#french test

[oxygenpdf]

I hate learning a second language, I hate this stupid fucking DELF test bullshit. I hate that I STAYED in this language course.

I hate it. And I hate that I’ll be graduating with the embarrassment of knowing I failed something everyone else passed.

[bacchicly]

Ok trying something out... I am writing a list for Wednesday morning when I have my test...this is the dry run. I will rewrite it in french after...and that version may change once I "groundproof it" (is that even a real term? Note to self look up ground proof because you've used it 3 times this week without really knowing if you're using it right or even if it's a real term):

Wake up at 6 am.

Go to washroom.

Feed cats. Talk to them in french.

Pour coffee. Take med. Thank coffee machine and meds in french. Continue to discuss with cats.

Have shower - wash hair. Describe all actions out loud in french.

Put on clothing that I laid out the night before. Describe actions and clothing as I put thing on - outloud. Narration is your friend.

Make kid's lunch. Make my lunch.

At 7:45 at the latest, walk to car and drive to work, listening to french radio.

Park. Do a brief 2 to 3 minute resume of what was presented on the radio.

Go to meeting room I reserved and set up computer. Test teams meeting link. Set up pad and pencils. Make sure blank. Set out 2 pieces of Id.

Talk to myself for 10 to 15 minutes.

Go to washroom - fill water bottle.

At 8:45 log into meeting. While waiting to be let into meeting breath, smile, think in french, tell myself how fun this test is going to be. Remind myself that my boss says if I don't get the level I can try again in 30 days.

Enjoy the test. Yay we get to talk for an hour! How often does someone want to listen to me talk for an hour? Woot woot. Remember to just be "Bacchic who is french" and not worry too much about the answers I give. Trust myself. I have prepared well. I can do this.

[eywaheardyou]

Why do teachers give a fuckload of exams the week before the semester ends??

[homkamiro]

Heavy language

[ionlydrinkhotwater]

Let's be honest with ourselves. There is a strong argument that if Neil and Jean had grown up together at the Nest, they would have been each other's first kiss. Even if they don't end up together romantically, they would have tried it out with each other first.

[therevkid]

ah yes, maximilien and his chunky revolutionary pigeon

or smth like that idk

full shtty drawing lol

man I was really bored on a trip that I took recently and I wanted to try that animation implementation in ibis paint, soo 😭

[nelelle]

old ryker sketches

[mylove-thresher]

bro this was so infuriating to draw but like. Fugirl. (Insert giggle)

The anatomy is so off with the legs but like. I didn’t put too much effort on it ok. Let the legs be wonky doinky.

(What is wrong with me)

[eddiediaaz]

i applied for a job at a call center, even tho it was the worst job i've ever had when i did it for a year in 2014-2015. but i have no choice, i need a job. here are the steps to get hired. the wage would be between $16 and $18 CAD (minimum wage where i live is $15.75 CAD so it's not even a great wage)

send your resume + cover letter and hope to be selected

first assessment on the phone (conversation of about 15 minutes)

french test of 20 questions (only 60 seconds for each question)

english test of 20 questions (only 60 seconds for each question)

a "PI behavorial assessment" of 2 "there's no good or bad answer, we just wanna get to know you" questions

audio test of four difficult 30-second questions that are real work situations/calls where you have to read, listen, and type at the same time (2 in french, 2 in english)

if all of this works out, there's a 30-minute video interview with HR

and another final video interview with the supervisor

is it just me or its fucking CRAZY for a position that's barely above minimum wage???? like. what the fuck why is it so demanding skdfjbndfsds.

but then the dude also told me they received 250 resumes and there are only looking for 2 people, so i guess they have to filter people out, somehow...

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Alexandre Cabanel (French, 1823-1889) Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners, 1887 Oil on canvas, Private collection

[vigilskeep]

i think harding sounds rlly good in french...her english performance sometimes made me want to eat glass but french is solid

fascinating.

[between-two-fandoms]

HC Tommy Kinard is secretly fluent in French. Buck is secretly fluent in the sect of conversational Spanish he learned in Peru. They don't understand a WORD of what the other is saying, it's just insanely hot being flirted with in a foreign language. Plot twist when they get into fights they both shout in their designated language until they kiss each other because they love each other too damn much to stay mad.

[maybxlle]

taking french was truly the worst decision i have ever made in my entire life

[la-cocotte-de-paris]

Isabelle Huppert’s Wardrobe Test for 8 FEMMES (2002)

[pynkhues]

I recently read an article in which Quentin Tarantino stated that fewer movie stars exist as a result of "Marvel movies in Hollywood." I think Jennifer Aniston made a similar argument before saying that there are no longer any movie stars. I'm not sure what that means. I can think of a lot of movie stars right now, such as Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet, and Zoey Deutch etc. what do you think? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and Quentin's comments.

