This week on Sound Kitchen, we answer questions about art looted from French museums, we have a trip to Switzerland, a Listener's Corner with Paul Myers, Olia's Happy Moments, and Music with Erwan. All this, plus a new quiz and a bonus quiz, so click the play button above to enjoy!
Hello everyone! Welcome Sound Kitchen Our weekly podcast is published every Saturday, on our website or wherever you listen to podcasts. Be sure to tune in every week to hear the winner's name announced and the quiz question of the week, as well as all the stuff you know and love: your letters and essays, “things of the day”, quirky facts and news, interviews and great music.
Erwan and I are preparing a special show based on your music requests. Please send in your requests! contact address Please also tell us why you like the song, that will make it even more interesting for all of us.
ePOP News: The early bird gets the worm…
RFI's ePOP video contest begins on June 5th. More information will be provided in the coming days, but you can already start planning your video.
The ePOP video contest is organized by “Planète Radio”, an RFI division whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment and how climate change has affected “regular” people. Create a 3-minute video about climate change, the environment and pollution, talking about people who are affected.
So get your head in the sand and start planning your video!
Facebook News: We have a “new and improved” Facebook page for you. RFI English Listener Forum.
This is for anyone who reads or listens to our show and wants to connect with other people, just apply to join and we'll register you.
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On our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” you will find news broadcast in slow, easy French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to help you practice what you've heard.
Visit our website to get started. Click on “Test Level” at the top of the page. Depending on your score, we will advise you on the activities best suited to your level.
Don't give up! Lidwien van Dixhoorn, head of the “Le Français facile” service, told me: “Just listen to the sounds of the language and you will understand it.” And she knows it: Lidwien is Dutch and when she came to France she could barely say “bonjour” and now she's head of this important RFI department. So, hang in there!
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There Parisian perspective, Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, And of course, Sound KitchenThere's an award-winning bilingual series: a classic radio show with actors (!) who help you learn French. 12-year-old boyAnd it's great International Reporttoo.
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Teachers, take note! I keep postcards and stamps from all over the world and send them to my students. If you want to send stamps or postcards to your students, please send me an email. The address is english.service@rfi.fr If you do not mind to donate Please feel free to send stamps, postcards, etc. The address is listed below.
Another idea for students: Father Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has since retired and is writing books for young people — and they're free to read! He has a collection of biographies of artists and musicians. Gentle Giantand an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. you To improve my English, I studied French by reading books for young readers. I guarantee this is a good way to improve your language skills. Click here to get Brother Gerald's free books.
Independent RFI English Club: Be sure to include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) RFI Club correspondence will receive emails from the Listener Relations Department. Don't forget to send us a copy (contact address) When you write to her, please let me know what's going on. Note: you don't need to send her the answers to the quiz, it will cause too many emails!
We welcome new members to the RFI Listeners Club: Arifa Alam Doran from Natore, Bangladesh.
Welcome Arifa! Thanks for joining us!
You too can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club. english.service@rfi.fr Just let us know you'd like to join and we'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. As an RFI Listeners Club member, you'll win great prizes when you win the Sound Kitchen quiz.
This week's quiz: On April 27, I asked about an article titled “‘Massive’ Task to Find Looted African Art in French Museums,” which addressed a very real ongoing problem in Western museums that house art and artifacts that were likely stolen during colonial times.
But discovering the actual origins of many of the works is a long and arduous process — the kind of detective work you'd do tracking down a murderer or a bank robber, but this is an entirely new type of investigation with very little to offer in terms of leads, sources, etc.
With many museums now trying to figure out how pieces came into their collections, two French universities are offering courses in this new field of “art detective work.”So, your question was, “What are the names of the two French universities that are currently offering courses in art provenance research?”
Here's the answer: University of Paris Nanterre and the Louvre.
In addition to the quiz questions, there were also bonus questions.“Which is mightier, money or the pen, and how?” was the question posed by Rafik Khondaker from Naogaon, Bangladesh.
Have an idea for a bonus question? Send it in!
The winners are as follows: RFI Listeners Club member Sharifa Akhter Panna from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. Sharifa is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations Sharifa!
This week's list of lucky winners also includes Salim Akhtar Chadar, president of RFI Seven Stars Radio Listeners Club, Chiniot District, Pakistan; Nafisa Khatun, president of RFI Mahilashrotha Sangha Club, West Bengal, India; and Ferhat Bezazel, president of RFI Ain Kechera Butterflies Club, West Skikda, Algeria.
Rounding out the list is Abdul Manan Teacher, an RFI Listeners Club member from Sirajganj, Bangladesh, and lastly, Shihabur Rahman Khan, an RFI English listener from Bogra, Bangladesh.
Here's the music you heard on the show this week: Traditional Swiss folk songs sung by Swiss Ladies. “Funk No.1” by Juna Selita performed by Tokyo Groove Girls. “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Kids Corner Claude Debussy's “Happy” is performed by the composer himself. Pharrell Williams' “Happy” and Balthazar Naturel's “Misemo” are arranged and performed by Monsieur MÂLÂ.
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This week's question… you'll need to listen to the show to participate. After you listen, re-read Paul's article “Zverev beats Nadal to reach French Open second round” and it will help you find the answer.
Entries for this week's quiz are open until June 24. The winner will be announced on the podcast on June 29. When you enter, be sure to submit your postcode and RFI Listeners Club membership number (if you have one) along with your answer.
Please send your responses to:
english.service@rfi.fr
or
Susan Owensby
RFI – Sound Kitchen
80, Rue Camille Desmoulins
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
France
or
You can also text your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen's mobile phone. International access code for your country, or + “, 33 6 31 12 96 82. Please remember to include your mailing address in the text. – Your RFI Listeners Club membership number (if you have one).
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