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Welcome to the Paris Podcast.
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Franchement, when we ask what I do in life, I block a little and I answer just my job in one word.
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It's already a good start, but I understand what you want to say because a conversation often asks a little more detail.
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Voilà.
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I would like to say where I work, how long have I worked, and even what I love in my professional life.
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It's exactly what we're going to practice today, starting from simple phrases, and adding some information little by little.
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So if someone asks you what to do as a job, I can answer.
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I'm assistant, without thinking.
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Yes, and you can even say all right, I'm assistant in a small business to give you more complete information.
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It's interesting because I didn't want to add details, I was afraid to be wrong in the construction of the phrase.
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You don't have fear.
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The French understand very well even with a little error.
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And they will help if you need.
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Can I also say I work as assistant?
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Or is it a bit weird in a normal conversation?
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No, not at all.
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It's very natural to say I work as assistant.
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Especially if you want to insist on your function.
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And if I work in a restaurant, I can say I am server.
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Or I work as server.
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It's the same?
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Exactly, the two forms are correct and you can choose the one who comes the most naturally when you talk.
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I often feel tired the evening, but I like my job because I see the world and I don't sit all day.
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It's a very good answer, because you already explain what you do, where you work and what you love in your work.
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Yes, but I also want to talk about my hours, because I sometimes start very early and I end late.
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You can simply say, I start at 7 hours and I finish at 15 hours.
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And then you add if it's always like that or not.
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In fact, my hours change often.
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So I should say, it depends on the day, to be honest in my response.
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It's a very useful expression in many situations, not only for the work.
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I would like to describe my complete journey, because for the moment I know to say the morning, but not all the progress.
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We can build your journey step by step, with small words like first, then, and finally, to structure your story.
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First, I arrive at work.
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Then, I prepare my post.
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And finally, I start to take care of clients, if I have well understood.
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Perfect.
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And you can add a little detail for each step, like the hour or an exact action, to enrich your phrase.
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Par exemple, je pourrais dire que j 'arrive à 8h -10, que je dis bonjour à l 'équipe et que je consulte le planning.
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Très bien, tu vois que tu sais déjà raconter des choses concrètes et c 'est exactement ce qu 'on attend dans une conversation naturelle.
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Ce qui me manque parfois, c 'est le vocabulaire pour parler de mes collègues et de notre façon de travailler ensemble.
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Tu peux commencer simplement en disant « je travaille avec une petite équipe » puis décrire un peu l 'ambiance générale.
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My colleagues are very nice, we hear well and we help a lot when there is a lot of people at restaurant.
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It's a beautiful phrase, it shows that you appreciate your team
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and that you can talk about the atmosphere without giving too much detail.
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I would also say that we have a reunion every week because it's an important moment to organize our service.
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You can say that we have a reunion every morning for the week and it's already a very complete and clear.
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And if I want to talk about what I do exactly, I say, I respond to the client, I prepare the orders and I take care of the room.
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Yes, it's an excellent way to present your main task with simple words and easy to retenir.
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Sometimes I also have to respond to emails or pass the orders auprès of the suppliers, but I don't always know how to explain them.
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You can say, I take care of the orders or I pass the orders auprès of the suppliers are very natural.
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So I don't need to know a technique technique.
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I can use simple verbs to explain my work.
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Exactly.
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The goal is not to know all the words of the dictionary, but to explain clearly what you do every day.
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What I love most in my work, is the contact with clients and the living atmosphere of the restaurant during the service.
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It's a good answer.
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And you can add because that, to give a reason and show you can develop your thoughts.
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I like my work because the days pass quickly and I meet many different people each day.
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You can already give a complete and natural response without learning a lot of complicated words.
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But there are also difficult things.
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For example, when there are too many clients in the same time and I have to go very fast.
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You can just say that it's sometimes stressant when there are a lot of people and everyone will understand what you feel.
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Yes, and the evening I'm often tired because I'm stuck all the day and I'm a lot in the room.
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You also use because that to explain the cause and it's a very effective way to build a natural phrase.
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Can I talk about my first work with the same structures, for example, to say Before, I worked in a boulangerie.
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Yes, it's even very useful to tell your career and you can add a little bit of information on this past experience.
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Avant, I worked in a grocery store the weekend and I learned to wake up very early morning to prepare the products.
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Your phrase is very good, it combines an information past with what this experience has learned, which is very natural.
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My first work was a bit difficult because I didn't know the rhythm and I was afraid to make mistakes.
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It's normal at the beginning, and in French we can say that at the beginning it was difficult to show that the situation has evolved.
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At first it was difficult, but after a few weeks I got confidence and I started to really love this work.
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You use the structure with but to show the contrast, it's a very useful way to share an experience.
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Now I ask if I will change my work a day, because I would like to be able to try another domain.
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It's a good question.
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And you can say, I would like to change work because I want to discover something else.
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I would like to work in a office, sometimes, for having more regular hours and less physical fatigue.
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You can say, I would like to work with regular hours, and then explain why it's important for you.
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For now, I work mostly in the evening and the weekend.
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So I don't have much time free to see my family and friends.
