euros soixante- CLERK: Non, je regrette, pas en bleu marine.
quinze. (No, I’m sorry, not in navy blue.)
And the woolen scarf costs ¤14.50. CLERK: Vous faites quelle taille? (What is your
Et l’écharpe en laine coûte quatorze euros cinquante. size?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Quarante. (40.)
And the leather gloves cost ¤42. CLERK: Quelle couleur voulez-vous? (What color
Et les gants en cuir coûtent vingt-quatre euros. do you want?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Noir. (Black.)
And the wool gloves cost ¤13.75.
Les gants en laine coûtent treize euros soixante-quinze.
Now it’s your turn to be the customer. Listen and
answer the shop assistant’s questions.
The cotton blouse costs ¤29.
SHOP ASSISTANT: Vous voulez payer comment? (How do
La chemisier en coton coûte vingt-neuf euros. you want to pay?)
And the silk blouse costs ¤39.75. Say you want to pay by traveler’s check.
Et la chemisier en soie coûte trente-neuf euros soixante-quinze. Avec un chèque de voyage? (With a traveler’s check?)
Well done! SHOP ASSISTANT: Non, je regrette, on n’accepte pas les
chèques de voyage. (No, I’m sorry. We
Page 81, Activité quatre (Activity 4) don’t take traveler’s checks.)
Sylvie is helping you buy some presents. She points Ask if you can pay by credit card.
out the differences in price. Listen to what she says.
Je peux payer avec une carte de crédit? (Can I pay with a
L’écharpe en soie est plus chère que l’écharpe en laine. La credit card?)
chemise en coton est moins chère que la chemise en soie. Les
gants en cuir sont plus chers que les gants en laine. La cravate SHOP ASSISTANT: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.)
en cuir marron est moins chère que la cravate en soie rose. Le Ask if they have this sweater in navy blue.
pull en laine est plus cher que le pull en coton. (The silk scarf Avez-vous ce pull en bleu marine? (Do you have this sweater
is more expensive than the wool scarf. The cotton shirt is less in navy blue?)
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 SHOP ASSISTANT: Oui, vous faites quelle taille? (What is
your size?)
Tell him what size you take.
SHOP ASSISTANT: Voilà.
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch for the pronunciation.)
Listen and repeat theses phrases. Notice the
difference in pronunciation between the masculine
and feminine forms of the adjective.
Le pull (The sweater); Il est trop long. (It’s too long.)
Le pantalon (The pants); Il est trop cher. (It’s too expensive.)
Le manteau (The coat); Il est trop court. (It’s too short.)
La chemise (The shirt); Elle est trop longue. (It’s too long.)
La robe (The dress); Elle est trop chère (It’s too expensive.)
La veste (The jacket); Elle est trop courte. (It’s too short.)
Excellent! C’est la fin du chapitre 5.
It’s the end of Chapter 5.
Au revoir. (Good-bye.)
Extra Unit 5, Extra Chapitre 5
Page A10, Activité un (Activity 1)
These models are going on a photo shoot. Listen to
find out who is taking what.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Qu’est-ce que tu prends, Évelyne? (What
are you taking Évelyne?)
ÉVELYNE: Bon, je vais prendre le sweat shirt noir et le
jean noir, le T-shirt blanc, le short rose et le
maillot rose. Et toi Laurent? (I am going to
take the black sweatshirt and the black
jeans, the white T-shirt, the pink shorts,
and the pink bathing suit. And you
Laurent?)
LAURENT: Ben, je vais porter le sweat à rayures et le
blue jean, le maillot vert, le short marron et
le T-shirt jaune. (Well, I am going to wear
the striped sweatshirt and the blue jeans,
the green bathing suit, the brown shorts,
and the yellow T-shirt.)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Et toi Maurice? (And you Maurice?)
