Podcast 9

Question 1

English

Answer 1

French

Question 2

early / soon

Answer 2

tôt

Question 3

to take the train

Answer 3

prendre le train

Question 4

to collect, to get

Answer 4

retirer (récupérer)

Question 5

a train ticket

Answer 5

un billet de train

Question 6

a counter / a desk

Answer 6

un guichet

Question 7

changing (of trains)

Answer 7

changement (correspondance)

Question 8

direct train / nonstop

Answer 8

train direct

Question 9

training course

Answer 9

formation ( travail)

Question 10

a night in a hotel

Answer 10

une nuit d‘hôtel

Question 11

two-star hotel

Answer 11

hôtel deux étoiles

Question 12

comfortable

Answer 12

confortable

Question 13

a hotel room

Answer 13

une chambre d‘hôtel

Question 14

to sleep

Answer 14

dormir

Question 15

a bed

Answer 15

un lit

Question 16

a television

Answer 16

une télévision

Question 17

a bathroom

Answer 17

une salle de bain

Question 18

a toilet (uk) / a bathroom or a restroom (us)

Answer 18

des toilettes

Question 19

a breakfast

Answer 19

un petit-déjeuner

Question 20

a buffet

Answer 20

un buffet

Question 21

a location

Answer 21

un emplacement

Question 22

close / near

Answer 22

proche

Question 23

central

Answer 23

central

Question 24

free time / spare time

Answer 24

temps libre

Question 25

to enjoy

Answer 25

profiter

Question 26

on foot

Answer 26

à pied

Question 27

capital

Answer 27

capitale

Question 28

tourists

Answer 28

touristes

Question 29

to go up / to climb up

Answer 29

monter

Question 30

a monument / historical building

Answer 30

un monument

Question 31

Antoine leaves early this morning. He is taking the train to Paris.

Answer 31

Antoine part tôt ce matin. Il prend le train pour Paris.

Question 32

He collects his train ticket at the SNCF station counter.

Answer 32

Il retire son billet de train au guichet de la gare SNCF.

Question 33

There are no train changes: his train is a direct one from Marseille to Paris.

Answer 33

Il n’y a pas de changement de train : son train est direct entre Marseille et Paris.

Question 34

He is going to Paris for a training course. The course lasts four days.

Answer 34

Il va à Paris pour une formation. La formation dure quatre jours.

Question 35

His job pays for three nights at a hotel. It’s a small, comfortable two-star hotel.

Answer 35

Son travail lui paye trois nuits d’hôtel. C’est un petit hôtel deux étoiles confortable.

Question 36

He sleeps in a single room with a large bed and a television. The bathroom is private, as are the toilets.

Answer 36

Il dort dans une chambre simple (pour une personne) avec un grand lit et une télévision. La salle de bains est privée, les toilettes aussi.

Question 37

Breakfast is included in the price. The buffet is delicious.

Answer 37

Le petit-déjeuner est compris dans le prix. Le buffet est délicieux.

Question 38

The location of the hotel is perfect: near the Champs-Elysées! With this central lodging, he can enjoy his free time to visit Paris on foot.

Answer 38

L’emplacement de l’hôtel est parfait : proche des Champs-Elysées ! Avec ce logement central, il peut profiter de son temps libre pour visiter Paris à pied.

Question 39

It’s his first time in the French capital. Like all other tourists, he goes to see the Eiffel Tower.

Answer 39

C’est la première fois qu’il vient dans la capitale française. Comme tous les autres touristes, il va voir la Tour Eiffel.

Question 40

He may go up to the top of this monument.

Answer 40

Il va peut-être monter en haut de ce monument.