{"id":13816,"date":"2026-06-25T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13816"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:37:29","slug":"newsletter-en-voiture-simone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-en-voiture-simone\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: En voiture Simone !"},"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<div class=\"email-template-preview\" style=\", arial, sans-serif;color: #333333\">\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__container\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 0px 0px 16px 0px;border-radius: 0px;margin-bottom: 32px\">\n<h1 class=\"email-block-editor__heading\" style=\"font-weight: 800;text-align: center;padding: 0;font-size: 2rem;color: #262626;line-height: 1.2;margin: 0 0 0.375em 0\">En voiture Simone !<\/h1>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">This week, we&#8217;re getting ready for a nice break by taking care of our <strong>cars<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\ude99\u263a\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">Did you know that the French have quite a variety of slang terms to talk about their beloved <em><strong>voitures<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0? The two most common ones in France are <strong><em>une caisse<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>une bagnole<\/em><\/strong>, as in <em>&#8220;Ma caisse \/ Ma bagnole est tomb\u00e9e en panne\u00a0!&#8221;<\/em> for example! You can also use <em><strong>&#8220;un bolide&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> to refer to a fast car, <em><strong>&#8220;un vieux tacot&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> for an old car, or <em><strong>&#8220;un tas de ferraille&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> (literally, a pile of scrap metal) and <em><strong>&#8220;un tas de boue&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> (literally, a pile of mud) to talk about a piece of junk. So, what type of <em>&#8220;bagnole&#8221;<\/em> do you have?\u00a0\ud83d\ude98\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\"><em>Alors, sans plus attendre<\/em>, get into gear and start revving your brain engine to speed through all the dynamic French Kwiziq content we&#8217;ve selected for you!\u00a0\ud83c\udfce\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__container email-block-editor__section\" style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;text-align: left;padding: 28px 18px 28px 18px;border-radius: 8px;margin-bottom: 32px\">\n<h2 class=\"email-block-editor__heading\" style=\"font-weight: 800;text-align: center;padding: 0;font-size: 1.5rem;color: #262626;line-height: 1.2;margin: 0 0 0.7em 0\">Summer Challenge: Kwizbot&#8217;s Fluency Quest<\/h2>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 0px 0px 12px 0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;object-fit: cover;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;display: block;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/img\/promotions\/2026\/summer\/email\/summer__email-newsletter--unlock-45.png\" alt=\"summer challenge promotion image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">\u2600\ufe0f\u00a0Our Summer Fluency Quest is in full swing, so there&#8217;s still time to <strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"\/promotion\/summer-jun-2026\">earn 45% OFF!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learners around the world are ticking off quests and boosting their learning.<\/p>\n<p>Join them by completing 5 free quests by July 5th or grab 30% OFF right now. Either way, real progress starts here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__button\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px\"><a style=\"display: inline-block;padding: 7px 22px;background: #ff6a00;color: #fff;text-decoration: none;border-radius: 22px;font-weight: 800;font-family: Inter,Franklin Gothic,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.1em;text-align: center\" href=\"\/promotion\/summer-jun-2026\">Join the Quest &#8211; or Save 30% Now!<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">The quest closes <strong>July 5th<\/strong>, but you can enjoy 30% off until <strong>July 17th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__container email-block-editor__section\" style=\"background-color: #e6f4fb;text-align: left;padding: 28px 18px 28px 18px;border-radius: 8px;margin-bottom: 32px\">\n<h2 class=\"email-block-editor__heading\" style=\"font-weight: 800;text-align: center;padding: 0;font-size: 1.5rem;color: #262626;line-height: 1.2;margin: 0 0 0.375em 0\">\u00c0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/h2>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__subtitle\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin: 0 0 16px 0;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">French Expressions and Idioms Podcast<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 0px 0px 12px 0px\"><a style=\"display: block;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-13-demarrer-au-quart-de-tour\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;object-fit: cover;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;display: block;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/06\/podcast-idiom-13-demarrer-au-quart-de-tour-pic-280.jpg\" alt=\"a grumpy man angrily cranking an old car\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">Let&#8217;s