Skills Focus / Study / Details
Vocabulary, Expressions & Colloquial Language / Let me see; Don’t you think so? Patisserie; rent; war injury; expect; pirates Good condition; to hear about
Linking Patterns
Reduced Forms / To develop listening skills to distinguish between contracted/non-contracted words. Conditions when not to use contractions.
Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
Thought Groups
Performance Variables
CHOCOLAT
Scene 1: Where Are You From?
Vianne and her daughter Anouk arrive and make home in the village.
Fill in the blanks.
Listen to the dialog and choose the correct word(s) from the bracket which you hear to complete the sentence.
ARMANDE: Who the hell are you?
VIANNE: I… ______(we’re/we are) here about the patisserie. ______(We’d/We would) like to rent it and the apartment above?
ARMANDE: ______(Where are/ Where’re) you from?
VIANNE: Well we lived in Andalusia for a while, and, let me see, and before that Vienna and before that,
ANOUK: And before that, Paviarre
VIANNE: Yes
ANOUK: Pantoufle hated it there.
VIANNE: ______(Pantoufle’s/Pantoufle is) a kangaroo,
ANOUK: But he ______(can/can’t) hop
VIANNE: Bad leg … war injury huh?
ARMANDE: ______(I’ll/I will) expect you to keep it in good condition.
ANOUK: What a nice town this is. ______(Don’t/Do) you think so mama?
VIANNE: ______(It is/It’s) a lovely town.
ANOUK: Mama, Pantoufle wants to know how long we ______(can’t/can) stay?
VIANNE: Oh, tell Pantoufle not to worry. Time for bed. What story tonight?
ANOUK: Pantoufle wants to hear about Gormel and Gorpell
VIANNE: Not tonight, Anushka
ANOUK: You always say that. Tell about Gormell and Gorpell
VIANNE: Not tonight. How about the princess and the pirates?
ANOUK: Ok.
Scene 1 Vocabulary
Patisserie: French for cake shop.
Rent: money paid regularly for use of a room and or building
Let me see: let me think
War injury: An injury received during a war; often used fictitiously
Expect: think or believe something will happen
Good condition: taken care of
“Don’t you think so?”: don’t you agree?
To hear about: to be told about something
Pirate: person who steals from others at sea
Today’s LessonSkills Focus / Study / Details
Vocabulary, Expressions & Colloquial Language / All hands on deck; at your service; don’t be silly; I value your opinion; in contact with; led by his own example; prepare to fire; stop by, Community; countess; editor; Holy Lenten Fast; intended; intrusion; mademoiselle; mass; modesty; monsieur; self-discipline; solemn call; sweet
Linking Patterns
Reduced Forms / To develop listening skills to distinguish between contracted/non-contracted words. Conditions when not to use contractions.
Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
Thought Groups
Performance Variables
CHOCOLAT
Scene 2: To Lead by Example
Comte de Reynuad welcomes Vianne and Anouk to the village.
Fill in the blanks.
Listen to the dialog and choose the correct word(s) you hear from the brackets.
ANOUK: Prepare to fire. All hands on deck. Ready, aim, fire.
REYNAUD: Forgive the intrusion.
VIANNE: ______(It’s/It is) a pleasure.
ANOUK: Sorry monsieur. Pirate attack.
COMTE DE REYNAUD: Of Course. ______(What’s/What is) your name?
ANOUK: Anouk. ______(What’s/What is) yours?
COMTE DE REYNAUD: ______(I’m/I am) the Conte de Reynaud at your service.
ANOUK: A real one? Like the Conte de Monte Cristo?
COMTE DE REYNAUD: Ah, he ______(wasn’t/was not) a real one.
VIANNE: To what do we owe the honor of your visit?
REYNAUD: Well as mayor of Luscany I want to welcome you to the community and invite you to worship with mass on Sunday.
VIANNE: ______(That’s/That is) very kind of you, but actually we don’t attend. ______(We’re/We are) glad to be so near the church though. ______(We’ll/We will) enjoy singing with the bells. Won’t we Nana?
COMTE DE REYNAUD: The bells are not intended as an entertainment madam, ______(they’re/they are) a solemn call
VIANNE: Uhh, Mademoiselle, mademoiselle, ______(I’ve/I have) never been married, but feel free to call me Vianne. I do hope ______(you’ll/you will) stop by when I open for business next week.
COMTE DE REYNAUD: Yes, yes, opening a patisserie during the Holy Lenten fast, I ______(could/couldn’t) imagine better timing
VIANNE: Oh, but ______(it isn’t/it’s not) going to be a patisserie
REYNAUD: Then oh what do you intend?
VIANNE: ______(It’s/It is) a surprise. It was sweet of you to drop by
STORYTELLER: The Conte de Reynaud was a student of history, and therefore a patient man. He trusted the wisdom of generations passed, like his ancestors, he watched over the little village and led by his own example: hard work, modesty, self-discipline
REYNAUD: I have completed the eighteenth century. Madam Tremont.
