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Unit 1, Chapitre un 

Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.) 

Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.) 

Good morning. Welcome to Unit 1. In this unit, you’ll 

practice greetings, introducing yourself, and giving a 

little information about yourself. Are you ready? 

On commence. 

Let’s begin. 

Bonjour. (Hello.) 

We’ll begin by practicing some ways of greeting 

people and we’ll leave pauses so you can repeat the 

phrases if you want to. When you meet someone in 

the daytime, you can greet them with: 

Bonjour. (Hello.) 

If you are talking to a man, you usually add 

“monsieur.” 

Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.) 

And if you are talking to a woman, you say: 

Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.) 

And if you are talking to a young woman, you say: 

Bonjour, mademoiselle. (Hello, miss.) 

In the evening you say: 

Bonsoir, monsieur. (Good evening, sir.) 

or 

Bonsoir, madame. (Good evening, madam.) 

To say good-bye you say: 

Au revoir, monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.) 

or 

Au revoir, madame. (Good-bye, madam.) 

or 

Au revoir, mademoiselle. (Good-bye, miss.) 

If you are entering or leaving a place where there are 

several people, such as a restaurant, or a hotel foyer, 

it is normal to say: 

Messieursdames (Ladies and gentlemen) 

In very informal situations, when you are greeting 

good friends, they might say: 

Salut. (Hi.) 

And you can answer: 

Salut. (Hi.) 

And at night when you are going to bed you say: 

Bonne nuit. (Good night.) 

But it’s not time to say good night yet. Don’t worry if 

you can’t remember all these phrases at the 

moment. We’ll be giving you lots of opportunities to 

hear them again later in the unit. 

Now listen to the short conversation. Don’t worry if 

you don’t understand everything the people are 

saying at this point. Just listen to the way they greet 

each other and try to work out what else you think 

they say. Are you ready? 

WOMAN: Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.) 

MAN: Bonjour, madame. Comment ça va? (Hello, madam. 

How are you?) 

WOMAN: Ça va bien, merci; et vous? (I’m fine, thank you. 

What about you?) 

MAN: Ah oui; ça va. (Yes, I’m fine.) 

After greeting someone, it is usual to ask how they 

are: 

Comment ça va? (How are you?) 

Or simply: 

Ça va? (How are you?) 

And the reply is: 

Ça va. 

or 

Ça va bien, merci. 

I’m well, thank you. 

Ça va bien, merci. (I’m well, thank you.) 

Or if you’re not feeling so good, you can say: 

Comme ci comme ça. 

So so. Try it: 

Comme ci comme ça. 

Now you are ready to start the exercises. 

Page 2, Activité un (Activity 1) 

Listen to these people greeting each other. Decide 

what time of day it is and whether they are arriving 

or departing. 

1 

MAN: Bonsoir, mademoiselle; comment ça va? (Good 

evening, miss. How are you?) 

YOUNG LADY: Ça va bien, merci; et vous? (I’m fine, thank you. 

What about you?) 

MAN: Ça va. (I’m fine.) 

2 

MAN: Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.) 

WOMAN: Bonjour, monsieur. Comment ça va? (Hello, sir. 

How are you?) 

MAN: Ça va bien, merci. (I’m fine, thank you.) 

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MAN: Au revoir, Céline; bonne nuit. (Good-bye, Céline; 

good night.) 

WOMAN: Bonne nuit! (Good night!) 

4 

MAN: Salut, Nicole. (Hi, Nicole.) 

WOMAN: Salut, Alain. (Hi, Alain.) 

MAN: Ça va? (How are you?) 

WOMAN: Ah oui, ça va bien, merci. (Yes, I’m fine, thank you.) 

Did you get them? 

Number 1 was in the early evening and they had just 

met. Number 2 was in the daytime and they had 

just met. Number 3 was later at night. They were 

saying good night to each other and were leaving. 

And number 4 was less formal: two friends greeting 

each other, but it could be any time of day. 

Page 2, Activité deux (Activity 2) 

Bonjour, monsieur Albert. (Hello, Mr. Albert.) 

Monsieur Albert is the baker. Listen to him greeting 

his customers. 

1 

Bonjour, monsieur; vous désirez? (Hello, sir. What would you 

like?) 

2 

Bonjour, mademoiselle, vous voulez? (Hello, miss. What do 

you want?) 

3 

Monsieur, madame, qu’est-ce que vous voulez? (Sir, madam, 

what do you want?) 

4 

Bonjour madame, vous désirez? (Hello, madam. What would 

you like?) 

5 


Page 3, Activité trois (Activity 3) 

Listen to these people coming into monsieur Albert’s 

shop. What do they buy? 

1 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Ah bonjour, monsieur Cabuchon; ça 

va? (Oh, hello, Mr. Cabuchon. How 

are you?) 

MONSIEUR CABUCHON: Hem, comme ci comme ça; et vous, 

monsieur Albert? (Hmm, so so. What 

about you, Mr. Albert?) 

Monsieur Albert was talking to monsieur Cabuchon 

who bought one baguette. Who is he talking to now? 

2 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Bonjour, madame Renoir; ça va? (Hello, 

Mrs. Renoir. How are you?) 

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MADAME RENOIR: Pas mal; et vous, monsieur Albert, ça va? 

(Not too bad. What about you, Mr. Albert, 

how are you?) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Très bien, merci. (Very well, thank you.) 

MADAME RENOIR: Une baguette et six croissants. (One 

baguette and six croissants.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Une baguette et six croissants; voilà. (One 

baguette and six croissants; here you are.) 

MADAME RENOIR: Au revoir monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Au revoir madame. (Good-bye, madam.) 

Madame Renoir came into his shop to buy a 

baguette and six croissants. Who is he talking to now? 

3 

MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Bonsoir monsieur Albert. (Good 

evening, Mr. Albert.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Ah, bonsoir mademoiselle Meujot; ca 

va? (Ah, good evening, Miss Meujot. 

Are you well?) 

MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Oh oui pas mal; et vous monsieur? (Oh 

yes, not bad. What about you, sir?) 

Monsieur Albert: Ça va très bien merci; vous désirez? 

(I’m very well, thank you. What would 

you like?) 

MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Deux baguettes. (Two baguettes.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Deux baguettes? Voilà. (Two baguettes? 

Here you are.) 

MADEMOISELLE MEUJOT: Au revoir, monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Au revoir, mademoiselle. (Good-bye, 

miss.) 

This time it was mademoiselle Meujot who came 

into the shop to buy fresh bread to accompany the 

evening meal. She bought two baguettes. 

4 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Bonsoir, messieursdames. (Good evening, sir 

and madam.) 

MADAME DUVAL: Bonsoir, monsieur Albert; ca va? (Good 

evening, Mr. Albert. Are you well?) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Très bien, merci et vous? (Very well, thank 

you. What about you?) 

MADAME DUVAL: Oh oui, très bien; deux baguettes s’il vous 

plait. (Oh yes, very well; two baguettes, 

please.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: C’est tout? (Is that all?) 

MONSIEUR DUVAL: Et… et deux croissants. (And… and two 

croissants.) 

MONSIEUR ALBERT: Voilà. (Here you are.) 

At this time, it was a man and a woman, monsieur 

and madame Duval, who came into the shop to buy 

two baguettes and two croissants. 

Encore! Attention à la prononciation. 

(More! Watch the pronunciation.) 

Listen carefully and repeat the following words 

trying to imitate the pronunciation: 

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Monsieur (Sir) 

Messieurs (Gentlemen) 

Madame (Madam) 

Mesdames (Ladies) 


Mademoiselle (Miss) 

Mesdemoiselles (Young ladies) 

In French all syllables are stressed equally. Listen 

carefully and repeat these words, remembering to 

stress both parts of the word: 

Monsieur (Sir) 

Madame (Madam) 

Bonjour (Hello) 

Croissant (Croissant) 

Baguette (Baguette) 

Good! Now you can greet someone, ask how they 

are and say how you are, and say good-bye. 

Je suis (I am) 

This section is about meeting someone for the first time 

and saying who you are and where you are from. 


Listen to Monsieur Martin asking these conference 

delegates to introduce themselves and say where 

they are from. 

M. MARTIN: Bienvenue à Paris. Voulez-vous vous présenter. 

Vous êtes…? (Welcome to Paris. Please 

introduce yourselves. You are …?) 

M. BERNARD: Je suis Gilles Bernard et j’habite à Genève en 

Suisse. Je suis suisse. (I am Gilles Bernard and 

I live in Geneva in Switzerland. I am Swiss.) 

M. MARTIN: Monsieur Bernard est suisse. Et vous êtes…? 

(Mr. Bernard is Swiss. And you are…?) 

MELLE VERLAINE: Je m’appelle Sylvie Verlaine et j’habite en 

France, à Paris. (My name is Sylvie Verlaine 

and I live in France, in Paris.) 

M. MARTIN: Mademoiselle Verlaine est française et elle 

habite à Paris. Et vous êtes madame…? (Miss 

Verlaine is French and she lives in Paris. And 

you…?) 

MME BRIAND: Je m’appelle Lucienne Briand; j’habite à 

Bruxelles en Belgique. Je suis belge. (My name 

is Lucienne Briand; I live in Brussels in 

Belgium. I am Belgian.) 

M. MARTIN: Et madame Briand est belge. Et vous, 

monsieur? (And Mrs. Briand is Belgian. What 

about you, sir?) 

M. MILLERIOUX: J’habite à Québec, au Canada et je m’appelle 

Patrice Millerioux. (I live in Quebec, in Canada 

and my name is Patrice Millerioux.) 

M. MARTIN: Monsieur Millerioux est canadien, d’origine 

française. (Mr. Millerioux is Canadian of 

French origin.) 


Sylvie Verlaine hasn’t been paying attention and is 

asking you about the delegates. If she is right, say 

“Oui, il est…” (Yes, he is…), if you are talking about a 

man, or “Oui, elle est…” (Yes, she is…) if you are 

talking about a woman. If she is wrong, say “Non, il 

n’est pas…” (No, he isn’t…), or “Non, elle n’est pas...” 

(No, she isn’t…) and then say what their nationality is. 

Monsieur Bernard est américain? (Is Mr. Bernard American?) 

Non, il n’est pas américain, il est suisse. (No, he isn’t 

American, he is Swiss.) 

Madame Briand est suisse? (Is Mrs. Briand Swiss?) 

Non, elle n’est pas suisse, elle est belge. (No, she isn’t Swiss, 

she is Belgian.) 

Monsieur Millerioux est anglais? (Is Mr. Millerioux English?) 

Non, il n’est pas anglais, il est canadien. (No, he isn’t English, 

he is Canadian.) 

Page 9, Activité quatre (Activity 4) 

Listen to these five contestants on a television quiz 

show. 

MAN: Bonjour. Je m’appelle Gérard et je suis français. 

J’habite à Rouen et je parle français et anglais. 

(Hello. My name is Gérard and I am French. I live 

in Rouen and I speak French and English.) 

PRESENTER: Ah, vous êtes français! (Ah, you are French!) 

WOMAN: Moi, je m’appelle Anja et je suis allemande. J’habite 

à Berlin en Allemagne. Je parle allemand et un peu 

de français. (My name is Anja and I am German. I 

live in Berlin in Germany. I speak German and a 

little French.) 

PRESENTER: Vous êtes allemande! Très bien. Et vous, monsieur? 

(You are German! Very well. What about you, sir?) 

MAN: J’habite à New York, aux Etats-Unis et je m’appelle 

Nigel et je suis américain. Je ne parle pas français. 

(I live in New York City, in the United States and 

my name is Nigel and I am American. I don’t 

speak French.) 

PRESENTER: Ah, vous êtes américain! Et vous, vous êtes…? (Ah, 

you are American! And you, you are…?) 

MAN: Je m’appelle Kenji et j’habite à Tokyo au Japon. Je 

suis japonais et je parle japonais et anglais. (My 

name is Kenji and I live in Tokyo in Japan. I am 

Japanese and I speak Japanese and English.) 

PRESENTER: Japonais…et vous, mademoiselle, vous êtes 

espagnole? (Japanese…What about you, miss, are 

you Spanish?) 

WOMAN: Moi? Je m’appelle Rosa. Non, je ne suis pas 

espagnole. Je suis brésilienne, j’habite à Rio au 

Brésil. Je parle portugais, anglais et…un peu de 

français. (Me? My name is Rosa. No, I am not 

Spanish. I am Brazilian. I live in Rio in Brazil. I 

speak Portuguese, English and…a little French.) 


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Page 9, Activité cinq (Activity 5) 

A vous! (Your turn!) 

Now it’s your turn. The presenter is asking you some 

questions. What is he asking? How would you 

answer? 

PRESENTER: Vous habitez à Londres? (Do you live in London?) 

Oui, j’habite à Londres. (Yes, I live in London.) 

or 

Non, je n’habite pas à Londres. (No, I don’t live in London.) 

PRESENTER: Parlez-vous français? (Do you speak French?) 

Oui, je parle un peu de français. (Yes, I speak a little French.) 

PRESENTER: Vous êtes américain? (Are you American?) 

Oui, je suis américain. (Yes, I am American.) 

or 

Non, je ne suis pas américain. (No, I’m not American.) 

PRESENTER: Parlez-vous japonais? (Do you speak Japanese?) 

Oui, je parle japonais. (Yes, I speak Japanese.) 

or 

Non, je ne parle pas japonais. (No, I don’t speak Japanese.) 

PRESENTER: Comment vous appelez-vous? (What is your name?) 

Je m’appelle Michel. (My name is Michel.) 



Practice running these words together. 

Etats-Unis (United States) 

Au revoir (Good-bye) 

Now practice saying these phrases. Remember to 

stress all the syllables and run the words together. 

Mark habite au Canada. (Mark lives in Canada.) 

Jon habite aux Etats-Unis. (Jon lives in the United States.) 

Lucy habite en Angleterre. (Lucy lives in England.) 

Lee habite au Japon. (Lee lives in Japan.) 

Well done! Now you can introduce yourself, say your 

name, where you live and what nationality you are, 

and what languages you speak. 

A l’hôtel (In the hotel) 

Checking into a hotel. This section is about checking 

into a hotel, spelling your name and giving days and 

dates. 


A la réception (At the reception desk) 

Listen to this group of tourists at the reception desk 

of your hotel. 

CLERK: Madame Graham, comment ça s’écrit? (How do 

you spell Mrs. Graham?) 

WOMAN: Graham, G-R-A-H-A-M 


CLERK: Pouvez-épeler ça, monsieur? (Can you spell that, sir?) 

MAN: Schwartz, S-C-H-W-A-R-T-Z 

CLERK: Merci, et madame? (Thank you, and madam?) 

WOMAN: Fernandez, F-E-R-N-A-N-D-E-Z 

CLERK: Et le monsieur? (What about the gentleman?) 

MAN: Rossellini, R-O-S-S-E-L-L-I-N-I 

CLERK: R, O, deux S, E, deux L, I, N, I (R, O, two s’s, E 

two L’s, I, N, I) 

MAN: C’est exact. (That’s right.) 

CLERK: Et le monsieur ecossaise? (What about the Scottish 

gentleman?) 

MAN: Macintosh, M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H 

CLERK: Bon. Merci, monsieur. (Good. Thank you, sir.) 

MAN: Je vous en prie. (You are welcome.) 


Votre nom, s’il vous plait. (Your name, please.) 

Listen to the alphabet and pick out the letters you 

need to spell your own name. 

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, 

Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z 

(See page 5 of the Learner’s Guide for pronunciation.) 


Now you check in. Answer the clerk’s questions. 

First, she is asking you if you have a reservation. 

CLERK: Vous avez une reservation? (Do you have a 

reservation?) 

Say yes. 

CLIENT: Oui. (Yes.) 

CLERK: Votre nom, s’il vous plaît. (Your name, please.) 

Tell her your name. 

CLERK: Comment ça s’écrit? (How do you spell it?) 

Tell her how you spell it. 

CLERK: Vous venez d’où? (Where are you from?) 

Sorry, you didn’t get that. Ask her to speak more 

slowly. 

CLIENT: Parlez plus lentement s’il vous plaît. (Speak more 

slowly, please.) 

CLERK: Vous venez d’où? Vous êtes Suisse? (Where are 

you from? Are you Swiss?) 

Tell her what nationality you are. 

CLERK: Vous habitez où? (Where do you live?) 

Tell her where you live. 

CLERK: Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de 

bains? (Do you want a room with a shower or a 

bath?) 

Wow, that was fast! You didn’t get that. Tell her you 

don’t understand. 


CLIENT: Je ne comprends pas. (I don’t understand.) 

CLERK: Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de 

bains? (Do you want a room with a shower or a 

bath?) 

A shower would be just fine. 

CLIENT: Avec douche. (With a shower.) 

CLERK: Chambre numéro quinze. (Room number 15.) 

How did you do? Listen again, but this time you’ll 

hear the questions without any help. See if you can 

answer them. 

Vous avez une reservation? (Do you have a reservation?) 

Votre nom, s’il vous plaît? (Your name, please?) 

Comment ça s’écrit? (How do you spell it?) 

Vous venez d’où? (Where are you from?) 

Vous habitez où? (Where do you live?) 

Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de bains? (Do 

you want a room with a shower or a bath?) 

Chambre numéro quinze. (Room number 15.) 

Well done! Now, let’s move on to the next activity. 


C’est la chambre numéro… (It’s room number…) 

The clerk is telling you the room numbers for 

everyone in the group. 

Monsieur Schwartz est à la chambre numéro sept. (Mr. 

Schwartz is in room number 7.) 

Madame Fernandez, c’est la chambre numéro dix-neuf. (Mrs. 

Fernandez, it’s room number 19.) 