MAURICE: Ben, je ne sais pas, alors je vais porter le
jean rouge et un T-shirt…eh…je prends le
bleu marine…et…bon…eh…le sweat shirt
également bleu marine, le short rose et le
maillot…le maillot…bon alors je prends le
vieux jean découpé. (Well, I don’t know,
well I am going to wear the red jeans and
a T-shirt…eh…I am taking the navy
blue…and…OK…eh…the navy blue
sweatshirt as well, the pink shorts and the
bathing suit…the bathing suit…OK…so I am
taking the cut-off jeans.)
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ÉVELYNE: Et toi Nathalie? (And you Nathalie?)
NATHALIE: Ben, moi je porte le jean beige et le T-shirt
noir…et je prends aussi le sweat shirt bleu
marine avec motifs blancs et…le short
rouge…et le bikini noir. (Well I am wearing
the beige jeans and the black T-shirt…and I
am also taking the navy blue sweatshirt
with white designs and…the red
shorts…and the black bikini.)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Bon, ça va comme ça. Et personne ne veut
le jean blanc? (OK, that’s fine. And nobody
wants the white jeans?)
Page A11, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Listen to these descriptions.
MALE #1: M.Dupont est assez grand, aux cheveux
SPEAKER
marron. Il porte un complet classique bleu
marine et une chemise blanche. (Mr.
Dupont is quite tall and has brown hair. He
is wearing a classic navy blue suit and a
white shirt.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: M. Maillard est assez grand lui aussi. Il
porte un complet gris foncé, une chemise
blanche et une cravate. (Mr. Maillard is
quite tall as well. He is wearing a dark
gray suit, a white shirt, and a tie.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: M. Proudhon est grand. Il porte une veste
en cuir, un jean et un T-shirt blanc. (Mr.
Proudhon is tall. He is wearing a leather
jacket, jeans, and a white T-shirt.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Mme Crance est assez grande et élégante.
Elle porte un ensemble rouge et des
chaussures noires à hauts talons. (Mrs.
Crance is quite tall and elegant. She is
wearing a red suit and black high heels
shoes.)
MALE SPEAKER #3: Mlle Meugeot est très chic. Elle porte un
ensemble bleu. (Miss Meugeot is very
stylish. She is wearing a blue suit.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Mme Boussard est assez petite. Elle porte
un pantalon noir et une veste beige. (Mrs.
Boussard is quite short. She is wearing
black pants and a beige jacket.)
Parfait! C’est très bien. (Perfect! That’s very good.)
Voici la fin d’Extra.
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 5.
Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.)
Unit 6, Chapitre 6
Les moyens de transports
This unit is about local travel and using public
transportation.
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Comment allez-vous au travail?
(How do you get to work?)
In this section, you will learn to describe how you travel to
school or work.
Page 88, Activité un (Activity 1)
Listen to these young people telling Sylvie how they
get to school. Notice that she uses the “tu” form
because she is speaking to teenagers.
SYLVIE: Marie-Claude, tu prends le bus pour aller au
collège? (Marie-Claude, do you take the bus to
go to junior high school?)
MARIE-CLAUDE: Non, j’y vais en voiture. Ma mère me conduit
au collège en voiture. (No, I go there by car. My
mother drives me to junior high school.)
SYLVIE: Tu quittes la maison à quelle heure? (At what
time do you leave home?)
MARIE-CLAUDE: Ben…je pars à sept heures. (Well, I leave at
seven o’clock.)
SYLVIE: Le voyage dure combien de temps? (How long
is the ride?)
MARIE-CLAUDE: Quarante-cinq minutes. (45 minutes.)
SYLVIE: Françoise, tu prends le bus pour aller au
collège? (Françoise, do you take the bus to go to
junior high school?)
FRANÇOISE: Oui, je prends le car de ramassage. (Yes, I take
the school bus.)
SYLVIE: Tu quittes la maison à quelle heure? (At what
time do you leave home?)
FRANÇOISE: Je pars à sept heures et demie. (I leave at
7:30 a.m.)
SYLVIE: Le voyage dure combien de temps? (How long
is the ride?)
