The Art of Bargaining
This week, we’re visiting car boot sales, flea markets and other braderies in search for the perfect bargain 💎
There are many types of second-hand markets, so here’s a useful guide to their names and differences in French! If you like browsing a casual weekend market, you’ll be more likely to visit un vide-grenier (literally an “attic-emptier”, a car boot/garage sale) or un bric-à-brac. If you’re more into vintage and antique bargains, then head to a rustic brocante (antique fair), a trendy friperie (vintage clothes shop) or a marché aux puces (flea market). The pleasure of chiner (bargain-seeking/vintage-hunting) is only matched by the ultimate victory of faire une bonne affaire (to get a good deal), am I right? 🤝💸😊
Alors, sans plus attendre, put on your best bargain-finding glasses, make a list of garage sales in your neighbourhood and set off to look for all the best-value French KwizIQ content we’ve selected for you! 🔎🤑
Visite de la Braderie de Lille
Video with bilingual transcript – B2 Level
Let’s start with a visit to a true paradise for bargain hunters, street vendors and food lovers: the legendary Braderie de Lille. Come and discover the vibrant atmosphere of Europe’s largest flea market with this lively video and its bilingual transcript:
Visite de la Braderie de Lille
Let’s fill in some blanks!
Le Passé Composé vs L’Imparfait – A2 Level
Let’s keep on looking for awesome bargains with a day at a local car boot sale in this fill-in-the-blank exercise testing the difference between Le Passé Composé and L’Imparfait. Vive les vide-greniers !
Mon premier vide-grenier
Spotlight & Updates
September comes for everyone ✨🧩🔤
We have a new game for you dear Kwizzers!
It’s a word search with four scenes, one for each way you are heading back this month, whether that is the nursery gate, the start of term, the first day back at the office, or retirement, where none of it applies to you any more.
Forty words in each, all worth knowing.
Take me to your leader!
August Leaderboard Top 3
Finally, let’s reward last month’s 3 best Kwizzers! Félicitations to our August Leaderboard Top 3: Peter B, Elizabeth C and Pindiwe M!
Une médaille d’honneur pour nos trois Kwizzers ! 🙌
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This week’s theme is Second-Hand Markets.
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