Audio
When I started www.sonsenfrancais.org, it was with audio files. I am convinced that video, with body language and the interest of the image to help, is much better. However, certain resources are available only in audio, and I will put them up here
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Our first example is the audio book. You should not neglect this rich
source of listening practice - and of literary pleasure, of course. If you
choose audio books of classics, you will find the text freely downloadable
on the 'Net. As always, try to follow without the text then with. The first quote is from one of the greatest of twentieth century French writers, Louis-Ferdinand Céline His style is abrasive, enormously creative, difficult. And, perhaps, a difficult man to like. An enthusiastic fascist, he spent the second war in Germany, and spent some time in prison for it after the war. But Voyage au bout de la nuit is a work of genius. Here we have the first chapter. You will need the text. It's a Level-3
I've updated this to reflect the 'audio subtitle
file' that I talk about below. Here are the files
Here is the second - and superb - chapter of the novel. |
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Learning French is like retracing the steps of one's life.
Another culture, another history - particularly of songs, films, plays,
and the things that made us laugh. In the England of the '50s we had the
Goon Show, the famous radio series. And there was a French equivalent
it was written by Pierre
Dac and Francis Blanche, and called
Signé Furax.
The same style of humour, fantastic situations, funny voices, the
master criminal. And a new technical offering for this site. This is an audio recording. You get the text of this first episode of 8 minutes, a subtitle file, and a video. I've done this to allow you to listen to the episode while (optionally) reading the subtitles. The video is Windows Media Video, but AlShow and GOM player will play it, and allow you to rewind where necessary. Enjoy ! Obelisque.wmv Obelisque.srt Obelisque.doc The second part Le secret de Monsieur Léon Léon SecretLeon.wmv SecretLeon.srt SecretLeon.doc The plot thickens and the Police grapple... with each other ! GuerrePolices.wmv GuerrePolices.srt GuerrePolices.doc Fouvreaux and Socrate engage some outside help Le serment.wmv Le serment.srt Le serment.doc Two of our friends find the sort of bar we all dream about Chasseurdeprime.wmv Chasseurdeprime.srt Chasseurdeprime.doc In which a couple of rats are trapped and escape par la chasse Détournement.wmv Détournement.srt Détournement.doc Black and White meet with .... ? OmbreFurax.wmv OmbreFurax.srt OmbreFurax.doc Fouvreaux and Socrate, with the aid of Black and White try to save the famous Pont d'Avignon Le pont d'Avignon.wmv Le pont d'avignon.srt Le pont d'avignon.doc
In which a fast talking lorry driver confuses Fouvreau -
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Monsieur Broutechoux,
owner of l'Usine Pourdrilégumes takes our
intrepid investigators to see his factory. The cartoon above explains
all... Usine Poudrilégumes.wmv Usine Poudrilégumes.srt Usine Poudrilégumes.doc |
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A
strange little episode, where Black and White follow a trail of clues and
find the Commissaire Socrate up a tree... SignéSocrate.wmv SignéSocrate.srt SignéSocrate.doc
Now a long and quite difficult episode - but very funny ! My thanks to
Michel for helping me with the joke about the Halle aux Vins |