Monsieur Macintosh, euh, la chambre treize. (Mr. Macintosh, 

hm, room 13.) 

Madame Graham est dans la chambre…neuf. (Mrs. Graham is 

in room…9.) 

Monsieur Rossellini, la chambre onze. (Mr. Rossellini, room 11.) 

Page 14, Activité sept (Activity 7) 

Listen to Martin Smith on the telephone, asking to 

speak to monsieur Duval. 

RECEPTIONIST: Allo, Société Beauvin. (Hello, Beauvin 

Enterprise.) 

MARTIN SMITH: Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval? (May I 

speak to Mr. Duval?) 

RECEPTIONIST: C’est de la part de qui? (Who is calling?) 

MARTIN SMITH: Je m’appelle Martin Smith. (My name is Martin 

Smith.) 

RECEPTIONIST: Vous pouvez épeler? (Can you spell that?) 

Martin, M-A-R-T-I-N, Smith, S-M-I-T-H 

RECEPTIONIST: Ne quittez pas. (Hold on.) 

Now, it’s your turn. 

RECEPTIONIST: Allo, Société Beauvin. (Hello, Beauvin Enterprise.) 

Ask if you can speak to monsieur Duval. 

Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval? (May I speak to Mr. Duval?) 

RECEPTIONIST: C’est de la part de qui? (Who is calling?) 

Say your name. 

RECEPTIONIST: Vous pouvez épeler? (Can you spell that?) 

Spell it. 

RECEPTIONIST: Ne quittez pas. (Hold on.) 

Well done! Now you can ask to speak to someone on 

the telephone and give your own name. 



Practice with accents. Repeat these words: 

Écrit (write) 

Activité (activity) 

Frère (brother) 

Frère Jacques (Brother Jacques) 

Ça va (I’m fine) 

Français (French) 

Garçon (boy) 

And now, listen carefully and repeat these phrases: 

Il est français. Elle est française. (He is French. She is French.) 

Il est anglais. Elle est anglaise. (He is English. She is English.) 

Il est japonais. Elle est japonaise. (He is Japanese. She is 

Japanese.) 

Voilà. C’est tout. (Here it is. That’s all.) 

That’s all, but don’t forget: there are Extras for Unit 1. 

Au revoir! (Good-bye!) 

Extra Unit 1, Extra Chapitre un 

Page A1, Activité un (Activity 1) 

Ici on parle français. (French is spoken here.) 

Listen to the names of the countries where French is 

spoken and find them on the map. 

En Europe: la France, la Belgique, le Luxembourg et la Suisse. 

(In Europe: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.) 

En Amérique du Nord: le Québec. Aux Antilles: la Martinique, la 

Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin et Haïti. (In North America: Quebec. In 

the Caribbean: Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, and Haiti.) 

En Afrique: la Mauritanie, le Sénégal, la Côte d’Ivoire, la 

Guinée, le Burkina Faso, le Bénin, le Niger, Le Tchad, la 

République Centrafricaine, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le Congo, 

la République démocratique du Congo, Le Rwanda, Le 

Burundi, l’Algérie, le Maroc et la Tunisie. (In Africa: 

Mauritania, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin, 

Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, 

Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, 

Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.) 


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Page A2, Activité deux (Activity 2) 

Listen to find out whether French is considered the 

native, the official, or the administrative language of 

these countries. 

En Europe, en Suisse, le français est la langue maternelle pour 

18% de la population. En Belgique, on a soit le français, soit le 

flamand pour langue maternelle. (In Europe, in Switzerland, 

French is the native language of 18% of the population. In 

Belgium, French and Flemish are the native languages.) 

Au Luxembourg, on a le français ou l’allemand comme langue 

maternelle. (In Luxembourg, French and German are the native 

languages.) 

En Afrique, le français est la langue officielle dans les pays 

suivants: la Mauritanie, le Sénégal, la Côte d’Ivoire, la Guinée, 

le Burkina Faso, le Bénin, le Niger, le Tchad, la République 

Centrafricaine, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le Congo, La 

République démocratique du Congo, le Rwanda et le Burundi, 

et c’est la langue administrative du Maroc, de l’Algérie et de la 

Tunisie. (In Africa, French is the official language of the 

following countries: Mauritania, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, 

Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, 

Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, 

Rwanda, Burundi, and it’s the administrative language of 

Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.) 

En Amérique du Nord, au Québec, le français est la langue 

maternelle pour la majorité de la population, et aux Antilles, à 

la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe, c’est la langue maternelle de 

la majorité de la population. (In North America, in Quebec, 

French is the native language of the majority of the population, 

and in the Caribbean, in Martinique and Guadeloupe, it’s the 

native language of the majority of the population.) 

Page A3, Activité trois (Activity 3) 

Les concurrents (The contestants) 

Listen to the host of a quiz show introducing the 

contestants. Where are they from? 

Ici ce soir au studio de Sat quinze, on présente notre nouveau 

quiz pour les étudiants, “Qui le sait?” Dans le studio ce soir il 

y a des représentants de six pays. Nous avons Jean-Marc du 

Canada, bonjour Jean-Marc, et Catherine du…, ah, tu habites 

la Guadeloupe, ah…super ! Et toi, tu t’appelles Noura, tu viens 

de.. aah, de la Côte d’Ivoire; et toi, Benoît, tu viens de… 

L’Algérie, aah. Et Virginie, tu es suisse, n’est-ce pas? Oui. Et 

finalement, Nadjet, tu viens d’où? Ah, du Maroc. Bon, on 

commence. (Tonight in Studio Sat 15, we are introducing our 

new quiz for students, “Who knows it?” In the studio tonight 

there are representatives from six countries. We have Jean- 

Marc from Canada, hello Jean-Marc, and Catherine from… oh 

you live in Guadeloupe, oh…neat! And you, your name is 

Noura, you come from… aha, Ivory Coast; and you, Benoît, 

you come from…Algeria, aha. And Virginie, you are Swiss, 

aren’t you? Yes. And finally, Nadjet, where do you come from? 

Oh, from Morocco. Good, let’s start.) 


Parfait. C’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect. This is very 

good. Here is the end of Extra.) 

This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 1. 

Merci et au revoir. (Thank you and good-bye.) 

Unit 2, Chapitre 2 

Vous désirez? (What would you like?) 

In this unit, you are going to learn how to order 

drinks and light refreshments, and make small 

purchases. 

Au café (At the café) 

In this section, you are going to practice ordering 

drinks at a café. 


M. and Mme Albert are at a café in Rouen with 

their daughters Nathalie and Delphine. Listen to 

them ordering drinks. What does M. Albert order? 

M. ALBERT: Monsieur? (Sir?) 

WAITER: Messieursdames. Vous désirez? (Ladies and 

gentlemen, what would you like?) 

M. ALBERT: Je voudrais un café. (I would like a coffee.) 

He orders coffee. Now, what does Mme Albert order 

for herself and Nathalie? 

MME ALBERT: Un crème pour moi. (A coffee with milk for me.) 

WAITER: Bon, un crème. Grand ou petit? (Ok, a coffee 

with milk; large or small?) 

MME ALBERT: Grand….et….un jus d’orange pour Nathalie. 

(Large…and…an orange juice for Nathalie.) 

WAITER: Un café, un grand crème et un jus d’orange. (A 

coffee, a large coffee with milk, and an orange 

juice.) 

She orders a large coffee with milk and an orange 

juice. What does Delphine order? 

MME ALBERT: Et pour toi Delphine? (And for you Delphine?) 

DELPHINE: Je voudrais un chocolat chaud. (I would like a 

hot chocolate.) 

WAITER: Un chocolat chaud. C’est tout? (One hot 

chocolate. Is that all?) 

She orders a hot chocolate. M. Albert is feeling 

hungry. What does he ask for? 

M. ALBERT: Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have 

croissants?) 

WAITER: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.) 

M. ALBERT: Quatre croissants, s’il vous plaît. (Four croissants 

please.) 

WAITER: Quatre croissants…tout de suite. (Four 

croissants…right away.) 


He orders four croissants. Now see if you can order 

for them. Use the phrase “Je voudrais” — I would 

like—when placing their orders. 

WAITER: Messieursdames, vous désirez? (Ladies and 


M. Albert wants a coffee. Tell the waiter. 

Je voudrais un café. (I would like a coffee.) 

And Mme Albert wants coffee with milk. 

Et un crème. (And coffee with milk.) 

WAITER: Bon, un crème. Grand ou petit? (Ok, a coffee 

with milk; large or small?) 

Say a large one. 

Grand. (Large.) 

And now order an orange juice for Nathalie. 

Un jus d’orange pour Nathalie… (An orange juice for 

Nathalie…) 

And ask Delphine what she would like. 

Et pour toi, Delphine? (And for you, Delphine?) 

She wants a hot chocolate. 

Un chocolat chaud. (A hot chocolate.) 

Waiter: Un chocolat chaud. C’est tout? (A hot chocolate. 

That’s all?) 

No, they are hungry. Ask if they have any 

croissants. 

Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have any croissants?) 


Order four. 

Quatre croissants, s’il vous plaît. (Four croissants please.) 

WAITER: Quatre croissants…tout de suite. (Four croissants, 

right away.) 

Well done! Now let’s go on to the next activity. 


Now you are going to hear some of the other people 

in the café. What do they order? 

1 

WAITER: Vous désirez, monsieur? (What would you 

like, sir?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Deux crème. (Two coffees with milk.) 

WAITER: Grands ou petits? (Large or small?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Grands. (Large.) 

WAITER: Deux grands crème. (Two large coffees with 

milk.) 

Did you get it? He ordered two large coffees with 

milk. 

2 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Monsieur, un café, un chocolat et deux 

croissants. (Sir, one coffee, one hot 

chocolate, and two croissants.) 

WAITER: Un café, un chocolat et deux croissants. 

C’est tout? (One coffee, one hot chocolate, 

and two croissants. That’s all?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Oui, c’est tout. (Yes, that’s all.) 

She ordered a coffee, a hot chocolate, and two 

croissants. 

3 

WAITER: Vous désirez? (What would you like?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Une bière et de l’eau minérale. (A beer and 

mineral water.) 

WAITER: Gazeuse ou non gazeuse? (Sparkling or nonsparkling?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Gazeuse. (Sparkling.) 

WAITER: Une bière et de l’eau minérale gazeuse; très 

bien. (One beer and a sparkling mineral 

water, very well.) 

She ordered a beer and a sparkling mineral water. 

4 

WAITER: Madame? (Madam?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Un jus d’orange. (One orange juice.) 

WAITER: C’est tout? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Non, un croissant. (No, one croissant.) 

WAITER: Un jus d’orange et un croissant. (One orange 

juice and one croissant.) 

She asked for an orange juice and a croissant. 

5 

MALE CUSTOMER: Un déca, un grand crème et un thé au lait. 

(A decaffeinated coffee, a large coffee with 

milk, and one tea with milk.) 

WAITER: Un déca et un grand crème…et un thé au 

lait. C’est tout? (A decaffeinated coffee and 

one large coffee with milk…and one tea with 

milk. Is that all?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have any 

croissants?) 


MALE CUSTOMER: Deux croissants alors. (So two croissants.) 

WAITER: Un déca, un grand crème, un thé au lait et 

deux croissants. (A decaffeinated coffee, a 

large coffee with milk, tea with milk, and 

two croissants.) 

He ordered a decaffeinated coffee, a large coffee with 

milk, tea with milk, and two croissants. 

6 

WAITER: Messieursdames? (Ladies and gentlemen?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Quatre cafés et quatre croissants. (Four 

coffees and four croissants.) 

WAITER: Ah! Je regrette, je n’ai plus de croissants. 

(Ah! I am sorry. I am out of croissants.) 


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FEMALE CUSTOMER: Bon, quatre cafés alors. (Very well, so four 

coffees then.) 

Four coffees, and they are out of croissants. 


You are in a café in France with some friends who 

want you to order for them. Practice what you would 

say to the waiter, then listen to see if you got it right. 

I would like a large coffee with milk. 

Je voudrais un grand crème. 

Two espressos please. 

Deux express, s’il vous plaît. 

A cup of tea with milk please. 

Un thé au lait, s’il vous plaît. 

Two coffees. 

Deux cafés. 

Do you have any croissants? 

Avez-vous des croissants? 

I would like a decaffeinated coffee. 

Je voudrais un déca. 

A beer please. 

Une bière, s’il vous plaît. 

A Coke and some sparkling mineral water. 

Un coca et de l’eau minérale gazeuse. 


Les nombres de vingt à soixante. (Numbers from 20 to 60.) 

Repeat the numbers after you hear each one. 

Vingt (20) 

Vingt et un (21) 

Vingt-deux (22) 

Vingt-trois (23) 

Vingt-quatre (24) 

Vingt-cinq (25) 

Vingt-six (26) 

Vingt-sept (27) 

Vingt-huit (28) 

Vingt-neuf (29) 

Trente (30) 

Quarante (40) 

Cinquante (50) 

Soixante (60) 

What were those winning lottery numbers? Listen 

and repeat each one. 

Vingt-quatre (24) 

Trente-six (36) 

Vingt-huit (28) 

Quarante-sept (47) 

Trente-neuf (39) 


Vingt et un (21) 


Now it’s time for M. Albert to pay. Listen to find out 

how he asks for the bill. 

M. ALBERT: L’addition, s’il vous plaît. (The bill please.) 

WAITER: Un café, un grand crème, un jus d’orange, un 

chocolat chaud et quatre croissants, ça fait neuf 

euros vingt. (One coffee, one large coffee with 

milk, one orange juice, one hot chocolate, and 

four croissants. That’s €9.20). 

M. ALBERT: Tenez, dix euros. (Here is €10.) 

WAITER: Merci monsieur. Au revoir et bonne journée. 

(Thank you sir. Good-bye and have a nice day.) 

How much did he have to pay? 

Neuf euros vingt. (€9.20.) 

How much did he give the waiter? 

Dix euros. (€10.) 

And how did he ask for the bill? 

L’addition, s’il vous plaît. (The bill, please.) 

A vous. (Your turn.) 

Now you say it: the bill please. 

L’addition, s’il vous plaît. 



Pronunciation of: 

un (“a” or “an” masculine) 

and 

une (“a” or “an” feminine) 

Practice saying these words: 

un thé (a tea) 

un café (a coffee) 

une bière (a beer) 

une orange (an orange) 

Remember how some words are run together. Listen 

and repeat these phrases: 

C’est tout? (Is that all?) 

Tout de suite. (Right away.) 

S’il vous plaît. (Please.) 

A la brasserie 

(At the brasserie) 

In this section, you’ll be learning how to order 

something to eat and drink in a brasserie. 


Listen to these two customers in the brasserie asking 

what sort of sandwiches are available. What does the 

woman order to eat? 


FEMALE CUSTOMER: Monsieur s’il vous plaît. (Excuse me sir.) 

WAITER: Bonjour, messieursdames. Vous désirez? 

(Good day ladies and gentlemen. What 

would you like?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Vous avez des sandwichs? (Do you have 

sandwiches?) 


FEMALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs? 

(What kind of sandwiches do you have?) 

WAITER: Jambon, fromage, saucisson. (Ham, cheese, 

sausage.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Un sandwich au jambon pour moi. Et pour 

toi? (One ham sandwich for me. And for 

you?) 

Did you get it right? She asked for a ham sandwich. 

What does the man order? 

MALE CUSTOMER: Un sandwich au fromage pour moi. (One 

cheese sandwich for me.) 

WAITER: Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au 

fromage. Et comme boisson? (One ham 

sandwich and one cheese sandwich. And to 

drink?) 

He orders a cheese sandwich. What do they order to 

drink? 

MALE CUSTOMER: Une pression pour moi…et pour toi? (A draft 

beer for me…and for you?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Un verre de vin rouge. (A glass of red wine.) 

A draft beer and a glass of red wine. Did you get it 

right? Now, how do you ask for what sort of 

sandwiches are available? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs? 

(What kind of sandwiches do you have?) 

What did the man and the woman order to eat? 

Un sandwich au jambon… 

A ham sandwich. 

et un sandwich au fromage. 

And a cheese sandwich. And to drink? 

Une pression. 

A draft beer. 

Un verre de vin rouge. 

A glass of red wine. 


Now it’s your turn. Tell the waiter what you would 

like when he asks for your order. 

WAITER: Messieursdames, vous désirez? (Ladies and 


WAITER: Et comme boisson? (And to drink?) 


Listen to the other people in the brasserie giving their 

orders and write down what they would like. 

1 

WAITER: Vous désirez, monsieur? (What would you 

like, sir?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme salades? 

(What kind of salad do you have?) 

WAITER: Salade niçoise, salade aux fruits de mer, 

salade aux trois fromages. (Tuna and olive 

salad, seafood salad, three cheese salad.) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Une salade niçoise. (One tuna and olive 

salad.) 


MALE CUSTOMER: De l’eau minérale. (Mineral water.) 

WAITER: Gazeuse? (Sparkling?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Oui. (Yes.) 

Listen again. What did he order? 

Une salade niçoise. 

A salad niçoise and… 

De l’eau minérale. 

Some mineral water. 

WAITER: Gazeuse? (Sparkling?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Oui. 

Some sparkling mineral water. 

2 

WAITER: Vous désirez? (What would you like?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Ben…je voudrais un steak frites. (Well, I 

would like a steak with fries.) 

WAITER: Et avec ça? (And with that?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Hum…Un pichet de vin rouge. (A pitcher of 

red wine.) 

What did she order? 

Ben….je voudrais un steak frites. (Well, I would like a steak 

with fries.) 

Steak and french fries. What else? 

Un pichet de vin rouge. (One pitcher of red wine.) 

And a small pitcher of red wine. 

