by Alliance Française | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog
What do the French say about the British?The first thing is that they don’t talk about the British ( les Britanniques), they talk about the English ( les Anglais) and they don’t seem to understand the difference between the English, the Scots ( les...
by Alliance Française | Aug 16, 2015 | Blog
This painting is actually in an exhibition at Bristol City Museum, for more info.Why The Gate of Calais? The painting ( le tableau) depicts a scene in Calais where Hogarth stopped on his way back from a visit in France. He was drawing the arms of England on the old...
by Alliance Française | Aug 9, 2015 | Blog
Véronique, French tutor with Alliance Française de Bath, studied this book with a group of students this last academic year.The story is set in a deserted seaside town, there is the disappearance of a dangerous mentally disturbed man, a rape, a body or… bodies,...
by Alliance Française | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog
Paris Plage was created in 2002, it is la treizième édition this year and it becomes more and more ambitious every year.So what is Paris Plage?5000 tonnes de sable ( sable is sand)des piscines ( swimming pools)des buvettes ( small cafés)des glaciers ( icecream...
by Alliance Française | Jul 26, 2015 | Blog
Avignon is a small town in the South East ( dans le sud est) of France in le département du Vaucluse, North ( au nord ) of Arles and Nîmes.The popes lived in Avignon in the 14th century hence le Palais des Papes.Le festival d’Avignon is the most important...
by Alliance Française | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog
This novel encouraged a lot of discussions in Martine’s French classes, it was also a lot of fun as it is a book full of humour and wit.Here is what Pete had to say, in his own very witty way!Un aller simple – ça mérite un tour ?C’est un roman qui sort de...
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