FRANÇOISE: Quinze minutes. (15 minutes.)
SYLVIE: Delphine, tu prends le bus pour aller au collège?
(Delphine, do you take the bus to go to junior
high school?)
DELPHINE: Non, j’y vais en vélo. (No, I ride my bike.)
SYLVIE: Tu quittes la maison à quelle heure? (At what
time do you leave home?)
DELPHINE: Je pars à sept heures et quart. (I leave at
7:15 a.m.)
SYLVIE: Le voyage dure combien de temps? (How long
is the ride?)
DELPHINE: Vingt minutes. (20 minutes.)
Page 88, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Sylvie is making some incorrect statements. Use the
negative “ne…pas” construction to tell her so, and
give the correct answer.
1 (OK…let’s say…45 minutes.)
SYLVIE: Marie-Claude prend le bus. (Marie-Claude takes
the bus.)
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No, tell Sylvie she doesn’t go by bus. She goes by car.
Non, elle ne prend pas le bus. Elle va en voiture. (No, she
doesn’t take the bus. She goes by car.)
2
SYLVIE: Françoise quitte la maison à huit heures.
(Françoise leaves the house at 8 a.m.)
No she doesn’t. She leaves the house at 7:30 a.m.
Non, elle ne quitte pas la maison à huit heures. Elle quitte la
maison à sept heures et demie. (No, she does not leave the
house at 8:00 a.m. She leaves the house at 7:30 a.m.)
Page 89, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Now listen to these people saying how they get to work
and how long it takes them. Notice that the interviewer
uses the “vous” form because he is talking to adults.
INTERVIEWER: Monsieur, je peux vous poser une
question? Comment allez-vous au travail?
(Sir, can I ask you a question? How do
you get to work?)
MALE SPEAKER #1: J’y vais en voiture. (I am going by car.)
INTERVIEWER: Il vous faut combien de temps? (How
long does it take you?)
MALE SPEAKER #1: Vingt minutes. (20 minutes.)
INTERVIEWER: Merci. (Thank you.)
Did you get that? He uses his car and it takes him
20 minutes.
INTERVIEWER: Madame, comment allez-vous au travail?
(Madam, how do you get to work?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Ben…je travaille au centre ville et il n’y a
pas de parking, alors je prends le bus.
(Well…I work in the center of town and
there is no parking, so I take the bus.)
INTERVIEWER: Et il vous faut combien de temps? (And
how long does it take you?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Une bonne demi-heure. (A good half
hour.)
INTERVIEWER: Merci. (Thank you.)
And this woman uses the bus because of parking
problems in the center of town. Her trip takes a good
half hour.
INTERVIEWER: Monsieur, comment allez-vous au travail?
(Sir, how do you get to work?)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Moi, j’habite en banlieue et je prends le
train. (I live in the suburbs and I take the
train.)
INTERVIEWER: Et il vous faut combien de temps? (And
how long does it take you?)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Bon…disons…trois quarts d’heure.
INTERVIEWER: Merci. (Thank you.)
This gentleman lives in the suburbs and comes in by
train. It takes him three-quarters of an hour.
 INTERVIEWER: Madame, comment allez-vous au travail?
(Madam, how do you get to work?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Moi, j’y vais en vélo. C’est plus rapide. (I
ride my bike. It’s very fast.)
INTERVIEWER: Et il vous faut combien de temps? (And
how long does it take you?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dix minutes. (10 minutes.)
INTERVIEWER: Merci. (Thank you.)
And she goes by bike because it’s quicker. It only
takes her ten minutes.
INTERVIEWER: Et Monsieur, comment allez-vous au
travail? (And sir, how do you get to
work?)
MALE SPEAKER #3: Je prends le métro. (I take the subway.)
INTERVIEWER: Et il vous faut combien de temps? (And
how long does it take you?)
MALE SPEAKER #3: Ben…ça dépend…à peu près quinze
minutes. (Well…it depends…about 15
minutes.)
