Revision Club Texts

Pooling our resources

You know what it’s like: you choose a text and send it to the group, only to discover half way through translating that it’s poorly written, contains mistakes and really isn’t as interesting as you’d hoped. Taking part in a revision club is definitely worthwhile CPD, but we are all busy bees and could do without spending too long trawling the internet/wading through magazines and books in search of a decent text. My hope is that by sharing revision club texts that we have found to be enjoyable and linguistically stimulating, we will all save time.

Feel free to add to the list by sending your texts to stephanie@voyagetranslations.co.uk.

French to English

General

Les livres de l’été

Guide Dogs

https://www.chiensguides.fr/chien-guide/chien-daveugle-aide-lautonomie and https://www.chiensguides.fr/chien-guide/races-de-chiens-guides (or merge any variety of pages)

Coronavirus and the UK economy
https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2020/07/14/l-economie-britannique-se-contracte-de-19-de-mars-a-mai_6046134_3234.html

Swile

https://francefintech.welcomekit.co/companies/lunchr and https://www.swile.co/mission

Eurotunnel travel requirements

https://www.eurotunnel.com/fr/informations-sur-votre-voyage/flash-info-voyage/covid-19/

Tourism

5 espaces sauvages – Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

https://www.lexpress.fr/tendances/voyage/5-espaces-sauvages-et-encore-preserves-pour-s-evader-en-auvergne-rhone-alpes_2128103.html 

Wild Swimming in the Loire

Marché de Noël de Kaysersberg : l’authentique

https://www.noel.alsace/marche-de-noel-de-kaysersberg/

Food and Drink

La guerre de l’expresso est déclarée

Michel et Augustin Sur la route des AOP
https://www.micheletaugustin.com/blog/sur-la-route-des-aop

Pâtisserie haute couture

https://www.parisinfo.com/ou-manger-a-paris/infos/guides/ou-manger-a-paris-selon-vos-envies/patisserie-haute-couture/patisserie-haute-couture

Tendance Bistronomie

https://www.parisinfo.com/ou-manger-a-paris/infos/guides/ou-manger-a-paris-selon-vos-envies/tendance-bistronomie/tendance-bistronomie

Sport

Apprendre le crawl

Tony Estranguet

Environment/Sustainability

La biodiversité sous pression

https://www.vie-publique.fr/parole-dexpert/272596-quel-est-letat-de-la-biodiversite-en-france-les-principales-menaces

Futur Écoquartier

https://citefertile.com/le-projet/

Gaming

Chouer de Gamers

https://choeurdegamers.fr/

Fashion

https://www.dormeuil.com/fr/journal/article/back-to-business/

Spanish to English

General

Más allá de la capital

https://elpais.com/espana/un-futuro-cercano/2022-02-16/mas-alla-de-la-capital-el-triunfo-de-la-vida-rural-madrilena.html

Como superar el síndrome de estar quemado

Las cholitas luchadoras

https://elpais.com/internacional/2015/11/26/actualidad/1448493542_588208.html

Elecciones en Israel

https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-06-13/israel-se-apresta-a-enterrar-la-era-de-netanyahu-con-la-votacion-de-confianza-a-un-nuevo-gobierno.html

La España vacía

https://diario16.com/no-existe-la-espana-vacia-es-la-espana-vaciada/

Billones de árboles

https://www.pressreader.com/mexico/muy-interesante-mexico/20210401/281522228859293

Wes Anderson ya rueda en Chinchón

https://elpais.com/revista-de-verano/2021-08-23/wes-anderson-ya-rueda-en-chinchon.html

África prepara la vuelta a casa de su legado

https://elpais.com/planeta-futuro/2021-07-26/africa-prepara-la-vuelta-a-casa-de-su-legado.html

Tourism

La Palma road trip

https://www.guiarepsol.com/es/viajar/rutas/rutas-tematicas/en-coche-por-la-isla-bonita/

Food and Drink

Errores deliciosos

Aceite de oliva

https://www.laespanolaaceites.com/

https://www.laespanolaaceites.com/productos/aceite-de-oliva-virgen-extra/aceite-hojiblanca-virgen-extra-gourmet/

Bodegas Baigorri

https://bodegasbaigorri.com/

Bodega Astobiza

https://www.astobiza.es/ https://www.astobiza.es/en/la-bodega/

Science

Efectos cerebrales de la falta de sueño

https://www.investigacionyciencia.es/revistas/mente-y-cerebro/huellas-digitales-del-yo-766/efectos-cerebrales-de-la-falta-de-sueo-17491

Enredados en el espaciotiempo

https://www.investigacionyciencia.es/revistas/investigacion-y-ciencia/cerebros-de-laboratorio-699/enredados-en-el-espaciotiempo-15010?utm_source=boletin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=F%C3%ADsica+-+Marzo

International Development

La libertad huele a cacao

https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/03/07/planeta_futuro/1488899284_512300.html#?id_externo_nwl=newsletter_planeta_futuro20170315

Sport

Newspaper article on the use of the ‘burofax’ in Messi’s football transfer

https://elpais.com/economia/2020-09-04/por-que-messi-envio-un-burofax.html

Text from Argentina about the history of River Plate and why they got the nickname “gallina”

https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-primera/aniversario-final-river-libertadores_0_wBjk8NXI0.html

Tactics used in a match between Manchester City and Real Madrid

https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/real-madrid/20200227/473809264306/real-madrid-guardiola-pep-manchester-city-lupa-tactica.html