{"id":12631,"date":"2025-11-26T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=12631"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:58:18","slug":"a-bit-of-french-with-ac-episode-5-nos-villes-d-origine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-bit-of-french-with-ac-episode-5-nos-villes-d-origine\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of French with A&amp;C Ep. 5: Nos Villes d&#8217;Origine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">French Conversation Podcast<\/h2>\n<p><em>In &#8220;A Bit of French with A&amp;C&#8221; podcast series, you&#8217;ll listen to Kwiziq superstars <a href=\"\/user\/23\">Aur\u00e9lie<\/a> and <a href=\"\/user\/320616\">C\u00e9line<\/a>&#8216;s light-hearted chats in French about fun (and random) topics. To help you practise your listening skills, these podcasts will be accompanied by some useful vocab, grammar lessons, and interesting links to go further! Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfa7 Today&#8217;s podcast: &#8220;Nos Villes d&#8217;Origine&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>This week, we&#8217;re introducing a new &#8220;shout out&#8221; segment in &#8220;A bit of French&#8221; to thank all you Kwizzers who left us lovely comments on the previous podcasts: please keep leaving us feedback and contributing your own anecdotes, we love reading you! \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s podcast, A&amp;C (that&#8217;s us!) are reminiscing about the towns\/villages where we grew up: <strong>Louargat<\/strong> in Brittany for C\u00e9line, and <strong>Gallardon<\/strong> in the Beauce region for Aur\u00e9lie \ud83d\ude0a To learn more about the interesting specificities and must-see places of Gallardon and Louargat, listen to our podcast below.\u00a0 \u00a0<em>Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>pareil !<\/em> = same!<\/li>\n<li><em>faire un coucou \u00e0 [quelqu&#8217;un]<\/em> = to give a wave\/shout out to [someone]<\/li>\n<li><em>\u00e0 partir de maintenant<\/em> = from now on<\/li>\n<li><em>valonn\u00e9(e)<\/em> = hilly<\/li>\n<li><em>agricole<\/em> = agricultural<\/li>\n<li><em>une r\u00e9gion c\u00e9r\u00e9ali\u00e8re<\/em> = a cereal-growing region<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;le grenier de la France&#8221;<\/em> = &#8220;the granary of France&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em>un champ de bl\u00e9 \/ de colza<\/em> = a wheat \/ rapeseed field<\/li>\n<li><em>\u00e0 perte de vue<\/em> = as far as the eye can see<\/li>\n<li><em>d\u00e9filer<\/em> = pass by\/go by<\/li>\n<li><em>apaisant(e)<\/em> = soothing<\/li>\n<li><em>d\u00e9primant(e)<\/em> = depressing<\/li>\n<li><em>une all\u00e9e de boules<\/em> = a court to play Breton boules<\/li>\n<li><em>la p\u00e9tanque<\/em> = the most popular and formalised version of a boules game<\/li>\n<li><em>le cochonnet<\/em> = jack\/target ball used in boules games<\/li>\n<li><em>le bowling<\/em> = bowling<\/li>\n<li><em>le gravier<\/em>\u00a0= gravel\/pebbles<\/li>\n<li><em>un sch\u00e9ma<\/em> = a pattern\/a model<\/li>\n<li><em>valoir le coup d&#8217;\u0153il<\/em> = to be worth a look<\/li>\n<li><em>un donjon f\u00e9odal<\/em> = a feudal dungeon<\/li>\n<li><em>un pan de [quelque chose]<\/em> = a panel\/section of [something]<\/li>\n<li><em>un panorama sur la campagne alentour<\/em> = a panorama of the surrounding countryside<\/li>\n<li><em>un chemin de randonn\u00e9e<\/em> = a hiking trail<\/li>\n<li><em>le patron local<\/em> = the local patron saint<\/li>\n<li><em>un clin d&#8217;\u0153il<\/em> = a wink (literally)\/a reference (figuratively)<\/li>\n<li><em>un \u00e9v\u00eaque<\/em> = bishop<\/li>\n<li><em>chamailler [quelqu&#8217;un]<\/em> = to bicker with\/bother [someone]<\/li>\n<li><em>frapper [quelqu&#8217;un] de cessit\u00e9<\/em> = to strike [someone] with 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Listen out for this sentence taken from the podcast:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;C&#8217;<strong>\u00e9tait<\/strong> le Ch\u00e2teau de Gallardon fortifi\u00e9, <strong>qui<\/strong> <strong>a \u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> d\u00e9truit au moment de la Guerre de Cent Ans avec les Anglais&#8230; <strong>ce que<\/strong> le maire de Gallardon ne <strong>s&#8217;est<\/strong> pas <strong>g\u00ean\u00e9<\/strong> de mentionner \u00e0 <strong>mon<\/strong> mariage franco-britannique.