Language learning videos from Radio Lingua
In this week's show Sophie is in Le Marais and is talking about various delicacies which are eaten at the 'goûter', the afternoon snack to which so many French people are 'accros'.
This first edition of On Location French for 2012 (which is being published a bit later than we'd planned!) Sophie talks about the expression se méfier de quelque chose, meaning to be careful of something. In the cultural section she's in the Jardin des Plantes.
This video outlines how the iOS app Downcast can be used to subscribe to Radio Lingua premium feeds directly on the device, rather than having to go through the process of syncing with your computer. Downcast also allows you to play enhanced podcasts and manage the pdf lesson guides which form part of the premium subscriptions.
Learn Mandarin Chinese with Líng Líng and Mark in this enhanced ebook edition of the One Minute Mandarin course with video lessons. In this course you'll learn just enough Mandarin to get by on a holiday or business trip to a Mandarin-speaking area of China. Each video lesson includes just over a minute of language-learning content, so there's no excuse not to learn! Remember, even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. This enhanced interactive edition ha...
Eilidh from Johnstone and Angus from Perth present the Scottish group on the Euroscola day on 6th February 2012
In this Christmas edition of On Location French, Sophie talks about some of the festive vocabulary she's picked up while preparing for the holiday season.
In this week's episode Sophie looks at "verlan", a type of French slang which is very common in many parts of France. It involves reversing the order of syllables within words and can be confusing for learners. In the cultural section Sophie introduces us to the area around Rue Cler in Paris.
This week Sophie has been finding out about abbreviations used in French, including what MDR in a text message means. In the cultural spot for this week she has been visiting the Musée de l'Orangerie in the Jardin des Tuileries to view a very famous Monet painting.
In this latest episode of On Location French Sophie has had some interesting traffic-related experiences and she tells us about the language she's picked up as a result. She also talks about her recent walking tour around the 5ème district.