CAROLINE: Your letter to the editor Monsieur le Conte. This paragraph about family and tradition. ______(It’s/ It is) .. ______(It’s/It is) beautiful.
REYNAUD: Well, thank you. I value your opinion. May I ask have you been in contact with you mother recently?
CAROLINE: Why?
COMTE DE REYNAUD: She seems to have rented out the patisserie.
CAROLINE: Oh!? Well I ______(have/haven’t/have not) talked to my mother in quite a while.
COMTE DE REYNAUD: Oh, ______(I’m/I am) sorry I don’t mean to pry
CAROLINE: Oh, don’t be silly. I have no secrets from you. ______(How is/How’s) the countess enjoying Venice?
COMTE DE REYNAUD: The countess? Oh yes, ______(she’s/ she is) fine. Oh, ______(she’s/she is) enjoying it very much. Venice
Scene 2 Vocabulary
All hands on deck: Term used on ships to call everyone to the upper deck of a ship
At your service: polite form of introducing oneself, not to be taken literal.
Community: all the people who live a particular area or place
Countess: Title of royalty given to a women, of the rank of a Count (male rank)
Don’t be silly: It ‘s no problem,; don’t worry about it.
Editor: the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine, and who will decide what will published
Holy Lenten fast: The period of forty days before Easter, during which time some Christians fast
I value your opinion: What you think is important to me
In contact with: regularly meet or communicate with
Intended: meant for; to be used for
Intrusion: disturbing, interruption
Led by his own example: His actions reflected his beliefs
Mademoiselle: French for Miss
Mass: Church service
Modesty: to not talk much about one’s own abilities and/or accomplishments
Monsieur: French for Mister
Prepare to fire: be prepared to attack
Self-discipline: the ability to control yourself and work very hard
Solemn call: serious call
Stop by: visit
Sweet: nice
Timing: A skill in determining the right moment to do something
“To what do we owe the honor of your visit?”: Asked of someone of rank who is unlikely visit on a regular day.
Tradition: A custom or belief of something that has been done for a long time
We don’t attend: don’t go to
Wisdom: the ability to experience and knowledge to make good decisions
Worship: to give respect a god,
Today’s LessonSkills Focus / Study / Details
Vocabulary, Expressions & Colloquial Language / Don’t trouble yourself; this is my Anouk; The first thing that comes to your mind; tiny touch of; play against the sweetness; run along, tiny adventurous, Landlady; recipe; Madame; pepper triangle; skull; bitter; lent; waltzes; obviously
Linking Patterns / To develop listening skills to distinguish words that are linked, to the point of recognizing what may sound like one word is in actuality two or more.
Reduced Forms
Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
Thought Groups
Performance Variables
CHOCOLAT
Scene 3: Radical Atheist
The Chocolaterie receives its first customers
Fill in the blanks.
Listen to the scene and complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the word(s) you hear.
CAROLINE: Oh. You should be more careful.
CHILD: I’m so sorry Madame.
VIANNE: Are you alright?
CAROLINE: I’m fine. I’m fine.
VIANNE: I’m sorry, I’m sorry, do you ______come in and sit down?
CAROLINE: No, no, please don’t trouble yourself. I’m fine.
VIANNE: No, no, it’s no trouble. I’m Vianne Roche
CAROLINE: I’m Caroline Tremont. I’m the daughter of your landlady. ______my son Luc.
VIANNE: Hello. And this is my Anouk. ______please, where it’s warm. Try this, I ______never had hot chocolate made from a 2000-year-old recipe.
CAROLINE: Thank you but no. Luc. No.
WOMAN: What’s this?
ANOUK: What ______see Madame, in this?
WOMAN: Sorry
VIANNE: What ______look like ______? Just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
WOMAN: A woman riding a wild horse. ______silly answer.
VIANNE: There are no silly answers. The pepper triangle, that’s for you. A tiny ______chili pepper to play against the sweetness, tiny adventurous.
ANOUK: What ______see?
LUC: I see teeth. I see blood. ______skull.
VIANNE: Very dark. Bitter chocolate. ______favorite.
CAROLINE: Which will have to wait five weeks more. Lent. Thank you. We must run along. It’s been nice to ______
VIANNE: My pleasure.
ANOUK: Pantoufle, come on, pirate attack
WOMAN: How much are those chili things, miss?
VIANNE: Four fifty a box.
WOMAN: ______put a ribbon on it? Then I can pretend they are for my husband
VIANNE: Of course
WOMAN: Josephine Metzger, she waltzes to her own tune.
VIANNE: And ______for your husbands. And fine cocoa nibs from Guatemala, to awaken the passion.
WOMAN: You’ve obviously never met my husband.
VIANNE: Well you’ve obviously never tried these.
Scene 3 Vocabulary
Don’t trouble yourself: don’t worry
Landlady: (n.) Female owner
This is my (daughter) Anouk: we often drop the noun for which something is named
Recipe: (n.) set of instructions for preparing food
Madam: (n.) polite way of addressing a woman
The first thing that comes to your mind: Phrase used to ask someone to quickly respond without thinking about something.
