Pratique du Shadowing: Apprendre le Français avec un Podcast : Partir en Voyage 🌍 - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hello everyone, welcome to a new episode.
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Today we have a subject that I love personally.
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Me too, and I think you will love it too.
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We will talk about the travel.
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The destinations, the adventures, the galères also sometimes.
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The galères are often the best memories at the end.
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Before we start, I have a question for you.
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Do you have already dreamed of everything and going to travel somewhere else without really knowing where?
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Honestly, yes.
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I have to open Google Maps, to look at the world's card and to ask why not?
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The call to travel.
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Today we are going to talk about all this.
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Why we travel, how we organize a journey, the different types of travel, the challenges, the cultural differences and also the question of money.
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We have a lot of things to say.
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So let's start.
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First question, and perhaps the most important, why are we traveling?
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It's a good question.
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I think that the first reason is to avoid the daily work, obligations, routine.
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Sometimes we just need to go, change air.
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Se resource, recharge the batteries.
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But there are also more profound reasons.
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Discover other cultures, other ways to live, other cuisine, other languages.
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When you arrive in a country where everything is different, the odors, the sounds, the language, the architecture, it's a very particular feeling.
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We call it the dépaysement.
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It's this feeling of being ailleurs, in an environment completely different from what we know.
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And some people travel to meet themselves.
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We all have heard this phrase, to go for better to know.
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And it's true.
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When you are far from your habits, from your friends, from your family, you are forced to be alone.
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And it shows a lot of things on you.
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And there is also an important difference that I like to do, the difference between being tourist and being voyageur.
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Yes, it's interesting.
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What is the difference for you?
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The tourist, he follows the guide, he visits the famous monuments, he eats in tourist restaurants, he takes photos and he repars.
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It's not a critique, but it's a superficie of discovering a place.
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And the traveler, he, tries to submerge.
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He eats where the inhabitants eat, he takes the transports locaux, they are in the tourist areas.
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They are looking to really understand the country, not just to photograph it.
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We are all a little tourist sometimes, and there is no shame to that.
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Yes, indeed.
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Let's talk about the organization, because travel, it's prepared.
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It depends.
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There are two types of people in life.
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Those who planify all the months in advance and those who reserve their billets in the veille.
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And you are what type of type?
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I like to know where I go, how I move, the total improvisation is a little.
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I like to have a general idea and let the details be done over and over.
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But I've learned that some things must be reserved for avance.
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What for example?
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Especially in high season.
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If you wait too, the price explodes.
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I've already paid a bill three times more expensive than what I had expected.
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For flights, there are very useful tools.
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Skyscanner, Google Flights, these sites compare the prices of all the airlines
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and show you on a calendar the most expensive days for travel.
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And the thing that many people don't know is
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that travel in the middle of the week or the week is often less expensive than the weekend.
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For the logement, the options are many.
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The hotels, of course, but also Airbnb, where you buy an apartment or a room for a living room, or the auberges of jeunesse for the budget serrées.
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A home of a jeunesse is a good shelter where you often dort in a dormant, that is to say a room with several beds and several people.
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It's practical for small budgets and it's also a very good way to meet other travelers around the world.
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And you don't forget the documents, the passport, the visa if necessary.
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The visa is an official authorization given by a country to encourage you to enter on your territory.
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According to your nationality and destination, you need it or not.
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And the insurance-voyage, it's something that many people forget or neglect.
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And it's a mistake.
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An insurance-voyage, it covers the medical insurance if you're sick, the lost baggage, the annulling flights.
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These situations can be very expensive without insurance.
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I have a friend who broke his arm in Japan without insurance.
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The medical cost was high.
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It's the typical example.
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Let's talk about different types of travel, because everyone doesn't travel the same way.
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The journey in family first.
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It's a very particular experience.
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The joy are coupled, but the constraints also.
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With children, everything is complicated.
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The longs travel in plane, the children who are in the car, the hours of lunch.
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But at the same time, seeing a child discover the mother for the first time or visiting a completely different country from the sien, it's something that's inoubliable.
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The journey in a couple is romantic, but it can also reveal some tensions.
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It's so true.
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You may have some different desires.
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The one wants to visit all the museums, the other wants to stay at the beach.
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The one wants to leave early, the other wants to sleep until midnight.
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And when you're together 24 hours on 24, in a reduced space, the differences become bigger.
