French Conversation (INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED - B2)
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LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED - B2 — 11am PT / 2pm ET
🚢 Is it the end of the Suez Canal? 🌊⚓️ - In 1869, Empress Eugénie of France inaugurated the Suez Canal in Egypt, to the strains of music by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. This event marked a turning point in international trade, allowing ships to significantly shorten their journeys between the East and the West. After more than 150 years of service, a new route seems to be emerging through the Arctic Ocean. Could this route supplant the Suez Canal?
#### Preparation:
- watch this week's episode about the Suez Canal: https://youtu.be/--IjrQQOs5A (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar).
- prepare one or two questions
- (optional) to understand the politics behind the construction of the canal, watch this excerpt of "L'Homme de Suez" by Christian-Jaque (1984)
- (optional) watch related episodes: la statue de la Liberté, Champollion
[ If sold out on Meetup, you may find more spots available for the same session at https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com ]
I have plenty of questions for you and I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts. You're also encouraged to ask your own questions to the other participants.
☝️ The session is divided as such:
- Let’s introduce ourselves (10 minutes)
- Misc. & les news (10 minutes)
- Get to the meat of the discussion (30 minutes)
- French film/music/book suggestions and voilà (10 minutes)
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À bientôt!
Rafaël