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85: Strikes yet again?!

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Plus Publications

French, Language, Language Courses, Education

4.21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2007

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

It seems nobody can organise strikes quite like the French. In recent weeks, President Sarkozy has had his first real test since coming into office with the public transport system grinding to a halt. For now, though, the public are on his side – and the side of the government. In this lesson, let’s learn some vocabulary which will help us engage in conversation about the strikes – and the crisis in general. C'est parti!

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The The It seems nobody can organize strikes quite like the French. In recent weeks President Sarkozy has had his first real

0:35.3

test since coming into office with the public transport system grinding to a halt.

0:40.6

For now though the public are on his side and the side of the government for the most part.

0:46.0

In this lesson let's learn some vocabulary which will help us engage in conversation about the strikes and the crisis in general. We'll start with a dialogue.

0:57.0

I was going to the three days that I'd get there to the blue.

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The grave has started to be in effect. Three days that I'd go to go to the blue.

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The grave has started to be fair.

1:05.0

It's always the usage that are

1:07.0

in the United States by the transport-aucom.

1:10.0

I'm going to go with your.

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My also, I'm not even in the boat, My also I'm a plan le boat.

1:14.0

As the link be of the Erere was a firm.

1:16.0

I've demanded a copy of my deposit on the perif at the port in the

1:20.0

on the island.

1:21.0

And in sweet,, after he was referenced

1:23.0

as a two-seer in the enbuthage,

1:26.0

I marched just what Jordan of Luxembourg.

1:28.0

French, he was in the Mar.

1:30.0

In the plus part of the usage not

1:33.2

not sufficiently concerning.

1:35.6

The Shumino, the conductor of Metro Fongrave, because he will

1:39.0

have to be bossed a long time.

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