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We often say that to travel in a couple is the real test of a relationship.
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The travel in a friend is often the most festive, but also the most complicated.
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To put five people in a destination, a budget, a permanent activity, it's a permanent negotiation.
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And there is always someone who is less involved in the organization, but who has a lot of views on the decisions.
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We all know this person in the group.
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And then the solo voyage, more popular, especially women.
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The solo voyage is an experience in part of the entire world.
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You are free at 100%.
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You wake up when you want, you eat what you want, you change itinéraire without asking the person.
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A itinéraire, it's the travel program, the order of places you visit.
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And to travel alone is forced to go towards others.
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When you are in group, you often stay in your bubble.
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You talk to the people of the country, you meet other travelers.
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But many people are afraid to travel alone, especially for security issues.
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It's a legitimate fear, especially for women in certain destinations.
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But with the good preparations and choosing well these destinations, the travel solo is accessible to many people.
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And there is also backpacking.
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It's a very popular lifestyle for young people.
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The backpacking comes from the word backpack, which means sack to do in English.
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The idea is to travel a little with just a sack to do, a small budget and a lot of flexibility.
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You do in a jeunesse auberges, you take the transports locaux, you eat good food.
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It's the opposite of a luxury voyage.
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And some prefer just that.
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Hotel 5 étoiles, restaurant gastronomique, service premium… The two approaches are valid, it's just a question of what we search and what we can afford.
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Now we talk about the challenges, because no one is perfect.
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Ah, the chapter that everyone has experienced.
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The first classic classic mistake is the annuling or retarding.
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You arrive at the airport, you look at the start table and you see it marked annuling.
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This feeling is horrible and often it happens at the worst moment
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when you have an important event to arrive or a correspondence to take.
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A correspondence is when you have to change an airplane during your journey.
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You take a first flight, you take an arrêt in a city and you take a second flight for your final destination.
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And if the first flight is annuling, you rate the second flight?
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What we need to know is that in many countries, the passengers have rights in case of annulling flights.
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In Europe, for example, the company's aérien must pay or offer a other flight, and sometimes even pay a financial compensation.
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The baggage lost is another big deal.
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You arrive at destination, you wait devant the bag, everyone gets their bag and the tiener doesn't arrive.
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It's happened to almost everyone at least once.
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And it's stressant, because your affaires, your clothes, everything is in this bag.
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The advice is always to put the essential things in the bagage to the main, the items numériques, the important documents.
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And to make a big deal, it's another reality of the travel.
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The pickpockets exist in many large cities touristy.
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The pickpockets are travelers who take discreet your business without you to get into it.
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Your wallet, your phone, your phone...
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The tourist zones are often the most risk.
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The markets, the transports in common, the famous sites.
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And the tourists are always the most dangerous.
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The taxi who doesn't put the comptable price and invent a price, the restaurant who gives you a menu without price and gives you a huge amount of price.
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The rule of order, always ask the price before and always verify that the taxi uses the comptable price.
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And then there are the imprevues who fear the moment but become the best stories after.
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It's so true.
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The stories that we tell with the most enthusiasm, it's rarely when everything is perfectly passed.
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It's when you're found in a city of a unknown, when you've lost your train, when you've had to improvise.
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One time, I reserved a Airbnb and in arriving, the apartment doesn't look absolutely as a photo.
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Photo of Palace, reality of a little humid studio.
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Welcome to the real world of voyage.
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But I ended up finding a nice hotel in the neighborhood and finally, it was better than I expected.
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Now we have a different culture, because travel is also confront to ways of living very different from the sien.
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And it can surprise, sometimes shock, and often enriches culturellement.
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We call it the cultural shock.
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It's when you arrive somewhere and everything is so different from what you know, that you feel a little bit disorientated.
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For example, the habits around the meal change a lot from one country to another.
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In France, the meal is a sacred moment.
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We take the time, we talk, we rest at table.
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In other countries, eat fast and normal, or eat in the street, which is bad for some cultures.
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In France, the arrival at the time is important.
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In other cultures, being in a hurry for 30 minutes is all normal and no offense.
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And the gestures?
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A gesture can say very different things in the country.
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The push lever, for example, is positive in many countries, but offensive in some regions of the Middle East.
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That's why it is always good to be a minimum on local coutumes before leaving, to not offend without wanting to.
