La Vie Outre-Manche, subtitled "Le magazine en langue française pour les lecteurs anglophones," is a French audio magazine published in the UK.
French Magazine
La Vie Outre-Manche is a semi-monthly, upper-intermediate to advanced-level French magazine. Topics include current events, culture, travel info, and assorted French exercises, and the French-language cartoons scattered throughout keep things interesting. The editor does a good job of picking out the difficult words, which are starred* and then translated at the end of the article. Although a bit pricy (approximately $10 per issue without audio, at least double that with it), a subscription to La Vie Outre-Manche would be an excellent means of practicing your French while learning more about France and the French.
*Personally, I find the stars a little distracting - I prefer italics or bold typeface.
French Audio Magazine
I did not review the audio portion of La Vie Outre-Manche, so I'm paraphrasing the description from the publisher's website:
I did not review the audio portion of La Vie Outre-Manche, so I'm paraphrasing the description from the publisher's website:
- The one-hour audio cassette or CD (your choice) includes a selection of the magazine articles read by a native French speaker, as well as a feature called Écoutez et Parlez to help you improve your French listening and speaking skills.
About the Publisher
La Vie Outre-Manche is published by Concorde French Language Publications, along with the lower-intermediate-level magazine Le Rendez-vous français.
La Vie Outre-Manche is published by Concorde French Language Publications, along with the lower-intermediate-level magazine Le Rendez-vous français.
