NARRATOR: 'Aujourd'hui, Sami et son père vont à la pêche. Every good fisherman knows his fish. And there's no better place to spot them than at Marseilles' fish market.'
FATHER: Tu vas me dire quelques noms de poissons. Celui-ci, par exemple, c'est quoi?
SAMI: Un saint-pierre.
FATHER: Un saint-pierre. Celui-ci?
SAMI: Une dorade.
FATHER: Oui. Et ce gros …?
SAMI: C'est un poulpe.
FATHER: C'est un poulpe. Et ces petits poissons rouges?
SAMI: Ça, c'est des rascasses.
FATHER: Des rascasses.
NARRATOR: 'So will they catch any of these? On verra!'
'They want to fish from one of the Frioul islands, just off the coast. And they're just in time for the next ferry.'
FATHER: Il y a un bateau dans cinq minutes.
SAMI: Bonjour.
FATHER: Bonjour.
SAMI: S'il vous plaît, deux billets pour l'île du Frioul.
CASHIER: Aller-retour?
SAMI: Oui.
CASHIER: D'accord. Alors… Alors, ça fera 20 euros, s'il vous plaît,
FATHER: Voilà.
CASHIER: Merci, monsieur. Et voilà!
FATHER: Merci!
SAMI: Merci. Au revoir!
CASHIER: Au revoir! Bonne journée!
NARRATOR: 'The ferry makes its way out through the Old Port. And some of the city's best sights are right on the waterfront. Le fort Saint-Jean is massive, and dates back to the 15th century.'
'Et voici la cathédrale. It's as big as Saint Peter's in Rome.'
'Out at sea, le Château d'If was another fort. But it's most famous for having been used as a prison.'
'Et voilà! Nous sommes arrivés.'
FATHER: Alors, combien de poissons tu vas attraper?
SAMI: Huit.
FATHER: Huit?
SAMI: Oui.
FATHER: C'est tout?
SAMI: Oui.
NARRATOR: 'Les îles du Frioul are protected islands, and there are fantastic Mediterranean plants growing here.'
'Les goélands. They always know when there are fish about.'
FATHER: Ça mord?
SAMI: Non! Y’a rien! Je regarde s'il y en a un. Ah non, il n'y en a pas.
FATHER: Je crois que j'en ai un, Sami.
SAMI: Ouais, super!
FATHER: Ouais!
NARRATOR: 'Enfin, une girelle! Toute petite!'
SAMI: Ouah! J'en ai une!
FATHER: Ouais, il en a une!
SAMI: Mais il y a le vent en même temps.
FATHER: Eh ben voilà!
SAMI: Papa, il a aussi le ventre gros!
FATHER: Ouais. Encore une. Encore une girelle. Oh celle-là, elle est belle. Regarde toutes les couleurs.
SAMI: Ouah! Encore une! Ouais!
Ouah,
FATHER: N'oublie pas de bien fermer, là.
SAMI: Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
FATHER: Il faut attendre.
Il y a combien de poissons alors, Sami?
SAMI: Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf. Il y en a neuf.
FATHER: Pas mal! Eh bien ce soir, on se fera une petite friture.
SAMI: D'accord.
FATHER: Allez, on s'en va.
Video summary
A father and son go on a fishing trip in Marseilles and les îles du Frioul.
They go to the market and show us different types of fish.
The son buys tickets to cross by ferry and we are introduced to different parts of Marseilles and les îles du Frioul, the pair then go fishing.
This clip comes from BBC2 series, Being French.
Teacher Notes
- Pupils could discuss the names of fish they know in English first or research the names of common fish and check if they appear in the clip.
- Pupils could practise a simple role-play involving buying boat tickets modelled on the conversation in the clip.
- The clip could also be stopped on the sign with the boat times for pupils to refer to in the conversation.
- Pupils could revise the numbers 1-20 and guess how many fish will be caught in the clip. They could then watch the clip to check.
This video is relevant for teaching French at KS2 in England and Wales, KS2 in Northern Ireland and second level in Scotland.
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