3 

WAITER: Vous désirez, messieursdames? (Ladies 

and gentlemen, what would you like?) 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un hamburger pour moi et… (A 

hamburger for me and…) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Pour moi un hamburger aussi…et une 

portion de frites. (A hamburger for me as 

well…and a portion of french fries.) 

WAITER: Grande ou petite? (Large or small?) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Grande. (Large.) 



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MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un coca. (A Coke.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme milk 

shakes? (What kind of milk shakes do you 

have?) 

WAITER: Fraise, vanille, banane, chocolat. 

(Strawberry, vanilla, banana, chocolate.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Un milk shake à la vanille. (One vanilla 

milk shake.) 

What did the people order? 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un hamburger pour moi et… (One 

hamburger for me and…) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Pour moi un hamburger aussi…et une 

portion de frites. (For me one hamburger 

as well…and a portion of french fries.) 

A hamburger each and a portion of french fries. And 

to drink? 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Un coca. 

A Coke. 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Un milk shake à la vanille. 

A vanilla milk shake. 

4 

WAITER: Vous désirez, mesdames? (Ladies, what 

would you like?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je voudrais une omelette. Qu’est-ce que 

vous avez comme omelettes? (I would 

like an omelet. What kind of omelets do 

you have?) 

WAITER: Omelette nature, omelette au jambon, 

omelette au fromage, omelette aux fines 

herbes. (Plain omelet, ham omelet, 

cheese omelet, omelet with mixed herbs.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Une omelette aux fines herbes. (One 

omelet with mixed herbs.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Et pour moi, une salade aux fruits de 

mer. (And for me, a seafood salad.) 


FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Un thé au citron. (A tea with lemon.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Une bière. (A beer.) 

WAITER: En bouteille ou pression? (In a bottle or 

on draft?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Une pression. (Draft.) 

And what did these women order? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Une omelette aux fines herbes. 

An omelet with mixed herbs. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Et pour moi, une salade aux fruits de mer. 

And a seafood salad. And to drink? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Un thé au citron. 

A tea with lemon and… 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Une pression. 

A draft beer. 



What desserts do they choose? 

1 

WAITER: Et comme dessert, monsieur? (And for 

dessert, sir?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme glaces? 

(What kind of ice cream do you have?) 

WAITER: Glace à la vanille, au chocolat, à la fraise, aux 

pistaches. (Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, 

pistachio ice cream.) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Glace à la fraise. (Strawberry ice cream.) 

2 

WAITER: Voulez-vous un dessert, madame? (Would 

you like a dessert, Madam?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Merci. (No thank you.) 

3 

WAITER: Voulez-vous un dessert Messieurs? 

(Would you like a dessert, gentlemen?) 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Qu’est-ce que vous avez comme desserts? 

(What kind of dessert do you have?) 

WAITER: Des glaces, tarte au citron, tarte aux 

pommes. (Ice cream, lemon pie, apple 

pie.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Tarte aux pommes. (An apple pie.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Moi aussi, tarte aux pommes. (Me too, an 

apple pie.) 

4 

WAITER: Vous voulez un dessert? (Would you like 

a dessert?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Tarte au citron pour moi. (A lemon pie 

for me.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Et je voudrais une glace au chocolat avec 

crème chantilly. (And I would like a 

chocolate ice cream with whipped 

cream.) 

Which would you choose for yourself and a friend? 

WAITER: Vous voulez un dessert? (Would you like a 

dessert?) 

Page 26, Activité six (Activity 6) 

Les nombres de soixante à cent. (Numbers from 60 to 100.) 

Repeat the numbers after you hear each one. 

Soixante (60) 

Soixante-dix (70) 

Soixante et onze (71) 

Soixante-douze (72) 

Soixante-treize (73) 

Soixante-quatorze (74) 

Soixante-quinze (75) 

Soixante-seize (76) 

Soixante-dix-sept (77) 

Soixante-dix-huit (78) 


Soixante-dix-neuf (79) 

Quatre-vingts (80) 

Quatre-vingt-un (81) 

Quatre-vingt-dix (90) 

Quatre-vingt-onze (91) 

Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (99) 

Cent (100) 

Page 27, Activité sept (Activity 7) 

Which is the right check for each table? 

Table une (Table 1) 

WAITRESS: Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au 

fromage, une pression et un verre de vin rouge. Ça 

fait huit euros quarante. (A ham sandwich and a 

cheese sandwich, a draft beer, and a glass of red 

wine. That’s €13.50.) 

Table deux (Table 2) 

WAITRESS: Une salade niçoise et de l’eau minérale gazeuse. Ça 

fait sept euros. (A niçoise salad and sparkling 

mineral water. That’s €7.) 

Table trois (Table 3) 

WAITRESS: Un steak frites et un pichet de vin rouge. Ça fait 

douze euros cinquante. (A steak with french fries 

and a pitcher of red wine. That’s €14.50.) 

Table quatre (Table 4) 

WAITRESS: Deux hamburgers, une grande portion de frites, un 

coca et un milk shake à la vanille. Ça fait onze 

euros soixante. (Two hamburgers, a large portion 

of french fries, a Coke, and a vanilla milk shake. 

That’s €11.60.) 

Table cinq (Table 5) 

WAITRESS: Une omelette aux fines herbes, une salade aux 

fruits de mer, un thé au citron et une pression. Ça 

fait treize euros soixante-dix. (One omelet with 

mixed herbs, one seafood salad, one lemon tea, 

and a draft beer. That’s €13.70.) 



Listen and repeat these phrases: 

un verre de vin rouge (a glass of red wine) 

un café (a coffee) 

un sandwich au jambon (a ham sandwich) 

une tarte aux pommes (an apple pie) 

une glace au chocolat (a chocolate ice cream) 

une omelette aux fines herbes (an omelet with mixed herbs) 

Chez le marchand de journaux 

(At the newsstand) 

In this section, you’ll learn how to make small 

purchases at a newsstand. 


What does Mme Millerioux buy? 

NEWS AGENT: Bonjour, madame. (Hello madam.) 

MME MILLERIOUX: Bonjour, madame. Le Figaro et un Télérama. 

(Hello madam. The Figaro and a Télérama.) 

NEWS AGENT: Voilà. (Here you go.) 

She buys Le Figaro and a copy of Télérama. Now 

what does she ask for? 

NEWS AGENT: Et avec ça? (And with that?) 

MME MILLERIOUX: Avez-vous le New York Herald? (Do you 

carry the New York Herald?) 

NEWS AGENT: Ah non, je regrette. (On no, I’m sorry.) 

She asks for the New York Herald but the news 

agent hasn’t got one. 


How much do the magazines cost? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Le Télérama, c’est combien? (How much is 

the Télérama?) 

NEWS AGENT: Un euro soixante. (€1.60.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Paris Match, ça coûte combien? (How much 

does Paris Match cost?) 

NEWS AGENT: Trois euros. (€3.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Marie Claire? (Marie Claire?) 

NEWS AGENT: Trois euros. (€3.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Le Figaro? (Le Figaro?) 

NEWS AGENT: Un euro vingt. (€1.20.) 


And here are the prices for some newspapers, which 

are available in France. 

New York Herald: un euro quarante (€1.40) 

London Times: un euro cinquante (€1.50) 

Le Monde: un euro vingt (€1.20) 

Libération: un euro (€1) 


Gilles and Sylvie are buying some things at the same 

newsstand. 

GILLES: Vous avez un plan de la ville? (Do you carry 

a city map?) 

NEWS AGENT: Oui, bien sûr. Un euro cinquante. C’est tout? 

(Yes, of course. €1.50. Is that it?) 

GILLES: Non, un paquet de bonbons et un Orangina. 

(No, a packet of candy and an Orangina.) 

NEWS AGENT: Ça fait sept euros quarante-cinq. (That’s 

€7.45.) 

GILLES: Voilà (Here.) 

NEWS AGENT: Merci, au revoir. (Thank you, good-bye.) 

NEWSAGENT: Bonjour Madame, vous désirez? (Hello 

madam, what would you like?) 

SYLVIE: Cinq cartes postales s’il vous plaît. (Five post 

cards please.) 


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NEWS AGENT: Quatre euros. (€4.) 

SYLVIE: Avez-vous des timbres postes? (Do you carry 

postage stamps?) 

NEWS AGENT: Oui. (Yes.) 

SYLVIE: Alors cinq timbres pour les États-Unis. (So 

five postage stamps for the U.S.) 

NEWS AGENT: C’est tout? (Is that it?) 

SYLVIE: Avez-vous des télécartes? (Do you carry 

telephone cards?) 

NEWS AGENT: Ah non, je regrette. (Oh no, I’m sorry.) 

SYLVIE: Bon, c’est tout. (OK, that’s all.) 

What did Gilles buy? 

Un plan de la ville… 

A town plan… 

un paquet de bonbons… 

a packet of candy... 

…et un Orangina. 

…and an orange drink. How much did he pay? 

Sept euros quarante-cinq. 

And Sylvie bought? 

Cinq cartes postales… 

Five post cards, and… 

…cinq timbres pour les États-Unis. 

Five postage stamps for the United Sates. She also 

asked: 

Avez-vous des télécartes? 

Have you got any telephone cards? But the news 

agent did not have any. 


Have you got a map of Paris? 

Avez-vous un plan de Paris? 

Do you have any telephone cards? 

Avez-vous des télécartes? 

Do you have the New York Herald? 

Avez-vous le New York Herald? 

I would like three post cards and three stamps for 

the United States. 

Je voudrais trois cartes postales et trois timbres pour les États- 

Unis. 

A can of Coke. 

Un coca. 

I would like a packet of candy. 

Je voudrais un paquet de bonbons. 



How much do these items cost? 

Un coca: deux euros cinquante (A Coke: €2.50) 

Un Orangina: deux euros cinquante (An Orangina: €2.50) 

Les cartes postales sont à quatre-vingt centimes. (The post 

cards cost 80 cents.) 

Une télécarte: sept euros quarante ou quatorze euros soixantequinze. 

(The telephone cards: €7.40 or €14.75) 

Un plan de la ville: un euro cinquante (A town plan: €1.50) 

Le journal: un euro vingt (The newspaper: €1.20) 

Les Carambars: trois euros quarante-cinq (The toffee 

“Carambar”: €3.45) 

Did you get them right? The prices were: 

The Coke: €2.50 

The Orangina: €2.50 

The post cards: 80 cents 

The telephone cards: €7.40 or €14.75 

The town map: €1.50 

The newspaper: €1.20 

The toffees: €3.45 



Listen and repeat these numbers: 

Vingt-cinq (25) 

Cinquante (50) 

Soixante (60) 

Soixante-quinze (75) 

Quatre-vingts (80) 

Quatre-vingt-quinze (95) 

Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (99) 

Now listen and practice the nasal “N” and “M” 

sounds. 

un paquet de bonbons (a packet of candy) 

des timbres (postage stamps) 

bien sûr (of course) 

non (no) 

cent (one hundred) 

Voilà, c’est tout. 

That’s all…And don’t forget: there are also Extras for 

Unit 2. 

Au revoir. (Good-bye.) 

Extra Unit 2, Extra Chapitre 2 


C’est quel vin? (Which wine is it?) 

Listen to find out which wine is in which bottle. 

La première bouteille est un Bordeaux rouge. (The first bottle is 

a red Bordeaux.) 


La deuxième est une bouteille de Bourgogne. (The second is a 

bottle of Bourgogne.) 

La troisième est un vin du Rhône. (The third is a wine from 

the Rhône.) 

La quatrième est un vin d’Alsace. (The fourth is a wine from 

Alsace.) 

La cinquième est un Sauternes et la dernière bouteille est une 

bouteille de champagne. (The fifth is a Sauternes, and the last 

bottle is a bottle of champagne.) 

Page A4, Activité 2 (Activity 2) 

How much are these wines? Listen and find out. 

MALE CLERK: J’ai un joli petit Nuit Saint-Georges ici à trentedeux 

euros. Oui, trente-deux euros. (I have a nice 

little Nuit Saint-Georges here for €32. Yes, €32.) 

MALE CLERK: Château Margaux? Ça c’est quatre-vingt-dix-neuf 

euros! Ah oui, c’est cher un Margaux, oui quatrevingt-dix-neuf 

euros. (Château Margaux? That’s 

€99! Oh yes, a Margaux is expensive, yes €99.) 

MALE CLERK: Le Médoc? Pas cher: neuf euros vingt, neuf. 

Chablis, ah ça c’est un premier crû. Ça 

coûte…attendez…vingt-sept euros…oui c’est ça 

vingt-sept euros. (The Médoc? Not expensive: 

€9.20. Chablis, ah that is a first class vintage. It 

cost…just wait…€27…yes that’s it €27.) 

MALE CLERK: Le Pommard premier crû…vingt-sept euros quatrevingts…oui…vingt-sept 

euros quatre-vingts. Un 

blanc? Oui, si vous voulez quelque chose de pas 

cher, j’ai un Sauternes à dix-neuf euros cinquante. 

Le Beaujolais village…ah mais c’est un rouge! Cinq 

euros quatre-vingts, oui cinq euros quatre-vingts, 

pas cher. Le Mouton Cadet neuf euros 

cinquante…ha! ha! ha! …le grand crû…ah ça c’est 

autre chose. C’est quarante-neuf euros soixantequinze. 

Oui c’est ça, quarante-neuf euros soixantequinze. 

(The Pommard premier crû…€27.80… 

yes…€27.80. A white? Yes, if you want something 

not expensive, I have a Sauternes for €19.50. The 

Beaujolais village…oh but that’s a red one! €5.80 

yes €5.80; not expensive. The Mouton Cadet 

€9.50…ha! ha! ha! The great vintage...oh that’s 

something else. It’s €49.75. Yes, that’s it, €49.75.) 

Parfait, c’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect, that’s very 

good. This is the end of Extra.) 




Au travail et en famille 

(At work and with family) 

In this unit, you will learn to talk about what you do 

for a living, about your family, and to say what you 

are going to do. 

Quel est votre métier? 

(What’s your job?) 

In this section, we will talk about jobs. 


Listen to the game show host asking contestants 

about their jobs. 

Et M. Dubois, que faites-vous dans la vie? Ah, vous êtes agent 

de police. Oh la la…il faut faire attention. Bon, et Mme 

Vernon, vous êtes…? Coiffeuse…coiffeuse. Très bien, vous 

travaillez dans un salon? Oui. Et M. Gaillard, vous êtes…? Ahh! 

Homme d’affaires. Vous êtes dans une grande entreprise? Oui, 

bien sûr. Et…et mademoiselle Leclerc? Ah, vous êtes 

médecin…médecin. Et vous travaillez dans un…? Un centre 

hospitalier, ah oui. C’est très intéressant. Et M. Maupassant, 

vous êtes…? Ah, vous êtes toujours étudiant, mais vous voulez 

être…? Comptable…comptable…ah oui. Et..et finalement Mme 

Beauvoisin vous êtes…? Ah, vous êtes au chômage. (And Mr. 

Dubois, what are you doing in life? Oh, you are a policeman. 

Oh la la…got to be careful. OK, and Mrs. Vernon, you are…? A 

hairdresser, a hairdresser. Very well. You work in a salon? Yes. 

And Mr. Gaillard, you are…? Ohh! A businessman. You work 

in a big company? Yes, of course. And…and Miss Leclerc? Oh 

you are a doctor…a doctor. And you work in a…? In a hospital 

center, oh yes. That is very interesting. And Mr. Maupassant, 

you are…? Oh you are still a student, but you want to 

become…? An accountant, an accountant…oh yes. And…and 

finally Mrs. Beauvoisin you are…? Oh you are unemployed.) 

Did you get all that? Listen again. 

SHOW HOST: M. Dubois est agent de police. 

M. Dubois is a policeman. 

SHOW HOST: Mme Vernon est coiffeuse. 

Mme Vernon is a hairdresser. 

SHOW HOST: M. Gaillard est homme d’affaires. 

M. Gaillard is a businessman. 

SHOW HOST: Mademoiselle Leclerc est médecin. 

Mademoiselle Leclerc is a doctor. 

SHOW HOST: M. Maupassant est toujours étudiant. 

M. Maupassant is still a student, and finally… 

SHOW HOST: Madame Beauvoisin est au chômage. 

Mme Beauvoisin is unemployed. 


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Listen to these people telling you what jobs they do, 

and where they work. 

GILLES: Bon, je m’appelle Gilles Bernard et je suis employé 

de banque. Je travaille dans une banque. (OK, my 

name is Gilles Bernard, and I am a bank employee. 

I work in a bank.) 

SYLVIE: Moi je suis Sylvie Verlaine. Je suis infirmière et je 

travaille dans un hôpital. (I am Sylvie Verlaine. I 

am a nurse and I work in a hospital.) 

LUCIENNE: Je suis Lucienne Briand et je suis dessinatrice de 

BD. Je suis artiste graphique et je travaille dans un 

atelier. (I am Lucienne Briand and I am an 

illustrator and cartoonist. I am a graphic designer 

and I work in a studio.) 

PATRICE: Je m’appelle Patrice Millerioux. Je suis Directeur des 

ressources humaines et je travaille dans une grande 

entreprise. (My name is Patrice Millerioux. I am a 

personnel director and I work for a big company.) 

Did you get it right? First, Gilles Bernard: 

Je suis employé de banque. (I am a bank employee.) 

Gilles works in a bank. What about Sylvie Verlaine? 

Je suis infirmière. (I am a nurse.) 

Sylvie is a nurse. And Lucienne Briand? 

Je suis dessinatrice de BD. (I am an illustrator and cartoonist.) 

Lucienne is an illustrator and cartoonist. And finally, 

what about Patrice Millerioux? 

Je suis Directeur des ressources humaines. (I am a personnel 

director.) 

Patrice is a personnel director. 