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Voilà un bon exemple de phrase qui explique une difficulté et une conséquence et c 'est très utile dans une conversation réelle.
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Est -ce que le télétravail existe dans tous les métiers en France ou seulement dans certains secteurs comme le numérique ?
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Surtout dans les métiers de bureau, mais certaines professions ne peuvent pas se faire à distance, comme les métiers de la restauration.
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C 'est logique.
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Moi je ne peux pas faire mon travail depuis la maison parce que je dois être présent avec les clients.
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Exactement, et tu peux dire je ne peux pas télétravailler parce because my job demands a presence on the place.
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It's clear and natural.
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I would like to compare the advantages and inconvenience of my work, but I don't know the expressions to do it.
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You can use D 'un côté and D 'un autre côté to present two opposites.
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It's simple and very common in French.
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D 'un côté, I love the contact with clients.
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D 'un autre côté, I find that the hours are sometimes a bit difficult to live.
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It's a very balanced phrase, and you can add your personal opinion with with personally, I prefer, for example.
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Personally, I prefer working the morning rather than the evening.
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But in the restaurant, it's not always possible.
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You already know you're expressing a preference and a limit.
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It's exactly the level of a real conversation.
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I'd also like to ask questions to others about their work, because often it's me who responds only.
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You can ask what you're doing, you work where, or how long you work?
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And if I want to ask someone if they're doing their job, I just say, you like your work, or there is another way.
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That's exactly what we say in a friendly conversation, and you can add why, to relance the discussion naturally.
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I noticed that during the pause, my colleagues often talk about simple things like the coffee or the weekend next.
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Yes, these are very frequent issues, and you can say, you have a good weekend, to start a informal discussion.
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If a colleague asks you a lot of work today, I can answer, Yes, not bad.
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Especially this evening.
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You can add a little bit of a specific like we have a great reservation to make your answer more interesting.
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Sometimes I have to speak at the phone with customers
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or suppliers and I stress a little at the beginning of the call.
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At the phone, you can start by Hello, it's Lucas from restaurant.
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And then, you can explain simply why you call.
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So, if I want to ask an information, I say, I call you to know if the command is ready.
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Is it correct?
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It's perfectly correct and it's even a very professional phrase that you can use in different different situations.
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I now try to think directly in French when I arrive at work instead of translating in my head each phrase.
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It's an excellent habit.
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You can tell me mentally, I arrive, I say hello, I look at planning for starting your day.
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I open my computer, I look at my emails, then I prepare the documents for the meeting if necessary.
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You already build very good mental phrases and with the repetition they will become automatically and more fluid.
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Sometimes I hear a phrase in French and I repeat it in my head to get used to the pronunciation and rhythm.
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Yes, it's what we call often shadowing and you can do it with short phrases in the street or at work.
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For example, I heard my colleague say, I'll come right away, and I repeat it several times to remember.
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C 'est parfait, cette phrase est très utile dans la vie quotidienne et tu peux l 'utiliser au travail comme à la maison.
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J 'aimerais bien raconter une petite histoire de mon travail, par exemple mon premier jour dans ce restaurant, mais je ne sais pas par où commencer.
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Commence par.
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Si tu es le moment, le premier jour j 'étais un peu stressé parce que je connaissais personne et je ne savais pas où aller.
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Le premier jour je suis arrivé en avance, j 'ai attendu devant la porte et puis le responsable m 'a montré la salle et la cuisine.
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It's very good.
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You tell the events in order and you use simple words like first or then if you need.
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Then, he presented me the team.
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Everyone was busy, but very welcoming.
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And it was immediately reassuring.
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You see that you arrive at creating a small atmosphere and transmitting your emotions, which makes your life alive and natural.
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One time, I made a mistake, I brought the wrong place to a table and I was really gêné.
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These are things that happen and you can tell the reaction of the client
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and how you have solved the problem to continue the story.
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The client nods and said that it was not bad.
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My boss has corrected the command and everything is finished.
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Your story is complete and she shows that you know how to use the past composed and the perfect without even thinking.
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It's encouraging because I have the impression of progress
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and of be able to talk soon about a more profound subject like the goodwill at work.
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Yes, we can talk about it now and you can give your opinion in saying for me, the goodwill at work is above all...
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For me, the goodwill at work is above all a good ambiance, more than the salary or the professional status.
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It's an interesting opinion and you can develop it in explaining why the ambiance is so important to your eyes.
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L 'ambiance est importante parce qu 'on passe beaucoup d 'heures avec nos collègues et une mauvaise ambiance rend tout plus difficile.
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Exactement.
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Et tu peux aussi parler de la motivation qui est souvent
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liée au plaisir qu 'on trouve dans les petites choses du quotidien.
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Ma motivation vient surtout des clients contents quand ils me remercient
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et qu 'ils reviennent parce qu 'ils ont passé un bon moment.
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C 'est une belle source de motivation et tu peux dire
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ce qui me motive c 'est de voir les clients satisfaits pour être encore plus clair.
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Sometimes the stress takes too place and I ask how to speak without having a feeling of me complain constantly.
