PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

Would You Be Up for It?

In the staff room at Nathalie's school, Emma asks Karim a favour. Would he teach Spanish at her school on Saturday mornings? His answer depends on someone, and for the first time, Karim talks about his son, and about his son's mother. Ask a friend a favour and make an offer with the would form of the verb, and talk simply about a family that lives apart.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It's Monday the sixth of September, half past five, in the staff room at Nathalie's school. Emma's evening class starts at half past six, and she has a favour to ask Karim. She needs a Spanish teacher on Saturday mornings. But on Saturday mornings, Karim isn't free, and for the first time, he tells her why. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, you’ll learn to

Say "I have a favour to ask you" and ask "would you be up for teaching at my school?"
Ask "would you accept?" and say "in that case, I accept!"
Say "Yanis could come with you" and "there'd be a class for the children"
Say "his mother lives in Toulouse" and "we separated when he was three"
Say "he spends half the holidays at his mother's", "at first, it was hard" and "now we're a team"
Say "I didn't know", "I never talk about it at work" and "thank you for telling me"

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un servicea(n) sehr-VEESa favour

J'ai un service à te demander.zhay a(n) sehr-vees ah tuh duh-mah(n)-DAYI have a favour to ask you. With tu.

ça te diraitsah tuh dee-REHwould you be up for it, word for word would that say to you

donner des coursdoh-nay day KOORto teach, word for word to give classes

Ça te dirait de donner des cours chez moi ?sah tuh dee-reh duh doh-nay day koor shay MWAHWould you be up for teaching at my school? With tu.

Le samedi matin, je suis seul avec Yanis.luh sahm-dee mah-TA(N) zhuh swee suhl ah-vehk yah-NEESOn Saturday mornings, I'm on my own with Yanis.

Sa mère habite à Toulouse.sah mehr ah-beet ah too-LOOZHis mother lives in Toulouse.

on s'est séparésoh(n) seh say-pah-RAYwe separated

quand il avait trois anskah(n)-tee-lah-veh trwah-ZAH(N)when he was three

On s'est séparés quand il avait trois ans.oh(n) seh say-pah-RAY kah(n)-tee-lah-veh trwah-ZAH(N)We separated when he was three.

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