And this gentleman uses the subway. It takes him
about 15 minutes.
INTERVIEWER: Madame, comment allez-vous au travail?
(Madam, how do you get to work?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Oh, j’y vais à pied. J’habite dans le coin.
(Oh, I walk. I live near by.)
INTERVIEWER: Et il vous faut combien de temps? (And
how long does it take you?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Ben…deux minutes. (Well…2 minutes.)
And this woman walks to work because she lives in
the vicinity. It only takes her 2 minutes.
Now you answer the same questions.
Comment allez-vous au travail? (How do you get to work?)
Il vous faut combien de temps? (How long does it take you?)
Page 90, Activité cinq (Activity 5)
Listen to these people discussing the best way to get
to work.
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller au travail, je préfère aller à pied
parce que c’est bon pour la santé. (To get
to work, I prefer walking because it’s
healthy.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Je préfère aller en moto. C’est plus
pratique. (I prefer going by motorcycle.
It’s more convenient.)
MALE SPEAKER #1: Moi, je préfère aller en voiture. C’est plus
confortable. (I prefer to go by car. It’s
more comfortable.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Je préfère prendre le train. C’est plus
rapide. (I prefer to take the train. It’s very
fast.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Je préfère prendre le bus. C’est moins
cher. (I prefer to go by bus. It’s less
expensive.)
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MALE SPEAKER #3: Je préfère prendre un taxi. Il n’y pas de
problème avec le parking. (I prefer taking
a taxi. There is no problem with
parking.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #4: Je préfère prendre le métro. C’est rapide.
(I prefer to take the bus. It’s fast.)
And how do you prefer to travel?
Comment préférez-vous voyager? (How do you prefer to
travel?)
Pourquoi? (Why?)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
And now, some more pronunciation practice. Listen
and repeat the parts of the verb “partir.” Remember
that the final “s” and “t” sounds are not pronounced.
Je pars (I leave)
Tu pars (you leave – singular/informal)
Il part (he leaves)
Elle part (she leaves)
Nous partons (we leave)
Vous partez (you leave – plural/formal)
Ils partent (they leave – masculine)
Elles partent (they leave – feminine)
Now let’s practice the verb “prendre.” Notice how the
“e” sound changes in the “nous” and “vous” forms,
and in the third person plural.
Je prends (I take)
Tu prends (you take – singular/informal)
Il prend (he takes)
Elle prend (she takes)
Nous prenons (we take)
Vous prenez (you take – plural/formal)
Ils prennent (they take – masculine)
Elles prennent (they take – feminine)
And we’d better not forget “arriver.” Let’s say it too:
J’arrive (I arrive)
Tu arrives (you arrive – singular/informal)
Il arrive (he arrives)
Elle arrive (she arrives)
Nous arrivons (we arrive)
Vous arrivez (you arrive – plural/formal)
Ils arrivent (they arrive – masculine)
Elles arrivent (they arrive – feminine)
Good. Well done.
On prend le bus ou le métro?
(Shall we take the bus or the subway?)
In this section, you are going to learn how to ask
information about local transportation.
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Page 92, Activité un (Activity 1)
What is the best way to these places? Listen and find
out which bus or subway you need and when it runs.
MALE SPEAKER#1: Pour aller à la Tour Eiffel, il faut prendre
le bus ou le métro? (To get to the Eiffel
Tower, should one take the bus or the
subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Le metro. (The subway.)
MALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When
is there a subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Dans cinq minutes. (In 5 minutes.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’Arc de Triomphe, il faut
prendre le bus ou le métro? (To get to the
Arc de Triomphe, should one take the
bus or the subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le bus. (One has to take
the bus.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un bus? (When is
there a bus?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans huit minutes. (In 8 minutes.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller aux Halles, il y a un bus ou il
faut prendre le métro? (Is there a bus to
get to les Halles or does one have to take
the subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le métro. (One has to take
the subway.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When
is there a subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans dix minutes. (In 10 minutes.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller au Sacré-Coeur, on peut
prendre le bus? (Can one take the bus to
get to Sacré-Coeur?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Non, il faut prendre le métro. (No, one
has to take the subway.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When
is there a subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Toutes les dix minutes. (Every 10
minutes.)
