Week Five Episode Five Our special guest is Llyane Stanfield from Paris, who now lives in Toronto. She is a classmate in Marie Forleo’s B-School. Her unique method is called J’ouelette, which makes conversation from the beginning. With ten words and three verbs, you can start making conversations. (01:45) Talking to people raises your… Read More Week Five Episode Five

Week Five Episode Four In tonight’s episode, our special guest is Lore from Paris and living in Shanghai. She teaches classes online and in person in China. She started on Itaki three years ago while living in Seoul, Korea, then decided to study to become a professional teacher. She returned to France, earned her… Read More Week Five Episode Four

Week Five Episode Three Gaëlle is our special guest who’s from Paris and has lived in Brazil for two years. She’ll come back to Europe shortly. She’s visiting for Brazilian ballroom dancing. She stayed longer and met her Brazilian fiancé. Life in Brazil is more difficult compared to Europe, to some country besides France. We’ll… Read More Week Five Episode Three

Week Five Episode Two We’ll talk about learning languages online. Guest Justine is from France, is French, and has been teaching languages for 12 years, online for the last 3 years. She teaches on a site called Italki.com. Teachers list their skills and time availablility. A student looking for a French teacher who’s comfortable with… Read More Week Five Episode Two

Week Five Episode One In this course, you’ve heard French between the American and the Frenchman. We’re going to expose you to different speakers because we have unique speech patterns. You’ll hear two entirely different speakers, a native French speaker and one from Quebec. They’ll make plans, talk about the post office, and speak about… Read More Week Five Episode One

Week Four Episode Six Today’s lesson is the follow-up to last week’s lesson. That was a throwback to review meeting and greeting, talk about where people are from, building fluency, and the importance of errors. We’ll continue that conversation briefly and then expand on it, discussing family members and possessives. It’s important to be… Read More Week Four Episode Six

Week Four Episode Five Welcome to today’s episode. Janina wants to share an old recording of her and Joel to hear a greeting as well as to understand where people are from. When you meet someone for the first time, you’ll each want to know where you’re from. Listening to this recording will also illustrate… Read More Week Four Episode Five

Week Four Episode Four In today’s lesson, we’re at a restaurant. There are chickens just outside. Joël’s mother who lives next door wants eggs and for the chickens to eat some of the garbage. Joël was a sommelier for 18 years, which is basically who chooses the wine list, suppliers, pours the wine and… Read More Week Four Episode Four

Week Four Episode Three We’re talking about what happens if you get sick in France. (01:00) Discussion about health care in France. Doctor’s offices are private in the UK and health insurance is required. Everyone is eligible for healthcare, but you need to walk to the doctor’s office and be sick enough to receive… Read More Week Four Episode Three

Week Four Episode Two In today’s lesson, we’ll talk about making plans with a friend. When people meet up with their friends, there are always things to do in Paris: a movie, a new art exhibition, or theater. London and Paris have great mixes of culture. There are smaller restaurants with young creative chefs… Read More Week Four Episode Two