Patrice and Sophie discuss the various candidates in the 2022 French presidential election. Patrice predicts the second round could be between Macron and Pécresse. Time will tell!

Sam meets Barbarella, who offers him a job, and Nico is in luck as well.

Lionel will explain the difference between "matin" and "matinée", which both mean morning in English, and "soir" and "soirée" which both mean evening. You can read more about this distinction in our lesson Morning and Evening.

Anna is sick of riding her bike in Paris's dangerous traffic, so she sewed a special reflective collar on her jacket for safety. Louis pokes fun at her for it at first, but ends up wanting one of his own.

Sacha isn't too happy when she finds out her new editor-in-chief is her old high school acquaintance, Barbarella. And Sam didn't do such a bad job with his audition after all...

When Sacha forgets about Sam's audition, he's left to his own devices. Sacha is less than satisfied with the results.

Learn some new slang expressions from Anna and Louis's conversation about the party they went to.

Sacha doesn't have time to help Sam prepare for his audition at the TV station. She has a meeting with Sting!

Listening to her little sister talk with her friends, Anna heard several slang words she didn't understand. She asks Louis to explain them to her.

Lionel gives us some tips about liaisons, a very important component of French pronunciation. He also talks about le h aspiré (aspirated h) and the debatable pronunciation of les haricots (the beans).

Nico fancies himself as Hamlet and thinks he can coach Sam to help him become a TV reporter.

Anna and Louis decide what to cook for Anna's mother's birthday. They use a lot of slang words in their conversation, such as despi (speedy, quick) and darons (parents, folks).

Sacha wants Sam to apply for a news reporter job, but first she must coach him for the audition...

Learn to make polenta with JB. It's a simple Mediterranean dish that will only take a few minutes. Just remember to cook it twice!

Sacha brags about her new job, where she gets to schmooze with celebrities. Annie is a tad jealous...