This was the best French course I have ever taken. I came across my books and wondered if the tapes were still available. I am grateful to the person who put these on TH-cam. Thank you.
J'ai étudié le français il y a trois ans, j'ai adoré cette vidéo, très bonne, pour les étudiants de langue française. Merci d'avoir posté cette vidéo. Je suis brésilien.
There are many factors in studying French quickly . One resource I discovered that succeeds in merging these is the Magic Language Method (look for it on google) definately the most incredible resource that I have ever heard of. Look at all the super info .
The way the actors portray personality types you'd come across in France is spot on , also the fact that it does not patronise the learner and is realistically enacted is great too.
Probably the best ever French language course on BBC... ever. What's happened over the past 30 years... The BBC used to produce brilliant German, Spanish and Italian courses too... They were always supported by equally superb radio broadcasts too. The next stages I think were Sur le vif and Allez France. Also Franc Parler, France Extra and A vous la France. Learnt so much French from these superb courses.
The BBC today is a whore of the free market, the BBC of the seventies was more or less what it has always claimed to be. A public broadcaster , I would not have minded paying a licence fee to get stuff like this. However the BBC is far beyond repair today and should be sold all of its archives released into the public domain.
I came across these videos last summer and made my son watch them before he started taking French in high school. I can honestly say that he learned a lot from this video course. Thank you so very much for sharing! As a teacher of foreign languages myself, I really admire how these lessons are made; without much efforts one picks up vocabulary, reading tips, correct pronunciation, and a bit of grammar. Brilliant! I actually liked this course so much that I bought the book to go with it. From the book, I learned that there was also a cartoon and a soap opera to go along the book as well as a radio course (tapes). I wish I could get all of them. By the way, the actress who plays Madame Dupont in the very first skit played two French-speaking characters in the famous British TV show "Upstairs Downstairs".
This series is honestly pretty good... language chunking, grammar in context, some repetition and comprehensible input aka everything modern language teaching tries to focus on. Definitely ahead of its time.
I participated in this course through the radio & TV shows, bought the books & LPs (which I still have), attended classes at the local adult education college in Peterborough, England, did a "total French" weekend with other students & Elma Soiron in attendance - and finished up by taking the examination. I scored "one" in all categories (the highest grade). I might well have won the prize - a trip to France - but at that time, we finally managed to sell our house & moved to the U.S.A. I never found out who won. We did take a couple of trips to France & I was able to make myself understood well. I have to say that before taking this course in French, I had 2 yrs. of Latin in school & several of Spanish. That helped, plus my natural ability to learn languages. Great shows, great experience.
These is hands down the best videos on learning French. It's so easy to follow , could understand 90% of the conversation with ease. the pronunciation was clear and I was cracking up through the entire clip.
Thank you! Found my "French in Action" videos to watch again, and now these, which I didn't see originally, are a great addition. Really appreciate the uploads!
These tapes are a tremendous instructional for french beginners as myself.I must thank you sir immensely for sharing, This is yet the best Methode de francais I ever came across and still use today for practising French
Probably the best ever series for beginners to learn French... followed by Sur Le Vif and Allez France... all from the BBC. Television, video and cassette tape, books alongside radio. After an awful French language learning experience at school I decided to follow this series through to Allez France... language teaching methods at schools could have learnt a lot from this brilliant BBC series. Sadly there is nothing like it anymore on TV or radio...
Thank you so much for posting these videos. Not only are they very helpful for learning French, but they are extremely cool and stylish, such a fun to watch:) What a shame you only have these tapes left...
+altemaedchen here's a few tips for how to learn French Decide precisely why you wish to speak it Try to speak French everyday Decide which method works for you the best. (I read about these and more on Mirykal french plan site )
This is excellent much better then the modern travel loge type programs that have passed for language courses in recent years which are just aimed at middle class consumers.
still trying to learn French in 2023. I started in 2021 during the pandemic. Will I ever speak the language? Je ne sais pas!!! Maybe... I´ll keep going... Thanks for the videos... Au revoir!!!!
