Cultivate Your French

Cultivate Your French

By Laetitia Perraut

Improve your comprehension of French as it is spoken in France

03/12/25

254 — Qui sont ces femmes? — mercredi 12 mars 2025

We had Lisa's Italian exchange student with us for a week. She left yesterday and in 10 days' time it will be Lisa's turn to go to Italy. Lisa's Italian friend did a lot of visiting with her class, but at the weekend she was with us, so we prepared aRead more

03/05/25

253 — Visite du Mont Saint-Michel — mercredi 5 mars 2025

Every winter vacation, we take the girls away for a few days. The destination is kept secret until the last minute. This year, it was Mont Saint-Michel. Micaela found our destination when I gave the following clue: it's a controversial place. Indeed,Read more

02/26/25

252 — La rue de Maubeuge à l’aller et au retour — mercredi 26 février 2020

This week, I invite you to discover or rediscover an episode recorded in February 2020. It was after a period of strikes in the Paris transport system and a month before the start of the lockdown. Lisa was ten at the time. We were both taking BollywoRead more

02/19/25

251 — Dans notre loge à l’Opéra — mercredi 19 février 2025

So last week we went to the Opéra Garnier to see Castor et Pollux, a lyrical tragedy by Jean-Philippe Rameau, directed by Peter Sellars. I was afraid I wouldn't enjoy the show. But what did it turn out to be? That's what I tell you in this episode. Read more

02/12/25

250 — Castor et Pollux à l’Opéra — mercredi 12 février 2025

A few months ago, Pietro and I were offered a ‘box’, a gift box, to go to the Opera. We chose to go and see Jean-Philippe Rameau's lyrical tragedy Castor et Pollux, directed by Peter Sellars. The orchestra is the Utopia Ensemble, led by the Greek-RusRead more

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