Hello and welcome to English with Languissimo®, the podcast in English where I share stories of my week with you.
My name is Vanessa. I’m the founder and CEO of Languissimo®.
Let’s go!
The Voice of Clarity (La voix de la clarté)
The adventure of the last few weeks is over.
I don’t know if I can say “all’s well that ends well” because I went to Florida, but I didn’t make it to the semi-finals.
I was disappointed but life goes on.
At least, I gave my all and I didn’t give up.
That’s what matters.
Participating in the workshop allowed me to clarify my objectives: I want to focus on our students and the products that will help them reach their goals.
This is what I care about.
Public speaking is fascinating, but it will come in due time.
The Voice of Videos (La voix des vidéos)
Making videos has been on my to-do list for a long time and it’s time I got started.
I’m finally going to start shooting videos of my book “Voulez-vous parler français avec moi?”.
The book is currently available as an e-book on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CRYCL7MX.
I’m working on having it available as a paperback and I can’t wait to get it online too.
I watched a documentary recently called “six months to learn French” on the program that teaches new immigrants French in Montreal.
I was surprised to see that the teaching provided was not adapted to their needs. The level was way too high and, given the low rate of success (a lot of them left the program unfortunately), I can say that six months to learn French with their method is not achievable.
To me, it is unacceptable. That’s why making my method available to anyone who needs to learn French and English is a must.
My goal is to help as many people as possible speak French and English quickly, simply, naturally, and effectively.
Let’s get to work, shall we?
Some Study Points
- “All’s well that ends well” means “tout qui est bien qui finit bien’”.
- “To go on” means “continuer”. It is often used in the phrase “to go on doing something” (continuer à faire quelque chose). For example: “I need to go on practicing” (je dois continuer à pratiquer).
- “To give one’s all” means “tout donner”.
- “To give up” means “abandonner”.
- “That’s what matters” means “c’est ce qui compte”.
- “To care about” means “tenir à cœur”.
- “In due time” means “en temps et en heure”.
- “It’s time I did something” means “Il est temps que je fasse quelque chose”. The structure is a little bit special.
- “Currently” means “actuellement”.
- “I can’t wait to do something” means “j’ai hâte de faire quelque chose”.
- “To be way too high” means “être beaucoup trop élevé”.
- “Given the low rate of success” means “vu le faible taux de réussite”.
- “That’s why” means “c’est pourquoi” or “c’est pour ça”.
- “To make something accessible to someone” means “rendre quelque chose accessible à quelqu’un”.
- “Let’s get to work, shall we?” means “mettons-nous au travail, n’est-ce pas?”
Some Practice Questions
- Do you give your all in everything that you do?
- What do you care about?
- Do you think it’s possible to learn English in six months?
Tada! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and have a great Sunday! Big hugs 😊