All I can tell you is wasn't for him, I sitting here right now.
Even if they find me, how are they get me here?
Even if we this time, gonna come back.
I don't want you regretting choices you made emotional time life.
I want absolutely sure understand the implications agreement.
I would not even consider asking you if I didn't think potentially provide vital information.
Listen very carefully, do exactly tell you , and hopefully no one hurt.
Well, obviously opinions thought otherwise.
not, I would only go if I good chance come back.
you take this investigation, you have my support.
Click ▶ and listen. What is the situation?Clique sur ▶ et écoute. Quelle est la situation ?
Why sentences out of context? In a film, in the street or on the phone, you often
catch a sentence without knowing what came before. Here, there is no picture and no story to help you: only your
ears. Listen several times, guess the situation, then catch every word, even the small ones you hardly hear.
- The speaker
- Someone is
- Someone talks about
- Someone
- This is probably
- Someone
- Someone
- Someone says that
- Someone talks about
- This is probably
Listen again. What does it mean exactly?Écoute encore. Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire exactement ?
Drag each English word next to its French translation.Fais glisser chaque mot anglais en face de sa traduction.
- dont
- crois-le ou non
- regretter
- une enquête
- autrement
- un accord
- compter, avoir de l'importance
- envisager
- fournir, apporter
- avec un peu de chance
- capital(e), essentiel(le)
- ce que ça implique
- peu importe jusqu'où
- battre, vaincre
- être blessé(e)
- un choix
Listen and drag the missing words into the gaps.Écoute et fais glisser les mots qui manquent dans les trous.
The small words are said very fast and very weakly. Listen for them!
gonna = going to /ˈɡʌnə/ · to → /tə/ · of → /əv/ · that → /ðət/ · could → /kəd/ · a, an → /ə/, /ən/ · him, have → /ɪm/, /həv/ (the h disappears)
gonna = going to /ˈɡʌnə/ · to → /tə/ · of → /əv/ · that → /ðət/ · could → /kəd/ · a, an → /ə/, /ən/ · him, have → /ɪm/, /həv/ (the h disappears)
Listen and write the whole sentence.Écoute et écris la phrase entière.
(19 words).
(14 words)?
(11 words).
(18 words).
(14 words).
(23 words).
(20 words).
(11 words).
(20 words).
(12 words).
(14 words)?
(11 words).
(18 words).
(14 words).
(23 words).
(20 words).
(11 words).
(20 words).
(12 words).
Say it like the speakers.Dis-le comme les personnes que tu entends.
Click ▶ to hear a sentence, or 🐢 to hear it more slowly. Then:
- Listen and repeat after the speaker.
- Read the sentence and say it at the same time as the speaker (this is called « shadowing »): same speed, same music, same small words.
- Record yourself on your phone and compare!
All I can tell you is that if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be sitting here right now.
Even if they could find me, how are they gonna get me out of here?
Even if we beat them this time, they're gonna come back.
I don't want you regretting choices you made at an emotional time for the rest of your life.
I want to be absolutely sure that you understand the implications of this agreement.
I would not even consider asking you to do this if I didn't think it could potentially provide us with some vital information.
Listen to me very carefully, do exactly what I tell you to do, and hopefully no one will get hurt.
Well, obviously the people whose opinions mattered the most thought otherwise.
Believe it or not, I would only go if I knew there was a good chance I could come back.
However far you have to take this investigation, you have my support.
Your turn: imagine the situation (on paper).À toi : imagine la situation (sur une feuille).
On a sheet of paper, choose three sentences. For each one, imagine the situation: who is speaking, to whom, where? Write a short dialogue (4 to 6 lines) in which the sentence is said.
Example: — Promise me you'll come back from the Himalayas! — Believe it or not, I would only go if I knew there was a good chance I could come back. The guide has climbed Everest five times.
Then act out your dialogues with a partner.
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