French News Update Current Events Posted by Tim Hildreth on Apr 19, 2022
In this “between two tours” time, a lot of the news coming out of France is related to the upcoming Presidential run-off scheduled for le dimanche 24 avril. But that’s not the only thing happening! So this week, in addition to a presidential update, we’ll look at the recent holidays and get an update on the…
French at the movies Posted by Tim Hildreth on Apr 5, 2022
Almost lost in the aftermath of the gilfe that rocked the Oscar’s ceremony il y a dix jours was the amazing performance of the film Coda. The film, a remake of a 2014 French hit, took home the awards for meilleur acteur secondaire, meilleur scénario adapté, and of course meilleur film. La famille Bélier Like its French fore-bearer, Coda…
Au revoir! Posted by Bridgette on Mar 31, 2022
Coucou! If you have been following the blogs closely these past 5 months, you will know I just moved to the south of France. 🎉 Clairement, ma vie a beaucoup changé. (Clearly, my life has changed a lot.) In fact, almost two years ago I posted for the first time on the French Language Blog and…
The latest news from France Posted by Tim Hildreth on Mar 22, 2022
The news in France continues to be dominated by la guerre en Ukraine and l’élection présidentielle but, if one looks, there are other interesting événements insolites happening. Growing up Just over a year ago, I talked about how the Eiffel Tower was getting a make-over/new paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Now the iconic…
Le recyclage (reading practice) Posted by Bridgette on Mar 18, 2022
Le recyclage Depuis 1950, l’homme a fabriqué 8,3 milliards de tonnes de plastiques Si la quantité exacte est quasiment impossible à déterminer, ils ont cependant estimé que 8 millions de tonnes de ces détritus avaient été rejetées dans les mers durant la seule année 2010. Cette pollution marine est la plus inquiétante. Au total, plus…
Miscellaneous March Posted by Tim Hildreth on Mar 15, 2022
After last week’s Pop & Politics, this week were back with a little bit of a miscellaneous March potpourri. We’ve got a little more politics, some vocabulary, and a pronoun debate. Bonne lecture! Sondage The premier tour de l’élection présidentielle 2022 is less than a month away (April 10; with the second tour, if needed, scheduled…
Le subjonctif Posted by Bridgette on Mar 11, 2022
Coucou tout le monde! I thought it was time for a grammar lesson, so today let’s look at the subjunctive. The subjunctive mood (not a tense!) expresses anything that is not an assertion (the indicative mood) but, rather, a doubt, wish, possibility, or judgment. It does exist in English as well, albeit less common, for example…