Quote me on this!

Independence Leaders

Let’s start this independence-fuelled Newsletter with some inspiring quotes from leaders who, around the world, led the struggles for independence of their respective countries :

“L’Afrique écrira sa propre histoire et elle sera, au nord et au sud du Sahara, une histoire de gloire et de dignité.”
– Patrice Lumumba, leader indépendantiste et politicien congolais 🇨🇩

(“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, north and south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity.”
– Patrice Lumumba, Congolese independence leader and politician 🇨🇩)

“La patrie n’est pas un vain mot. Elle est vivante dans le cœur de tous les Algériens. Sa résurrection est l’œuvre de tout un peuple.”
– Ferhat Abbas, politicien pro-indépendance et premier président du GPRA (Gouvernement provisoire de la République algérienne) 🇩🇿

(“Homeland is not an empty word. It lives in the heart of every Algerian. Its rebirth is the work of an entire people.”
– Ferhat Abbas, pro-independence politician and the first President of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA) 🇩🇿)

“Je n’ai qu’une envie, l’immense envie de voir notre pays totalement indépendant, notre peuple totalement libre, que chacun de nos compatriotes puisse avoir à manger, à apprendre, et un avenir.”
– Hô Chi Minh, leader indépendantiste et président de la République démocratique du Vietnam 🇻🇳

(“I have only one desire: the immense desire to see our country completely independent, our people completely free, and every one of our fellow citizens able to have enough to eat, to learn, and to have a future.”
– Hồ Chí Minh, independence leader and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam 🇻🇳)

Qui est-ce ? – Episode 9 🎖️

The Guessing Game Podcast

In this week’s episode of our “Qui est-ce ?” podcast series, Kwiziq’s super detectives Céline and I will give you clues (en français bien sûr !) to guess a very “independent” French historical figure. 🎖️🧐

So put on your thinking cap and enjoy all the extra practise content related to the podcast, like our special Fill-in-the-Blank exercise AND grammar Notebook! 🤩

Qui est-ce ? – Episode 9 🎖️

And to help you practise your listening skills, these podcasts will be accompanied by some useful vocab, grammar lessons, an exclusive Fill-in-the-Blank exercise and interesting links to other exercises to investigate further!

🎧 Want to listen to more of our podcasts? Check out all our episodes!

Let’s fill in some blanks!

Agreement of Adjectives – A2 Level

Now, let’s learn about the revolution that led to Haiti’s independence with this fill-in-the-blank exercise testing the agreement of adjectives. Vive la Révolution !

La Révolution d’Haïti

Take me to your leader!

June Leaderboard Top 3

Finally, let’s celebrate last month’s 3 Kwizzer champions! Félicitations to our June Leaderboard Top 3: Peter B, Elizabeth C and Pindiwe M!

Un grand bravo à nos trois champions ! 🙌

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This week’s theme is Independence Days.

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