Sophie notices a common mistake French people often make called a pleonasm, or redundancy. Do you "plan ahead" or do you just "plan"?

Do you know which verbs go with the preposition à and which ones go with the preposition de? Nelly will give you a list of some very useful verbs to get you started. As there are no set rules, these verbs must be memorized along with the preposition that goes with them.

Sophie and Patrice discuss the drought problems in Corsica. Sophie wishes she'd spent her summer vacation in the mountains instead!

In the second part of her video, Nelly focuses on verbs that are followed by the preposition de as well as verbs that don't take any preposition.

Sophie and Alexandre talk about their school life. Was Alexandre as naughty as Sophie says or was he a good student? Which one of them went to boarding school and got kicked out?

Over coffee, Nelly discusses some current events that are capturing French people's attention. Learn about the huge fire in the south of France, the women's Tour de France winner, and the controversy surrounding the Bayeux Tapestry.

Sophie and Patrice need to rent a car, but Sophie is shocked at the cost. Fortunately, Patrice may have found a rental package that will be cheaper.