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...
by Alliance Française | Jul 12, 2015 | Blog
Martine read with her Friday morning French class as well as with her Wednesday evening French tuition group a novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert called Un aller simple. This book won the prix Goncourt in 1994.Here is a short summary and some positive comments about the...
by Alliance Française | Jul 5, 2015 | Blog
The riders (les cyclistes) were raising money (récolter de l’argent) for PROPS, a Bristol based charity for young people with special needs.The route took them through St Malo, a walled port city in Brittany...