Issue 58 of Bien-dire Magazine

It's another great issue! Look through this list of articles and I'm sure you'll find one or two that, by themselves, make the subscription price a bargain.

Here is the complete list:

• Understanding French society: a 4-page look at the student protests of May 1968. This is the month that brought down a government and alerted the world that the baby boomers were going to be tough to handle.
• The 4-day school week! Starting with the 2008/2009 school year. It's a great time to be a kid in France!
• Spotlight on Cannes: it's film season - learn all about this glamorous event.
• Getting the French to pollute less: subsidies for certain automobiles and stiff pollution taxes on others.
• Sample dialogues: at the bookstore. Buying a map, postcards, stamps. Practice these dialogues and play it cool.
• In the news: a new dance craze; national "neighbors day"; university reform; a possible end to sales of horse meat in supermarkets; wooden houses are all the rage in France.
• How to say it: talking about the food. If ever there is a time when diplomacy counts, it's when you're sitting in front of a dish that the hostess has cooked. This article might get you out of a jam.
• Weekend getaway: bohemian Paris - night life, dancing, special events. A guide for fun people.
• Like horses? Here's a 3-page profile of France's most important horse trainer.
• Landing a job in France: all about handwritten letters of introduction, employment interviews, call backs, recruiting agencies. This isn't Kansas, Dorothy!
• Simplified work contracts: in France, it's never a simple, "Well, can you start tomorrow?" No - there's always a contract to be signed; but things are getting easier. Here is a 2-page article to help you understand the different types of employment contracts.
• Going to rent a car in France? This month's "visual vocabulary" section is for you - car parts. Horn, steering wheel, radio... everything except cup holders!
• Quotes from the French press: this one is level 2+, but the hard words are translated in the help box. You'll notice that the head of the French nuclear industry has an impish smile.
• 6 Frenchies speak about...: six short interviews answering the question: "What does May '68 mean to you?"
• All about Pastis: this is the drink of the south of France. There is a 100% chance that this will be one of the drinks offered if you invited over to a French person's home.
• Ads in this issue: 6 language institutes offer study in France's most beautiful regions.
• French film quiz.
• Don't-miss events in May and July.
• Diction exercises: offered in every issue.