Danièle Bourdais @FrenchMatters
@frenchmatters.bsky.social
All about French and the Francosphère!
Freelance author, tutor, consultant, editor, translator
Freelance author, tutor, consultant, editor, translator
FRENCH /UK Interesting for A level and IB students: 22nd Jan 26 at the French Institute London, workshop led by Michaël Vidon: www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...
Life in Banlieues: Interactive Workshop + Screening of Gagarine - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni
www.institut-francais.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
FRENCH /UK Interesting for A level and IB students: 22nd Jan 26 at the French Institute London, workshop led by Michaël Vidon: www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...
A perfect advent calendar for lovers of French art and culture!
With my warmest wishes to all for a warm and restful festive season
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With my warmest wishes to all for a warm and restful festive season
calendrier-avent.artips.fr?utm_campaign...
Le calendrier de l’Avent Artips
Des surprises culturelles et des cadeaux à gagner chaque jour
calendrier-avent.artips.fr
December 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A perfect advent calendar for lovers of French art and culture!
With my warmest wishes to all for a warm and restful festive season
calendrier-avent.artips.fr?utm_campaign...
With my warmest wishes to all for a warm and restful festive season
calendrier-avent.artips.fr?utm_campaign...
Books in English which could be used for creative translation into other languages. Decolonising MFL
Re: www.stephen-spender.org/research-on-...
Re: www.stephen-spender.org/research-on-...
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Books in English which could be used for creative translation into other languages. Decolonising MFL
Re: www.stephen-spender.org/research-on-...
Re: www.stephen-spender.org/research-on-...
French - The world around us (beaucoup d'exemples du futur simple dans ce texte... bien qu'il présente un futur assez compliqué!)
Lou Deleuze - Ce monde (Lyric Video - English) | 🇫🇷 France | Eurovision Junior 2025
YouTube video by Eurovision France
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October 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
French - The world around us (beaucoup d'exemples du futur simple dans ce texte... bien qu'il présente un futur assez compliqué!)
French advanced - (I)GCSE, A Level, IB
Les Restos du Cœur ont 40 ans... relevant then, and sadly even more so now.
Complement the section on Communauté/Engagement social in the A-Z Vocab book published by Elemi International Schools Publisher
www.franceinfo.fr/societe/soli...
Les Restos du Cœur ont 40 ans... relevant then, and sadly even more so now.
Complement the section on Communauté/Engagement social in the A-Z Vocab book published by Elemi International Schools Publisher
www.franceinfo.fr/societe/soli...
Solidarités : les Restos du cœur fêtent leurs 40 ans
Il y a 40 ans, le 26 septembre 1985, les Restos du cœur voyaient le jour grâce à Coluche. Aujourd'hui, le travail des bénévoles est essentiel pour les familles les plus fragiles.
www.franceinfo.fr
September 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
French advanced - (I)GCSE, A Level, IB
Les Restos du Cœur ont 40 ans... relevant then, and sadly even more so now.
Complement the section on Communauté/Engagement social in the A-Z Vocab book published by Elemi International Schools Publisher
www.franceinfo.fr/societe/soli...
Les Restos du Cœur ont 40 ans... relevant then, and sadly even more so now.
Complement the section on Communauté/Engagement social in the A-Z Vocab book published by Elemi International Schools Publisher
www.franceinfo.fr/societe/soli...
IB/Partage de la planète/ (I)GCSE Environnement - complement to the A-Z Vocabulary book series @Elemi International Schools Publisher
What a lovely story, both on a personal and environmental level... and a positive angle on the power of social networks!
www.franceinfo.fr/internet/res...
What a lovely story, both on a personal and environmental level... and a positive angle on the power of social networks!
www.franceinfo.fr/internet/res...
Réseaux sociaux : rencontre avec Ludovic, l'éboueur de Paris star des ados
France Télévisions a rencontré Ludovic, 50 ans, éboueur de la ville de Paris et star des réseaux sociaux. Il partage depuis six ans son quotidien, pour faire changer les pratiques.
www.franceinfo.fr
September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
IB/Partage de la planète/ (I)GCSE Environnement - complement to the A-Z Vocabulary book series @Elemi International Schools Publisher
What a lovely story, both on a personal and environmental level... and a positive angle on the power of social networks!
www.franceinfo.fr/internet/res...