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You can say it is sometimes stressant, especially when there is a lot of people, and then explain what you do to manage this stress.
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When there is too many people, I breathe a moment in the kitchen, I drink a little water and I take the service calm.
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It's a good technique and you can share it with your colleagues to show that you
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You can say that I find difficult to keep a good balance because I work often the evening and the weekend.
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Yes, but I try to compensate for my rest days to do sports and see my proches.
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It's a good answer.
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It shows that you identify the problem and that you put in place some concrete solutions.
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Can I also talk about the artificial intelligence at work, even if it is not directly liable to the restoration?
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Of course, you can say that I think the artificial intelligence will transform some jobs, but the human contact will remain essential.
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I think that in the restoration, the human contact is too important to be replaced by a machine or a machine.
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It's a clear position and you can add a comparison
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or an example to show you that you have réfléchi to the question.
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For example, a client doesn't come only for food but also for attention and gentile of the personnel.
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A very good example shows that you can defend your point of view with simple arguments but solid.
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If you ask me what would be my ideal job, I would respond to a job with regular hours and a good team.
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You can say, my ideal job would be a work with regular hours and a good team.
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I would also like to develop new skills, like management or management, to evolve in my job.
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It's a very good goal and you can say, I would like to develop my skills in management to evolve professionally.
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Sometimes I hesitate to continue in the restoration or change completely domain, and I don't know how to talk about it.
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You can present your hesitation with, one side I like my job, and one side I would like to discover something else.
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It's exactly what I feel, but I'm a little afraid to start at zero in a new sector.
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It's a normal fear, and you can say, I don't want to leave a zero, but I'm curious to discover another environment.
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I think I'll first try to progress in my current work, then I'll see if I change my voice later.
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It's a reasonable decision, and you can express it with, I prefer to move step by step before making a big decision.
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Do you often ask French questions about work when they meet someone for the first time?
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Yes, it's a very frequent subject.
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After presentations, we ask often what do you do in life or do you work where?
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So if I want to be ready for this kind of conversation, I must be able to respond without thinking too long.
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Exactly.
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And more you repeat your answers to high voice, more they will become natural and spontaneous in a discussion.
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I will try to answer questions before listening to the answers, like if I really participated in the conversation.
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It's a very good method.
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You can put the podcast in pause and say your own response, then compare it with the of Lucas.
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I love this idea of interaction, because listening to passive listening is not always enough to progress to the oral.
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Yes, the active learning is much more efficient, especially for an objective, like speaking of his work in French.
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Parfois, j 'ai du mal à trouver mes mots et je voudrais savoir comment réagir sans bloquer complètement dans une conversation.
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Tu peux dire « Attends, je cherche le mot » ou « Je ne sais pas comment dire » et la personne t 'aidera naturellement.
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J 'utilise souvent des mots simples comme « chose » ou « truc » quand je ne connais pas le mot précis.
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C 'est acceptable ?
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Oui, dans une conversation informelle, c 'est très courant et tu peux ensuite demander comment on dit ça en français.
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It's a surprise
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because I was afraid to have to know all the technical words before being able to speak about my work.
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It's essential to communicate even with simple words and the precise vocabulary will be progressively with the practice.
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Today I feel much more comfortable to speak about my job, my hours and even my projects.
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And it's worth it.
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Because you have built a complete and varied phrases without ever abandoning the conversation.
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I believe that I can now tell my job, describe my journey, talk to my colleagues and even compare situations.
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Yes, and you can also ask questions, tell memories and give your opinion with simple arguments.
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There are still progress to do, but I don't fear to make mistakes and I prefer to continue to talk.
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It's exactly the state of mind that you need to have, because each mistake is an opportunity to learn and to better memorize.
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I will try to practice a little each day, even 5 minutes, to keep the rhythm and improve my fluidity.
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Very good idea.
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The regularity is more important than the duration, and you will see progress if you continue.
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Thank you for this conversation.
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It really helped me to understand how to speak my work in French.
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I'm happy to have you aid, and I hope listeners also found useful ideas for their own work.
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Do I answer the questions of the audience now or it's Emma who continues to guide the conversation?
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You can simply repeat the phrases that you feel useful, then write in the comments your job and your job.
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Okay.
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I will first describe my job in three phrases to show that I have well understood the structure.
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Excellent idea.
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You can start by the morning I arrive at 8h, then I prepare my office and finally I take care of the clients.
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C 'est une très belle phrase.
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Elle montre que tu sais exprimer une préférence et la justifier avec une émotion personnelle.
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J 'ai remarqué que je peux maintenant parler de mes difficultés
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sans être trop négatif en utilisant des phrases comme « c 'est parfois stressant ».
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Oui, et c 'est une compétence importante, car dans une conversation réelle, on often talk about the aspects of positive and the aspects of difficult.
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If I do speak of my professional life, I can say before I worked in a grocery store and I learned to work quickly.
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Very good phrase.
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And you can say that it was an enjoyable experience, even if the rhythm was very different from your current work.
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My first work was physical and matinal, but it taught me the rigor and respect the hours.
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You see, you already have transformed an experience, passed in a lesson apprised, and it is very appreciated in a professional conversation.
