Les loisirs des Français - Dive Into French — Transcript

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1. 0:12French people's leisure activities. In
2. 0:15France, leisure activities contribute
3. 0:18to the quality of life of 97%of French
4. 0:21people. Among the French people's
5. 0:25favorite leisure activities are sports,
6. 0:27of course, but also going out with
7. 0:29family or friends, going to the cinema
8. 0:32and concerts, visiting museums or even
9. 0:34tending to their garden. Here are the
10. 0:38French people's favorite leisure
11. 0:40activities. The French love to play
12. 0:45sports. More and more French people are
13. 0:50taking part in physical activity,
14. 0:51whether it's to lose weight, build
15. 0:53muscle or relieve stress. A third of
16. 0:58French people play sports regularly, at
17. 1:00least once a week. The most popular
18. 1:05sports activities among the French are
19. 1:08walking, swimming and cycling, followed
20. 1:10by jogging, playing boules and winter
21. 1:12sports. The French like to go to the
22. 1:21cinema an average of five times a year.
23. 1:25Among the French people's favorite
24. 1:27films are La Grande Vadrouille by
25. 1:29Gérard Our, Intouchable with François
26. 1:31Cluset and Omarcy. Qu'est-ce qu'on a
27. 1:35fait au bon Dieu by Philippe Chauveron?
28. 1:38We also have some very well-known
29. 1:40French films around the world. Amélie,
30. 1:43for example, and especially the films
31. 1:45of Luc Besson, a French director who is
32. 1:48adored abroad. Lucy, Nikita, and The
33. 1:52Fifth Element. The French love going on
34. 1:59vacation, especially in the summer.
35. 2:02They want time to learn, have fun,
36. 2:04sunbathe, and spend quality time with
37. 2:07their families. 65%of French people go
38. 2:11on vacation every year. The French
39. 2:15people's favorite vacations are mainly
40. 2:17at the seaside, in Brittany or on the
41. 2:19Côte d'Azur, in the countryside or in
42. 2:21the mountains, in the Alps or the
43. 2:23Pyrenees. The French like going to
44. 2:29restaurants with family or friends. 65%
45. 2:32of French people go to a restaurant at
46. 2:35least once a month. France is known for
47. 2:38being a country of gastronomy. Among
48. 2:41the great French restaurants, we have
49. 2:43the Gavoie restaurant and the Plaza
50. 2:45Athéné by chef Alain Ducass in Paris.
51. 2:52The French love cultural outings.
52. 2:54Visiting a museum, an exhibition, or a
53. 2:57historical monument. The Eiffel Tower
54. 3:00remains the most visited monument by
55. 3:02the French, followed by the Louvre
56. 3:04Museum and the Palace of Versailles
57. 3:06near Paris. Less cultural but very fun,
58. 3:11amusement parks are the favorite
59. 3:13outings for 23%of the French population
60. 3:15. The French love music. Almost seven
61. 3:22out of 10 French people listen to music
62. 3:25every day. With more than 1,800
63. 3:27festivals and nearly 50,000 concerts
64. 3:30each year, it's safe to say that music
65. 3:32is very present in France. The most
66. 3:38famous French artists are Johnny
67. 3:40Halidet, Renault, Eddie Piaf, Michel
68. 3:42Sardou, Charles Naavour, Serge
69. 3:44Ginsbourg and Claude François. The
70. 3:50French love reading. 3/4 of French
71. 3:53people read at least once a week. The
72. 3:57French generally like to read quietly
73. 4:00at home, but also on the terrace of a
74. 4:02café, in a garden, a public park or on
75. 4:04the beach. This practice is greatly
76. 4:08encouraged by new digital tools. The
77. 4:13French love gardening. The French are
78. 4:16very attracted to going back to basics.
79. 4:19They like to design their vegetable
80. 4:21garden, even in urban areas. Gardening
81. 4:27is seen as an escape, a way to forget
82. 4:29about everyday worries, but also as a
83. 4:31way to save money by growing your own
84. 4:33vegetables. Cultural, sports and
85. 4:40leisure activities are becoming
86. 4:42increasingly important in the lives of
87. 4:44the French. It is an opportunity to
88. 4:48make your daily life more enjoyable, to
89. 4:50share a moment with yourself, your
90. 4:52family or friends and to enjoy life.