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A2 French Conversation

Power Cut

Panne de courant

0:51 min video · 2 sentences · 2 key words

Conversation script with English

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About this lesson

A power cut hits a New Year family dinner just as the couple's dinner is about to be served. The cut leads right back to the first line.

How to practise

  1. Listen to the conversation with English.
  2. When you see À toi · Your reply, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
  3. Then repeat the real reply in the À toi · Your turn pause.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
une pannea breakdown, a failure (une panne de courant = a power cut)
pourquoiwhy

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