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THERE has been a number of new photographs added to the This French Life Flickr group, including this one of the morning sky above Loubejac in the Dordogne by me. Other new photos include a giant orange man in Lyon, some beautiful studies of roses and even an eight-legged camel.... Read more →
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I HAVE out together another collection of short excerpts from audiobooks I am selling on my This French Life eBay shop, this time featuring Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde and Georges Brassens. Each sample track is a few minutes long and gives you a chance to listen to true French pronunciation of... Read more →
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THE growing popularity of renewable energy in France is seen in the increased sales of equipment to generate solar power. Spending was up 134 per cent last year in comparison to 2004 (see Solar power appeals to French) and the government has recognised this increased demand with a website offering... Read more →
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THE BBC has an ever expanding section on their website for people keen to improve their French language skills. A recent addition is the Ma France series of interactive videos that feature situations filmed in and around Lyon, the Alps and Provence. Each video tells a short story and provides... Read more →
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THE Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe is hoping to install 400 antennas on buildings across the capital to provide free WiFi access. The plan would enable high-speed internet access in parks, cafes and restaurants and would work alongside a project to have 80 per cent of Paris connected by fibre optic... Read more →
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IF you have got an iPod then here is a little addition that will help you improve your French. The iPod French language pack is a free phrasebook featuring over 800 sound files and a dictionary that covers tavel, accommodation, socialising and other daily situations. It is sponsored by lastminute.com... Read more →
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CLOSE your eyes and imagine spending a balmy summer's afternoon listening to the thwack of leather against willow on the village green, the scent of newly mown grass, the cricketers in their whites and the interval for tea, writes Coral Luke. This could happen in any English country village but... Read more →
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THAT most difficult of problems, whether to use 'tu' or 'vous', may soon pass as people in the office and workplace drift towards using the more informal 'tu'. The Telegraph highlights a recent article in Le Monde that shows people are using 'tu' more often as business practices change and... Read more →
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WALK down any street in France and it won’t be long before you hear music and song from the rich tradition of times past. You may hear the rhythmic lyrics of the Occitan language, the ancient pipes and drums of Breton or the mystical strains of North African berbère music.... Read more →
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