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.
“I went to see The Help, it’s a film based on a book written by the author Kathryn Stockett.”
Present a film: It's a film based on a book by …
Last week / month, I went to see ... It's a film based on ...
“The story is set in the early 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi.”
The story is set in + time and place.
The story is set in .. in ...
“The whole film is told from the perspective of three women.”
from the perspective / point of view of = du point de vue de.
The story is told from the point of view of ...
“Eugenia Phelan is a young white woman played by the actress Emma Stone, who wants to become a journalist.”
Characters: … played by …, who wants to …
The main character is .., played by .., who ...
“So she secretly interviews them and asks them to tell her their stories.”
Tell the plot in the present simple.
At the beginning, ... Then, ... In the end, ...
“Even though the subject is very difficult and sad, the film is full of very funny moments.”
Even though = même si.
Even though .., the film is ...
“Seeing this film has made me want to buy the book, and I would recommend this film to anybody.”
It made me want to + verb; I would recommend it to …
This film made me want to ... I would recommend it to ...
🎤 Now present the last film you saw, for one minute and a half, like Nathalie: what it's based on, when and where it's set, the main characters, the story (no spoilers for the end!) and what you thought of it. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Présentez le dernier film que vous avez vu pendant une minute et demie, comme Nathalie : son origine, où et quand il se passe, les personnages principaux, l'histoire (sans dévoiler la fin !) et votre avis. Enregistrez-vous et recommencez !
More with Nathalie:Encore Nathalie : Self-introductionPrésentation · A person I admireUne personne que j'admire · My best holidayMes meilleures vacances · An article I readUn article que j'ai lu · My future careerMon futur métier · My hometown, BrusselsMa ville, Bruxelles