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In this episode, we'll discover how a chance encounter at
a seaside cafe transforms Luke's nerves into a powerful presentation
fueled by newfound confidence and captivating storytelling right after this
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clais aven de conference.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen, Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Rite siutitita diefi le bor de mere.
Speaker 4: Luke was sitting at a small table at the cafe
Le bourd de maire.
Speaker 1: Le caffe t justa couti de la prege buff croye reni.
Speaker 4: The cafe was located right next to the beach, offering
an incredible view of the Mediterranean.
Speaker 1: Le bruis de vei somele convers dere till crest.
Speaker 4: The sound of the waves blended with the light conversations
of the other patrons, creating a soothing atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Citel pranton brie anton se treverlei grandfette aportin du chell
Re Lanterier.
Speaker 4: It was springtime and the sun shone brightly through the
large windows bringing a gentle warmth inside.
Speaker 1: Rique mendis.
Speaker 4: Luke loved this place.
Speaker 1: Yesperque l'an vi re moldres again.
Speaker 4: He hoped the environment would help calm him.
Speaker 1: De man i leeve fer in prison so lul marine
de vncer quis.
Speaker 4: Tomorrow he had to give a presentation on marine biology
in front of his class.
Speaker 1: Is sante trenerveu.
Speaker 4: He felt very nervous.
Speaker 1: Pierre Julien cumrad detis a vellle betid brille l'r del presentecien.
Speaker 4: Claire and Jew and his classmates were used to shining
during their presentations.
Speaker 1: Ric Hi du te de vi men.
Speaker 4: Look, on the other hand, doubted himself le ve.
Speaker 1: Tell mont pel de de suvarson professor made.
Speaker 4: He was so afraid of disappointing his teacher and classmates.
Speaker 1: Ipri con respiracion. He took a deep breath le ve
ga portis denote esperot treu villence piracion.
Speaker 4: He had brought his notebook, hoping to find inspiration.
Speaker 1: In it nulieu de se lain is se perd dn.
Speaker 4: Seponci, but instead he got lost in his thoughts.
Speaker 1: Seconfience te febre.
Speaker 4: His confidence was low.
Speaker 1: I leve burson de querquechus.
Speaker 4: He needed to change something sous.
Speaker 1: Dan ill re marcuien l' margiees sieur coutie.
Speaker 4: Suddenly he noticed an elderly man sitting near by le.
Speaker 1: Ma vereten regerl bien vellen elize alive uli pois son.
Speaker 4: The man had a kind look and was reading a
book about.
Speaker 1: Fish riquiesita pi disida de vi paris.
Speaker 4: Luke hesitated, then decided to speak to him.
Speaker 1: Bon jour, monsieur ditit tim.
Speaker 4: Dumnt hello, sir, He said, timidly, vousie me la mere.
Speaker 1: Do you like the sea la mosourie repoonzi ui la
mer re ma pasciu.
Speaker 4: The man smiled and replied, yes, the sea is my passion.
Speaker 1: Usieur monsieur pecher.
Speaker 4: I am a former fisherman.
Speaker 1: Leu quiete curieu.
Speaker 4: Luke was curious.
Speaker 1: Is sainte la precunftem cutel mara conte stois.
Speaker 4: He settled more comfortably and listened to the man tell
his stories.
Speaker 1: L'amparles de la de la mei meus.
Speaker 4: The man spoke of the sea's beauty, but also its dangers.
Speaker 1: Ill ra conta nistoi facinan sicietive rouquel l conserve marine
quill venili pui.
Speaker 4: He told a fascinating story about a local marine conservation
initiative he had led several years ago.
Speaker 1: Riqui coute veni rascion.
Speaker 4: Luke listened with admiration, said converse gattou. This conversation changed everything, really, zeci.
Speaker 1: Persentieu.
Speaker 4: He realized he could incorporate this captivating story into his presentation.
Speaker 1: Solelyd re non lenique.
Speaker 4: It would give him a unique angle.
Speaker 1: Priis l'anparles the clam perric sante.
Speaker 4: The more he talked with the man, the more Luke
felt his confidence returning.
Speaker 1: Le land de man ric selvas d v l claise
le Gerberton.
Speaker 4: The next day, Luke stood up in front of the class,
his heart racing mess four sire te pre, but this
time he was ready. Ico monsson nixpos listois de l'a
di tefi de conservesciu. He began his presentation by sharing
the story of the man from the cafe and his
conservation project.
Speaker 1: Sigue made soon professori coute.
Speaker 4: His classmates and teacher listened intently.
Speaker 1: Pierre regulie te tin prescioni.
Speaker 4: Claire and Julian were impressed.
Speaker 1: A la fand us prison ascien le ci ceta pud sement.
Speaker 4: At the end of his presentation, the class erupted an applause.
Speaker 1: Soon Professor l felicita reginalite er percion.
Speaker 4: His teacher praised him for his originality and passion.
Speaker 1: Luc suri sou le gi ifier.
Speaker 4: Luke smiled, relieved and proud, le vere si he had succeeded.
Speaker 1: Enparton is surre plus perspective personet ll le ved de valler.
Speaker 4: As he left, he remembered that his personal perspective had value.
Speaker 1: Le ve di couver quiller conference citi mempermi di telent.
Speaker 4: He had discovered that he could trust his abilities even
among talented classmates.
Speaker 1: Rit quite la clais avec nuvo son timon de conference qui.
Speaker 4: Luke left the class with a new found sense of
confidence that he would never forget.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: La l'an villermo environment blo, Maggie blo, Maggie blo, maggie
elderly man, levy levy, levy, you veg le veggue live
waves These to a these t are these to a story, beniciative, beniciative, beniciative, initiative,
head lique mahadque mahad classmates, La present le prison as
le present presentation, La concervation like, La conservation conservation, la conference,
la conference, la conference confidence, blombiance blombiance, blombiance atmosphere, la perspective,
la perspective, la perspective perspective. Lebu rouge marines, lebu luge, marines.
Speaker 4: Lebuuge, marine marine biology.
Speaker 1: Blepilla, ble pilla, bleakilla, patrons, Bletairney, bleutney, bletirney, notebook, li conversion,
ble converses, le con versacion conversations la espirasciu, larespiraciun laarespirasciu
brath le brouge, l prouge, le brouge project, lisapeu duisment, lisapeu, duisment,
lisapeu duisment, applause, lutelm, leutellm blutelm come lancien pechere, lancien pecher,
lancie pecher, former fishermen lea liniere, le' linie le'lonnier. Why lapascion, lapaciu, lapascion, passion, tellaneux, tellenteu, tellenteu.
Speaker 4: Talented, The professor, le professor, the professor, teacher.
Speaker 1: Lad Neiracu, blad nei rasciu lad Neiraciu, Admiration, bluetonticity, blue tonticiti, bluetonticity, authenticity, bladnsieux,
blad tonsieux, bladnsieu, attention, la confience, la confiance, la confience confidence,
l chef man, le chef man, l richef main warming.
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