French A2.27 Listening Practice: Tell Someone What To Do
French A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for tell someone what to do.
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Level
A2.27
Audio
1m 14s
Transcript
19 segments
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What you'll understand
Give a simple instruction politely and clearly.
Use bounded affirmative commands with tu and vous in a short spoken response and one changed version.
New pattern
bounded affirmative commands with tu and vous
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Attends ici. Allez tout droit. Prenez ce livre.
Wait here. Go straight ahead. Take this book.
A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Give a simple instruction politely and clearly.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Attends ici. Imagine a walk through a designated Lyon courtyard passage. Some passages have public-access arrangements; private homes remain private.
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, c'est un passage magnifique, mais des gens habitent ici.
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3. Hélène · Teacher
On parle peu, parce que des personnes habitent ici.
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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Notre ami cherche la sortie. Il ne voit pas la grande rue.
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5. Hélène · Teacher
Attends ici ! La sortie est devant la porte.
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6. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Je peux attendre. J’ai le plan de la ville.
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7. Hélène · Teacher
A short affirmative command drops the person word: attends ici.
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8. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Il est dans mon sac. Prends ce livre.
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9. Hélène · Teacher
Merci. Je peux voir le passage sur ce plan.
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10. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Le passage est devant la grande porte. La grande rue est là.
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11. Hélène · Teacher
Tout droit ? Et après la porte, on arrive dans la rue ?
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12. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui. La grande rue est après la porte.
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13. Hélène · Teacher
For a visitor, offer the book using polite you: Prenez ce livre.
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14. Hélène · Teacher
Let us try. Tell your friend: Wait here.
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15. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Attends ici.
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16. Hélène · Teacher
Now guide a visitor politely through the corridor: Go straight ahead.
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17. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Allez tout droit.
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18. Hélène · Teacher
Notre ami a le plan. La sortie est devant la porte.
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19. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Je peux trouver la sortie. On parle peu dans la cour.
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