Episode 8

Episode 8 of Learn French with Fun Facts is all about jobs! Host Alexa Polidoro talks about her job and why she became a teacher. What do you do for work or alternatively, what is your dream career? Practise listening to easy A1/A2 level French and learn more about one of the most renowned French teachers on YouTube!

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Objectifs

1. to improve your listening skills & general comprehension
2. to build vocabulary and develop sentence construction

Niveaux

A1 - niveau découverte (beginner) / A2 - niveau usuel (elementary)

Transcription du texte

Dans ma famille, croyez-le ou non, il y a beaucoup de coiffeurs, surtout du côté de ma mère. Mes tantes, mes cousines, mes nièces sont coiffeuses. Moi, je déteste aller au salon de coiffure et je ne sais pas couper les cheveux des gens non plus. En fait, je me coupe les cheveux moi-même.

C'est en Angleterre, où je suis arrivée il y a 34 ans, que j'ai trouvé ma vraie passion : enseigner. J'adore pouvoir partager ma langue avec les gens et leur faire découvrir mon pays. J'aime aussi aider mes étudiants à explorer leur potentiel. Échanger avec eux me donne des opportunités uniques de rencontrer de nouvelles personnes.

Question 1. Quel est le métier de mes tantes, cousines et nièces ?

Question 2. Pourquoi est-ce que j'aime enseigner ?

Notes

The focus of this podcast is negation, and verbs in the infinitive form. Both topics are covered in Lessons 12 and 10 respectively of my Complete French Course.

Réponses

Question 1. Mes tantes, cousines et nièces sont coiffeuses.

Question 2. J'aime enseigner pour pouvoir partager ma langue et faire découvrir mon pays.

Traduction

Believe it or not, there are a lot of hairdressers in my family, especially on my mother’s side. My aunts, cousins and nieces are all hairdressers. I, on the other hand, hate going to the hairdresser’s and I don’t know how to cut people’s hair either. In fact, I cut my own hair.
It was in England, where I arrived 34 years ago, that I found my true passion: teaching. I love being able to share my language with people and help them discover my country. I also enjoy helping my students explore their potential. Interacting with them gives me unique opportunities to meet new people.

Question 1. What is my aunts', cousins' and nieces' job? They work as hairdressers.

Question 2. Why do I love teaching? Because I can share my language with people and help them discover my country.