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🇬🇧 This week, I shared a three-episode adventure on One Thing In A French Day, an adventure in Argenteuil. We discover typical transportation modes in Paris , the Impressionists , and finally a sports victory . I've also created an A2 version of these episodes to listen to on YouTube. I'd also like to share with you this map of rainfall and rivers in France, sent to me by my friend Pierre. We're doing pretty well in Paris! 🇫🇷 Cette semaine, j’ai diffusé une aventure en 3

A Learning Strategy That Stands the Test of Time 🇫🇷 Version en français plus bas ⬇️ Nous sommes allés voir cette pièce au Théâtre de la Ville (voir épisodes du podcast) In her book How We Read Now, researcher Naomi Baron talks about reading a text accompanied by audio and points out that while this can represent a cognitive overload, the method has proved interesting for learners of a foreign language. It makes perfect sense. Voltaire, the philosopher of the Age of Enlighte

The ebook of the 2024 texts is now available! It contains all the texts from 2024 and is accompanied by all the audio files. (🇫🇷 Version en français plus bas ⬇️) The ebook cover : the 2024 edition of One Thing In A French Day texts and audio This year, you were able to listen to 140 episodes, including more than 40 with guests. That's around a hundred written texts and around forty live episodes. The podcast offers a good balance between written and spoken French. I'd like

Discover effective methods for developing a French listening routine using podcasts and audio.

Discover inspiring French learning resolutions for 2025! From keeping a French phrase book to exploring French gastronomy.

As you know, spoken French is very different from written French. They are really two different ways of speaking French. 🇫🇷 Version en français, plus bas 😉 When you're learning French, I think it's a good idea to focus on written French to get your syntax right. On the other hand, you can have fun noticing things in spoken French! That's what I'm proposing today with these five little expressions that we hear very, very often in spoken French. You'll find all five of them

Discover Slow French, a mindful approach to learning French inspired by the Slow Movement.

Now let's tackle this question: how can we go further than "c'est bon" or "c'est intéressant"? Impression, soleil levant - Claude Monet (1872) 🇫🇷 Version en français, plus bas 😉 Finding synonyms: not the solution The first reflex would be to look for synonyms. Here's what Le Robert has to say about the adjective "bon": délicieux, délicat, exquisite, goûteux, savoureux, succulent. Nowadays, we often hear " délicieux " or I often write " c'est un véritable délice ". The word

Here's a third method for improving the use of adjectives in French. Here's a third, which can also be played. I suggest you reac

Discover how to enrich your French sentences with adjectives and use new adjectives to enhance your French language skills.

When you're out walking in Paris, you may suddenly see a perspective and catch a glimpse of a monument in the distance. 🇫🇷 Version en français, plus bas 😉 That's what happened to me recently on a walk. I was on my way to the Comédie Française (big hint), but not from the Opéra, and it made all the difference to arrive from another direction. It was as if a link had suddenly been created in my head: the geographical link is now also in my brain. Do you know these two Parisi

Les voix du commando Kieffer 🇫🇷 Version en français, plus bas 😉 While doing my research for episode 2378, I came across this excellent podcast and immediately thought of you, dear listeners. The subject is historical, the episodes short and very well told. I invite you to listen to it and relive the landings through this series of 9 episodes written by a historian. Here's the podcast presentation on the France Bleu website Who were the Commandos Kieffer? On 6 June 1944, 15

Discover fragments from May 2024 episodes of One Thing In A French Day. Enjoy turns of phrase, a choux pastry recipe, comprehension quizzes,

In this letter to Eula Biss, Laetitia explores the references to France in her book, while offering advice on how to study French lively.

Two Parisian activities to practise your French: buying macarons and going to a conference.

A funny, easy-to-read French book about important life issues. Easy to read. Written in French in the first person. Susie Morgenstern

🇫🇷 Version en français, plus bas 😉 Repeating a phrase is a very powerful tool for pronunciation, of course, but also for conversational use. When you're holding a conversation, once you're past the stage of "introducing yourself" or "talking about the weather", you're often developing arguments around an idea. That's when it's important to know how to construct a complex sentence while talking and thinking. Rehearsing a sentence is the first step towards this goal. Don't f

Louise, a listener to the podcast, wrote to me a few days ago to ask if I had any recommendations for her. She and her 16-year-old niece will be in Paris in July for three days. Here are a few suggestions. You can also share yours in the comments. Three days goes by quickly, so I hope you make the most of them. Musées - The Louvre, but choose the rooms you want to see in advance (for example, the antiquities, as your niece loves archaeology) - The Musée d'Orsay in the same wa

One Thing In A French Day or Cultivate Your French are very useful tools to work on your French listening comprehension and to understand spoken French, but they have more positive effects ! Those two podcasts are different than podcasts focused on learning a language. They are not lessons, but their effects on your French might be as good as lessons ! Let me tell you why. When you learn French or need to keep up with your French, at one point, your first goal is to master

Sous les arcades Voici une phrase qui se complexifie au fur et à mesure. Comment jouer avec cette phrase? Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques propositions. Lien vidéo : https://youtube.com/shorts/Tb-NMrbHZmE?si=hzMgeSXvbxNduy4c Il pleut. La dame qui vient de passer. La dame qui vient de passer avec son parapluie avait deux paquets dans les mains. Elle sortait de la boulangerie. Lieu : sous les arcades de la Félicité
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