Hello and welcome to English with Languissimo®, the podcast in English where I share stories of the highlights of my week to inspire you to live a full life.

My name is Vanessa. I’m the founder and CEO of Languissimo®. 

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The Voice of Failure (la voix de l’échec)

On September 20th, I realized that I had got married 15 years ago and that it was therefore the anniversary of my failed marriage. In my mind, I had got married for life, and less than 10 months later, my husband left without a word while I was on the phone with a friend. Crazy life, isn’t?

The Voice of the Uncomfortable (la voix de l’inconfortable)

I decided to do a webinar on October 2nd because I want to give students strategies to pass the oral C test of the Public Service. I’m nervous and excited at the same time. Let’s meet on October 2nd !

The Voice of Fall (la voix de l’automne)

Well, that’s it! Summer is officially over, and fall started on September 21st. It’s a beautiful season where leaves change colours and landscapes turn into colourful tapestries: a real feast for the eyes. 

Some Study Points

-          In general, the date is written with the preposition “On + day (capital letter) + month (capital letter) + number + th/st/nd/rd". For example, “on Wednesday September 20th.”

In Northern America, “on” and the “th/rd/nd/st” after the number are often dropped: “on September 20th” becomes “September 20”.

In British English, the date is written as in French with the preposition “on + day (capital letter) + number + th/st/rd/nd" + month (capital letter). For example: “on Wednesday 20th September.”

-          Therefore” means “donc”. A famous phrase is “I think therefore I am” (je pense donc je suis).

-          “Without a word” means “sans rien dire.”

-          “While” means “pendant que.”

-          “To pass” means “réussir”. Before passing (or failing) a test, you take or write it (passer).

-          “At the same time” means “en même temps” or “à la fois.”

-          “That’s it” means “ça y est.”

-          In England, “autumn” is used instead of “fall” and the “n” is not pronounced: “autumn” [otum]

-          “Tapestries” is the plural of “tapestry” which means “tapisserie”.

-          “A feast for the eyes” means “un régal pour les yeux”. “Feast” means “festin”.

Some Practice Questions

-          What date is it today?

-          What failure have you experienced?

-          Have you already done webinars?

-          Do you like fall? 

Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and have a great weekend! Big hugs 😊