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Articles - Partitive

In this section - Choose the right partitive article. Select from 'les' or 'des'. Complete the text by inserting the correct word in each gap.

In spoken French the s in 'les, des' is not pronounced unless the next word starts with a vowel, eg. 'les églises'.

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Portugal : comme une croisade Portugal gets ready for the Euro	Parier sur l'énergie nucléaire France's dependence on nuclear energy	France : l'électricité grâce à la mère nature Energy from mother nature
L'anorexie : une pathologie en progression Anorexia in France	Les 'freelance' : choisir sa liberté Freelancers in France	La bagatelle la plus sérieuse du monde? Football in France, national pride