Salut Ben.
Hey guys.
I'm really looking forward to seeing Ulysse's band playing tonight. You said they were playing at Le Café des Treize Coins right?
Ben je suis désolée. Il est sept heures et demi. On est en retard.
You're late? Why are you late?
On le trouve pas. On ne sait pas où c'est.
You don't know where the café is?
Si ! c'est tout droit en face de la poste.
Well get going then! Tout droit… Straight ahead. En face de la poste…In front of the post office.
Mais non ! Ce n'est pas le bon café !
Yeah wrong café!
Thibaud look it up or something.
C'est vers le nord par là ! La deuxième rue à droite. Et c'est près de l'église.
Et c'est près de l'église.
And it's near a church.
Look for a church!
Allons-y ! Deuxième rue à droite.
Un… …deux. Deuxième rue à droite. Et c'est près de l'église.
Near a church? Wait. There is no church! Tu es nul !
Il est huit heures moins le quart. On est en retard !!!
Well just ask for directions.
Excusez-moi monsieur. Où est le Café des Treize Coins s'il vous plaît ?
Euh le Café des Treize Coins ?
Oui s'il vous plaît !
Vous allez tout droit… Tout droit. …puis vous tournez à gauche… À gauche. Vous verrez le cinéma. Juste à côtése trouve le Café des Treize Coins.
We'll see a cinema and right next to it is the cafe. C'est loin d'ici ?
Bah ! À 200 mètres !
200 metres. Not too far. Mètres. Metres…Sounds almost the same.
BOTH: Merci monsieur. Au revoir.
Tout droit. Puis à gauche. Vous verrez un cinéma. Juste à côtése trouve le Café des Treize Coins.
Bravo!
Ouais !
We got there in the end.
Il ne permettent pas les caméras.
Cameras are not allowed.
You mean I can't get in?
I have to turn you off. You're kidding me. I'll miss the show.
Sorry Ben.
Well turn me off then.
Tell Ulysse to break a leg.
Quoi ?!
Never mind. It's an English expression.
Bonne soirée !
À bientôt Ben.
À bientôt.
Video summary
Ben is keen to improve his French and links up online with Lili and Thibaud in Marseille.
He joins them as they try to find their way to a café where their friend Ulysse is playing in a band.
The problem is that they are uncertain of how to get there. Thibaud is sure of the way and gives directions, but they soon find that his route does not lead them to the café.
The pressure is on, they are already late for the concert.
They eventually ask a passer-by for help. Following the new directions they eventually arrive at the café, but a disappointment is in store for Ben.
They are not allowed to take any form of camera into the concert, so Ben is ‘switched off’ and unable to see the concert.
This clip is from the series Virtually There: France.
Teacher Notes
Practise directions by asking pupils to turn à gauche, à droite.
Invite a volunteer to act as a ‘robot’ to respond to class directions, for example: one step to the right.
Display a simple map on the interactive whiteboard and ask children to give directions on how to get from A to B.
Role-play asking for directions. One pupil takes on the role of a passer-by and other pupils imagine they are lost in a town.
These clips could be used for teaching French at KS2 in England, Foundation KS1,KS2 in Northern Ireland, KS2 and KS3 in Wales and 2nd Level in Scotland.
Morning routines. video
Ben links up online with Ulysse in Marseille early one morning to learns about Ulysse’s morning routine.
How to introduce yourself. video
Ben links up online with children in France and practices French greetings before they take him on a virtual tour of their neighbourhood.
Meet the family. video
An English schoolboy meets a French family through the use of a tablet.
Favourite hobbies. video
Ben is waiting for his Mum to take him to his swimming lesson so decides to link up online with his friends in Marseille to find out their hobbies.
Shopping for food. video
Ben links up online again with his friends in France who are in a supermarket buying ingredients to make pizzas for a 'Pizza Party'.
Masculine and Feminine body parts video
A lively song to practise parts of the body with a focus on masculine and feminine nouns.
Clothes and colours. video
A lively song to practise vocabulary for clothes and colours and a variety of other adjectives.
Days of the week. video
A lively song to practise the days of the week. A clip from a series teaching the basics of French.
Painting together. video
Ben is keen to improve his French. He links up online with friends who are painting.
