Level 1 - Evening meeting.
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Dialogue 1 - Nicolas and Zoé have just met at their friend Jonathan's birthday party. They get to know each other.
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- You're working on the present indicative.
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▶︎ Text of the dialogue:
Zoe: Hi, I'm Zoé.
Nicolas: I'm Nicolas, but everyone calls me Cols. Pleased to meet you.
Zoe: Nice to meet you. Funny, where does that nickname come from?
Nicolas: From my dad. He used to call me that when I was little. Since then, everybody calls me that.
Zoe: And have you known Jonathan for long?
Nicolas: We've known each other for... 20 years.
Zoe: Ah yes, indeed, it's been a long time. You turned 30 this year too, I suppose.
Nicolas: Yeah, in February. But you're a little younger, right?
Zoe: Yes, I'm 26.
Nicolas: Right, okay. And you, how do you know Jonathan? I think you're a colleague from work, right?
Zoe: No, you're confusing me with the other Zoé. Jonathan and I have been doing theater together for three years.
Nicolas: Oh yes, yes, excuse me, excuse me. And what do you do for work?
Zoe: I'm a maths teacher in a school in Nice. I'm originally from Brittany, but I moved to the South of France to join my partner. What kind of work do you do?
Nicolas: I'm an engineer. So at the moment, I'm working on a building site in Marseille. In fact, I moved there last year and I'm due to stay for another two years.
Zoe: Do you like the city?
Nicolas: Yeah, I like it a lot. It's just over 2 hours from Nice by car. I kind of miss my family and friends... but oh well.
Zoe: Didn't you make any friends in Marseille?
Nicolas: Frankly, I'm not very sociable so it's quite difficult. I'm a very shy person.
Zoe: Really? You don't look like it!
Nicolas: I did meet a couple of people at the gym, though. I also started taking cooking classes. It helped, but...
Zoe: Great! I love to cook too, I bake cakes and cookies almost every weekend.
Nicolas: Mmm. Not bad, eh? Well, I'm into cookies. Frankly, cookies are my specialty. Do you have any kids?
Zoe: Yes, I have a six-month-old baby. A little girl.
Nicolas: Ah too good. What's her name?
Zoe: Her name is Sofia.
Nicolas: That's a lovely name. Congratulations.
Zoe: Thank you for your time. Don't you have children?
Nicolas: No, no, no, frankly, not yet. I haven't found the right one yet.
Zoe: Summer's almost here. It's a little easier to meet people.
Nicolas: Yes, it's true, it's true. Let's change the subject! Do you have time to watch series? I'm looking for ideas right now.
Zoe: I just finished watching "Ten Percent" on Netflix. Everyone had seen that series except me, I think. I don't know if this will really give you any ideas of new series to watch. I don't watch much television. I prefer reading.
Nicolas: Yes, I too prefer reading. I read every day, especially on the bus to work. So, what are you reading at the moment?
Zoe: I'm reading a book called "Children are kings".
Nicolas: I've heard of it, I think. It's about social networks, isn't it?
Zoe: Yes, that's it.
Nicolas: I'm reading a mystery novel right now.
Zoe: I love crime novels, but I don't know why... I never think to read them.
Nicolas: Excuse me, I'll be right back. I'm a little tired.
Zoe: No worries, it was a pleasure to meet you in any case.
Nicolas: Same here, see you soon I hope.
Zoe: See you soon.
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