Today's story: Hollywood sets a summer record in the United States. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Hollywood bat un record d’été aux États-Unis

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:34) Today's headline, slowly

(02:20) Reaching a total

(02:52) A time range

(03:32) Ticket sales and totals

(04:19) Today's grammar point

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-10

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Hollywood bat un record d’été aux États-Unis

Les ventes de billets ont atteint 4,76 milliards de dollars entre le 1er mai et le 7 septembre 2026.

Cette période va du premier week-end de mai au week-end de Labor Day.

Le record avant cela date de 2013.

La saison a aussi eu une semaine de vente de billets en plus.

En 2026, le total reste à 7,5 % du niveau de 2019.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Odegaard marque et Arsenal bat Napoli 1-0

Ed Miliband rejette l’alerte du grand rabbin au Royaume-Uni

Un chercheur d’Anthropic dit que l’IA peut tuer tous les humains

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (atteindre)

- vocabulary (va)

- vocabulary (date)

- vocabulary (en plus)

- vocabulary (reste)

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Today's story: Matt Clifford leaves his chairmanship of Aria in the UK. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Matt Clifford quitte la présidence d’Aria au Royaume-Uni

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) Three more stories today

(01:51) Today's headline, slowly

(02:41) The verb to leave

(03:19) Making things

(04:03) Staying in post

(04:57) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-09

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Matt Clifford quitte la présidence d’Aria au Royaume-Uni

Matt Clifford quitte son poste lundi.

Il a aussi pris un travail à plein temps chez Anthropic.

Anthropic fait le chatbot Claude.

Dans son nouveau rôle, il devait parler avec des gouvernements hors des États-Unis.

Il restera en place jusqu’au 6 novembre.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Frances Tiafoe, joueur de tennis, remonte et bat Alex Michelsen aux États-Unis

Andy Burnham annonce des sanctions contre Israël au Royaume-Uni

Le gouvernement du Royaume-Uni annonce des sanctions contre des colonies en Cisjordanie

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (quitter)

- vocabulary (à plein temps)

- vocabulary (fait)

- vocabulary (gouvernements)

- vocabulary (restera)

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Today's story: Zheng Qinwen is through to the quarter-finals at the US Open. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Zheng Qinwen va en quart à l’US Open

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:38) Today's headline, slowly

(02:22) Present tense forms

(03:07) One after another

(03:50) Winning and the result

(04:43) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-08

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Zheng Qinwen va en quart à l’US Open

Zheng Qinwen a battu Iga Swiatek en trois sets.

Dans le premier set, elle était menée 5-0.

Puis elle a gagné sept jeux de suite.

Elle a gagné le match 7-5, 6-3.

Avec cette victoire, elle est en quarts de finale à New York.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Ed Miliband impose une interdiction sur le commerce avec des colonies illégales

La tour Eiffel reste fermée après une grève de SETE

Donald Trump menace de bloquer Bombardier aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (battre)

- vocabulary (menée)

- vocabulary (de suite)

- vocabulary (le match)

- vocabulary (victoire)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The British minister refuses aid for Jaguar Land Rover. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le ministre britannique refuse une aide pour Jaguar Land Rover

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:43) Today's headline, slowly

(02:34) The verb in the present

(03:05) Thinking about a decision

(03:48) More details

(04:39) Today's grammar point

(05:16) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-07

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le ministre britannique refuse une aide pour Jaguar Land Rover

Jonathan Reynolds refuse une aide de l’État pour Jaguar Land Rover, et des coupes de postes sont prévues au Royaume-Uni.

Le groupe pense à supprimer jusqu’à 4 000 postes.

Vendredi, il a dit aux employés de penser à un départ volontaire.

Lundi, l’entreprise peut donner plus de détails.