Now let’s listen again.
MALE SPEAKER#1: Pour aller à la Tour Eiffel, il faut prendre
le bus ou le métro? (To get to the Eiffel
Tower, should one take the bus or the
subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Le métro. (The subway.)
MALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When
is there a subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Dans cinq minutes. (In 5 minutes.)
So, to get to the Eiffel Tower, he needs to take the
subway, and the next one is in 5 minutes. And what
about the Arc de Triomphe?
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’Arc de Triomphe, il faut
prendre le bus ou le métro? (To get to the
Arc de Triomphe, should one take the
bus or the subway?)
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FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le bus. (One has to take
the bus.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un bus? (When is
there a bus?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans huit minutes. (In 8 minutes.)
She needs to take the bus, and it runs every 8
minutes. What about les Halles?
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller aux Halles, il y a un bus ou il
faut prendre le métro? (Is there a bus to
get to les Halles or does one have to take
the subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le métro. (One has to take
the subway.)
FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When
is there a subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans dix minutes. (In 10 minutes.)
She needs to take the subway to les Halles, and
there is one in 10 minutes. And for Sacré-Coeur?
MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller au Sacré-Coeur, on peut
prendre le bus? (Can one take the bus to
get to Sacré-Coeur?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Non, il faut prendre le métro. (No, one
has to take the subway.)
MALE SPEAKER #2: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When
is there a subway?)
FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Toutes les dix minutes. (Every 10
minutes.)
She wants the bus to Sacré-Coeur but she has to
take the subway.
Page 93, Activité deux (Activity 2)
Now it’s your turn to ask which bus or subway you
need and how long it takes. Listen first.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Pour aller au musée d’Orsay, c’est quelle
ligne? (Which line takes you to the musée
d’Orsay?)
GUIDE: Vous prenez la ligne douze, direction
Mairie d’Ivry. (You take line 12 towards
Mairie d’Ivry.)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Il faut combien de temps? (How long
does it take?)
GUIDE: Dix minutes Vous voulez un horaire? (10
minutes. Would you like a schedule?)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Oui, c’est gentil. (Yes, it’s kind of you.)
Now you try. Ask how to get to the musée d’Orsay.
Listen carefully to the reply.
Pour aller au musée d’Orsay, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line
takes you to the musée d’Orsay?)
GUIDE: Vous prenez la ligne douze, direction
Mairie d’Ivry. (You take line 12 towards
Mairie d’Ivry.)
Did you get that? Now ask how long it takes.
Il faut combien de temps? (How long does it take?) FEMALE SPEAKER: Oui. (Yes.)
GUIDE: Dix minutes. Vous voulez un horaire? (10 MALE SPEAKER: C’est direct? (Is it a direct ride?)
minutes. Would you like a schedule?) FEMALE SPEAKER: Oui. (Yes.)
FEMALE SPEAKER: C’est bien le bus pour la Gare du Nord?
It takes 10 minutes. He asked if you would like a (Is that the bus that goes to the Gare du
schedule. Tell him you think that’s nice of him. Nord?)
Oui, c’est gentil. (Yes, it’s kind of you.) MALE SPEAKER: Oui, mais il faut changer à la Place de la
République, puis vous prenez le quatre.
Now ask how to get to the Cité des Sciences.
(Yes, but you have to switch buses at the
Pour aller à la Cité des Sciences, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line Place de la République, then you take
takes you to Cité des Sciences?) bus #4.)
GUIDE: Ligne sept, direction la Courneuve. (Line FEMALE SPEAKER: C’est bien le bus pour la Gare de Lyon?