Pepper triangle (n.): name of a chocolate treat
Tiny touch of … : (n.)A little bit, not much
Play against … : (idiom) to provide contrast
Tiny adventurous: A little excitement
Skull: (n.) bone of the head
Bitter: (adj.) sharp non-sweet taste
Lent: (n.) The 40 week-days before Easter
Run along: (v.) to leave or go
Pretend: (v.) to behave in a way to make people believe something is true, when it is not
Waltzes to: (v.)(idiom)
Obviously: (adv.) easy to understand;
Today’s LessonSkills Focus / Study / Details
Vocabulary, Expressions & Colloquial Language / We have so few pleasures left, Quite a blow; come on, Apparently; bonjour; certainly; fond of; guessing; knack; lady friend; mourning; pass away; waste
Linking Patterns / To develop listening skills to distinguish words that are linked, to the point of recognizing what may sound like one word is in actuality two or more.
Reduced Forms
Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
Thought Groups
Performance Variables
CHOCOLAT
Scene 4: Fasting and Favorites
More new customers
Fill in the blanks
Listen to the scene and complete the sentence with the word(s) you hear.
VIANNE: Hello. May I help you?
JOSEPHINE: It’s expensive. I don’t waste money.
VIANNE: I ______knack for guessing people’s favorites. ______your favorites. ______right? On the house.
JOSEPHINE: I’ve ______go.
OLD LADY #1: Well, this certainly is different.
OLD LADY #2: Yes, very different.
MADAME AUDELL: ______that.
BLEROT: I’m so sorry.
MADAME AUDELL: Bon jour, Monsieur Blerot
BLEROT: Bon jour madam Audell. No, not that way Charlie. ______.
VIANNE: ______, please. Come on boy, I’ve got something for you.
VIANNE: ______name?
BLEROT: Charlie, he’s 14 years old that’s ______human years.
VIANNE: No I meant your name.
BLEROT: Guillarme Blerot
BLEROT: You are very kind. We have so few pleasures left.
VIANNE: ______care to buy something special for your lady friend?
BLEROT: Lady friend?
VIANNE: The lovely lady your dog was so fond of. Her ______chocolate seashells. That’s my guess
BLEROT: Oh no, I mustn’t. Madame Audell ______mourning for her husband.
VIANNE: Oh, I’m sorry.
VIANNE: When did he ______?
BLEROT: The war, German grenade.
VIANNE: Well, it’s been 15 years since the war. So, surely
BLEROT: Not that war, Germany 12th, 1917. It was ______blow to Madame Audell.
VIANNE: Apparently so.
Scene 4 Vocabulary
Apparently (adv): clearly understood
Bonjour: French for hello
Certainly (adj.): without doubt; most definitely
Come on: (v.) 1. come this way, let’s go; 2. said to encourage
Fond of: (adj) to have a liking for somebody or something
Guessing (v.): determining an opinion without any prior information
Knack(n) skill at doing something
Lady friend (n): Similar to girlfriend used amongst adults; implying a relationship more intimate than casual friendship
Mourning: (n.) expression of sorrow for somebody’s death
Pass away: to die, stop living
Quite a blow: (n. idiom) shock, unexpected misfortune,
Waste: (v.) throw away
We have so few pleasures left: phrasal idiom meaning being unable to enjoy different activities, usually because of age or disabilities.
Today’s LessonSkills Focus / Study / Details
Vocabulary, Expressions & Colloquial Language / Move from place to place; it’ll give you a lift, Deco; early Mexican brothel; cranky; cinnamon; rancid; hot chocolate;
Linking Patterns
Reduced Forms
Stress, Rhythm and Intonation / To build skills in listening for and distinguishing between rising and falling intonation at the end of statements and questions, and how intonation can change the meaning of a statement or question
Thought Groups
Performance Variables
CHOCOLAT
Scene 5: Fasting and Favorites
Vianne and Armande get to know more about each other
Fill in the blanks:
Listen to the dialog and fill in the blanks. One word for each space.
VIANNE: ______, ______kiss?
ARMANDE: Watch where you’re going!
VIANNE: _____, ______.
ARMANDE: What’s the deco? Early Mexican brothel?
ARMANDE: Nah, if I need help I’ll ask for it.
VIANNE: What ______?
ARMANDE: Not a damned thing.
VIANNE: Come on ______. ______see?
ARMANDE: I see a cranky old woman too tired to play games.
VIANNE: ______just ______.
ARMANDE: That little girl of yours, does she mind it?
VIANNE: ______?
ARMANDE: The way you move her from place to place.
VIANNE: Oh, ______fine. ______for her. Seeing ______, meeting ______.
ARMANDE: Your cinnamon looks rancid.
VIANNE: ______, ______cinnamon, ______special ______chili pepper.
ARMANDE: Chili pepper in hot chocolate?