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European Day of Languages
This week is the European Day of Languages (Friday September 26), so we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate all the many wonderful languages of the world, through the French language of course! 🥳
Here’s a fun language fact to show off during your multilingual get togethers: did you know that although the EU has 24 official languages, there are actually close to 250 languages indigenous to the European continent!?! 🤯
Alors, sans plus attendre, let’s speak up about the lilting French Kwiziq content we’ve selected for you! 💬
À la française – Mini Podcast
Idiomatic Expression
Let’s start with a new episode of our idiom podcast À la française, focused on an oddly specific (and hilarious!) French expression that highlights the difficulty to learn another language… especially if you’re a cow apparently 🤷♀️
“parler français comme une vache espagnole”
À la française – French expressions : “Parler français comme une vache espagnole”
Bonne découverte !
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Languages Vocabulary in French – A1 Level
Do you love talking about languages – the ones you speak, the ones you’d love to speak, the ones you find intriguing? Then you’ll want to master our essential (but by no means exhaustive) list of languages in French and its interactive Word Game!
Another great way to remember new vocabulary is to write sentences using it in context. Here’s an example for you to get inspired:
Dans mon groupe d’amis, on parle plein de langues différentes, en plus du français et de l’anglais ! Mon amie Paula parle l’espagnol, le portugais et l’italien, et elle étudie aussi le mandarin. Naveen, lui, parle l’hindi, l’allemand et le polonais, et il connaît un peu de russe. Et moi, je parle coréen, japonais et j’aimerais beaucoup apprendre l’arabe. Vive les langues !
À vous de jouer !
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Let’s fill in some blanks!
Le Présent – A1 Level
And now you know the names of European languages, enjoy discussing why it’s awesome to learn to speak a different language with this fill-in-the-blank exercise testing Le Présent:
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Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!
Special treat for Premium subscribers
Friday is Weekend Workout day – a special treat just for our Premium subscribers, with fresh dictations and writing challenges to boost your listening and writing skills.
This week’s theme is Languages.
Here’s a little taster for free: Départ en vacances (level B1)
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You’ll get these Weekend Workouts every week, plus unlimited kwizzes and multiple notebooks to help you stay organised and make progress faster.
Note: We send dictations and writing challenges by email, which you can opt into or out of. To check your email preferences, please follow this link and make sure there’s a check next to System Communications in order to receive exercises every week.
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And for more language-focused French content, remember to check out our social media – Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok – for more awesome content!
Bonne semaine à tous et à jeudi prochain !
Aurélie Drouard
Head of French
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