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Premium Members, your Premium Account just got a whole lot more powerful! My Flashcards now allows you to study the French words you want by importing lists from audio and video lessons, your My WordBank and the French Core Word Lists 2000. Here's a quick rundown of the new features: My Flashcards Dashboard: My Flashcards have a brand new interface. Import words from any audio and video lesson, My WordBank and the Core Word Lists. Create, edit and delete as many decks as you want! Create a New Deck: How you want to study is completely up to you! You control what displays on the front and back of cards. Create new decks out of the existing words in My Flashcards. Simple pick the words, name your deck and you're ready to study. ... Show more

Have you used your Word Bank lately? Inspired by your emails, requests and suggestions, we upgraded the My Word Bank feature to make it even easier for you to study vocabulary on FrenchPod101.com! My Word Bank is a Premium feature that allows you to add vocabulary words from our lessons and word dictionary to a personalized central list for you to study from. Create online flashcards and hear native audio pronunciation with every entry. With the new My Word Bank features, you can organize, sort, export, and completely manage all of your vocabulary. Here is a complete rundown of the new features: 1. Group Words Into Lists – You wanted lists? You got it! Now you can organize your words with lists and labels. Create, edit and delete... Show more

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For movie-lovers, France may be among the top favorite places to be, as France is among the countries that have the largest art-house movie theaters! They usually focus on noncommercial movies or new and talented movie directors . But you may be more surprised to hear that in most (if not all!) of these theaters, food or drink is not allowed! Good or bad? It's for you to judge. However, not drinking or eating allows for these small institutions to respect their philosophy of protecting the seventh art and the ones who enjoy it. By not sitting through a movie while hearing popcorn or snacks crunching or slurping and other drinking noises, the feature presentation is more enjoyable. It sure seems that France takes the art of... Show more

France takes their art quite seriously, we can be safe to say. That being the case, actors, musicians, and artists have quite a special situation in France, which is quite beneficial for their art; as the government allows them to receive an income through the unemployment fund in France. This specific status is called "intermittence," and it provides them with advantageous benefits. To claim this unemployment financial help, an artist must work a minimum of hours within ten months (it used to be one year, but has recently changed). Once the artist has met this hour threshold, the unemployment fund (ASSEDIC) will pay the artist the following year for the value of the work he or she accomplished. For example, if the artist... Show more

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In this month's newsletter: Study Tips from Peter - THINK in another language Hey Listeners, Peter here. Starting this month I'll be sharing tips on learning languages to help keep you motivated and progressing. This month I'll teach you how to THINK in another language. It's not nearly as difficult as it sounds so don't give up right away; try out ...  Read More >> Ultimate Getting Started with French Sale! If you've been waiting for the ULTIMATE way to learn French, you must click here to get 50% OFF our secret weapon. Read More >> Grand Slam Tennis, French Style The French Open, one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world concluded on June 5th. Who survived on clay and took home... Show more

Phrase One: Ça va? Ça va. ('How are you? I'm fine.') After greeting and saying hello to someone, you will need to ask how she or he is. It's a matter of politeness. The Question and Statement With ça and va: While in France you'll often hear these two sounds , which are part of the phrase Ça va ?, meaning "How are you?" Be aware though, these two tiny words can be either a question or a statement. To differentiate between the two, you need to listen to the speaker's intonation. When the intonation rises, it will be a question: Ça va ? ('How are you?') When the intonation is slightly falling or constant, it will be a statement: ça va ('I'm fine'). Phrase Two: S'il vous plaît. ('Please') This phrase is a must for anyone... Show more

You are learning French, but aside from grammar and vocabulary, you feel challenged by the pronunciation. what is the key to making all those uniquely French sounds? There are different categories of French sounds, and these the most unique ones to the language, and therefore, challenging. They are the following: Voyelles orales ("oral vowels") Voyelles antérieures ("front vowels") You produce them by placing your tongue to the front of your mouth, as in the English word "feet" and "stylo" (pen) in French. Voyelles centrales ("central vowels")place the tongue in the middle of your mouth, as in "pure" and "lune"(moon) in French. Voyelles postérieures ("back vowels") place your tongue in the back of your... Show more

Moms, Dads and Grads 15% Off Basic & Premium Subscriptions Coupon Code: MAY2JUNE | Redeem Now! May 2010 In this month's newsletter: 1. 5 New Innovative Language Sites are coming! What new languages will we be adding to the 101.com family?Click here to find out... 2. The Stars Collide in Cannes! The Cannes Film Festival has kicked off! Click here to read on...  3. BONUS French Audio Lesson!  We're back with another free audio lesson just for you! Click here to download and listen... Welcome to the FrenchPod101.com newsletter. We've been really busy gearing up for summer and Innovative Language Learning has a lot of news to share! Stay posted throughout the summer! These periodic newsletters will deliver to you... Show more