{"id":11717,"date":"2025-06-05T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=11717"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:54:45","slug":"newsletter-d-day-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-d-day-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: D-Day Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"max-width: 600px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;background-color: #ffffff;border-radius: 0px;overflow: hidden\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"width: 100%\">\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"align-items: center;justify-content: center;margin: 16px\">\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 24px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;text-align: center\">\ud83e\ude96D-Day Anniversary\ud83e\udee1<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">This week, we&#8217;re commemorating the event that became a turning point in the Second World War history: <strong>D-Day<\/strong>, which took place 81 years ago, on June 6th 1944.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Did you know that in French, we don&#8217;t call D-Day <em>&#8220;le Jour J&#8221;<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0as one could assume\u00a0&#8211; but <em><strong>Le D\u00e9barquement<\/strong><\/em>, which means &#8220;The (Boat) Landing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 24px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Alors, sans plus attendre<\/em>, let&#8217;s reflect with the related Kwiziq content we&#8217;ve selected for you!<\/p>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Quote me on this!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">French Resistant Lucie Aubrac (1912-2007)<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/05\/nl-quote-lucie-aubrac.jpg\" alt=\"Lucie Aubrac\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Commemorate the heroes of World War II with this powerful quote by member of the French Resistance, <strong>Lucie Aubrac<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;font-style: italic;margin-bottom: 8px;background-color: #ffffff;padding: 12px;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>&#8220;Le mot r\u00e9sister doit toujours se conjuguer au pr\u00e9sent.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\">(The word resist must always be conjugated in the present tense.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Words Words Words<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">D-Day Vocabulary &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/05\/nl-words-d-day-braves-omaha-beach.jpg\" alt=\"monument Les braves at omaha beach in normandy\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Want to be able to talk about this decisive event from World War II?<br \/>\nCome and explore <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/learn\/theme\/890504\"><strong>our D-Day vocabulary list and its interactive word game<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Another great way to remember new vocabulary is to write sentences using it in context. Here&#8217;s an example for you to get inspired:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;font-style: italic;margin-bottom: 8px;background-color: #ffffff;padding: 12px;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>&#8220;Cet \u00e9t\u00e9, je vais en <strong>Normandie<\/strong> pour visiter les <strong>plages<\/strong> du <strong>D\u00e9barquement<\/strong>, o\u00f9 les <strong>Alli\u00e9s<\/strong> ont <strong>d\u00e9barqu\u00e9<\/strong> le 6 <strong>juin<\/strong> 1944. Il est important de <strong>comm\u00e9morer<\/strong> cette date, et d&#8217;\u00e9couter les <strong>v\u00e9t\u00e9rans<\/strong> pour ne jamais <strong>oublier<\/strong> les le\u00e7ons de l&#8217;Histoire.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>\u00c0 vous de jouer !<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Let&#8217;s fill in some blanks!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">D-Day Vocabulary &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2021\/05\/dday.jpg\" alt=\"a veteran with a d-day remembrance flag\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\">Now it&#8217;s time to put into practice your new knowledge of D-Day vocabulary with the following fill-in-the-blank exercise:<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/9204432\">Le D\u00e9barquement<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">The Kwizzer Takes it All!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">May Leaderboard Top 3<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/04\/nl-kwizbot-trophy-leaderboard.jpg\" alt=\"kwizbot holding a trophy\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\">Time to celebrate our <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/leaderboard\"><strong>Leaderboard Top 3 for May<\/strong><\/a>! 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