Over the years, you have seen these treasured keys in various scenes at our old vineyard and here, in the window seat at Mas des Brun. Today, I am giving away a precious third key! Reader Gus Ellison won the first in 2012, and shared these touching photos. It's time to share one more cherished antique French key… in today's post. (Notice Jackie in the photo. She leaves tomorrow for her couture internship in Paris…)
TODAY'S WORD
la clé (klay)
: key
PRENDRE LA CLE DES CHAMPS = To make off with the goods.
AUDIO FILE: Who will run off with today's treasured antique? Follow these instructions and enter to win (you may listen to the instructions here in French, if you wish)
Une clé. Si vous souhaitez gagner une clé issue de ma collection antique, veuillez, s'il vous plaît, cliquez sur le lien suivant et visitez mon nouveau sponsor. Merci, également, de laisser un commentaire pour le tirage au sort.
A key. If you wish to win a key from my antique collection, please click on the following link and visit my new sponsor. Thanks also to leave a comment to enter the drawing.
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Smokey will toss lucky stardust on your comment when you forward this post to a friend. Lucky star dust just might make the difference in winning today's very personal gift: an antique key to the French language. I promise to choose a wonderful key for you and to announce the winner in the next week… from Paris! Your key will then be posted, before June 20th, from The City of Light (La Ville de Lumière).
These treasured keys were spotted in a brocant in 2008 and are a real trouvaille! Read the story here.
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I am always looking for new websites to share with my students. Thanks for the link to FluentU.
Hi Kristi!
FluentU seems very interesting and a great way to learn at your own pace. Using videos that the French themselves are watching makes it a real immersion experience that is so valuable–language and culture all in one. I look forward to my free trial! Thanks for letting us know about a new program!
Wishing you and your family a wonderful week Kristi! Best of luck to Jacki as she begins her internship in Paris. Can’t wait to her more about it!
Just watched the first video and signed up! The videos look like a fun way to kickstart my French studies, merci!
I like FluentU’s format of making French real and attainable. Although I have been a student (and lover) of the language for many years, the speed at which the native speakers speak still has me stymied! I have already found the videos very helpful.
FluentU offers only iPhone link! I am only Internet linked.
Quelle bonne idée! I hope the key unlocks the ability to speak fluently – I need to spend more time at FluentU for sure.