7 towards la Courneuve.) (Is that the bus that goes to the Gare de
Lyon?)
Now ask how long it takes. MALE SPEAKER: Ah non. Il vous faut le cinq, et puis il
Il faut combien de temps? (How long does it take?) faut changer à Châtelet, et vous prenez le
GUIDE: Il faut…vingt 20 minutes. Vous voulez un six. (Oh no, you must take bus #5 and
plan de la ville? (It takes…20 minutes. then you have to switch buses at
Would you like a city map?) Châtelet and take bus #6.)

It takes 20 minutes. He also asked if you would like Page 95, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
a city map but you already have one, so just say
thank you. Listen carefully to some subway routes being
described and follow them along on the subway map.
Merci. (Thank you.)
MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller de la Gare du Nord à la Gare
Now ask how to get to the Louvre. de Lyon, vous prenez la direction Porte
Pour aller au Louvre, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line takes you d’Orléans, et vous changez à Châtelet et
to the Louvre?) prenez la direction Vincennes.
(To go from the Gare du Nord to the
GUIDE: Ligne huit, direction Balard. (Line 8
Gare de Lyon, go towards Porte d’Orléans
towards Balard.)
then change in Châtelet and go towards
You have to take the subway. Ask how long it takes. Vincennes.)
Il faut combien de temps? (How long does it take?)
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GUIDE: Vingt minutes. (20 minutes.) Vous
voulez un horaire? (Would you like a Listen carefully and follow these routes on the
schedule?) subway map.
It takes 20 minutes and yes, you would like a MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller à la Tour Eiffel? (How do I get
schedule. to the Eiffel Tower?)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction Charles de
Oui, merci. (Yes, thank you.) Gaulle. (Go towards Charles de Gaulle.)
Now ask about getting to les Halles. MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller à l’Arc de Triomphe? (How do I
Pour aller aux Halles, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line takes you get to the Arc de Triomphe?)
to the Halles?) FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction Châtillon. (Go
GUIDE: Ligne un, direction Grande Arche de la towards Châtillon.)
Défense. (Line 1 towards Grande Arche MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller au Sacré-Coeur? (How do I get
de la Défense.) to Sacré-Coeur?)
FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction Porte de la
Now say thank you. Chapelle. (Go towards Porte de la
Merci. (Thank you.) Chapelle.)
MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller au Louvre? (How do I get to the
Page 94, Activité trois (Activity 3) Louvre?)
Listen to find out whether you are on the right bus or FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction la Courneuve.
whether you need to change. (Go towards la Courneuve.)

MALE SPEAKER: C’est bien le bus pour l’aéroport Charles

de Gaulle? (Is that the bus that goes to
Charles de Gaulle airport?)

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Encore! Attention à la prononciation. 3
(More! Watch the pronunciation.) CLERK: Monsieur? (Sir?)
MALE CUSTOMER: Je voudrais un taxi pour aller à la boîte de
Listen and repeat the names of some of the sites in nuit Aux Étoiles de Nuit. (I would like to
Paris. take a taxi to the Aux Étoiles de Nuit night
la Tour Eiffel club.)
l’Arc de Triomphe CLERK: C’est sur les Champs-Élysées. Vous pouvez
le Sacré-Coeur prendre le métro. (It’s on the Champs-
Notre-Dame Élysées. You can take the subway.)
le Louvre MALE CUSTOMER: Ah non, il pleut. Je préfère prendre un taxi.
le musée d’Orsay (Oh no, it’s raining. I prefer to take a taxi.)
la Cité des Sciences CLERK: Je vais vous appeler un taxi. (I will call you
les Halles a taxi.)
MALE CUSTOMER: C’est loin? (Is it far?)
And listen and repeat some of the names of subway
CLERK: Ah non, ce n’est pas loin. A dix minutes
stations.
seulement. (Oh no, it’s not far. It takes only
Château de Vincennes ten minutes.)
