Intermediate French with Carlito

👉 Download your FREE "Madame Bovary, en douceur" Guide →  https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-madame-bovary-en-douceur-guide In this episode, I tell you the story of the most scandalous novel in French history, and of the woman at its heart.  Why France put a book on trial in 1857, who Emma Bovary really was, and why, more than a century later, her longing for a more beautiful l...

👉 Download your FREE "Sur les pas de Jules Verne à Amiens" Guide →  https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-Jules-Verne-in-Amiens-guide In this episode, I take you to Amiens, a quiet city in the north of France, and tell you the story of the man who imagined the whole world from a small room at the top of a tower.  The worlds of his novels, his daily discipline, his love for his ado...

👉 Download your FREE "The Sun King's Versailles" Guide →  https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-sun-kings-versailles-guide In this episode, I take you inside the Palace of Versailles and we live one full day with Louis XIV, the Sun King. From the morning ceremony where the whole court watched him wake up, to the candlelit evenings in the Hall of Mirrors. A calm, immersive walk through...

👉 Download your FREE “Reims Coronation” Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-reims-coronation-guide In this episode, I take you to Reims, the French city where 25 kings of France were crowned. Not Paris. Not Versailles. Reims. You will discover why this city became sacred in French history, why Clovis was baptized there, why Joan of Arc brought Charles VII to Reims during the Hundr...

👉 Download your FREE “ Champagne Empire ” Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-champagne-empire-guide In this episode, I tell you the story of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, the young widow behind the yellow label of Veuve Clicquot. At 27, with a failing business and everyone telling her to give up, she made a different choice. I take you through the cellars of Reims and the life of a wom...

👉 Download your FREE "French Cinema" Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-french-cinema-guide In this episode, I sit down with Manon, who runs a French film club in Paris, and she explains why French movies feel so different from American ones. From the New Wave to Amélie, from the "French Ending" to the French idea that cinema is culture, not just entertainment. You can learn more...

👉 Download your FREE "Nîmes Heritage" Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-nimes-heritage-guide In this episode, I take you to the south of France, to a city most people have never heard of, that holds more Roman heritage than anywhere on Earth outside Italy.  ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you so...

👉 Download your FREE “ Paris Hotel ” Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-the-paris-hotel-guide In this episode, I take you inside a real 4-star Paris hotel and let you hear every word of the conversation between a guest and the receptionist — from check-in to check-out. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you...

👉 Download your FREE "Parisian Elegance Guide" → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-parisian-elegance-guide In this episode, I take you inside the Ritz Paris and tell you the story of the woman who chose to live there for 37 years.  ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you so much for your support. 📩 Have a ques...

👉 Download your FREE “Cholet Handkerchief ” Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-Cholet-Handkerchief-guide A simple red and white handkerchief from the city of Cholet tells the story of one of the most violent, least known chapters of French history. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you so much for your supp...

👉 Download your FREE “Van Gogh Village” Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-vgvg In this episode, I take you to Auvers-sur-Oise, the small village north of Paris where Van Gogh spent his final 70 days and painted 70 masterpieces. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you so much for your support. 📩 Have a quest...

In this episode, I join Thomas from Apprendre le French as the very first guest on his new podcast format, French Talks. We have a real, natural conversation in French about one of the biggest frustrations learners face: understanding the language… but struggling to speak it. We talk about my journey from HEC to teaching French, why I chose to work with intermediate learners, and the importance of...

Download your FREE “French Liberty Guide” → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-french-liberty In this episode, I take you to Colmar, in Alsace, to discover Auguste Bartholdi, the Frenchman who created the Statue of Liberty.  ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you so much for your support. 📩 Have a question for...

👉 Download your FREE “ Menton Travel & Culture Pack ” → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-menton In this episode, I take you to Menton, the last French town before Italy, and I tell you the story of how a simple lemon shaped the destiny of an entire city.  ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow, thank you so much for...

👉 Download your FREE “Vercingétorix & Caesar” Guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lpvc In this episode, I tell you the full story of Vercingétorix and Julius Caesar.  You'll discover why Caesar invaded Gaul in the first place, what really happened at the battle of Gergovie, how the siege of Alésia ended in tragedy, and why this story still matters to the French today.  Alon...

👉 Download your FREE "7 True French Stories to Feel at Home in France" → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lpl In this episode, I take you inside Hôtel Louison, a family run boutique hotel in Paris, where I sit down with Marie-Ange, the owner.  This is a conversation about what French hospitality really looks like from the inside. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode?  A 5 star review on Appl...

👉 Download your FREE "Parler comme un Lyonnais"   Guide →  https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lplg In this episode, I take you to Lyon, a city most people overlook when they think of France. We explore how Lyon became the gastronomic capital of the country, not thanks to famous chefs but thanks to women who were fired from their jobs and opened their own restaurants. We walk through t...

👉 Download your FREE "Jean Nouvel”   Guide →  https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lpjng In this episode, we follow the story of Jean Nouvel, a man who grew up in a small medieval town in southwest France, defied his parents to study architecture, and went on to create buildings that stopped people in their tracks. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? A 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify rea...

👉 Download your FREE "Armagnac Production” Guide →  https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lpapg This episode tells the story of armagnac, France's oldest spirit. I explain how it's made in Gascogne, why medieval monks called it the water that burns, and how this 700 year old tradition nearly disappeared before finding new life with a younger generation of producers. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? A...

👉 Download your FREE “French Knife Expressions” guide → https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-fkeg In this episode, I take you inside a real knife workshop in the French Alps, in Annecy, to explore authentic French vocabulary you won’t usually find in textbooks. 📍 Meet Bernard in Annecy Le Couteau Savoyard 32 rue Sommeillier Annecy — Haute-Savoie, France ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? A 5-star r...

  👉 Grab your FREE "French Speaking Practice Plan" : https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-fspp   Climb from understanding French to actually speaking it. Real metaphors. Practical expressions. The vocabulary French people use every day.   👉 Have a question for me? Email me at carlito@frenchteachercarlito.com — I read every message personally.   Merci et à très bientôt, Cha...

👉 Grab your FREE "French Speaking Practice Plan" : https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-fspp   Transform your passive French into confident, active speaking skills. Practical techniques. Real resources. Methods that actually work.   👉 Have a question for me? Email me at carlito@frenchteachercarlito.com — I read every message personally.   Merci et à très bientôt, Charles

🎁 FREE GUIDE: 50 Essential French Political Words & Expressions 👉 https://www.frenchteachercarlito.com/lp-efpw Understand French history, politics, and social issues with confidence. Clear explanations. Real examples. Useful vocabulary you’ll actually hear. ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps the podcast grow. In this episode: Discover the story...

🎁 FREE GUIDE 10 Authentic Alsatian Expressions You’ll hear them everywhere in Colmar. 👉 Download it now ⭐ Enjoyed the episode? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify really helps. Merci & à très bientôt, Charles

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