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A1 Lesson 3 of 3 · First Listening Practice (A1)

Out and about: directions and times

Understand simple directions, opening hours and short announcements.

13 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Understand left, right and straight on
  • Catch a time and a day
  • Understand a short announcement
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1À gauche (left), à droite (right), tout droit (straight on).
  • 2“Du mardi au samedi” = Tuesday to Saturday (the other days are closed).
  • 3“Dans trois minutes” = in three minutes; “à trois heures” = at three o’clock.
  • 4Announcements start with “Attention” and often end with “merci de…”.

Key vocabulary

à piedon foot
la caissecheckout
prochainnext
ouvert / ferméopen / closed