# Debating music with your cousins

**Language:** French  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Join Juliette and Romain for passionate debates about French rap, vinyl, and electronic music, one short conversation at a time. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** During a family reunion in a charming apartment in Lyon's Croix-Rousse district, Juliette and her younger cousin Romain find themselves constantly debating their musical tastes. Over shared meals and praline tarts, their friendly but passionate arguments about old-school classics versus modern hits keep the family dinner table lively.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking about someone's music tastes

Juliette offers Romain another slice of tart before asking him what kind of music he has been listening to lately.

### 2. Expressing preferences in music

Juliette explains why she prefers traditional French songs over rap, sparking a friendly debate with Romain.

### 3. Defending an opinion about music

Romain defends rap as a valid art form while Juliette complains that she can never understand the lyrics.

### 4. Talking about hobbies and free time

Juliette claims she does not have time to replay songs, but Romain points out she has plenty of time for her local choir.

### 5. Disagreeing with someone's preferences

Juliette and Romain discuss the use of technology in music, with Juliette expressing her inability to understand Romain's love for electronic beats.

### 6. Inviting someone to an event

Romain invites Juliette to a rap concert, and Juliette agrees to go on the condition that Romain attends her choir practice in return.

### 7. Asking when an event happens

Romain accepts Juliette's deal and asks her for details about when and where her choir's next concert will take place.

### 8. Asking about attendance size

Romain asks Juliette about how many people usually attend her choir concerts and what she will be singing.

### 9. Describing someone's skills

Juliette praises her friend Denise's accordion skills, which makes Romain consider attending the concert just to see her play.

### 10. Confirming plans with someone

Juliette playfully questions Romain's motivations before they both agree to attend each other's very different concerts.

### 11. Asking about an event's location

Juliette asks Romain where his concert is taking place, leading them to compare a large Parisian venue with a small village setting.

### 12. Finding common ground

Romain and Juliette agree that music is universal, even though they both stubbornly hold onto their own distinct musical preferences.

### 13. Offering someone more food

Juliette suggests that they should still taste the food despite their disagreements, prompting Romain to offer her another serving of tart.

### 14. Accepting an offer of food

Juliette agrees to have another slice of tart and promises Romain that they will continue their debate about music later.