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A1 Proficiency Test

French listening practice with side-by-side translation

Listening comprehension: See the links at the bottom for lessons related to the phrases in italics.

Parler de soi	Talk about oneself
– Tu t’appelles comment ? – Je m’appelle François. – Et tu as quel âge ? – J’ai 17 ans. – Tu habites où ? – J’habite à Paris.	Translation – What is your name? – My name is François. – And how old are you? – I’m 17. – Where do you live? – I live in Paris. [collapse]
– Et tu fais quoi dans la vie ? – Je suis lycéen, en classe de première. – Et ton anniversaire, c’est quand ? – Mon anniversaire est le 6 mars.	Translation – And what do you do in life? – I’m a high school student, a junior [US] / in lower sixth form [UK]. – And when is your birthday? – My birthday is 6 March. [collapse]
– Est-ce que tu parles une langue étrangère ? – Oui. Je parle l’anglais et le japonais. – Est-ce que tu as des frères et sœurs ? – Oui, j’ai une petite sœur qui s’appelle Claire, et qui a 16 ans.	Translation – Do you speak a foreign language? – Yes, I speak English and Japanese. – Do you have any brothers and sisters? – Yes, I have a little sister named Claire, who is 16. [collapse]
– Est-ce que tu as un animal ? – Non, je n’ai pas d’animal de compagnie. – Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end ? – Le week-end, j’aime bien retrouver des amis, pour aller boire un café. J’aime bien faire du sport avec mes amis, joue au foot, joue au rugby, voilà.	Translation – Do you have a pet? – No, I don’t have a pet. – What do you like to do on the weekend? – On the weekend, I like to meet some friends to go have coffee. I like to play sports with my friends, play soccer, play rugby, there you go. [collapse]
– Est-ce que tu aimes voyager ? – Oui, j’aime beaucoup voyager. – Et tu as visité quels pays, par exemple ? – J’ai déjà visité les États-Unis, le Brésil et l’Angleterre. – Merci. – Merci.	Translation – Do you like traveling? – Yes, I really like traveling? – And what are some countries you’ve visited? – I’ve visted the US, Brazil, and England. – Thank you. – Thank you. [collapse]
Video courtesy of Podcast françias facile.	Translation by LKL

Listening comprehension

Vocabulary

Expressions

Grammar

Asking questions
Tu t’appelles, Je m’appelle François – pronominal verbs
quel âge, quels pays – interrogative adjectives
à Paris, dans la vie – prepositions
ton anniversaire, Mon anniversaire – possessive adjectives
je n’ai pas – negative adverb
faire, retrouver – infinitives
tu as visité, J’ai déjà visité – passé composé

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