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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Coaching Leo for His Oral

Coach a teenager for an oral exam with the structure French schools demand, first, next, finally, and have him coach you back.

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THE STORY

Chloe's kitchen, the oral exam in a week, and a sixteen-year-old who has agreed to be coached, this once.

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Structure ton propos. D'abord, ensuite, enfin. Le jury aime les plans.strewk-tewr toh(n) proh-poh, dah-bor, ah(n)-sweet, ah(n)-fa(n), luh zhew-ree ehm lay PLAH(N)Structure what you say. First, next, finally. The panel likes plans. To a friend.
D'abord, je présente le sujet. Ensuite, je donne deux exemples. Enfin, je conclus.dah-bor, zhuh pray-zah(n)t luh sew-zheh, ah(n)-sweet, zhuh don duh zehg-zah(n)pl, ah(n)-fa(n), zhuh koh(n)-KLEWFirst, I present the subject. Next, I give two examples. Finally, I conclude.
Le jury aime les plans.luh zhew-ree ehm lay PLAH(N)The panel likes plans.
Bien. Mais tu parles trop vite. Regarde le jury. Respire.bya(n), meh tew parl troh veet, ruh-gard luh zhew-ree, rehs-PEERGood. But you speak too fast. Look at the panel. Breathe. To a friend.
Je respire. Je regarde. Je parle.zhuh rehs-peer, zhuh ruh-gard, zhuh PARLI breathe. I look. I speak.
Regarde le jury. Respire.ruh-gard luh zhew-ree, rehs-PEERLook at the panel. Breathe. To a friend.
Voilà. Et à la fin, tu dis « merci de votre attention ».vwah-lah, ay ah lah fa(n), tew dee mehr-see duh votr ah-tah(n)-SYOH(N)There. And at the end, you say "thank you for your attention". To a friend.
Toi aussi, tu parles vite. Quand tu stresses.twah oh-see, tew parl veet, kah(n) tew STREHSYou speak fast too. When you're stressed. To a friend.
C'est vrai.seh VREHThat's true.
Alors on est quittes. Merci de votre attention.ah-lor oh(n) neh keet, mehr-see duh votr ah-tah(n)-SYOH(N)Then we're even. Thank you for your attention.