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Pourquoi le 7e art - Comprehension

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Pourquoi le 7e art- Comprehension

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Conversation 1

  • Pourquoi appelle-t-on le cinéma “ le septième art”?
    • Why is the cinema called the seventh art?
  • C’est selon une liste des diverses formes d’art et le cinéma occupe la septième position.
    • It’s because of a list of different forms of art on which cinema occupies the seventh place.
  • Qui a inventé cette liste?
    • Who has invented this list?
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Conversation 1 (continued)

  • Certains disent que c’était un philosophe allemand, d’autres que ça vient de la Grèce ancienne mais je ne sais pas si c’est vrai.
    • Some say it was a German philosopher, others that it comes from ancient Greece but I don’t know if it’strue.
  • Quand est-ce que le cinéma est-il entré dans la liste?
    • When did cinema enter the list?
  • En 1923.
    • In 1923
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Conversation 2

  • Vous vous considérez un cinéphile?
    • Do you consider yourself a cinephile?
  • Je ne sais pas! Que veut dire exactement le mot cinéphile?
    • I don’t know! What does the word cinephile mean exactly?
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Conversation 2 (continued)

  • C’est quelqu’un qui est passionné par le monde du cinéma, qui analyse le tournage du film, qui lit les critiques par exemple, c’est sa passion.
    • It’s someone who is passionate about the world of cinema, who analyses the shooting of the film, who reads the reviews for example, it’s her passion.
  • Alors, dans ce cas, je ne me considère pas un cinéphile, j’aime voir un bon film mais c’est tout!
    • So, in this case, I don’t consider myself a cinephile, I like to see a good film but that’s it
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Conversation 3

  • Tu sais dans quel pays y a-t-il le plus grand nombre de festivals de cinéma en Europe?
    • Do you know which country has the highest/biggest numbers of cinema festivals in Europe?
  • Non, dis-le moi!
    • No, tell me!
  • La France!
    • France!
  • Ah bon? C’est une passion nationale alors!
    • Really? It’s a national passion then!
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Conversation 4

  • Juliette Binoche c’est mon actrice préférée.
    • Juliette Binoche is my favourite actress
  • Je ne la connais pas du tout. Quelle est sa filmographie?
    • I don’t know her at all. What’s her filmography like?
  • Alors, voyons…commençons avec Le patient anglais, Le chocolat, Le hussard sur le toit, elle a fait plein de films!
    • Well, let’s see…let’s startwith The English patient, Chocolat and the Hussar on the roof, she has made so many films!
  • Desolé mais je ne vois toujours pas.
    • Sorry but I still don’t see who she is.

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11.7Conditional Perfect Tense

11.8Pluperfect Tense

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