Listen to Sylvie helping these people say what they 

do and where they work, in French. 

SYLVIE: Bon Carmen, vous êtes informaticienne et vous 

travaillez dans un bureau de l’Entreprise Infotel. 

Alors vous dites “Je suis informaticienne et je 

travaille dans une entreprise.” (Well Carmen, you 

are a computer programmer and you work at the 

offices of the InfoTel Company. So you’d say, “I am 

a computer programmer and I work in a company.”) 

SYLVIE: Paul, vous êtes guide touristique et vous travaillez 

dans un bureau de tourisme à Londres. Alors vous 

dites “Je suis guide touristique et je travaille dans 

un bureau de tourisme.” (Paul, you are a tour 

guide and you work in a tourist office in London. 

So you’d say, “I am a tour guide and I work in a 

tourist office.”) 

SYLVIE: Isabella, vous êtes vendeuse chez Moda Nuova à 

Rome, et vous dites “Je suis vendeuse et je travaille 

dans un grand magasin.” (Isabella, you are a 


salesperson at Moda Nuova in Rome, so you’d say, “I 

am a salesperson and I work in a department store.”) 

SYLVIE: Et vous M. Nicholls, bon Jack, vous êtes agent de 

police à New York, alors vous dites “Je suis agent 

de police et je travaille dans un commissariat de 

police.” (And you, Mr. Nicholls, well, Jack, you are 

a policeman in New York, so you’d say, “I am a 

policeman and I work in a police station.”) 


Listen to M. Martin introducing members of the 

tour group. 

Je vous présente M. Bernard de Genève, en Suisse. Il est 

employé de banque et travaille dans une banque. Et voici Mme 

Rossi, de Rome en Italie. Elle est vendeuse et travaille dans un 

grand magasin. M. Nicholls est de New York; il est agent de 

police et travaille dans un commissariat de police. Mlle 

Verlaine, de Paris, est infirmière et travaille dans un hôpital. 

Mme Briand, de Bruxelles en Belgique, est dessinatrice de BD. 

Elle travaille dans un atelier. Mlle Fernandez, de Madrid en 

Espagne, est informaticienne et travaille dans un bureau. M. 

Millerioux vient de Québec, au Canada. Il est directeur des 

ressources humaines et travaille dans une grande entreprise. Et 

finalement, M. Black est de Londres, en Angleterre. Il est guide 

touristique et travaille dans un bureau de tourisme. (May I 

introduce to you Mr. Bernard from Geneva in Switzerland. He 

is a bank employee and works in a bank. And this is Mrs. 

Rossi, from Rome in Italy. She is a salesperson and works in a 

department store. Mr. Nicholls comes from New York; he is a 

policeman and works in a police station. Miss Verlaine, from 

Paris, is a nurse and works in a hospital. Mrs. Briand, from 

Brussels in Belgium, is a cartoonist. She works in a studio. 

Miss Fernandez, from Madrid in Spain, is a computer 

programmer and works in a office. Mr. Millerioux is from 

Quebec in Canada. He is a personnel director and works in a 

big company. And finally, Mr. Black is from London, in 

England. He is a tourist guide and works in a tourist office.) 



Listen and repeat the parts of the verbs “travailler” 

and “faire.” 

Travailler (to work) 

Je travaille (I work) 

Tu travailles (you work – singular) 

Il travaille (he works) 

Elle travaille (she works) 

Nous travaillons (we work) 

Vous travaillez (you work – plural) 

Ils travaillent (they work – masculine) 

Elles travaillent (they work – feminine) 

Faire (to do) 

Je fais (I do) 

Tu fais (you do – singular) 


Il fait (he does) 

Elle fait (she does) 

Nous faisons (we do) 

Vous faites (you do – plural) 

Ils font (they do – masculine) 

Elles font (they do – feminine) 

Une photo de ma famille 

(A picture of my family) 

In this section, you’ll learn how to talk about 

members of your family. 


Listen to each of these hotel guests telling Sylvie how 

old they are and whether they are married or single. 

SYLVIE: Gilles, quel âge avez-vous? (Gilles, how old are 

you?) 

GILLES: J’ai trente-deux ans. (I am 32 years old.) 

SYLVIE: Vous êtes maries? (Are you married?) 

GILLES: Ah non, je suis divorcé. (Oh no, I am divorced.) 

Did you get it? Gilles is 32 and divorced. 

SYLVIE: Et vous, Isabella? (And you Isabella?) 

ISABELLA: J’ai trente-cinq ans et je suis mariée. (I am 35 years 

old and I am married.) 

SYLVIE: Avez-vous des enfants? (Do you have children?) 

ISABELLA: Oui, un fils de six ans. (Yes, a six-year-old son.) 

Isabella is 35, married, and has a six-year-old son. 

SYLVIE: Et vous, Paul? (And you Paul?) 

PAUL: Je suis célibataire et j’ai vingt-huit ans. (I am single 

and I am 28 years old.) 

Paul is 28 and single. 

SYLVIE: Et Jack? (And Jack?) 

JACK: J’ai trente-six ans et je suis séparé de ma femme. (I 

am 36 years old and I am separated from my 

wife.) 

Jack is 36 and separated. 

SYLVIE: Et Lucienne? (And Lucienne?) 

LUCIENNE: Je suis mariée, j’ai deux enfants et j’ai trente-trois 

ans. (I am married, I have two children, and I am 

33 years old.) 

Lucienne is married with two children, and she is 33. 

SYLVIE: Carmen? 

CARMEN: J’ai vingt-huit ans et je suis célibataire. (I am 28 

years old and I am single.) 

Carmen is 28 and single. 

SYLVIE: Patrice? 

PATRICE: Je suis marié et j’ai deux enfants. J’ai trente-deux 

ans. (I am married and I have two children. I am 

32 years old.) 

Patrice is married and has two children. He’s 32. 

And what about Sylvie? 

SYLVIE: Et moi, j’ai vingt-quatre ans et je suis célibataire. (I 

am 24 years old and I am single.) 

She’s 24 and single. 

Now it’s your turn to answer Sylvie’s questions. 

SYLVIE: Quel âge avez-vous? (How old are you?) 

Vous êtes marié(e)? (Are you married?) 

Page 44, Activité 2 (Activity 2) 

You are having a phone conversation with a Frenchspeaking 

friend who is curious to know about the 

people in the group. Listen and answer her questions: 

FRIEND: Gilles Bernard est marié? (Is Gilles Bernard 

married?) 

Non, il est divorcé. (No, he is divorced.) 

FRIEND: Isabella, elle est célibataire? (Is Isabella single?) 

Non, elle est mariée. (No, she is married.) 

FRIEND: Paul est célibataire? (Is Paul single?) 

Oui, il est célibataire. (Yes, he is single.) 

FRIEND: Jack est marié? (Is Jack married?) 

Non, il est séparé. (No, he is separated.) 

FRIEND: Et Lucienne, elle est mariée? (And is Lucienne 

married?) 

Oui, elle est mariée. (Yes, she is married.) 

FRIEND: Et Carmen? (And Carmen?) 

Non, elle n’est pas mariée. (No, she is not married.) 

FRIEND: Patrice est divorcé? (Is Patrice divorced?) 

Non, il est marié. (No, he is married.) 

FRIEND: Et Sylvie aussi? (And Sylvie as well?) 

Non, elle est célibataire. (No, she is single.) 


Listen to Patrice talking about a photograph of his 

family. 

PATRICE: Bon, à droite, c’est mon fils Didier…et à côté, ça, 

c’est mon père, Jean-Claude. Oui et puis là, à côté 

de mon père, c’est ma mère, Murielle. Et voici ma 

fille Élodie, entre mon fils et ma femme. Là, c’est 

ma femme, Véronique, et puis me voilà. Et à 

gauche, le chien, qui s’appelle Samuel, ou Sam. 

(Ok, on the right is my son, Didier…and beside him 

is my father, Jean-Claude. Yes, and then here, 

beside my father, is my mother, Murielle. And here 

is my daughter Élodie, between my son and my 

wife. Over there is my wife, Véronique, and here I 

am. And on the left the dog, whose name is 

Samuel or Sam.) 


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Did you get it right? On the right: 

PATRICE: C’est mon fils Didier. 

It’s Patrice’s son Didier… 

PATRICE: …et à côté, ça, c’est mon père Jean-Claude 

…and beside him is his father Jean-Claude 

PATRICE: …et puis là, à côté de mon père, c’est ma mère, 

Murielle. 

…and beside him is Patrice’s mother, Murielle 

PATRICE: Et voici ma fille Élodie, entre mon fils Didier et ma 

femme. Là, c’est ma femme, Véronique. 

…and his daughter Élodie is between his son and his 

wife Véronique. 

PATRICE: … puis me voilà. Et à gauche, le chien, qui 

s’appelle Samuel, ou Sam. 

…and Patrice is here. And to the left is their dog 

Samuel, or Sam for short. 


Listen to Patrice telling you how old they are. 

PATRICE: Mon fils Didier a quatre ans. Ma mère a cinquante 

et un ans. Mon père a cinquante-cinq ans. Et ma 

fille Élodie a deux ans. Ma femme a trente ans et 

moi, j’ai trente-deux ans. (My son Didier is 4 years 

old. My mother is 51 years old. My father is 55 

years old. And my daughter Élodie is 2 years old. 

My wife is 30 years old and I am 32 years old.) 

Did you get it right? The answers are: 

Didier is 4; his mother is 51; his father is 55; his daughter 

Élodie is 2; his wife is 30; and he is 32. 


Listen to Sylvie and Thierry talking about their 

family photos. 

THIERRY: Nous voilà en vacances; on est au bord de la mer. 

Ma femme, mes deux filles et le chien, et regarde! 

C’est devant la maison de mes parents. C’est ma 

femme, mon frère Denis, les filles et le chien. (Here 

we are on vacation; we are at the seaside. My 

wife, my two daughters, and the dog, and look! It’s 

in front of my parents’ house. It’s my wife, my 

brother Denis, the girls, and the dog.) 

SYLVIE: Ici, c’est mon petit ami. Il s’appelle Auban, il a 

vingt-six ans…et voilà…et ça c’est à la maison: mes 

parents, Auban, mon frère Paul et ma soeur Cécile. 

(Here is my boyfriend. His name is Auban; he is 26 

years old…and here is…and this is at home: my 

parents, Auban, my brother Paul, and my sister 

Cécile.) 

Did you get it right? Pictures A and C were Thierry’s, 

and B and D were Sylvie’s. 




Listen and practice saying “P” and “T ”: 

mon petit ami (my boyfriend) 

ma petite amie (my girlfriend) 

son petit ami (her boyfriend) 

sa petite amie (his girlfriend) 

Now practice asking questions and making 

statements. Listen and repeat these phrases: 

Ça va? (How are you?) 

Ça va bien merci. (I’m fine, thank you.) 

Il a quel âge? (How old is he?) 

Il a vingt ans. (He is 20 years old.) 

Avez-vous une photo de votre femme? (Do you have a picture 

of your wife?) 

Oui, j’ai une photo de ma famille. (Yes, I have a picture of my 

family.) 

Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire? 

(What shall we do?) 

In this section, you are going to learn to talk about 

what you are going to do. 


Sylvie and Patrice are deciding what to do this 

evening. Listen to Sylvie’s suggestions. 

PATRICE: Qu’est-ce qu’on va faire ce soir? (What shall we do 

tonight?) 

SYLVIE: On pourrait aller au restaurant. (We could go to a 

restaurant.) 

PATRICE: Ah non! (Oh no!) 

SYLVIE: Ou bien aller en boîte, aller danser. (Or go dancing 

in a night club.) 

PATRICE: Non, je suis fatigué. (No, I am tired.) 

SYLVIE: Ou bien aller au cinéma. (Or go to the movies.) 

PATRICE: Non non! (No no!) 

SYLVIE: On pourrait faire une promenade le long des 

Champs-Élysées. (We could go for a walk along 

the Champs-Élysées.) 

PATRICE: Oui, bonne idée. (Yes, good idea.) 

What did Sylvie suggest? Listen again: 

SYLVIE: On pourrait aller au restaurant. 

They could go to a restaurant. 

SYLVIE: Ou bien, aller en boîte, aller danser. 

Or go dancing in a night club. 

SYLVIE: Ou bien, aller au cinéma. 

Or go to the movies. 

SYLVIE: On pourrait faire une promenade le long des 

Champs-Élysées. 


Or just go for a walk along the Champs-Élysées, 

which is the suggestion that appeals to Patrice. 


Listen to find out what everyone decides to do. 

GILLES: Bon, qu’est-ce qu’on va faire? Moi, je vais en 

boîte; je vais aller danser. Et vous Madame 

Fourrier, qu’est-ce que vous aller faire? (OK, 

what shall we do? I am going dancing at a 

night club. And you, Mrs. Fourrier, what are 

you going to do?) 

MME FOURRIER: Je vais aller au restaurant, je vais manger. Que 

faites-vous ce soir, M. Delafin? (I am going to 

a restaurant; I am going to eat. What are you 

doing tonight, Mr. Delafin?) 

M. DELAFIN: Ben, je vais visiter la ville, faire une promenade 

en ville. Et vous, Sylvie? (Well, I am going to 

visit the town, to take a walk in town. And 

you Sylvie?) 

SYLVIE: Je vais avec Gilles en boîte. Et vous Mme 

Coulot? Qu’est-ce que vous allez faire? (I am 

going with Gilles to a night club. And you, 

Mrs. Coulot? What are you going to do?) 

MME COULOT: Je vais aller au lit. Je suis fatiguée. Que faitesvous 

M. Garnier? (I am going to bed. I am 

tired. What are you doing, Mr. Garnier?) 

M. GARNIER: Moi, je vais aller au cinéma. Vous venez avec 

moi, Patrice? (I am going to the movies. Are 

you coming with me, Patrice?) 

PATRICE: Non merci. Je vais rester au bar boire une 

bière. (No thank you. I will stay at the bar and 

have a beer.) 

So, what did everyone decide? First, Gilles Bernard: 

GILLES: Bon, qu’est-ce qu’on va faire? Moi, je vais en 

boîte; je vais aller danser. 

He is going to go dancing in a night club. What about 

Mme Fourrier? 

MME FOURRIER: Je vais aller au restaurant, je vais manger. 

She is going to go to a restaurant for a meal. And 

M. Delafin? 

M. DELAFIN: Ben, je vais visiter la ville, faire une promenade 

en ville. 

He is going for a walk in town. And Sylvie? 

SYLVIE: Je vais avec Gilles en boîte. 

She is off to the night club with Gilles. And Mme 

Coulot? 

MME COULOT: Je vais aller au lit. Je suis fatiguée. 

She is tired so she is off to bed. And M. Garnier? 

M. GARNIER: Moi, je vais aller au cinéma. Vous venez avec 

moi Patrice? 

He is going to the movies and asks Patrice if he will 

come too. 

PATRICE: Non merci. Je vais rester au bar boire une bière. 

But Patrice has decided to stay at the bar and have a 

beer. 


Has M. Martin understood you correctly? Listen, 

and answer his questions. 

M. MARTIN: Patrice va aller au cinéma? (Is Patrice going to the 

movies?) 

Non, il ne va pas aller au cinéma. Il va rester au bar boire une 

bière. (No, he is not going to the movies. He will stay at the 

bar and have a beer.) 

M. MARTIN: Mme Fourrier va visiter la ville? (Will Mrs. Fourrier 

visit the town?) 

Non, elle ne va pas visiter la ville. Elle va manger au 

restaurant. (No, she will not visit the town. She is going to go 

eat in a restaurant.) 

M. MARTIN: M. Delafin va faire une promenade en ville? (Is 

Mr. Delafin going to take a walk in town?) 

Oui, c’est vrai. (Yes, that’s true.) 

M. MARTIN: Sylvie va aller à la piscine? (Is Sylvie going to the 

swimming pool?) 

Non, Sylvie ne va pas aller à la piscine. Elle va aller en boîte de 

nuit. (No, Sylvie is not going to the swimming pool. She is 

going to a night club.) 

M. MARTIN: Mme Coulot va aller au lit? (Is Mrs. Coulot going 

to bed?) 

Oui, c’est vrai. Elle est fatiguée. (Yes, that’s true. She is tired.) 

M. MARTIN: M. Garnier va aller au restaurant? (Is Mr. Garnier 

going to a restaurant?) 

Non, il ne va pas aller au restaurant. Il va aller au cinéma. (No, 

he is not going to the restaurant. He is going to the movies.) 

M. MARTIN: Et Gilles va aller au cinéma aussi? (And is Gilles 

also going to the movies?) 

Ah non, il ne va pas aller au cinéma. Il va aller en boîte de 

nuit avec Sylvie. (Oh no, he is not going to the movies. He is 

going to a night club with Sylvie.) 

M. MARTIN: Très bien. Bonne soirée. (Very well. Have a good 

evening.) 


Decide what you are going to do and answer M. 

Martin’s questions. 

Et vous, qu’est-ce que vous allez faire? (And you, what are you 

going to do?) 

Est-ce que vous aller danser? (Are you going to dance?) 


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Est-ce que vous allez boire une bière? (Are you going to have a 

beer?) 

Est-ce que vous allez faire une promenade en ville? (Are you 

going for a walk in town?) 

Est-ce que vous allez au restaurant? (Are you going to a 

restaurant?) 

Est-ce que vous allez au cinéma? (Are you going to the 

movies?) 

Est-ce que vous allez au lit? (Are you going to bed?) 



Listen carefully to the pronunciation of “on” and try 

to copy it as you repeat these phrases: 

On va danser. (We are going dancing.) 

On va au cinéma. (We are going to the movies.) 

On va au restaurant (We are going to a restaurant.) 

On va en ville. (We are going to town.) 

