Thank you for the video. However, I may not be the only person who found that the "background" music was intrusive, and made listening to the speech more difficult!
Merci pour toute votre assistance. :-)
"Claude Monet's "Water Lilies"" has been shared to the blog from the French reading exercises section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills.
French painter Claude Monet is famous for his Water Lilies. For the story behind the unique way these impressionist paintings are displayed, watch this video. Below, you’ll find the French transcript – click any phrase for the translation and links to related grammar lessons.
Note: Some of the tenses in this French text and its English translation don’t match! In French, we use the present tense to describe historical events like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense – learn more about historical French tenses.
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Comments: 4
Thank you for such an interesting 'listening & reading French' article on Claude Monet & his art.
I enjoyed it very much!
Cheryl
I'm late watching this video, but I also found the background music distracting, as beautiful as Debussy is! Excellent material though and I appreciate the transcript.