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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Free Audio Excerpt from "Learn French MP3 Dialogues - Dialogues MP3 Francais.."
Quel sport faites-vous?
Notes: The verb (Faire, to do or to make) can be used to answer this question: Quel sport faites-vous?
Je fais – du baseball, du football, du golf, du tennis, du soccer, du hockey, du hockey sur gazon, du ballon-balai (broomball), du basketball, du judo, du karate, du ski alpin (alpine skiing), du ski de randonnée ou du ski de fond (cross-country skiing), du canotage (canoeing), du patinage (skating), du cyclisme (cycling), du squash (racquetball), du jogging Je fais – de la natation (swimming), de la boxe, de la lute, de la plongée sous-marine, de la voile, de la plance à voile (windsurfing), de la gymnastique, de la course à pied (running), de l’équitation (horseback riding), de l’alpinisme (mountaineering).
French for the London Olympic Games (London Olympics) – Le Français pour les Jeux Olympiques de Londres
Vocabulaire Important – Important Vocabulary:
Les jeux olympiques de Londres de 2012 – 2012 London Olympics
La cérémonie d’ouverture – The opening ceremony
La cérémonie de cloture – The closing ceremony
Les jeux de Londres – the London games
L’arrivée de la flamme olympique – the arrival of the olympic torch
Le relais de la flamme olympique – the Olympic torch relay
Le stade olympique – the olympic stadium
Un (une) athlète – An athlete, an Olympian, a runner
Une course – a race
Une épreuve – an event
L’épreuve de… - The …event. Exemple: L’épreuve de kayak – the canoeing event p>Emporter la médaille d’or – to win the gold medalEmporter la médaille d’argent – To win the silver medal
Emporter la médaille de bronze – to win the bronze medal
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Speaking French is Always Cool
When was it seen as a bad thing to speak another foreign language? When was speaking French seen as non cool? Any ad that is promoting the dumbing down of America is not cool.
In an attack ad released by the New Gingrich's campaign, millionaire businessman and former Chief Executive of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is criticized by fellow Republican Newt Gingrich for being able to read and speak French fluently.
The backers of these ad attacks seem to have forgotten that Newt Gingrich has a doctorate in European History. Back in 1971, he submitted a dissertation, Belgian Education Policy in the Congo 1945-1960. The dissertation had a lot of French sources in its bibliography. How can those who prepared the ad miss such an important fact? Even Newt must have known some French to be able to conduct all his research for his dissertation. Otherwise, how else would he have made reference to all these French sources?
Speaking another language should be applauded by whoever has the means and intelligence to acquire it. Mitt Romney learned French when he was a Mormon missionary in Paris and Bordeaux in the 1960s. In business and in culture, the language has served Mitt Romney well. Releasing such a video attack ad will not encourage American students to learn a foreign language.
The ad attackers are linking Sen. John Kerry who speaks French fluently and lost to George Bush to Mitt Romney's French Connection. The message they are conveying is that French-speaking Romney will lose to President Obama just like Kerry lost to George Bush.
Let's not mingle politics with culture and intelligence. There is no reason to criticize somebody for knowing French. The attack ad may not sit well with the reality of the country. Most Americans like French. They would like to learn and speak French. French may be one of the languages that most of them would like to learn if they could.
Do not pay attention to the attack ad video that comes to discourage you and keep you away from meeting your linguistic goals. Speaking French is cool. Students should learn the language.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Direct Download of New French Lessons: Names of Countries, Nationalities, Professions, Irregular Verbs Etre, Savoir, Connaitre etc
Review of Names of Countries + New Lessons with Irregular Verbs; Conjugate Etre, Savoir, Connaitre + Nationalities and Professions
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Et Voilà La Baguette Vending Machine: Baguette Prête-à-manger: Hot Baguette-to-go or La Boulangerie de Demain (Tomorrow’s Bakery)
Et Voilà La Baguette Vending Machine: Baguette Prête-à-manger: Hot Baguette-to-go or La Boulangerie de Demain (Tomorrow’s Bakery)
Is this just a fad? Or is the Baguette Vending Machine the beginning sign of a changing way of life for most French? Please stop questioning. It is time to go with the times! Pourquoi tout ce changement? On se demande.
Is this the case of cultural trespassing? Is this the case of American McDonald’s playing a few tricks on the sacred cow or sacred ground of French bakery?
