Lauren
A2Bethesda, near Washington, USA

Lauren

Lauren is twelve and a half and lives in Bethesda, not far from Washington. Listen to her: her family, her house and her hobbies.Lauren a douze ans et demi et vit à Bethesda, pas loin de Washington. Écoutez-la : sa famille, sa maison et ses loisirs.

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Need help? Click FR (bottom right) to read the instructions and questions in French.Consignes et questions en français. Cliquez sur EN (en bas à droite) pour revenir à l'anglais.

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Lauren

Listen to the whole recording first. It stays here while you work: listen again as many times as you need.Écoutez d'abord tout l'enregistrement. Il reste ici pendant que vous travaillez : réécoutez-le autant de fois que nécessaire.

1ListenÉcoutez

Listen to Lauren once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Lauren une ou deux fois, puis répondez.

2Listen againRéécoutez

Listen again carefully: now you need the details.Réécoutez attentivement : il faut maintenant les détails.

3VocabularyVocabulaire

Click an English word, then its French translation.Cliquez sur un mot anglais, puis sur sa traduction.

4Complete the textComplétez le texte

Listen and drag the words into the text (or tap a word, then a gap).Écoutez et glissez les mots dans le texte (ou touchez un mot, puis un trou).

5Spot the changesTrouvez les erreurs

5 words have been changed: they sound a bit like the words Lauren says, but they are wrong. Listen very carefully, click on the 5 words, then click Check.5 mots ont été changés : ils ressemblent à l'oreille à ce que dit Lauren, mais ils sont faux. Écoutez très attentivement, cliquez sur les 5 mots, puis sur Vérifier.

6Your turnÀ vous

Use Lauren's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Lauren pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.

“I'm from Bethesda, which is not far from Washington.”

Nobody knows your town? Say which is not far from + a big city.

I'm from your town, which is not far from a big city.

“My parents are still together and they have been married for 16 years.”

mariés depuis 16 ans = have been married for 16 years.

My parents have been married for number years.

“We live in a lovely house with a garden and a swimming pool.”

Describe your home with with: a house with a garden…

We live in a house / flat with a garden / a balcony / two bedrooms….

“I've got a brother, Mike, who will be eight years old in August.”

Future age: will be + age, in + month.

My brother / sister will be age in month.

“Kate, who is two years older than me.”

two years older / younger than me.

Name is number years older / younger than me.

“We all love doing sport and we go to church regularly.”

How often? regularly, often, sometimes, never.

We often / sometimes go to the cinema / the swimming pool / church….

🎤 Now introduce yourself in 45 seconds, like Lauren: your age, your town (not far from…?), your parents, your home and your family. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Présentez-vous en 45 secondes, comme Lauren : votre âge, votre ville (pas loin de… ?), vos parents, votre maison et votre famille. Enregistrez-vous, réécoutez-vous, et recommencez !

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