Les JO des dances!

Les "JO" or Jeux Olympiques in London were closely followed by the French Press. Here is a collection of dances performed for the public with French and English commentary.

JO Dance

A new source of French, voice overs!

Voice over recordings for listening comprehension are found on this site. These are audition demo tapes, or actual samples of radio commercials recorded by canadian actors. Actors that speak in French have a green F in a circle. You must first choose a male or female voice, and click. Then you will see the listings. Click on them and listen! Unfortunately there are no transcripts however you can replay these many times. Try to decode them.

Here is a link to a page that has several different agencies from which to choose:
Voice overs in French

Eco-emballage pour les enfants!

Recycling and Green Blog for children

Le Noël du Père Noël!

 A Christmas video book for children. In France, Santa Claus is Le Père Noël. Watch and read here:

A video in French, with many cognates.

Les œufs fraîs et gros

A world traveler, Rosanne Migliorino. took this lovely photo in Le Marché. I'll have to ask her if it was in France or Belgium, since I know she has traveled to both countries.

A forever thing

The French are really making an effort to raise awareness of abandoned pets. "There are Christmas gifts that one finds by the side of the road in summer. To adopt an animal is to become responsable (for it)"

A pet is for life!

Dans mon sac à main Hyper pratique!

This young lady shares in French what she has in her purse and why, c'est hyper pratique!
Compare the accent of a parisienne with that of a québécoise. Super chouette!