Well, read on to find out more about the invention of this French baker who got tired of people making late-night forage to his bakery only to find there no fresh baguette ready to be purchased. Shoppers were coming to shop at all times at his bakery below his apartment. Necessity being the cause of most inventions, he had been working on this personal project for a number of years. It was not without facing some early failures, but he would not give up. He was determined to bring fresh, warm baguettes to his customers at any time of the day and night.
The French baker’s name is Jean-Louise Hetcht. Mr. Hetcht did not get discouraged by the laughter and name-calling by some of his famous friend or competitor chefs. He knew a few things well. During the months of July and August or vacation time, most French bakeries are closed. They close down for vacation time which is highly looked forward to by everybody. After a certain time, one can not find fresh baguettes from any good bakeries. So he wanted to have a machine that would solve these two problems: installing a 24-hour automated, fresh baguette dispenser that would please his customers all the time.
The idea appears simple but it is loaded with technology. The machine would be loaded with pre-cooked bread. Once a customer has made his/her selection, it would spit out warm and ready-to-eat baguette.
Et voilà! Baguettes en main, de nouveaux clients qui partent heureux comme jamais!
Is this just a fad? Or is the Baguette Vending Machine the beginning sign of a changing way of life for most French? Please stop questioning. It is time to go with the times! Pourquoi tout ce changement? On se demande.
Is this the case of cultural trespassing? Is this the case of American McDonald’s playing a few tricks on the sacred cow or sacred ground of French bakery?
Well, read on to find out more about the invention of this French baker who got tired of people making late-night forage to his bakery only to find there no fresh baguette ready to be purchased. Shoppers were coming to shop at all times at his bakery below his apartment. Necessity being the cause of most inventions, he had been working on this personal project for a number of years. It was not without facing some early failures, but he would not give up. He was determined to bring fresh, warm baguettes to his customers at any time of the day and night.
The French baker’s name is Jean-Louise Hetcht. Mr. Hetcht did not get discouraged by the laughter and name-calling by some of his famous friend or competitor chefs. He knew a few things well. During the months of July and August or vacation time, most French bakeries are closed. They close down for vacation time which is highly looked forward to by everybody. After a certain time, one can not find fresh baguettes from any good bakeries. So he wanted to have a machine that would solve these two problems: installing a 24-hour automated, fresh baguette dispenser that would please his customers all the time.
The idea appears simple but it is loaded with technology. The machine would be loaded with pre-cooked bread. Once a customer has made his/her selection, it would spit out warm and ready-to-eat baguette.
Et voilà! Baguettes en main, de nouveaux clients qui partent heureux comme jamais!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Learn French with LearnFrenchOnlineFree.Libsyn.com: The Letters of the French Alphabet, Vocabulary and French Phrases and Expressions
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Free French Dialogues et Conversations: 6-30-2011 Addendum to "French Textbook and Notes for English Speakers"
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June 30,2011 Addendum:
Dialogues et Conversations: Vocabulary/Vocabulaire
Apporter – to bring
La Mouche – Fly
La Femme de chambre – Housekeeper
Le patron – owner, boss, owner, manager, landlord. Il s’appelle Jean Martin Voltaire, Il est un Juif qui possède beacoup d’immeubles à Boston et à New York.
La Baguette – French baguette, bread
Dire – to tell, to say
Voiçi – here is / here are
Tourner – to turn
Voir (irregular verb) – to see
Pouvoir (irregular verb) – Can
Mort/morte – dead
Il y a – there is / there are
Il y avait – There was / there were
Examiner – to check, to verify
Posseder – to own, to possess
Partout – everywhere
Eté – Summer
Juif – Jew
Attirer – to attract
Tourner – to turn
Le salon – living room
Revoir – see again
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La Servante est aussi la cuisinière. Elle fait aussi le ménage. Elle est une bonne femme de chambre. Teresa est son nom.
Le Patron (Jean Martin Voltaire): Apporte-moi une baguette
La Femme de Chambre: Voiçi la baguette
Le Patron: Mais pourquoi y a-t-il une mouche sur la baguette?
La Femme de Chambre: Je ne la vois pas
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Excerpts from "French Notes and Textbook for English Speakers": Free Download of Greetings, List of Popular Greetings, List of French Verbs and how to Conjugate Them
Free French Lesson Download from FrenchLessonPodcast.Libsyn.com: Le Corps Humain or Human Body, Famille or Family and other Popular French Expressions Heard and Read on New York, Paris, Quebec Streets
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