Voilà, c’est tout. 

That’s all for Unit 3. And don’t forget the Extras for 

Unit 3. Au revoir. (Good-bye.) 

Extra Unit 3, Extra Chapitre trois 


These people are talking about what they could do in 

Montreal. Listen to their conversation to find out 

what they suggest. 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Alors, on pourrait visiter le parc d’attractions 

“La Ronde.” Il y a des manèges, un cirque 

international et des spectacles. En été, c’est 

ouvert tous les jours. (Well, we could visit the 

amusement park “La Ronde.” There are rides, 

an international circus, and shows. During the 

summer, it’s open every day.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Oh non! (Oh no!) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: On pourrait visiter le parc olympique. (We 

could visit the Olympic park.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Qu’est-ce qu’il y a à voir? (What is there to 

see?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Il y a des visites guidées, des installations 

olympiques. (There are guided tours, Olympic 

exhibits.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Mmm! 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Il y a le jardin botannique…avec des fleurs de 

toutes les sortes. (There is the botanical 

garden…with all kinds of flowers.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Mmm! 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Ou bien, on pourrait faire une visite du vieux 

port ou bien une croisière sur le Saint-Laurent. 

(Or we could visit the old port or take a cruise 

on the Saint-Laurent.) 


MALE SPEAKER: Ah oui, bonne idée! On va faire ça. (Oh yes, 

good idea! We’ll do that.) 


Now listen to find out what these people are going 

to do. 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Nous allons au parc d’attractions. (We are 

going to the amusement park.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Ah oui, c’est très bien. Nous allons visiter 

le parc olympique. (Oh yes, that’s great. We 

are going to visit the Olympic park.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Nous avons l’intention de visiter le 

Biodôme. (We intend to visit the Biodome.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #3: On va faire une croisière sur la rivière. (We 

are going to take a cruise on the river.) 


What could these people do this evening? 

FEMALE SPEAKER: On pourrait aller à la piscine. (We could go to 

the pool.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Ah non merci. On pourrait aller à la patinoire. 

(Oh no, thank you. We could go to the skating 

rink.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Je n’aime pas faire du patin à glace. (I don’t 

like to ice skate.) 

MALE SPEAKER: On pourrait aller au match de foot. (We could 

go to the soccer game.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Merci! On pourrait aller au cinéma. (No, 

thanks! We could go to the movies.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Moi je ne veux pas. Je préfère jouer au tennis. 

(I don’t want to. I would rather play tennis.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: On pourrait aller en boîte de nuit. (We could 

go to a night club.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Je n’aime pas danser. (I don’t like to dance.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Alors qu’est-ce qu’on fait? (So what shall we 

do?) 

MALE SPEAKER: Ben, j’ai faim. On pourrait aller au restau. 

(Well, I am hungry. We could go to a 

restaurant.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Bonne idée. (Good idea.) 

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What are these people going to do and who are they 

going with? 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Ce soir, moi je vais au cinéma avec ma 

femme. (Tonight, I am going to the movies 

with my wife.) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Ce soir, ben, je ne sais pas. Je vais peutêtre 

jouer au tennis avec mon frère. 

(Tonight, well, I don’t know. Maybe I will 

play tennis with my brother.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Moi, on va aller en boîte. J’y vais avec ma 

soeur. (I am going to a night club. I am 

going there with my sister.) 


MALE SPEAKER #3: Je vais au restau ce soir, avec ma petite 

amie. (Tonight I am going to a restaurant 

with my girlfriend.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Je vais jouer au tennis avec mon petit ami. 

(I am going to play tennis with my 

boyfriend.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Je vais au match de hockey sur glace avec 

mon mari. (I am going to the ice hockey 

game with my husband.) 

Parfait. C’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect. That’s very 




Unit 4, Chapitre quatre 

En ville (In town) 

This unit will help you learn the language you need 

to find your way around town. 

Il y a une banque près d’ici? 

(Is there a bank near here?) 

In this section, you will learn language to find out 

where a place is. 


Listen to these people at the hotel reception desk. 

FEMALE GUEST #1: Il y a une poste près d’ici? (Is there a post 

office nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui, à deux minutes. (Yes, 2 minutes 

away.) 

MALE GUEST #1: La gare SNCF est près d’ici? (Is the railway 

station nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre le métro. (No. You 

have to take the subway.) 

FEMALE GUEST #2: Il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a 

drugstore nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre un bus. (No. You 

have to take a bus.) 

FEMALE GUEST #3: Et il y a un parking ici? (And is there a 

parking lot nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui. Il y a un parking à côté de l’hôtel. 

(Yes, there is a parking lot beside the 

hotel.) 

MALE GUEST #2: Pour aller au cinéma? (To get to the 

cinema?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Il n’y a pas de cinéma près d’ici. Il faut aller 

au centre ville. Il y a un bus toutes les dix 

minutes. (There is no cinema nearby. You 

have to go to the center of town. There is a 

bus every ten minutes.) 

MALE GUEST #2: C’est où l’arrêt d’autobus? (Where is the 

bus stop?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: En face de l’hôtel. (Opposite the hotel.) 

MALE GUEST #3: Il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is there a 

bank nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non, mais vous pouvez changer de 

l’argent ici. (No, but you can change 

money right here at the hotel.) 

Now listen again. What was each guest asking for? 

FEMALE GUEST #1:Il y a une poste près d’ici? (Is there a post 

office nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui, à deux minutes. (Yes, 2 minutes 

away.) 

She was asking whether there is a post office nearby. 

And the answer is: Yes there is, and it’s only two 

minutes away. Now what about the next one? 

MALE GUEST #1: La gare SNCF est près d’ici? (Is the railway 

station nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre le métro. (No. You 

have to take the subway.) 

He was asking about the railway station. And the 

answer is: He has to take the subway to get there. 

Now try the next. 

FEMALE GUEST #2: Il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a 


FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non. Il faut prendre un bus. (No. You 

have to take a bus.) 

She was asking if there is a drugstore nearby. And 

the answer is: no. She will have to take a bus. Now 

listen again to the next one. 

FEMALE GUEST #3: Et il y a un parking ici? (And is there a 

parking lot nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Oui. Il y a un parking à côté de l’hôtel. 

(Yes, there is a parking lot beside the 

hotel.) 

She was asking whether there was a car park 

nearby. And the answer is: Yes, there’s one beside the 

hotel. What did the next gentleman want? This one is 

a bit longer. 

MALE GUEST #2: Pour aller au cinéma? (How do you get to 

the cinema?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Il n’y a pas de cinéma près d’ici. Il faut aller 

au centre ville. Il y a un bus toutes les dix 

minutes. (There is no cinema nearby. You 

have to go to the center of town. There is a 

bus every ten minutes.) 

MALE GUEST #2: C’est où l’arrêt d’autobus? (Where is the 

bus stop?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: En face de l’hôtel. (Opposite the hotel.) 

He wanted to go to the movies. She told him that it 

was in the center of town and he would have to take 

a bus, which runs every ten minutes, and the bus 

stop is opposite the hotel. And finally, what does this 

man want? What does the clerk tell him? 


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MALE GUEST #3: Il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is there a 

bank nearby?) 

FEMALE EMPLOYEE: Ah non, mais vous pouvez changer de 

l’argent ici. (Oh no, but you can change 

money right here.) 

He wants to know if there is a bank nearby. There 

isn’t but the clerk tells him that he can change 

money at the hotel. 


Listen to these people asking where the nearest 

subway station is. 

1 

La station de métro? C’est là-bas, au coin de la rue. (The 

subway station? It’s over there, on the corner of the street.) 

2 

La station de métro? La voilà, devant la poste. (The subway 

station? Here it is, in front of the post office.) 

3 

La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près: sur votre droite. 

(The subway station? Oh yes, it’s quite near. On your right.) 

4 

La station de métro? C’est là-bas, à côté de l’église. (The 

subway station? It’s over there, beside the church.) 

5 

La station de métro? Mais la voilà, en face du cinéma. (The 

subway station? There it is, opposite the cinema.) 

6 

La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près. Ici, sur votre 

gauche. (The subway station? Oh yes, It’s quite near. Here, on 

your left.) 

Did you get it right? Listen again. 

La station de métro? C’est là-bas, au coin de la rue. 

The first one is over there, on the corner of the street. 

La station de métro? La voilà, devant la poste. 

The second one is there, in front of the post office. 

La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près: sur votre droite. 

The third is quite near on your right. 

La station de métro? C’est là-bas, à côté de l’église. 

The fourth one is over there, beside the church. 

La station de métro? Mais la voilà, en face du cinéma. 

And the fifth one is there, opposite the cinema. 

La station de métro? Ah oui, c’est tout près. Ici, sur votre gauche. 

And the sixth is also quite near, on your left. 


The clerk is telling some hotel guests where to find 

certain places. Listen to what she says. 


MALE SPEAKER #1: Est-ce qu’il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is 

there a bank nearby?) 

CLERK: La banque est à côté du cinéma. (The bank 

is beside the cinema.) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Il y a une station service près d’ici? (Is there 

a service station nearby?) 

CLERK: Ah oui, il y a une station service dans la 

rue Napoléon Bonaparte, devant le super 

marché. (Oh yes, there is a service station 

on Napoléon Bonaparte Street, in front of 

the supermarket.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a 


CLERK: Oui, il y a une pharmacie dans la rue de la 

Révolution, en face de la poste. (Yes, there 

is a drugstore on Revolution Street opposite 

the post office.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Est-ce qu’il y a une station de taxis près 

d’ici? (Is there a taxi stand nearby?) 

CLERK: Oui, dans l’avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 

devant l’église. (Yes, on Charles de Gaulle 

Avenue, in front of the church.) 

MALE SPEAKER #3: Il y a une station de métro près d’ici? (Is 

there a subway station nearby?) 

CLERK: Oui, au coin de la rue Napoléon Bonaparte 

et l’avenue des Chênes. (Yes, on the corner 

of Napoléon Bonaparte Street and Chênes 

Avenue.) 

Did you get it right? Where are they? 

CLERK: La banque est à côté du cinéma. 

The bank is beside the cinema. 

CLERK: La station service est dans la rue Napoléon 

Bonaparte, devant le super marché. 

The service station is on rue Napoléon Bonaparte, in 

front on the supermarket. 

CLERK: La pharmacie est dans la rue de la 

Révolution, en face de la poste. 

The drugstore is on rue de la Révolution, opposite the 

post office. 

CLERK: La station de taxis est dans l’avenue 

Charles-de-Gaulle, devant l’église. 

There is a taxi stand on avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 

in front of the church. 

CLERK: La station de métro est au coin de la rue 

Napoléon Bonaparte et l’avenue des 

Chênes. 

And the subway station is on the corner of rue 

Napoléon Bonaparte and avenue des Chênes. 

Good! Now it’s time for some more pronunciation 

practice. 




More practice at making statements and asking 

questions. Listen and repeat these phrases, paying 

particular attention to the intonation. 

Il y a une piscine près d’ici? (Is there a swimming pool 

nearby?) 

Il y a une piscine près d’ici. (There is a swimming pool 

nearby.) 

La banque est près d’ici? (Is the bank nearby?) 

La banque est près d’ici. (The bank is nearby.) 

La pharmacie est en face de l’hôtel? (Is the drugstore opposite 

the hotel?) 

La pharmacie est en face de l’hôtel. (The drugstore is opposite 

the hotel.) 

Now practice using “est-ce que.” 

Est-ce qu’il y a une piscine près d’ici? (Is there a swimming 

pool nearby?) 

Est-ce qu’il y a une banque près d’ici? (Is there a bank 

nearby?) 

Est-ce qu’il y a une pharmacie près d’ici? (Is there a drugstore 

nearby?) 

Est-ce qu’il y a une station de métro près d’ici? (Is there a 

subway station nearby?) 

Pour aller à… 

(How do you get to…) 

In this section, you’ll learn how to ask for and give 

directions to a place. 


Listen to these people asking the way. 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’aéroport s’il vous plaît? (How 

do you get to the airport, please?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Excusez-moi, pour aller au musée? (Excuse 

me, how do you get to the museum?) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller à la plage Monsieur, c’est par là? 

(Sir, how do you get to the beach; is it that 

way?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Le Syndicat d’Initiative? Pour aller au 

syndicat, madame? (The tourist information 

office? How do you get to the tourist 

information office, madam?) 

MALE SPEAKER #3: C’est par ici l’autoroute? Ah non, zut! Pour 

aller à l’autoroute alors? (Is this the way to 

the highway? Oh no, darn! So how do you 

get to the highway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Pour aller à l’hôtel Mercure, madame, c’est 

par ici? (How do you get to the Hotel 

Mercure, madam; is it over here?) 

Where do they want to go? Listen again. 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’aéroport s’il vous plaît? (How 

do you get to the airport please?) 

He wants to go to the airport. 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Excusez-moi, pour aller au musée? (Excuse 

me, how do you get to the museum?) 

And she wants to go to the museum. 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller à la plage Monsieur, c’est par là? 

(Sir, how do you get to the beach; is it that 

way?) 

He wants to go to the beach. 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Le Syndicat d’Initiative? Pour aller au 

syndicat, madame? (The tourist information 

office? How do you get to the tourist 

information office, madam?) 

And she wants to go to tourist information office. 

MALE SPEAKER #3: C’est par ici l’autoroute? Ah non, zut! Pour 

aller à l’autoroute alors? (Is this the way to 

the highway? Oh no, darn! So how do I get 

to the highway?) 

Oh my! This man thought he knew the way to the 

highway, but he’s just realized he didn’t. 

FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Pour aller à l’hôtel Mercure Madame, c’est 

par ici? (How do you get to the Hotel 

Mercure madam; is it over here?) 

This woman wants to go to the Hotel Mercure. The 

“Mercure” is a chain of hotels, and you ’ll find one in 

most of the larger French towns. 


A vous (Your turn) 

Now it’s your turn to ask the way. Listen and 

answer the questions. 

First, you want to go to the tourist information office. 

Ask this gentleman. 

Pour aller au Syndicat d’Initiative? (How do I get to the tourist 

information office?) 

And now, you want to find the Hotel Mercure. 

Pour aller à l’hôtel Mercure? (How do I get to the Hotel 

Mercure?) 

Now, you would also like to know the way to the 

beach… 

Pour aller à la plage? (How do I get to the beach?) 

…and to the museum. 

Pour aller au musée? (How do I get to the museum?) 

…and to the airport. 

Pour aller à l’aéroport? (How do I get to the airport?) 


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Which way should these people go? Listen to the 

directions. 

1 

Vous allez tout droit et puis tournez à droite. (You go straight 

ahead and then turn right.) 

2 

Vous prenez la deuxième rue à droite. (You take the second 

road on the right.) 

3 

Vous prenez la première rue à gauche et puis tournez à droite. 

(You take the first road on the left and then turn right.) 

4 

Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au feu, et puis tournez à gauche et 

traversez le pont. (You go straight to the light then turn left 

and go over the bridge.) 

5 

Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au rond-point et puis vous prenez 

la première rue à droite. (You go straight to the round about 

and then you take the first exit on the right.) 

6 

Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au pont mais vous ne traversez pas 

le pont. Vous tournez à droite juste avant le pont. (You go 

straight to the bridge but you don’t cross it. Turn right just 

before the bridge.) 

Did you get that? Listen again. 

1 

Vous allez tout droit et puis tournez à droite. 

You go straight ahead and then turn right. 

2 

Vous prenez la deuxième rue à droite. 

You take the second road on the right. 

3 

Vous prenez la première rue à gauche et puis tournez à droite. 

You take the first road on the left and then turn 

right. 

4 

Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au feu, et puis tournez à gauche et 

traversez le pont. 

You go straight to the light then turn left and go over 

the bridge. 

5 

Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au rond-point, et puis vous prenez 

la première rue à droite. 

You go straight to the round about and then take the 

first exit on the right. 

6 

Vous allez tout droit jusqu’au pont mais vous ne traversez pas 

le pont. Vous tournez à droite juste avant le pont. 


And finally, you go straight to the bridge but don’t 

cross it. Turn right just before it. 


Did you get it right? Listen and repeat each phrase: 

à la banque (at the bank) 

à l’aéroport (at the airport) 

à la poste (at the post office) 

à l’hôpital (at the hospital) 

au Syndicat d’Initiative (at the tourist information office) 

au musée (at the museum) 

à l’hôtel (at the hotel) 

à la plage (at the beach) 



Listen and repeat these directions to get used to the 

sound of the “vous” form of the verb. 

Vous prenez la première rue à gauche. (You take the first road 

on the left.) 

Vous allez jusqu’au feu. (You go to the light.) 

Vous tournez à gauche. (You turn left.) 

Vous traversez le pont. (You go over the bridge.) 

Vous continuez tout droit. (You keep going straight.) 

Vous montez la rue. (You go up the street.) 

Vous descendez la rue piétonne. (You go down the pedestrian 

street.) 

Now practice asking the way to these places in Paris. 

à la place de la Concorde (to the place de la Concorde) 

à l’Étoile (to the Étoile) 

au Centre Georges Pompidou (to the Georges Pompidou 

Center) 

aux Halles (to the Halles) 

Vous fermez à quelle heure? 

(What time do you close?) 

In this section, you’ll learn to ask about opening and 

closing times. 


Véronique is asking at the hotel reception about 

opening times. Which days does the clerk say the 

places are open? 

CLERK: La piscine, elle est ouverte tous les jours, sauf le 

lundi matin et le jeudi soir. (The pool is open every 

day except Monday morning and Thursday night.) 

CLERK: La poste, elle est fermée le samedi après-midi et le 

dimanche. (The post office is closed on Saturday 

afternoon and on Sunday.) 

