143: "What do you think about the expulsion of the Roma from France?"
In this lesson, lesson 143, we talk about the controversial expulsion of members of the Roma community from France. The tough stance taken by President Sarkozy's government on the matter has been shar...
21 Syys 201015min
142: "Have you heard about the trapped miners?"
Our lesson, this time, centres on an event that captured everyone's attention - the situation regarding the trapped miners in Chile. Let's begin with a converstation between Olivier and Béatrix. We'll...
13 Syys 201015min
141: "What's happening, then, in Greece?"
The economic situation in Greece has slipped off the front pages of newspapers… for the moment. However, Greece's problems and those of Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain are largely responsible for r...
9 Kesä 201014min
140: "What do you think of the situation in the Gulf of Mexico?"
The subject of this lesson - lesson 140 - is the oil spill which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. President Obama is adamant that B.P. will resolve the problem and pick up the bill. Nonetheless, it rep...
19 Touko 201013min
139: "Google is one of the great successes of the last ten years... what do you think?"
In this lesson, lesson 139, we are talking about the phenomenon that is Google. But people have mixed feelings about this commercial entity that has become synonymous with searching for information on...
2 Touko 201015min
138: "I'd like to send money to a friend who lives in Toulouse..."
In this lesson, our task is to find out how to transfer money to someone elsewhere in France. The Post Office can help us with this task but there are different options available. Let’s study some of ...
20 Maalis 201018min
137: Back to Europe after 10 years in the U.S.
In this lesson, lesson 137, Paul and Julie are talking about Julie's friend, Anne, who has moved back to Europe having lived for a decade in the U.S. We examine the verb "vivre" again and we practise ...
8 Maalis 201015min
136: "How did it come to happen that Haïti is 'the poorest country in the western hemisphere'?"
The subject of this lesson, lesson 136, is Haïti. Not, in fact, the dreadful tragedy which befell the country in the form of an earthquake, but the reasons why Haïti continues to be such an impoverish...
5 Helmi 201025min
