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France and UK become friends – HearSay

Danish A1

Discover the complex history of France and the UK while practicing your Danish. Improve your listening and speaking skills on the go with this historical journey.

Lessons

Countries and languages
Arthur and Camille introduce their home countries and the languages they speak.
Vocabulary
- et land (a country)
- Frankrig (France)
- Storbritannien (Great Britain)
- engelsk (English)
- fransk (French)
- et sprog (a language)
Objectives
- Name countries in Europe
- Talk about spoken languages
Old enemies
They discuss how the two nations used to be rivals with many conflicts in the past.
Vocabulary
- en historie (a history)
- før (before)
- en fjende (an enemy)
- en krig (a war)
- gammel (old)
- at slås (to fight)
Objectives
- Describe the past simply
- Talk about basic conflict
Making an agreement
Arthur explains the 1904 agreement that helped end the centuries of fighting.
Vocabulary
- et år (a year)
- en aftale (an agreement)
- en ven (a friend)
- ny (new)
- at snakke (to talk)
- sammen (together)
Objectives
- Talk about making peace
- Use simple time expressions
Working together
Camille talks about how the two neighbors helped each other during the big wars.
Vocabulary
- at hjælpe (to help)
- stor (big)
- et samarbejde (a cooperation)
- en nabo (a neighbor)
- god (good)
- nu (now)
Objectives
- Describe working together
- Use basic cooperation verbs
Friends today
They conclude that despite being different, the two countries are important allies today.
Vocabulary
- i dag (today)
- forskellig (different)
- Europa (Europe)
- en fred (a peace)
- vigtig (important)
- at forstå (to understand)
Objectives
- Describe current relationships
- Express simple opinions about peace