+Sara Carrillo He said "Oh zut alors" which means "damn" in a polished way (14:56) and "alors ce n'est pas Chartre ? (15:02)" which means "So this is not Chartres ? (the name of a french town near Paris) --> look google maps if you want to see :)
Carolle Rousseau. She was in the BBC TV series Tenko, season 2, in the early 1980s and I think in a British TV series called "Crossroads" in the 1970s.. Currently Tenko is being repeated on one of the British Freeview channels.
Je n’ai pas compris la blague de détective, en banque, ‘ce n’est pas chatre ‘ Il y a quelq’un qui m’explique, s’il vous plaît ??? Pourquoi il est décidé de sortir ?
Monkeyz73 i started in october. i used this along with telefrancais and french in action. find a cheap txtbook for french in action on amazon. i paid 8 dollars. then i downloaded music by stromae and indila and celine and lara fabian. also christian singer tabatha lemaire. listen constantly. i understand everythng and am now wrking on speaking off top of my head. it works. just decide that french is now a part of your life like english until you die. becomes part of your identity. bonne chance!!!!!!!!
This was the best French course I have ever taken. I came across my books and wondered if the tapes were still available. I am grateful to the person who put these on TH-cam. Thank you.
Same
J'ai étudié le français il y a trois ans, j'ai adoré cette vidéo, très bonne, pour les étudiants de langue française. Merci d'avoir posté cette vidéo. Je suis brésilien.
There are many factors in studying French quickly . One resource I discovered that succeeds in merging these is the Magic Language Method (look for it on google) definately the most incredible resource that I have ever heard of. Look at all the super info .
I have spent months studying speaking French and found a fantastic resource at Mirykal french plan (google it if you're interested)
@@khaoyafrancisca6640 he was correct he was talking in the past tense (he adored)
@@borogreeny4622 yeah my bad
Merci
I like how she calmly helps the bank robber. Complete with showing the map and explaining directions
The way the actors portray personality types you'd come across in France is spot on , also the fact that it does not patronise the learner and is realistically enacted is great too.
Probably the best ever French language course on BBC... ever. What's happened over the past 30 years... The BBC used to produce brilliant German, Spanish and Italian courses too... They were always supported by equally superb radio broadcasts too. The next stages I think were Sur le vif and Allez France. Also Franc Parler, France Extra and A vous la France. Learnt so much French from these superb courses.
The BBC today is a whore of the free market, the BBC of the seventies was more or less what it has always claimed to be. A public broadcaster , I would not have minded paying a licence fee to get stuff like this. However the BBC is far beyond repair today and should be sold all of its archives released into the public domain.
Thanks for sharing. Are these recommendations online?
I came across these videos last summer and made my son watch them before he started taking French in high school. I can honestly say that he learned a lot from this video course. Thank you so very much for sharing! As a teacher of foreign languages myself, I really admire how these lessons are made; without much efforts one picks up vocabulary, reading tips, correct pronunciation, and a bit of grammar. Brilliant! I actually liked this course so much that I bought the book to go with it. From the book, I learned that there was also a cartoon and a soap opera to go along the book as well as a radio course (tapes). I wish I could get all of them. By the way, the actress who plays Madame Dupont in the very first skit played two French-speaking characters in the famous British TV show "Upstairs Downstairs".
This series is honestly pretty good... language chunking, grammar in context, some repetition and comprehensible input aka everything modern language teaching tries to focus on. Definitely ahead of its time.
I participated in this course through the radio & TV shows, bought the books & LPs (which I still have), attended classes at the local adult education college in Peterborough, England, did a "total French" weekend with other students &
Elma Soiron in attendance - and finished up by taking the examination. I scored "one" in all categories (the highest grade). I might well have won the prize - a trip to France - but at that time, we finally managed to sell our house & moved to the U.S.A. I never found out who won. We did take a couple of trips to France & I was able to make myself understood well. I have to say that before taking this course in French, I had 2 yrs. of Latin in school & several of Spanish. That helped, plus my natural ability to learn languages. Great shows, great experience.
These is hands down the best videos on learning French. It's so easy to follow , could understand 90% of the conversation with ease. the pronunciation was clear and I was cracking up through the entire clip.
