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What is life like in Montpellier?

Join Garrett in Montpellier as he introduces his family and tells us about his life in the French city.

Exploring Montpellier with Garrett

Where is Montpellier?

Garret in his back garden

Montpellier is a large city in the south of France, not far from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Over a thousand years old, it is a medieval city with tiny medieval streets () and beautiful squares (). Garrett lives there with his family.

Garret in his back garden

Making 肠谤锚辫别蝉

It is important for Garrett to eat breakfast () with his family and at the weekend he makes 肠谤锚辫别蝉 () with them.

Cr锚pes are like thin pancakes and they are also eaten on the evening of 2 February in France, on Candlemas (). In France, tossing the 肠谤锚辫别蝉 is said to represent the sun rising higher in the sky and it therefore marks the end of winter.

Can you remember the different cr锚pe toppings that Garrett mentioned in the video?

FrenchEnglish
banana
butter
spread
pear
sugar

Sport in France

Garrett likes to do different things at the weekend. He likes sports, such such as riding his bike (), surfing (), kitesurfing () or just hanging out with his friends at the beach ().

Sport is important in France with football (), rugby () and tennis () being very popular.

The biggest cycling race in the world, the Tour de France takes place in France every year. Cyclists race in stages around the country until they reach the final stage in Paris.

There are also sports unique to France, such as or , played in parks, where you roll metal balls to get the closest to the jack.

Narrow street in Montpellier
Image caption,
The streets of Montpellier

Places in the city

Garret also enjoys exploring the city. Can you think of some of the places he talks about in the video?

FrenchEnglish
the cafes
the flea market
the museum
the small shops
the restaurants
the theatre

How to buy something in French

Garrett buying a bracelet from a lady on one of the stalls at the flea market
Image caption,
Garrett at the flea market

Garret looks around the flea market and buys a bracelet. Did you notice what he said to the stallholder?

You could use some of the phrases that Garrett uses to buy something in French:

鈥 Excuse me

鈥 How much is it please?

鈥 It鈥檚 five euros

鈥 I want to buy it

鈥 Thank you very much

Garrett buying a bracelet from a lady on one of the stalls at the flea market
Image caption,
Garrett at the flea market

Key French words

FrenchEnglish
肠谤锚辫别蝉
my two cats
my mother
my dad
the breakfast
the beach
fast
my sister
the bike

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