Listen and compare · 12
CEFR B2
Review the contrast after listening
Le rapport sera publié demain.
[lə ʁapɔʁ səʁa pyblije dəmɛ̃ ↘]
main line
Le rapport, selon le comité, sera publié demain.
[lə ʁapɔʁ | səlɔ̃ lə kɔmite | səʁa pyblije dəmɛ̃ ↘]
same information with source inserted
What tells the two sounds apart
- | inciso |The comma-delimited parenthesis adds a qualification. Slightly lower pitch range or volume inside it, then resume the main line; do not omit it or make it the focus. | marks its edges. Small pauses or boundaries without silence are acceptable if the inserted information is recognisable.
Why it is hard
The comma-delimited parenthesis adds a qualification. Slightly lower pitch range or volume inside it, then resume the main line; do not omit it or make it the focus. | marks its edges. Small pauses or boundaries without silence are acceptable if the inserted information is recognisable.
Le rapport, selon le comité, sera publié demain afin que chacun puisse examiner les résultats.
To practise
- Cette mesure, à mon avis, reste nécessaire.[sɛt məzyʁ | a mɔ̃navi | ʁɛst nesesɛʁ ↘]This measure, in my view, remains necessary.
- Le résultat, malgré ces limites, est encourageant.[lə ʁezylta | malɡʁe se limit | ɛ ɑ̃kuʁaʒɑ̃ ↘]The result, despite these limits, is encouraging.
- Les participants, pour la plupart, ont accepté.[le paʁtisipɑ̃ | puʁ la plypaʁ | ɔ̃ aksepte ↘]The participants, for the most part, accepted.
- La décision, rappelons-le, concerne cette année.[la desizjɔ̃ | ʁapəlɔ̃ lə | kɔ̃sɛʁn sɛt ane ↘]The decision, let us recall, concerns this year.