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Question 1 of 8
1. Question
Learn the meaning of what you’re about to hear
Purpose of this step: to prepare you to match sounds to words in step 3. (In step 3, you’ll improve your ear.)
Instructions: There is no sound in this step. Read the translation to make sure you understand the meaning of the French lines. If you have a grammar question, put it in the comments and I’ll do my best respond.
You’ll know you’re finished when… you know the meaning of what you are about to hear.
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A note from Dave:
que l’on….
I am not sure that the speaker says, que l’on. It is possible that the French proofers and I heard qu’on but wrote que l’on in the text, because that is more proper. I have not asked a native speaker to relisten to make 100% sure. The difference would be very slight. When you are in France, you will hear, almost 100% of the time, qu’on and almost never que l’on. If the speaker said que l’on, he said it only because of the formal context: he is a professional journalist conducting and interview. At home, when speaking with family, he would say qu’on. If he said que l’on while speaking to his friends, they would make fun of him.peut rencontrer, literally, is able to encounter / is able to meet. Peut is a form of pouvoir (to be able).
Examples of pouvoir+infinitive
Nous pouvons prendre notre train. (We are able to take our train./We can take our train.) [Note : nous (we) + pouvons (are able) + prendre (to take) + notre train (our train)]Nous avons pu prendre notre train. (We were able to take our train.) [Note : nous (we) + avons (have) + pu (been able, past participle of pouvoir (to be able)) + prendre (to take) + notre train (our train)]
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Question 2 of 8
2. Question
Follow along with your eyes.
Purpose of this step: to prepare you for the pace of the speech.
Instructions: Listen 2 or 3 times. Don’t worry about the meaning and don’t worry about hearing every word. Just make sure you can generally follow along with your eyes.
You’ll know you’re finished when… you can follow along with your eyes and get to the end of the text at the same time that the sound ends.
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Question 3 of 8
3. Question
Matching : Listen for the sounds for each word
Purpose of this step: to improve your ratio of ‘heard words’ compared to ‘total words spoken.’
Instructions: As the sound plays, read the words, confirming that you hear each one. This may take 10 or 15 listens. If you don’t hear a certain word, listen for a hint of the word attached to the preceeding or the following word.
Here’s a trick to help you: click here for the video in which I explain the trick.
You’ll know your finished when… you can hear 80% of the words. (100% recognition will come in later listens.)
Need extra help?
If there are any words you still cannot hear, enter a comment below. Ill update this page quiz with a lesson to help you hear the missing words. Regards, David
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Question 4 of 8
4. Question
Listen without the transcript.
Purpose of this step: to make sure you can follow this portion of the conversation. (So that later, when you listen to the whole interview to continue your progress towards 100% comprehension, you can concentrate on listening for all of the words instead of having to stop and look at the transcript or translation.)
Instructions: press the play button and make sure you understand the speaker. (If you need to peek at the transcript, do so: it’s not cheating!)
You’ll know you’re finished when… you can understand the conversation. (You don’t need to hear every word, but you need to know what is being said and what it means.)
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Question 5 of 8
5. Question
Learn the meaning of the next few lines.
Read the translation to make sure you understand the meaning of the French lines. If you have a grammar question, put it in the comments and I’ll do my best respond.
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Question 6 of 8
6. Question
Follow along with your eyes.
Listen 2 or 3 times, then move on.
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Question 7 of 8
7. Question
Matching : Listen for the sounds for each word
Read as you listen, confirming that you hear every word. This may take 10 or 15 listens.
Need extra help?
If there are any words you still cannot hear, enter a comment below. Ill update this page quiz with a lesson to help you hear the missing words. Regards, David
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Question 8 of 8
8. Question
Listen without the transcript.
Press the play button and confirm you can follow the conversation.
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If there are parts of the sound where you don’t know what is being said, check the transcript. If there are individual words that you still cannot hear, that is normal. Click “Finish Quiz” button and go on to the next quiz. Later exercises and review lessons will help you get closer to 100% comprehension.
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This quiz is from our interview on the subject of the apéritif, that before-the-meal ritual so common in France.
Alternate link for paying members: Get the whole interview here.
