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.

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WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (signer)

- vocabulary (pendant)

- vocabulary (traversent)

- vocabulary (acceptera)

- vocabulary (renvoyés)

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