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🇫🇷 French · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Teacher's Contract

Talk about a contract with someone who works for you, say what will be renewed and on what condition, and report a question someone asked.

Audio instruction: English

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Karim knocks on the office door with a folded piece of paper.

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Emma, tu as deux minutes ? C'est au sujet de mon contrat.eh-mah, tew ah duh mee-newt, seh toh sew-zheh duh moh(n) koh(n)-TRAHEmma, do you have two minutes? It's about my contract. To a friend.
Bien sûr. Assieds-toi.bya(n) sewr, ah-syay-TWAHOf course. Sit down. To a friend.
Il se termine en août. Est-ce qu'il sera renouvelé ?eel suh tehr-meen ah(n) noot, ehs keel suh-rah ruh-noo-vuh-LAYIt ends in August. Will it be renewed?
Il sera renouvelé.eel suh-rah ruh-noo-vuh-LAYIt will be renewed.
Il sera renouvelé si les inscriptions restent les mêmes.eel suh-rah ruh-noo-vuh-lay see lay za(n)-skreep-syoh(n) rehst lay MEHMIt will be renewed if enrolments stay the same.
Et si elles baissent ?ay see ehl BEHSAnd if they go down? About enrolments.
Alors on en reparlera en juin. Mais je ne te laisserai pas sans rien.ah-lor oh(n) nah(n) ruh-par-luh-rah ah(n) zhwa(n), meh zhuh nuh tuh lehs-ray pah sah(n) RYA(N)Then we'll talk about it again in June. But I won't leave you with nothing. To a friend.
Je ne te laisserai pas sans rien.zhuh nuh tuh lehs-ray pah sah(n) RYA(N)I won't leave you with nothing. To a friend.
Nathalie m'avait demandé si je voulais partir. J'avais dit non, et je le redis.nah-tah-lee mah-veh duh-mah(n)-day see zhuh voo-leh par-teer, zhah-veh dee noh(n), ay zhuh luh ruh-DEENathalie had asked me if I wanted to leave. I had said no, and I'm saying it again.
Il m'a demandé si son contrat serait renouvelé.eel mah duh-mah(n)-day see soh(n) koh(n)-trah suh-reh ruh-noo-vuh-LAYHe asked me if his contract would be renewed.

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