Today, let’s practice our French comprehension with a video from French Vogue’s YouTube’s channel, posted above. In this video, a style expert comments and critiques the cool and unique looks encountered in the Parisian streets. **Please note, I divided the quiz into 2 parts: today, my questions are about the looks 1, 2 and 4. My […]
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🇫🇷 Anti-war French Literature: Boris Vian
French author and musician Boris Vian wrote an anti-war song in 1954 against the First Indochina War. The song takes the form of a letter from a draftee to the president, explaining his reasons for deserting. Although it was initially criticized as an anti-patriotic song and banned by the French national radio committee for 8 […]
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🇫🇷 French Music – Fishbach
If you are curious about what I particularly enjoy when it comes to music, French singer songwriter “Fishbach” has everything I love! Her deep voice and slightly dark and dreamy melody blend together perfectly packaged in a theatrical aesthetic. She mixes my favorite genres: electro pop, rock and new wave. Her songs carry a strong reminiscence of the songs played on […]
Today’s listening comprehension is from Alphonse Daudet’s autobiographical book “Le Petit Chose” (1868). I recommend listening first, and trying to guess the meaning, or even just catch the words that you know. You can then read the text below for additional help. I am reading the text twice, first time fast and second time slower. […]
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🇫🇷 France and the Supreme Court Decision
The recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs Wade stunned many people around the world, including the French. For French people, the US is an important model for fundamental rights (as written in the linked article: “Les États-Unis ont un poids important comme modèle de défense des droits fondamentaux.”). The shockwave of this decision inspired several […]
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🇫🇷 AUDIO QUIZ: “plus”
🔹If you are interested in getting my latest linguistic gems, please consider becoming a subscriber here: https://www.patreon.com/join/yukikeiser AUDIO QUIZ: How should you pronounce “plus” in each of the phrases below? (Answers are down below and in the audio. Beware! Number 3 and 6 are tricky.) 1) Il est plus âgé que lui 2) Moi non plus 3) Je l’aime plus 4) Il n’habite plus ici […]
🔹If you are interested in getting my latest linguistic gems, please consider becoming a subscriber here: https://www.patreon.com/join/yukikeiser It’s fascinating how languages evolve overtime, directly reflecting major social and cultural changes. The most recent phenomenon that has caught my attention is the word “actress” in English becoming outdated, and often replaced by “actor” as people are starting […]
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🇫🇷 Improving Listening Comprehension
When learning a language, practicing listening comprehension is extremely important. As an English language learner myself, I find phone conversations particularly challenging, as there are no visual cues to help provide contextual clues. Even after years of living in the US, it is always a bit intimidating to talk on the phone. My students often […]
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🇫🇷 French Music – US tour
🇺🇸 One of my favorite French band is touring in the US this coming June, so I wanted to let you know about it. La Femme is a psychedelic-electro rock indie band who sings in French. If you are into French music, you should check them out! You can check their dates and tickets here: […]
As you may know, France is going to elect their new president this Sunday. Like five years ago, the final candidates are Emmanuel Macron, the current president, and Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN – National Rally). It is the third time that a far-right leader is in the […]