Tim Cook a quitté son poste de PDG d’Apple après 15 ans. John Ternus devient aujourd’hui le nouveau PDG de l’entreprise. Ternus, 50 ans, travaille chez Apple depuis 2001. Cook est devenu PDG en 2011 quand Steve Jobs a quitté le poste. Sous la direction de Cook, Apple a lancé des produits comme l’Apple Watch et les AirPods.

Vocabulaire : quitter = to leave / poste (m) = position / PDG\ (m) = CEO / devenir = to become / entreprise (f) = company / travailler = to work / direction (f) = leadership / lancer = to launch*

\Président-directeur général*

English translation

Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO

Tim Cook has stepped down as CEO of Apple after 15 years. John Ternus becomes the company’s new CEO today. Ternus, 50, has worked at Apple since 2001. Cook became CEO in 2011 when Steve Jobs left the position. Under Cook’s leadership, Apple launched products such as the Apple Watch and AirPods.

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I’ve read up on it and the answers have varied a bit but seem to me in Metropolitan French you growl it more

•When it’s the beginning of the word or syllable
•When it’s after a consonant like C, V, T, B, D, G
•In dramatic/emotional/formal speech or emphasizing something

But the more I listen to French speakers I feel the less I hear a pattern and it almost appears to me to vary by the individual. The other day I watched an interview of a 20 something French person who growled the heck out of the R in D’accord for instance. I feel less sure about when to emphasize it as time passes.

I love the sound but I’d hate to do it incorrectly or overdo it. Any help would be appreciated!

I just started a French study/course and I’m looking for books and (tv)shows/movies to pick up more of the sounds and writing to really “get in there”.

I’ve studied French in high school and I’ve done self-study every here and then because I adore French/France, so I do know the overall basics and I can understand quite a bit out of context and basic knowledge.

I would love to hear your recommendations or any other tips/advice is welcome too!

I'm currently retaking elementary class (French 112) to get comfortable with speaking, it's very helpful but we only get a limited amount of speaking time. Looking for a partner who enjoys structured work and consistency. We will practice the mock conversations in Horizons, 1-2 pages per day or whatever fits our level. I can send you weekly screenshots of the chapter we will be going over if you don't have the material.

I'm aiming for 15-30 mins everyday, we will start with quick greeting and dive right into the practice, take turns asking and answering. No personal information will be exchanged and you don't have to use your real name of course.

PST, flexible schedule.

For example in a word like "confortable" (/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tabl/), am I right in thinking in fast speech the /ʁ/ can become very subtle compared to the /ʁ/ in a word where it comes after a consonant?

Also could anyone tell me if this /ʁ/ is voiced or unvoiced?

I have French in my graduation course which I am starting this year. But I will not be able to take my classes as the timing clashes with my Asian Culture classes. But the issue is the course book doesn't have any single translation and no online videos on it are there. I am attaching my sllybus and it also contains the textbook name so help to learn the language and also not fail my exams. The sllybus contains much more but I only have to study certain papers which are: Paper 1, Paper 3, Paper 5, Paper 7.

Bonjour!

I'm about to take the TCF for the 1st time in about a week 🤞🏼

I have a few questions about the TCF Compréhension Orale section: what is the format of the questions? For example, most of the practice tests I've done off the internet, in the first few questions the options are in the audio and the written multiple choice are just A, B, C, D - and you pick the corresponding one. Then in other questions, there is more text in the written multiple choice options. Is this similar to the actual test? How much time do you have to read each of the options?

Additionally, what order do the sections happen in, like CO, CE, EE, then EO - is there a set order for all tests?

Also, for anyone who has taken the TEF and TCF, what has been your experience? Which one did you prefer? Is it true that one is harder than the other?

Thanks for any info you might have about my questions!

currently, I have completed all the grammar topics which are required for b2

I can understand the context of news when I read the French version

I can write 20 words correct out of 35( Claude)

i tried listening mock tests for tef currently scoring 22/40

i tried reading mock test for currently scoring 27/40 . ( 30 mins of rfi and tv 5 monde)

pls help me how can I achieve clb 7 by Feb

realistically possible????

i wanna get better at my french but like idk how to… all im doing is watching french with judy on YouTube 😭