by Alliance Française | Aug 7, 2016 | Blog
Les JO are les Jeux Olympiques. You may know that François Hollande has flown over to Rio to support the French athletes. In 2012, the French delegation won 34 medals ( a récolté 34 médailles), 11 gold ( 11 médailles d’or), 11 silver ( 11 médailles...
by Alliance Française | Jul 31, 2016 | Blog
this small town in Normandy where the priest Jacques Hamel was murdered on 26th July. All over France today, religious services have taken place in his memory bringing together people of all faiths or with no religious faith. As you may know France is what we call un...
by Alliance Française | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog
It was a time trial ( une course contre la montre) which Christopher Froome won. But do you know Megève? It is in the Alps in Haute Savoie, it became popular in the early 1920 ies thanks to the Rothschild family who wanted a posh ski resort (une station de ski ) in...
by Alliance Française | Jul 22, 2016 | Podcasts
Listen to Peter Hawkins talking about his love for French chanson and French cinema, and the work he has done translating the most difficult French chansons for British audiences.
by Alliance Française | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog
At Alliance Française de Bristol et Bath, we have all been appalled by the tragedy which took place in Nice on 14th July. We want to offer our most sincere condolences to all the people who have lost dear ones and we very much hope that all the injured will recover...
by Alliance Française | Jul 10, 2016 | Blog
Who among us hasn’t imagined what they would do with the winnings (la cagnotte)? This unusual book is perfect for the seaside (la plage). It’s the story of Jocelyne, who is married with a man called Jocelyn. She is more or less happy. She runs a...
by Alliance Française | Jul 3, 2016 | Blog
Une perle when it is not a pearl is a really stupid mistake. Every year des perles are collected from exam papers like the baccalauréat or le bac. They are published in newspapers and on the Internet. Here are a few found in L’Internaute:Pour moi, Anatole...
by Alliance Française | Jun 26, 2016 | Blog
Ludovic, sommelier at the one Michelin star restaurant Wilks in Bristol, will be helping students to choose a wine according to the dishes to be eaten: accorder les mets et les vins. Did you know that with un Vouvray, you can eat du foie gras or for those who...
by Alliance Française | Jun 19, 2016 | Blog
As you know languages are full of idioms and the French language is no exception, here is a story with lots of idioms written by Robin, in one of Martine’s French tuition classes: LE COMBAT IDIOMATIQUE A – J’ai entendu dire que tu as trouvé une nouvelle amie. B...
by Alliance Française | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog
It is the 15th edition starting at Le stade de France in St Denis, near Paris, on 10th June to finish on 10th July. The opening match ( le match d’ouverture) is between la France et la Roumanie at le stade de France like for the final match ( le match de...
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