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Publicité.avi Publicité.srt Publicité.doc Publicité.mp3 |
These are very difficult. The pace of the voices is fast, the style informal, the vocabulary often very modern. Note however - they are designed to be easily understandable by native speakers ! |
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ANousRepublique.avi ANousRepublique.srt ANousRepublique.doc ANousRepublique.mp3 |
Listen carefully to the bit where he says that handicapped people - presumably blind - should be able to right-click on an image to hear an audio account of what the image shows ! |
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Amadeus.avi Amadeus.srt Amadeus.doc Amadeusmp3 |
This is very representative of what I'm trying to offer as Level 2 clips. It's reasonably clear, but it doesn't give you every word separately as happens with documentary voiceovers. The brain has to fill in the gaps |
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Ouvrard.avi Ouvrard.srt Ouvrard.doc Ouvrard.mp3 |
Although the speed of this patter
song makes it a Level 3, notice how clear is the diction of this music
hall entertainer ! |
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Experiences.avi Experiences.srt Experiences.doc Experiences.mp3 |
In between the scientific bits from the presenter, the conversations show well what we're trying to get the ear to pick up - the style of idiomatic French. Not easy. |
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TM091113.avi TM091113.srt TM091113.doc TM091113.mp3 |
What makes the first half difficult to follow is not just the speed, but also the incoherence of the presentation. Hang on in there, though. By contrast, the second half offers some challenges of vocabulary, like 'qui en fit et ses supports et ses suppôts' ! |
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Zygel.avi Zygel.srt Zygel.doc Zygel.mp3 |
Anglophones tend to describe the French voice as 'nasal'. Not true, it has the mellow resonance of a cello. Listen to Jean-François Zygel ! |
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PierreBachelet.avi PierreBachelet.srt PierreBachelet.doc PierreBachelet.mp3 |
I don't normally include songs because you can always get the words off the Internet, and they are not very good transcription exercises. So this is just for the pleasure of the songs... |
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MuseeToulouse.avi MuseeToulouse.srt MuseeToulouse.doc MuseeToulouse.mp3 |
Laurence Piquet's diction is perfect. If you have a tendency to 'roll' the French 'r' as if you were permanently in a chanson by Piaf, listen to this lady |
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Apocalypse.avi Apocalypse.srt Apocalypse.doc Apocalypse.mp3 |
There is considerable linguistic interest in this piece. The presenter speaks very quickly, but very clearly. You often have to pick up the sense of what he says without necessarily catching every word. And the chilling series of prophecies make for some nice formal French |
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Art.avi Art.srt Art.doc Art.mp3 |
As is often the case with surrealist theatre - Ionesco is the great example - the dialogue Level-1. But when the voices speed up ... the we have to work a little. |
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8Journalistes.avi 8Journalistes.srt 8Journalistes.doc 8Journalistes.mp3 |
You should have no difficulty following this Level-1 extract. I include it because we don't often have examples from television of this well-written formal French |
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Churchill.avi Churchill.srt Churchill.doc Churchill.mp3 |
Discussions are very good sources of 'incoherent language', of false starts, repetitions; and also, rapid speech, people speakin g one on top of another. But this one isn't too bad. A Level-2 |
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Barnaby.avi Barnaby.srt Barnaby.doc Barnaby.mp3 |
The dialogue is always very clear, but the fast-paced action lends a little difficulty, making it a Level-2 |
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FE-GuyGeorge.avi FE-GuyGeorge.srt FE-GuyGeorge.doc FE-GuyGeorge.mp3 |
A wide range of voices, but the extract is clear enough. Christophe Hondelatte's voice is rapid. It's a solid Level-2 extract |
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JeuDeLaMort1.avi JeuDeLaMort1.srt JeuDeLaMort1.doc JeuDeLaMort1.mp3 |
The rule of gold is that when educated people get excited, their voices blur. Level-3 |
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ArmeeAir.avi ArmeeAir.srt ArmeeAir.doc ArmeeAir.mp3 |
One of the reasons for the lasting success of Michel Drucker is that recognisable voice which can be crystal clear from the cockpit of a Mirage, or familiar when interviewing people - and much less easy to follow |
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GrippeA.avi GrippeA.srt GrippeA.doc GrippeA.mp3 |
It's a good exercise, because this guy speaks very clearly, and very fast. After acquiring basic vocabulary, learning to follow fast clear speech is the next step |
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Philosophie.avi Philosophie.srt Philosophie.doc Philosophie.mp3 |
The pedagogic point here, is that when the content of what is being said is abstruse, we have difficulty following the words. The brain has to interpret the sense, and it overloads. |
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UnSoirZygel.avi UnSoirZygel.srt UnSoirZygel.doc UnSoirZygel.mp3 |
This is a Level-1 in terms of listening. But turn the subtitles off the first time through and just listen to the quality of his voice. The orchestra's not bad either... |
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AD_Dentiste.avi AD_Dentiste.srt AD_Dentiste.doc AD_Dentiste.mp3 |
The patient, Isabelle, has exactly the sort of voice that we are training our ear to follow. I couldn't pick up her very last comment precisely. Can you ? |
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Mentaliste.avi Mentaliste.srt Mentaliste.doc Mentaliste.mp3 |
A moderate Level-2, because entertainers of this type take care to make sure that they are understood. |
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FemmePolicière.avi FemmePolicière.srt FemmePolicière.doc FemmePolicière.mp3 |
Although the (horrified) interest here is the story, it also makes a good listening exercise |
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Antigone.avi Antigone.srt Antigone.doc Antigone.mp3 |
A Level-1, and you know what I always say... It's a good idea to have the subtitles switched off by default on your video software |
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E=M6Fraicheur.avi E=M6Fraicheur.srt E=M6Fraicheur.doc E=M6Fraicheur.mp3 |
The voice-over isn't so difficult, although irritating. The technical expert though - !! Level-3 |
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Appel18juin.avi Appel18juin.srt Appel18juin.doc Appel18juin.mp3 |
It's a level-1, but there is a range of voices in this short piece |
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QuestionMaison.avi QuestionMaison.srt QuestionMaison.doc QuestionMaison.mp3 |
It's pretty comprehensible until the man starts sticking it on the wall in the last two minutes. Level-3 from there on... |
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DH_Guerre.avi DH_Guerre.srt DH_Guerre.doc DH_Guerre.mp3 |
I chose this as a Level-1 piece - so that I could say as always - Switch the subtitles off first time ! |
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ES_AloeVera.avi ES_AloeVera.srt ES_AloeVera.doc ES_AloeVera.mp3 |
Most of this is very much Level-1. Until perhaps the couple at the end who farm the plant. |
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VousVoir.avi VousVoir.srt VousVoir.doc VousVoir.mp3 |
The different voices are fascinating. Folliot has the burr of the South. The army personnel speak - like army personnel. Not easy, but exactly the sort of thing we want to learn to follow. |
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Tosca.avi Tosca.srt Tosca.doc Tosca.mp3 |
A range of voices here, but quite clear and a modest
Level-2
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SousSoleil.avi SousSoleil.srt SousSoleil.doc SousSoleil.mp3 |
It took me a while to make this transcription - not so much catching the words, but looking up the special name references on the Internet. Names are a real problem. |
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Zygel.avi Zygel.srt Zygel.doc Zygel.mp3 |
The informal nature of this clip means that while most of the words are clear, occasionally they dip below the threshold of comprehension |
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CommentPringles.avi CommentPringles.srt CommentPringles.doc CommentPringles.mp3 |
This is a Level-1. However, listen to the line that starts Qu'on les appelle. What is that at the end ? I couldn't pick it up. Can you ? |