French A1.17 Listening Practice: Describe A Place
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 4: reuse agreement from nationality to describe a city or place.
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1. Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor! Today, we are learning how to describe places in French using the verb 'être'—to be—and adjectives. Pay close attention to how the adjectives change to match the place.
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2. Student
I'm ready! Let's listen to our native speakers first.
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3. Native Speaker 1
La ville est grande.
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4. Native Speaker 2
Oui, et le parc est grand.
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5. Native Speaker 1
Le café est petit.
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6. Native Speaker 2
Mais la place est grande.
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7. Native Speaker 1
C'est parfait !
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8. Teacher
Let's look at our first key sentence: 'La ville est grande.' This means 'The city is big.' In French, 'ville' is feminine, so we use the feminine adjective 'grande' with an 'e' at the end.
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9. Student
Does the 'e' at the end of 'grande' change how we pronounce it?
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10. Teacher
Yes, absolutely! The extra 'e' makes us pronounce the 'd' sound at the end. Let's listen to it again.
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11. Native Speaker 1
La ville est grande.
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12. Teacher
Next, we heard: 'Le parc est grand.' This means 'The park is big.' Since 'parc' is masculine, we use 'grand' without the extra 'e'.
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13. Student
So, for the masculine form 'grand', is the 'd' silent?
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14. Teacher
Exactly, the 'd' is completely silent. Listen to the masculine version.
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15. Native Speaker 2
Le parc est grand.
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16. Teacher
Perfect! Keep practicing these sounds, and we will see you in the next episode!
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