Learn how to post comments about an accident
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: An Unfortunate Accident. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in French about an accident. Léa accidentally breaks her mobile phone, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Yasmine: Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( |
| Eric: Meaning - "My phone is broken! :'(" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Oh non :( |
| Inès: On va aller faire du shopping ce week-end! |
| Rémi: Comment tu as réussi à faire ça? :p |
| François: Tu as perdu beaucoup de données importantes? |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Léa: Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( |
| Eric: "My phone is broken! :'(" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Céline: Oh non :( |
| Eric: "Oh no :(" |
| Inès: On va aller faire du shopping ce week-end! |
| Eric: "Let's go shopping this weekend!" |
| Rémi: Comment tu as réussi à faire ça? :p |
| Eric: "How did you manage to do that? :p" |
| François: Tu as perdu beaucoup de données importantes? |
| Eric: "Did you lose a lot of important data?" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Léa's post. |
| Yasmine: Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( |
| Eric: "My phone is broken! :'(" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( (Regular) Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "my phone." |
| Yasmine: mon téléphone |
| Eric: In France, smartphones are becoming more and more popular. There are many brands, colors, and sizes suitable for anyone's taste. Listen again- "my phone" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) mon téléphone (REGULAR) mon téléphone |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "is broken." |
| Yasmine: est cassé |
| Eric: This phrase is used to express that something is not working anymore. It can be used with any kind of object: electronic devices, toys, kitchenware, etc... Listen again- "is broken" is... |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) est cassé (REGULAR) est cassé |
| Eric: All together, "My phone is broken! :'(" |
| Yasmine: Mon téléphone est cassé! :'( |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Léa's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Céline, uses an expression meaning - "Oh no :(" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Oh non :( (REGULAR) Oh non :( |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Oh non :( |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling concerned. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Inès, uses an expression meaning - "Let's go shopping this weekend!" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) On va aller faire du shopping ce week-end! (REGULAR) On va aller faire du shopping ce week-end! |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: On va aller faire du shopping ce week-end! |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her college friend, Rémi, uses an expression meaning - "How did you manage to do that? :p" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Comment tu as réussi à faire ça? :p (REGULAR) Comment tu as réussi à faire ça? :p |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Comment tu as réussi à faire ça? :p |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: Her boyfriend, François, uses an expression meaning - "Did you lose a lot of important data?" |
| Yasmine: (SLOW) Tu as perdu beaucoup de données importantes? (REGULAR) Tu as perdu beaucoup de données importantes? |
| [Pause] |
| Yasmine: Tu as perdu beaucoup de données importantes? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you understand. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an accident, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Yasmine: Au revoir |
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