by Alliance Française | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
Have you been watching Engrenages, Spiral in English? We had been left on a cliff hanger ( laissé en suspens) at the end of season 5 with Laure Berthaud (le commandant), several months pregnant, in hospital with a stab wound in her tummy. Fortunately, the baby...
by Alliance Française | Dec 3, 2017 | Blog
If you saw the film Elle s’appelait Sarah you may like to read more about what was going on in France during the second world war ( la deuxième guerre mondiale). Françoise, one of our French tutors, studied UN SECRET de Philippe Grimbert with one of her advanced...
by Alliance Française | Nov 24, 2017 | Blog
Students learning French with Alliance Française de Bristol have discovered Jean Rochefort’s clever and moving obituary on France Inter, by François Morel. Take a few minutes to listen to this wonderful bit of French poetry. Students have taken this opportunity...
by Alliance Française | Nov 19, 2017 | Blog
With some of of 33 weekly classes to learn French in Bristol or one of our 9 French classes in Bath, we have been talking about all the different facets of France. To do so we listened to Marc Lavoine’s song C’est ça la France, listing a lot of little...
by Alliance Française | Nov 12, 2017 | Blog
For the anniversary of Barbara’s death, our French teacher Véronique has written the following piece to share with you her life and talent: Il y a 20 ans, le 24 novembre 1997, Barbara disparaissait à l’âge de 67 ans. France inter et la Philarmonie de Paris...
by Alliance Française | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog
Like famous French author Marcel Proust, a bite of certain foods can take me back to your childhood in an instant. I recently ate some Kiri (soft cheese marketed to children) and I was back in a flat playing Lego! Sight – La vue Smell – L’odorat...
by Alliance Française | Oct 8, 2017 | Blog
Autumn together with spring is my favourite season for foraging. There are so many types of fruits out there, ripe (mûr) with sweetness just waiting to be picked (cueilli) and turned into delicious nectars. So, let’s go through the list of them and what to do with...
by Alliance Française | Sep 30, 2017 | Announcements, Blog
Dazzling Dior – Dior Eblouissant The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, located next to the famous Louvre, is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the creation of the House of Dior with an exhibition (expo) of Christian Dior nicknamed (surnommé) the designer...
by Alliance Française | Sep 17, 2017 | Blog
Do you know these unusual objects? This week in the blog, we are asking you to find out their names and what they are for (ce à quoi ils servent): Try and guess (devinez) and scroll down (faites défiler) to see the answers (les réponses): 1: 2: 3: 4: To find...
by Alliance Française | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog
The summer is drawing to an end, and if you want to bring it back to the UK with you, we have found the perfect way! Our next cooking workshop in French will teach you to cook some dishes from Provence, and then you can bring them back to share with your family or...
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