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Now, if we ask you to change your job, I can answer with more nuance and explain my desires.
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Exactly, and your response can evolve according to the days, because it is normal to have moments of doubt and others of satisfaction.
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I would change for a job with regular hours, but I haven't found the right time to do it.
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It is a honest response and well -construed response.
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It shows that you reflect your future without completely rejecting your current situation.
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The telework seems to me interesting for some administrative tasks, but I know that I prefer direct contact.
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You can say that I prefer direct contact with people, even if telework has advantages for some tasks.
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Can I ask Emma what she likes to do in her work?
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Or is it only Lucas who wants to talk?
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Of course, you can ask Emma.
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And it's even an excellent way to train someone to ask someone about her activity.
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Emma, what do you like most in your work as animatrice podcast?
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And how long have you done this job?
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I like to help the audience to progress.
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And I do this job for several years now, with a lot of pleasure.
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It's motivating to see that people can learn from hearing natural conversations without having the impression of following a course.
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Yes, it's exactly my goal and I'm glad you could feel it during our exchange today.
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I wonder if I can now have a complete conversation on the work with an unknown in a cafe.
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I think yes, because you have practiced all the important steps.
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To present, to describe your work, to tell an experience and to give your opinion.
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It is a little bit of vocabulary on the interests of others, but I can always ask questions to learn.
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It is the best attitude, because asking questions is part of a natural conversation and allows to learn new words.
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If I don't understand a word, I can say what it means, and the person will explain it with simple words.
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Exactly, and you can also repeat the word new in a sentence to better memorize it and show you how you understood.
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I will note some words today like for a few words, planning and ambiance for the use of tomorrow.
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It's a very good technique of memorization, especially if you associate each word to a specific situation you have at work.
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For example, I can associate for a person who brings the products frais the morning and planning to the affiches hours.
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Perfect!
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This association makes the words concrete and easier to retenir that a simple list is taken by heart.
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I would like to improve my pronunciation, especially for words like hour, travail or colleague.
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You can repeat, lentement, each word, then use it in a complete sentence in a bit of a sentence, to feel well.
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For example, I say I work with my colleagues at 8 hours in insisting on each word, then I repeat quickly.
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Yes, it's a very good exercise and you can record to compare your pronunciation with a native speaker.
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I'm a little afraid to hear my voice recorded, but I know that it's useful to progress and correct my mistakes.
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It's normal to not like your voice at the beginning, but you'll see that you'll be used to and that will become a precious tool.
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Do I also need to write in French on my work, or the oral is sufficient for a conversation?
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The oral is essential for the podcast, but writing some phrases can help you to fix the vocabulary and structure.
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Then I will write in the comments three phrases on my job, for example my job, my job, my job and my job.
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It's an excellent idea, and you can also read other comments to discover how the listeners speak about their own work.
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I noticed that I understand better when the phrases are short, but I must be accustomed to listening to longer phrases.
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It's a normal progression, and you can listen to several passages several times to habitate your ear to the more rich phrases.
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Parfois, je coupe le podcast et je répète une phrase difficile trois fois, comme « Je travaille dans une entreprise depuis deux ans ».
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C 'est un très bon exercice, car la répétition crée des automatismes et ta bouche apprend à prononcer les sons français.
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Je vais essayer de parler de mon travail avec un ami français cette semaine, même si je ne suis pas encore parfait.
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C 'est le meilleur entraînement possible et ton ami appréciera sûrement tes efforts et t 'aidera à corriger quelques petites choses.
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Si je bloque, je peux dire « je cherche mes mots » et continuer avec une phrase simple au lieu de rester silencieux.
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Oui, c 'est une stratégie utile, car le silence crée souvent plus de stress, alors qu 'une petite phrase de secours débloque la situation.
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Je me sens prêt à raconter une journée difficile en français, avec le stress et les petites victoires de la fin de journée.
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Tu peux commencer par le contexte, puis décrire le moment difficile et terminer avec ce qui t 'a aidé à aller mieux.
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Un samedi soir, on était complet et deux collègues étaient absents.
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So I had to manage several tables at the same time.
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It's a good entry in the matter.
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You can continue to explain how you managed to organize your work despite the pressure.
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I made a list of priorities in my head, I asked for help at the bar, and I served the clients without me to stop.
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Your story is very fluid, and shows that you know how to use simple words to explain a situation stressable with calm.
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At the end of the service, the boss thanked me and the clients seemed happy, so I was back home, tired but satisfied.
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It's a beautiful way to finish your story, because it shows a progress between the problem and the final result.
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I would like to talk about a professional success, for example the day I received a compliment from a difficult client.
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It's a very good idea and you can tell the context, the reaction of the client and what this compliment changed for you.
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The client was a little cold at the beginning, but I took the time to listen to him and to give him a meal.
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You know, you already know that your attitude has transformed the situation.
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At the end, he told me
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that it was the first time he passed a good moment and that he would come back with his family.
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This phrase is perfect for a success, because it shows a positive and concrete consequence of your work.
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This kind of story gives me a desire to continue to progress and speak more often in French with my colleagues.