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And not to go for the bad tourist, who speaks strong, who does not respect the sacred places, who does not wear a temple in a temple, for example.
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The respect of local food is the basis of the responsible passenger.
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And the food is one of the best ways to discover a culture.
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Absolutely.
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To go to the places of the innu, to eat where the inhabitants eat, to go away from restaurants who offer a international food for tourists.
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It's often there that we make the best gastronomical discoveries, and the most surprising also.
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Let's talk about money, because travel has a cost and it's important to talk about it.
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How much is it really worth a voyage?
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It's hard to say because it depends a lot of destination, the duration, the style of travel.
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But there are expenses that many people forget to calculate.
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The visa, if necessary, the insurance travel, the transports on the place, the activities.
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We often think of the plane and the hotel, but once on the plane, the expenses are quickly.
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There are some tips for travel less cheap.
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Voyager hors saison, c'est-à-dire pas pendant les vacances scolaires ou les périodes de fêtes, peut faire baisser les prix considérablement.
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Hors saison, les hôtels sont moins chers, les sites touristiques sont moins bondés et l'expérience est souvent meilleure.
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Il y a aussi la question du cash versus la carte bancaire.
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Dans beaucoup de pays développés, la carte est acceptée partout.
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Mais dans certains pays, le cash est indispensable.
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Et attention aux frais bancaires à l'étranger.
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Certaines banques prennent des commissions importantes sur chaque paiement à l'étranger.
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There are banks in line who don't take any money.
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And the arnaques of change.
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People who ask in the street to change your money to a very advantageous rate.
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In general, it's an arnaque.
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Always change your money in an official bank or a change bureau.
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I want to talk about something more philosophical.
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Why do we change the voyage?
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Because it comes out of our comfort zone.
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When everything is familiar around you, you work automatically.
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The travel obliges to be fully present and attentive.
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And you realize that your way of living is not the only way of living.
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There are people happy on all the continents, with values, habits, and priorities very different from Etienne.
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That makes it more humble, I think.
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And more curious.
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Once you go to the travel, you want to continue to discover.
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We often say that the travel is the only purchase that makes you rich.
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And I think that it's a beautiful way of seeing things.
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I hope this episode has given you a feeling of making your valises.
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And if you learn French, we hope that the vocabulary of this episode has been useful.
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Words like the dépaysement, the escalation, the correspondence, the backpacking, the cultural shock.
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And now we have a question for you.
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What is the country you dream of visiting?
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Tell us in the comments, we are really curious to know.
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See you soon for a new episode.
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See you soon.
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Thank you.
About This Lesson
In today's lesson, we will explore the exciting topic of travel, as discussed in a French podcast episode. You will learn to practice English speaking skills by diving into various aspects of travel—from reasons for exploring new destinations to the differences between being a tourist and a true traveler. This lesson will not only improve your vocabulary but also enhance your ability to express ideas related to travel experiences. By engaging with the content through the shadowspeak technique, you'll develop a natural flow and sound more fluent in your English pronunciation.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Travel - Exploring new places and cultures.
- Cultural differences - Variations in culture experienced when visiting different countries.
- Dépaysement - The feeling of being in a completely different environment.
- Tourist - A person who visits a place for leisure, often sticking to well-known attractions.
- Traveler - Someone who immerses themselves in local culture and experiences.
- Planification - The act of planning a journey in advance.
- Improvisation - Making spontaneous decisions while traveling.
- Galères - Challenges or difficult experiences that often lead to memorable stories.
Practice Tips
To effectively use the shadowing technique with this podcast episode, focus on mimicking the pace and tone of the speakers. Since the conversation flows at a natural speed, start by listening to short segments (2-3 sentences) multiple times. This way, you can grasp the intonation and rhythm, which will significantly help you improve English pronunciation.
Use a shadowing app to record your voice as you repeat each segment. Pay attention to how the speakers emphasize certain words and phrases. Try to pause briefly after each sentence so you have time to articulate your response, allowing for self-correction. This method not only builds pronunciation but also boosts listening comprehension, making you feel more comfortable discussing travel in English.
Finally, practice speaking out loud with a partner or in front of a mirror, incorporating the new vocabulary learned in this lesson. This will further enhance your ability to engage in conversations about travel, making you feel more confident in real-world situations.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.