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02/13/2021

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 13/13: Awa

A missed appointment can be made up for forty years later... but another surprise awaits Rosa! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

02/13/2021

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8 min
10/07/2020

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 1/13: A chaotic arrival

Billie's arrival at 12 bis rue de Paradis is disrupted by a transport strike and a medical emergency. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

10/07/2020

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8 min
09/30/2020

'Les voisins du 12 bis', new podcast online from 7 October

"Les voisins du 12 bis" (The neighbours from 12B) is a new bilingual story for immersive listening to familiarise yourself with the French language. The first episode of the podcast will be online on Wednesday 7 October. In a block of flats in Paris, a small group of neighbours have become friends. Zirek, the Kurdish doctor who now works as a private car hire driver; Diane and Pierre, who just have had another child; Amir, the young afghan florist, and Billie who is exploring Parisian student life with the help of Rosa, her compatriot, who has lived in the French capital for more than 40 years. Les voisins du 12 bis is a podcast in 13 episodes and tells the story of Rosa, Billie and their neighbours to find young Awa, whose voice and songs wowed them. Listen in to a new episode every Wednesday. You can also subscribe to the podcasts on: Soundcloud, Deezer, Spotify, Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts. And for optimal listening use headphones! Les voisins du 12 bis allows you to: Follow the story through cartoon pictures on Instagram Learn French on Le français facile avec RFI through exercises (answers provided) based on each episode Teach French with the use of the educational sheets you will find on Le français facile avec RFI to practice basic communication skills in French learnt through each episode. All activities have been devised for learner and intermediary levels, as well as low literacy adult learners. Booklets you can print are available for those who wish to use the teaching material for newly arrived immigrants.Les voisins du 12 bis A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm French voices: Chloé Sitbon, Olivier Blond, Ahmet Zirek, Omid Rawendah Illustrations: Julina Jean-Joseph Production: Raphaël Cousseau, Joël Hermant, Naosi Nazem Editorial and educational supervision: Julien Cousseau et Agnès Foyer Educational material: Emilie Kasazian et Mathias van der Meulen Overall supervision: Lidwien van Dixhoorn French-English version: Adapted by: Arnab Béranger Voices: Nirupama Nityanandan, Tulika Srivastava

09/30/2020

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1 min
10/14/2020

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 2/13: A mysterious delivery

A postman in a hurry, a mistake in the address... but where is the recipient of the package? In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

10/14/2020

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8 min
02/03/2021

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 12/13: Mark Constantin

Billie has a lead! How to contact Rosa's first love? In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

02/03/2021

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8 min
11/11/2020

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 6/13: To the Décibel concert hall

Zirek is sick! Billie and Rosa try to send a message to Awa. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

11/11/2020

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8 min
01/06/2021

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 10/13: At the No Mad club

Billie is going out tonight with her friends. Be careful: the day after the party can be difficult! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

01/06/2021

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8 min
01/13/2021

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 11/13: At the Forum des images (film centre)

During the screening of a documentary, Billie makes a surprising discovery. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

01/13/2021

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8 min
11/25/2020

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 7/13: The maid's room

When Billie moves to the 5th floor, she makes a surprising discovery: a well-kept secret from Rosa. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

11/25/2020

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8 min
12/02/2020

Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 8/13: Rosa's birthday

The flowers and cake have been ordered: let the celebration begin! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and their three children. Les voisins du 12 bis, a bilingual radio story in 13 episodes for immersive listening to learn French in everyday situations. Scenario: Alexandra Lazarescou Dialogues: Anne Claude Romarie et Mariannick Bellot Original sound tracks: Ommm A Radio France Internationale programme coproduced with France Éducation international, with the support of the French culture ministry. Every week, you will find bilingual podcasts, exercises and educational sheets on RFI Savoirs and a comic on Instagram to learn French with Billie.

12/02/2020

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8 min

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