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Champs-Elysées

La France en CD et cassette!

The Champs-Elysées blog is sponsored by Champs-Elysées, Inc, publishers of Champs-Elysées, the monthly audio magazine for intermediate-to-advanced learners of French.

If you've already learned basic French, are fascinated by French life, and want to take your language skills to the next level, Champs-Elysées is the perfect self-study solution!

Edited by Hugh Schofield, broadcaster and journalist (The BBC, The Independent Agence France Presse and editor of Champs-Elysées blog, the number one French blog) and hosted by Georges Lang, one of France's most widely experienced broadcast journalists, each monthly edition is an unbeatable combination of entertaining audio, challenging pedagogy, and fascinating editorial and annotation.

Each issue of Champs-Elysées comes on an audiocassette or CD so that you can work on your French while commuting, jogging, walking the dog, or cooking dinner. Just pop the CD or cassette into any standard player and listen wherever and whenever you want! Each hour-long program is packed with interesting news, interviews, and features on topics ranging from politics and current affairs to sports, travel, film, and literature--all presented in French by native speakers. You also get a magazine containing a word-for-word printed transcript of the program. Difficult words and phrases are highlighted in bold in the text and defined in an extensive (500 entries on average) French-English glossary conveniently placed on the right-hand facing pages throughout the transcript section of the booklet. As well as key contextual definitions, the glossary contains explanations of tricky grammatical constructions. At the back of the booklet there are fascinating background notes by Hugh Schofield that give you additional information about the people, places, and issues discussed in the program. As well as improving your French, there has never been a better way to keep up to date with French life.

If rapid improvement in your French is a priority, Champs-Elysées, Inc. also produce optional audio study supplements, Champs-Elysées Plus. On audio CD with a printed booklet, our editors have developed a variety of exercises for home or classroom use in a handy, portable format.

To order online or find out more about Champs-Elysées (as well as Champs-Elysées Inc.'s audio magazines for speakers of Spanish, German and Italian) check out Champs-Elysées's dedicated web site.