Weird and Wonderful Idioms (with transcript)

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Weird and Wonderful Idioms (with transcript)

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les gens sont différents 2/ Différents types de vacances 3/ Les fêtards 4/ Les rêveurs 5/ Les aventuriers 6/ Les sportifs 7/ Les gourmands 8/ Les casaniers

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to the EF Complete French Course, which includes my "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, graded readers and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we’ll talk about holidays, different personality types, and how our character can influence the way we enjoy our holidays. We’ll practise adjectives of personality in French and learn how to make them feminine. We’ll also talk about the pronoun "on", which means "people" or "we" in everyday French, and discover how to make suggestions, and how to accept or refuse an invitation in natural spoken language. And of course, you’ll also learn useful vocabulary and phrases to talk about holidays, friends, and personality—among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

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A1#11 Vacances, amitié et caractères

⭐ Contents: 1/ Le repos et la détente 2/ Le sport et les activités créatives 3/ Les jeux et la musique 4/ Les vacances et le voyage 5/ La télévision et les plateformes 6/ Internet 7/ Les réseaux sociaux

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we'll talk about leisure, the hobbies and activities French people enjoy, and how they use the Internet and social media. We'll review how to use and conjugate the verbs faire, aller, and jouer, how to ask questions like "why?" and "what for?", and how to answer those questoins with "because" and "to/in order to." And you'll also learn useful vocabulary and phrases to talk about hobbies, sports, games, the Internet, and social media—among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

A1#10 Loisirs, détente et Internet

⭐ Contents: 1/ La disparition des langues 2/ Les langues régionales en France 3/ Les langues locales en Afrique francophone 4/ Les langues autochtones au Québec 5/ La défense des langues étrangères 6/ Vers une langue unique

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this B1-level episode, we’ll talk about indigenous and regional languages, their gradual disappearance, and the temptation of a single global language to facilitate communication worldwide. We'll also practice indefinite adjectives to express each, every, some, a few, several/many, and most in French, and we’ll learn how to express hypothetical statements, like "If I were rich, I would buy a house," among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

B1#07 Langues régionales et autochtones

⭐ Contents: 1/ La cérémonie d'ouverture des J.O. de Paris 2024 2/ Le sport, véhicule de valeurs 3/ Les discriminations 4/ L'intégration sociale 5/ L'intégration culturelle 6/ L'intégration humaine 7/ L'UNICEF 8/ Les ambassadeurs de bonne volonté de l'UNICEF

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A2-level podcast, we’ll talk about sports and moral values, UNICEF and its goodwill ambassadors, and we’ll explore how sports can help fight discrimination. We’ll practice the present conditional in French to translate the English “would,” and we’ll look at how to express “should” for giving advice or recommendations. We’ll also cover how to express cause with “because,” “because of,” and “thanks to”; how to express consequence with “so” and “that’s why”; and how to express purpose with “to” and “in order to.” Additionally, we’ll learn vocabulary related to moral attitudes and human rights, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

A2#07 Sport, valeurs et discriminations

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les 3 étapes de la vie 2/ Le rythme scolaire en France 3/ Le rythme scolaire ailleurs 4/ Les jours fériés 5/ Les saisons 6/ La semaine de travail 7/ Le temps de travail, les jours de repos et les vacances 8/ Les salaires et la retraite

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we will talk about school, work, retirement and public holidays in France. We will review how to say the months and seasons, and learn useful words and phrases to talk about frequency and describe working conditions in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

A1#09 Ecole, travail et saisons

⭐ Contents: 1/ Le kilomètre alimentaire 2/ Le poulet de dégagement 3/ le cabillaud et les noix de cajou 4/ Les crevettes et les coquilles Saint-Jaques 5/ Le circuit court 6/ La consommation locale et ses paradoxes 7/ Les labels de qualité

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this B2-level podcast, we'll talk about the food industry and its impact on the environment. We'll explore different ways to express opposition and contrast, using words such as "but, however, while, whereas" and "even though" in French, and we'll practice vocabulary related to food products, the food industry and business, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak French at normal speed, and in the second part, I will repeat everything at a slower speed, with some translations and explanations in English.

B2#04 Agroalimentaire et consommation locale

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we will talk about routines and daily activities. We will explore how to discuss daily activities, compare the routines of French, Canadian, and Spanish people in terms of work and meals, and I will tell you about my own routine. We will practice reflexive verbs, learn a variety of vocabulary to describe everyday activities, and learn how to tell time in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

A1#08 Routine et activités quotidiennes

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les langues 2/ Histoire de la langue française 3/ L'Académie française 4/ Les langues mortes 5/ L'enseignement des langues mortes 6/ L'espéranto et les langues construites 7/Les langues fictives

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this B1-level podcast, we'll talk about modern and classical languages, explore the history of the French language, and discuss artificial and fictional languages. We'll also practice using complex relative pronouns like "lequel," "laquelle," and "lesquels," as well as expressing doubt using structures such as "I don’t think" and "I don’t believe" followed by the subjunctive. Additionally, we'll review vocabulary related to languages in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.