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’m gonna talk to you a little bit about what kind of job I would love to do in the future.”
what kind of job I would love to do: no question word order here!
I'd love to tell you what kind of job I would like to do.
“When I finish my studies, I would like to be a teacher or any kind of job that involves the media.”
When I finish (present!), I would like to be a / an …
When I finish school, I would like to be a / an ...
“I would love to work for a newspaper because every day would be different.”
Imagine: I would love to … because it would be …
I would love to work as / for .. because .. would be ...
“I don’t think I could ever really do an office job where every day is the same.”
I don't think I could ever … = je ne pourrais jamais …
I don't think I could ever .., because ...
“I think journalism would be so interesting because you will always have to challenge yourself.”
you = people in general (on); have to = obligation.
I think job would be .. because you have to ...
“Not only is it an amazing place to live, but it is one of the centres of reporting in the world.”
Not only is it …, but it is also … (careful: inversion after not only!).
Not only is .. .., but it is also ...
“As long as it’s a job that interests me and allows me to be creative, I’d be happy!”
As long as = tant que; allows me to + verb.
As long as my job allows me to .., I'd be happy!
🎤 Now talk about your future career for one minute and a half, like Nathalie: the job you'd love to do, why, what you'd never want to do, where you'd like to work, and your plan B. Record yourself on your phone, listen, and try again!À vous ! Parlez de votre futur métier pendant une minute et demie, comme Nathalie : le métier que vous aimeriez faire, pourquoi, ce que vous ne voudriez jamais faire, où vous aimeriez travailler, et votre plan B. 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 · The last film I sawLe dernier film que j'ai vu · My hometown, BrusselsMa ville, Bruxelles