This is the best french lesson Ive ever had !
Is that sarcasm?xD
One of the best tv programmes of this type ever, including the books that accompanied it.
Ian Williams Have to agree with you 100%. Just dropped a line to BBC Publications seeking a re-issue... Bomb one over to www.bbcworldwide.com citoyen!
Thank you! Found my "French in Action" videos to watch again, and now these, which I didn't see originally, are a great addition. Really appreciate the uploads!
Figures that something from the 70's would do better than any modern day lessons, lol
+thequietaccount i agree with you
thequietaccnt sono d'accordo con te, é la lezione molto utile, ben organizzato.
good morning
Rubbish
@Dian Douglas I should follow your ideas
these lessons are much more better than the lessons we buy with money.
The best series for utterly beginners French learners , explicit
These tapes are a tremendous instructional for french beginners as myself.I must thank you sir immensely for sharing, This is yet the best Methode de francais I ever came across and still use today for practising French
Probably the best ever series for beginners to learn French... followed by Sur Le Vif and Allez France... all from the BBC. Television, video and cassette tape, books alongside radio. After an awful French language learning experience at school I decided to follow this series through to Allez France... language teaching methods at schools could have learnt a lot from this brilliant BBC series. Sadly there is nothing like it anymore on TV or radio...
can we have these lessons on youtube channels? can you share sil vous plait?
Thank you so much for posting these videos. Not only are they very helpful for learning French, but they are extremely cool and stylish, such a fun to watch:) What a shame you only have these tapes left...
+altemaedchen here's a few tips for how to learn French
Decide precisely why you wish to speak it
Try to speak French everyday
Decide which method works for you the best.
(I read about these and more on Mirykal french plan site )
Hahahah! I laugh so hard at the song called "Je ne sais pas" that was funny
when the famous people pictures showed up, i didnt know any of them lol
je aussi 😊
... moi aussi...!
moi non plus
@@khawlaalhafiz2541 moi aussi
@A B who is grace kelly?
Thanks to my French teacher leading me to this series in 7th grade! I finally found it again
Je trouve cette video tres utile! Merci beaucoup pour la partager!
I love it! its fun to watch and easy to understand! Thank you.
One of the actors I think was in the "Gourmet Night" episode of Fawlty Towers! He's playing the long-haired customer at minute 16.
Thank you very much !!!!!
I am glad I found you
Super learning tool for beginners
Excellent!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much for the videos.
Bonjour, Ensemble French!
Super!
Merci et à bientôt.
Brasil 2018.
The girl in 8:48 is the same girl who presents a french course for the BBC called " A vous la France" a old one, from the eights
J'adore cette femme.
Priceless footage, thanks
Very helpful for me thanks a lots for your support and sharing this beautiful lesson. Merci beaucoup 😘 😘 😘 😘.
R.I.P. André Maranne (also known from the Pink Panther movies).
Thank you very much for uploading these!!
Am learning a lot from this...wow! Impressive!
Thank you so much for your very useful and excellent lessons ! Like and love your channel !
I really like this. More videos, please and thank you.
je l'ai aimé. Excellent... Merci--- Me gusto mucho... Gracias
Thank you so much!! Been struggling to transition from writing and reading to listening.
thank you so much my teacher for this course ! you make me able to speak french vry easily
these old videos are the best for the beginners haha
This is really awesome. I am enjoying this video a lot.
C'est parfait! J'adore le video. Merci beaucoup! ❤
j'adore le programme
I ordered the book online Ensemble 1 Programmes 1-12 and it just came in today. I hope i can find the other books online
Thanks for posting this, it's great!
Whoever it was that got her to dress as a nurse, well, there is a Pernod waiting here for you. The look at 08:22...
I am presently studying the corresponding Russian course............ thank goodness i studied French beyond advanced level.
This is excellent much better then the modern travel loge type programs that have passed for language courses in recent years which are just aimed at middle class consumers.
Thank you, I have just started the course, it's verry helpful!
They put this on Sunday mornings
quite helpful for A1 and A2 level --
Merci beaucoup
still trying to learn French in 2023. I started in 2021 during the pandemic. Will I ever speak the language? Je ne sais pas!!! Maybe... I´ll keep going... Thanks for the videos... Au revoir!!!!
