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French podcasts with transcripts — C1 (advanced)
You understand long, demanding French and what it implies without saying. Read for style and nuance now, not for meaning.
- C1Août 1914 : les larmes de la séparationFrance Culture · Le Fil histoire — Dévoiler l'intime dans la Grande GuerreGrammar: Les temps du récit : présent de narration, passé composé de l'accompli, imparfait de l'arrière-plan
- C1Comment être humaniste aujourd'hui ?France Culture · Le Pourquoi du comment : philoGrammar: Modaliser son discours : peut-être, en apparence, le conditionnel, il faut
- C1La bataille d'HernaniFrance Inter · Affaires sensiblesGrammar: Les temps du récit : présent de narration, futur d'anticipation, passé du souvenir
Extracts from French podcasts — InnerFrench, France Inter, France Culture — with the transcript word for word beside the audio, the vocabulary, and one grammar point per extract.
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