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Hello and welcome to the Fluidity podcast. Today I would like to offer you an interesting conversation. I’m with Benjamin, a French learner and podcast listener who has currently been working in France for about two years and he is going to share with us

His professional experience in the country, that is to say the different jobs he has done here. Benjamin has an excellent level of French, so he would like to share with you some valuable learning tips, including a very effective technique. But for that, stay tuned!

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To quickly understand or even vocabulary lists in PDF to enrich your lexicon. Everyone is welcome and you stay as long as you want. To join the VIP club, click on the link in the description. Fabien: Hello Benjamin. Benjamin: Hello! Fabien: Are you okay? Benjamin: I’m fine And you?

Fabien: Very good, thank you very much. Happy New Year 2024. Benjamin: Yes, Happy New Year to you too. Fabien: Thank you very much and happy new year to all listeners of the podcast of course. Thank you for being here and we’ll start with a little presentation. So

Can you introduce yourself to the listeners in a few words? Benjamin: Yes, with pleasure. So I’m Benjamin. I’m 25 years old, I’m Canadian. In Canada, I live on an island, it is Vancouver Island and it is an island which is located near

The city of Vancouver. And more specifically, the city where I live is called Victoria. So Victoria is on the west coast of Canada. And currently I live in the north of France, in a small town which is about 20 minutes north of Lille. And in this village I

Am an English assistant in a college. So, basically, I give English lessons to middle school students. Fabien: Yeah, excellent. We’ll talk about it again later. And how long have you been learning French? Benjamin: I’ve been learning French for about two years. Fabien: Very good. And can you tell us how you started learning

French, a little bit of context? Benjamin: Yes, of course. So to give you a little context, I studied in Canada. I have a diploma and it is a diploma that allows me to teach in elementary schools and colleges

In Canada. And so for a year, I was a substitute in Canada. So substitute is when a teacher is sick, the school calls me to come teach for the day. And this work didn’t really fascinate me because, often, I had to change schools. I

Could not develop relationships with students. And so, after a year as a replacement, I made the decision to resign. 3 years ago, I found myself out of work. I was unemployed, I didn’t know what direction I wanted to take in my life and I

Think that a lot of people who find themselves in this situation decide to go on a trip to discover the world, to discover themselves a little bit. So that’s what I did and I went to France and before leaving, I registered on a site called Workaway and basically,

It’s a site where people post ads looking for volunteers. If they need a hand or they have a project they would like to carry out. And so it was during one of my stays in France. I was surrounded by people who spoke multiple languages ​​and honestly,

I felt like crap. I only spoke English and I was a little inspired. And so that was when I decided to start learning French. Fabien: And can you tell us about your experience with Workaway since you have done several in France? So can you tell us a little bit about how it went?

Benjamin: Yes, well I think it’s a great way to meet people in a foreign country too, to meet new people, to learn a language, to discover a culture. So it’s nice. At the same time, it’s not for everyone. And I say that because often,

If you do workaway, you will find yourself in the middle of nowhere: in the countryside in France. Um, you are going to live with a family, so you have to, you have to adapt to the rhythm of the family.

I did one in Poitiers, in a village near Poitiers. For a month and a half I took care of a six year old boy, for a month and a half. And in fact, I progressed a lot in French during this stay because I wasn’t afraid of making mistakes with a

Six-year-old boy and what’s more, he didn’t judge me. So I took risks when I was with him. Fabien: It was a good experience. Benjamin: A good experience, that’s it. Fabien: So yes, it’s true that Workaway is quite special because there are all

Kinds of work, so sometimes we can work in… with families, we are in the house directly, we are at them and we live at their pace. You have to adapt and you are all alone with the family. If you don’t speak the language, it can be a bit complicated. There are other workaways

Where we meet up with other volunteers. I think it’s workawayers, the correct term. And there are other volunteers where we are more in a group and it’s a little easier. For example, there are farmers who are looking for volunteers, but at the same time the farmer

Speaks in French, so you are with a group, but we still learn a little of the language. Yes, that was my case. This is what I did in Argentina and Chile. I did workaway, I was with two French people, so we spoke French among ourselves but with the lady

We were staying with we spoke Spanish. So ultimately I also learned Spanish and that’s a bit like you. And yes, it’s a great way to really be immersed and not be a tourist because you’re really working. Either we are a babysitter, or we work in the fields,

Etc. So we are volunteers, we provide a service, but on the other hand we are housed for free and fed for free. Housed, fed, washed, as they say in French. And it can be really very nice to go to a country and go to France to learn French,

To know the language, to really know the real culture and not to live like a tourist, it’s really to live like a Frenchman, like like the French and know the culture well. Benjamin: So yes, there are, there are. In France too, in my experience, yeah.