Can someone tell me what the robber is saying at 14:56-57 and then at 15:02?
+Sara Carrillo He said "Oh zut alors" which means "damn" in a polished way (14:56) and "alors ce n'est pas Chartre ? (15:02)" which means "So this is not Chartres ? (the name of a french town near Paris) --> look google maps if you want to see :)
super
@@grandduku9475 Many thanks. This also solved my problem.
Merci pour cette video!
Incroyable vidéo. Merci beacoup.
I love these! Merci beaucoup !
At the skit at 9:25 is the actor who is the theif André Maranne?!? He was in the pink panther
It was very good conversation I learnt what something.
I love this videos.
Very helpful. Thank you.
French in Action was another good series
This is the first time I see someone getting robbed like that. Bon bon ça va lolololol
I love the intro; a Europe now going.
Bonne continuation....Bravo
Thank you, obrigado, merci beaucoup!
I hope, i will be able to speak French very good, thank you so much 👏
oh! perfait j'aime c'est program très bien 👍
I am Eritrea and I like this program
C'est géniale cette vidio pour l'étudie de la langue française. Merci
At 3:11, let's appreciate the socially acceptable scores in those times.
What's the music playing at 10:30?
And that, kid, is how terribly fast references age.
love vintage stuff, ty for the upload, but who is the young man, i knew Bridget and Maurice
ICE CREAM YUMMY ICE CREAM GOOD
I feel bad I dont know these actors. They're before my time XD
Carolle Rousseau is so beautiful. I'm gonna copy this to all these vids so people would know her name :D.
lolllll très bien .merci beaucoup monsieur c'est très bien vous avez m'aider
Thank you for this videos✅
can anyone explain the the bank robbery scene....i did not understand what the robber asked in the end...something like chat ??
Where can I the scripts of the videos?
I'm enjoying learning with these videos.
Mlle Descartes c'est un babe fantastique! Any one know who the actress is? Hope she is still around - bet she is still fabulous. :)
Terence Quinn watch her on a vous la france.
Carolle Rousseau. She was in the BBC TV series Tenko, season 2, in the early 1980s and I think in a British TV series called "Crossroads" in the 1970s.. Currently Tenko is being repeated on one of the British Freeview channels.
Muchas gracias justo lo que busca a!!!
Not to mention;
Sur Le Vif
France Extra
France Parler
A Vous La France
Brilliant! Why does he say "fierement garçon" ? Not familiar with this expression
found this from the book my grandma gave me, ensemble 1 french for beginners
Je n’ai pas compris la blague de détective, en banque, ‘ce n’est pas chatre ‘ Il y a quelq’un qui m’explique, s’il vous plaît ???
Pourquoi il est décidé de sortir ?
Beaucoup merci j adore la programe
Qu'est-ce qu'elle dits 7:35 - 7:39? Je suis Americaine.
I am a nurse , I am not a witch
je suis infermière , je ne suis pas sorcière
Merci, Hamza EL HANNA.
yo how is your french now? can you understand things a lot better now? I am just curious, thanks.
I still struggle to understand spoken French. I can read it alot better than listening to it.
Monkeyz73 i started in october. i used this along with telefrancais and french in action. find a cheap txtbook for french in action on amazon. i paid 8 dollars. then i downloaded music by stromae and indila and celine and lara fabian. also christian singer tabatha lemaire. listen constantly. i understand everythng and am now wrking on speaking off top of my head. it works. just decide that french is now a part of your life like english until you die. becomes part of your identity. bonne chance!!!!!!!!
I must admit I would have been "bien vivant" also...
please make more videos..
Merci beaucoup.
Thanks 💚💜💛❤️
Very very helpful thanks for sharing
Merci beaucoup pour cette video
I can understand almost everything but I can't speak or write french
merci beaucoup 😆😆
May I know the actors' names, please?
Merci beaucoup
7:19 Blood!
TH-cam hasn't taken this down?
Il y a un arrêt d'autobus par ici?
Merci beaucoup!
anyone knows the actors name ??