by Alliance Française | Mar 3, 2013 | Blog
Elisabeth, ex French teacher for Alliance Française de Bristol et Bath, gives excellent talks ( interventions) on various French topics. On Friday, 8th March, she is going to take us to la vallée de Chamonix and up le Mont Blanc with a fantastic selections of photos....
by Alliance Française | Feb 24, 2013 | Blog
Tracy, who is a student of French teacher, Martine, discovered quite a few idioms and decided to make up some dialogues to illustrate them. Here they are:Arrête de raconter des salades:(Dialogue entre un père avec son fils adolescent)Père – Philippe les...
by Alliance Française | Feb 16, 2013 | Blog
The workshop, this time, is on les vins du Languedoc Roussillon and will be presented by Lionel, specialist on French wines and ex- French teacher. Here are the wines which will be tasted next Thursday: – Vin de Table « Bu N’Daw »...
by Alliance Française | Feb 10, 2013 | Blog
Students in Audrey’s French tuition group have done just that!Que disent les légendes sur la photo? What is the text saying on the photo?Faites les courses le samedi! Restez au lit le dimanche! Go shopping on Saturdays! Stay in bed on Sundays!Cherchez la...
by Alliance Française | Feb 3, 2013 | Blog
Alliance Française de Bath is showing: Bled Number One by Rabah Amar-Zaïmeche who also plays, Kamel the main character ( le personnage principal).As soon as Kamel comes out of prison, he is sent back to his country of origin, Algeria.Through the eyes of Kamel, the...
by Alliance Française | Jan 27, 2013 | Blog
Our French cookery workshop is starting next Tuesday with our excellent chef and French teacher, Isabelle.The students will soon find out what they are going to cook in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. As well as learning to cook French dishes, they will be speaking...
by Alliance Française | Jan 20, 2013 | Blog
Suzanne, student in Jocelyne’s Thursday morning French class, has written a riddle ( une devinette ). It is always so clever to make up a riddle, never mind in French!!! Will you guess??? Vous allez deviner??Si c’était un signe De ponctuationCe serait un...
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...
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