Name: 29. It's been a long time!... What have you been up to?! by LFBP in Learn French by LFBP
Duration: 9 min 36 s
Description: In this lesson, we'll discover how to say 'It's been a while!' or 'It's been a long time!' We'll also find out how to ask what someone's been up to recently, and how to say that we've been working very hard...

Learn French by LFBP

A trip abroad can often lead to some unexpected physical condition – an upset stomach, itching from insect bites, blistered feet, and more. That, in turn, can lead us to the local pharmacy. But, what do we say when we get there? Let's find out in this lesson.

20. I need something for these mosquito bites!

It's a situation we regularly find ourselves in. We're in a bar or an auditorium looking for a seat. But, is the one we have our eye on actually free? How should we ask? Let's find out in this short - but practical - lesson.

24. Excuse me... Is this seat taken?

You're in a restaurant, looking forward to your meal. That menu, however, is a little confusing: what about all those ingredients? And the names of all those dishes! How can we make sense of it?… We'll need to know how to ask about ingredients. Let's find out.

25. Is this a vegetarian dish?

In this lesson, our goal is to find out how to ask someone to do a favour for us. We'll meet the expression 'rendre un service à quelqu'un'. We'll also re-visit the expression 'il y a' but in the immediate future form. Finally, we'll study how to deal with the english verb 'to get'.

26. Could you do me a favour?

In this lesson, we're talking about someone's new hairstyle. We'll discover some 'technical' terms in relation to hairstyling, we'll look at two different uses for 'chez', and we'll see how to say we're 'bored by' or 'fed up with' something. Allons-y!

27. Wow! Your hair looks great!

In this lesson, we'll be dealing with some internet-specific vocabulary. We'll meet some other useful expressions, too, including 'I don't want to complicate my life!', 'I'm not promising anything' and 'it would be good if...'. This last expression will require the subjunctive (hence the 'intermediate' level of this lesson). Let's take a closer look...

28. Do you have the internet at home?

In this lesson, we'll discover how to say 'It's been a while!' or 'It's been a long time!' We'll also find out how to ask what someone's been up to recently, and how to say that we've been working very hard...

29. It's been a long time!... What have you been up to?!

Our lesson dialogue this time focuses on working conditions as Qatar develops its infrastructure for the football World Cup in 2022. The tournament is some years away yet but the controversy surrounding the plight of workers is current, and real. To get started, let’s listen to a conversation between Béatrix and Rémy.

162. As-tu entendu parler des ouvriers migrants au Qatar?

This is a story about the daily life of New York Nate, who lives in the United States; and London Laura, who lives in England. As you can see, they have very similar lives… but the vocabulary words they use are very different!

Click here for the episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/british-english-vs-american-english-vocabulary/

16 - British English vs. American English Vocabulary

043 Speaking for IELTS

1106

It's hard to swallow but maybe it's time for a chill pill! Published on April 7, 2015.

Chill pill

TESTED - Proven IELTS Speaking Methods Audiobook is one of the most comprehensive and powerful IELTS study guides available on the internet!

This 7-hour and 35-minute audiobook is a complete narration of my IELTS Speaking E-book available here: bit.ly/IELTSTESTED

This album focuses on PART 2 of the IELTS Speaking test.

Prepare for your IELTS Speaking test by listening to over 70 different high-band sentence patterns, grammar tenses and speaking strategies - all specifically chosen to help you greatly improve your IELTS Speaking score.

All the skills, patterns and vocabulary you hear in this audiobook have been carefully selected based on over 3 years of 1-on-1 IELTS teaching experience. Only the best skills that my best students used are available in this guide.

I truly believe that this is the ONLY self-study guide you need to pass the IELTS Speaking test with a Band 7.0 or higher!

For the best results and greatest improvement, this audiobook should be studied together with the 140-page mainbook, and the 150-page workbook, both of which are available here: bit.ly/IELTSTESTED

Study hard - Good luck!

Mark Teacher

TESTED - Proven IELTS Speaking Methods Audiobook 

Part 2 - How to Describe - Skill #3

Part 2 - How to Describe - Skill #1

Real-life French lessons for everyday conversation.

29. It's been a long time!... What have you been up to?!

LFBP

Related tracks