http://www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html fr 2010-2014 Jennifer Wagner The Real French Language ielanguages.com Listen to natural, unrehearsed French on a variety of topics recorded by native speakers in France. Read along with the transcripts to improve your oral comprehension. Designed for students who want to learn the real spoken language of France as opposed to textbook language. Visit www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html for transcripts. Listen to natural, unrehearsed French on a variety of topics recorded by native speakers in France and read along with the transcripts to improve your oral comprehension. Designed for students who want to learn the real spoken language of France as opposed to textbook language. Visit www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html for transcripts no french,francais,language,listen,comprehension,oral,pronunciation,transcript,spoken,informal,slangielanguages@gmail.comielanguages.com ielanguages.com Announcement on TGV First announcement on TGV train from Annecy to Paris http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/sncf.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:00:00 GMT 0:43 french, france, sncf, tgv, trains ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com At my house Carole shows us around her house (furniture vocabulary) http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/chezmoi.mp4 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:00:00 GMT 1:49 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com What do we eat? Carole explains the types of food eaten for family dinners http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/onmange.mp4 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:00:00 GMT 1:38 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com What do you like (to do)? Carole talks about her likes and dislikes http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/tuaimes.mp4 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:00:00 GMT 1:25 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Stores in France Stores in France where you can buy furniture, clothes and groceries http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/magasins.mp4 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMT 1:38 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com What are you wearing? Description of clothing http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/tuportes.mp4 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:00:00 GMT 1:06 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Fast food restaurants in France Fast food restaurants in France http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/fastfoods.mp4 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT 1:04 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Drinks Drinks that you can order in France http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/boissons.mp4 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT 0:52 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Our daughters and my brothers Carole telling us about her family http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/filles.mp4 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 0:32 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Mélina's doll Mélina feeding her doll http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/poupee.mp4 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT 1:54 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com The Man / Chap / Fellow Mélina coloring and drawing on Fabian's cast and counting to ten in English! http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/bonhomme.mp4 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT 1:25 french, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Sea Lion Show A clip from the sea lion show at the Safari de Peaugres wildlife park in Ardeche, France, from July 2011. http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/otaries.mp4 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT 1:21 french, france, animals, wildlife, aquatic ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Imperial Palace hotel in Annecy Views of lake Annecy and the Imperial Palace hotel, with a short explanation of its history. http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/imperial.mp4 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT 0:59 french, france, annecy, hotel, lake ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Birthday cake Fabian is cutting the birthday cake while Mélina is "helping" him. http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/gateau_anniv.mp4 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT 0:58 french, france, birthday, cake, culture ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Civil Servant Jobs An explanation of the competitive exams to become a civil servant in France http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/concours.mp3 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT 1:42 french, france, job, career, fonctionnaire, concours ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Healthcare in France An overview of the healthcare system in France http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/sante.mp3 Wed, 04 May 2011 15:12:00 GMT 2:37 french, france, health, insurance, hospital, emergency ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Civil unions What is PACS? How to get PACSed in France http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/pacs.mp3 Wed, 04 May 2011 15:12:00 GMT 3:48 french, france, marriage, pacs, union, relationship ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com July 14 in France How is the national holiday celebrated in France? http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/14juillet.mp3 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:56:00 GMT 0:59 french, france, holiday, national, juillet, bastille ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Household chores What household chores need to be done everyday or every week? http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/taches.mp3 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:43:00 GMT 1:43 french, france, chores, cleaning, house, household ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Talking about the movie Mon Idole Quasi-eavesdropping on a discussion of the movie Mon Idole http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/monidole.mp3 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:24:00 GMT 1:15 french, france, movie, film, entertainment ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com The sale of alcohol in France An explanation about the legal age to buy alcohol in France (even French people don't know the legal age!) http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/alcool.mp3 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:47:00 GMT 0:59 french, france, alcohol, society, culture, drinking ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Trip around the world André tells us about the countries he has visited or would like to visit http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/tourdumonde.mp3 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:48:00 GMT 0:31 french, travel, vacation, trip, voyage, countries ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com French Cuisine André tells us about French cuisine, and what he ate when he lived in Provence, plus the specialty of the Alps (CHEESE!) http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/cuisine.mp3 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:53:00 GMT 1:19 french, france, food, cuisine, meals, provence, alps ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Taking the train Buying a ticket and taking the TGV in France http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/train.mp3 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:32:00 GMT 0:40 french, france, train, transportation, tgv ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Winning the lottery What would you do if you won the lottery? (Good practice of the conditional tense!) http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/loto.mp3 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:44:00 GMT 2:29 french, lottery, money, winning, conditional, hypothetical ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Television shows Liliane talks about her favorite TV shows. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/series.mp3 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:05:00 GMT 1:28 french, france, television, series, entertainment ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Liliane introduces herself (beginner) Liliane talks about herself - her name, her age, her children. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/liliane.mp3 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:45:00 GMT 0:23 french, france, introduction, presenter, name, age, children ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Christmas in France Christmas traditions in France. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/noel.mp3 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:45:00 GMT 1:45 french, france, noel, christmas, traditions, holidays ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Family Talking about your family members. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/famille.mp3 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:08:00 GMT 1:16 french, family, parents, brothers, sisters ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Weather in the French Alps Describing the climate and weather in the Alps region of France. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/climat.mp3 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:55:00 GMT 1:24 french, alps, mountains, weather, climate ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Happy Birthday Song Singing Joyeux Anniversaire for a birthday with some eavesdropping http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/anniversaire.mp3 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:53:00 GMT 1:30 french, birthday, anniversaire, eavesdropping, culture ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com The School System in France Description of the school system in France. Transcript and cloze exercise will be available soon at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/ecole.mp3 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:19:00 GMT 2:25 french, france, school, education, baccalaureat ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Cédric, a Frenchman in Quebec Cédric tells us about immigrating to Quebec from France. Transcript and cloze exercise will be available soon at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/cedric.mp3 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:18:00 GMT 2:25 french, france, quebec, immigration ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com France outside of France Locations of the DOM-TOMs - departments and territories of France. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/domtoms.mp3 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:28:00 GMT 1:26 french, france, geography, islands, caribbean, dom-toms ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Strikes! Retirement Reform in France Talking about the culture of strikes in France, and yet another strike on October 12 against the retirement reforms. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/retraite.mp3 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:40:00 GMT 2:21 french, strikes, greves, manifestation, retirement, pension ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com More eavesdropping on the French! This mp3 is slightly different from the others - it is once again eavesdropping, but this time it is only one side of a conversation, with pauses deleted. In fact, it is not much of a conversation, but just some online chatting while playing a game. http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/random.mp3 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:20:00 GMT 1:02 french, colloquial, swear, conversation, eavesdropping ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Easter in France and the US Eavesdropping: talking about Easter bell or bunny, and the name of the holiday in French and English http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/paques.mp3 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:26:00 GMT 0:57 french, easter, culture, bell, bunny ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com David talking about Mamie's parents David's great-grandparents came from Bassano del Grappa and Solagna in Italy http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/bassano.mp3 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:32:00 GMT 0:33 french, travel, italy, grandparents, bassano ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Another short eavesdropping resource David helping Melina eat peach-flavored applesauce http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/compote.mp3 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:14:00 GMT 1:08 eavesdropping, informal, french, baby ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com 5th part of interview with Mamie Last part of the interview with Mamie on life in Annecy during WWII http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/mamie5.mp3 Tue, 11 May 2010 14:45:00 GMT 3:51 interview, mamie, grandma, annecy, wwii ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com 4th part of interview with Mamie Mamie talks about the countryside of Annecy during WWII, where the Germans practiced shooting, and life in the city center, which continued on as usual despite the war http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/mamie4.mp3 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:46:00 GMT 5:16 interview, germans, wwii ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com 3nd part of interview with Mamie Mamie talks about her parents' jobs and taking care of their 7 children, and what they did when Annecy was bombed http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/mamie3.mp3 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:35:00 GMT 4:30 interview, grandmother, annecy, french ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com 2nd part of interview with Mamie Mamie talks about never meeting her family left behind in Italy http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/mamie2.mp3 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:07:00 GMT 4:01 interview, grandmother, annecy, italy, germany ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Interview with 78 year-old Mamie Mamie tells us about her family's decision to leave Italy and life in Annecy during WWII http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/mamie1.mp3 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:07:00 GMT 4:23 interview, grandmother, WWII, annecy ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com More eavesdropping but with an 18 month old Easier eavesdropping resource, with Mélina eating cake and talking about shoes (I think!) http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/gateau.mp3 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:50:00 GMT 0:59 eavesdropping, listening, children ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Unrehearsed, random conversations An example of a conversation in French on various subjects, without speakers' knowledge that they were being recorded (permission granted afterwards, of course!) http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/eavesdropping.