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  ParisByPod Newsletter # 12 - July 2008    
     

Bonjour !
And welcome to your July 2008 newsletter.

Have you ever heard about the “14 Juillet“ ? This is the most appreciated day of the year for French people. We celebrate memory of the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille on July, 14th of 1789. The Bastille was a jail and fortress.

Nowadays, the “14 Juillet” is a very festive day. First of all, parties start on July the 13th. This day in most of all French cities - country side or around Paris - you can enjoy the "feux d’artifice" (fireworks) and "bals populaires" (you ‘ll dance all night long !).

Then, start your “14 Juillet” going early to the Champs-Elysées Avenue to have a look to the famous march-past. It’s a gathering of all military, police and fire department forces of France. A lot of parisians are there mixing with foreigners coming from alll over the world. It’s a 3 hour show you will not forget. On the night of 14 Juillet, first enjoy fireworks at Tour Eiffel, an astonishing show of 30 minutes during which the sky of Paris will shine intensely. Then, go to the nearest firestation and mix with the audience to see those firemen doing their show !

You will find below some vocabulary related to this lesson, and here on the website the associated audio mp3 files.

See you next month!

Frédéric,
ParisByPod.com Editor-in-Chief


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French

English

Feu d’artifice

fireworks

Briller

To glitter, to sparkle

Défilé

Parade, march-past

Fête

Party

14 Juillet

July the 14th

Fête nationale

National Day

Fanfare

Fanfare, band

Militaire

Military

Char

Tank

Pompiers

fireman

caserne

Fire station

soldat

soldier

fusil

riffle

 

 

 

   
 
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