# First steps: Hello and who I am

**Language:** French  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master meeting a neighbour by listening to Audrey and Mathieu's conversation about moving into the building. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** The entrance hall of an apartment building on the Plateau in Montréal, on a warm, sunny weekday morning. Audrey moved in at the weekend and runs into Mathieu, who has lived here for years, on her way out. They are on tu from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Greeting a neighbour

Audrey and Mathieu say hello in the hall, and she mentions she is new.

### 2. Asking someone's name

Audrey and Mathieu exchange names, and he has to check he heard hers right.

### 3. Welcoming someone somewhere new

Mathieu welcomes Audrey to the building and she thanks him.

### 4. Asking how someone is

Mathieu asks Audrey how she is and they both say they are fine.

### 5. Talking about the weather

Audrey and Mathieu agree it is a beautiful sunny morning.

### 6. Saying you have to go

Mathieu has to leave, and Audrey says she is off to work.

### 7. Saying goodbye for the day

Audrey and Mathieu say goodbye at the door and agree to see each other tomorrow.