Fabien: Yes, because there are especially… yes in the countryside, especially in the countryside, in small… in big cities, it’s a little less frequent. But in the countryside, there are a lot of them because there is a lot of agricultural work that can be interesting

And you can learn lots of things. And culture and language, obviously. Yeah. Fabien: Very good. Very good and so tell us, in fact, your professional experience since you have been in France, what have you done? Where have you lived? Can you tell us more?

Benjamin: Yes, yes. So I did seven workaway stays and after that, honestly, I was a little tired of being… changing families every month and so I wanted to find accommodation and a job. In fact, I wanted to be part of French society and so I really chose Bordeaux as a city. I

Could have chosen any city, but I heard good things about Bordeaux, so I went to Bordeaux. But before going there, I was able to find accommodation, so it was with a 27-year-old Frenchman, so I was in a shared room. So it’s

Accommodation, it’s done! Afterwards I was looking for a job. I wrote my CV in French and was able to get a job in a Columbus Café. So it’s in Bordeaux, it’s right in front of the station.

I worked in this cafe for eight months. I was very proud of myself actually, to go to a foreign country and I’m very grateful that I was hired for this job because it allowed me to… it forced me to speak in French because my colleagues at the Columbus

Café didn’t speak English. After a month, I was comfortable and it went very well. Fabien: Ah yes, it’s incredible that you found a job at Colombus Café. It’s awesome ! And do you want to share how your job interview went?

For the listeners and listeners, maybe it may seem a little silly that for me a job in a fast food restaurant is incredible, it’s a dream for me. But, in fact, I said to myself either I enroll in a language school in Bordeaux which, moreover, is expensive, or I find a job

And it works like a language school. Maybe better actually, because I don’t have time to think and so, yes, so I was very happy when I received a call saying yes, you start in two days at 6 a.m. and I I said yes, I’ll be there. Don’t worry. Fabien: You were super motivated.

Benjamin: Super motivated. Yeah, that’s it. My colleagues were also my age, so it was a way for me to make friends in Bordeaux. Fabien: Yes, exactly. Yes, it was your entry point to Bordeaux. Benjamin: That’s it! Fabien: And tell us, what were you

Doing? What was your job? What was your mission in this Columbus Café? Benjamin: I prepared hot and cold drinks. Of course, it’s coffee, food. I took orders which were at first a little complicated because I didn’t know the menu, but that’s okay. And actually, what’s funny

Is that the café is located opposite the train station and often there were English tourists who came to drink coffee, eat something and since my colleagues didn’t speak English well, it was always me who took care of the orders in English. And often

Tourists would say to me: “You speak English very, very well.” They said that in English, of course. But you speak English very well. And at the beginning I told them yes, it’s normal, I’m Canadian, it’s my mother tongue. But after a month,

Two months, I decided to answer thank you instead. You know what I mean ? Fabien: Of course, yes. Alright. It’s an advantage, in fact, to speak English, since it’s true that the French don’t speak English well, except a little in Paris. But in Bordeaux,

That’s not really the case. You have noticed it, your colleagues do not speak English well even though they were in front of the station. The paradox ! It’s true that for foreigners who want to go to France, it can be an advantage. It is an advantage to speak at least English,

English or Spanish it is an advantage. Because, indeed, I think that recruiters, cafe or hotel owners, etc., if they see that you are motivated, they see that you are in the process of, that you want to learn French,

That you speak English or Spanish, for example. So it can be a big advantage for you, at least for foreigners who want to come to France, that’s for sure. Benjamin: You must have a visa. Fabien: Obviously. Very good, perfect. And to help everyone, can you give us your learning method? How