QuillBot's

Months ago, when you sent me this ask, anon, I wrote out a really long reply and as soon as I hit post, my laptop crashed and ate the answer, and I was so annoyed at myself for not saving my reply, that I couldn't bring myself to try and re-write an answer. I'm really sorry for that, especially because I think this is such an interesting ask (or well, two asks, because I think the death of the movie star and the impact Marvel's had on the broader concept of a movie star, are kinda two different things).

I've been thinking about it a bit again recently though, particularly as the Oscar race gears up, and Jacob Elordi and Charles Melton''s respective stars are rising in an industry currently desperate to find the new young Hollywood male 'talent', and I've been thinking about it again because honestly?

I agree with Jennifer Aniston, I think the movie star is dead.

We are a long, long way from Golden Age Hollywood where actors like Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe could captivate a public imagination in a way that translated to big box office effect, after all. Hell, we're even out of New Hollywood, an era dominated by names like Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, and Jane Fonda, and the Blockbuster era with Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone and Harrison Ford.

My original reply went into a lot of the different reasoning as to why this is (like with many things, I don't think there's any one reason for it), in particular how the advent of streaming has changed our relationship with films and TV shows, how the saturation of the market has diluted the staying power of celebrities, how social media and the perceived accessibility of celebrities removes personal mystique which in turn removes intrigue and increases a sense of entitlement, and the fact that so many people having stopped going to the cinema means that the experiential element of seeing a film in a setting larger than life has been diminished.

I think call out culture plays a role too, with any actor on the rise being torn down by tweets they made eight, nine or ten years ago impacting how their star rises, I think the dismantling of the studio system (which is a good thing!) also harmed actors in the long run as studios stopped investing the same resources into making and training stars (they used to be able to sing, dance and act! Now some can barely even act!), and I think, of course, the rise of prestige TV changed the industry substantially (after all, movie stars were movie stars - they traditionally did not, and would not, do TV, which created a clear class structure in terms of screen-based storytelling).

And yeah, I think the language shift from film and TV to content has done irrepairable damage to the artistry of filmmaking and the consideration of a movie star as an actor at the top of their field instead of an actor with the most Insta followers or YouTube subscribers (after all, if everything's content, isn't it the same thing? [no lol]).

Which I guess is kind of where Quentin Tarantino's argument comes in, right? What he's saying is that Marvel's made it so that the IP - the content itself - is the star, not the actor, and I'd say he's probably right with that.

Think of it this way - back in the New Hollywood/Blockbuster era, Harrison Ford was the movie star - he was leading new franchises left-right-and-centre between Star Wars and Indiana Jones, sci fi epics like Blade Runner, leading action thrillers like Patriot Games, The Fugitive and Clear and Present Danger and getting nominated for Oscars for Witness.

He was a movie star in every sense of the word because you could hinge a film - one with a new concept, not just remakes or sequels - on him and be virtually guaranteed a success. He was what sold the tickets, the director just hopefully had to make something good enough people would leave the cinema glad they saw.

Tarantino's argument is the Marvel model - - hell, even the new Star Wars properties, turned the franchise into the star, for better or worse, which means original films can't compete because nobody knows the IP. Back when Harrison Ford was at the top of his game, his name was what helped original films including smaller, standalone works like Witness find an audience, but the studios have changed that. Capitalism has changed that.

Properties with existing audiences and deep pockets for merch were prioritised, only now those franchises are faltering and you've got a generation trained that 'cinematic events' are reserved for blockbusters in established universes, instead of taking a risk on a new film because you know you love an actor who's in it.

Do I think we could go back?

Maybe, but probably not.

I think the place we are now in the history of cinema / TV / 'content' means you can't make a movie star anymore because I think the industry is simply so different that no actor can break through in the same way that even Leonardo DiCaprio could 30 years ago. That industry doesn't exist anymore, actors aren't guaranteed draws (Bones and All proved that for Timothee Chalamet, and Wonka I think could go a similar way), or they have to heavily rely on other industries to become household names which I think dilutes them as a pure 'movie star' (Zendaya's a great example of this - I like her a lot, but how many movies has she even been in? They built her career up in peripheral industries long before they tried to sell her as a movie star, and frankly, I'd question her even as a leading actress yet given she's typically only either been in ensemble casts or clear supporting).

It's a whole new world, and yeah, I think the movie star is dead.

[chabric]

Old moomin fanart that was mainly a texture test