What a lovely story, both on a personal and environmental level... and a positive angle on the power of social networks!
www.franceinfo.fr/internet/res...
Facts from the Francosphère
What do these French words have in common ?
alcool, amiral, arsenal artichaut, bougie, café, coton, épinard, estragon, gilet, guitare, jupe, filet, kiffer, luth, magasin, matelas, pastèque, sirop, sofa, sucre, satin, tambour, tarif, wesh, walou?
What do these French words have in common ?
alcool, amiral, arsenal artichaut, bougie, café, coton, épinard, estragon, gilet, guitare, jupe, filet, kiffer, luth, magasin, matelas, pastèque, sirop, sofa, sucre, satin, tambour, tarif, wesh, walou?
Chapitre 10: Histoire du français - Les emprunts et la langue française
www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca
September 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Facts from the Francosphère
What do these French words have in common ?
alcool, amiral, arsenal artichaut, bougie, café, coton, épinard, estragon, gilet, guitare, jupe, filet, kiffer, luth, magasin, matelas, pastèque, sirop, sofa, sucre, satin, tambour, tarif, wesh, walou?
What do these French words have in common ?
alcool, amiral, arsenal artichaut, bougie, café, coton, épinard, estragon, gilet, guitare, jupe, filet, kiffer, luth, magasin, matelas, pastèque, sirop, sofa, sucre, satin, tambour, tarif, wesh, walou?
French - Intercultural: les cantines du monde
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États-Unis, Inde, Singapour… Enquête dans les assiettes des cantines du monde
Qu’y a-t-il dans l’assiette des élèves à l’heure du déjeuner ? De Tokyo à Singapour, en passant par Delhi, les cantines racontent bien des histoires...
lepetitjournal.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
French - Intercultural: les cantines du monde
lepetitjournal.com/expat-pratiq...
lepetitjournal.com/expat-pratiq...
A level /IB French : L'Étranger
Et si on avait donné un sursis à Meursault?
www.calameo.com/read/0060187...
Et si on avait donné un sursis à Meursault?
www.calameo.com/read/0060187...
Extrait – Meursault, le sursis
Meursault, le sursis Bernard Fauconnier
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September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A level /IB French : L'Étranger
Et si on avait donné un sursis à Meursault?
www.calameo.com/read/0060187...
Et si on avait donné un sursis à Meursault?
www.calameo.com/read/0060187...
If your French needs refreshing, and you are free 14th-18th November to go to Paris, why not join Marie-Thérèse Bougard? You'd be in good hands! xd.adobe.com/view/fb90ad3...
Newsletter Paris
3 Screens, Published on Aug 21, 2025 03:10 GMT
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September 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If your French needs refreshing, and you are free 14th-18th November to go to Paris, why not join Marie-Thérèse Bougard? You'd be in good hands! xd.adobe.com/view/fb90ad3...
Testimonial from a lovely IGCE student from last year. I'm happy my "unconventional tips" helped her get a 9!!! 🙃 😉🥳
"I had been struggling with the speaking portion of the French GCSE before starting lessons with Danie, and she truly is the reason I was able to secure a 9.
"I had been struggling with the speaking portion of the French GCSE before starting lessons with Danie, and she truly is the reason I was able to secure a 9.
September 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Testimonial from a lovely IGCE student from last year. I'm happy my "unconventional tips" helped her get a 9!!! 🙃 😉🥳
"I had been struggling with the speaking portion of the French GCSE before starting lessons with Danie, and she truly is the reason I was able to secure a 9.
"I had been struggling with the speaking portion of the French GCSE before starting lessons with Danie, and she truly is the reason I was able to secure a 9.