CLERK: La boulangerie? Elle est fermée le dimanche aprèsmidi 

et le lundi. (The bakery is closed on Sunday 

afternoon and on Monday.) 


CLERK: Le musée? Il est ouvert tous les jours, sauf le jeudi 

et le lundi matin. (The museum is open every day 

except Thursday and Monday morning.) 


Now listen again and check the opening times. 

CLERK: La piscine? Aujourd’hui elle ouvre à…sept heures 

trente et elle ferme à vingt et une heures trente. 

(The pool? Today it opens at…7:30 a.m. and it 

closes at 9:30 p.m.) 

CLERK: La poste? Aujourd’hui elle ouvre à neuf heures et 

elle ferme à dix-huit heures. (The post office? 

Today it opens at 9:00 a.m. and it closes at 

6:00 p.m.) 

CLERK: La boulangerie? Aujourd’hui elle ouvre à sept heures 

et elle ferme à dix-huit heures trente. (The bakery? 

Today it opens at 7:00 a.m. and it closes at 

6:30 p.m.) 

CLERK: Le musée? Il ouvre à…attendez je regarde…bon…il 

ouvre à dix heures quinze et il ferme à dix-sept 

heures quarante-cinq. (The museum? It opens 

at…wait I’m checking…ok…it opens at 10:15 a.m. 

and it closes at 5:45 p.m.) 


Lucienne is asking the hotel clerk about places where 

you can go and eat tonight. Listen and check the 

opening times. 

CLERK: Bon, le Coq d’Or aujourd’hui…attendez je 

regarde…le Coq d’Or…ouvre à dix-huit heures et 

ferme à minuit. (Ok, the Coq d’Or today…wait, I’m 

checking…the Coq d’Or…opens at 6:00 p.m. and 

closes at midnight.) 

CLERK: Le Fast Food ouvre à sept heures le matin et ferme 

à vingt-trois heures. (Fast Food opens at 7:00 a.m. 

and closes at 11:00 p.m.) 

CLERK: La Brasserie, elle, ouvre a…huit heures et le 

restaurant Au Poisson Rouge ouvre à onze heures 

le matin et ferme à vingt-deux heures le soir. (The 

Brasserie opens at 8 o’clock and the Au Poisson 

Rouge restaurant opens at 11:00 a.m. and closes at 

10:00 p.m.) 


You are more interested in the movies this evening. 

Listen to find out when the films are showing. 

Wednesday’s Child? Attendez…bon, dans la salle A, il y a 

Wednesday’s Child à dix-sept heures trente et vingt et une 

heure cinquante. Et puis Happy Days à dix-neuf heures 

quarante et vingt-trois heures cinquante-cinq. Et dans la salle 

B, Raging Bull à dix-sept heures quarante cinq et vingt et une 

heures cinquante-cinq…et Into the Galaxy à dix-neuf heures 

cinquante et minuit. (Wednesday’s Child? Wait…OK, in theater 

A, Wednesday’s Child plays at 5:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. And 

then Happy Days at 7:40 p.m. and 11:55 p.m. And in theater 

B, Raging Bull at 5:45 p.m. and 9:55 p.m….and Into the 

Galaxy at 7:50 p.m. and midnight.) 


You’ve decided you really must get your hair done. 

Listen and find out what times are available. 

Vous voulez venir aujourd’hui ou demain? Aujourd’hui, ah 

bon. Vous pouvez avoir un rendez-vous à…aujourd’hui, bon…à 

dix heures et demie ou bien…onze heures quarante cinq…ou 

bien…quatorze heures dix. Et demain, neuf heures trente, midi, 

treize heures vingt, quatorze heures quarante ou bien…seize 

heures trente. Vous voulez venir demain? Bon, à quelle heure? 

(You want to come today or tomorrow? Today, OK. You can 

have an appointment at…today OK…at 10:30 a.m. or 11:45 

a.m. or 2:10 p.m. And tomorrow, 9:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:20 

p.m., 2:40 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. You want to come tomorrow? OK, 

at what time?) 

You want to come at 1:20 p.m. tomorrow or thirteen 

hundred hours, twenty minutes. Tell him. 

Je veux venir demain à treize heures vingt. 

Now you make appointments for some other people. 

Tell the hairdresser Mme Millerioux wants to come 

today at 11:45. 

Mme Millerioux veut venir aujourd’hui à onze heures quarantecinq. 

M. Briand wants to come at 9:30 tomorrow. 

M. Briand veut venir demain à neuf heures trente. 

Mme Coulot wants to come today at 2:10 p.m. or at 

fourteen hundred hours ten minutes. 

Mme Coulot veut venir aujourd’hui à quatorze heures dix. 

And M. Macintosh wants to come tomorrow at 4:30 

p.m. or sixteen hundred hours thirty minutes. 

M. Macintosh veut venir demain à seize heures trente. 

HAIRDRESSER: Macintosh, eh…comment ça s’écrit? (Macintosh, 

eh how do you spell that?) 

What did the hairdresser ask you? Can you still do it? 

M-A-C-I-N-T-O-S-H 



Listen and repeat these times. Notice how the words 

are run together. 

une heure (one o’clock) 

deux heures (two o’clock) 

trois heures (three o’clock) 

quatre heures (four o’clock) 

cinq heures (five o’clock) 

six heures (six o’clock) 

sept heures (seven o’clock) 


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huit heures (eight o’clock) 

neuf heures (nine o’clock) 

dix heures (ten o’clock) 

onze heures (eleven o’clock) 

douze heures (twelve o’clock) 

Voilà! C’est tout pour le chapitre quatre. 

There! That’s it for Unit 4. 

We also have Extras for you for more practice. 


Extra Unit 4, Extra Chapitre quatre 


Some visitors to Guadeloupe are in the Tourist 

Information Office, asking about places to visit. 

Listen to the information they are given. 

Vous voulez visiter un peu la ville? Ah oui, il y a beaucoup de 

choses à voir. Le musée…ah non vous y êtes déjà allés. Alors il 

faut absolument visiter la Soufrière, aller à la plage. Ah 

monsieur, pour aller à Basse-Terre, mais…il faut prendre le 

bus…oui, il y a un car qui part dans une demi-heure. Vous 

avez juste le temps pour aller à la gare routière. Les cascades? 

Pour aller aux cascades, il vaut mieux louer une voiture. (You 

want to go and visit a bit of the city? Oh yes, there are a lot of 

things to see. The museum…oh no you already went there. So 

you absolutely must visit la Soufrière and the beach. Ah sir, to 

get to Basse-Terre, but…you must take the bus…yes, there is a 

bus leaving in half an hour. You just have enough time to go 

to the bus station. The waterfalls? To go to the waterfalls, it is 

better to rent a car.) 

Parfait. C’est très bien. Voici la fin d’Extra. (Perfect. That’s very 




Unit 5, Chapitre cinq 

Au centre commercial (At the mall) 

In this unit, you will become familiar with the 

language you need for going shopping, buying toiletries 

and personal items, and buying items of clothing. 

A la pharmacie 

(At the drugstore) 

This section is about shopping for things at the 

drugstore, and asking for what you want. 


What have these people forgotten to bring? 


GILLES: Avez-vous des kleenex? J’ai oublié d’apporter des 

kleenex. (Do you have any tissues? I forgot to bring 

tissues.) 

LUCIENNE: J’ai oublié mon sèche-cheveux. Il faut que j’achète 

un sèche-cheveux. (I forgot my hairdryer. I have to 

buy a hairdryer.) 

SYLVIE: J’ai oublié ma trousse. Il faut que j’achète du 

shampooing et de l’après-shampooing, une brosse, 

une brosse à dents, du dentifrice et du déodorant. 

(I forgot my toiletry bag. I have to buy some 

shampoo and conditioner, a hairbrush, a 

toothbrush, toothpaste, and some deodorant.) 

PATRICE: Moi aussi j’ai oublié ma trousse. J’ai besoin d’un 

rasoir, d’une lotion après-rasage, de savon, d’une 

brosse à dents, de dentifrice et d’un peigne. 

(I forgot my toiletry bag as well. I need a razor, an 

aftershave, some soap, a toothbrush, some 

toothpaste, and a comb.) 

Listen again. What has Gilles forgotten to bring? 

GILLES: Avez-vous des kleenex? J’ai oublié d’apporter des 

kleenex. (Do you have any tissues? I forgot to bring 

tissues.) 

Tissues. What has Lucienne forgotten? 

LUCIENNE: J’ai oublié mon sèche-cheveux. Il faut que j’achète 

un sèche-cheveux. (I forgot my hairdryer. I have to 

buy a hairdryer.) 

She’s forgotten her hairdryer. What has Sylvie 

forgotten? 

SYLVIE: J’ai oublié ma trousse. Il faut que j’achète du 

shampooing et de l’après-shampooing, une brosse, 

une brosse à dents, du dentifrice et…du déodorant. 

(I forgot my toiletry bag. I have to buy some 

shampoo and conditioner, a hairbrush, a 

toothbrush, toothpaste, and some deodorant.) 

Just about everything it seems: shampoo, 

conditioner, a hairbrush, a toothbrush, toothpaste, 

and deodorant. What about Patrice? 

PATRICE: Moi aussi j’ai oublié ma trousse. J’ai besoin d’un 

rasoir, d’une lotion après-rasage, de savon, d’une 

brosse à dents, de dentifrice et d’un peigne. (I 

forgot my toiletry bag as well. I need a razor, an 

aftershave, some soap, a toothbrush, some 

toothpaste, and a comb.) 

He’s forgotten his overnight bag as well, and he 

needs a razor, aftershave, soap, toothbrush, 

toothpaste, and a comb. 


Now listen to them at the drugstore buying the 

things they need. 

PATRICE: Avez-vous des mouchoirs en papier? (Do you have 

tissues?) 


CLERK: Un paquet ou une boîte? (A packet or a box?) 

PATRICE: Un paquet s’il vous plaît. (A packet please.) 

CLERK: Un paquet. Deux euros quatre-vingts. (A packet. 

€2.80.) 

LUCIENNE: Avez-vous des sèche-cheveux? (Do you carry 

hairdryers?) 

CLERK: Oui, bien sûr. Il y a des sèche-cheveux de voyage, à 

quinze euros soixante, et des plus grands, à vingtcinq 

euros quarante. (Yes, of course. There are travel 

hairdryers, for €15.60, and bigger ones for €25.40.) 

CLERK: Vous désirez tout ça? (You want all that?) 

SYLVIE: Oui. (Yes.) 

CLERK: Bon, du shampooing: deux euro cinquante, de 

l’après-shampooing: aussi deux euros cinquante, 

une brosse: trois euros, une brosse à dents: deux 

euros quatre-vingts. (Ok, some shampoo: €2.50, 

some conditioner: €2.50 as well, a hairbrush: €3, 

a toothbrush: €2.80.) 

CLERK: Et vous Monsieur? Un rasoir: quatre-vingt 

centimes, une lotion après-rasage: trois euros 

cinquante, du savon: un euro, une brosse à dents: 

deux euros quatre-vingts, du dentifrice: quatre 

euros vingt, et un peigne: un euro quarante. Ça fait 

treize euros soixante-dix. (And you sir? A razor: 80 

cents, an aftershave: €3.50, some soap: 

€1, a toothbrush: €2.80, some toothpaste: €4.20, 

and a comb: €1.40. That’s €13.70.) 


Listen to Sylvie saying what she’s forgotten. 

SYLVIE: J’ai oublié mon déodorant, mon shampooing, mon 

après-shampooing, mon dentifrice et mes kleenex. 

(I forgot my deodorant, my shampoo, my 

conditioner, my toothpaste, and my tissues.) 


Practice asking the pharmacist for the things you 

need to buy. 

PHARMACIST: Vous désirez? (What would you like?) 

You’d like some deodorant. 

Je voudrais du déodorant. (I would like some deodorant.) 

PHARMACIST: À bille ou en spray? (Roll-on or spray?) 

Tell her which you prefer. 

À bille. (Roll-on.) 

PHARMACIST: Et avec ça? (And with that?) 

Say you would like some shampoo. 

Du shampooing. (Some shampoo.) 

PHARMACIST: Quelle sorte préférez-vous: pour cheveux fins ou 

normaux? (Which kind do you prefer: for thin or 

normal hair?) 

Tell her which you prefer. 

Pour cheveux fins. (For thin hair.) 

PHARMACIST: Et de l’après-shampooing? (And some 

conditioner?) 

Yes, you would like conditioner. 

Oui et de l’après-shampooing. (Yes, and some conditioner.) 

PHARMACIST: C’est tout? (Is that all?) 

No, ask if she has any toothpaste. 

Non, avez-vous du dentifrice? (No, do you carry toothpaste?) 

PHARMACIST: Bien sûr. Quelle marque? (Of course. Which 

brand?) 

Tell her which sort you prefer and then ask for some 

tissues. 

“Signal,” et des mouchoirs en papier. (“Signal” and some 

tissues.) 

PHARMACIST: …et mouchoirs en papier: un paquet ou une 

boîte? (…and tissues: a packet or a box?) 

You would like a box. 

Une boîte. (A box.) 

PHARMACIST: C’est tout? (Is that all?) 

Yes, that’s all. 

Oui, c’est tout. (Yes, that’s all.) 



Remember, the letters “t” and “s” at the end of a 

word are silent. Practice saying: 

un paquet (a packet) 

le lait bronzant (the tanning lotion) 

la lotion après-rasage (the aftershave) 

Now practice these phrases: 

un tube de dentifrice (a tube of toothpaste) 

une bouteille de shampooing (a bottle of shampoo) 

un paquet de kleenex (a packet of tissues) 

une boîte de mouchoirs en papier (a box of tissues) 

Vous désirez? 

(What would you like?) 

This section is about buying items of clothing, saying 

what size you take, and which colors you prefer. 

Page 75, Activité 1 (Activity 1) 

Listen to these customers shopping for clothes. 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Avez-vous un pantalon noir, taille 42? 

(Do you have a pair of black pants, size 

42?) 


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FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je voudrais un pull rouge, taille moyenne. 

(I would like a red sweater, size 

medium.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Je voudrais une chemise blanche, taille 

46. (I would like a white shirt, size 46.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Avez-vous une robe noire, taille 38? (Do 

you have a black dress, size 38?) 

MALE CUSTOMER #3: Je cherche un sweat shirt pour moi en 

bleu marine. Je suis grand. (I am looking 

for a dark blue sweatshirt for myself. I 

am tall.) 

Did you get it? Now listen again, and check which 

sizes they want. 


MALE CUSTOMER #1: Avez-vous un pantalon noir, taille 42? 

He wants a pair of black trousers, size 42. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je voudrais un pull rouge, taille moyenne. 

And she wants a red sweater, medium size. 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Je voudrais une chemise blanche, taille 

46. 

He wants a white shirt, size 46. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Avez-vous une robe noire, taille 38? 

And she wants a black dress size 38. 

MALE CUSTOMER #3: Je cherche un sweat shirt pour moi en 

bleu marine. Je suis grand. 

He is looking for a dark blue sweatshirt, and says he 

is large. 


Listen and check which item each customer prefers. 

What do they say about their chosen item? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je préfère le sweat shirt bleu. C’est 

chouette. (I prefer the blue sweatshirt. It’s 

cool.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Moi je préfère le pantalon noir. C’est 

chic. (I prefer the pair of black pants. It’s 

stylish.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: J’aime le t-shirt bleu marine. J’aime la 

couleur. (I like the navy blue t-shirt. I like 

the color.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #3: J’adore la chemise rayée rose et blanc. 

C’est chic. (I love the pink and white 

striped shirt. It’s stylish.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #3: Moi, j’aime le t-shirt blanc. C’est 

branché. (I like the white t-shirt. It’s 

trendy.) 

That was easy, wasn’t it? 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je préfère le sweat shirt bleu. C’est 


chouette. (I prefer the blue sweatshirt. It’s 

cool.) 

She likes the blue sweatshirt best. She thinks it’s 

nice. 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Moi je préfère le pantalon noir. C’est 

chic. (Me, I prefer the pair of black 

pants. It’s stylish.) 

He likes the black pants. He thinks they are in style. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: J’aime le t-shirt bleu-marine. J’aime la 

couleur. (I like the navy blue t-shirt. I like 

the color.) 

She prefers the navy blue t-shirt because she likes 

the color. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #3: J’adore la chemise rayée rose et blanc. 

C’est chic. (I love the pink and white 

striped shirt. It’s stylish.) 

She likes the pink and white striped shirt. She thinks 

it’s fashionable. 

MALE CUSTOMER #3: Moi, j’aime le t-shirt blanc. C’est 

branché. (I like the white t-shirt. It’s 

trendy.) 

And he prefers the white t-shirt because he thinks 

it’s trendy. 


A vous (Your turn) 

Now tell the shop assistant what you would like, 

using “je voudrais”: 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Vous désirez? (What would you like?) 

Tell her what you’d like. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Quelle taille? (What size?) 

Tell her what size you want. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Quelle couleur? (What color?) 

And what color you had in mind. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Voilà. C’est tout? (Here. Is that all?) 

No, ask her if she has a navy blue sweater. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Quelle taille? (What size?) 

Tell her what size you want. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Ah non, je regrette. Je n’ai rien dans votre 

taille. (Oh no, I’m sorry. I have nothing in your 

size.) 

Oh my! She has nothing in your size. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: C’est tout? (Is that all?) 

Yes, tell her that’s all. 




