Savez-vous ce que veut dire « avoir vent de… » ? Et ce qu'est une question pointue ? Thomas Fersen va vous l'apprendre avec poésie, humour et… tendresse.

Paroles de la chanson : Les tours d'horloge

Depuis ton départ
Lyon est une gare
et moi je suis resté lyonnais.
Tu es sur la ligne
moi à la consigne
avec mes pièces de monnaie.

REFRAIN :
Et les tours d'horloge
me serrent la gorge.
Chaque seconde me tue.
Sait-on où tu loges ?
Quand reviendras-tu ?
Comme ces questions sont pointues.

Et le long du Rhône,
c'est pour ton fantôme
que je laisse pendre ma main.
Maudissant ton nom
car, du cabanon,
tu me fais prendre le chemin.

REFRAIN

Et puis tu reviens
dans mon quotidien,
j'apprends par le carnet du jour
Qu'aujourd'hui les cloches
célèbrent tes noces
avec un autre, mon amour.

REFRAIN

Quand d'autres rencontres
dérèglent ma montre,
alors je connais le repos
Mais à chaque fois
que j'ai vent de toi,
je cavale après mon chapeau.

REFRAIN

Professeur Chantecler

Des expressions prises au pied de la lettre avec Thomas Fersen, « Les tours d'horloge »

Youtube is a great platform to support your English learning...
But there are ways in which it could actually be harmful to your development!

In this episode, I talk about 3 main negative aspects of English learning videos on YouTube.

Share what you think in the comments below!

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

ep3. Why Youtube Learning Can Be Harmful

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provincia de Alicante y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Alicante

Welcome to Easy Pho Vietnamese podcast! From Phở Novice to Fluent Phở-natic. Short listens for new Vietnamese learners on Italki, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Boost your listening skills!

3 Minute PhởTalk

#3 Cái Test Covid buồn cười! The funny Covid Test 

Around the world, "Kiwi" is a popular nickname for New Zealanders, and people from New Zealand will often call themselves "Kiwis" too. For most New Zealanders, the word Kiwi is a positive and friendly nickname — but where did it come from?

The name actually comes from the kiwi: a fluffy bird that has a round body, a long beak and cannot fly. It is only found in New Zealand.

While the bird was already used on New Zealand's stamps and money by the late 19th century, it was first used to represent New Zealand in 1904 — when it was used in a cartoon to represent the country's rugby team. After that, the bird was often shown in cartoons to represent the country.

During World War I, soldiers from New Zealand who were fighting in Europe wore an image of the bird on their uniforms. "Kiwi" became a popular nickname for these soldiers, and it continued to be used after the war.

So the people and the birds don't get mixed up, "Kiwi" as a nickname for New Zealanders is usually written with a capital K, while the bird's name is usually written with a small k: "kiwi."

The kiwi fruit, which is originally from China, is also named after the bird. In 1959, fruit exporters in New Zealand started calling it "kiwifruit" because its fluffy, brown skin looks similar to the fluffy bird.

However, it is important not to mix up Kiwi people, kiwi birds and the kiwi fruit! Although the fruit is usually just called "kiwi" in other parts of the world, New Zealanders only ever call it "kiwifruit."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Why Are New Zealanders Called Kiwis?

Je vous partage ma passion pour la randonnée.
Je décris ma randonnée du week-end et mes impressions!

Bonne écoute!

French with Séb

La randonnée - B1

Think you’ve mastered regular verbs? Think again! In this episode of British Pronunciation Tips, we uncover the hidden secret of -ed endings — why words like worked, played, and wanted sound so different.

You’ll learn how the pronunciation of -ed changes depending on the final sound of the verb — becoming /t/, /d/, or /ɪd/ for clarity and ease of speaking. We’ll break down the rules, explore plenty of examples, and test your ear to help you hear (and say) the difference naturally.

By the end, you’ll know exactly when to use each ending — and your past tense verbs will sound smoother, clearer, and more native-like.

British Pronunciation Tips 

Played, Worked, Wanted: Mastering the Secret of -ed Endings

f you're going to exercise, you have to stretch, right?

Well, maybe not.

The answer might depend on your goals, and what you mean by "stretch."

There are different types of stretches.

In what are known as "static" stretches, you hold a single position for perhaps as long as 60 to 90 seconds. These stretches are great for increasing flexibility.

But there are also "dynamic" stretches, where you repeatedly — but carefully — move your joints through their full range of motion.

Expert opinion on how to use these stretches has changed over the years. But it's now generally believed that dynamic stretching is best before you exercise, while static stretching is better after.

As Alisa Bowman writes for the Mayo Clinic, dynamic stretching helps improve blood flow and joint mobility, which gets your body ready to exercise. Studies have even found that dynamic stretching before exercise can improve your performance.

Meanwhile, some research has found that static stretching can temporarily weaken your muscles, which is why it's generally no longer recommended before certain sports — and especially not for high-performance athletes.

Instead, static stretches are typically recommended for helping to relax your muscles after exercise. Since you've been moving and increasing blood flow to your joints and muscles, you'll actually be more flexible, so you'll get more benefit from those stretches.

But while you may have been told that stretching will reduce soreness after you exercise, research has found that it really doesn't make much difference.

You've also probably been told to stretch to avoid injuries. But research doesn't seem to support that either — especially for static stretching.

Writing for WebMD, Sonya Collins says that, as long as you stretch sometime, it's fine if you don't do it around the time you exercise.

In fact, some experts say if you're short on time, it's better to exercise without doing any stretching than to cut your workout short!

Do You Really Need to Stretch When You Exercise?

Siete curiosi di conoscere la mia studentessa Tamara, le sue passioni e il suo tempo libero? 

👂Buon ascolto!

⬇️VOCABOLARIO ⬇️
grazie a te! per avermi invitato = thank you! for inviting me
com’è stato? bello! 
ho scelto = I chose
gare = competitions
errori = mistakes
scelta = choice
trovare altre cose da fare per non fare sempre le stesse cose = to find other things to do so as not to always do the same things
allargare gli orizzonti = to broaden horizons