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And it's exactly like that we move on, in multiplying the small conversations and taking pleasure to exchange.
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Can I still ask a question about the difference between my work and my job, because I sometimes hesitate to...
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Bien sûr, métier désigne la profession que tu exerces, tandis que travail peut aussi désigner ton activité ou ton emploi en général.
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Donc je peux dire « mon métier est serveur » et « mon travail est dans un restaurant ».
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C 'est une bonne façon de distinguer ?
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Oui, c 'est correct et dans la vie courante, les deux mots sont souvent interchangeables, donc tu peux te permettre d 'hésiter sans souci.
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J 'ai aussi remarqué qu 'on dit « je suis au
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travail quand on est sur place » et « j 'ai du travail quand on a des tâches à faire ».
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Exactly, these are very frequent expressions and you can easily use them in your daily daily routine.
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I will try to say every morning I'm going to work and every morning I'm going to work, to automate my structures.
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It's an excellent routine and you can add I start at 8h or I finish at 15h for talking about your hours.
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Sometimes I'm wrong with O and DU but I think that with the daily repetition it will become more clear.
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Yes, it's all normal and the French understand even if you're wrong.
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So the important thing is to continue to talk.
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I would also like to say how to say that I work at a time partiel or a time full, because these are useful information.
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You can simply say I work at a time full
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or I work at a time partiel and say if it's the evening or weekend.
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I work at a time full, but my hours are divided on the week, with two days of rest, sometimes in a week.
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It's very clear and you can add My days of rest change every week to explain that your planning is variable.
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Can we say I do 3 to 8 in French or it's a too technical expression for a simple conversation?
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It's a current expression in the world of work
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but you can also say I work in a long time
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I prefer to say I work in a long time because it's more simple and everyone understands immediately.
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Very good choice and you can say, I work often the evening and the weekend to describe your situation more concretely.
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I work often the evening and the weekend, so my days of rest are sometimes on Monday and on Monday.
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It's a very useful information in a conversation, because it allows you to show that your life of life is different from the classic rhythm.
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My friends work mostly in the offices, so we don't see it often, and it's sometimes a little complicated to organize.
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You can say, it's sometimes complicated to organize because of our different hours, to explain this difficult naturally.
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I'd like to have a full weekend of free free free weekend, but I know that it's difficult in my job today.
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It's a very honest remark and you can say, I'd like to have more free weekend but it's not easy in my job.
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Sometimes my colleagues and I exchange our days of rest, so we get to find compromises for seeing.
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It's a good solution and you can say, we can arrange our colleagues for sharing our rest of the day.
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I remember a week where we all changed our hours to make a colleague assist to his wife's wedding.
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It's a beautiful example of an entry and the story in French shows that you know about solidarity at work.
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Can I ask Emma if she has already worked in another field before the podcast?
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Yes, you can ask me the question and I will answer it simply before I worked in communication and teaching.
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It's interesting, so you certainly use your previous skills to prepare the episodes and help the audience.
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Exactly, and it's what we call a douche conversion, because we use the skills of an old job in a new job.
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It gives me the desire to think about the skills
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that I already have and that I could use in a future professional project.
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It's a very good approach and you can say I would use my skills in relation client in a other field.
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I would use my skills in relation client and in organisation to evolve to a job with more responsibility.
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Your phrase is clear and professional, she shows that you have a real reflection on your future and your atouts.
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Sometimes I have the impression of not quite talking about my qualities, so that it is important in a conversation about work.
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You can start by saying I am patient and organized, then give a little example of your daily life.
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I am patient and organized.
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For example, I keep my calm when there is a lot of people and I always prepare my post.
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It is a very good example, because it shows your qualities with concrete and not with vague words.
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I can also speak of my mistakes, but without me valorizing.
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For example, I say that I am too exigent.
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Yes, it is a good strategy, and you can say that I am too exigent with myself, but it makes me progress.
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C 'est exactement moi.
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Je veux toujours bien faire et parfois je réfléchis trop longtemps à une erreur après le service.
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Tu peux formuler cela avec « j 'ai tendance à trop réfléchir après une erreur, mais j 'essaye d 'en tirer une leçon et de lâcher prise ».
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Cette conversation m 'aide vraiment à mettre des mots sur des choses que je ressens, mais que je n 'arrivais pas à exprimer en français.
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C 'est le but, car parler de son travail ce n 'est pas seulement donner des informations, c 'est aussi partager des émotions et des expériences.
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Je vais essayer de raconter une bonne surprise professionnelle, par exemple le jour où j 'ai reçu un pourboire très généreux.
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Bonne idée, tu peux commencer par décrire le contexte, puis la surprise, puis ce que tu as ressenti à ce moment -là.
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C 'était un jeudi soir calme.
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Une table de deux personnes a commandé le menu complet, et ils ont été très agréables.
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Ta description est vivante, on imagine très bien la scène et tu peux continuer avec le moment de la surprise et ta réaction.
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Au moment de payer, ils m 'ont laissé un très gros pourboire et ils ont dit que le service était parfait.
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J 'étais très touché.
