by Alliance Française | Oct 14, 2012 | Blog
Lionel, specialist in French wines and an ex French teacher, is going to give students taking French tuition in Bristol with their French teachers, as well as their friends, a talk on champagnes followed by some champagne tasting ( dégustation de champagnes).Here are...
by Alliance Française | Oct 7, 2012 | Blog
For several years now, there has been une nuit blanche à Paris ( a sleepless night) on the first weekend in October ( see Alliance Française de Bristol blog last October for some background). There are some museums that are open all night for instance but there are...
by Alliance Française | Sep 30, 2012 | Blog
Les Intouchables came out in France in November 2011 and, immediately, had a fantastic success ( a fait un tabac) . The two directors ( réalisateurs) Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano depict the relationship between a quadriplegic ( un tétraplégique ), played by...
by Alliance Française | Sep 23, 2012 | Blog
It is on the French calendar delivered each December by the postman, the calendar is called: L’Almanach du facteur ou Le Calendrier de la poste: 22 septembre: AUTOMNE Here in Bristol, we know what Autumn means, it’s been pouring down all day: il pleut des...
by Alliance Française | Sep 16, 2012 | Blog
Here is la lettre de Robin, La vie en famille, in Alphonse Daudet’s style:Le lendemain matin j’entendis l’aboiement féroce de Beowulf. Un des chats du quartier était dans l’olivier et il laissait pendre son cul exactement hors de la portée du chien. Furieux,...
by Alliance Française | Sep 9, 2012 | Uncategorised
Martine, one of our French teachers, studied most of the Lettres with students who have a very good grasp of French.Robin wrote a long Lettre the first part of which is published below. You will definitely feel Daudet’s influence, which is a fantastic...
by Alliance Française | Sep 2, 2012 | Blog
It is the story of two young girls in Paris. The narrator, Lou, is a 13 year old with an exceptionally high IQ, she gets involved with No who is 18 and homeless. Usually, Alliance Française de Bristol publishes a positive feedback from students but this time,...
by Alliance Française | Aug 27, 2012 | Blog
La pétanque is an outdoor game that you play with boules:The word pétanque comes from the provençal: pé meaning pieds ( feet) and tanca meaning planté ( standing firm on one’s feet). The game is thought to have been introduced by the Romans and has been played...
by Alliance Française | Aug 19, 2012 | Blog
Every year, you can go to a spectacular multimedia show ( un spectacle multimédia) with a different theme. The show is called: Carrières de lumière.Pictures are projected against the stones, rocks and floors creating a fantastic atmosphere where the spectator is...
by Alliance Française | Aug 13, 2012 | Blog
Geoffrey who is a student in Martine’s French class wrote his own letter which will remind you of La chèvre de Monsieur Seguin, a classic known by nearly everyone in France. It is very appropriate to publish it now as it is about a football game, so c’est...
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