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French conversation patterns....Five Help

.Practice these questions and answers with a partner, substituting your own variations:

(Le)quel...?              which          welch          quale          cuál
	Raisin.	Which flavour do you like best? Grape.
	Celle de gauche.	Which car is fastest? The one on the left.
	Le plus gros s'il te plaît.	Which one do you want? The biggest one, please.

Pourquoi...?              why         warum         perché          por qué
	Parce que je (ne) peux pas arrêter.	Why do you smoke? Becauuse I can't stop.
	Parce que je (ne) peux pas m'arrêter!	Why are you skiing? Because I can't stop!
	Parce que l'air conditionné ne marche plus.	Why is it so hot? Because the air con is broken.
	...ne marchait plus.	Why was it so hot? Because the air con was broken..

Quand/A quelle heure...?                     when/what time            wann           quando           cuándo
	A neuf heures.	What time do you start work? At nine.
	A six heures et demi.	What time does the cafe open? At six-thirty.
	Quand ça ferme.	When are you going home? At closing time.
	Seul Air France le sait.	(Well) When's this plane arriving? Only Air France knows!

 

 

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Speaker	Geographical origin	Date of recording	Approx age
Claire Martel Jérôme Choron	Compiègne, near Paris Compiègne, near Paris	July 4th, 2002 July 4th, 2002	21 22

 

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