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Topic outline

 

  • Time: 20 hours
    Level: Introductory

 
 

Introduction

  • Introduction Resource
  • This unit is taken from Ouverture, a language course that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic printed,...
 

1.1 Sur la Côte d'Amour

  • 1.1 Sur la Côte d'Amour Resource
  • The video was shot partly in the Pays de la Loire region in the west of France and partly in Paris. In the first sequence we see an area that is particularly popular with the people of Nantes (les Nantais),...
 

1.2 Les Français en congé

  • 1.2 Les Français en congé Resource
  • In the second video sequence various people tell us when they take their holidays and explain why they do so. Before watching them, check whether you know how to talk about months and seasons in French....
 

1.3 Partir ou pas?

  • 1.3 Partir ou pas? Resource
  • Another aspect of holiday-making is the type of holiday that people choose. Here we look at how trends are changing among the French, and then hear people talk about their favourite destinations.
 

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