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INTRODUCTION
Gabriella: Bonjour chers auditeurs! Je m'appelle Gabriella. Leading an Organic Lifestyle in France
Jeremy: Moi, c'est …
Gabriella: Let's get started. Quel est le sujet de la leçon d'aujourd'hui ?
Jeremy: In this lesson, you’ll learn about technical prefixes. The conversation is between Charlène and Laure.
Gabriella: Ok, donc c'est une conversation informelle ?
Jeremy: Oui, et Charlène donne des conseils de vie saine à Laure.
Gabriella: Let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Charlène: Je ne mange que du bio depuis quelques temps.
Laure : Mais c'est cher, non ?
Charlène : Pas tant que ça. Et puis c'est meilleur pour la santé.
Laure : Je suis tellement habituée à cuisiner au micro-ondes...
Charlène : Tu devrais utiliser Internet. La cyberculture est pleine de trésors culinaires, tu sais. On trouve énormément d'informations aussi.
Laure : Tu crois que ces machines bourrées d'électronique peuvent m'aider ? Tu connais un site sur la bioéthique ?
Charlène : Bien sûr, suis-moi au salon, je vais te montrer ça sur le portable.
Gabriella: Now let's hear it with the English translation.
Charlène: Je ne mange que du bio depuis quelques temps.
Charlene: I've been eating only organic for a while now.
Laure : Mais c'est cher, non ?
Laure: But it must be expensive, isn't it?
Charlène : Pas tant que ça. Et puis c'est meilleur pour la santé.
Charlene: Actually, not that much. And it's better for your health.
Laure : Je suis tellement habituée à cuisiner au micro-ondes...
Laure: I'm so used to the microwave...
Charlène : Tu devrais utiliser Internet. La cyberculture est pleine de trésors culinaires, tu sais. On trouve énormément d'informations aussi.
Charlene: You should use the Internet. The cyberculture is full of culinary treasures, you know. A lot of information can be found there as well.
Laure : Tu crois que ces machines bourrées d'électronique peuvent m'aider ? Tu connais un site sur la bioéthique ?
Laure: You really think that those machines full of electronics can help me? Do you know any website about bioethics?
Charlène : Bien sûr, suis-moi au salon, je vais te montrer ça sur le portable.
Charlene: Of course I do. Let's go to the living room, I'll show it to you on the laptop.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Gabriella: I rarely eat organic food. It’s too expensive!
Jeremy: Oui, c’est encore un peu cher, mais c’est devenu plus abordable récemment.
Gabriella: Is it easy to find in France?
Jeremy: We have a lot of dedicated areas in classic supermarkets, but also a lot of organic supermarkets too.
Gabriella: C’est super, ça ! Mais on trouve quoi dans ces supermarchés bios?
Jeremy: De la nourriture, des cosmétiques… but also clothing, natural medicines… and gluten-free food too!
Gabriella: Oh, that’s fantastic! So people with allergies can find whatever they need in these shops?
Jeremy: Yes, and the French really care about that.
Gabriella: They seem to be concerned by nature and chemicals a lot.
Jeremy: C’est exact, de plus en plus de gens font attention.
Gabriella: I’ll definitely give it a try when I’m in France!
VOCAB LIST
Gabriella: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
Gabriella: The first word we shall see is...
Jeremy: bio [natural native speed]
Gabriella: organic
Jeremy: bio [slowly - broken down by syllable] bio [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: tellement [natural native speed]
Gabriella: so much
Jeremy: tellement [slowly - broken down by syllable] tellement [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: trésor [natural native speed]
Gabriella: treasure
Jeremy: trésor [slowly - broken down by syllable] trésor [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: pleine [natural native speed]
Gabriella: full
Jeremy: pleine [slowly - broken down by syllable] pleine [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: culinaire [natural native speed]
Gabriella: culinary
Jeremy: culinaire [slowly - broken down by syllable] culinaire [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: bourrer [natural native speed]
Gabriella: to be full of
Jeremy: bourrer [slowly - broken down by syllable] bourrer [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: électronique [natural native speed]
Gabriella: electronic
Jeremy: électronique [slowly - broken down by syllable] électronique [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: bioéthique [natural native speed]
