A1.1 · Unit 4 of 5 in this stage

Around town: French speaking practice

I can ask for and understand short directions and locate a service.

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One connected outcome

Four short missions, then one usable response.

1 Where is the station? I can ask where a simple place is.
2 Left or right? I can understand simple directions: left, right, straight ahead.
3 Near the museum I can ask if a place is nearby and understand the answer.
4 Where is the post office? I can ask for and understand simple directions to a service.

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Follow the animated models, repeat in the pauses, then answer without the text. This video and the website exercises are free. All 35 Sounds pages and the first four First Contact missions in the App are free. The full 120-mission App course requires Premium.

Watch, listen, then practise · 7 minutes 41 seconds

Find Your Way in French | Directions, Maps & Speaking Practice

Ask for the station, follow left and right turns, check whether the museum is far and find the post office. Follow the animated maps, listen to complete French exchanges, repeat in the pauses and try the route questions before the answer appears.

Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. Complete synthesized French exchanges model asking for places and following short directions. English and French captions are available. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions. Open this video lesson · All free video lessons.

Mission 1 · 10 minutes · Travel

Where is the station?

Où est la gare ?

I can ask where a simple place is.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Excusez-moi, où est la gare ?

Excuse me, where is the station?

B

La gare est à droite.

The station is on the right.

A

Merci beaucoup !

Thank you very much!

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are on a street. Ask where the station is.

Response frame

Excusez-moi, où est [lieu] ?Excuse me, where is [place]?

Merci !Thank you!

Mission 2 · 10 minutes · Travel

Left or right?

À gauche ou à droite ?

I can understand simple directions: left, right, straight ahead.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Où est l'hôtel ?

Where is the hotel?

B

Tournez à gauche, puis tout droit.

Turn left, then straight ahead.

A

D'accord, merci.

Okay, thank you.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

A tourist asks you where the hotel is. Answer with 'left' or 'right'.

Response frame

Tournez à [direction].Turn [direction].

C'est à [direction].It's on the [direction].

Mission 3 · 10 minutes · Travel

Near the museum

Près du musée

I can ask if a place is nearby and understand the answer.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Le musée est loin ?

Is the museum far?

B

Non, il est près d'ici.

No, it's near here.

A

Great, thank you!

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Ask if the museum is far.

Response frame

[Lieu] est loin ?Is [place] far?

C'est près ?Is it near?

Mission 4 · 12 minutes · Services

Where is the post office?

Où est la poste ?

I can ask for and understand simple directions to a service.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Excusez-moi, la poste est où ?

Excuse me, where is the post office?

B

Tournez à droite, puis c'est à gauche.

Turn right, then it's on the left.

A

Merci, bonne journée !

Thank you, have a nice day!

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are looking for the post office. Ask for directions.

Response frame

Excusez-moi, [service] est où ?Excuse me, where is [service]?

Tournez à [direction], puis [direction].Turn [direction], then [direction].

How to use this preview

Read for meaning. Use the app for model audio and recording.

The dialogues, English meanings, mouth cues, and response frames above come from the current Parle course. In the app, every mission adds reviewed model audio, the Hear–Shape–Say–Use sequence, recording, Phrase Match word detection, and progress tracking.

Phrase Match is not an accent score, pronunciation grade, or official CEFR assessment. It reports which words speech recognition detected and can be wrong.

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