Ensemble: French for Beginners Ep 1 to 4

This course was televised in the 1970's. The books, LP's and Audio tapes are still on sale via second hand sellers, like Ebay and Amazon. However, the videos seem to have totally disappeared. For those of you who are still using these books and recordings, these short clips from the TV may be of help. I do not expect for a second that the videos will ever be sold commercially again, so I don't think copyright will be an issue. In the original TV programs there were also cartoons of Reynard the Fox, but, sadly, I wiped the tapes of those twenty years ago. This is all I have left.

[@joseeallyn9950]

This was the best French course I have ever taken. I came across my books and wondered if the tapes were still available. I am grateful to the person who put these on KZbin. Thank you.

[@kisitujunior8905]

Same

[@gilmarvenancio9358]

J'ai étudié le français il y a trois ans, j'ai adoré cette vidéo, très bonne, pour les étudiants de langue française. Merci d'avoir posté cette vidéo. Je suis brésilien.

[@mykasiurka]

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[@shumwetedd1799]

I have spent months studying speaking French and found a fantastic resource at Mirykal french plan (google it if you're interested)

[@borogreeny4622]

@@khaoyafrancisca6640 he was correct he was talking in the past tense (he adored)

[@khaoyafrancisca6640]

@@borogreeny4622 yeah my bad

[@athianayel2836]

Merci

[@In_time]

Figures that something from the 70's would do better than any modern day lessons, lol

[@Khaled_Fadl]

+thequietaccount i agree with you

[@dolcevita7130]

thequietaccnt sono d'accordo con te, é la lezione molto utile, ben organizzato.

[@malikmohamedadam7758]

good morning

[@aksa_7579]

Rubbish

[@ugaasfoodey3470]

@Dian Douglas I should follow your ideas

[@johnnyfrisco5354]

Probably the best ever French language course on BBC... ever. What's happened over the past 30 years... The BBC used to produce brilliant German, Spanish and Italian courses too... They were always supported by equally superb radio broadcasts too. The next stages I think were Sur le vif and Allez France. Also Franc Parler, France Extra and A vous la France. Learnt so much French from these superb courses.

[@tombaringer633]

The BBC today is a whore of the free market, the BBC of the seventies was more or less what it has always claimed to be. A public broadcaster , I would not have minded paying a licence fee to get stuff like this. However the BBC is far beyond repair today and should be sold all of its archives released into the public domain.

[@ukamakacyriacus4833]

Thanks for sharing. Are these recommendations online?

[@tombaringer633]

The way the actors portray personality types you'd come across in France is spot on , also the fact that it does not patronise the learner and is realistically enacted is great too.

[@noraglitters88]

This is the best french lesson Ive ever had !

[@divya6911]

Is that sarcasm?xD

[@tunami6914]

when the famous people pictures showed up, i didnt know any of them lol

[@khawlaalhafiz2541]

je aussi 😊

[@johnnyfrisco5354]

... moi aussi...!

[@owdlman]

moi non plus

[@rennieplacide3162]

@@khawlaalhafiz2541 moi aussi

[@Chillerll]

@A B who is grace kelly?

[@Bombatron]

I came across these videos last summer and made my son watch them before he started taking French in high school. I can honestly say that he learned a lot from this video course. Thank you so very much for sharing! As a teacher of foreign languages myself, I really admire how these lessons are made; without much efforts one picks up vocabulary, reading tips, correct pronunciation, and a bit of grammar. Brilliant! I actually liked this course so much that I bought the book to go with it. From the book, I learned that there was also a cartoon and a soap opera to go along the book as well as a radio course (tapes). I wish I could get all of them. By the way, the actress who plays Madame Dupont in the very first skit played two French-speaking characters in the famous British TV show "Upstairs Downstairs".

[@user-ti2xu3wp5l]

This series is honestly pretty good... language chunking, grammar in context, some repetition and comprehensible input aka everything modern language teaching tries to focus on. Definitely ahead of its time.

[@CarlosFlores-kd6rn]

These is hands down the best videos on learning French. It's so easy to follow , could understand 90% of the conversation with ease. the pronunciation was clear and I was cracking up through the entire clip.

[@ianwilliams6042]

One of the best tv programmes of this type ever, including the books that accompanied it.

[@markjohnson1224]

Ian Williams Have to agree with you 100%. Just dropped a line to BBC Publications seeking a re-issue... Bomb one over to www.bbcworldwide.com citoyen!

