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...la Open University. Personal information part 1 We’re going to listen to street interviews with eight people from different parts of the world giving basic personal information. Personal information part 2 Here are three examples of people introducing themselves and giving basic personal information. What are their names? How old are they? Where are they from? What do...

...La Palma, Spain, erupting in 2021]Cumbre Vieja erupting in 2021During the eruption of Cumbre Vieja (a volcano on the Spanish Island of La Palma) in 2021 and its aftermath, the public were given a crash course on scientific terminology. However, a more colloquial word from the Canary Islands proved to be the favourite: ‘fajana’, generally meaning flat terrain at the...

...la cassa) first and say what you want. You pay and are given a receipt (uno scontrino), which you then give to the person serving, repeating your order. In fact there is often a sign (un cartello) telling you to go the cash desk first, pay the cashier (il cassiere / la cassiera) and get a till receipt. The sign might say something like Si prega di fare lo scontrino alla...

...artists plan the painting of a mural. Creating a Mural Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Edgar de Santo lead the painting of a mural in La Boca. Artists in search of inspiration Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Mariana Siedlarek talk about the creative process in their work. Creating Sculptures Argentinian sculptor Beatriz Soto explains her work....

...la Houssaye, Alfred Mercier, and Adrien Rouquette. As a matter of fact, although Richard’s original Cajun tales have strangely been bypassed by scholars, they testify to the vitality of Cajun culture. (Re)locating Cajun Culture Clearly, the legend mentioned in the introduction reflects the Cajuns’ identification with the region of Acadiana:xi the crawfish functions as...

...facts and figures about French and the French-speaking world (Organisation mondiale de la francophonie, 2018). Do any of them surprise you? Over 300 million people around the world speak French. France is the most-visited country in the world, with 75 million tourists every year. Toulouse and Montreal are among the world’s leading cities in aerospace technology. French film production is the second-largest in the world, ......