Busy week – Semaine chargée
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Semaine chargée – Le Blogue de French Hour
Well, we’re busy today. It’s Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. It’s the 13th of the month and superstitions abound all over France. It’s also the day before Valentine’s Day.
In addition, we’re emerging from an unusual event in France: Paris was covered with a beautiful white coat for a few days. And, despite the fact that only a few centimeters of snow fell, the country was paralyzed. The police blocked the roads, forcing motorists to seek shelter in gymnasiums or town party venues converted into large makeshift dormitories. Mountain residents are chuckling to themselves: -)
Here is your quiz of the week, keeping you up-to-date with French and its culture.
Try to get a score of 100% three times in a row. Don’t forget to telle me if you were successful.
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Semaine chargée – Le Blogue de FH
Ben dis-donc, on est bien occupés aujourd’hui. C’est à la fois Mardi gras, le 13 du mois – et les superstitions vont bon train en France – et la veille de la Saint-Valentin.
En plus, on sort d’une période insolite en France. Paris était couvert d’un beau manteau blanc ces jours-ci. Et malgré le fait qu’il ne soit tombé que quelques centimètres de neige, la France a été paralysée quelques jours. La police a bloqué les routes, obligeant les automobilistes à arrêter leurs voyages net et à trouver refuge dans des gymnases ou des salles des fêtes converties en grands dortoirs. Les montagnards rigolent doucement :–)
Voici votre interro-intera(ctive) de la semaine.
Essayez d’avoir un résultat de 100% trois fois de suite. Dites-moi si vous avez réussi.
Quiz - Mardi gras, Saint-Valentin
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Here is some more listening practice.
Go (again) to Youtube and in the Youtube search
enter “des racines et des ailes” . This is a very nice series
on France3 that explores the regions and culture of
France. The narration on many of the episodes is,
if not elementary, at least slow enough that you have
a chance to understand one phrase before they hit
you with the next one. I’ve been listening to one
called ” Le go?t du Nord et du Pas de Calais”.
And another one, on Arte is “Cuisines des Terroirs”.
I’ve been listening to one on “Le Charolais”.
To understand these, you would need to have been studying
with Anne for possibly a year or so. At that point, I think
you could get enough out of these to be interesting and
be worth the effort.