{"id":13905,"date":"2026-07-21T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13905"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:15:07","slug":"a-bit-of-french-with-ac-podcast-ep-12-les-vacances-d-ete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-bit-of-french-with-ac-podcast-ep-12-les-vacances-d-ete\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of French with A&amp;C Podcast Ep.12: Les Vacances d&#8217;\u00c9t\u00e9"},"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. 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Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfa7 Today&#8217;s podcast: &#8220;Les Vacances d&#8217;\u00c9t\u00e9&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, A&amp;C (that&#8217;s us!) are getting ready for their <strong>summer holidays\/vacations<\/strong> by discussing their plans for this summer, but also talking about their favourite type of holidays\/vacations and sharing fond memories of past summer holidays\/vacations \ud83d\ude0a<br \/>\n<em>Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/07\/podcast-bit-of-french-12-les-vacances-d-ete-pic-500.jpg\" alt=\"avatars aurelie and celine in summer outfits\" width=\"500\" align=\"center\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                  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vibe<\/em> = the vibe<\/li>\n<li><em>les papilles<\/em> = taste buds<\/li>\n<li><em>en camping-car<\/em> = in a camper van \/ RV<\/li>\n<li><em>rustique<\/em> = rustic \/ basic<\/li>\n<li><em>la climatisation<\/em> = air con \/ AC<\/li>\n<li><em>l\u00e0-dedans<\/em> = in there<\/li>\n<li><em>des anecdotes en veux-tu en voil\u00e0 (exp.)<\/em> = anecdotes galore \/ plenty of anecdotes<\/li>\n<li><em>faire une pause<\/em> = to take a break<\/li>\n<li><em>un coucher de soleil<\/em> = a sunset<\/li>\n<li><em>\u00e0 perte de vue<\/em> = as far as the eye can see<\/li>\n<li><em>donner envie de [faire]<\/em> = to make one want to [do]<\/li>\n<li><em>une lune de miel<\/em> = honeymoon<\/li>\n<li><em>se r\u00e9galer<\/em> = to thoroughly enjoy a meal<\/li>\n<li><em>hors-saison<\/em> = off-season<\/li>\n<li><em>une anecdote croustillante<\/em> = a juicy anecdote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Proper nouns and cultural references:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>la Sologne<\/em> [re: region in 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Listen out for this sentence taken from the podcast:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;La montagne, la mer, voil\u00e0, <strong>c&#8217;est<\/strong> des endroits <strong>qui<\/strong> nous <strong>plaisent<\/strong> <strong>particuli\u00e8rement<\/strong> avec des paysages magnifiques, sauvages&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Plus<\/strong> l&#8217;air est pur, <strong>mieux<\/strong> c&#8217;est ! <strong>Faire<\/strong> des petites randonn\u00e9es, <strong>faire<\/strong> des petits pique-niques, <strong>se baigner<\/strong> dans des lacs, par exemple&#8230;<br \/>\nvoil\u00e0, \u00e7a c&#8217;est <strong>notre<\/strong> type de vacances pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9.<\/em><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help you practise your grammar, test yourself with this <a href=\"\/learn\/notebook\/12061807\"><strong>special Notebook<\/strong><\/a> comprising the following <strong>Kwiziq lessons<\/strong> related to this sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/cest-and-ce-sont-this-is-these-are-demonstrative-pronouns\">C&#8217;est, ce sont = this is, these are<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-qui-to-say-who-which-or-that-relative-pronouns\">Qui = Who\/which\/that (French Relative Pronouns)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-use-plaire-to-express-liking-something-someone\">Expressing you like something\/someone in French with the verb &#8220;plaire&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-regular-adverbs-ment\">Forming regular adverbs with &#8220;-ment&#8221; in French<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-make-comparisons-using-plus-plus-moins-moins-the-more-the-more\">Plus&#8230; plus&#8230;, moins&#8230; moins&#8230; = the more&#8230;the more&#8230;, the less&#8230;the less&#8230; (comparisons with phrases)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-translate-the-ing-form-of-the-verb-by-the-infinitive-and-not-by-ant\">Using the infinitive form of verbs to express the English &#8220;-ING&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-notre-nos-votre-vos-leur-leurs-to-say-our-your-and-their-possessive-adjectives\">Notre\/nos\/votre\/vos\/leur\/leurs = our\/your\/their (French Possessive Adjectives)<\/a><\/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\/12061807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Test yourself on this Notebook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"open\">\n<summary><strong>\ud83e\udd29 NEW: 1 Special Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to practise some <strong>French grammar <\/strong>while discussing summer plans? Then you&#8217;re going to love this<strong>\u00a0Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise \ud83d\ude0d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/19395538\"><strong>Les vacances d&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;Aur\u00e9lie et C\u00e9line (Le Futur Simple) &#8211; B1<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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 further? Have a go at these summer-themed <strong>Kwiziq exercises<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/07\/avatar-celine-summer-hat-300.png\" alt=\"celine avatar in summer dress and hat\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill-in-the-Blanks &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/2491667\">Un \u00e9t\u00e9 international ! 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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<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! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where are you spending your holiday\/vacation this summer? What is your favourite type of holiday\/vacation? 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