Advanced Audio Blog 1
The Advanced Audio Blog is a series entirely in French, spoken at natural native speed and covering French culture, current events and much more! In Season 1, Celine will tell you all about French food, people, history and culture! The transcript of each audio blog can be found in the comments section of each lesson.
| Lesson # | Title | Topic | Summary | Cultural Fact | Vocab |
| 1 | Are You Visiting Your Neighbors in France on Neighbor's Day? | Neighbors' Day | Buffets for neighbors, charity activities | No English translation | convivialité anonymat inciter immeuble voisin quartier |
| 2 | How Much Do You Know About the Foundation of Paris? | Foundation of Paris | Founded by Celtic Parsii as Lutèce, conquered by Caesar and Clovis before Capetians, legacy as fort | No English translation | menacer ravager s'étendre nommer patronne royaume patrimoine rempart |
| 3 | What I'm Really Craving is a Doner Kebab from the Parisian Cafe! | Doner kebabs | History, etymology, ingredients | No English translation | garni grillade brûleur diffuser égaler broche moindre parmi nourrir cependant |
| 4 | Come Enjoy the Rich Tradition French Wine Can Offer! | French wine | Categories, importance of grape variety, how to read labels | No English translation | cépage millésime vin de table vin AOC Appellation d'Origine Controlée vin VDQS Vin délimité de qualité supérieure vinification étiquette vendange |
| 5 | Serge Gainsbourg Shaped the French-Speaking World through His Art! | Singer Serge Gainsbourg | Early attraction to show business, marriages, artistic successes | No English translation | provocateur élevé aîné en effet caustique hériter engouement boîte |
| 6 | You Don't Want to End Up in the Catacombs of Paris! | Catacombs of Paris | History of Parisian burials, health problems, Parliament response | No English translation | carrière souterrain mort enterré entassé fosse déborder putréfaction susciter ossement mêlé décréter un arrêt |
| 7 | Listen...There's Music in the Summer Air in France! | Summer concerts | Festivals and the genres they represent | No English translation | accueillir mêlé s'éclater Sous toutes ses coutures. chorégie, s'animer à peine allier arène attirant(-e) |
| 8 | Do French-Belgian Comic Strips Tickle Your Funny Bone? | French and Belgian comic strips | History of Belgium's entry onto French comic strip scene, current strips, rising legitimacy of medium | No English translation | bande dessinée marquer dès parution juron collaborer concurrencer aîné alors que renoncer jeunesse bercer évoluer ampleur |
| 9 | Go Ahead and Enjoy Your Stinky French Cheese! | French cheeses | Odor, varieties, food/wine pairings | No English translation | puer sentir brebis chèvre mode en vogue concerné soient façon pis terroir munster mirabelle tomme brillat savarin grottin de chavignol raclette fondue copieux papille saveur |
| 10 | Blow Off Some Steam and Have Fun in France with Tektonik! | Tektonik dance style | Origin as Belgian Jumpsstyle, adoption in Paris, influences, philosophy, fashion | No English translation | fureur touchant boîte de nuit ampleur Beaubourg se rassembler volant se détromper fluo se déchaîner |
| 11 | Are the Strikes in Paris Wearing You - and Your Patience - Thin? | Transportation strike | Inconvenience of 11/13/2007 strike, cultural prevalence of strikes in France | No English translation | crevé profiter hors régime retraite poser RTT périphérique vulgairement banlieue récit laps de temps une ligne se rendre compte de aurore |
| 12 | Kick Off Your Vacation in France with French Soccer! | Soccer in France | Cultural prevalence, rules and history, FFF, shaky start | No English translation | convoité élevé assaut émergence bouder rang infraction notamment adverse but |
| 13 | Impress Your Friends with a Traditional French Dish with Endives! | Endives | Discovery, cultivation, popularity, taste, recipes | No English translation | épater agriculteur plant le goût amas resserer cultiver ombre provenir épluchage atténuer |
| 14 | The Festival of Cannes: From French Glamour to Business! | Cannes Film Festival | Dates, history, purpose, "Another look," "Cine on the beach" | No English translation | nourrir grâce à commun des mortels s'extasier paillette engendrer engrenage relever cachet amont aval vecteur long métrage/court métrage combler |
| 15 | Do You Know How Exotic France is? | France's overseas possessions | Territories vs. departments, economic gap and efforts to close it, importance | No English translation | département tout d'adord prendre en compte moindre DOM-TOM carence problématique métropole écart hexagone |
