Here ye, here ye, good folk of the SBFG Community! Hath I good tidings for thou!
(Traduction : Hey SBFG Ambassadors! I have something good for you!)
Tu ne comprends pas l’anglais de William Shakespeare ?
Nous anglophones non plus.
Enfin, oui et non.
Car même si aujourd’hui, personne ne parle comme Shakespeare, avec des “tis”, “thou”, ou “doth” un peut partout, William Shakespeare nous a quand même donné plein d’expressions que nous utilisons tous les jours !
(Pour les curieux entre vous : “tis” = “it is”, “thou” = “you”, et “doth” = “does” si on traduit Shakespeare en anglais moderne).
Puisque le 23 avril était le 400ème anniversaire de la mort de The Bard, comme on l’appelle, c’est l’occasion parfaite d’apprendre 4 expressions idiomatiques que les anglophones utilisent souvent en anglais, et souvent sans savoir que c’est un certain dramaturge de Stratford-Upon-Avon qui les a inventées.
Voici les expressions dans l’épisode de cette semaine.
“The world is your oyster.” (Je te laisse le plaisir de découvrir le vrai sens de “Le monde est ton huître”…)
“It’s Greek to me.”
“To break the ice” (Celle-ci, tu connais peut-être 😉
“To lie low”
Et maintenant, tu peux découvrir les sens de ces expressions qui nous viennent directement de William Shakespeare !
Comme tu sais peut-être, je suis en train de tester quelques vidéos en français pour savoir ce que vous préférez, SBFG Ambassadors.
So tell me: What do you think?
Do you prefer videos in English ou plutôt des vidéos en français ?
Tell me in the comments! In English, ou en français !
Si tu as un souvenir d’une pièce de Shakespeare que tu as vue ou d’un voyage que tu as fait dans son pays natal, partages-le avec nous ! On adore les histoires à SBFG !
Célébrons William Shakespeare et l’héritage qu’il nous a laissé. Après tout, ce n’est pas pour rien qu’en français on surnomme l’anglais “la langue de Shakespeare*”
*Alors qu’en anglais, “the language of Shakespeare” nous fait plutôt penser à des phrases écrites en rime, incompréhensibles pour le peuple moderne 😉
Have a fantastic week,
Christina
I prefer it in English. Thank you.
Merci beaucoup, Marisa ! J’apprécie ton retour. C’est pour ça que je fais des tests 🙂 Thanks so much!
You’re doing a great job! Now, I like it better in full english as before, since I’m quite fluent already. So, just a thought: what about 2 levels? English and french? That is, if you got time for it… Thanks anyway!
Thanks for your input, Bruno, and for the suggestion. That’s another option that I’m considering: Doing the same video twice, once in French with English expressions, and a 2nd time totally in English. But I don’t know if people would want to receive the same content 2 weeks in a row…We’ll see! But your suggestion is good, thanks!
HI Christina I prefer your English version as well …Thanks anyway
Hi Catherine! Thanks so much for your honest feedback! Very useful!
Yes Marisa, I agree with you. I prefer it in English…although I do like her accent when she speaks french !
Hah, thanks so much Nymus! Glad to hear that 🙂
For me, it’s by far the English version. Thank you Christina.
Great, thanks for your feedback Henry! It’s helpful for me and the future of SBFG TV!
Hi Christina ! I appreciate that you try to improve your videos, but I still prefer it in English. You speak slowly and clearly, so I think that most of us understand well your explanations, don’t worry 🙂
And I prefer both videos and emails in English 😉
Hi Clara,
Thanks so much for the insights! Yes, for the English videos, I try to make sure that they are accessible, so I’m glad that you can understand the explanations. Plus the subtitles are there too if you need them. That’s all very useful feedback!
Hi Christina,
Thank you for always improving your videos. I would prefer videos and texts to be completely in English.
I was also wondering if it would be possible that parts of the videos would be in ”real pace of English” (I am sorry because I do not know how to express myself), in order for us, to get use to the pace of how American speak.
But sometimes, I think it is nice to have French videos about American culture or expressions (as the one you have already done) – For instance, once every two months.
Thanks a lot and have a nice day !
Hi Blandine,
Thanks a lot for the feedback, and the idea! I’m glad that you appreciate my little “test” to see which is better for people. It’s important for me to create videos that people LOVE, so sometimes, it’s good to try something different. I appreciate that you can understand that!
Another idea that I’m thinking about is to do different styles of videos, maybe like a cycle of 4 videos:
1. a “normal” video in English like the other SBFG episodes
2. an episode in French (probably the ones about culture, since there will be more “information” and fewer expressions)
3. a “spontaneous, real English” video to help people understand real spoken English, and then….
4. not sure yet about the 4th style of video… (but I’m open to suggestions!)