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C 'est une belle histoire et elle montre que tu sais
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exprimer la surprise et la gratitude avec des mots simples mais justes.
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After this evening, I was in bed with a smile and I understood that my work could have a real impact on the people.
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It's a very beautiful story conclusion, because it gives you sense to your job and your daily efforts.
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Can I now ask a question about the vocabulary of emotions at work, like the stress or satisfaction?
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Yes, you can say, I feel stressed when there is too many people, or I feel satisfied when a client is grateful.
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I feel stressed when the demand s 'accumule, but I feel satisfied when the service ends well.
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It's a very balanced phrase, it shows that you can express two opposites in the same situation.
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Sometimes I feel the pride when I manage to manage a fire fire all alone without making mistakes.
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The word is very well used here
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and you can say I'm proud of myself when I manage to manage a fire fire.
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I am proud of myself when a client comes and asks to be placed in my zone because he has appreciated it.
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It is a very beautiful sign of recognition and your phrase is grammatically correct and nice to hear.
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I would also like to talk about my training projects
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because I think I would like to take my courses in the evening.
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You could say I would like to take my courses in the evening to improve my French and be a professional.
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I would like to take my courses in the evening but I would be too tired after my
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It's a legitimate fear and you can express it with I'm afraid of being too tired but I'll try a week.
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A week, it's reasonable.
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And I can also listen to podcasts in going to work to practice more.
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Exactly.
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You can transform your journey in a time of learning and it's very easy when we have little time free.
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I will create a little routine.
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It's a real routine routine, you can adapt it according to energy, without too much pressure.
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Sometimes I'm too pressure and I want to understand everything right now.
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But it's not possible.
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You can say, I must accept to learn progressively, without looking for perfection.
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And it's a good reminder for all listeners.
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I must accept to learn progressively, without looking for perfection, and it's exactly what I will repeat every morning.
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It's a very beautiful phrase, and it shows you have understood the essential, communicating is more important than everything.
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Today, thanks to our conversation, I can say that I am more confident in speaking of my work in French.
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And I confirm that you have made real progress, because your phrases are more rich and more personal than the beginning.
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Au début, je répondais seulement par deux mots.
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Maintenant, je peux raconter une journée complète et exprimer mes émotions.
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C 'est une magnifique évolution et elle est le résultat de
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ta régularité et de ta volonté de parler même avec des imperfections.
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Je vais continuer à m 'entraîner avec des collègues, des amis ou même tout seul en me racontant ma journée dans la salle.
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Parfait.
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Et tu peux aussi enregistrer de petits messages vocaux to listen and correct your pronunciation and your hesitation.
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Do I need to focus on the relationship between words, for example in « I work with my colleagues » ?
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Yes, the relationships are important, but they naturally come with the listening and repetition, so it doesn't make too much pressure.
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I try to repeat, I'm arrived with the liaison but I don't know when it's necessary.
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It's normal and you will learn the main lessons in listening to the model phrases like the of our conversation today.
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I will therefore listen to this podcast and focus on the combinations, the rhythm and the little expressions useful.
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Very good idea, the second listen is often more effective than the first, because your brain already knows the structures.
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I noticed that I understand better when I know the subject.
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So, talk about work is an excellent point of departure for me.
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Yes, because it's a daily topic and concrete.
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And the words come often, which helps the natural memory.
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The vocabulary of work is really useful, because we use it in many situations, even outside of the professional place.
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Exactly.
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The discussions on work arrive often during lunch, during meetings between friends or even with the people.
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I will note the questions the most frequent on the work and prepare a simple answer for each one of them.
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It's an excellent preparation and you can start by what you do as a job, you work where, and you love your work.
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For you love your work, I can answer yes, I love my work because I move and I see the world.
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Very good answer.
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And you can also say, what I like the most is the contact with clients, to vary the formulation.
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What I like the most is the contact with clients and the atmosphere of my team, it's what motivates me every day.
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It's a rich and sincere phrase and she shows that you know how to relate your preference to your personal motivation.
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If you ask me what is difficult for me, I can answer the rhythm of the evening and the stress during the fire.
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It's very clear and you can add a little nuance with but I'm going to manage to manage your progress.
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The rhythm of the evening is difficult, but I'm going to manage my energy and recover during my rest.
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Your response shows a professional and personal maturity and it's exactly what we expect in a discussion at the level Bandebe II.
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Can I say I'm adapted to rhythm instead of I've learned to gérer or it's too formal?
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The two are natural, but I'm adapted to rhythm and very well in a professional conversation like in a friendly conversation.
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I'm adapted to rhythm in the morning, even if I prefer sometimes the morning services which are more calm and more regular.
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You see, you're expressing an adaptation and a preference in the same phrase, which makes your speech nuanced.
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I would like to know how to say that my work is physical
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because I wear a lot of plates and I work a lot.
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You can say that my work is physical, I wear a lot of plates and I work a lot during the service.
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It's simple and precise.
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My work is physical, so the night I like to rest and I make an étirements to avoid the pain.
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It's a good hygiene of life and you can say that I make an étirements after the service to recover faster.
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I talk about my body and health with my colleagues, because it is important in a physical job.
