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6 responses to “French listening quiz – Saint Jacques de Compostelle Exercise 20”

1. June 30, 2019

   Neil Rosen

   completely missed the “les” missinterpreting it as “s’interessent”

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   1. July 9, 2019

      DavidTolman

      Hi Neil,
      Many people missed the ‘les.’ I don’t have the percentages, but the number of correct answers was pretty low. I need to think of ways to help you expect the les so that you have a better chance of hearing it.
      Best regards,
      David

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2. June 30, 2019

   Michael McKenzie

   Bonjour, David
   I understood “ce qui ” plus the verb intéresser. However; not sure of the word in front of the verb I answered “ce qui s’intéresse”. By context I should have realised “ce qui les intéresse” was the right answer. In fact it very briefly crossed my mind, but escaped before I considered it as a valid answer. lol

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   1. July 9, 2019

      DavidTolman

      Hi Michael,
      glad you heard the Z sound (the S here sounds like a Z) right before intéresse. Thank you for letting me know what you heard and what was going through your mind as you tried to decode. That is very helpful as I think about new lessons that might be helpful.
      Best regards,
      David

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3. June 29, 2019

   Jon Cockey

   I was surprised I was able to do this. The “les” was difficult to hear, but I knew it wasn’t “leur”.
   But I’m reminded in my studies, and with these quizzes, of how much the ears miss.

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   1. July 9, 2019

      DavidTolman

      Hi Jon,
      Glad you got the right answer! Congratulations. Thank you for letting me know which words are difficult.
      Best regards,
      David

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