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L'exposé oral: French dialogue with IPA and English

Follow all six turns, inspect the pronunciation, and practise the contrasts that matter inside this situation.

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Six turns from the current app scene

French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Étudiant
    Je vais présenter mon exposé sur l'art.

    /ʒə vɛs pʀesɑ̃təʀ mɔn ɛkspɔze syʀ l'aʀt./

    I am going to present my talk on art.
  2. Prof
    Allez-y, nous vous écoutons avec attention.

    /aləz-i, nus vus ekutɔ̃s avək atɑ̃sjɔn./

    Go ahead, we are listening to you attentively.
  3. Étudiant
    Mon travail se divise en trois parties.

    /mɔn tʀave sə divizɛ ɛn tʀwas paʀsjəs./

    My work is divided into three parts.
  4. Prof
    N'oubliez pas de conclure sur l'impact social.

    /n'ubljəz pas dɛ kɔ̃klyʀə syʀ l'ɛ̃pakt sɔsjal./

    Don't forget to conclude on the social impact.
  5. Étudiant
    C'est prévu dans ma conclusion, Monsieur.

    /k'ɛst pʀevy dɑ̃s ma kɔ̃klysjɔn, mɔ̃sjœʀ./

    It's planned in my conclusion, sir.
  6. Prof
    Très bien, c'était une analyse très pertinente.

    /tʀə̀s bjɛ̃, k'etɛt ynɛ analjsɛ tʀɛs pɛʀtinɑ̃tə./

    Very good, that was a very relevant analysis.

Culture and context in French

Read the situation beyond the individual lines.

Faire un exposé oral demande une bonne gestion du stress. Il faut parler clairement et regarder son public. Un support visuel aide à rendre la présentation dynamique.

Four sound contrasts from this scene

Minimal pairs before another full read

Alternate each pair, return to the dialogue, and listen for whether the intended word remains clear inside the sentence.

1

exposé versus exposer

/ɛkspɔze/ vs /ɛkspɔzəʀ/

2

plan versus plein

/plɑ̃/ vs /plɛ̃/

3

thème versus terme

/tə̀m/ vs /tɛʀm/

4

oral versus aura

/ɔʀal/ vs /oʀa/

Role-play routine

Keep the intention; change one detail.

  1. Read the exchange once for meaning without stopping at every IPA symbol.
  2. Repeat one speaker's turns and keep the other turns as prompts.
  3. Change one time, place, object, or preference while preserving the structure.
  4. Switch roles and answer without reading the original line word for word.
  5. Use the app for model audio, recording, and a guided response sequence.

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