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help you practise your grammar, test yourself with this <a href=\"\/learn\/notebook\/11593160\"><strong>special Notebook<\/strong><\/a> comprising the following <strong>Kwiziq lessons<\/strong> related to this sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conjugate \u00eatre in the imperfect tense in French<\/li>\n<li>Qui = Who\/which\/that<\/li>\n<li>Conjugate \u00eatre (+ avoir) in the compound past in French<\/li>\n<li>Ce que (vs ce qui) = what\/which<\/li>\n<li>Conjugate reflexive verbs (+\u00eatre) in the compound past in French<\/li>\n<li>Common mistakes with mon\/ma\/mes, ton\/ta\/tes and son\/sa\/ses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"MailerInlineButtonCTA\" style=\"background-color: #ff6a00;color: #ffffff;font-weight: bold;border-radius: 14px \/ 50%;font-size: 16px;text-align: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;line-height: 100%;text-decoration: none;max-width: 100%;padding: 12px 24px 12px 24px;margin-top: 4px\" href=\"\/learn\/notebook\/11593160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Test yourself on this Notebook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary><strong>\ud83e\udd29 NEW: 2 Special Fill-in-the-Blanks exercises<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to spend a bit more time in Gallardon and Louargat with us, while practising some of your <strong>French grammar<\/strong>? Then you&#8217;re going to love these <strong>2 Fill-in-the-Blanks exercises \ud83d\ude0d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/18029478\"><strong>S\u00e9jour historique \u00e0 Gallardon &#8211; L&#8217;Imparfait <\/strong><\/a>(A2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/18029659\"><strong>Visite de Louargat et du M\u00e9nez Br\u00e9 &#8211; Le Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9 <\/strong><\/a>(A2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary><strong>\u270f\ufe0f More practice! More!<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to practise your French knowledge on this topic? Have a go at these home-related <strong>Kwiziq exercises<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/07\/celine-avatar-beige-300x300.png\" alt=\"celine avatar smiling\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dict\u00e9e <em>(Premium subscribers only)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/2004\">Un coup de fil de la maison<\/a> (C1)<\/li>\n<li>Dict\u00e9e <em>(Premium subscribers only)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/139\">Quitter la maison<\/a>\u00a0(B1)<\/li>\n<li>Bilingual Article &#8211; <a class=\"list-style__link\" href=\"\/learn\/reading\/georges-brassens-et-la-ville-de-sete\">Georges Brassens et la ville de S\u00e8te<\/a> (C1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Not Premium yet? Now&#8217;s a great time to <a href=\"\/pricing\">upgrade<\/a>! <\/em><em>You&#8217;ll get unlimited exercises, kwizzes and multiple notebooks to help you stay organised and make progress faster, plus Weekend Workouts exercises every week.<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<details>\n<summary><strong>\ud83d\udcd6 Going further<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If A&amp;C&#8217;s depiction of <strong>their 2 home towns has piqued your interest <\/strong>and you&#8217;d like to learn more about them, have a look at their Wikipedia pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louargat\">Louargat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gallardon\">Gallardon<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\ud83e\udd17 <em>\u00c0 vous de jouer !<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now it&#8217;s your turn to speak\/write! 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