by Alliance Française | Dec 31, 2011 | Blog
Everybody in France is getting ready for le réveillon du jour de l’an ( New year’s Eve) which is celebrated either with family or friends: another occasion to eat a big and scrumptious meal!Young people do go to parties and for those living in Paris, it is...
by Alliance Française | Dec 23, 2011 | Blog
Some customs are different for Christmas in France, for instance:We do not send Christmas cards but New Year wishes in January, now mostly by email.We celebrate on Christmas eve ( le réveillon de Noël) with a big meal, here is a menu:Des huîtres ( oysters) et du foie...
by Alliance Française | Dec 14, 2011 | Blog
Chou pastry (pâte à choux) is a popular recipe but…. it has got to come out right! Isabelle offers a recipe that should work out each time.PATE A CHOUX Ingrédients: • 250 ml d’eau• 60g de beurre sans sel coupé en morceaux • 125g de farine• 3 à 4 œufs selon la...
by Alliance Française | Dec 11, 2011 | Blog
Our French tutor, Jocelyne, has students with varied interests so they have been creating des devinettes on a wide range of topics, see whether you could have guessed this one!Je suis dur et de longue durée. Je suis centenaire. Je peux créer les héros et les vilains....
by Alliance Française | Dec 4, 2011 | Blog
The Thursday morning French group had great fun making up these riddles ( devinettes). The answers ( Les solutions) are given at the end of the riddle but see if you can work them out.Que suis-je?Mon son en français ressemble a un détective.Le potage m’aime. Je suis...
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