Difficulty:
Newbie
Réunion
Leïa is twelve and lives on Réunion Island. There, she goes to a collège (middle school), where she is in cinquième, equivalent to seventh grade in the US. (In France, the grade number goes down as you progress.)
Difficulty:
Beginner
Réunion
Leïa will teach you some very useful vocabulary related to kitchen utensils—beyond just forks, knives, and spoons!
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Leïa talks about the port, the boats, and the feral cats that lurk about the shore. She also explains a trick for remembering the words for "port" and "starboard" in French.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Réunion
Leïa lives in the town of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. She will show you around and tell you about all the fun activities that are available.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Réunion
Leïa explains that she is very fortunate to have a lot of family around her. She is close to her aunties and grandparents and spends a lot of time with them.
Difficulty:
Newbie
Réunion
Leïa is not thrilled about doing the dishes. Who invented doing the dishes anyway? Take this opportunity to refresh your kitchen utensil vocabulary!
Difficulty:
Beginner
Réunion
Leïa tells us what she is having for breakfast and lists some other popular options.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
In this video you will learn how to use the adverbs encore and toujours and how their meanings overlap. Encore and toujours can both mean "still," and share a common negative form: ne plus (no longer).
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
In this video, you will learn the various meanings of encore, which Patricia will illustrate with several examples.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Patricia lists a few more usages of encore (still, again) and gives an overview of toujours (still, always). To learn more about these words, check out our written lesson on them.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Discover the unique street patterns of Old Nice, which benefit from the Mediterranean wind and provide an ingenious and efficient cooling system for the neighborhood.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Patricia points out some architectural peculiarities in Old Nice. For example, the windows are very narrow to keep the heat out in the summer. Some houses even have special shutters with a lower part that opens separately to let in cool air.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
In this video on Nice, Patricia explains the history of the city, its Italian heritage, and its typically French atmosphere.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Patricia talks about the bustling Cours Saleya in the Vieux Nice neighborhood. In the nineteenth century the Cours Saleya attracted intellectuals to its literary salons, as well as tourists from all over the world.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Patricia is on the Promenade des Anglais, the most famous avenue in Nice. The avenue is very long and stretches from the port of Nice to its airport. You can even wheel your suitcase all the way to the airport and catch your plane.
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