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French A2.16 Listening Practice: Go To The Right Place

French A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for go to the right place.

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Level

A2.16

Audio

53s

Transcript

11 segments

Lesson guide

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Say where you are going and where you have come from.

Use à, au, à la, à l', and aux with aller and venir in a short spoken response and one changed version.

New pattern

à, au, à la, à l', and aux with aller and venir

je vais au caféelle va à la gareils vont aux Pays-Bas

Practice aloud after listening

Je vais au café. Elle vient de la gare. Ils vont aux Pays-Bas.

I am going to the café. She is coming from the station. They are going to the Netherlands.

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Say where you are going and where you have come from.

Transcript

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1. Hélène · Teacher

Sur la route de la Loire, je fais du vélo. Imagine a short ride along the Loire cycle route, with a café stop.

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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1

Moi aussi ! Et maintenant, je vais au café.

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3. Hélène · Teacher

Très bien. Léa vient de la gare. Elle veut venir au café aussi.

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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1

Elle vient de la gare, et je vais au café. Tu veux venir avec moi ?

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5. Hélène · Teacher

We say au café because masculine nouns combine à and le into au.

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6. Hélène · Teacher

Oui. Nous allons au café avant la gare.

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7. Alain · Native Speaker 1

Another route: I go to the café, she comes from the station, they go to the Netherlands.

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8. Hélène · Teacher

Je vais au café. Elle vient de la gare. Ils vont aux Pays-Bas.

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9. Alain · Native Speaker 1

Another example: I go to the station; she comes from the café.

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10. Hélène · Teacher

Je vais à la gare, et elle vient du café.

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11. Alain · Native Speaker 1

C'est ça, je vais au café maintenant !

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