Pain - Support Guide
Do the French really eat "pain" for breakfast? Here's the support guide for episode 6.

Do the French really eat "pain" for breakfast? Here's the support guide for episode 6.
Delve into the profound importance of bread in French culture, from daily rituals of visiting the boulangerie to strict laws governing baguette production. Discover the etymology of baking terms, explore various bread types like ficelle and flûte, and uncover fascinating traditions, etiquette, and even superstitions surrounding this staple food.
Brand name or common words? Join Alexa and her co-stars to find out how brands are inflitrating our everyday language.
Brand name or common words? Join Alexa and her co-stars to find out how brands are inflitrating our everyday language.
Santé, à la vôtre ! Join Alexa and her co-stars for a little apéritif!
Santé, à la vôtre ! Join Alexa and her co-starts for a little apéritif!
Oui Chef ! Join Alexa and her co-stars to discover what French words are used in the English speaking cooking world.
Oui Chef ! Join Alexa and her co-stars to discover what French words are used in the English speaking cooking world.
Heads will roll today! Join Alexa and her co-stars if you want to learn more about the infamous 'guillotine'.
Heads will roll today! Join Alexa and her co-stars if you want to learn more about the infamous guillotine.
Want to know more about 'Verlan'? Dive into the twisted world of inverting syllables in everyday French with Alexa and her co-stars.
Want to know more about 'Verlan'? Dive into the twisted world of inverting syllables in everyday French with Alexa and her co-stars.
Bonjour ! I'm Alexa Polidoro, the Internet's favourite French teacher! Over the last 10 years, The 'Learn French With Alexa' team and myself have been creating awesome French Learning videos, programmes and resources, enjoyed by millions and millions of students across Social Media and the Learn French With Alexa websites. But now... after 10 years of absence... I'm back in the 'audio realm' talking your ears off in my new podcast! In each episode of our first season, we teach a French word, loo...
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 15 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 15 include: revision of the previous seven lessons; a fun listening comprehension; asking questions...
Support sheet for lesson 15
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 14 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 14 include: some more useful vocabulary; translation and analysis of a text; asking questions with ...
Support sheet for lesson 14
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 13 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 13 include: a listening comprehension exercise; a look at "possessive adjectives": how to say "my",...
Support sheet for lesson 13
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 12 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 12 include: conjugation, conjugation, conjugation!; first group verb, aimer (to like/love), and thi...
Support sheet for lesson 12
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 11 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 11 include: Quelle heure est-il?; telling the time in French; what is an "infinitive" verb?; more g...
Support sheet for lesson 11
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 10 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 10 include: Is your country masculine, feminine, or plural?; I've got a headache and other ailments...
Support sheet for lesson 10
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 9 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 9 include: more basic vocabulary; how to construct larger numbers; introduction to ordinal numbers; ...
Support sheet for lesson 9
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 8 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 8 include: more basic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb aller (to go); aller in practice; and the ...
Support sheet for lesson 8
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 7 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 7 include: more basic vocabulary; the notion of feminine and masculine; et les membres de ma famille...