Learn French with Comprehensible Input (Intermediate) | Surviving a French Heat Wave
Back from three weeks in France during a record heatwave, Elsa explains what a canicule is, fainting from the heat, heatstroke, and the official advice for staying safe.
B113:20Piece of FrenchMade for learnersFrench captions by the creator
Key words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| une canicule | a heatwave |
| d'affilée | in a row |
| faire un malaise | to feel faint, to collapse |
| perdre connaissance / s'évanouir | to lose consciousness / to faint |
| tomber dans les pommes | to pass out (informal) |
| la déshydratation | dehydration |
| un coup de chaleur | heatstroke |
| appeler les secours | to call the emergency services |
| rester au frais | to stay somewhere cool |
| prendre des nouvelles de quelqu'un | to check in on someone |
Did you understand?
Qu'est-ce qui caractérise une canicule, selon Elsa ?
Quel numéro appelle-t-on en France pour une urgence médicale ?
Pourquoi supporte-t-elle mieux la chaleur au Portugal ?
Why it's B1
- 131 words a minute (clear and a little slower than natural)
- 93% of the words are among the 2,000 most common in spoken French (key words aside)
- Grammar used: Passé composé, Imparfait, Si + imparfait (hypothesis)
Revise the grammar: Passé composé · Imparfait · Si + imparfait (hypothesis)
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