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    Easy French Reader - il fait beau: la série complète
    Easy French Reader - il fait beau: la série complète
    Easy French Reader - il fait beau: la série complète
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    Easy French Reader - il fait beau: la série complète

    By Dennis Dunham and Kyle Dillingham

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    This is the complete story of Il Fait Beau, which is a romantic and thrilling comedy written for beginning and intermediate Francophones. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll be able to learn French fast. Part of the reason behind that is the fact that you’re doing more mentally than trying to translate words. You’ll be following dramatic action, identifying with characters and wondering what is going to happen next. Just like you would a story in English.

    Synopsis: Benoit is a Parisian gypsy-jazz violinist who lives a carefree life with his dog, André. Marie-Anne is a beautiful,l but spoiled, rich hotel heiress who finds herself in a struggle with a taxi-driver who wants her somewhat obscene diamond. Benoit rescues her, but declines her gratuity in the form of a dinner. Why? Marie-Anne is confused and angry. Also, nobody, but nobody, declines her invitation. And so the fun begins.

    This exciting story is told in easy to understand dialogue form with no translations to interfere. You just click on a word you don't know and the translation appears in the endnotes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJan 2, 2013
    ISBN9780983662938
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      Easy French Reader - il fait beau - Dennis Dunham

      IL FAIT BEAU

      LA SÈRIE COMPLÈTE

      Copyright © 2013 Dunham and Dillingham Publishing, LLC

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other-except for brief quotations in reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.  

      Published by Dunham and Dillingham publishing, LLC, 1414 NW 30TH Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118

      Written by Dennis Dunham, PhD

      Editing by Kyle Dillingham

      Translation by Marie-Anne Baissac

      ISBN-13:  978-0-9836629-3-8

      Special Offer

      A discount of the complete audio version is available to purchasers of this book. Please go to the http://www.languageandlyrics.com/offer for the coupon code. A sample of the first chapter of the audio can be found at http://www.languageandlyrics.com. Also by signing up for the introductory lesson, you will get several tips from expert Dr. Dunham on the best way to learn a foreign language.

      Further inquires please contact info@languageandlyrics.com

      Why It Works

      Some people are surprised that a PhD has written an easy French series. But Dr. Dunham focused on Second Language for his Masters and his PhD.   He also founded a second language institute using a controversial new program.  Most doubted his success, but within six months students were camping outside in order to register for the classes, and today that institute in Korea has over 50,000 students.   It was Dr. Dunham’s dream to apply his knowledge of second language acquisition to a totally new concept—learning through entertainment. With partner and world class musician, Kyle Dillingham, they created the Language and Lyrics-French audio series and now bring you this fascinating new cliffhanger type series of Il Fait Beau, which means, it’s a beautiful day.  

      Il Fait Beau is a romantic and thrilling comedy written for beginning and intermediate Francophones.  

      You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll be able to learn French fast.  Part of the reason behind that is the fact that you’re doing more mentally than trying to translate words.  You’ll be following dramatic action, identifying with characters and wondering what is going to happen next.  Just like you would a story in English.

      When your entire brain is engaged, the language becomes a holistic experience. Instead of just memorizing words, you’re creating images brought about by the music or story, understanding what those words mean and coming to understand how many different meanings a word can have emotionally, even if it always means the same thing literally. The French language is famously complex and does not lend itself well to memorization and rote learning. However, experts have called Il Fait Beau as a fascinating, exciting way to learn.

      Language and Lyrics – French has received rave reviews and is endorsed by the French Cultural Attaché in Houston.

      Part I

      L’histoire.

      (Dans l’appartement de  Benoît.  Benoît  joue du violon¹ et il chante.²  Il vous voit et il s’arrête³)

      BENOÎT

      Bonjour, comment allez-vous?   Moi?  Je vais bien, merci. Je m’appelle Benoît Laurent, et voilà mon histoire.⁴

      (Benoît  joue du violon)

      Oui, oui, je suis musicien.  Je chante...et je joue du violon.

      Je suis un homme.  J’habite en France dans la belle ville de Paris!

      ANDRÉ

      Waof⁵

      BENOÎT    

      Ah oui!  J’ai un chien.⁶  Voilà André.

      Je suis un homme.⁷  J’habite⁸ en France. J’ai un chien.  Et oui, ma profession, c’est la musique. (Benoît  joue du violon)⁹

      Okay, okay.  L’histoire.  Mon histoire, c’est l’histoire d’un homme.  Et oui, l’homme c’est moi, Benoît.¹⁰

      Et c’est l’histoire d’une femme.¹¹  Une belle ¹² femme.  Et l’histoire c’est...  

      ANDRÉ

      Waof !

      BENOÎT

      Non, non.  Désolé André.  Pas un chien.

      ANDRÉ

      Waof !

      BENOÎT

      Okay, okay, d’accord.  Et c’est l’histoire d’un chien, aussi.¹³

      Et d’un problème.

      Quel est le problème? C’est une bonne¹⁴ question! Et bien... continuer à lire!¹⁵

      (À l’aéroport Charles De Gaulle. Marie-Anne arrive.  Son mobile sonne. Marie-Anne parle très sévèrement).¹⁶

      MARIE-ANNE

      Allo?

      Oui, Julie.  Oui, je suis arrivée¹⁷ à Paris.  Allô?  Allô?  (Plus fort) Oui.  Oui, je suis arrivée à Paris !

      Oui.  Oui, c’est possible.

      Taxi!  Taxi!

      (Taxi passe)¹⁸

      Idiot!!  (Au chauffeur  du taxi).¹⁹

      Oui,  (à Julie).   Pas impossible.  Possible!  Vous êtes mon assistante, n’est-ce pas?  Vous êtes mon assistante, alors, assistez-moi!  TAXI!!  TAXI!!!

      A l’hôtel, Je voudrais un sandwich et un café.  Oui, il est tard...et alors?  Non, non, non, non.

      RAYMOND (Chauffeur de taxi)

      Taxi, Mademoiselle?  

      MARIE-ANNE

      Oui, taxi.

      MARIE-ANNE -- (à Julie)  Un hamburger?  Non!  Pas un hamburger!  Ecoutez.  Ecoutez.  Un sandwich!!! (Elle raccroche le téléphone et entre dans le taxi de Raymond)

      RAYMOND

      Mademoiselle, où est-ce que vous allez?²⁰

      MARIE-ANNE

      Hôtel Cartier.

      RAYMOND

      L’hôtel Cartier?

      MARIE-ANNE

      Oui.

      RAYMOND

      Ah oui.  L’hôtel Cartier est très beau.²¹  Et très grand.

      MARIE-ANNE

      Oui.

      RAYMOND

      Hmmm.  Et vous.  Je vous connais.²²  Vous êtes²³ mademoiselle Marie-Anne Cartier.

      MARIE-ANNE

      (Soupirs²⁴)  Oui.  Oui.  Oui.

      RAYMOND

      Moi, je m’appelle Raymond.

      MARIE-ANNE

      Hmm

      RAYMOND

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