Porte d’Orléans
4
Pont de Neuilly
Porte de Clignancourt CLERK: Mademoiselle? (Miss?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER:
Je voudrais un taxi pour aller à l’aéroport de
Prendre un taxi ou louer une voiture Roissy. (I would like to take a taxi to
(Take a taxi or rent a car) Roissy Airport.)
CLERK: Pour quelle heure? (For what time?)
This section covers the language you need to book a FEMALE CUSTOMER: Le vol part à quatorze heures trente-cinq.
taxi or rent a car. (The flight leaves at 2:35 p.m.)
CLERK: Bon, il faut être là avec une heure
Page 97, Activité un (Activity 1) d’avance….alors à treize heures trente-cinq.
Listen to these people at the hotel reception asking to Il vous faut une heure pour y arriver. Alors
book taxis. Where do they want to go? How long will disons…midi et demie (OK, you have to be
the trip take? there one hour ahead…so at 1:35 p.m. You
need one hour to get there. So let’s
1 say…12:30 p.m.)
MALE CUSTOMER: Je voudrais un taxi pour aller au théâtre. (I FEMALE CUSTOMER: C’est cher? (Is it expensive?)
would like to take a taxi to the theater.) CLERK: Ah oui, c’est cher. Vous pouvez prendre le
CLERK: Vous le voulez pour quelle heure, car. (Oh yes, it’s expensive. You can take
monsieur? (For what time, sir?) the bus.)
MALE CUSTOMER: La représentation commence à huit heures. FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et pour aller au car? (How do I get to the
(The show starts at 8:00 p.m.) bus?)
CLERK: Bon, disons à sept heures et quart. Il faut CLERK: Vous prenez un taxi, mais c’est moins cher.
compter une bonne demi-heure à cause des (You take a taxi, but it’s less expensive.)
travaux. (OK, let’s say at 7:15 p.m. You’ll
need a good half hour because of road Page 99, Activité quatre (Activity 4)
construction.) Listen to Sylvie making the arrangements for renting
2 a car.
CLERK: Bonsoir, madame. Je peux vous aider? CLERK: Quelle sorte de voiture voulez-vous? (What kind of
(Good evening madam. May I help you?) car do you want?)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Ah oui, je vais au Louvre. (Oh yes, I would SYLVIE: Une grande voiture. (A big car.)
like to go to the Louvre.) CLERK: Pour combien de personnes? (For how many
CLERK: Vous prenez un taxi alors? (So you are people?)
taking a taxi?) SYLVIE: Six personnes. (6 people.)
FEMALE CUSTOMER: Oui, un taxi. (Yes, a taxi.) CLERK: Comment vous appelez-vous? (What’s your name?)
CLERK: Il faut bien compter vingt minutes. Il y a SYLVIE: Sylvie Verlaine.
beaucoup de circulation à cette heure-ci. CLERK: Vous voulez la voiture pour combien de jours? (For
(You’ll need a good 20 minutes. There is a how many days do you want the car?)
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 SYLVIE: Trois jours. (Three days.)
CLERK: Vous la voulez quand exactement? (When exactly
do you want it?)
SYLVIE: De vendredi à lundi. (From Friday to Monday.)
CLERK: Vous avez votre permis de conduire avec vous? (Do
you have your driver’s license with you?)
SYLVIE: Oui, je l’ai ici. (Yes, I have it here.)
CLERK: Comment voulez-vous payer? (How do you want to
pay?)
SYLVIE: Avec une carte de crédit. (With a credit card.)
CLERK: Votre adresse? (What is your address?)
SYLVIE: Hôtel du Parc, rue Saint-Denis. (Hôtel du Parc,
Saint-Denis Street.)
Encore! Attention à la prononciation.
(More! Watch the pronunciation.)
Now let’s practice the verb “vouloir.” Listen and
repeat after Sylvie.