So happy and proud to hear from
my students of their very high level 9 at (I)GCSE and equally high grades in A levels. Their hard work (and the shortcuts to success I give them 😉) have worked an other year! Well done all, you’re all stars! 🌟
my students of their very high level 9 at (I)GCSE and equally high grades in A levels. Their hard work (and the shortcuts to success I give them 😉) have worked an other year! Well done all, you’re all stars! 🌟
August 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So happy and proud to hear from
my students of their very high level 9 at (I)GCSE and equally high grades in A levels. Their hard work (and the shortcuts to success I give them 😉) have worked an other year! Well done all, you’re all stars! 🌟
my students of their very high level 9 at (I)GCSE and equally high grades in A levels. Their hard work (and the shortcuts to success I give them 😉) have worked an other year! Well done all, you’re all stars! 🌟
FRENCH RESOURCES 50% off [code 'offer 50'] for last printed copies of my and Sue Finnie's graded non-fiction books for primary and early secondary French (they will become digital only). Other books on offer too (30% off Games for teaching Primary French)
brilliantpublications.co.uk/brilliant-of...
brilliantpublications.co.uk/brilliant-of...
August 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
FRENCH RESOURCES 50% off [code 'offer 50'] for last printed copies of my and Sue Finnie's graded non-fiction books for primary and early secondary French (they will become digital only). Other books on offer too (30% off Games for teaching Primary French)
brilliantpublications.co.uk/brilliant-of...
brilliantpublications.co.uk/brilliant-of...
FRENCH A LEVEL/IB: Musique : Erik Satie (with a lovely past conditional at the end!) www.youtube.com/shorts/MA7tP...
Erik Satie, l'excentrique
YouTube video by France Musique
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July 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
FRENCH A LEVEL/IB: Musique : Erik Satie (with a lovely past conditional at the end!) www.youtube.com/shorts/MA7tP...
IB French - Expériences / traditions-patrimoine
Le retour des bouillons: l'ancêtre de la restauration rapide
To complement A-Z For French B Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com
theconversation.com/restaurants-...
Le retour des bouillons: l'ancêtre de la restauration rapide
To complement A-Z For French B Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com
theconversation.com/restaurants-...
Restaurants : des bouillons Duval au Bouillon Pigalle, histoire d’un modèle populaire
Depuis quelques années, le bouillon a fait son grand retour en France. Mais quelle est son histoire ? Pourquoi ce type de restaurant connaît-il un tel engouement ?
theconversation.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
IB French - Expériences / traditions-patrimoine
Le retour des bouillons: l'ancêtre de la restauration rapide
To complement A-Z For French B Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com
theconversation.com/restaurants-...
Le retour des bouillons: l'ancêtre de la restauration rapide
To complement A-Z For French B Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com
theconversation.com/restaurants-...
French Advanced - A level/IB (Organisation sociale)
La France: plus ou moins d'inégalités sociales? Que sont les inégalités environnementales? Status quo ou évolution pour l'égalité hommes -femmes? A découvrir ici!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kra2...
La France: plus ou moins d'inégalités sociales? Que sont les inégalités environnementales? Status quo ou évolution pour l'égalité hommes -femmes? A découvrir ici!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kra2...
Synthèse du Rapport sur les inégalités en France, édition 2025
YouTube video by Observatoire des inégalités
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June 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
French Advanced - A level/IB (Organisation sociale)
La France: plus ou moins d'inégalités sociales? Que sont les inégalités environnementales? Status quo ou évolution pour l'égalité hommes -femmes? A découvrir ici!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kra2...
La France: plus ou moins d'inégalités sociales? Que sont les inégalités environnementales? Status quo ou évolution pour l'égalité hommes -femmes? A découvrir ici!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kra2...
FRENCH - Books and literature
Un petit coin de Bretagne pour les amoureux du livre
www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/bech...
Un petit coin de Bretagne pour les amoureux du livre
www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/bech...
Bécherel, la cité française du livre où l'on déniche des trésors
Nichée en Ille-et-Vilaine, la petite commune de Bécherel porte bien son nom. Elle accueille en ce moment la Fête du livre, où se pressent les amoureux de la lecture. Il n'est pas rare d'y trouver de v...
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May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
FRENCH - Books and literature
Un petit coin de Bretagne pour les amoureux du livre
www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/bech...
Un petit coin de Bretagne pour les amoureux du livre
www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/bech...
Vive la @Francosphere!
Scroll to the end of this document to find interesting people:
"Les figures de la diversité en Francophonie"
www.francophonie.org/sites/defaul...
