Discours : Welcome to Bordeaux
Dears passengers, welcome to Bordeaux. Let me tell you that you are beyond any doubt going to enjoy your stay in this beautiful and exciting city where you can relax, sit on the banks of Garonne river, enjoy great meals and feel safe.
You can walk into the downtown, and enjoy the fountains in the historic city, or take a moonlit walk along the water.
Remember not to swim here. This is not a safe place to swim because the Garonne is tumultuous.
Lacanau beach is the place to go if you want to enjoy swimming in the ocean. It's a just bus ride from your hotel. There you will also get to enjoy concerts and shows.
Have a pleasant stay.
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Question number 1 : How should they get to the nearest beach ?
Response A : Bordeaux
Response B : by bus
Response C : Lacanau
Response D : by train
Commentaires :
Réponse B: by bus (Lacanau beach is the place to go if you want to enjoy swimming in the ocean. It's a just bus ride from your hotel. = La plage de Lacanau est l’endroit où vous devez aller si vous voulez vous baigner dans l’océan. Un simple trajet en bus de votre hôtel vous permet de vous y rendre.)
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Question number 2 : Where should they go to enjoy the fountains?
Response A : in Lacanau
Response B : at the Garonne
Response C : in the historic city of Bordeaux
Response D : to the suburbs of bordeaux
Commentaires :
Réponse C : in the historic city of Bordeaux ("You can walk into the downtown, and enjoy the fountains in the historic city, or take a moonlit walk along the water" : Vous pouvez vous promener dans le centre ville, et profiter des fontaines dans la ville historique, ou aller en promenade au clair de lune le long de l’eau).
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Question number 3 : Why is swimming dangerous there ?
Response A : There are quicksands.
Response B : There are sand banks.
Response C : The river is wide.
Response D : The river is tumultuous.
Commentaires :
Réponse D : The river is tumultuous ("This is not a safe place to swim because the Garonne is tumultuous" : Ce n’est pas un endroit sûr pour nager car la Garonne est tumultueuse.)
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Recommandations...
- Arrêtez-vous également quelques instants sur les pièges dans lesquels vous êtes tombé, afin de ne pas reproduire les mêmes erreurs.
- Balayez rapidement le vocabulaire qui vous revient en tête sur le thème proposé par chaque question. Quelques minutes suffiront à mener à bien cet exercice.
- N'hésitez pas non plus à enrichir votre vocabulaire en effectuant des recherches sur Internet.
- Complétez ou faites une nouvelle fiche ! Notez tout ce que vous ne saviez pas encore, ou tournure de phrase que vous désirez retenir.
Voici quelques éléments de vocabulaire pour augmenter vos compétences linguistiques...
Vocabulaire de la ville |
crane = grue |
boundaries = frontières |
earth = terre |
lake = lac |
library = bibliothèque |
map = carte |
movie theater = cinéma |
town hall = mairie |
wave = faire signe |
traffic light = feux tricolores |
pavement, sidewalk = trottoir |
pedestrian crossing, crosswalk = passage piéton |
highway = autoroute |
building = immeuble |
house = maison |
car = voiture |
truck = camion |
downtown = centre ville |
suburbs = banlieue |
store, shop = magasin |
shopping street = rue commerçante |
mall, shopping centre = centre commercial |
exit = sortie |
pedestrian = piéton |
to walk = marcher |
to drive = conduire |
to get out = sortir |
to turn = tourner |
driver = conducteur |
crowd = foule |
traffic jam = embouteillage |
noise = bruit |
road = route |
bank = banque |
bakery = boulangerie |
police station = commissariat |
grocery = épicerie |
hospital = hôpital |
gare = station |
hotel = hôtel |
art gallery, museum = musée |
tourist office = offisme de tourisme |
drugstore = pharmacie |
post office = la poste |
fish shop = poissonerie |
university = université |
hairdressin room, hair salon = salon de coiffure |
mini-market = supérette |
supermarket = supermarché |
restaurant = restaurant |
bar = bar |
cake shop = pâtisserie |
public garden = jardin publique |
bookstore = librairie |
primary school = école primaire |
junior high shool = collège |
secondary shool, high shool = lycée |
bridge = pont |
tunnel = tunnel |
subway, metro, underground = métro |
castle = château |
town, city = ville |
campaign, countryside = campagne |
lift, elevator = ascenseur |
airport, airfield = aéroport |
train station = gare ferrovière |
bus station = gare routière |
taxi station, taxi stand, cab stand = station de taxi |
theatre = salle de théâtre |
radar control = contrôle radar |
speed = vitesse |
motorbike, motorcycle = moto |
bike = vélo |
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- Essayez de formaliser quelques phrases ou questions (même simples) en vous aidant de ces éléments de vocabulaire...
- Ne vous contentez pas de lire, pour mémoriser et acquérir des automatismes cela passe, aussi et surtout, par la pratique (écrite et orale).
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