Listen to the difference in pronunciation between the 

masculine and feminine forms of some adjectives. 

grand / grande (tall or large) 

petit / petite (small) 

blanc / blanche (white) 

gris / grise (gray) 

vert / verte (green) 

Now listen and repeat these phrases to get used to 

saying the adjective after the noun. 

un pantalon blanc (a pair of white pants) 

une robe blanche (a white dress) 

des pantalons blancs (white pants) 

des robes blanches (white dresses) 

une veste bleue (a blue jacket) 

une chemise rouge (a red shirt) 

un pantalon noir (a pair of black pants) 

des chaussettes grises (gray socks) 

A la caisse 

(At the cash register) 

In this section, you will learn how to make 

comparisons and make a purchase. 


Listen to some people making a purchase. How is 

each one paying? 

1 

CLERK: Vous payez comment? (How are you 

paying?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Avec cette carte de crédit. Voilà. (With this 

credit card. Here.) 

CLERK: Merci, madame. Signez ici s’il vous plait. 

(Thank you madam. Sign here please.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Merci, monsieur. (Thank you sir.) 

Did you get that? She used her credit card to pay for 

her purchase. What about the next person? 

2 

CLERK: Vous payez en espèces? (Are you paying in 

cash?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Vous acceptez les chèques de voyages? (Do 

you take traveler’s checks?) 

CLERK: Oui bien sûr. (Yes of course.) 

He used his traveler’s checks. Now listen to the next 

customer at the cash register. 

3 

CLERK: Vous payez comment? (How are you 

paying?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: En espèces. (Cash.) 

CLERK: Bon, ça fait vingt-quatre euros quatre-vingt 

dix-huit. (OK, it’s €24.98.) 

She paid cash. Do you know how much she had to 

pay? Listen again. 

CLERK: Bon, ça fait vingt-quatre euros quatre-vingt 

dix-huit. (OK, it’s €24.98.) 

Now it’s your turn to say how you are going to pay. 

Listen to the shop assistant questions, then say you 

are going to pay cash. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: En espèces ou avec une carte? (Cash or 

credit?) 

This time, when the assistant asks you, say you 

would like to pay with a credit card. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: En espèces ou avec une carte? (Cash or 

credit?) 

Je voudrais payer avec une carte de crédit. (I would like to pay 

with a credit card.) 

Now ask if you can pay with a traveler’s check. Use 

“Je peux?” to say “Can I?” 

Je peux payer avec un chèque de voyage? (Can I pay with a 

traveler’s check?) 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Ah non, je regrette. Avez-vous une carte de 

crédit? (Oh no, I’m sorry. Do you have a 

credit card?) 

Yes you have. Show him your card. 

Oui, j’ai une carte de crédit. (Yes, I have a credit card.) 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Oui, ça va. (Yes, that’s fine.) 


Now listen to find out how much each tie costs. 

CLERK: La cravate en soie rose coûte…dix-neuf euros 

soixante-quinze. La cravate en coton rayé vert et 

blanc coûte…quinze euros. La cravate en laine 

écossaise coûte…dix-sept euros soixante-quinze. Ah! 

la cravate en cuir marron coûte…dix-huit euros. (The 

pink silk tie costs €19.75. The green and white 

striped cotton tie costs €15. The tartan wool tie 

costs €17.75. And the brown leather tie costs €18.) 

Did you get it right? Listen again. 

CLERK: La cravate en soie rose coûte…dix-neuf euros 

soixante-quinze. 

CLERK: La cravate en coton rayé vert et blanc 

coûte…quinze euros. 

CLERK: La cravate en laine écossaise coûte… dix-sept euros 

soixante-quinze. 

CLERK: Ah! la cravate en cuir marron coûte… dix-huit 

euros. 


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Now here’s some more practice with prices. Listen to 

the dialog to find out how much these items cost. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: L’écharpe en soie rouge coûte combien? 

(How much is the red silk scarf?) 

CLERK: Vingt-neuf euros soixante-quinze. (€29.75) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et l’écharpe en laine? (And the wool scarf?) 

CLERK: Quatorze euros cinquante. (€14.50) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et les gants en cuir? (And the leather 

gloves?) 

CLERK: Vingt-quatre euros. (€24) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et les gants en laine? (And the wool 

gloves?) 

CLERK: Treize euros soixante-quinze. (€13.75) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et la chemisier en coton? (And the cotton 

blouse?) 

CLERK: Vingt-neuf euros. (€29) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et la chemisier en soie? (And the silk 

blouse?) 

CLERK: Trente-neuf euros soixante-quinze. 

(€39.75) 

Now practice what you would say to tell a French 

visitor how much each item costs. 

The red silk scarf costs ¤29.75. 

L’écharpe en soie rouge coûte vingt-neuf euros soixantequinze. 

And the woolen scarf costs ¤14.50. 

Et l’écharpe en laine coûte quatorze euros cinquante. 

And the leather gloves cost ¤42. 

Et les gants en cuir coûtent vingt-quatre euros. 

And the wool gloves cost ¤13.75. 

Les gants en laine coûtent treize euros soixante-quinze. 

The cotton blouse costs ¤29. 

La chemisier en coton coûte vingt-neuf euros. 

And the silk blouse costs ¤39.75. 

Et la chemisier en soie coûte trente-neuf euros soixante-quinze. 

Well done! 


Sylvie is helping you buy some presents. She points 

out the differences in price. Listen to what she says. 

L’écharpe en soie est plus chère que l’écharpe en laine. La 

chemise en coton est moins chère que la chemise en soie. Les 

gants en cuir sont plus chers que les gants en laine. La cravate 

en cuir marron est moins chère que la cravate en soie rose. Le 

pull en laine est plus cher que le pull en coton. (The silk scarf 

is more expensive than the wool scarf. The cotton shirt is less 

expensive than the silk shirt. The leather gloves are more 


expensive than the wool gloves. The brown leather tie is less 

expensive than the pink silk tie. The wool sweater is more 

expensive than the cotton sweater.) 


You are looking at some more items with Sylvie. 

Listen to her telling you what she thinks of them. 

SYLVIE: La jupe est trop courte, le pull est trop long, le 

pantalon est trop large, le jean est trop cher. (The 

skirt is too short, the sweater is too long, the pants 

are too wide, the jeans are too expensive.) 


Listen to the dialogs. 

CLERK: Vous voulez payer comment? (How do 

you want to pay?) 

MALE CUSTOMER #1: Avec un chèque de voyage. (With a 

traveler’s check.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #1: Je peux payer avec une carte de crédit? 

(Can I pay with a credit card?) 

CLERK: Non, je regrette. On n’accepte pas les 

cartes. (No, I’m sorry. We don’t take 

credit cards.) 

MALE CUSTOMER #2: Avez-vous ce pull en bleu marine? (Do 

you have this sweater in navy blue?) 

CLERK: Non, je regrette, pas en bleu marine. 

(No, I’m sorry, not in navy blue.) 

CLERK: Vous faites quelle taille? (What is your 

size?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Quarante. (40.) 

CLERK: Quelle couleur voulez-vous? (What color 

do you want?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER #2: Noir. (Black.) 

Now it’s your turn to be the customer. Listen and 

answer the shop assistant’s questions. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Vous voulez payer comment? (How do 

you want to pay?) 

Say you want to pay by traveler’s check. 

Avec un chèque de voyage? (With a traveler’s check?) 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Non, je regrette, on n’accepte pas les 

chèques de voyage. (No, I’m sorry. We 

don’t take traveler’s checks.) 

Ask if you can pay by credit card. 

Je peux payer avec une carte de crédit? (Can I pay with a 

credit card?) 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Oui, bien sûr. (Yes, of course.) 

Ask if they have this sweater in navy blue. 

Avez-vous ce pull en bleu marine? (Do you have this sweater 

in navy blue?) 


SHOP ASSISTANT: Oui, vous faites quelle taille? (What is 

your size?) 

Tell him what size you take. 

SHOP ASSISTANT: Voilà. 


(More! Watch for the pronunciation.) 

Listen and repeat theses phrases. Notice the 

difference in pronunciation between the masculine 

and feminine forms of the adjective. 

Le pull (The sweater); Il est trop long. (It’s too long.) 

Le pantalon (The pants); Il est trop cher. (It’s too expensive.) 

Le manteau (The coat); Il est trop court. (It’s too short.) 

La chemise (The shirt); Elle est trop longue. (It’s too long.) 

La robe (The dress); Elle est trop chère (It’s too expensive.) 

La veste (The jacket); Elle est trop courte. (It’s too short.) 

Excellent! C’est la fin du chapitre 5. 

It’s the end of Chapter 5. 




These models are going on a photo shoot. Listen to 

find out who is taking what. 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Qu’est-ce que tu prends, Évelyne? (What 

are you taking Évelyne?) 

ÉVELYNE: Bon, je vais prendre le sweat shirt noir et le 

jean noir, le T-shirt blanc, le short rose et le 

maillot rose. Et toi Laurent? (I am going to 

take the black sweatshirt and the black 

jeans, the white T-shirt, the pink shorts, 

and the pink bathing suit. And you 

Laurent?) 

LAURENT: Ben, je vais porter le sweat à rayures et le 

blue jean, le maillot vert, le short marron et 

le T-shirt jaune. (Well, I am going to wear 

the striped sweatshirt and the blue jeans, 

the green bathing suit, the brown shorts, 

and the yellow T-shirt.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Et toi Maurice? (And you Maurice?) 

MAURICE: Ben, je ne sais pas, alors je vais porter le 

jean rouge et un T-shirt…eh…je prends le 

bleu marine…et…bon…eh…le sweat shirt 

également bleu marine, le short rose et le 

maillot…le maillot…bon alors je prends le 

vieux jean découpé. (Well, I don’t know, 

well I am going to wear the red jeans and 

a T-shirt…eh…I am taking the navy 

blue…and…OK…eh…the navy blue 

sweatshirt as well, the pink shorts and the 

bathing suit…the bathing suit…OK…so I am 

taking the cut-off jeans.) 

ÉVELYNE: Et toi Nathalie? (And you Nathalie?) 

NATHALIE: Ben, moi je porte le jean beige et le T-shirt 

noir…et je prends aussi le sweat shirt bleu 

marine avec motifs blancs et…le short 

rouge…et le bikini noir. (Well I am wearing 

the beige jeans and the black T-shirt…and I 

am also taking the navy blue sweatshirt 

with white designs and…the red 

shorts…and the black bikini.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Bon, ça va comme ça. Et personne ne veut 

le jean blanc? (OK, that’s fine. And nobody 

wants the white jeans?) 


Listen to these descriptions. 

MALE SPEAKER #1: M.Dupont est assez grand, aux cheveux 

marron. Il porte un complet classique bleu 

marine et une chemise blanche. (Mr. 

Dupont is quite tall and has brown hair. He 

is wearing a classic navy blue suit and a 

white shirt.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: M. Maillard est assez grand lui aussi. Il 

porte un complet gris foncé, une chemise 

blanche et une cravate. (Mr. Maillard is 

quite tall as well. He is wearing a dark 

gray suit, a white shirt, and a tie.) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: M. Proudhon est grand. Il porte une veste 

en cuir, un jean et un T-shirt blanc. (Mr. 

Proudhon is tall. He is wearing a leather 

jacket, jeans, and a white T-shirt.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Mme Crance est assez grande et élégante. 

Elle porte un ensemble rouge et des 

chaussures noires à hauts talons. (Mrs. 

Crance is quite tall and elegant. She is 

wearing a red suit and black high heels 

shoes.) 

MALE SPEAKER #3: Mlle Meugeot est très chic. Elle porte un 

ensemble bleu. (Miss Meugeot is very 

stylish. She is wearing a blue suit.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Mme Boussard est assez petite. Elle porte 

un pantalon noir et une veste beige. (Mrs. 

Boussard is quite short. She is wearing 

black pants and a beige jacket.) 

Parfait! C’est très bien. (Perfect! That’s very good.) 

Voici la fin d’Extra. 




Les moyens de transports 

This unit is about local travel and using public 

transportation. 


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Comment allez-vous au travail? 

(How do you get to work?) 

In this section, you will learn to describe how you travel to 

school or work. 


Listen to these young people telling Sylvie how they 

get to school. Notice that she uses the “tu” form 

because she is speaking to teenagers. 

SYLVIE: Marie-Claude, tu prends le bus pour aller au 

collège? (Marie-Claude, do you take the bus to 

go to junior high school?) 

MARIE-CLAUDE: Non, j’y vais en voiture. Ma mère me conduit 

au collège en voiture. (No, I go there by car. My 

mother drives me to junior high school.) 

SYLVIE: Tu quittes la maison à quelle heure? (At what 

time do you leave home?) 

MARIE-CLAUDE: Ben…je pars à sept heures. (Well, I leave at 

seven o’clock.) 

SYLVIE: Le voyage dure combien de temps? (How long 

is the ride?) 

MARIE-CLAUDE: Quarante-cinq minutes. (45 minutes.) 

SYLVIE: Françoise, tu prends le bus pour aller au 

collège? (Françoise, do you take the bus to go to 

junior high school?) 

FRANÇOISE: Oui, je prends le car de ramassage. (Yes, I take 

the school bus.) 



FRANÇOISE: Je pars à sept heures et demie. (I leave at 

7:30 a.m.) 


is the ride?) 

FRANÇOISE: Quinze minutes. (15 minutes.) 

SYLVIE: Delphine, tu prends le bus pour aller au collège? 

(Delphine, do you take the bus to go to junior 

high school?) 

DELPHINE: Non, j’y vais en vélo. (No, I ride my bike.) 



DELPHINE: Je pars à sept heures et quart. (I leave at 

7:15 a.m.) 


is the ride?) 

DELPHINE: Vingt minutes. (20 minutes.) 


Sylvie is making some incorrect statements. Use the 

negative “ne…pas” construction to tell her so, and 

give the correct answer. 

1 


SYLVIE: Marie-Claude prend le bus. (Marie-Claude takes 

the bus.) 

No, tell Sylvie she doesn’t go by bus. She goes by car. 

Non, elle ne prend pas le bus. Elle va en voiture. (No, she 

doesn’t take the bus. She goes by car.) 

2 

SYLVIE: Françoise quitte la maison à huit heures. 

(Françoise leaves the house at 8 a.m.) 

No she doesn’t. She leaves the house at 7:30 a.m. 

Non, elle ne quitte pas la maison à huit heures. Elle quitte la 

maison à sept heures et demie. (No, she does not leave the 

house at 8:00 a.m. She leaves the house at 7:30 a.m.) 


Now listen to these people saying how they get to work 

and how long it takes them. Notice that the interviewer 

uses the “vous” form because he is talking to adults. 

INTERVIEWER: Monsieur, je peux vous poser une 

question? Comment allez-vous au travail? 

(Sir, can I ask you a question? How do 

you get to work?) 

MALE SPEAKER #1: J’y vais en voiture. (I am going by car.) 

INTERVIEWER: Il vous faut combien de temps? (How 

long does it take you?) 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Vingt minutes. (20 minutes.) 

INTERVIEWER: Merci. (Thank you.) 

Did you get that? He uses his car and it takes him 

20 minutes. 

INTERVIEWER: Madame, comment allez-vous au travail? 

(Madam, how do you get to work?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Ben…je travaille au centre ville et il n’y a 

pas de parking, alors je prends le bus. 

(Well…I work in the center of town and 

there is no parking, so I take the bus.) 

INTERVIEWER: Et il vous faut combien de temps? (And 

how long does it take you?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Une bonne demi-heure. (A good half 

hour.) 


And this woman uses the bus because of parking 

problems in the center of town. Her trip takes a good 

half hour. 

INTERVIEWER: Monsieur, comment allez-vous au travail? 

(Sir, how do you get to work?) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Moi, j’habite en banlieue et je prends le 

train. (I live in the suburbs and I take the 

train.) 



MALE SPEAKER #2: Bon…disons…trois quarts d’heure. 

(OK…let’s say…45 minutes.) 


This gentleman lives in the suburbs and comes in by 

train. It takes him three-quarters of an hour. 




FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Moi, j’y vais en vélo. C’est plus rapide. (I 

ride my bike. It’s very fast.) 



FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dix minutes. (10 minutes.) 


And she goes by bike because it’s quicker. It only 

takes her ten minutes. 

INTERVIEWER: Et Monsieur, comment allez-vous au 

travail? (And sir, how do you get to 

work?) 

MALE SPEAKER #3: Je prends le métro. (I take the subway.) 



MALE SPEAKER #3: Ben…ça dépend…à peu près quinze 

minutes. (Well…it depends…about 15 

minutes.) 

And this gentleman uses the subway. It takes him 

about 15 minutes. 



FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Oh, j’y vais à pied. J’habite dans le coin. 

(Oh, I walk. I live near by.) 



FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Ben…deux minutes. (Well…2 minutes.) 

And this woman walks to work because she lives in 

the vicinity. It only takes her 2 minutes. 

Now you answer the same questions. 

Comment allez-vous au travail? (How do you get to work?) 

Il vous faut combien de temps? (How long does it take you?) 


Listen to these people discussing the best way to get 

to work. 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller au travail, je préfère aller à pied 

parce que c’est bon pour la santé. (To get 

to work, I prefer walking because it’s 

healthy.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Je préfère aller en moto. C’est plus 

pratique. (I prefer going by motorcycle. 

It’s more convenient.) 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Moi, je préfère aller en voiture. C’est plus 

confortable. (I prefer to go by car. It’s 

more comfortable.) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Je préfère prendre le train. C’est plus 

rapide. (I prefer to take the train. It’s very 

fast.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #3: Je préfère prendre le bus. C’est moins 

cher. (I prefer to go by bus. It’s less 

expensive.) 

MALE SPEAKER #3: Je préfère prendre un taxi. Il n’y pas de 

problème avec le parking. (I prefer taking 

a taxi. There is no problem with 

parking.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #4: Je préfère prendre le métro. C’est rapide. 

(I prefer to take the bus. It’s fast.) 

And how do you prefer to travel? 

