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The Lift Contest

Le concours de l'ascenseur

9:05 min video · 20 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with English

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  1. Léa Oh non ! L’ascenseur ne marche pas.Oh no! The lift isn't working.
  2. Hugo Oui, c’est vrai. Il est arrêté.Yes, it's true. It's stopped.
  3. Léa Je m’appelle Léa. Et toi ?My name is Léa. And you?
  4. Hugo Moi, je suis Hugo. Bonjour.I'm Hugo. Hello.
  5. Léa Nous avons le temps. Un jeu ?We have time. A game?
  6. Hugo D’accord. Quel jeu ?Okay. What game?
  7. Léa Je devine ton travail. Tu devines mon travail.I guess your job. You guess my job.
  8. Hugo Le gagnant a un café !The winner gets a coffee!
  9. Hugo Tu es professeur ? Non ?You're a teacher? No?
  10. Léa Non ! Je suis dentiste.No! I'm a dentist.
  11. Hugo Dentiste ? Tu as un grand sourire !A dentist? You have a big smile!
  12. Léa Merci. Et toi, ton travail ?Thanks. And you, your job?
  13. Léa Tu as un sac noir. Tu es étudiant ?You have a black bag. Are you a student?
  14. Hugo Non, je ne suis pas étudiant.No, I'm not a student.
  15. Léa Alors, tu es cuisinier ?So, are you a cook?
  16. Hugo Non plus ! Dernière chance, Léa.No again! Last chance, Léa.
  17. Léa Je ne sais pas. Tu es qui ?I don't know. Who are you?
  18. Hugo Je suis le technicien de l’ascenseur !I'm the lift technician!
  19. Léa Quoi ? Tu as un sac d’outils ?What? You have a bag of tools?
  20. Hugo Oui. Tu gagnes, mais moi, j’ai le café !Yes. You win, but I get the coffee!

About this lesson

Two strangers stuck in a lift bet on who can guess the other's job. The shy winner turns out to be the repairman they are waiting for.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence first with no subtitles, and guess what it means.
  2. Then read it with English while the teacher explains it, with one useful point.
  3. Repeat it out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause, then follow the whole conversation at the end.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
l'ascenseurthe lift
un jeua game
un caféa coffee
le gagnantthe winner
un sac noira black bag
d'accordokay

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