Je veux (I want)
Tu veux (you want – singular/informal)
Il veut (he wants)
Elle veut (she wants)
Nous voulons (we want)
Vous voulez (you want – plural/formal)
Ils veulent (they want – masculine)
Elles veulent (they want – feminine)
Now practice asking these questions after Sylvie:
C’est combien? (How much is it?)
Quel est votre nom? (What is your name?)
Quelle sorte de voiture? (What kind of car?)
Quand voulez-vous partir? (When do you want to leave?)
Que voulez-vous? (What do you want?)
Comment voulez-vous payer? (How do you want to pay?)
Où voulez-vous aller?(Where do you want to go?)
Alors, c’est la fin du chapitre six.
That’s the end of Unit 6. For more practice, you can
go to the Extra section.
Au revoir. (Good-bye.)
Extra Unit 6, Extra Chapitre 6
Page A12, Activité un (Activity 1)
Le trajet journalier (The daily route)
Listen to Jean-Claude describing his trip to work.
Le voyage dure une demi-heure. J’y vais en métro. Je pars à
sept heures et quart et je vais à la station de métro. Je prends
le métro direction Château de Vincennes qui passe toutes les
cinq minutes. J’arrive à huit heures moins le quart. (The trip
takes half an hour. I go by subway. I leave at 7:15 a.m. for the
subway station. I take the subway to Château de Vincennes;
there’s one every 5 minutes. I arrive at 7:45 a.m.)
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Page A12, Activité trois (Activity 3)
Listen to this television host summing up a studio
discussion.
Bon, je fais un résumé: M. Bernard, bon, vous habitez à
Genève. Vous habitez au centre ville et vous allez au travail à
pied. Ce n’est pas loin et le problème c’est le parking…et les
parkings qui coûtent très cher à Genève. Mme Rossi, vous
habitez à Rome, en Italie. Et comme tout le monde le sait, le
problème c’est…oui…il y a beaucoup de circulation. Alors vous
allez au travail en moto. C’est rapide, c’est pratique, et je
trouve ça…ah oui…c’est une bonne idée. M. Nicholls, vous ne
prenez pas le fameux subway de New York, non. Vous allez au
travail en taxi. Et le problème c’est…également la circulation.
Mademoiselle Verlaine, vous prenez le train, c’est-à-dire le RER.
C’est rapide, mais c’est cher. Et oui, c’est cher. Madame
Briand, vous habitez Bruxelles et vous allez au studio en
train…ah non…en bus…oui…et vous lisez le journal en bus
parce que c’est…long…oui…une demi-heure en bus c’est long.
Et Mademoiselle Fernandez vous habitez à Madrid. Vous
travaillez un peu partout et vous devez vous déplacer en
voiture. Mais vous faites beaucoup de kilomètres et le
problème c’est…c’est le parking. Vous passez trop de temps à
chercher où vous garer. Oui, je sais. (OK, I’ll summarize: Mr.
Bernard, OK, you live in Geneva. You live in the center of town
and you walk to work. It’s not far and the problem is the
parking…and parking is very expensive in Geneva. Mrs. Rossi,
you live in Rome, in Italy. And like everybody knows, the
problem is…yes…there is a lot of traffic. So you go to work on
a motorcycle. It’s fast, it’s convenient, and I think that…oh
yes…it’s a good idea. Mr. Nicholls, you don’t take the famous
New York subway, no. You go to work by taxi. And the
problem is…the traffic as well. Miss Verlaine, you take the
train, meaning the RER. It’s fast but it’s expensive. Oh yes, it’s
expensive. Mrs. Briand, you live in Brussels and you go to the
studio by train…oh no…by bus…yes…and you read the
newspaper in the bus because it’s…long…yes…half an hour in
a bus is long. And Miss Fernandez you live in Madrid. You
work in various places and you must go around by car. But
you travel many kilometers and the problem is…it’s the
parking. You spend too much time looking for a place to park.
Yes, I know.)
Parfait. C’est très bien. (Perfect. That’s very good.)
Voici la fin d’Extra.
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 6.
Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.)
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