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191: “Je vais m’offrir un téléphone basique”

Our lesson this time was inspired by a recent article entitled “Have smartphones destroyed a...

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190: Le phénomène Macron ... en marche!

Our lesson this time - for Advanced learners – focuses on the stunning rise to the French...

11:41

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189: 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...

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188: Le retrait des États-Unis de l’Accord de Paris sur le changement climatique

The withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Accord on climate change caused consternation...

19:50

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187: Un diplôme universitaire, cela en vaut-il la peine?

In some countries, particularly the U.S., a university education has become so expensive that...

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186: "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...

13:36

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185: Les récifs coralliens menacés de disparition

The coral reefs of the world’s oceans are in mortal danger but, as is often the case with...

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Les tablettes tactiles en classe: un 'canular' coûteux?

Digital tablets in the classroom were recently described as a 60 billion dollar hoax. Despite...

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Les tablettes tactiles en classe: un 'canular' coûteux?

Digital tablets in the classroom were recently described as a 60 billion dollar hoax. Despite...

14:04

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La Norvège : 'un pays de cocagne'

This lesson is inspired by our having heard about Norway in Michael Moore’s latest satirical...

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182: Les centres d’appel: ‘les ateliers de misère du 21e siècle’?

The title of this Advanced lesson may be controversial. After all, it is a fact that tens of...

08:25

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181: ‘Tu’ or ‘vous’?

A listener asked about ‘tu’ and ‘vous’. In English, we simply use the pronoun ‘you’ but, in...

09:39

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180: ‘Tu as l’air stressé aujourd’hui!…’

A listener asked said he had recently been in France and had heard a few slang words used...

09:55

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179: "La Loi travail: une réforme controversée"

This time, our lesson centres on the social tensions in France, arising from the proposed...

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178: "Mohammed Ali: une personnalité exceptionnelle"

He was the world’s most famous boxer. But, to many, he represented much more than a particular...

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177: "Que penses-tu d'AirBnB? Est-ce sérieux?"

AirBnB has rocked the hospitality industry. For holiday-makers it has proved a boon but hoteliers...

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175: "Have you heard about these 'superfoods'?"

This Advanced lesson (all in French) arises from a recent documentary relating to so-called...

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174: "C'est un peu trop, là, quand même!"

Several listeners have asked about the expression 'quand même'. In fact, it is extremely common...

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173: "Les migrants en Méditerranée, y a-t-il une solution?"

This Advanced lesson focuses on the plight of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean,...

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172: "J'ai vu un excellent film il y a quelques jours"

"Still Alice", the story of a university professor afflicted with early-onset Alzheimer's...

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