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:36:00 GMT 2:00 eavesdropping, listening, conversation, real ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Sales Explanation of how sales are regulated by the government in France. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_soldes.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/soldes.mp3 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:23:00 GMT 1:20 shopping, sales, soldes, france, price, reduction ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Vacation Talking about a favorite vacation. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_vacances.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/vacances.mp3 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:42:00 GMT 1:09 vacation, holiday, traveling, france, french, riviera, sea ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Daily Routine Talking about a daily routine. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_routine.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/routine.mp3 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:07:00 GMT 1:04 daily, routine, work, meals, time ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com A Friend of Mine Describing a person's physical features. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_apparence.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/apparence.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:37:00 GMT 0:54 describe, hair, height, weight, physical, appearance ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com The role of the boulanger Listen to the boulanger ask questions and respond appropriately. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_boulangerie.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/boulangerie.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:13:00 GMT 0:41 role play, ordering, boulangerie, bakery ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Currency as of 2002 Changing from the franc to the euro http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/euro.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:58:00 GMT 1:09 euro, franc, money, currency, 2002 ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Breakfast David describes what he eats for breakfast in France. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_petdej.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/petdej.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:56:00 GMT 2:32 breakfast, food, croissant, eating, meals ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Savoie vs. Provence Differences between Savoie in the Alps and Provence in the South http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/campagne.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:54:00 GMT 2:40 countryside, savoie, alps, mountains, provence, south ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com A little girl David talks about his niece, Mélina. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_melina.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/melina.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:59:00 GMT 1:41 little girl, grandmother, generation, niece, personality ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com School Schedule More difficult explanation of a weekly school schedule http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/emploi.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:41:00 GMT 3:40 schedule, time, days, difficult ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com School Schedule Easy explanation of a weekly school schedule. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_emploi2.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/emploi2.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:18:00 GMT 0:41 schedule, time, days ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Telephone Message 2 Another telephone message, slightly longer. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_message2.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/message2.mp3 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:22:00 GMT 0:35 telephone, message, birthday ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Salesperson at FNAC A vendeur talks about working at FNAC. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_vendeur.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/vendeur.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:55:00 GMT 1:04 store, job, sell, salesperson, CDs, books, movies ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Popular game in the South Description of the game pétanque. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_petanque.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/petanque.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:50:00 GMT 2:34 petanque, boules, game, south, france ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Houses in France David talks about the different types of houses in France. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_maisons.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/maisons.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:30:00 GMT 3:49 house, france, chalet, mountains, south, stone, wood ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Description of an apartment Description of a T1 apartment in France. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_appartement.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/appartement.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:20:00 GMT 1:22 apartment, housing, rooms, lodging ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Cat or Dog Which animal do you prefer? Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_chatouchien.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/chatouchien.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:45:00 GMT 0:36 cat, dog, preference ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Profession of carrossier An auto body mechanic talks about his training. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_carrossier.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/carrossier.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:30:00 GMT 0:54 job, mechanic, car, auto ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Description of Annecy David talks about Annecy, the capital of Haute-Savoie. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_annecy.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/annecy.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:30:00 GMT 3:20 city, annecy, alps, savoie ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no ielanguages.com Telephone message A short telephone message. Transcript available at www.ielanguages.com/listen_message.html http://www.ielanguages.com/listen/message.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT 0:16 telephone, message, call, number ielanguages@gmail.com (ielanguages.com)no