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The Earful Tower: Paris

Are the French good at speaking English?

The Earful Tower: Paris

Oliver Gee

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8794 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With Luke Thompson from Luke's English podcast. 

We tackle the topic of French people and their English talents, with one of the biggest podcasters in town. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, guys, you're listening to the Earful Tower and we're going to be doing an episode all about whether French people are good at speaking English.

0:07.0

You've got me, Oliver G, here, together with James Vazina and a mysterious co-host in the corner.

0:13.2

Hello, I'm Luke Thompson.

0:15.4

Luke Thompson, a co-host.

0:16.3

I don't know if anyone has ever heard my voice on your show before.

0:20.0

Not on our show, but I think podcast listeners maybe recognize that voice.

0:23.1

Yeah, I expect so.

0:24.2

Why would that be?

0:25.0

Because I do a podcast for learners of English, which not many people in France listen to.

0:30.5

Why is that?

0:31.3

I'm not sure.

0:32.2

That's funny because that's basically the topic of the show, French people speaking English.

0:36.5

Let's hit the jingle and get into it.

0:42.3

That's our jingle.

0:44.3

I don't know why you're laughing, Luke.

0:46.2

Because you just...

0:47.5

I imagine in post-production you've added the jingle there.

0:50.5

But what I was just treated to was both of you just kind of doing a...

0:53.8

It just looks like a normal conversation from this kind of doing a nana, na, na, na, na.

0:54.6

It just looks like a normal conversation from this point of view.

0:57.1

But when all your listeners consume it, it's like a finely crafted sort of, you know,

1:02.4

it's like a guitar that's been made by hand.

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