Mardi, l’entreprise, les syndicats et le gouvernement doivent se parler.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

En Allemagne, OpenAI est accusée d’avoir laissé ses agents prendre DeeWiki en mai

Donald Trump, ancien président, à une convention républicaine à Dallas

Enquête sur la sortie de piste d’un avion cargo Amazon

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (refuser)

- vocabulary (pense à)

- vocabulary (départ volontaire)

- numbers (plus de détails)

- vocabulary (se parler)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: GM and Ford are targeting defence and energy storage. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: GM et Ford visent la défense et le stockage d’énergie

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:44) Today's headline, slowly

(02:36) Present tense of chercher

(03:17) Having a contract

(03:58) Storing electricity

(04:34) Today's grammar point

(05:08) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-06

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

GM et Ford visent la défense et le stockage d’énergie

GM et Ford cherchent de nouveaux marchés.

Ils veulent aussi gagner de l’argent avec l’énergie.

GM a déjà un contrat avec l’armée américaine.

Ford veut investir deux milliards de dollars dans son activité d’énergie.

Ce type de système garde de l’électricité pour des maisons et des entreprises.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Des agents OpenAI publient des messages sur un wiki public en Allemagne

Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, fait l’objet d’une enquête sur un don étranger

Les négociateurs américains parlent de l’Ukraine en Russie

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (chercher)

- vocabulary (veulent)

- vocabulary (a)

- vocabulary (investir)

- vocabulary (garde)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Nigel Farage leader of Reform UK signs a text about small boats. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, signe un texte sur les petits bateaux

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:38) Today's headline, slowly

(02:34) The verb form box

(03:14) Crossing a place

(03:55) Sending back

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-05

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, signe un texte sur les petits bateaux

Nigel Farage signe un texte sur les petits bateaux.

Il le signe à Birmingham pendant le congrès annuel de Reform UK.

Le texte parle des migrants qui traversent la Manche en petits bateaux.

Il dit que la France les acceptera en général.

Ensuite, ils seront renvoyés vers leur pays d’origine.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Marta Kos annule un voyage en Serbie

Donald Trump, président des États-Unis, demande une baisse des taux aux États-Unis

IBM, partenaire technologique, change l’expérience de l’U.S. Open aux États-Unis avec l’IA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (signer)

- vocabulary (pendant)

- vocabulary (traversent)

- vocabulary (acceptera)

- vocabulary (renvoyés)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Donald Trump raises doubts about the support of the United States for the United Kingdom. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Donald Trump laisse planer un doute sur le soutien des États-Unis au Royaume-Uni

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:38) Talking

(03:17) Being somewhere

(03:59) Staying the same

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-04

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Donald Trump laisse planer un doute sur le soutien des États-Unis au Royaume-Uni

Donald Trump parle des îles Falkland dans un entretien.

Il dit que les États-Unis pourraient ne pas aider le Royaume-Uni.

Dans l’entretien, il dit aussi que la Grande-Bretagne n’était pas là pour l’aider pendant la guerre avec l’Iran.

Il ajoute que son armée n’a pas eu besoin d’aide.

Les îles Falkland restent un sujet de dispute entre le Royaume-Uni et l’Argentine.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Nvidia, fabricant de puces américain, va acheter Hugging Face

Microsoft fixe des limites au streaming de Game Pass

Nick Kyrgios, joueur de tennis, peut rejouer après une suspension d’un mois en Espagne

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (parler)

- vocabulary (pourraient)

- vocabulary (n’était pas là)

- vocabulary (n’a pas eu besoin)

- vocabulary (restent)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The United Kingdom sees rise again the sale of its bonds. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le Royaume-Uni voit remonter la vente de ses bons

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:48) Today's headline, slowly

(02:36) monter: present tense

(03:14) Sentence 2: gouvernement

(03:52) Sentence 4: à dix ans and sentence 5:

(04:49) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-03

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le Royaume-Uni voit remonter la vente de ses bons

La vente des bons remonte au Royaume-Uni.

Le gouvernement vend de la dette.

Les coûts d’emprunt augmentent.

Les bons à dix ans montent à un peu moins de 5,3 %.

C’est le niveau le plus haut depuis 2008.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Manchester City refait son équipe en été

Le premier ministre britannique Andy Burnham reçoit Emmanuel Macron au Royaume-Uni

Nicolas Maduro demande l’arrêt des charges aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (monter)

- vocabulary (remonter)

- connector words (gouvernement)

- vocabulary (emprunt)

- vocabulary (depuis)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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