Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson 511. My Experiences of (not) Learning French [Part 1]
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Feb 13, 2018 The speaker shares their personal journey of learning French, filled with childhood anecdotes and current challenges. They reflect on frustrations and the importance of motivation, while exploring a language-learning platform for personalized help. The discussion dives into pressures faced while trying to practice French, alongside humorous tales from their experiences in France. Personal insights from a diary reveal the contrasts between classroom learning and self-study, highlighting the need for community support in overcoming language struggles.
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Childhood Boulangerie
- As a child, Luke Thompson learned basic French phrases like "Bonjour, quatre croissants et deux baguettes, s'il vous plaît" to buy breakfast in France.
- He felt nervous ordering but the experience ingrained the phrase in his memory.
Language Lab Antics
- Luke Thompson recalls his secondary school French classes as mostly "mucking around" in the language lab.
- His class, streamed by ability, focused on basic phrases and dialogues, with classmates often misbehaving.
Tricolore Tapes
- Luke Thompson's French class used the textbook "Tricolore" and listened to dialogues on a dusty tape player.
- The dialogues, often set in streets with background noise, featured interactions that the students found humorous due to certain words resembling English slang.