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Jul
10
2012
"Au Mexique, un vote s'achète pour une poignée de pesos"
"In Mexico, a vote can be bought for a handful of pesos"
Consider this headline from the news.… Read More
Jul
09
2012
Murray: "J'y crois encore"
... "I am continuing to believe."
The wait continues for Britain's Andy Murray to win his first Grand Slam title after his defeat in the Wimbledon final.… Read More
Jun
29
2012
'Voudrais-tu éteindre ton téléphone, s'il te plaît?…'
'Would you please turn off your phone?…'
More and more people seem to suffer from the modern-day 'affliction' of constantly composing text messages.… Read More
Jun
28
2012
'La validation de la réforme de l'assurance-santé d'Obama' - un coup dur pour Mitt Romney
Support for Obama's health insurance reform – a real blow for Mitt Romney
Un coup dur in this context relates to a 'real blow'.… Read More
Jun
19
2012
'Le Serbe a défait le Français Gilles Simon…'
'The Serb defeated the Frenchman, Gilles Simon…'
Consider the sports headline above. In our lessons, we've met the common verb faire many times. But what about the derivative défaire and the expression se défaire de?… Read More
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Recent Lessons
Lesson no: 190, Level: Advanced
Le phénomène Macron ... en marche!
Our lesson this time - for Advanced learners – focuses on the stunning rise to the French presidency of the youthful Emmanuel Macron at just 39 years of age. How, exactly, did he manage to pull off such a victory? Let’s discuss.
Lesson no: 189, Level: Intermediate
Comment parler d’un accident de la route?
A listener wondered if we could do a lesson on the basis of a traffic accident. So that’s what we’ve done : we’ve simulated a discussion on the basis of a minor accident that did actually occur recently at our end. Let’s start with a conversation: then we’ll look closely at the vocabulary.
Lesson no: 188, Level: Intermediate
Le retrait des États-Unis de l’Accord de Paris
The withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Accord on climate change caused consternation worldwide, not least as almost all countries signed up to its terms in 2016. Let’s talk about the decision of the U.S. administration to withdraw. We’ll discover how to make use of a whole range of interesting vocabulary. C’est parti!
Lesson no: 187, Level: Intermediate
Un diplôme universitaire, cela en vaut-il la peine?
In some countries, particularly the U.S., a university education has become so expensive that some wonder if it is even worth going to college at all, any more. Let’s start with a conversation. Then we’ll come back and look more closely at some key vocabulary.
Lesson no: 186, Level: Intermediate
"Est-ce que tu regardes quelque chose d'intéressant à la télé?"
It’s holiday season, a time of year when we might discuss a film or TV series we’ve seen. That’s the subject of our conversation this time. First, let’s talk about a French production called ‘Spiral’.
