French lesson: Parlez-vous Paris ? Podcast
1) Sport and safety in Paris
Learn French with Daniel, a Franco-Chinese 15-year-old who is sport-mad. He would love to do skateboarding or rollerskating, but his mother will not allow him - says it’s too dangerous. We are now at ...Show More
2) Paris's skatepark
Learn French with Daniel, a Franco-Chinese high school student who is keen on sport. He plays basketball and football, and practises rock-climbing. But he would like to try out rollerskating or skateb...Show More
3) How to buy cheap last-minute tickets for Paris shows
Learn French with Iker and Aida, both from Spain, who have been in Paris for just five months. They both love opera, films, concerts… and Paris is just the ticket! But they would like to know how to g...Show More
4) The culture scene in Paris
Learn French with Iker and Aida, who both come from the Spanish Basque Country. They have been in Paris for five months and would like to make the most of what the French capital has to offer in term...Show More
5) Maternity leave in France
Learn French with Sarah, a young American mum, who would like to know how women in France cope with their toddlers when they resume work. We are at Café Grenadine, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris,...Show More
6) In a Paris 'pram café'
Learn French with Sarah, who hails from the USA and has a two-year-old boy, Oscar. Sarah is looking for places where she can meet other mums with young children. We are going to Julie’s Café Grenadine...Show More
7) Parisians’ daily life
Learn French with Jing, a high school student from China. Jing finds the French way of life is different from China’s: here one must book an appointment for everything, and even with an appointment, o...Show More
8) Administrative procedures and the job of personal assistant
Learn French with Jing, an 18-year-old high school student. She arrived in France a year ago and she wonders why in France one has to make an appointment everywhere: at the doctor’s, at the Post Offic...Show More
9) Père-Lachaise, a park in which to take a stroll
Learn French with Caroline, who hails from Quebec. She is in Paris for a few months. We are taking a walk round Père-Lachaise Cemetery with guide Thierry Leroy who is showing us its most famous graves...Show More
10) The Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Learn French with Caroline, a 26-year-old from Quebec who is doing a stint at the Franco-Quebec Youth Office. We are going to visit the best-known cemetery in the capital with our guide Thierry Leroy ...Show More