Follow our French teacher Isabelle and her class in Paris: One of the many perks (un des avantages) of studying with Alliance Francaise is to go on a field trip (aller en classe de découverte) with your teacher as I did with my Wednesday group. We met in Paris, a city...

Holidays… We look forward to them all year (il nous tarde qu’elles soient là toute l’année)! Here is some essential vocabulary for preparing for your holidays, in France or elsewhere. You will start by looking up the place you are going to (faire des...

Antoine Laurain in one of his most famous novels, Le chapeau de Mitterrand,  describes les brasseries parisiennes and their plateau de fruits de mer ( seafood platter) which makes your mouth water ( vous met l’eau à la bouche): « Le plateau arriva avec ses fruits de...