Gabriella: bioethics
Jeremy: bioéthique [slowly - broken down by syllable] bioéthique [natural native speed]
Gabriella: Next
Jeremy: portable [natural native speed]
Gabriella: laptop
Jeremy: portable [slowly - broken down by syllable] portable [natural native speed]
Gabriella: And last...
Jeremy: santé [natural native speed]
Gabriella: health
Jeremy: santé [slowly - broken down by syllable] santé [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Gabriella: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. What’s our first word ?
Jeremy: Cyberculture.
Gabriella: Which is "cyberculture" in English too!
Jeremy: It refers to the Internet culture and sometimes stands for geek culture.
Gabriella: Mais ce n’est pas geek, dans cette conversation.
Jeremy: En effet, Charlène parle des forums, des blogs et des sites, où les gens échangent des conseils.
Gabriella: Je vois, c‘est simple! Ok, so what’s the next word?
Jeremy: Culinaire.
Gabriella: Culinary.
Jeremy: It’s a formal and elegant adjective to designate food. La spécialité culinaire de Lyon est la bugne.
Gabriella: "The culinary speciality of Lyon is the bugne." What's a bugne?
Jeremy: It’s a sweet fritter, I highly recommend it!
Gabriella: C’est promis, je goûterai ça ! What’s our last word?
Jeremy: Portable. This word may refer to a laptop or a mobile phone.
Gabriella: Oh, but how do the French tell the difference between these devices?
Jeremy: Ca dépend du contexte. Voilà un exemple - Elle l’a appelé avec son portable;
Gabriella: "She called him with her mobile phone."
Jeremy: Elle a cherché des informations sur ses médicaments avec son portable;
Gabriella: "She searched for information about her medicines with her laptop."
Jeremy: Les Français disent parfois “laptop” ou “téléphone” aussi.
Gabriella: Oh, that’s nice! It’s better to avoid confusion! Ok, let’s move on to the grammar!
GRAMMAR POINT
Gabriella: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use technical prefixes in French, like cyber, micro, bio…
Jeremy: Oh, c’est intéressant ! They all come from the Greek language, right?
Gabriella: Yes, that’s right.
Jeremy: Okay, let’s start with bio. It refers to “life”. Bio, as a noun, means “organic”.
Gabriella: And as a prefix?
Jeremy: You will find it in words concerning ecology, nature and so on – biocarburant and biodégradable, for example.
Gabriella: "biofuel" and "biodegradable."
Jeremy: On entend souvent ces mots à la télé.
Gabriella: What about micro? It means “little” in Greek.
Jeremy: As a noun, it refers to a netbook or a computer. But it’s rarely used now. It also means "microphone."
Gabriella: Ok! And as a prefix?
Jeremy: Microentreprise, micro-ondes and microbe !
Gabriella: "Microenterprise," "microwave," and "microbe." Do you have a sample sentence ?
Jeremy: Ils possèdent une microentreprise pour vendre des produits bios.
Gabriella: "They own a microenterprise to sell organic products."
Jeremy: And from the dialog - Je ne mange que du bio depuis quelques temps.
Gabriella: "I’ve been eating only organic for a while now."
Jeremy: Un autre préfixe souvent utilisé – cyber. It refers to anything related to the Internet, computers, and futuristic technologies.
Gabriella: As in cybercafé? I used to go to these kinds of places years ago.
Jeremy: Oui, c’est ça. Les Français disent parfois juste cyber.
Gabriella: C’est vrai, je l’ai déjà entendu aussi ! Tu as un exemple ?
Jeremy: Le groupe électrogène du cybercafé est tombé en panne.
Gabriella: "The internet café generator broke down." Oh no!
Jeremy: (laughs) it will be fixed up very soon, I guess! Well, in this sentence, you can find électrogène...
Gabriella: électro is our last prefix! And obviously, it refers to electricity.
Jeremy: Exactement ! You also have électroménager…
Gabriella: "household electrical appliance." C’est plus court en Français !
Jeremy: Yes, for once! Another one useful to know is électrocuter.
Gabriella: "To electrocute." C’est bon à savoir, même si je ne le souhaite à personne !
Jeremy: Indeed.

Outro

Gabriella: That’s all for this lesson! It was a really easy one!
Jeremy: Avec un peu d’entrainement, ce n’est pas très difficile.
Gabriella: Chers auditeurs, n’hésitez pas à pratiquer dans les commentaires!
Jeremy: Bonne chance, et à la prochaine!
Gabriella: Thanks for listening, everyone! Salut!

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