by Alliance Française | Jan 24, 2011 | Blog
Alliance Française de Bristol is offering a French course in cookery starting on Thursday, 3rd February in Clifton.The course is run by one of our French tutors who is also a chef. People taking part will be able to prepare delicious French dishes under the...
by Alliance Française | Jan 15, 2011 | Blog
A group of students following a French course with Alliance Française de Bristol ate la galette last Thursday and here is our queen: la reine. She found la fève just as she started eating her portion.To read more about this French custom, read the previous...
by Alliance Française | Jan 12, 2011 | Blog
On 6th January for epiphany ( l’épiphanie), the French eat a cake called une galette which is made of puff pastry with butter ( that’s a must!!) with marzipan ( de la frangipane ) in the middle. A broad bean ( une fève) used to be hidden in it, now it is a...
by Alliance Française | Jan 3, 2011 | Blog
The French custom is to send New Year cards ( cartes de vœux) up to the last day in January. A typical phrase is: Meilleurs vœux pour une bonne et heureuse année ( best wishes for a happy New Year). This is also what people say to each other at midnight ( minuit) on...
by Alliance Française | Dec 23, 2010 | Blog
A group of students taking French lessons on a Tuesday morning has been following the French news this term: strikes ( les grèves) about retirement age ( la retraite), the new expensive plane ( l’avion privé) for Nicolas Sarkozy, the Woerth/ Bettencourt...
by Alliance Française | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog
Des hommes et des dieux is on show at the Watershed in Bristol until the middle of next week. The film was made by Xavier Beauvois last year in France and has had more than 2 million spectators ( un véritable tabac!) as many as Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis (...
by Alliance Française | Dec 1, 2010 | Blog
The clémentine was called after Father Clément who lived in Algeria, near Oran at the end of the 19th century.The French clémentine only grows in Corsica ( en Corse) also called l’ Ile de Beauté, it is picked and ready to eat in December. You can find it...
by Alliance Française | Nov 23, 2010 | Blog
A pilot had to have 5 victories over the enemy to be called ” Un As”. Of course we also use the word “as ” in card games, if you are keen on playing ” la belote” or ” le bridge” you’ll know that you have:L’...
by Alliance Française | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
Did you know that the first flight in France was made in 1890 by the engineer Clément ADER who also invented the word “avion” and influenced the Wright brothers in America ? French aviation history offers a lot of very famous names like Saint...
by Alliance Française | Oct 23, 2010 | Blog
You like speaking French? Why not improve your communication skills with our theatre workshop? Learning in context improves memory, while being involved physically and emotionally will boost your confidence.Join us! All you need is a willingness to participate and a...
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