by Alliance Française | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Véronique’s students in Bath had to imagine a story around the words « rouge-disparaître -brouillard » « red-disappear-fog ». Read on to find out the chilling stories (des histoires qui donnent la chair de poule) : 1-Tout d’un coup, l’après-midi d’été est devenu...
by Alliance Française | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
It’s no surprise that spring is an inspiration to artists. After months of cold and grey, nature explodes with colour. Have you noticed the shoots (les pousses) on the trees? Daffodils (les jonquilles) growing everywhere? This painting (une peinture) is by...
by Alliance Française | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog
If you like wine, then this is the place for you! Opened since May 2016, la cité du vin (word for word city of wine) is not only a museum dedicated to wine, it also hosts exhibitions (at the moment Bistrot! De Baudelaire à Picasso) and academic seminars (sounds like a...
by Alliance Française | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
Les restos du coeur are the French equivalent of soup kitchens (la soupe populaire), distributing food to people needing it. They have been around since 1985 when comedian (le comique) Coluche started them in big cities at first, and now they can be found everywhere...
by Alliance Française | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
Our next film on Sunday 5th March will be about the rise to fame to one of the first black clowns who formed a duo with white clown Foottit in 1886. Come and watch it with us for free! Circus is still a popular form of entertainment in France, have you heard about...
by Alliance Française | Feb 10, 2017 | Blog
This half Belgian half Rwandan singer has become a real star in the last few years, both in France and in Belgium. His stage name, Stromae, is the verlan (a familiar way to speak in which you switch syllables, coming from the French à l’envers) for maestro. The...
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