kickstart this Newsletter with a useful and very common <strong>French expression<\/strong> that happens to be linked to the <strong>automobile industry<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"color: #0081cc;text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-13-demarrer-au-quart-de-tour\/\">\u00c0 la fran\u00e7aise Ep. 13: &#8220;D\u00e9marrer au quart de tour&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">And don&#8217;t forget that these podcasts now feature <strong>1 brand-new fill-in-the-blank exercise<\/strong> \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 13px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\"><em>With each new expression, you get its meaning, some useful in-context examples and&#8230; a fun podcast to fully master it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">\ud83c\udfa7 Want to listen to more of our podcasts? Check out <strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/tag\/podcasts\/\">all our episodes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__container email-block-editor__section\" style=\"background-color: #e6f4fb;text-align: left;padding: 28px 18px 28px 18px;border-radius: 8px;margin-bottom: 32px\">\n<h2 class=\"email-block-editor__heading\" style=\"font-weight: 800;font-style: italic;text-align: center;padding: 0;font-size: 1.5rem;color: #262626;line-height: 1.2;margin: 0 0 0.375em 0\">\u00c0 l&#8217;agence de location de voitures\u00a0&#8211; R\u00e9cup\u00e9rer la voiture<\/h2>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__subtitle\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin: 0 0 16px 0;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Listening and Reading practice &#8211; Level B1<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 0px 0px 12px 0px\"><a style=\"display: block;text-decoration: none\" href=\"\/learn\/listening\/a-l-agence-de-location-de-voitures-recuperer-la-voiture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;object-fit: cover;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;display: block;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/06\/reader-agence-location-voitures-recuperer-la-voiture-280.jpg\" alt=\"Customer Wanda talking to the car agency&apos;s receptionist\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">The first stop of many adventurous holidays in a new place has to be the <strong>car rental agency<\/strong>, am I right? So let&#8217;s get ready for this French-speaking interaction with the <strong>bilingual article<\/strong> below where Wanda comes and picks up the electric car she&#8217;s renting for her French break:<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"color: #0081cc;text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"\/learn\/listening\/a-l-agence-de-location-de-voitures-recuperer-la-voiture\">\u00c0 l&#8217;agence de location de voitures &#8211; R\u00e9cup\u00e9rer la voiture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__container email-block-editor__section\" style=\"background-color: #e6f4fb;text-align: left;padding: 28px 18px 28px 18px;border-radius: 8px;margin-bottom: 32px\">\n<h2 class=\"email-block-editor__heading\" style=\"font-weight: 800;text-align: center;padding: 0;font-size: 1.5rem;color: #262626;line-height: 1.2;margin: 0 0 0.375em 0\">Words Words Words<\/h2>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__subtitle\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin: 0 0 16px 0;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Car Vocabulary &#8211; Level<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"text-align: center;padding: 0px 0px 12px 0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"email-block-editor__image\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;object-fit: cover;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;display: block;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/06\/nl-words-car-coccinelle-280.jpg\" alt=\"coccinelle car\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">Finally, let&#8217;s get ready to describe our favourite cars in French with this useful <strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"\/learn\/theme\/307\">Car-related vocabulary list and its interactive Word Game<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"text-align: left;padding: 8px 0px 8px 0px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\">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 class=\"email-block-editor__text\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-style: italic;text-align: left;padding: 12px 12px 12px 12px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;line-height: 1.5em\"><em>Ma <strong>voiture<\/strong> pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e est sans h\u00e9siter une Coccinelle des ann\u00e9es 1960. J&#8217;adore sa <strong>carrosserie<\/strong> tout en rondeurs et sa couleur bleu pastel. Plus surprenant, c&#8217;est son <strong>capot<\/strong> qui abrite le <strong>coffre<\/strong>, tandis que le <strong>moteur<\/strong> se trouve \u00e0 l&#8217;arri\u00e8re ! Ses <strong>phares<\/strong> ronds et chrom\u00e9s ont un charme fou, tout comme ses <strong>enjoliveurs<\/strong> bomb\u00e9s qui brillent au soleil. Mais ce que j&#8217;aime le plus, c&#8217;est le fait qu&#8217;on ouvre la <strong>porti\u00e8re<\/strong> arrondie en appuyant sur le bouton de la <strong>poign\u00e9e<\/strong>. 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