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Jul
31
2012
'En ce début de journée, Yannick Agnel, grande star des JO, remet ça en séries du 100 m.'
'This morning, Yannick Agnel, the big star of the Olympic Games, is at it again in the 100 metres.'
Another interesting expression comes from the sports headlines this morning. We often meet the verbs mettre ('to put') and remettre ('to put back', 'to hand back', 'to deliver', etc).… Read More
Jul
30
2012
'Grosse déception pour Adrian Mattenet. Le Français a été éliminé pour son entrée en lice face à l'Autrichien d'origine chinoise…'
'Huge disappointment for Adrian Mattenet. The Frenchman was eliminated after joining the fray against the Austrian of Chinese extraction, Weixing Chen…'
With the Olympics well under way in London, there is no shortage of sports-related vocabulary making the headlines.… Read More
Jul
16
2012
"Je suis désolé mais j'ai eu un empêchement de dernière minute."
"Sorry, but something has come up at the last minute."
In your 'Useful Expressions' list, one you will certainly want to put at the top of that list is avoir un empêchement.… Read More
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
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Recent Lessons
Lesson no: 193, Level: Intermediate
Britain’s vote to withdraw from the European Union was widely controversial and continues to be so. Brexit – from a French perspective – is at the centre of our conversation this time.
Lesson no: 192, Level: Intermediate
Le transfert de Neymar: comment expliquer une telle outrance?
The transfer of Brazilian footballer, Neymar, smashed all records in terms of the colossal sums of money involved. Are such sporting investments really justified? Let’s talk about that.
Lesson no: 191, Level: Intermediate
Je vais m’offrir un téléphone basique
Our lesson this time was inspired by a recent article entitled “Has the smartphone destroyed a generation?” A provocative title indeed, but one that got us thinking. C’est parti!
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.
