day 69who pays for culture?
unit 10 · culture & the artswho pays for culture?
Debate the funding of culture: public money, sponsors, tickets, and use the future perfect again.
today’s words
- le financement · funding, financing
- la fondation · foundation
- accessible · accessible, affordable
- le fondateur · founder
- payant · that you pay for
- l'abandon · abandonment, withdrawal
- adhérer · to join; to stick
- la subvention · grant, subsidy
- l'adhésion · membership; joining
- prestigieux · prestigious
- l'attraction · attraction
- rentable · profitable
- l'élan · momentum, drive
- incontournable · unmissable, essential
- le prestige · prestige
- valoriser · to enhance, to give value to
- associatif · of associations, community
- l'adhérent · member (of an association)
sentences
- La mairie envisage l'abandon de sa subvention. · The town hall is considering withdrawing its grant.
- Sans financement, la troupe ne peut pas payer la salle. · Without funding, the company cannot pay for the hall.
- Une fondation aide les associations de théâtre. · A foundation helps theatre associations.
- Le fondateur de la troupe veut un théâtre accessible à tous. · The founder of the company wants a theatre that is open to everyone.
- Les places sont payantes, mais elles restent peu chères. · The seats are paid for, but they stay cheap.