A1 French News | Runners Race at the North Pole

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Twenty-three runners from seven countries race on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole, with safety gear and polar bear guards nearby. Also: A well-known Cuban dissident leaves Cuba for exile in the United States after serving a five-year prison sentence, while supporters greet him in Miami.Today’s French focus: partir = to leave / to go away. Vocabulary: la glace (ice), la boucle (a loop), partir (to leave / to go away).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extr...