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A2+ · Français universitaire

Le devoir: French dialogue with IPA and English

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Six turns from the current app scene

French conversation, IPA, and English meaning

  1. Élève
    J'ai une question sur le devoir de philo.

    /ʒ'ai ynə kɛssjɔn syʀ lɛ dɛvwaʀ də filɔ./

    I have a question about the philosophy homework.
  2. Prof
    Oui, qu'est-ce que vous ne comprenez pas bien?

    /wi, k'ɛst-sə kɛ vus nɛ kɔ̃pʀɛnɛz pas bjən? /

    Yes, what don't you understand well?
  3. Élève
    La structure de la dissertation est assez dure.

    /la stʀyktyʀə dɛ la disɛʀtasjɔn ɛst asɛz dyʀə./

    The structure of the essay is quite hard.
  4. Prof
    Il faut respecter le plan: thèse, antithèse, synthèse.

    /il fot ʀɛspɛktəʀ lɛ plan: tɛzɛ, ɑ̃titɛzɛ, sɛ̃tɛzə./

    You must follow the plan: thesis, antithesis, synthesis.
  5. Élève
    Merci Monsieur, je vais rédiger ça ce week-end.

    /mɛʀsi mɔ̃sjœʀ, ʒə vɛs ʀediʒɛʀ sa sɛ wɛk-ɑ̃d./

    Thank you, sir, I will write it this weekend.
  6. Prof
    Bon courage, rendez-moi votre copie lundi matin.

    /bɔn kuʀaʒə, ʀɑ̃dɛz-mwa vɔtʀɛ kɔpjə lœ̃di matin./

    Good luck, hand in your paper Monday morning.

Culture and context in French

Read the situation beyond the individual lines.

À l'université française, il faut expliquer et défendre ses idées. Pour un examen de français, utilisez des mots comme « d'abord », « ensuite » et « enfin ».

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

cours versus coeur

/kuʀ/ vs /kɔœʀ/

2

note versus notre

/nɔt/ vs /nɔtʀ/

3

sujet versus souhait

/syʒɛ/ vs /suɛ/

4

devoir versus devenir

/dəvwaʀ/ vs /dəvəniʀ/

Role-play routine

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  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.
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