Le Syndicat d'Initiative
A programme for those interested in brushing up their French
Script by Emile Harven and M. J. MacDonald
Peter and Helen Lamb are spending some days in La Conche, a small Mediterranean port. They go to the Syndicat d'Initiative to get information about the sights of the town an accommodation.
Le plan de la ville, street-map; presenter, to introduce; la tour romaine, the Roman tower; a vaut la peine, it's worth it; louer des chambres, to let rooms; un hôtel meuble, hotel providing lodging but not board; a bon marche, cheap; s'exprimer, to express oneself; mes amis vous sont tres reconnaissants, my friends are very grateful to you; combien est-ce que je vous dois? how much do I owe you?; une chambre qui donne sur le port, a room overlooking the harbour; a part cela, apart from that; grâce a vous, thanks to you.