Ashlie: Come on, Stephen.
Stephen: I’m coming!
Ashlie: We’re going on a trip to Paris. It’s a very short train ride from London and it’s a chance to experience some French culture and do some shopping.
Stephen: Ashlie’s never been to Paris before. I’ve been loads of times and I’m looking forward to practising my French.
Ashlie: Come on, you. You can practise your French on the train. Paris, here we come!
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Stephen: Avez-vous, avez-vous…
Ashlie: That’s good, Stephen, good to see you making an effort.
Stephen: Merci beaucoup – that’s 'thank you' in French.
Ashlie: Right. So how long does it take? About two and a half hours? So we will be in Paris just in time for dinner.
Stephen: We can get something to eat on the train.
Ashlie: No, let’s wait until we get to Paris. French food is fantastic. I want to eat in a French café. I don’t want to eat a train sandwich when I could eat a lovely French meal.
Stephen: OK, then.
Ashlie: Oh, and you can order the food in French.
Stephen: Great, I’m going to practise. What’s French for 'dinner'?
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Ashlie: Wow, here we are. Ooh, it’s so exciting to be in Paris. Right, we need to get a taxi. I want to see the Eiffel Tower first and then we can have something to eat.
Stephen: There aren’t any taxis here. Let me ask someone. Excusez-moi.
Frenchman: Oui?
Stephen: Où est le taxi?
Frenchman: Il y en a juste là-bas là.
Stephen: Merci.
Ashlie: Merci.
Stephen: See, Ashlie, you would never have found a taxi without me.
Ashlie: Yeah, yeah, come on!
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Ashlie: Right, now we’ve done some sightseeing, it’s time for something to eat.
Stephen: What do you want, Ash? Here comes the waiter.
Ashlie: Erm, can I have one of those, please?
Stephen: Are you sure?
Ashlie: Yes, I’m sure.
Stephen: Bonsoir. Je voudrais un steak-frites, deux cafés au lait et un escargots.
Waiter: OK. Des escargots, un steak-frites, deux cafés au lait.
Stephen: Erm, yes. Oui. C’est tout.
Ashlie: Merci.
Stephen: That’s great, Ash, he understood.
Ashlie: Well, I certainly didn’t. That’s good, Stephen. It’s so good to see you trying to practise your French.
Stephen: Well, I need to work on my pronunciation. I didn’t sound very French, did I?
Ashlie: You got the food, that’s the important thing. Well done!
Stephen: Well, I think it’s polite. You have to try and speak the language of the country you’re visiting. You’ve got to practise if you want to learn.
Ashlie: Yeah, I suppose you’re right.
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Ashlie: What are they? They look like snails. I didn’t order those!
Stephen: Yes, you did. That’s what you pointed to in the menu.
Ashlie: Stephen! I haven’t eaten snails before.
Stephen: Well, try them. You might like them. Bon appétit!
Ashlie: Hmm, they’re good. But I’m going to make sure I know what I’m ordering next time – so when I go shopping, I don’t make any mistakes.
Comments
How I love Ashlie and Stephen together in these "words on the street" series
So fun learning in this website :D
I really make an excellent choice I love all the stories and I really want to visit all that places and I am learning so much about vocabulary and grammar . I Used to work in French dinning my favorite is seabass en papillot and also Mille feuille.
Felicitations!! :-)
Thanks for making this great video.
I Really2 enjoying learning English on this website.
Bravo!
British Council is the Best.. :-D
very Gooood :)
Really amazing programme, very impressive! I like it rotten, just like I visited this great learning site for the first time two years ago! Whenever I visit this site, I do learn something new and useful here and there. Thanks for your continuing creativity, The LearnEnglish Team. Really great work!
I am also very interested in French culture, by the way. I am doing my best to stick to French as I learn English on a daily basis.
Best regards,
Kaofeng
Hello Kaofeng,
Thank you for your lovely comment! It's great to hear such enthusiasm and to know that we're helping people. If you keep working with such energy and keenness then I'm sure you'll make great progress.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
I can't believe it! The moment i saw 'Paris' as one of the themes of 'Word on the street', i knew that there would be at least one scene showing the Eurostar train! I loved this video! :)
I love Paris
It's so good! I would like to visit French too.
This interesting video shows us the need to communicate and the courage to speak a foreign language, practice is the only way to learn.
have a good day from México
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