French A1.15 Listening Practice: Propose An Outing
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 3: turn likes into a practical suggestion with one reusable phrase.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Welcome to today's lesson! Today, we will learn how to propose an outing in French using the phrase 'on peut', which means 'we can'.
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2. Hélène · Teacher
Let me play a short conversation between two friends deciding what to do.
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3. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Qu'est-ce qu'on fait ?
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4. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
On peut aller au cinéma ?
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5. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui ! On peut manger ?
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6. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Oui, bonne idée.
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7. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Super, on y va !
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8. Hélène · Teacher
Let's look at the key sentence: 'On peut aller au cinéma ?'. 'On peut' means 'we can', and 'aller' means 'to go'. Put them together to suggest an activity!
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9. Étienne · Student
Is 'on' always used for 'we' in friendly conversation?
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10. Hélène · Teacher
Yes! In everyday spoken French, 'on' is much more common than 'nous' when talking with friends.
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11. Hélène · Teacher
Next, listen to 'On peut manger ?'. You just swap the verb! 'Manger' means 'to eat', so this means 'We can eat?'.
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12. Étienne · Student
So I just keep 'on peut' and add any basic action verb after it?
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13. Hélène · Teacher
Exactly! 'On peut' plus an infinitive verb is the easiest way to suggest doing something.
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14. Hélène · Teacher
Now, let's listen to the full dialogue one more time.
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15. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Qu'est-ce qu'on fait ?
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16. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
On peut aller au cinéma ?
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17. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui ! On peut manger ?
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18. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Oui, bonne idée.
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19. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Super, on y va !
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20. Hélène · Teacher
Excellent work! Now you can easily propose an outing in French.
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