Listening/Speaking help please

[Keni]

I am at present working on the OU L120 Course Intermediate French, which is good, but I am still having problems listening/speaking - not the basics but trying to 'tune into' spoken French.

Can anyone help me with somnething that I can download onto MP3 to listen to in my home time? Thanks.

[DerekJ]

Chris.  You could try downloading some of the france inter podcasts.  I'm subscribe to their  2000 ans d'histoire  which I'm finding very useful.

Of course, there are many others available. I like the 2000 ans d'histoire because not only is the listening practice useful but the subject matter interests me.

[Keni]

Thanks for that DerekJ - I picked up the 2000 years of history, but when I tried to subscibe to the itunes it came back as not being able to find the page - any ideas?

[DerekJ]

Chris. Do you mean you were trying to subscribe to "2000 ans" or another one?

For "2000ans" from the second link I gave you you should see... on the right hand side...

en balade

> abbonez-vous au podcast                      

That should give you the opportunity to choose itunes.

[Alex H]

OOOPS crossed  posts

[quote user="Chris"]Thanks for that DerekJ - I picked up the 2000 years of history, but when I tried to subscibe to the itunes it came back as not being able to find the page - any ideas?[/quote]

It works OK for me (sorry!) - clicked on the s'abonner

au podcast

link - clicked ok on the "add to itunes application" box and itunes opened and downloaded it.

Click on podcasts in itunes and there it is :-)

Where were you having problems?

[Keni]

Hi, I clicked on the 'abonner' and got the smaller window, then when I clicked on the itunes section it shows -cannot find window- information - what am I doing wrong?

[DerekJ]

Sorry Chris.  As I am already subscribed it, clicking on itunes takes me straight into my itunes podcast window (within itunes).  So, I can't really test it for you as I don't want to mess around and unsubscribe.

[Keni]

thanks for your help though - will try another route

[Gardengirl]

OH says he registered with itunes first. I just tried  http://itunes.newversiondownloads.com/join.htm and clicked on the French flag to register. We get all sorts of downloads, good stuff.

[DerekJ]

Chris... you do have itunes already installed I presume?

[Keni]

yeh, thanks for all that - sussed now - didn't have a itunes programme on the computer - obviously Windows Media Player will not synch with Apple! so now trying to figure how to download to the player from the computer - it's set up for WMP, but cannot see the synch button on the itunes! - still gives me a break from French!!!! Thanks everyone

[DerekJ]

Have a look at this video

itunes sync can be downloaded for free from here

HTH

[Keni]

Thank you for all your help - all sussed I think now - listen to Mazarin & Anne of Austria last night! All I have to do now is try and understand it all. Thanks again.

[Keni]

Just to say I have found some of the 2000 ans d'histoire very informative. I especially love the music - it must be a requiem of some sort, am trying to find out what it is.

So far have laughed with 'Les Gaullois', enjoyed 'Anne et Mazarin', and found 'Darwin' good - they even used a bit of the BBC series!

[Keni]

Just to say have just finished my OU Intermediate Course in French - speaking assessment was Friday and posted written one last week. It is a god course for those not beginners and not knowing where to go for their next stage.

Thanks for all you help & info - still ove my 2000 years of history.