French Etc

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Today’s dialog brings us to talking about books, novels, and 5 French authors. We also give you links to wander through Paris cafés and to see what Cecilia ex-first lady says about the French President in her banned book. Boy! She’s not gentle with him. The grammar lesson visits the conditional mode today. The culture capsules explain a bit about literary awards, cafés and where to find books in Paris.
The translation and everything else is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.

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Today, we’re taking a little break from our regular program. We’ll be visiting six French ski resorts, and also going over the different sports de glisse you can enjoy in the French montains.

Everything is in the worksheet you can get on the Web site, as usual.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.

The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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Henri is telling us about why he didn’t go running on Sunday morning. He uses authentic vocabulary. In the worksheet that goes with this podcast, you’ll find an excerpt of a gorgeous text by Philippe Delerm on Sunday mornings at the boulangerie. I really recommend reading it.
You’ll also find demonstrative pronouns and spatial prepositions: how to say this, that, those ones…

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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Henri and Fabienne are all lovy-dovy for Valentine’s day. They use all kinds of endearing loving terms you’ll hear in the dialog. If you are interested, there is a vocab list of sexier words I invite you to download from the Vocabulary Sheets on the Web site, but you have to promise to never tell my mom it’s there. It’s called sexy-slang.
Anyway, Henri is having Fabienne for a treat for Valentines’ day. She was having coffee at Les Deux Magots when he called her. Later on that afternoon, they meet Place Vendôme, to Cartier’s quarters of high jewelry. Aside from having the dialog and its translation, the worksheet tells you a bit about Place Vendôme and Les Deux Magots. The worksheet also features a gorgeous love poem by 16th century female poet Louise Labé.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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France is just about to go under a huge switch of gear. French schools are taking their winter vacation and the whole country is divided into three zones right now. Fabienne and Henri are in Zone B. The Culture Capsule tells you all about it, as well as giving you an overview of ski resorts French people really like. The two friends talk about their ski vacation. The worksheet for this podcast also has a vocab list of other winter sports (+ audio). The grammar point explains the different uses of the pronoun Y you’ll hear in the dialog. Oh, and don’t miss renting the classic goofy comedy called “Les Bronzés font du ski” to top up this podcast. Info on the worksheet as well, along with full translation of the dialog.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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Fabienne is calling Henri to invite him to make crêpes to celebrate la chandeleur. Find out how she can get rich by doing this on the worksheet. The culture capsule explains this fun French holiday celebrated on February 2nd. As well as using tons of common expressions, Fabienne’s conversation will help us today with the future perfect and that EN structure that can be so fussy. You’ll also find Anne’s list of kitchen and cooking related words, and of course, the crêpe recipe. Really easy to make, and fun.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away. The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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Fabienne is slightly impatient today, as she is waiting for her roomate to get ready so they can go to work on time. She uses tons of colloquial expressions and we’ll use her dialog to go over daily routine vocabulary, from morning to night, and we’ll review spatial prepositions such as among and underneath. We’ll also clarify the agreement of passé composé. For instance, did you know that Elle s’est lavée requires an E at the end, but Elle s’est lavé les dents may not have an E. Lots more on the worksheet.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away. The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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Today, Fabienne is at the doctor’s office. The culture capsule in the worksheet talks about the French Health Insurance, and lists English-speaking hospital and pharmacy in Paris, along with emergency phone numbers, if you ever need it. The grammar point explains how to describe your pain and injury. There is also a list of body parts and a little exercise and a crossword puzzle to practice all of that and wrap it up.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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FRENCH ETC. is taking a little break. So instead of having our regular podcasts iwht vocabulary, grammar and culture capsule, we thought you might enjoy this list of clothing words for the winter. There should be words you don’t always learn in your regular French books and podcasts.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

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anne@frenchetc.org

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Fabienne is talking about plans for New Year’s eve. She uses idiomatic expressions and tell us about a true French New Year – à la française.
Get the Culture capsules. They talk about the réveillon, New Year’s gifts called les étrennes, greetings cards and the big white sale that consumes French buyers in January.
Fabienne also talks about her dessert, an île flottante and I’m giving you my Mom’s recipe for it. Truly, there’s not much to it.

FRENCH ETC.’s podcasts teach you the latest contemporary French, the way it’s spoken on the streets of Paris and in the cafés in Nice, with authentic useful expressions you can use right away.
The worksheet is available to FRENCH ETC. members.

Anne’s take on French and France

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