Episode 4

Stephane Cornicard presents six short programmes to help with spoken French. Designed for people who have learnt some French already, the programmes cover situations that you are likely to encounter in France.

Unit 19: 'Le dating'. Speed-dating and how to describe yourself. Six girls and boys take part in a turbo-dating evening organised by Philippe Dorier.

Unit 20: 'Les jeux' - games. Talking about football and your favourite players. Olympique Lyonnais manager, Gérard Houllier, and goalkeeper, Grégory Coupet talk about a match with great rivals Bordeaux and about football in general.

Unit 21: 'Les fleurs' - flowers. Saying the right thing on special occasions. Florist Marie-Paule Cannedu talks about her passion for flowers and the sorts of messages her customers send.

Unit 22: 'L'hôtel' - hotels. Some useful, polite set phrases. Hotel receptionists Mélanie Léger and Marie-Noëlle Letallec talk about their job and the very varied requests they get from hotel guests.

Unit 23: 'Bricolez!' - DIY. Talking about your plans. Eric Audo and Gilles Broccard talk about their renovation project, doing up an old house near Marseilles.

Unit 24: 'Les infos' - information. Expressing opinions. Europe Deux local radio presenter Michael Nussbaumer gives his opinions on the weather and Hakim M'Barek gives his views on climate-change.