I want you understand I'm concerned, still alive.
If we announcement, someone come forward information.
If you waited until the last minute, you time memorize your speech.
If friend, help. If not, tell me now ask somebody else.
I'm sorry waiting.
My oncologist thinks operation immune system.
My personal feelings , no matter , have nothing this.
concentrating doing?
Just because we do things differently we learn .
If the situation different, maybe consider it, but I .
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.
- Someone refuses to believe that a man
- Someone suggests
- Someone
- Someone
- Someone
- Someone talks about
- Someone says that
- Someone thinks the other person
- Someone says that
- Someone
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.
- le système immunitaire
- quelqu'un d'autre
- quoi que, peu importe
- une annonce
- l'un l'autre, les uns les autres
- apprendre par cœur
- un discours
- faire attendre quelqu'un
- se manifester
- en ce qui me concerne
- abaisser, affaiblir
- vivant(e)
- envers
- un(e) cancérologue
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!
you're → /jə/ · you'll → /jəl/ · I'd = I would · would have → « would've » /ˈwʊdəv/ · to have kept → /tə həv/ · were → /wə/ · can → /kən/ but can't → /kɑːnt/: the vowel tells you if it is negative!
you're → /jə/ · you'll → /jəl/ · I'd = I would · would have → « would've » /ˈwʊdəv/ · to have kept → /tə həv/ · were → /wə/ · can → /kən/ but can't → /kɑːnt/: the vowel tells you if it is negative!
Listen and write the whole sentence.Écoute et écris la phrase entière.
(14 words).
(11 words).
(17 words).
(17 words).
(7 words).
(10 words).
(17 words).
(8 words)?
(14 words).
(12 words).
(11 words).
(17 words).
(17 words).
(7 words).
(10 words).
(17 words).
(8 words)?
(14 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!
I want you to understand that as far as I'm concerned, he's still alive.
If we made an announcement, someone might come forward with information.
If you hadn't waited until the last minute, you would have had time to memorize your speech.
If you're a friend, you'll help. If not, tell me now so I can ask somebody else.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
My oncologist thinks the implant operation lowered my immune system.
My personal feelings towards you, no matter what they may be, have nothing to do with this.
Shouldn't you be concentrating on what you're doing?
Just because we do things differently doesn't mean we can't learn from each other.
If the situation were different, maybe I'd consider it, but I can't.
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: — Will you come with us to the mountains this weekend? — If the situation were different, maybe I'd consider it, but I can't: I've got two exams on Monday.
Then act out your dialogues with a partner.
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