Do you go about learning your French, to progress? Benjamin: Yes. So I have three pieces of advice to give you, to give to the listeners. The first tip would be to listen to the language as much as possible. As soon as I get up in the morning, I put on my headphones

And start listening to the language. And actually, I live alone in a studio, but I often say, it’s a bit like having roommates. Because I’m always listening to the language. It’s a bit like I live with French people and what’s nice, what’s cool,

Is that I’m the one who chooses my roommates. For example, if I can listen to French people who talk about politics, philosophy. Afterwards, if I want to listen to a slightly lighter subject, I can listen to French people who are my age, who talk about parties, romantic relationships, that kind of

Thing. So even though I live alone, it’s a bit like I surround myself with French people. And so that ‘s my first piece of advice, is to listen to the language as much as possible. My second piece of advice

Is to read in French. I recommend everyone to become a member of a media center or library. What I do is I borrow 10 books at a time. I take 10 books and often I will read two or 3 books from the ten I

Borrowed. Because if the book doesn’t interest me, I’m not going to force myself to read it. Fabien: Yes, of course. Benjamin: And I like reading. In the morning, I get up, I have a coffee and for an hour,

When I’m not working, of course, I read and I love it. My third piece of advice is to take conversation classes and find a good teacher who meets your needs. Yes, these are my three tips for progressing in the language. But I think what’s

Really important is that you have to be fascinated by foreign languages. You have to trust the brain, you have to hang on. I think that if you are motivated and you are interested in foreign languages, you will succeed.

Fabien: Yes, as you say, you have to be curious, you have to be interested in the language, you have to be interested in the culture to try to be as immersed as possible without realizing that you are learning

Because you are listening lots of things. You listen to podcasts, you read books like a native speaker, and that’s why you learn without realizing it. Unconsciously, you learn, you absorb the brain, absorb and get used to it. Even if there are somewhat unusual expressions,

Slightly odd grammar, the brain absorbs it in all cases. It takes time, you have to trust the brain as you say. But that doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to get used to the language, the new sounds, all that. But you listen

A lot, you read and of course you practice as best you can. Either you practice during different professional experiences, by taking conversation classes, there are different possible solutions. Obviously, the best is with native speakers of course, and the best is when we do activities like the work you have done,

The different professional experiences you have had, that is obviously the best. To be surrounded by native speakers and then to live your life directly in the language. Benjamin: That’s it! Fabien: And what are your biggest difficulties in French? What was really very difficult for you?

Benjamin: I would say the pronunciation is not easy. And when I started learning French, I thought the pronunciation would come overnight. One day I was going to wake up with the perfect pronunciation. But no. Sometimes I repeat the same

Word ten times to make it stick in my memory. Yes, so I find the pronunciation very difficult and it’s a bit discouraging when a French person notices straight away, from the first word you say that “Where are you from?” You know the question is going to come. But hey, an accent is

It’s okay to have an accent, it’s normal. And what I think is great about the podcasts that you do and what I do is on my screen, I have the transcript and also you reading the

Transcript of the video. I’m going to read a few sentences out loud and then I’ll listen to you… Fabien: Pronounce them. Benjamin: Pronouncing them, yeah that’s it. And it helped me a lot with French pronunciation. Fabien: Yes and yes, obviously. So yes, you have the transcription, you read the text,

You try to pronounce the sentence and then you listen to my pronunciation. Benjamin: Exactly. Fabien: It’s a very good technique. It’s a bit like “shadowing”, it’s a bit the same thing. Benjamin: That’s it, that’s it. Fabien: It’s “shadowing” by the way! It’s actually “shadowing” and it’s a very

Good technique, so don’t hesitate to look at how to do “shadowing” on the internet. But it’s as you explained, it’s actually trying to pronounce it yourself and then you listen to the correct pronunciation to really try to imitate the

Pronunciation as much as possible. And it takes time. It’s work, but work that is very effective. Benjamin: Yeah. To be more precise, I think knowing when to use the past tense and the imperfect tense is a problem for me. Fabien: Okay.

Benjamin: Especially with this dialogue we are having. When I talk about what happened to me in the past, I never know where to use the past tense, the imperfect tense. So that’s difficult. And one last point would be it’s not easy to let go.

