Archive for 'Culture'
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge – Little Red Riding Hood Posted by Bridgette on Sep 25, 2020
Some reading practice of un conte de fée (fairy tale) most of us already know in English, Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. There are some footnotes to help with your comprehension. Bonne lecture! Il était une fois, au milieu d’une forêt épaisse, une petite maison où habitait une jolie petite fille nommée Petit Chaperon Rouge. Un jour…
French Culture – Music for the classes Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 22, 2020
Back when I was teaching, I loved to use songs to introduce new vocabulary. At the time, my musical collection was limited to the songs and CDs I owned … and was a little stuck in the 1980’s! Il n’y a pas que les années 80 ! If you’ve been reading my posts for a while…
La Rentrée – pt. 2 Posted by Bridgette on Sep 11, 2020
Coucou mes amis! Hi friends! La rentrée is upon us and the weather is quickly turning to automne. Il y a deux semaines (two weeks ago), I talked about the differences between le système scolaire français and le système scolaire américain. Vous pouvez le lire ici. (You can read it here.) Aujourd’hui, je voudrais continuer la conversation (today I would…
French Music – Saying Goodbye to Summer Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 8, 2020
It’s only early September, but here in the northeastern United States, things are already sliding towards fall. It’s time to get back to school, to work, and to say … Au revoir à l’été La Madrague is a charming little chanson française that for years I thought was written for Brigitte Bardot by Serge Gainsbourg ……
French Culture – Catastrophe Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 1, 2020
The young suedoise (Swede, f.) Greta Thunberg has, over the last few years, reinvigorated a global conversation about the climate and the future of our planet. This week I discovered an interesting French musical group that puts these same concerns to a party beat to remind us that . . . Ensemble on peut faire…
La Rentrée – Back to School Posted by Bridgette on Aug 27, 2020
Salut mes potes! Hi my friends! All around the world is la rentrée, the ‘return’ or the beginning of the school year, for les élèves, les collégiens, les lycéens, et les étudiants. Les enseignants, les professeurs, les instituteurs, et les maîtres are all diligently preparing, especially since this year will look so different. Why did I…
French Culture – The Little Prince Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 25, 2020
I realized recently that, while we’ve often evoked it, no one here at the Transparent Language French Blog has ever really talked about Le Petit Prince … perhaps one of the most famous (or if not, at least well-loved) books ever written in French. Je ne veux plus être raisonnable … Often taught in high…