[@cevahircan5249]

these lessons are much more better than the lessons we buy with money.

[@kaugusta1]

Thank you! Found my "French in Action" videos to watch again, and now these, which I didn't see originally, are a great addition. Really appreciate the uploads!

[@RealMaurine]

I participated in this course through the radio & TV shows, bought the books & LPs (which I still have), attended classes at the local adult education college in Peterborough, England, did a "total French" weekend with other students & Elma Soiron in attendance - and finished up by taking the examination. I scored "one" in all categories (the highest grade). I might well have won the prize - a trip to France - but at that time, we finally managed to sell our house & moved to the U.S.A. I never found out who won. We did take a couple of trips to France & I was able to make myself understood well. I have to say that before taking this course in French, I had 2 yrs. of Latin in school & several of Spanish. That helped, plus my natural ability to learn languages. Great shows, great experience.

[@Needsmoreflash]

Hahahah! I laugh so hard at the song called "Je ne sais pas" that was funny

[@paddy9i99]

Priceless footage, thanks

[@earthangel251]

I love it! its fun to watch and easy to understand! Thank you.

[@RoaringMind]

Thank you very much for uploading these!!

[@naruemonrorick6205]

Je trouve cette video tres utile! Merci beaucoup pour la partager!

[@zahidzada5762]

Very helpful for me thanks a lots for your support and sharing this beautiful lesson. Merci beaucoup 😘 😘 😘 😘.

[@dvaliantenvr.hubspot2703]

The best series for utterly beginners French learners , explicit

[@rennieplacide3162]

These tapes are a tremendous instructional for french beginners as myself.I must thank you sir immensely for sharing, This is yet the best Methode de francais I ever came across and still use today for practising French

[@appleleanricotta4721]

C'est parfait! J'adore le video. Merci beaucoup! ❤

[@vereelizabeth4176]

Am learning a lot from this...wow! Impressive!

[@teresita.lozada]

I really like this. More videos, please and thank you.

[@TheTangofrog]

Thanks for posting this, it's great!

[@altemaedchen]

Thank you so much for posting these videos. Not only are they very helpful for learning French, but they are extremely cool and stylish, such a fun to watch:) What a shame you only have these tapes left...

[@abhiverma4884]

+altemaedchen here's a few tips for how to learn French Decide precisely why you wish to speak it Try to speak French everyday Decide which method works for you the best. (I read about these and more on Mirykal french plan site )

[@johnnyfrisco5354]

Probably the best ever series for beginners to learn French... followed by Sur Le Vif and Allez France... all from the BBC. Television, video and cassette tape, books alongside radio. After an awful French language learning experience at school I decided to follow this series through to Allez France... language teaching methods at schools could have learnt a lot from this brilliant BBC series. Sadly there is nothing like it anymore on TV or radio...

[@cevahircan5249]

can we have these lessons on youtube channels? can you share sil vous plait?

[@Jotaku27]

Thanks to my French teacher leading me to this series in 7th grade! I finally found it again

[@mohammadarman9815]

This is really awesome. I am enjoying this video a lot.

[@JSpillari]

Thank you, I have just started the course, it's verry helpful!

[@cesta5714]

I love these! Merci beaucoup !

[@lamtuvi]

Thank you so much for your very useful and excellent lessons ! Like and love your channel !

[@cesarmendes4485]

Bonjour, Ensemble French! Super! Merci et à bientôt. Brasil 2018.

[@jesseramon4880]

Thank you very much !!!!! I am glad I found you Super learning tool for beginners Excellent!!!!!!!! Thank you very much for the videos.

[@margaretansong1590]

j'adore le programme

[@hafizumar4083]

quite helpful for A1 and A2 level -- Merci beaucoup

[@stalkek]

One of the actors I think was in the "Gourmet Night" episode of Fawlty Towers! He's playing the long-haired customer at minute 16.

[@ramadhankavoma6552]

thank you so much my teacher for this course ! you make me able to speak french vry easily

[@user-rz5jl3ex3b]

these old videos are the best for the beginners haha

[@Sashaleigh09]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@Vejinx]

Incroyable vidéo. Merci beacoup.

[@user-xl4mk4jf9p]

Bonne continuation....Bravo

[@Akros2009]

Thank you, obrigado, merci beaucoup!

