Les Bois de Paris
French Listening Comprehension
Study Guide
Take a look at the following for help with any vocabulary and grammar that you might not have understood in Les Bois de Paris, then take the test.
| Vocabulary | |
| arboré | wooded |
| un arrondissement | district (Paris is divided into 20 arrondissement, each with its own mayor) |
| une cascade | waterfall |
| la cotisation | membership dues, fees |
| envahi | invaded |
| une étendue | expanse |
| un hectare | hectare, just under 2.5 acres |
| huppé | swanky, posh |
| inabordable | inaccessible |
| jadis | formerly |
| la Mairie | City Hall |
| manquer | to lack |
| un poumon | lung |
| en revanche | on the other hand |
| la verdure | greenery |
| Grammar - Click the links for detailed lessons | |
| celui-là | That one. Learn about demonstrative pronouns. |
| manquer à | The word order can be confusing: Ces choses leur manquent - They miss these things. |
| passé simple | When talking about history, a special past tense is used: fut, devint, décida. |
| People | |
| Louis XVI | king of France (1774-1791), then king of the French (1791-1792), married to Marie-Antoinette |
| Napoléon III | President of the Republic (1848-51) and emperor of the French (1852-70). He undertook public-works projects in Paris, encouraged agriculture, industry, and economics, and founded several charitable institutions. |
| Les Bois de Paris French Listening Comprehension Exercise |
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originally published in Champs-Élysées audiomagazine (read my review) and were published here with the permission of Champs-Elysées, Inc. |
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