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Yes, it is a frequent subject and you can say, I drink a lot of water and I do attention to my posture, to explain your habits.
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I drink a lot of water and I do attention to my posture, especially when I wear the plates, to avoid the pain of the body.
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It is a good prevention and your phrase shows that you can talk about health at work with simple words.
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Can I also talk about the importance of well eating before the service, or is it a personal detail?
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No, it's pertinent and you can say, I eat a light before the service, to keep energy without being too lourd.
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I eat a light before the service, often a salad or a soup, and I take a real meal after the work.
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It's very reasonable, and this information can be useful to other auditors who work debout or in a hurry.
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I never thought I could speak of these small details in French.
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But it's still the real life.
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Exactly.
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And the real life is the best material for learning a language, because the situations are concrete and motivating.
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I will therefore continue to tell my journey, my success and difficulties, even if I don't know all the words.
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It's the best decision.
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And each conversation will make you gain in ease, in vocabulary and in confidence.
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Thank you Emma.
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This conversation made me realize that I can already speak of my work better than I thought.
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Thank you Lucas and good to the audience who have followed us with patience and curiosity.
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Before finishing, I would like to ask a question about an expression that I often hear.
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It's the rush.
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It means that there is a very intense period, often with many clients or tasks at the same time.
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Then I can say, at midnight, it's the rush.
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Everyone arrives at the same time and we must be quick.
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Yes, it's exactly the right use.
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And this expression is very natural in the restaurant and in the commerce.
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It's good to know, because I hear it often, but I don't use it for fear of the mal place.
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Now you can use it without a problem.
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And you can also say, we had a big rush this evening, to tell a day past.
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We had a big rush this evening, but the team remained calm and we managed to serve everyone without incident.
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It's a very good phrase to tell a intense moment with a positive issue and it's perfectly natural.
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I also remember the expression have a good job.
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Can I use it at work?
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Yes, it means feeling a little tired or motivated.
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And you can say, I had a good job this morning, but it's better.
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I had a good job in the beginning of the day.
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But the contact with the clients has given me energy.
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Your usage is perfect.
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And this phrase shows that you know how to speak of your moral with an idiomatic expression.
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It's encouraging to see that I can already use the expressions that I only heard before without really understanding.
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Yes, and more you will use them, more they will become automatic, like real reflexes of conversation.
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I will try to add one per week, like gérer le stress or travailler en équipe, to my routine.
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Very good, and you can place them in personal phrases so that they will take life and stay in your memory.
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For example, This week I will use travailler en équipe, in a phrase.
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On travaille en équipe to prepare the room.
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It's perfect.
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You can even complexify a little in saying we work in a team to prepare the room before the opening.
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We work in a team to prepare the room before the opening.
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And each one knows exactly what they need to do.
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Right.
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Your phrase is complete, natural and useful to describe the organization of your daily work.
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I feel really more at a time with the vocabulary of the work.
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And I will continue to enrich it little by little.
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It's a great resolution.
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And you can keep it in mind to each little victory in a conversation.
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Can I ask the audience to share a phrase on their work so that we can learn them?
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Of course, it's a very good idea and that makes the podcast more alive and more interactive for the whole community.
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So, dear audience, write in the comments a simple phrase on your work, for example, your job and your job.
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Yes, and if you are at all, add what you like or what you find difficult in your work, to practice more.
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I will also read the comments to discover other professions and other ways to speak in French.
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Excellent idea, because reading phrases of the learned allows to see the current mistakes and find different changes.
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Sometimes I better understand a rule by someone who is the same level as I read it.
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It's all right, because the examples simple and close to your daily life are often easier to read than
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I will share my experience and ask questions in the comments to continue to practice in the outside podcast.
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It's an excellent habit and you can also answer questions of other listeners to train to write in French.
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It's a good training, but don't worry about the first thing, the first thing is communication.
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I will write without fear, then I will write my voice to high voice to see if they sound naturally.
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It is a very good method, because the oral and the writing are mutually strong and helps fix the structure.
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Thank you for this advice Emma, and thank you for having made this conversation so natural and so nice to follow.
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Thank you Lucas, you have been a very good interlocutor and an excellent representative of our listeners who learn French.
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I will now listen to this podcast again, in putting it in pause for repeating the phrases that I feel useful.
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It's the best way to use this episode, because the repetition espacée is very effective for the memory to long term.
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I can also take a card and note the expressions like I work in, I m 'occupied of, or I'm the horary of the...
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Good idea!
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And you can create a personal phrase with each expression for they become really the one.
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For example, with je m 'occupe de, je peux dire je m 'occupe des reservations et de l 'accueil des clients le week -end.
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Très bien, et tu vois que cette structure te permet de parler de plusieurs responsabilités sans alourdir la phrase.
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J 'aimerais aussi réviser les mots interrogatifs pour poser des questions variées sur le travail de quelqu 'un.
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Oui, tu peux t 'entraîner avec où, quand, comment, pourquoi et avec qui pour varier tes questions.
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For example, I ask a colleague, you work with who today and how do you manage stress?
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They are very good questions and they show you really interested in the experience of another person.