Scroll to the end of this document to find interesting people:
"Les figures de la diversité en Francophonie"
www.francophonie.org/sites/defaul...
May 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Vive la @Francosphere!
Scroll to the end of this document to find interesting people:
"Les figures de la diversité en Francophonie"
www.francophonie.org/sites/defaul...
Scroll to the end of this document to find interesting people:
"Les figures de la diversité en Francophonie"
www.francophonie.org/sites/defaul...
French - advanced levels
Cinema is a great way to discover hidden history. And the impacts of colonisation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjc...
www.instagram.com/reel/DH8xcbK...
Cinema is a great way to discover hidden history. And the impacts of colonisation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjc...
www.instagram.com/reel/DH8xcbK...
FANON Bande Annonce (2025) Biopic
YouTube video by Allociné | Bandes Annonces
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
French - advanced levels
Cinema is a great way to discover hidden history. And the impacts of colonisation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjc...
www.instagram.com/reel/DH8xcbK...
Cinema is a great way to discover hidden history. And the impacts of colonisation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjc...
www.instagram.com/reel/DH8xcbK...
French A level - When you need a bit of support for the presentation part of the IRP?? memorizebyheart.app
Memorize By Heart
Memorize By Heart is a tool to help you memorize. It uses memorization techniques for a faster and longer lasting memory. Memorization games for a faster memorization
memorizebyheart.app
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
French A level - When you need a bit of support for the presentation part of the IRP?? memorizebyheart.app
IB Francais = Expériences
A Level = Migration
"La submersion migratoire, une idée largement démentie"
Interesting facts and myth-busting report to complement A-Z Vocab book by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
theconversation.com/pres-de-70-d...
A Level = Migration
"La submersion migratoire, une idée largement démentie"
Interesting facts and myth-busting report to complement A-Z Vocab book by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
theconversation.com/pres-de-70-d...
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
IB Francais = Expériences
A Level = Migration
"La submersion migratoire, une idée largement démentie"
Interesting facts and myth-busting report to complement A-Z Vocab book by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
theconversation.com/pres-de-70-d...
A Level = Migration
"La submersion migratoire, une idée largement démentie"
Interesting facts and myth-busting report to complement A-Z Vocab book by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
theconversation.com/pres-de-70-d...
IB Francais = Organisation sociale/Communauté
A level /(I)GCSE = Bénévolat
Good website: www.jeveuxaider.gouv.fr/engagement/a...
and video
To complement the vocabulary in A-Z French published by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
A level /(I)GCSE = Bénévolat
Good website: www.jeveuxaider.gouv.fr/engagement/a...
and video
To complement the vocabulary in A-Z French published by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
JeVeuxAider.gouv.fr : 5 ans au service de la solidarité - Bénévolat
Il y a cinq ans, le site JeVeuxAider.gouv.fr passait en ligne. Derrière ce projet très numérique, une ambition 100% tournée vers l’humain : faciliter l'engagement bénévole partout en France, en mettan...
www.jeveuxaider.gouv.fr
March 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
IB Francais = Organisation sociale/Communauté
A level /(I)GCSE = Bénévolat
Good website: www.jeveuxaider.gouv.fr/engagement/a...
and video
To complement the vocabulary in A-Z French published by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
A level /(I)GCSE = Bénévolat
Good website: www.jeveuxaider.gouv.fr/engagement/a...
and video
To complement the vocabulary in A-Z French published by Elemi International Schools Publisher www.elemi-isp.com/ibresources
French IB/A level
Un peu d'histoire: le "wax" africain, produit de la colonisation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdT...
Un peu d'histoire: le "wax" africain, produit de la colonisation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdT...
L'histoire coloniale cachée derrière le wax
YouTube video by France Culture
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
French IB/A level
Un peu d'histoire: le "wax" africain, produit de la colonisation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdT...
Un peu d'histoire: le "wax" africain, produit de la colonisation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdT...
Interesting post on cultural awareness
www.linkedin.com/pulse/neurod...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/neurod...
March 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Interesting post on cultural awareness
www.linkedin.com/pulse/neurod...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/neurod...