1ListenÉcoutez
Listen to Nathalie once or twice, then answer.Écoutez Nathalie 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
6Your turnÀ vous
Use Nathalie's sentences to talk about yourself. Read the tip, then say your own sentence aloud.Servez-vous des phrases de Nathalie pour parler de vous. Lisez le conseil, puis dites votre propre phrase à voix haute.
“Somebody I respect and look up to but who I don’t personally know is Barack Obama.”
Introduce the person: Somebody I look up to is …
Somebody I really look up to is .., because ...
“So I admire him a lot, because, in my opinion, he has the worst job in the world.”
Give your opinion: in my opinion; superlative: the worst … in the world.
In my opinion, .. is the best / worst / hardest .. in the world.
“The main reasons why I admire him are that despite his difficult childhood, he has managed to become very successful.”
The main reasons why … are that …; despite + noun; he has managed to = il a réussi à.
The main reason why I admire .. is that despite .., he / she has managed to ...
“He was brought up only by his mother, and he only met his father when he was 9 or 10.”
Tell someone's life in the past: he was brought up by, he grew up, he met.
He / She grew up in .. and was brought up by ...
“I think he is someone who is extremely intelligent and thoughtful.”
Describe a person: he / she is someone who is …
I think .. is someone who is .. and ...
“I admire how he tries to raise them so that they have a normal childhood.”
I admire how he / she …; so that = pour que.
I admire how he / she ...
“I respect him for trying to change America in a positive way.”
I respect / admire him for …-ing.
I respect .. for ..-ing.
🎤 Now talk about someone you admire for one minute and a half, like Nathalie: who it is, their life, their personality, and why you admire them. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Parlez d'une personne que vous admirez pendant une minute et demie, comme Nathalie : qui c'est, sa vie, sa personnalité, et pourquoi vous l'admirez. Enregistrez-vous, réécoutez-vous, et recommencez !
More with Nathalie:Encore Nathalie : Self-introductionPrésentation · My best holidayMes meilleures vacances · An article I readUn article que j'ai lu · My future careerMon futur métier · The last film I sawLe dernier film que j'ai vu · My hometown, BrusselsMa ville, Bruxelles