French A2.35 Listening Practice: Checkpoint: Event And Background
French A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for checkpoint: event and background.
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Level
A2.35
Audio
1m 29s
Transcript
21 segments
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Tell a short story about what was happening and what happened next.
Use Review of completed events, auxiliary choice, past questions, negation, and bounded background in a short spoken response and one changed version.
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Review of completed events, auxiliary choice, past questions, negation, and bounded background
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C'était calme. Je suis allé au café, mais je n'ai pas vu mon ami.
It was calm. I went to the café, but I did not see my friend.
A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Tell a short story about what was happening and what happened next.
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1. Hélène · Teacher
Tu es parti tôt ? Imagine two friends recalling a safe visit to Mont Saint-Michel, whose public authority publishes tide times.
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, je suis allé voir la marée hier matin.
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3. Hélène · Teacher
The public site publishes tide schedules, and marée means tide.
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4. Hélène · Teacher
Et c'était calme ?
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5. Alain · Native Speaker 1
C'était calme. J'avais le temps d'attendre.
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6. Hélène · Teacher
Est-ce que tu as vu l'eau ?
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7. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Non, je n'ai pas vu l'eau monter.
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8. Hélène · Teacher
Pourquoi ? Tu as pris le train tôt ?
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9. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, je voulais partir tôt pour prendre le train.
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10. Hélène · Teacher
Mais tu as bien mangé après le voyage ?
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11. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, j'ai mangé dans un petit restaurant et j'ai parlé avec des amis.
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12. Hélène · Teacher
Tu as fait des photos ?
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13. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, j'ai fait le tour et j'ai pris des photos.
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14. Hélène · Teacher
Tu as fait des photos, mais tu n'as pas vu l'eau monter. Le train a changé le plan.
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15. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Exactement. Je suis allé, puis je suis parti. Je voulais attendre, mais le train est parti tôt.
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16. Hélène · Teacher
The visit still had a meal, photos and conversation. The friend missed the high water, but the whole outing was not wasted.
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17. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, j'ai mangé avec des amis. C'était un bon moment, et j'avais le temps pour le café.
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18. Hélène · Teacher
Test yourself. Say: It was quiet. I went to the café, but I did not see my friend.
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19. Alain · Native Speaker 1
C'était calme. Je suis allé au café, mais je n'ai pas vu mon ami.
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20. Hélène · Teacher
Change the reason: I wanted to wait, but I left because my friend did not come.
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21. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Je voulais attendre, mais je suis parti parce que mon ami n'est pas venu.
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