Le Bataclan, un théâtre hors du commun

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

In: Reading B1, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Listening or Seeing B1

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On the 2nd anniversary of the monstrous attack which cost 90 people their lives on November 13th, 2015, and as the Bataclan theater opens its doors again, we wanted to pay tribute to this mythical place of Paris nightlife. After you listen to the sound files, scroll down to the bilingual reader to check the French transcript and click any phrase for the translation and links to related grammar lessons.

Note: Some of the tenses in this French article and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present tense to describe historical stories like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.

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