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Subjonctif.avi Subjonctif.srt Subjonctif.mp3 Subjonctif.doc SubjonctifMe.mp3 |
Start by watching this clip with the subtitles turned off. Try to get the gist. See if my version helps. Read the text. Then with the subtitles. Finally without. |
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RevueDePresse.avi RevueDePresse.srt RevueDePresse.doc RevueDePresse.mp3 RevueDePresseMe.mp3 |
From the France 2 breakfast show Télématin, hosted by William Leymergie |
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FrancoisePanafieu.avi FrancoisePanafieu.srt FrancoisePanafieu.doc FrancoisePanafieu.mp3 |
This is a highly educated woman speaking very informally and under a certain stress. She actually speaks very clearly, but the speed and choice of language make it quite difficult |
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LaBurqa.avi LaBurqa.srt LaBurqa.doc LaBurqa.mp3 |
Jacques Myard speaks quickly, he becomes excited - but, as a politician, he continues to speak clearly |
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RamaYade.avi RamaYade.srt RamaYade.doc RamaYade.mp3 |
Rama Yade speaks clearly, quickly, and with a certain intonation typical of young French people. It's a voice worth studying |
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Chansons.avi Chansons.srt Chansons.doc Chansons.mp3 |
It is the frozen, scripted nature
of this discussion that makes it very comprehensible. Note that it is the
content that is scripted - not the words themselves which are spontaneous |
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LaraFabian.avi LaraFabian.srt LaraFabian.doc LaraFabian.mp3 |
I thought this was going to be a straightforward Level-2 when I started to transcribe it. But she speeds up and we get the usual problem where the meaning is lost in a torrent of words ! |
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GLOrmesson.avi GLOrmesson.srt GLOrmesson.doc GLOrmesson.mp3 |
I'm not sure which Level this is. The voices are mostly clear, but the content is - evidently - literary. Let's say Level-2 |
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Pasqua.avi Pasqua.srt Pasqua.doc Pasqua.mp3 |
Despite the effects of age, emotion, and the ripe accent of the Mediterranean, Paqua's voice is clear and formal. Level-1 |
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VDStéphaneBerne.avi VDStéphaneBerne.srt VDStéphaneBerne.doc VDStéphaneBerne.mp3 |
There are a few different registers here. Drucker interviewing, Berne yapping enthusiastically, the voice-over, the historical clips. But it's mostly Level-1 |
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ObjetScandale.avi ObjetScandale.srt ObjetScandale.doc ObjetScandale.mp3 |
Compare the French of the voice-over with the interview with Gainsbourg or the police sketch. The voice-over is pretty much like written French. The other is contextual, coded, the French of everyday life. Listen to it carefully, and see if you can correct the parts where my ear went wrong. |
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GLBadinter.avi GLBadinter.srt GLBadinter.doc GLBadinter.mp3 |
The dialogue is very clear, but fast, with some tortured sentence construction. A Level-2 |
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CeSoir.avi CeSoir.srt CeSoir.doc CeSoir.mp3 |
Both men speak clearly, both have clearly prepared their scripts. But emotion speeds the delivery up, and occasionally clouds what is said - we have to infer what is said |