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Poser questions can also help you to keep the conversation and to focus on my own mistakes.
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Exactly, it's a very useful strategy in learning.
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To move attention to the other to feel more comfortable.
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I will then use some type questions and use them as security as a tool in my future conversations.
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Very good plan, and you can adapt them according to the context, for example, at work, during a pause or even at the phone.
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At the phone, I often don't have any problems because I don't see the reaction of the person in front of me.
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C 'est normal, mais tu peux compenser en parlant plus lentement et en confirmant avec des phrases comme « c 'est bien ça ».
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Donc si je ne suis pas sûr d 'avoir bien compris, je peux dire « désolé, vous pouvez répéter plus lentement s 'il vous plaît ».
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Oui, c 'est une phrase très utile et polie et les gens sont généralement compréhensifs quand on leur demande de répéter.
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Je vais l 'écrire dans mon carnet avec d 'autres phrases
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téléphoniques comme « je vous appelle au sujet de la commande ».
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Very good.
517
And you can also note, I would like to talk to the boss, please, for preparing a professional call.
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I would like to talk to the boss, please, because I have a question on the planning of the next week.
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Your phrase is very natural and well built.
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She shows that you can already handle a simple call in French.
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Sometimes I stress before calling, but I repeat the first phrase two or three times before the number.
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It's an excellent mental preparation and it reduces stress because you know how to start a conversation.
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After the first exchange, I feel always more relaxed and the rest of the call becomes easier.
524
It's exactly that the most difficult and often to start.
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So, prepare your first phrase is a precious aid.
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I would now say about my professional career with more confidence, using the phrases today.
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You can say, plus tard, j 'aimerais évoluer vers un poste avec plus de responsabilités, mais je veux d 'abord consolider mon expérience.
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Plus tard, j 'aimerais évoluer vers un poste avec plus de responsabilités, mais je veux d 'abord consolider mon expérience actuelle.
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C 'est une phrase très mûre.
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Elle montre que tu as une vision à long terme et que tu sais rester réaliste sur ton chemin.
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J 'espère pouvoir suivre une formation en gestion ou en management, tout en continuant à travailler au restaurant.
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You can formulate this with I hope to follow a training in management all in keeping my current work.
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I hope to follow a training in management all in keeping my current work.
534
I can't stop working.
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It's very clear.
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This phrase explains both your project and the constraints that you're obliging to stay in post.
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My goal is to become responsible for the sale in two or three years if everything happens in my restaurant.
538
It's a precise and motivating goal and you can say it firmly in a professional conversation.
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I feel proud of having an objective, because before I lived on the day without really thinking about my evolution.
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It's a beautiful conscience, and it shows that you're not only in French, but also in your professional life.
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Can I ask Emma what advice would she give to someone who's afraid of talking about his work in French?
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I would say, start with the words short and true, and don't try to say everything completely from the beginning.
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It's a good advice, because often we want to impress and we block because of the fear of making a mistake.
544
Exactly, so the essential is to be understood and to continue to speak, even if the phrase is not perfect.
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I will therefore accept my mistakes and use them to progress without me judging too severely.
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It's the best attitude and it will help not only in French but in all the situations of learning.
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Thank you Emma for all your advice.
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This conversation was really rich and motivating for me.
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Thank you Lucas and also bravo for your active participation.
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You showed that we can progress in talking naturally.
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Before concluding, I would like to thank the listeners who listened to the end and who participated mentally.
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Yes, thank you all and all.
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Your attention and regularity are the key of your progress in French.
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Ecrivish in comments your job and your Very good idea.
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And don't hesitate to inspire you from Lucas to create your own answers.
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I will also write my words in the comments to show you how I continue to practice after the podcast.
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Perfect.
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And I would like to read all your words to encourage you and to help you progress again.
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This podcast has given me to talk about my work with more pleasure and less fear and it's a real gift.
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Thank you for this beautiful phrase.
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Lucas, she summarizes exactly the goal of Paris Podcast, to make the French alive and useful.
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I will continue to listen, repeat and speak, and I hope to come back soon for another episode also useful.
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It would be a pleasure.
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And from there, I wish you a great conversation in French, at work and elsewhere.
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Thank you Emma, thank you all listeners and see you soon for new adventures in French.
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See you everyone, take care of yourself and keep speaking French with confidence and pleasure.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Comment parler de son travail en français ?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: phrase, conversation, est. This video has 566 sentences and 9076 words to shadow. The speech runs for 50:22. The speaker talks fast, about 180 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| rhythm noun | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
| dire adjective | /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ | Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| concrete adjective | /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/ | Real, actual, tangible. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| frequent adjective | /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ | Done or occurring often; common. |
| tier noun | /ˈtɪɚ/ | A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another. |
| adapt verb | /əˈdæpt/ | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Emma, what do you like most in your work as animatrice podcast?
- Then I can say, at midnight, it's the rush.
- Can I use it at work?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have I worked · has learned · has evolved |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who comes · learned, which is · emotions, which makes |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be replaced · is taken · must be accustomed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most naturally · the best · the most frequent |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 66 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, restoration /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like phrase, colleague, podcast.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.