I know a lot of expressions but… and I know when I can use them, but sometimes I’m afraid of being… of looking ridiculous. So letting go is not easy. Fabien: No, it’s not easy at all, actually. It’s the courage to try

New things, to try this expression. Maybe I’ll try to place it there, it will be fine. And sometimes we are wrong. Sometimes we say something and, actually, no, it wasn’t the right word. But too bad, it doesn’t matter, it’s part of the game! Benjamin: That’s it!

Fabien: It’s part of the experience. But “letting go” is an expression, for example. “Overnight”, etc. So yes, it’s not obligatory to use expressions, it comes by itself. We try when we are practically sure that it is well placed,

We try to place it and there we wait for the response. Oh ok, no that wasn’t it. Well, I’m going to start again next time, I’m going to wait a little before trying the expression again. You shouldn’t force yourself to use them either. You have to try when the time

Is almost right, try to place some from time to time, that’s it. Afterwards it comes by itself, it comes naturally when the brain knows exactly where the expression is going, it comes a little naturally too, it’s true. Alright. And finally, would you like

To tell us what your favorite places in France are, the places you also know? Yes, so I’ve moved around France quite a bit over the last two years. I was able to visit many cities. As I said, I lived in Bordeaux and I think

That Bordeaux is a very pretty city that is well maintained. And in Bordeaux, I traveled by bike and I think it’s a means of transport where you can really… Fabien: Enjoy? Benjamin: Yeah, go ahead. Fabien: Enjoying the landscape? Benjamin: Enjoying the landscape, exactly. So Bordeaux is nice, but there is a region in

France called Ariège. It’s in the south of France, near the Pyrenees and it was when I first arrived in France. I went to this region and it is a region that had a great impact on me. I was moving with the stop sign, “auto stop”. And I never waited more than

Ten minutes. The people are very very nice and when…. there is a very good market. And when I went to the market, I felt like I was in France 200 years ago. Fabien: Yes! Benjamin: The music, the sellers, all that transported me back in time. And yes,

I think the landscape is very pretty. I really liked this region. And finally, Lille is also nice. It’s a bit of northern architecture. I really appreciate it and the kindness and benevolence of the North is there. Fabien: Yes, people are very nice in Lille. There is a proverb that says that in the

North, we cry twice, once when we arrive and once when we leave the North. Because the weather is bad, it rains, it’s apparently gray often. But the people are so nice that it helps to cope with the climate which is a little colder than in the south.

So that’s why we say that. We cry when we arrive, when we see the climate, but afterwards we are so good with the people, the people are so nice that we cry when we leave the region, that’s what we say. Have you seen the film Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis? Benjamin: Of course! Yeah

Fabien: Yeah, that’s normal. It’s a film, in fact, which speaks precisely of the Northern region and which speaks of the stereotypes of the Ch’tis. The Ch’tis are the people who live in the North. And the

Film tells the story of a person who lives in the South and who is transferred for his job, who has to go to work in the North and he gets to know the people of the North, he sympathizes. And finally, I believe that in the end he stays in the north to live

Because he feels good there. So despite the bad weather, we feel good in Lille. Benjamin: That’s it, yes. Yes, I recognize myself in this character. Fabien: Yeah, yeah, I understand. Excellent ! Awesome ! Thank you very much Benjamin! Well done,

Well done, well done for your participation because it’s not at all easy to talk like that for a little… for a few minutes. Especially in a foreign language, it’s really a challenge. So congratulations again! It shows that you have the courage to make efforts, to take on

Challenges, challenges. This is what makes you progress, this is what makes you progress in a foreign language and in all disciplines for that matter. So thank you and congratulations to you! Benjamin: Thank you very much! Fabien: And with pleasure. There you go, thank you all for following along. Give a like on YouTube

And podcast platforms if you liked it. To encourage, to thank Benjamin, put a little like to encourage him to continue his journey, his experience in France. And thank you to everyone for listening or watching this dialogue. And then we’ll see each other

Very soon. Subscribe to my podcast or my channel and thank you again Benjamin and see you soon! Benjamin: With pleasure, goodbye! Fabien: Thank you.