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🇫🇷 French · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Live on Local Radio

Speak live on French radio for ninety seconds, answer a journalist's questions in short sentences, and land one line that people will repeat.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A studio the size of a cupboard in Villefranche, headphones, a red light, and Chloe's hands flat on the table.

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Vous êtes en direct. Chloé Martin, vous vous battez pour une classe. Pourquoi ?voo zeht ah(n) dee-rehkt, kloh-ay mar-ta(n), voo voo bah-tay poor ewn klahs, poor-KWAHYou're live. Chloe Martin, you're fighting for a class. Why? Politely.
Parce que vingt-six enfants avec un seul enseignant, ce n'est pas une école. C'est une garderie.pars kuh va(n)t-see zah(n)-fah(n) ah-vehk a(n) suhl ah(n)-seh-nyah(n), suh neh pah zewn ay-kol, seh tewn gar-duh-REEBecause twenty-six children with one teacher isn't a school. It's a daycare.
L'académie dit que les chiffres ne sont pas atteints.lah-kah-day-mee dee kuh lay sheefr nuh soh(n) pah zah-TA(N)The academy says the numbers aren't reached.
Les chiffres bougent. Deux familles arrivent. Nous demandons un an. Un seul.lay sheefr boozh, duh fah-meey ah-reev, noo duh-mah(n)-doh(n) a(n) nah(n), a(n) SUHLThe numbers move. Two families are arriving. We're asking for a year. Just one.
En une phrase, pour ceux qui nous écoutent ?ah(n) newn frahz, poor suh kee noo zay-KOOTIn one sentence, for those listening?
Les chiffres bougent.lay sheefr BOOZHThe numbers move.
Ce n'est pas une question de chiffres. C'est une question de village.suh neh pah zewn kehs-tyoh(n) duh sheefr, seh tewn kehs-tyoh(n) duh vee-LAHZHIt's not a question of numbers. It's a question of a village.
Il nous reste trente secondes.eel noo rehst trah(n)t suh-GOH(N)DWe've got thirty seconds left.
Alors je les prends. Une école qui ferme, c'est un village qui s'éteint. Signez.ah-lor zhuh lay prah(n), ewn ay-kol kee fehrm, seh ta(n) vee-lahzh kee say-ta(n), see-NYAYThen I'll take them. A school that closes is a village that goes out. Sign.