Comment préférez-vous voyager? (How do you prefer to 

travel?) 

Pourquoi? (Why?) 



And now, some more pronunciation practice. Listen 

and repeat the parts of the verb “partir.” Remember 

that the final “s” and “t” sounds are not pronounced. 

Je pars (I leave) 

Tu pars (you leave – singular/informal) 

Il part (he leaves) 

Elle part (she leaves) 

Nous partons (we leave) 

Vous partez (you leave – plural/formal) 

Ils partent (they leave – masculine) 

Elles partent (they leave – feminine) 

Now let’s practice the verb “prendre.” Notice how the 

“e” sound changes in the “nous” and “vous” forms, 

and in the third person plural. 

Je prends (I take) 

Tu prends (you take – singular/informal) 

Il prend (he takes) 

Elle prend (she takes) 

Nous prenons (we take) 

Vous prenez (you take – plural/formal) 

Ils prennent (they take – masculine) 

Elles prennent (they take – feminine) 

And we’d better not forget “arriver.” Let’s say it too: 

J’arrive (I arrive) 

Tu arrives (you arrive – singular/informal) 

Il arrive (he arrives) 

Elle arrive (she arrives) 

Nous arrivons (we arrive) 

Vous arrivez (you arrive – plural/formal) 

Ils arrivent (they arrive – masculine) 

Elles arrivent (they arrive – feminine) 

Good. Well done. 

On prend le bus ou le métro? 

(Shall we take the bus or the subway?) 

In this section, you are going to learn how to ask 

information about local transportation. 


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What is the best way to these places? Listen and find 

out which bus or subway you need and when it runs. 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à la Tour Eiffel, il faut prendre 

le bus ou le métro? (To get to the Eiffel 

Tower, should one take the bus or the 

subway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Le metro. (The subway.) 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When 

is there a subway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Dans cinq minutes. (In 5 minutes.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’Arc de Triomphe, il faut 

prendre le bus ou le métro? (To get to the 

Arc de Triomphe, should one take the 

bus or the subway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le bus. (One has to take 

the bus.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un bus? (When is 

there a bus?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans huit minutes. (In 8 minutes.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller aux Halles, il y a un bus ou il 

faut prendre le métro? (Is there a bus to 

get to les Halles or does one have to take 

the subway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le métro. (One has to take 

the subway.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When 


FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans dix minutes. (In 10 minutes.) 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller au Sacré-Coeur, on peut 

prendre le bus? (Can one take the bus to 

get to Sacré-Coeur?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Non, il faut prendre le métro. (No, one 

has to take the subway.) 



FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Toutes les dix minutes. (Every 10 

minutes.) 

Now let’s listen again. 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à la Tour Eiffel, il faut prendre 

le bus ou le métro? (To get to the Eiffel 

Tower, should one take the bus or the 

subway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Le métro. (The subway.) 



FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Dans cinq minutes. (In 5 minutes.) 

So, to get to the Eiffel Tower, he needs to take the 

subway, and the next one is in 5 minutes. And what 

about the Arc de Triomphe? 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller à l’Arc de Triomphe, il faut 

prendre le bus ou le métro? (To get to the 

Arc de Triomphe, should one take the 

bus or the subway?) 


FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le bus. (One has to take 

the bus.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un bus? (When is 

there a bus?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans huit minutes. (In 8 minutes.) 

She needs to take the bus, and it runs every 8 

minutes. What about les Halles? 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller aux Halles, il y a un bus ou il 

faut prendre le métro? (Is there a bus to 

get to les Halles or does one have to take 

the subway?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Il faut prendre le métro. (One has to take 

the subway.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #1: Quand est-ce qu’il y a un métro? (When 


FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Dans dix minutes. (In 10 minutes.) 

She needs to take the subway to les Halles, and 

there is one in 10 minutes. And for Sacré-Coeur? 

MALE SPEAKER #2: Pour aller au Sacré-Coeur, on peut 

prendre le bus? (Can one take the bus to 

get to Sacré-Coeur?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Non, il faut prendre le métro. (No, one 

has to take the subway.) 



FEMALE SPEAKER #2: Toutes les dix minutes. (Every 10 

minutes.) 

She wants the bus to Sacré-Coeur but she has to 

take the subway. 


Now it’s your turn to ask which bus or subway you 

need and how long it takes. Listen first. 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Pour aller au musée d’Orsay, c’est quelle 

ligne? (Which line takes you to the musée 

d’Orsay?) 

GUIDE: Vous prenez la ligne douze, direction 

Mairie d’Ivry. (You take line 12 towards 

Mairie d’Ivry.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Il faut combien de temps? (How long 

does it take?) 

GUIDE: Dix minutes Vous voulez un horaire? (10 

minutes. Would you like a schedule?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Oui, c’est gentil. (Yes, it’s kind of you.) 

Now you try. Ask how to get to the musée d’Orsay. 

Listen carefully to the reply. 

Pour aller au musée d’Orsay, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line 

takes you to the musée d’Orsay?) 

GUIDE: Vous prenez la ligne douze, direction 

Mairie d’Ivry. (You take line 12 towards 

Mairie d’Ivry.) 

Did you get that? Now ask how long it takes. 


Il faut combien de temps? (How long does it take?) 

GUIDE: Dix minutes. Vous voulez un horaire? (10 

minutes. Would you like a schedule?) 

It takes 10 minutes. He asked if you would like a 

schedule. Tell him you think that’s nice of him. 

Oui, c’est gentil. (Yes, it’s kind of you.) 

Now ask how to get to the Cité des Sciences. 

Pour aller à la Cité des Sciences, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line 

takes you to Cité des Sciences?) 

GUIDE: Ligne sept, direction la Courneuve. (Line 

7 towards la Courneuve.) 

Now ask how long it takes. 


GUIDE: Il faut…vingt 20 minutes. Vous voulez un 

plan de la ville? (It takes…20 minutes. 

Would you like a city map?) 

It takes 20 minutes. He also asked if you would like 

a city map but you already have one, so just say 

thank you. 

Merci. (Thank you.) 

Now ask how to get to the Louvre. 

Pour aller au Louvre, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line takes you 

to the Louvre?) 

GUIDE: Ligne huit, direction Balard. (Line 8 

towards Balard.) 

You have to take the subway. Ask how long it takes. 


GUIDE: Vingt minutes. (20 minutes.) Vous 

voulez un horaire? (Would you like a 

schedule?) 

It takes 20 minutes and yes, you would like a 

schedule. 

Oui, merci. (Yes, thank you.) 

Now ask about getting to les Halles. 

Pour aller aux Halles, c’est quelle ligne? (Which line takes you 

to the Halles?) 

GUIDE: Ligne un, direction Grande Arche de la 

Défense. (Line 1 towards Grande Arche 

de la Défense.) 

Now say thank you. 

Merci. (Thank you.) 


Listen to find out whether you are on the right bus or 

whether you need to change. 

MALE SPEAKER: C’est bien le bus pour l’aéroport Charles 

de Gaulle? (Is that the bus that goes to 

Charles de Gaulle airport?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Oui. (Yes.) 

MALE SPEAKER: C’est direct? (Is it a direct ride?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Oui. (Yes.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: C’est bien le bus pour la Gare du Nord? 

(Is that the bus that goes to the Gare du 

Nord?) 

MALE SPEAKER: Oui, mais il faut changer à la Place de la 

République, puis vous prenez le quatre. 

(Yes, but you have to switch buses at the 

Place de la République, then you take 

bus #4.) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: C’est bien le bus pour la Gare de Lyon? 

(Is that the bus that goes to the Gare de 

Lyon?) 

MALE SPEAKER: Ah non. Il vous faut le cinq, et puis il 

faut changer à Châtelet, et vous prenez le 

six. (Oh no, you must take bus #5 and 

then you have to switch buses at 

Châtelet and take bus #6.) 


Listen carefully to some subway routes being 

described and follow them along on the subway map. 

MALE SPEAKER #1: Pour aller de la Gare du Nord à la Gare 

de Lyon, vous prenez la direction Porte 

d’Orléans, et vous changez à Châtelet et 

prenez la direction Vincennes. 

(To go from the Gare du Nord to the 

Gare de Lyon, go towards Porte d’Orléans 

then change in Châtelet and go towards 

Vincennes.) 


Listen carefully and follow these routes on the 

subway map. 

MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller à la Tour Eiffel? (How do I get 

to the Eiffel Tower?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction Charles de 

Gaulle. (Go towards Charles de Gaulle.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller à l’Arc de Triomphe? (How do I 

get to the Arc de Triomphe?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction Châtillon. (Go 

towards Châtillon.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller au Sacré-Coeur? (How do I get 

to Sacré-Coeur?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction Porte de la 

Chapelle. (Go towards Porte de la 

Chapelle.) 

MALE SPEAKER: Pour aller au Louvre? (How do I get to the 

Louvre?) 

FEMALE SPEAKER: Vous prenez la direction la Courneuve. 

(Go towards la Courneuve.) 


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Listen and repeat the names of some of the sites in 

Paris. 

la Tour Eiffel 

l’Arc de Triomphe 

le Sacré-Coeur 

Notre-Dame 

le Louvre 

le musée d’Orsay 

la Cité des Sciences 

les Halles 

And listen and repeat some of the names of subway 

stations. 

Château de Vincennes 

Porte d’Orléans 

Pont de Neuilly 

Porte de Clignancourt 

Prendre un taxi ou louer une voiture 

(Take a taxi or rent a car) 

This section covers the language you need to book a 

taxi or rent a car. 


Listen to these people at the hotel reception asking to 

book taxis. Where do they want to go? How long will 

the trip take? 

1 

MALE CUSTOMER: Je voudrais un taxi pour aller au théâtre. (I 

would like to take a taxi to the theater.) 

CLERK: Vous le voulez pour quelle heure, 

monsieur? (For what time, sir?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: La représentation commence à huit heures. 

(The show starts at 8:00 p.m.) 

CLERK: Bon, disons à sept heures et quart. Il faut 

compter une bonne demi-heure à cause des 

travaux. (OK, let’s say at 7:15 p.m. You’ll 

need a good half hour because of road 

construction.) 

2 

CLERK: Bonsoir, madame. Je peux vous aider? 

(Good evening madam. May I help you?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Ah oui, je vais au Louvre. (Oh yes, I would 

like to go to the Louvre.) 

CLERK: Vous prenez un taxi alors? (So you are 

taking a taxi?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Oui, un taxi. (Yes, a taxi.) 

CLERK: Il faut bien compter vingt minutes. Il y a 

beaucoup de circulation à cette heure-ci. 

(You’ll need a good 20 minutes. There is a 

lot of traffic at this hour.) 


3 

CLERK: Monsieur? (Sir?) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Je voudrais un taxi pour aller à la boîte de 

nuit Aux Étoiles de Nuit. (I would like to 

take a taxi to the Aux Étoiles de Nuit night 

club.) 

CLERK: C’est sur les Champs-Élysées. Vous pouvez 

prendre le métro. (It’s on the Champs- 

Élysées. You can take the subway.) 

MALE CUSTOMER: Ah non, il pleut. Je préfère prendre un taxi. 

(Oh no, it’s raining. I prefer to take a taxi.) 

CLERK: Je vais vous appeler un taxi. (I will call you 

a taxi.) 

MALE CUSTOMER: C’est loin? (Is it far?) 

CLERK: Ah non, ce n’est pas loin. A dix minutes 

seulement. (Oh no, it’s not far. It takes only 

ten minutes.) 

4 

CLERK: Mademoiselle? (Miss?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Je voudrais un taxi pour aller à l’aéroport de 

Roissy. (I would like to take a taxi to 

Roissy Airport.) 

CLERK: Pour quelle heure? (For what time?) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Le vol part à quatorze heures trente-cinq. 

(The flight leaves at 2:35 p.m.) 

CLERK: Bon, il faut être là avec une heure 

d’avance….alors à treize heures trente-cinq. 

Il vous faut une heure pour y arriver. Alors 

disons…midi et demie (OK, you have to be 

there one hour ahead…so at 1:35 p.m. You 

need one hour to get there. So let’s 

say…12:30 p.m.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: C’est cher? (Is it expensive?) 

CLERK: Ah oui, c’est cher. Vous pouvez prendre le 

car. (Oh yes, it’s expensive. You can take 

the bus.) 

FEMALE CUSTOMER: Et pour aller au car? (How do I get to the 

bus?) 

CLERK: Vous prenez un taxi, mais c’est moins cher. 

(You take a taxi, but it’s less expensive.) 


Listen to Sylvie making the arrangements for renting 

a car. 

CLERK: Quelle sorte de voiture voulez-vous? (What kind of 

car do you want?) 

SYLVIE: Une grande voiture. (A big car.) 

CLERK: Pour combien de personnes? (For how many 

people?) 

SYLVIE: Six personnes. (6 people.) 

CLERK: Comment vous appelez-vous? (What’s your name?) 

SYLVIE: Sylvie Verlaine. 

CLERK: Vous voulez la voiture pour combien de jours? (For 

how many days do you want the car?) 


SYLVIE: Trois jours. (Three days.) 

CLERK: Vous la voulez quand exactement? (When exactly 

do you want it?) 

SYLVIE: De vendredi à lundi. (From Friday to Monday.) 

CLERK: Vous avez votre permis de conduire avec vous? (Do 

you have your driver’s license with you?) 

SYLVIE: Oui, je l’ai ici. (Yes, I have it here.) 

CLERK: Comment voulez-vous payer? (How do you want to 

pay?) 

SYLVIE: Avec une carte de crédit. (With a credit card.) 

CLERK: Votre adresse? (What is your address?) 

SYLVIE: Hôtel du Parc, rue Saint-Denis. (Hôtel du Parc, 

Saint-Denis Street.) 



Now let’s practice the verb “vouloir.” Listen and 

repeat after Sylvie. 

Je veux (I want) 

Tu veux (you want – singular/informal) 

Il veut (he wants) 

Elle veut (she wants) 

Nous voulons (we want) 

Vous voulez (you want – plural/formal) 

Ils veulent (they want – masculine) 

Elles veulent (they want – feminine) 

Now practice asking these questions after Sylvie: 

C’est combien? (How much is it?) 

Quel est votre nom? (What is your name?) 

Quelle sorte de voiture? (What kind of car?) 

Quand voulez-vous partir? (When do you want to leave?) 

Que voulez-vous? (What do you want?) 

Comment voulez-vous payer? (How do you want to pay?) 

Où voulez-vous aller?(Where do you want to go?) 

Alors, c’est la fin du chapitre six. 

That’s the end of Unit 6. For more practice, you can 

go to the Extra section. 




Le trajet journalier (The daily route) 

Listen to Jean-Claude describing his trip to work. 

Le voyage dure une demi-heure. J’y vais en métro. Je pars à 

sept heures et quart et je vais à la station de métro. Je prends 

le métro direction Château de Vincennes qui passe toutes les 

cinq minutes. J’arrive à huit heures moins le quart. (The trip 

takes half an hour. I go by subway. I leave at 7:15 a.m. for the 

subway station. I take the subway to Château de Vincennes; 

there’s one every 5 minutes. I arrive at 7:45 a.m.) 


Listen to this television host summing up a studio 

discussion. 

Bon, je fais un résumé: M. Bernard, bon, vous habitez à 

Genève. Vous habitez au centre ville et vous allez au travail à 

pied. Ce n’est pas loin et le problème c’est le parking…et les 

parkings qui coûtent très cher à Genève. Mme Rossi, vous 

habitez à Rome, en Italie. Et comme tout le monde le sait, le 

problème c’est…oui…il y a beaucoup de circulation. Alors vous 

allez au travail en moto. C’est rapide, c’est pratique, et je 

trouve ça…ah oui…c’est une bonne idée. M. Nicholls, vous ne 

prenez pas le fameux subway de New York, non. Vous allez au 

travail en taxi. Et le problème c’est…également la circulation. 

Mademoiselle Verlaine, vous prenez le train, c’est-à-dire le RER. 

C’est rapide, mais c’est cher. Et oui, c’est cher. Madame 

Briand, vous habitez Bruxelles et vous allez au studio en 

train…ah non…en bus…oui…et vous lisez le journal en bus 

parce que c’est…long…oui…une demi-heure en bus c’est long. 

Et Mademoiselle Fernandez vous habitez à Madrid. Vous 

travaillez un peu partout et vous devez vous déplacer en 

voiture. Mais vous faites beaucoup de kilomètres et le 

problème c’est…c’est le parking. Vous passez trop de temps à 

chercher où vous garer. Oui, je sais. (OK, I’ll summarize: Mr. 

Bernard, OK, you live in Geneva. You live in the center of town 

and you walk to work. It’s not far and the problem is the 

parking…and parking is very expensive in Geneva. Mrs. Rossi, 

you live in Rome, in Italy. And like everybody knows, the 

problem is…yes…there is a lot of traffic. So you go to work on 

a motorcycle. It’s fast, it’s convenient, and I think that…oh 

yes…it’s a good idea. Mr. Nicholls, you don’t take the famous 

New York subway, no. You go to work by taxi. And the 

problem is…the traffic as well. Miss Verlaine, you take the 

train, meaning the RER. It’s fast but it’s expensive. Oh yes, it’s 

expensive. Mrs. Briand, you live in Brussels and you go to the 

studio by train…oh no…by bus…yes…and you read the 

newspaper in the bus because it’s…long…yes…half an hour in 

a bus is long. And Miss Fernandez you live in Madrid. You 

work in various places and you must go around by car. But 

you travel many kilometers and the problem is…it’s the 

parking. You spend too much time looking for a place to park. 

Yes, I know.) 

Parfait. C’est très bien. (Perfect. That’s very good.) 

Voici la fin d’Extra. 




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