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Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

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Session 1

1.1 Autour d'Avignon

In this session, you and and your friend Christine are exploring Avignon. You look at the town plan opposite the station, and Christine stops a passer-by to ask for help.

Key Learning Points

  • Asking for and understanding directions

  • Using être

  • Making liaisons

Activité 1

Listen to Extract 39 and find the various places on the town plan. The first one has been done as an example.

Écoutez l'extrait 39 et indiquez la lettre

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Exemple

Office du tourisme – C

  1. La mairie (L'hôtel de ville)

  2. Le musée Calvet
  3. Le commissariat

  4. La piscine

  5. La poste

Vocabulaire
a bout deat the end of
le commissariatthe police station
la piscinethe swimming-pool
à piedon foot
la postethe post office

Answer

  1. La mairie, l'hôtel de ville – B

  2. Le musée Calvet – D

  3. Le commissariat – F

  4. La piscine – A

  5. La poste – E