by Alliance Française | Jan 13, 2013 | Blog
A student in one of Jocelyne’s French classes has written the poem below: C’est temps de Noël, quand tout le monde est occupé,Quoi porter, quoi manger, quoi acheter?Certaines personnes commencent les preparations à l’avance,Parce qu’elles...
by Alliance Française | Jan 6, 2013 | Blog
Today is epiphany ( l’épiphanie) and the tradition is to eat a special cake called la galette des rois. This custom is a reminder of the kings who brought presents after the birth of Jesus. On the 6th January, the idea is of tirer les rois ( to draw the kings),...
by Alliance Française | Dec 29, 2012 | Blog
Now that the French group as une Mère Noël, she and le facteur ( the postman) are going to choose some presents suitable for the students in the French class and for their French teacher, these presents are related to work done during the term or to particular...
by Alliance Française | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog
Robin, one of the students in the French Tuesday group is showing again his wit and his talent as a scriptwriter.We lost our Father Christmas ( notre père Noël), dear John, as he passed away peacefully last March at the age of 98. Maureen, who is a retired teacher,...
by Alliance Française | Dec 16, 2012 | Blog
In the latest Alliance Française de Bristol cookery workshop, Isa, our French tutor and chef, chose to teach the students how to make un chou farci ( stuffed cabbage). It is a popular recipe in Auvergne (cold mountainous area in central France) as it is a perfect dish...
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