Just some ideas that I’m thinking about! SBFG Community, feel free to add your own suggestions 🙂
Hi Christina,
I really like the idea of a cycle of 3 or 4 videos : it could reach a larger audience, and allow each of us to improve our English and our knowledge of American culture in different ways.
Perhaps the 4th style of video could be an English interview (as the ones you already did) ?
Thank you Christina, and have a great evening !
Hi Christina,
I prefer your videos in English.
Thank you!
Thanks Hélène! The videos in English are coming back soon. Stay tuned 🙂
Hi Christina and thank you for your videos.I love your beautiful accent but I prefer your videos in English.
Thank you again.
Thanks for the compliment, Olivier! And for your input 🙂
Hi Christina,
King Lear is my favourite all times one furlong ahead of Macbetch.
The story of a father who cannot tell evil from good is pathetic , until that same father needs to suffer, (as we all or almost all do) to reach a higher degree of self-knowledge.
Best regards,
Bernard.
Hi Bernard,
I’ve never seen King Lear, but it’s funny, because I was just talking about Shakespeare plays with my friend Géraldine and we both said that it’s a play that we’d like to see! And now that you say that it’s your favorite, I really have to see it now! Thanks a lot for sharing! All the best!
I prefer to have the explanation in English. In my opinion, this is a good occasion to practice listening.
HI Laurent, Thanks so much for your “vote” and your explanation! Very helpful for me & the community!
I prefer your explanations in English. However, the correct understanding of some English expressions might be confirmed by quoting the french equivalent (e.g. you’ll have to lie low # faire profil bas)
Thank you for your videos.
Kind regards
Hi François,
Thanks a lot for your suggestion. You’re right that some explanations in French could be useful, and I think that the future videos will be like that: mostly in English, with some short explanations sometimes in French! It’s a good compromise 🙂
Hi Christina,
I enjoy so much your videos and your way of teaching / coaching ! I recently have discovered your website, and I’m fan !
Indeed, It’s also good to try different format ! and I like your idea :” 2. an episode in French (probably the ones about culture, since there will be more « information » and fewer expressions)”.
I particularly remember “Othello” from Shakespeare : love, jealousy, betrayal, repentance… strong feelings and great actor’s performance like L.Fishburne and Kenneth Brannagh!
Kind regards,
Rosemary
Hi Jules,
Thanks for your input about the format of the videos. It helps me know what you guys in the community want and what helps you the most! Your feedback is very helpful!
I have to admit that I’ve never seen Othello, but I’ll have to find the film (are you talking about a movie with L. Fishburne?) I’d love to watch it if you say that it’s great! Thanks for the tip!
Hi Christina, I prefer in English too same if your accent is adorable !
Thanks a lot Nadine! Glad you like my accent 🙂 Videos in English coming back soon too!
Thanks a lot Christina but keep the full English version.
Please 🙂
Kind regards,
Hi J-G, Thanks and don’t worry, the videos in English will be back soon! But I wanted to test something with you & the community!
Hi Christina, I’m working to improve my English, so I would rather listen you in English than in French, moreover I am from Spain. I adore your videos and I admire for your work. Thanks so much
Hah, yes Alicia! Do you speak French at all or not? Thanks a lot for the compliments on my work. I’m really happy to know that. And don’t worry, the English videos will be back soon!
Thank you Christina
I’d love to read and to listen to both of them, English and French! That would be wonderful !! But I realize it would be so great work for you, the double actually! But if you ask, well, both would be useful for me! (Then I need English the most for my job, but I would like not to lose my knowledge in French, too!)
Have a nice day ! 🙂
Laura
Hah, Laura! Yes! Perhaps if I can clone myself, I could do a video in French and a video in English each week! But until then, I’ll probably do mostly English videos, with little French explanations from time to time or certain videos in French, like on cultural topics. And if you want to keep up your French, I highly recommend Géraldine of Comme Une Française. She does really great videos (and you’ll recognize the decor 😉
Hello Christina,
Merci pour ces belles et enrichissantes capsules. Quoique bien menées en français too, je les trouve plus didactiques en anglais. Encore merci pour ta grande générosité.
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Sometimes i ask french explanations, but with you chris , with your clear voice and the intelligible way of talking( slowly when necessary) ,i prefer all english inclusive. For, I learn more, and i take more advantage.
And take care: you, talking english makes me loving the english language… You, talking french, makes me loving you.
Hi Claude,
Thanks so much, and I’m glad that you can understand all of the English! That’s great for your level and for your improvement! Keep up the good work! Take care!
Hi Christina,
I prefer videos in English too.
Thank you very much for your delightly posts !
Sophie
Hi Sophie,
Thank you very much for your input! I appreciate it, and yes, most of the videos are in English, with a French video from time to time. And I’m glad you’re enjoying the episodes!