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Bon départ: beginners' French - Audio

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Want to learn the basics in French? The 18 audios in the album are devised for beginner learners of French and include a series of short conversations in which you will hear people greeting each other, asking how to get somewhere, asking who someone is, buying things, ordering breakfast in a café and talking about what they eat for breakfast, booking a hotel room, and using numbers and letters. There is also a track to help with pronunciation. This material forms part of The Open University course L192 Bon départ: beginners' French.

Location:

United States

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Want to learn the basics in French? The 18 audios in the album are devised for beginner learners of French and include a series of short conversations in which you will hear people greeting each other, asking how to get somewhere, asking who someone is, buying things, ordering breakfast in a café and talking about what they eat for breakfast, booking a hotel room, and using numbers and letters. There is also a track to help with pronunciation. This material forms part of The Open University course L192 Bon départ: beginners' French.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Beginners' French Introduction

6/22/2009
An introduction to this album of Beginner’s French lessons.

Duration:00:00:49

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Greetings

6/22/2009
Various ways to say hello and goodbye.

Duration:00:01:08

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At the train station

6/22/2009
How to find your way

Duration:00:00:41

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Checking spelling

6/22/2009
Finding out who someone is and spelling their name

Duration:00:00:54

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Shopping

6/22/2009
Describing and purchasing items

Duration:00:01:08

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Pronouncing words

6/22/2009
Practicing pronunciations

Duration:00:00:51

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At the cafe

6/22/2009
Talking to the waiter

Duration:00:00:58

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Paying in the cafe

6/22/2009
Paying and tipping

Duration:00:00:47

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Ordering breakfast

6/22/2009
What would you like for breakfast?

Duration:00:01:25

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A French breakfast

6/22/2009
What do you normally have for breakfast?

Duration:00:01:01

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At the newsstand

6/22/2009
How to buy a selection of items at the tabac

Duration:00:01:24

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Describing nationality

6/22/2009
How to talk about somebody’s nationality

Duration:00:00:41

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Eating breakfast

6/22/2009
What do you eat for breakfast?

Duration:00:01:18

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Getting around town

6/22/2009
Asking where something is

Duration:00:01:30

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Booking a room

6/22/2009
How to reserve a hotel room

Duration:00:01:24

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Birthdays

6/22/2009
what date is yours?

Duration:00:00:51

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Introducing yourself

6/22/2009
Communicate information about yourself

Duration:00:01:48

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Discussing time

6/22/2009
A conversation at the photo developer’s shop.

Duration:00:01:30

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Going places

6/22/2009
Asking how long a journey will take by car, bus or on foot.

Duration:00:01:33