TEST Unite 11

TestUnitéonze.

TestUnit eleven.

OnditcesoirquelesFrançaisparlentmalleslanguesétrangères.

We say tonight that the French speak poorly of foreign languages.

BonsoirChristophe,PersodireouibonsoircreateurdelalibrairieIlovemyBlenderàParisoùvousnevendezquedeslivresanglophones,cequi,auregarddecequejeviensdedire,peutparaîtreunparirisquéàmoinsquelesFrançaislisentdavantagel'anglaisqu'ilsneleparlent.

Good evening Christophe, I mean good evening to the creator of the I love my Blender bookstore in Paris where you only sell English books, which, considering what I just said, may seem a risky bet unless the French read more English than they speak it.

Jepensequevousavezbienrésumé.

I think you summarized it well.

Effectivement,ilyaunfortdésir.

Indeed, there is a strong desire.

Entouscas,moi,làoùjesuis,jesensvraimentledésirdesgensdecomprendrelemondedifféremmentàtraverslalittérature.

In any case, where I am, I really feel the desire of people to understand the world differently through literature.

Etc'estvraiqu'ilyaunfortdésirpourdécouvrirdesauteursanglophones.

And it is true that there is a strong desire to discover English-speaking authors.

Alorsonlesrésumesouventauxauteursanglaisouaméricains,maisc'estbeaucoupplusrichequeça.

So we often summarize them to English or American authors, but it is much richer than that.

Desauteursindiens,australiens,sud-africains,africainset.

Of Indian, Australian, South African, and African authors.

Etçapermetdeoui,decomprendrelemondedifféremment.

And that allows us to understand the world differently.

Etilyaunfortdésirdecetypedelittérature.

And there is a strong desire for this type of literature.

Là,vousêtesaucœurduMarais,àParis.

There, you are in the heart of the Marais, in Paris.

Maisquandmême,pourlire,ilfautaumoinsavoirprisdescours.

But still, to read, you must at least have taken some courses.

Ilfautmaîtriseruntantsoitpeulalangue.

You must master the language as much as possible.

Maisjepensequec'estunespécificitéfrançaise.

But I think it is a French specificity.

Onlit,onlitmieuxl'anglaisqu'onneleparle,etjepensequec'estlié.

We read, we read English better than we speak it, and I think it is related.

C'estliéàquoi?

What is it related to?

Oui,justement,enpartieànotresystèmescolaire,jepense.

Yes, precisely, partly to our school system, I think.

Moi,j'aiunequarantained'années,doncc'estunpeuvieuxaujourd'huilecollège,maisilmesemblequelesprofesseursn'étaientpasàl'aiseavecl'oralàl'époque.

I am about forty years old, so it is a bit old-fashioned today in college, but it seems to me that the teachers were not comfortable with oral at the time.

Çaasansdoutechangéaujourd'hui,maisàl'époque,jesaisquemoi,maisj'aieudesprofsquineparlaientpasanglais.

That has undoubtedly changed today, but at the time, I know that I had teachers who did not speak English.

Etaujourd'hui,ilyalatélévision,laradio.

And today, there is television, radio.

Enfin,onpeutcapterinternet,capterdel'anglaisenpermanence,onpeutsemettrel'anglaisdansl'oreille.

Finally, we can access the internet, constantly access English, we can put English in our ears.

Non,Onpeut.

No, we can.

C'estplusfaciledansunpaysquiestpeupeuplé,onvadire,parcequelessériesaméricainesnesontpasdoublées.

It is easier in a country that is less populated, we will say, because American series are not dubbed.

C'estsimplementsous-titré.

It is simply subtitled.

Doncçapermetàl'oreilledes'habituerenFrance.

So that allows the ear to get used to it in France.

Bon,c'estvraiquelestouteslessériessontsontdoublées.

Well, it is true that all series are dubbed.

Ducoup,onestbeaucoupmoinssensiblesàentendredel'anglais.

As a result, we are much less sensitive to hearing English.

Etpuisaussiundésirde.

And then also a desire.

Enfin,jepensequepourparlerunelangueétrangère,ilfautêtrecurieuxet.

Finally, I think that to speak a foreign language, you have to be curious and.

Etlesgensnesontpastoujourscurieux.

And people are not always curious.

Etsurtoutlesadolescents,jetrouve.

And especially teenagers, I find.

Ilsmanquentdecuriosité.

They lack curiosity.

Mercientoutcas.

Thank you in any case.

Christophe.

Christophe.

J'invitenosauditeursàvousrendrevisiteàlalibrairie.

I invite our listeners to visit you at the bookstore.

HellomyBlender.

Hello my Blender.

Justeunmot.

Just a word.

C'estuneexpressionouçaveutvraimentdirej'aimemonmonmixeur,monmélange,mondirevraimentmixeur?

It is an expression or what does it really mean I love my mixer, my blend, my really mixer?

Maisc'estsurtoutabsurde.

But it is especially absurd.

Rassurez-moi?

Reassure me?

Non.

No.

MerciChristophe.

Thank you Christophe.

Perso.

Personally.