French for Beginners: Lesson 7 - To be or not to be... speaking French ?

Published: Nov. 27, 2012, 12:12 p.m.

Topics covered:

  • RE verbs in the present
  • Possessive determiners
  • Tu te rends compte !
  • Tu ne te rends pas compte !

Bonjour les amis, c\u2019est Jean-Paul ! Bienvenue ! Today, I introduce to you Act VII and a special treat: a new character! ... I mean, a new student! He is not new to Val\xe9rie, however. He has been studying with her as long as Jacques and Michelle have. Why haven\u2019t we introduced him earlier, you might ask? Well, Kevin, that\u2019s his name, is not particularly talkative. In fact, it\u2019s been challenging for Val\xe9rie to make him talk during the first lessons. He now seems to be coming out of his shell, so I feel it\u2019s the right time to introduce him to you, dear spectators. Contrary to our other students, Kevin has actually lived in France for a while as an exchange student and has quite a different opinion of France. You\u2019ll find out more about that today.

I hope you already consulted the lessons and the flashcard in preparation for today\u2019s show. I know Kevin has. Vous \xeates pr\xeats ? Allons-y !