[@elisiodominguesdesouza5388]

Merci pour cette video!

[@JairoGomezjairito]

je l'ai aimé. Excellent... Merci--- Me gusto mucho... Gracias

[@Joe__Smith]

R.I.P. André Maranne (also known from the Pink Panther movies).

[@neomaredi5922]

Thank you so much!! Been struggling to transition from writing and reading to listening.

[@ravenshireful]

I love the intro; a Europe now going.

[@AbdaliAbdali-dl5px]

It was very good conversation I learnt what something.

[@garyhunt8964]

They put this on Sunday mornings

[@ozielbispo5089]

The girl in 8:48 is the same girl who presents a french course for the BBC called " A vous la France" a old one, from the eights

[@genysanchez8482]

Muchas gracias justo lo que busca a!!!

[@komarovka812]

Thank you for this videos✅

[@khawlaalhafiz2541]

oh! perfait j'aime c'est program très bien 👍

[@nappynatty10]

Merci beaucoup.

[@melinag2350]

Beaucoup merci j adore la programe

[@sanp8141]

Legend

[@billeemcrae5219]

Thank you !

[@meedimeerban6468]

Merci beaucoup

[@ramadhanmpawenayo1252]

I hope, i will be able to speak French very good, thank you so much 👏

[@user-jl1fh3kx2g]

Merci beaucoup pour cette video

[@tombaringer633]

This is excellent much better then the modern travel loge type programs that have passed for language courses in recent years which are just aimed at middle class consumers.

[@texastea5686]

I ordered the book online Ensemble 1 Programmes 1-12 and it just came in today. I hope i can find the other books online

[@markjohnson1224]

Whoever it was that got her to dress as a nurse, well, there is a Pernod waiting here for you. The look at 08:22...

[@TheWriterWalker]

Merci!

[@yonatanrezene2744]

I am Eritrea and I like this program

[@angelsrosena]

This is the first time I see someone getting robbed like that. Bon bon ça va lolololol

[@gladisglz8176]

Merci beaucoup!

[@CharlestonAnnie]

love vintage stuff, ty for the upload, but who is the young man, i knew Bridget and Maurice

[@ossamaalbitar9559]

Merci infiniment !

[@galaxynote9127]

Very very helpful thanks for sharing

[@stewart97ful]

French in Action was another good series

[@nahlaalaagib7810]

superb

[@samicosta1953]

lolllll très bien .merci beaucoup monsieur c'est très bien vous avez m'aider

[@tunadagdelen9837]

merci beaucoup 😆😆

[@wyissarray4303]

Merci

[@mariamhamady6442]

This is good

[@40ny]

I must admit I would have been "bien vivant" also...

[@sma9276]

merci

[@uyenst]

Carolle Rousseau is so beautiful. I'm gonna copy this to all these vids so people would know her name :D.

[@nickburton100]

I am presently studying the corresponding Russian course............ thank goodness i studied French beyond advanced level.

[@shagarahmed8940]

I like it

[@Needsmoreflash]

I feel bad I dont know these actors. They're before my time XD

[@donradnam]

can anyone explain the the bank robbery scene....i did not understand what the robber asked in the end...something like chat ??

[@romeotavani4095]

Thanks 💚💜💛❤️

[@waxeye6488]

C'est genial!

[@xephren6557]

found this from the book my grandma gave me, ensemble 1 french for beginners

[@hudsonsilva2804]

still trying to learn French in 2023. I started in 2021 during the pandemic. Will I ever speak the language? Je ne sais pas!!! Maybe... I´ll keep going... Thanks for the videos... Au revoir!!!!

[@danielt203]

What's the music playing at 10:30?

[@paddy9i99]

Not to mention; Sur Le Vif France Extra France Parler A Vous La France

[@andersonmendonca6470]

Where can I the scripts of the videos? I'm enjoying learning with these videos.

[@marianogonzalez6488]

Thanks

[@chloerayn]

At the skit at 9:25 is the actor who is the theif André Maranne?!? He was in the pink panther

[@vandamarrysantos1456]

C'est géniale cette vidio pour l'étudie de la langue française. Merci

[@eisaabakar3864]

C'est très bien pour moi ce video

[@uyenst]

And that, kid, is how terribly fast references age.

[@beverlybangasan8078]

Fun to learn language

[@Wasabisaki]

This is actually pretty funny

[@newalzebary4301]

Like it👍