A New Old-Fashioned French Lesson | ASMR Teacher Roleplay (vintage classroom, soft spoken)

(soft music and distant playground sounds)

(distant bells)

Bonsoir,

and thank you for joining me
for this new french lesson.

It's been a while.

Last times, if you remember,
we studied a few basic sentences,

words, numbers, a bit of vocabulary
and a few great French historical figures.

Today you will participate a bit more
and we'll look at colours and basic shapes,

a bit of geography and culture,
a few more basic sentences,

and I will end this lesson with a bit
of French reading as I did the previous times.

But before we start, today I invite you
to choose yourself a French name,

un prénom français.

You can choose any name you like,

if there's one you've always dreamed of,
now is the time.

For this session, it will be your name.

And you can write it down
on your slate in front of your desk.

If you already have a French name,
you can keep it,

or you can choose another
you've always wanted to use.

And for those lacking inspiration,

I'm going to write down a few
French classic names on the board

to help you make your choice.

Aliénor,

Marin,

Céleste, Léon, Camille, Nicolas,

Margot,

and Guillaume, which is the equivalent
of "William" in English.

Have you found yours?

Write it down.

Let me see.

What about you? That's lovely.

And you are..?

What about you?

And here?

And what did you choose?

Alright.

And now let's start today's lesson
by learning colours in French.

Here I have all the basic colours
as well as some a little less usual.

We're going to start with the basic ones.

So, let's start with the first one.

This is noir. Noir.

Noir, black.

And this one is blanc.

Blanc, white.

Next...

We have...

Bleu.

This one is quite easy.

Bleu, blue.

Next, one of my favourite colours.

This is rouge. Rouge.

Rouge, red.

And the sunny colour is...

Jaune.

Jaune, for yellow.

Next, my absolute favourite colour.

And this is...

Vert.

Vert, for green.

This is rose. Just like the flower.

Rose, pink.

And, then...

This is marron. Not to be confused
with "maroon", this is not the same colour.

This is brown, marron.

Marron, brown.

And...

This one is violet.

Violet, purple.

And one last...

Which is a blend of noir et blanc.

This is gris.

Gris, grey.

And now let's have a look at
some less usual colours.

For example...

We have...

This one is lavande, lavender.

We also have... Oh I like this one.

Bordeaux, burgundy.

Bordeaux.

And...

This one is turquoise.

Turquoise.

This one is beige.

The same as in English, because
the English word comes from French.

Beige.

And now, let's have a look
at the basic shapes your might encounter

in your daily life.

As you will see, some shapes words
are very similar to those in English.

Starting with...

Un cercle.

Cercle.

Un carré.

Carré.

Un rectangle.

Un triangle.

Triangle.

Un losange.

Losange.

And 2 last ones.

Une étoile.

Une étoile.

Et... Un croissant.

Un croissant.

And now let's play a game.

You've all been given a box
with some sand in.

I'm going to erase the shapes words
on the board

and ask you to draw the shape
in the sand when I announce it,

using the tip of your nib pen.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

Dessinez-moi un losange.

Draw me... un losange.

That's very good.

And you?

And now, dessinez-moi un carré.

Now a bit more difficult, draw me...
Une étoile.

Étoile.

And so we can move to the next part of the lesson,
you are going to draw something

I haven't previously drawn on the board.

Un hexagone.

Hexagone. This one is quite easy.

Yes, very good, all of you.

Fun fact, France is often referred to as "l"hexagone"
due to the country's geographic shape,

that closely ressembles a hexagon.

This is the map of continental France
that shows the well-known hexagon shape

as well many islands,
including the biggest one: la Corse.

France has a variety of climates and landscapes
and its own cultural specialities

whether is gastronomy,
for which France is well-known,

art, architecture or traditions.

The biggest cities of the country
are of course: Paris, the capital,

right here in the North.

Lyon, in the South-East part of France,

which is a region well known
for its culinary specialities.

We also have Marseille, located in the South
of France, on the Mediterranean coast,

a region well known for its warm climate
and popularity as a seaside holiday destination.

Toulouse is another big city
of the South, not so far from Spain

which is just behind
this beautiful mountain range

called les Pyrénées
with breathtaking landscapes.

Bordeaux, in the South West
a region well known for large beaches

and wine.

Although wine is produced
in many other areas of France.

And a bit further to the East,
we can find many medieval little towns

and impressive castles.

In the North-West,
we can find Nantes,

in an interesting area at the crossroads
of many different landscapes

which also includes the longest
river of France, la Loire,

along which we can find some of the
most beautiful castles in the country.

In the North East, we can find Strasbourg,
in a region well known for

its beautiful timbered houses,
traditional costumes, and again,

delicious cooking.

In the North, the largest cities
are Lille, close to Belgium,

renowned for its very rich cultural life,
and Le Havre, facing England,

which is part of a region called Normandie,
with beautiful rolling hills.

The region you see here is Brittany,
la Bretagne,

it's a celtic land just like Wales in England
or Galicia in Spain for example.

It doesn't have very large cities
like the ones I mentioned before,

which is probably what makes it one
of the most preserved areas of the country

in terms of culture, especially music,
arts, legends and costumes.

And this is also where I am from.

In the previous lesson, if you remember,

we quickly learned how to say
where you're from or where you live.

We're going to explore this topic further
with more basic phrases

and prepositions to help you
describe your location more precisely.

So to say "I live in France", remember
you will say "J'habite en France".

Or "Je vis en France".

"Where do you live?", "où vis-tu?"

"Je vis en France".

"Where do you come from?"

"D'où viens-tu?"

"Je viens de France".

In my case, more specifically,
je viens de Bretagne.

Now if you want to say
where you house is, "où est ta maison",

here are a few possibilities.

"Ma maison est dans le centre",

my house is in the city center.

"Dans le centre".

"Ma maison est près de la mairie",

my house is near the town hall,

"Près de la mairie".

"Ma maison est loin de l'église"

it's far from the church.

Près, loin.

"Ma maison est entre la boulangerie
et la mairie"

"Entre la mairie et la boulangerie".

It's between the town hall
and the bakery.

Entre.

Alright?

Two others:

"Ma maison est devant l'école".

It's in front of the school.

Devant.

"Ma maison est derrière la poste".

Derrière.

In front of, behind.

Devant, derrière.

Alright?

I'll let you take some notes if you'd like,
meanwhile I'll pick a book

for a bit of reading.

So just like the other times
I'm going to read one story or two,

and you are free to relax, close your eyes,

and even sleep if you want.

Just let the language wash over you,
like listening to music.

There's nothing you need to do.

Alright, I'm going to start with
a very short poem that I really like

by Gérard de Nerval

called "Fantaisies".

(french reading)

Next one is actually a Czech tale.

Which is called "la fée danseuse".

(french reading)